Post by STORMDANCER on Jul 3, 2011 22:52:10 GMT
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COLOURS AND SYMBOLISM (in choosing your candle)
The colour of the candle you choose is like a key that unlocks a certain area of your sub-conscious mind and being.
The actual symbolization of each colour will be found to differ with authority, tradition and school of thought, so keep in mind the final analysis. The only actual true authority for YOU is yourself!!!
Colour contains an important part of magic making and each colour has its own magical meaning.
Colours can stimulate the power within us. Using colour candles, incense and oils aid in enhancing the overall effect of the magic ritual.
BLACK: *Absorption and destruction of negative energy; opens up the deeper levels of the unconscious; reversing, uncrossing, binding negative forces, discord, protection, releasing, shape shifting, repel dark magic and negative thought forms. Attracts Saturn energy. (1st Chakra)
BLUE-BLACK: For wounded pride; broken bones; angelic protection
LAVENDER: To invoke righteous spirit within thyself when doing good works. Dignity, Spiritual Shield, knowledge, *Intuition, favours for people. (6th Chakra)
PALE GOLD: *Prosperity in health.
ORCHID: *Physical Energy, Happiness, Power, and Healing
DARK GREEN: Colour of ambition, greed and jealousy; counteracts these influences in a ritual. Invoking the Goddess of Regeneration; agriculture; financial.
RUBY RED: Love or Anger in a passionate nature ; sex magic
LIGHT BLUE: Spirituality, helpful in devotional or inspirational meditations; peace, protection and tranquillity to home; radiates Aquarius energy, employ where a situation must be synthesized. Protection of buildings; *young people especially young males.
PALE PINK: Friendship; young females
APPLE GREEN: * Emotional Healing, Protection
WHITE: *Protection, peace, balance of all colours, spiritual enlightenment , purity, spirituality and greater attainments in life, cleansing, clairvoyance, sincerity, power of a higher nature, truth seeking, healing, *wholeness, the Goddess, peace, a substitute for any other colour. *(7th Chakra). Righteousness, used for east cardinal point, devotional magic.
DARK BROWN: Invoking earth for benefits.
RED: *Love, Passion, Good Health, Energy, Strength, Enthusiasm,
Element of fire, Stamina, Career goals, Charity, Fast action, lust, Moon Blood, driving force, survival, sexual love and potency, fertility, courage, will power, increases magnetism in rituals, romantic atmosphere, south cardinal point; *draws Aries and Scorpio energy, *enthusiasm(1st Chakra)
LIGHT GREEN: *Improve the weather
DARK BLUE: Harmony in the home; religion; truth *spiritual colour; for peace and tranquillity; healing; truth and light; religious beliefs; devotion; health; wisdom; inspiration. To create confusion (must be used with white candle or you will confuse yourself).
DARK GRAY: Glamour
PINK: *Affection, emotional love and healing, a colour of femininity, *friendships, honour, promotes romance, service, peace, partnerships, caring, nurturing, spiritual awakening, healing of the spirit, togetherness and harmony (4th Chakra). Friendship with people; binding magic.
OFF WHITE: Peace of Mind
ORANGE: *Strength, Attraction, Authority, Recharges the Intellect; overcome an addiction; positive thinking; Justice; Action; Joy, Inspiration, *Encouragement; Adaptability; friendship; changing luck; stimulation; vitality; stimulate sociability. Selling, Kindness, business goals, property deals, ambition, career goals, legal matters, encouragement, *stimulation, sudden changes, control, power, draw good things, *and success (2nd Chakra) Material gain, to seal a spell.
AVOCADO GREEN: New beginnings
GRAY: This neutral colour is useful when pondering complex issues during meditation; in magic grey sparks confusion; negates or neutralizes negative influence; releasing; banishment without Karmic effect. Glamorizes.
LIGHT RED: Deep affection of a non-sexual nature
ROYAL BLUE: Promotes laughter and joviality; colour of *loyalty; used to attract Jupiter energy or whenever an influence needs to be increased. Power and Protection too!
