Candle magick is an ancient art and it is the most widely used magick practiced today. The candle itself is a very powerful magickal tool that contains all the basic elements: earth, wind, fire and water. Earth is represented in the solid wax, water in the melted wax, fire in the flame, and the air is the smoke. The color of the candles is very important as the different colors will bring with it its own energy and power, green for wealth, red for love, etc. Each of the elements has with it its own single colored candle, green for earth, yellow for air, blue is for water and red is for fire. The different colors also represent either a yin female or yang male energy, yellow is yin, green is yang, blue is yin and red is yang.

A candle is believed to have its own vibration and can be used in meditation and divination, pink or purple is a calm and soft light where as red is strong and powerful, when a candle is lit its color is released into the surrounding area which will bring a nice energy into the room. If during your ritual you need a lot of power, light multiple candles. By rubbing oil over a candle before your ritual this will charge the candle with your own personal energy.

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