2    Most of us have performed our first act of candle magic
         by the time we are two years old.  Blowing out the tiny
         candles on our first birthday cake and making a wish is pure
         magic.  This childhood custom is based on the three magical
         principals of concentration, will power and visualization. 
         In simple terms, the child who wants his wish to come true
         has to concentrate (blow out the candles), visualize the end
         result (make a wish) and hope that it will come true( will
         power).

         3    The size and shape of the candles you use is
         unimportant, although highly decorative, etra large, or
         unusually shaped candles will not be suitable as these may
         create distractions when the magician wants to concentrate on
         the important work in hand.  Most magicians prefer to use
         candles of standard or uniform size if possible.  Those which
         are sold in different colors for domestic use are ideal.

         4    The candles you use ofr any type of magical use should
         be virgin, that is unused.  Under no circumstances use a
         candle which has already adorned a dinner table or been used
         as a bedroom candle or night-light.  There is a very good
         occult reason for not using anything but virgin materials in
         magic.  Vibrations picked up by secondhand materials or
         equipment may disturb your workings and negate their
         effectiveness.

 

         5    Some magicians who are artistically inclined prefer to
         make their own candles for ritual and magical use.  This is a
         very practical exercise because not only does it impregnate
         the candle with your own personal vibrations, but the mere
         act of making your own candle is magically potent. 
         Specialist shops sell candle wax and moulds together with
         wicks, perfumes, and other equipment.

         6    The hot wax is heated until liquid and then poured into
         the mould through which a suitably sized wick has already
         been threaded.  The wax is then left to cool and once is this
         has occured the mould is removed , leaving a perfectly formed
         candle.  Special oil-soluble dyes and perfumes can be added
         to the wax before the cooling process is complete to provide
         suitable colors and scents for a particular magical ritual. 
         Craft shops which sell candlemaking supplies can also provide
         do-it-yourself books explaining the technicalities of the art
         to the beginner.

         7    Once you have purchased or made your ritual candle it
         has to be oiled or 'dressed' before burning.  The purpose of
         dressing the candle is to establish a psychic link between it
         and the magician through a primal sensory experience.  By
         physically touching the candle during the dressing
         proceedure, you are charging it with our pwn personal
         vibrations and also concentrating the desire of your magical
         act into the wax.  The candle is becoming an extension of the
         magician's mental power and life energy.

         8    When you dress a candle for magical use, imagine that
         it is a psychic magnet with a North and a South pole.  Rub
         the oil into the canlde beginning at the top or North end and
         work downwards to the half-way point.  Always brush in the
         same direction downwards.  This process is then repeated by
         beginning at the bottome or south end and working up to the
         middle.

         9    The best type of oils to use for dressing candles are
         natural ones which can be obtained quite easily.  Some occult
         suppliers will provide candle magic oils with exotic names. 
         If the magician does not want to use these, he can select
         suitable oils or perfumes from his own sources.  The oils
         soluble perfumes sold by craft shops for inclusion in candles
         can be recommended.

         10   the candles you use can be colored in accordance with
         the following magical uses:

                  white- spirituality and peace.
                  red- health,energy,strength,courage, sexual potency.
                  pink- love affection and romance.
                  yellow- intellectualism, immagination, memory and
                          creativity
                  green- fertility, abundance, good luck and harmony
                  blue-inspiration, occult wisdom, protection and
                        devotion
                  purple Material wealth, higher psychic ability,
                         spiritual power and idealism
                  silver- clairvoyance, inspiration, astral energy and
                         intuition
                  orange- ambition. carrer matters and the law.

         11   If you wanted to use candle magic for healing, you would
         select a red candle to burn.  To pass an exam, burn a yellow
         candle, to gain esoteric knowledge burn a blue candle or for
         material gain, burn a purple one.  It is obvious these
         colors relate to the signs of the zodiac and the planetary
         forces.

         12   The simples form of canlde magic is to write dosn the
         objective of your ritual on a virging piece of paper.  You
         can use color paper which matches the candle.  Write your
         petition on the paper using a magical alphabet, such as
         theban, enochian, malachain,etc.  As you write down what you
         want to accomplish through candle magic-- a new job, healing
         for a friend, a change of residence, a new love affair,
         etc.-- visualize your dream coming true.  Visualize the
         circumstances under which you might be offered a new job,
         imagine your employer telling you that your salary has been
         increased or cinjure up a vision of your perfect love
         partner.

         13   When you have completed writing down your petition,
         carefully fold up the paper in a deliberately slow fashion. 
         Place the end of the folded paper in the candle flame and set
         light to it.  As you do this concentrate once more on what
         you want from life.

         14   When you have completed your ritual, allow the candle to
         have completely burned away.  You do not need to stay with
         the candle after the ritual, but make sure that is is safe
         and that red-hot wax will not cause damage or fire.  Never
         re-use a candle which has been lit in any magical ritual.  IT
         should only be used in that ritual and then allowed to burn
         away or be disposed of afterwards.

         15   If you are conducting a magical ritual which involves
         two people (e.g. an absent healing for a person some distance
         away) then the  second person can be symbollically
         represented during the ritual by another candle.  /all you
         need to do is find out the subject's birth date and burn the
         appropriate candle for that zodiacal sign.  These are as
         follows-