Spellcrafting: A Beginner's Guide to Creating and Casting Effective Spells by Gerina Dunwich

Author:Gerina Dunwich [Dunwich, Gerina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: BODY; MIND & SPIRIT, witchcraft
ISBN: 9781633411869
Google: VL-tDwAAQBAJ
Publisher: Weiser Books
Published: 2020-08-01T23:37:38.659540+00:00

Types of Candles

Three types of candles are used in most candle rituals: a pair of altar candles, an astral candle, and one or more offertory candles.

Altar candles, which are sometimes called “invocational” candles, are placed at the left and right sides of the altar, and are always the first candles lit in candle magick rituals. Their flickering flames serve to invoke the divine presence of the Goddess and/or the Horned God (or any pagan deity whom the practitioner wishes to invoke). White taper candles are most commonly used. However, some practitioners, especially those of the Wiccan traditions, prefer using a black altar candle to represent the female aspect of the Divine and a white one to represent the male. Others use a silver and a gold altar candle, as the color silver corresponds to the moon (symbol of the Goddess) and the color gold to the Sun (symbol of the God). Still other practitioners feel most comfortable employing a pair of altar candles of colors that correspond to the days of the week rather than to deities.

The traditional daily candle colors are as follows:

Sunday Gold or yellow

Monday Silver, gray, or white

Tuesday Red

Wednesday Purple

Thursday Blue

Friday Green

Saturday Black or purple

An astral candle represents the person for whom the candle-burning rite is being performed, whether it be yourself or someone else. Astral candles are burned only after the altar candles have been lit, and it is most important that their colors correspond to the astral (or zodiacal) colors of the person or persons at whom the spell is directed.

To determine a person's astral color, you may use the following chart (based on Raymond Buckland's Practical Candleburning Rituals) to match his or her zodiac sign to its corresponding primary and secondary colors:

Aries White; pink

Taurus Red; yellow

Gemini Red; blue

Cancer Green; brown

Leo Red; green

Virgo Gold, black

Libra Black; blue

Scorpio Brown; black

Sagittarius Gold; red

Capricorn Red; brown

Aquarius Blue; green

Pisces White; green

Other sources list different astral colors, such as red for Aries; orange or pink for Taurus; pale gray or yellow for Gemini; silver or pink for Cancer; gold for Leo; green or yellow for Virgo; lavender for Libra; red, burgundy, or indigo for Scorpio; yellow, orange, or green for Sagittarius; black for Capricorn; violet or dark blue for Aquarius; and white or purple for Pisces.

Conflicting color correspondences can be terribly confusing and frustrating, especially to those new to the art of magick. My personal advice is to listen to your heart and follow your own instincts when in doubt. Often it is best to simply choose your astral candle based on your personal favorite color, or one that you feel adequately represents you or corresponds to your current mood. Never burn an astral candle that is a color that inspires any strong negative emotions within you, even if your favorite spell book tells you that it is the correct color for your sign of the zodiac. What may suit the needs of one witch may not always suit another's. It is a good rule of thumb to always work

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