Candleburning 101

Written by Sam Stevens


One ofrepparttar questions that I am asked most often onrepparttar 129996 realm, is colour of candle should I burn for what purpose? And when ...

As there is no book out there called Candle Burning for Dummies, I thought I would give you a quick crash course inrepparttar 129997 correspondences of colour candles to magickal purposes. As a practicing witchlet,repparttar 129998 first thing you must do is learn how to

a) pray your heart out and b) laugh maniacally.

As far as Iım concerned, no spell is complete without fervent wishing and praying followed by a maniacal laugh (to sealrepparttar 129999 spell.)

The second thing you must do is familiarize yourself withrepparttar 130000 phases ofrepparttar 130001 moon. It is best to do most magic fromrepparttar 130002 New Moon torepparttar 130003 Full Moon period whenrepparttar 130004 moon is waxing. During this period, cosmic or astral energy is building and this is best for if you want to attract something to you ... like a lover, more money, more gerbils or whatever. Fromrepparttar 130005 period ofrepparttar 130006 Full Moon torepparttar 130007 next New Moon is best for banishing spells -- getting rid of negativity, stalkers andrepparttar 130008 like. www.artcharts.com has a nice ephemeris on it that tells you whererepparttar 130009 moon is each day. This site also tells you whenrepparttar 130010 moon is what is called ³void of course²... you donıt want to start burning a candle while this is going lest your cosmic energy go astray ... of course if you have a question about whether a night is a good night to burn a candle, you can always email one ofrepparttar 130011 psychics (Mary Helene, Ruella, David, Lydia and myself are good choices) to help you withrepparttar 130012 astrological aspects.

RED candles burnt duringrepparttar 130013 waxing mood period are used to attract more love, lust and drama into your life. They are especially good to burn duringrepparttar 130014 three days leading up torepparttar 130015 full moon to heightenrepparttar 130016 erotic tension. They can also be used duringrepparttar 130017 waning moon period to drive a rival away (especially if used in conjunction with black candle.) However this is manipulative magick and could have some bad karma attached to it.

ORANGE candles bring you love, joy, luck, happiness, feasting and luck with children and pets. Wanna go to more parties? This isrepparttar 130018 candle to burn.

GREEN candles increase cash flow and bring steady work. They represent growth, fertility, abundance and opportunity. Combined with a black candle duringrepparttar 130019 waning moon, they can help remove financial obstacles in your way.

YELLOW candles are for both spiritual and material riches and help align your will withrepparttar 130020 heart. This isrepparttar 130021 colour to burn you are confused about your career or professional matters...this isrepparttar 130022 colour you want. It can also help you buy that new fridge or car. PINK candles bring tenderness, equilibrium and help you manifestrepparttar 130023 higher qualities of love in your life -- patience, faith and compassion. Like orange, this can also be a fun candle and bring delight and surprises into your life. For a real lift, trying burning a yellow orange and pink candle together.

Bay Leaf Ritual for the New Year

Written by Sam Stevens


HI would like to share with you a ritual I do every New Year's that is quite involved and requires a lot of thought and meditation time. It is derived from an ancient Greek ritual for prosperity and fertility. As you may recall, ancient Mediterranean Kings and Queens used to wear garlands of bay leaves (as well as olive leaves) as crowns. Bay leaves, and often bayberry leaves, are often used in Alexandrian magic as well, as well to draw success in business and finances. I like this ritual because first of all it is very "white" and it also involvesrepparttar writing down of your wishes. The writing down of your wishes on 108 bay leaves works inrepparttar 129994 same way as a positive affirmation. The stating of your goals and desires allows you to properly manifest them in real life. Every year I pull out my old bay leaves and sort through them and I am always astounded by how many of my wishes have actually been granted. For this you will need: a blank check a gold or silver pen (but a green will do if you can't get those colours) Cinnamon incense a green, an orange or a yellow or GOLD candle (whichever colour attracts yourepparttar 129995 most) Orange oil, bergamot or success oil or Horn of Plenty oil a package of bay leaves (whole) an envelope pretty ribbon This ritual is for multiple wishes and is best done when you have at least two hours to spare in meditation and quiet. It is best done within ten days before or afterrepparttar 129996 New Year's. Afterrepparttar 129997 New Years or on New Year's Day is preferable. First of all, take a bath in your favourite bubbles (Calgon, take me away!) and put yourself in a calm and peaceful state. You can play some steady rhythmic music if you like - anything that puts you into a bit of a trance (chanting, new age.) The first thing you are going to do is lightrepparttar 129998 cinnamon incense. Cinnamon is related torepparttar 129999 planet Mercury and symbolizes communication and quick results. Then I want you to scratch your name and birth date onrepparttar 130000 side ofrepparttar 130001 candle. Putrepparttar 130002 candle plate that is wrapped in tin foil (to representrepparttar 130003 moon). Then I want you to takerepparttar 130004 blank cheque and writerepparttar 130005 amount of money that you think you would like to make this year orrepparttar 130006 amount you need to get out of trouble using a gold or silver pen. Makerepparttar 130007 cheque payable torepparttar 130008 order of yourself and be sure to add a few more bucks in there as fun money.

The idea here is to make this cheque as pretty as possible. Decorate it with lucky symbols such as dollar signs, hearts and flowers so this money is brought to you with a sense of joy. Once you are happy with your cheque, and have signed and endorsed it and everything, I want you to anoint all four corners ofrepparttar 130009 cheque with one or more ofrepparttar 130010 oils mentioned above. To make it even more person adds a dab of your personal perfume.

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