YELLOW: *Creativity, Activity, Joy, Comfort, Clairvoyance, Mind, Healing, Persuasion, Charm, Confidence, *Unity, Communication with the sun, intelligence, accelerated learning, memory, logical imagination, breaking mental block, selling yourself, brings the power of concentration and imagination to a ritual, power of the mind, wish to gain others confidence or persuade someone, action, attraction, *inspiration, sudden changes and skills (3rd Chakra)
LILLY WHITE: "Mother Candle", it should be burned at each moon phase.
GREEN: *Healing, promotes prosperity; Money, *rituals for good *Luck, *Fertility, Harmony and Rejuvenation, earth mother, physical healing, *success, tree and plant magic, growth, personal goals, generosity, abundance, good fortune, monetary, charity, wealth, *renewal, marriage and balance (4th Chakra). North cardinal point.
BURNT ORANGE: Opportunity. Love bondage
BLUE: *Forgiveness, Creativity, Peace, Tranquillity, Meditation, Healing, *Good Fortune, *Protection, opening blocked communication, weight loss, rituals to obtain wisdom, Protection, Devotion, *Inspiration, Calm, Reassurance, Water Elements, Truth, *occult power, *Understanding, good health, *Happiness, Sincerity, *Guidance; Fidelity, harmony in the home, patience and tranquillity *(5th Chakra)
PALE BROWN: *Material benefits in the home
PURPLE: *Wisdom, Spirituality, Psychic awareness, royalty, idealism, success, influence people in high places, third eye, spiritual power, self assurance, hidden knowledge, higher psychic ability, progress, protection, financial rewards, independence, honours, make contact with the spirit otherworld, break bad luck, drive away evil, divination and increases Neptune energy (6-7th Chakra)
LIME: Success; communication with faeries *
TURQUOISE: *Meditation, awareness, moon and creativity (5th Chakra)
SILVER: *Encourages Stability, Wisdom, neutrality, helps develop psychic awareness, powers and abilities, removes negative powers, telepathy, clairvoyance, clairaudience, *intuition, dreams, astral energies, communication, victory, *meditation, *female deity powers and Mother Goddess assistance. Quick money, gambling, invocation of the moon, moon magic.
ROSE: *Self love and enhancing relationships *(4th Chakra)
APRICOT: *Gentle Strength *and *joy
MAGENTA: *Super power, quick changes, inner love, *very high vibrational frequency that tends to work fast, so usually burned with other candles; quick changes, exorcism and spiritual healing
SEA GREEN: Emotional Healing, calming, protection. *(4th Chakra)
SILVER BLUE: Deep Wisdom, Psychic awareness *and the moon.
GOLD: *Great fortune, cosmic mind, peace, wealth, attraction, the horned God, winning, safety and power of the male, happiness, *playful humour, intuition, fosters understanding and attracts the powers of cosmic influences; divination, beneficial in rituals intended to bring about fast luck or money; dynamic sun/solar *energy; positive thinking; justice; luck; power financial benefits, attracts higher influences.
PEACH: Gentle strength, unity, *inspiration; friendship; calming and joy. *(2nd Chakra)
DEEP PINK: Harmony and friendship in the home
BROWN: Healing animals or the home, balanced colour, neutrality, house blessing, locates physical objects that have been lost, *influencing friendships, special favours, attract money and financial success, influence Earth Elementals, improves powers of concentration, *ESP, intuition, study, telepathy, spiritual attachment to the earth. Peace in the home; herb magic; friendship.
MINT GREEN: Financial gains (used with gold and/or silver)
DARK/DEEP GOLD: Beginnings, Prosperity; *sun magic.
INDIGO: Emotional problems, Changeability, Deafness, Impulsiveness, Depression, Ambition, Dignity. Used in rituals for Saturn energy and used for deep meditation state, colour of inertia; can stop situations or people; neutralize another’s magic; STOPS gossip. lies or undesirable competition; balance out karma; rituals that require deep meditation state. To reveal deep secrets (past, present or future information); protection on the astral levels; defences.
CRANBERRY RED: *Love, Passion, Courage
COPPER: Professional Growth, Business, Fertility, Career Manoeuvres, Passion, Money, *Goals
CHARTREUSE: Confidence, Prosperity, Travel, and Growth
GREENISH YELLOW: Anger, cowardice, discord, jealousy, sickness
TERRA COTTA: Attracts a soul mate
VIOLET: Religious devotion; Truth; Spirituality, Tension, Power, Piety, Sentiment *and Attraction.
