f you’re just starting to explore magick, you’ve gotta ~let it burn~. Candles are a staple item in any magickal tool kit. They’re used to amplify and release energy, and they can either be left (unlit) around your pad to promote positive vibes or used (lit) in rituals and spells. (Don’t burn down your apartment, kthx.)
What is candle magick?
Candle magick is an ancient form of manifesting, wish fulfilment, empowering your intentions to make them a reality and bring focus to your goals. Fire has been an ever-present force in human history, from prehistory onwards, across all cultures and continents. The act of lighting a candle, investing the candle with a wish, and seeing its flame burn as you feel that wish being released to the universe is a very simple kind of spell. We have probably all blown out the candles on a birthday cake at some point in our childhood and made a wish as we did. That was candle magic!
Fire changes everything it interacts with, whether it’s turning a love letter into ashes or making water boil for mac and cheese. This transformational energy is what you’re channeling in candle magick, encouraging and accelerating changes in your life.
The act of burning is believed to connect the physical world to the spiritual realm, but the other key element here is about using different candle colours. This is called color magick! Different colours store different types of energy, and this is what we’re trying to access when we burn a candle of that colour. FYI: Burning candles is an easy way to access that colour’s energy, but it’s not the only way. You can also wear certain colours or decorate your home with various shades.