BURGUNDY: Sensuality, Sex
EMERALD GREEN: Important component in Venus rituals; attracts love, social delights and fertility
AQUA: *Peace and tranquillity
DARK PURPLE: Used for calling up the power of the Ancient Ones; sigils/runes; government . *Psychic power and wisdom
A new candle must be used for each spell. The candle must not be cracked, broken or damaged in any way. Make sure you have time when you plan to do your candle magic, because the candle must be allowed to burn out on its own and you should never leave a candle burning unattended!!
ESSENTIAL OILS FOR CANDLE CHARGING
To obtain peace - Myrrh Oil, gardenia,
To obtain protection - Lotus, lilac, frankincense, cinnamon, Juniper and Myrrh *
To obtain employment - Success Oil
To obtain money - Bayberry, clove, heliotrope, bergamot, honeysuckle and peppermint
To obtain courage - High John the Conqueror and Yarrow
To bring about love *- *Rose Oil. frangipani, Musk, lavender Oil
To banish unwanted influences *- *your personal Zodiac Oil (mine Aries), lilac
To protect against psychic attack - Jasmine, Lilac and Magnolia Oil
To strengthen psychic abilities - honeysuckle, myrrh, sage
To break a hex *- *Witch bane Oil
To obtain love - Dragon's Blood Oil, Rose, Amber, Ylang Ylang, Vanilla and Frankincense Oil
To obtain sleep - Chamomile Oil, Lavender
To obtain happiness - Amber, bergamot, gardenia oil,
To obtain spiritual purification - Clove Oil, Cedar, myrrh, patchouli,
To bring about healing - Peppermint Oil , cedar, myrrh, gardenia, Lavender and Sandalwood Oil
To obtain elemental powers - Patchouli Oil
To master a situation - Bayberry Oil
To obtain strength - Pine, yarrow, rosemary oil
HERBAL CANDLES
To make herbed candles, crush the chosen herbs into small pieces and place the powdery mixture onto a paper towel. Apply oil to the candle and roll the oiled candle in the herb mixture. The herbs do not have to coat the candle entirely for the magic to be effective. Below is list of some of the many possible herbs and their magical qualities.
* ** *BASIL - Removes negativity from the home or workplace.
* ** BAY LAUREL - Protection against evil influences, stops interference.
* ** CATNIP -Courage, love and happiness, joy.
* ** CHAMOMILE - Luck in gambling, luck in getting proposal of marriage.
* ** CLOVE - Banishes evil, friendship, grants desires.
* ** DANDELION - Helps to improve clairvoyance, purifies.
* ** DRAGON'S BLOOD - Brings good luck, protection, money, love.
* ** FRANKINCENSE - protection, purification, spirituality.
* ** GINGER - Love, money, success, power.
* ** JASMINE - Love, money, strengthens psychic abilities.
* ** JUNIPER - Protection against theft, attracts love, aids in psychic development.
* ** LAVENDER - Love, money, attracts help.
* ** LEMON VERBENA - Guards against evil, repels those you do not love.
* ** MARIGOLD - Gives clairvoyant dreams.
* ** MARJORAM - Protection.
* ** MUGWORT - Protection, strengthens psychic abilities, aides in divination.
* ** MYRRH - Purification, protection, spirituality.
* ** NUTMEG - Luck, love, prosperity, fertility.
* ** ORRIS ROOT - Aids in divination, attracts love.
* ** PATCHOULI - Breaks spells placed on you, attracts money, defeats enemies.
* ** PEPPERMINT - Purification, love, increases psychic ability.
* ** PINE - Purification.
* ** ROSE PETALS - Love, happiness in the home.
* ** ROSEMARY - Healing for headaches, keeps a lover faithful.
* ** RUE - Defence against spells and dark magic, repels negativity.
* ** SAGE - Purification, protection, wisdom.
* ** ST. JOHN'S WORT - Happiness, healing, courage, love, protection, divination.
* ** SANDALWOOD, RED - Healing, protection, spirituality, wishes come true.
* ** SANDALWOOD, YELLOW - Protection, spirituality
* ** THYME - Cures nightmares.
* ** VERVAIN - Repels psychic attack, purification, gaining love or wealth.
* ** WORMWOOD - Repels negative magic.
* ** YARROW - Divination, love spells, keeps couple happily married.
Storm xx
COLOURS AND SYMBOLISM (in choosing your candle)
The colour of the candle you choose is like a key that unlocks a certain area of your sub-conscious mind and being.
The actual symbolization of each colour will be found to differ with authority, tradition and school of thought, so keep in mind the final analysis. The only actual true authority for YOU is yourself!!!
Colour contains an important part of magic making and each colour has its own magical meaning.
Colours can stimulate the power within us. Using colour candles, incense and oils aid in enhancing the overall effect of the magic ritual.
BLACK: *Absorption and destruction of negative energy; opens up the deeper levels of the unconscious; reversing, uncrossing, binding negative forces, discord, protection, releasing, shape shifting, repel dark magic and negative thought forms. Attracts Saturn energy. (1st Chakra)
BLUE-BLACK: For wounded pride; broken bones; angelic protection
LAVENDER: To invoke righteous spirit within thyself when doing good works. Dignity, Spiritual Shield, knowledge, *Intuition, favours for people. (6th Chakra)
PALE GOLD: *Prosperity in health.
ORCHID: *Physical Energy, Happiness, Power, and Healing
DARK GREEN: Colour of ambition, greed and jealousy; counteracts these influences in a ritual. Invoking the Goddess of Regeneration; agriculture; financial.
RUBY RED: Love or Anger in a passionate nature ; sex magic
LIGHT BLUE: Spirituality, helpful in devotional or inspirational meditations; peace, protection and tranquillity to home; radiates Aquarius energy, employ where a situation must be synthesized. Protection of buildings; *young people especially young males.
PALE PINK: Friendship; young females
APPLE GREEN: * Emotional Healing, Protection
WHITE: *Protection, peace, balance of all colours, spiritual enlightenment , purity, spirituality and greater attainments in life, cleansing, clairvoyance, sincerity, power of a higher nature, truth seeking, healing, *wholeness, the Goddess, peace, a substitute for any other colour. *(7th Chakra). Righteousness, used for east cardinal point, devotional magic.
DARK BROWN: Invoking earth for benefits.
RED: *Love, Passion, Good Health, Energy, Strength, Enthusiasm,
Element of fire, Stamina, Career goals, Charity, Fast action, lust, Moon Blood, driving force, survival, sexual love and potency, fertility, courage, will power, increases magnetism in rituals, romantic atmosphere, south cardinal point; *draws Aries and Scorpio energy, *enthusiasm(1st Chakra)
LIGHT GREEN: *Improve the weather
DARK BLUE: Harmony in the home; religion; truth *spiritual colour; for peace and tranquillity; healing; truth and light; religious beliefs; devotion; health; wisdom; inspiration. To create confusion (must be used with white candle or you will confuse yourself).
DARK GRAY: Glamour
PINK: *Affection, emotional love and healing, a colour of femininity, *friendships, honour, promotes romance, service, peace, partnerships, caring, nurturing, spiritual awakening, healing of the spirit, togetherness and harmony (4th Chakra). Friendship with people; binding magic.
OFF WHITE: Peace of Mind
ORANGE: *Strength, Attraction, Authority, Recharges the Intellect; overcome an addiction; positive thinking; Justice; Action; Joy, Inspiration, *Encouragement; Adaptability; friendship; changing luck; stimulation; vitality; stimulate sociability. Selling, Kindness, business goals, property deals, ambition, career goals, legal matters, encouragement, *stimulation, sudden changes, control, power, draw good things, *and success (2nd Chakra) Material gain, to seal a spell.
AVOCADO GREEN: New beginnings
GRAY: This neutral colour is useful when pondering complex issues during meditation; in magic grey sparks confusion; negates or neutralizes negative influence; releasing; banishment without Karmic effect. Glamorizes.
LIGHT RED: Deep affection of a non-sexual nature
ROYAL BLUE: Promotes laughter and joviality; colour of *loyalty; used to attract Jupiter energy or whenever an influence needs to be increased. Power and Protection too!
YELLOW: *Creativity, Activity, Joy, Comfort, Clairvoyance, Mind, Healing, Persuasion, Charm, Confidence, *Unity, Communication with the sun, intelligence, accelerated learning, memory, logical imagination, breaking mental block, selling yourself, brings the power of concentration and imagination to a ritual, power of the mind, wish to gain others confidence or persuade someone, action, attraction, *inspiration, sudden changes and skills (3rd Chakra)
LILLY WHITE: "Mother Candle", it should be burned at each moon phase.
GREEN: *Healing, promotes prosperity; Money, *rituals for good *Luck, *Fertility, Harmony and Rejuvenation, earth mother, physical healing, *success, tree and plant magic, growth, personal goals, generosity, abundance, good fortune, monetary, charity, wealth, *renewal, marriage and balance (4th Chakra). North cardinal point.
BURNT ORANGE: Opportunity. Love bondage
BLUE: *Forgiveness, Creativity, Peace, Tranquillity, Meditation, Healing, *Good Fortune, *Protection, opening blocked communication, weight loss, rituals to obtain wisdom, Protection, Devotion, *Inspiration, Calm, Reassurance, Water Elements, Truth, *occult power, *Understanding, good health, *Happiness, Sincerity, *Guidance; Fidelity, harmony in the home, patience and tranquillity *(5th Chakra)
PALE BROWN: *Material benefits in the home
PURPLE: *Wisdom, Spirituality, Psychic awareness, royalty, idealism, success, influence people in high places, third eye, spiritual power, self assurance, hidden knowledge, higher psychic ability, progress, protection, financial rewards, independence, honours, make contact with the spirit otherworld, break bad luck, drive away evil, divination and increases Neptune energy (6-7th Chakra)
LIME: Success; communication with faeries *
TURQUOISE: *Meditation, awareness, moon and creativity (5th Chakra)
SILVER: *Encourages Stability, Wisdom, neutrality, helps develop psychic awareness, powers and abilities, removes negative powers, telepathy, clairvoyance, clairaudience, *intuition, dreams, astral energies, communication, victory, *meditation, *female deity powers and Mother Goddess assistance. Quick money, gambling, invocation of the moon, moon magic.
ROSE: *Self love and enhancing relationships *(4th Chakra)
APRICOT: *Gentle Strength *and *joy
MAGENTA: *Super power, quick changes, inner love, *very high vibrational frequency that tends to work fast, so usually burned with other candles; quick changes, exorcism and spiritual healing
SEA GREEN: Emotional Healing, calming, protection. *(4th Chakra)
SILVER BLUE: Deep Wisdom, Psychic awareness *and the moon.
GOLD: *Great fortune, cosmic mind, peace, wealth, attraction, the horned God, winning, safety and power of the male, happiness, *playful humour, intuition, fosters understanding and attracts the powers of cosmic influences; divination, beneficial in rituals intended to bring about fast luck or money; dynamic sun/solar *energy; positive thinking; justice; luck; power financial benefits, attracts higher influences.
PEACH: Gentle strength, unity, *inspiration; friendship; calming and joy. *(2nd Chakra)
DEEP PINK: Harmony and friendship in the home
BROWN: Healing animals or the home, balanced colour, neutrality, house blessing, locates physical objects that have been lost, *influencing friendships, special favours, attract money and financial success, influence Earth Elementals, improves powers of concentration, *ESP, intuition, study, telepathy, spiritual attachment to the earth. Peace in the home; herb magic; friendship.
MINT GREEN: Financial gains (used with gold and/or silver)
DARK/DEEP GOLD: Beginnings, Prosperity; *sun magic.
INDIGO: Emotional problems, Changeability, Deafness, Impulsiveness, Depression, Ambition, Dignity. Used in rituals for Saturn energy and used for deep meditation state, colour of inertia; can stop situations or people; neutralize another’s magic; STOPS gossip. lies or undesirable competition; balance out karma; rituals that require deep meditation state. To reveal deep secrets (past, present or future information); protection on the astral levels; defences.
CRANBERRY RED: *Love, Passion, Courage
COPPER: Professional Growth, Business, Fertility, Career Manoeuvres, Passion, Money, *Goals
CHARTREUSE: Confidence, Prosperity, Travel, and Growth
GREENISH YELLOW: Anger, cowardice, discord, jealousy, sickness
TERRA COTTA: Attracts a soul mate
VIOLET: Religious devotion; Truth; Spirituality, Tension, Power, Piety, Sentiment *and Attraction.
BURGUNDY: Sensuality, Sex
EMERALD GREEN: Important component in Venus rituals; attracts love, social delights and fertility
AQUA: *Peace and tranquillity
DARK PURPLE: Used for calling up the power of the Ancient Ones; sigils/runes; government . *Psychic power and wisdom
A new candle must be used for each spell. The candle must not be cracked, broken or damaged in any way. Make sure you have time when you plan to do your candle magic, because the candle must be allowed to burn out on its own and you should never leave a candle burning unattended!!
ESSENTIAL OILS FOR CANDLE CHARGING
To obtain peace - Myrrh Oil, gardenia,
To obtain protection - Lotus, lilac, frankincense, cinnamon, Juniper and Myrrh *
To obtain employment - Success Oil
To obtain money - Bayberry, clove, heliotrope, bergamot, honeysuckle and peppermint
To obtain courage - High John the Conqueror and Yarrow
To bring about love *- *Rose Oil. frangipani, Musk, lavender Oil
To banish unwanted influences *- *your personal Zodiac Oil (mine Aries), lilac
To protect against psychic attack - Jasmine, Lilac and Magnolia Oil
To strengthen psychic abilities - honeysuckle, myrrh, sage
To break a hex *- *Witch bane Oil
To obtain love - Dragon's Blood Oil, Rose, Amber, Ylang Ylang, Vanilla and Frankincense Oil
To obtain sleep - Chamomile Oil, Lavender
To obtain happiness - Amber, bergamot, gardenia oil,
To obtain spiritual purification - Clove Oil, Cedar, myrrh, patchouli,
To bring about healing - Peppermint Oil , cedar, myrrh, gardenia, Lavender and Sandalwood Oil
To obtain elemental powers - Patchouli Oil
To master a situation - Bayberry Oil
To obtain strength - Pine, yarrow, rosemary oil
HERBAL CANDLES
To make herbed candles, crush the chosen herbs into small pieces and place the powdery mixture onto a paper towel. Apply oil to the candle and roll the oiled candle in the herb mixture. The herbs do not have to coat the candle entirely for the magic to be effective. Below is list of some of the many possible herbs and their magical qualities.
* ** *BASIL - Removes negativity from the home or workplace.
* ** BAY LAUREL - Protection against evil influences, stops interference.
* ** CATNIP -Courage, love and happiness, joy.
* ** CHAMOMILE - Luck in gambling, luck in getting proposal of marriage.
* ** CLOVE - Banishes evil, friendship, grants desires.
* ** DANDELION - Helps to improve clairvoyance, purifies.
* ** DRAGON'S BLOOD - Brings good luck, protection, money, love.
* ** FRANKINCENSE - protection, purification, spirituality.
* ** GINGER - Love, money, success, power.
* ** JASMINE - Love, money, strengthens psychic abilities.
* ** JUNIPER - Protection against theft, attracts love, aids in psychic development.
* ** LAVENDER - Love, money, attracts help.
* ** LEMON VERBENA - Guards against evil, repels those you do not love.
* ** MARIGOLD - Gives clairvoyant dreams.
* ** MARJORAM - Protection.
* ** MUGWORT - Protection, strengthens psychic abilities, aides in divination.
* ** MYRRH - Purification, protection, spirituality.
* ** NUTMEG - Luck, love, prosperity, fertility.
* ** ORRIS ROOT - Aids in divination, attracts love.
* ** PATCHOULI - Breaks spells placed on you, attracts money, defeats enemies.
* ** PEPPERMINT - Purification, love, increases psychic ability.
* ** PINE - Purification.
* ** ROSE PETALS - Love, happiness in the home.
* ** ROSEMARY - Healing for headaches, keeps a lover faithful.
* ** RUE - Defence against spells and dark magic, repels negativity.
* ** SAGE - Purification, protection, wisdom.
* ** ST. JOHN'S WORT - Happiness, healing, courage, love, protection, divination.
* ** SANDALWOOD, RED - Healing, protection, spirituality, wishes come true.
* ** SANDALWOOD, YELLOW - Protection, spirituality
* ** THYME - Cures nightmares.
* ** VERVAIN - Repels psychic attack, purification, gaining love or wealth.
* ** WORMWOOD - Repels negative magic.
* ** YARROW - Divination, love spells, keeps couple happily married.
Storm xx
