#witch magic
HOW TO DRESS YOUR CANDLE ACCORDING TO YOUR INTENTION
Candle magic is surprisingly something I was late to the party for. Sure, I used different color candles for my spells but actually using candles and dressing them for intentions came later on in my practice.
I don’t really know what held me back from working with candles, but they are one of the most efficient ways to send and set your intentions out there to get results.
1 Decide on your intention
The first thing you want to do before you move forward with your spell candle is deciding on your intention. Are you wanting more money? A new career opportunity? Or opening yourself for a new relationship? Be as specific as possible.
2 Choose your candle
Choosing your candle doesn’t have to be a perfect match, but pick something that speaks to you. This could be the color of your candle, green for money, red for love and passion etc. Choose the size of your candle according to how many days you want to light your spell candle. For instance if it’s a quick spell, a small candle will be fine, for something that you need across 7 days, use a large pillar candle.
3 Cleanse your candle
Once you have your candle chosen, you are going to want to cleanse it. I am guilty of skipping this part, but it’s still important. Cleanse your candle like you would any other working tool. I preferably use incense but choose whatever cleansing method works for you.
4 Dress your candle
Dressing your candle is basically rubbing it down with oil. Choose an oil that works well with your intention. Olive oil is great for drawing in, or finance. Rose oil for love. If you don’t want your candle oily, light the top of your candle until the wax on the top has a melted pool. Drip your oil in the melted wax and then let the wax harden. You can also add herbs or other small crystals to dress it up more. Continue to choose crystals and herbs to match your intentions.
5 Carve your candle
Next carve your candle with your intention. You don’t have to do this step, but sometimes it helps set the candle if you carve one word phrases such as LOVE, MONEY or something to that effect on your candle
Once you’ve dressed and carved your candle, it’s ready for your spell work.
Witch tip: The longer you work with your candle and ‘dress it up’ the stronger the energy will be when you send out your intention. how to dress your candle according to your intention
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Everybody has their own way to open and close spells and rituals. When I first started Witchcraft one of the things that used to annoy me was how many variants of everything there were. I was so used to a standard of doing things it never occurred to me that everyone just connects in different ways.
Opening and closing rituals and spells does not have to be a complicated drawn out process. Sometimes if I’m in a hurry (okay most of the time) I will just use some quick visualization and move on. But if I’m really feeling that I need to put the time in I’ll follow these steps. Like always if you don't’ connect with something, change it to work for you.
Opening your spell
Clearing your space
If you are getting ready to perform a ritual one of the first things to do is clear the energy of the space. This is really easy and usually just achieved by lighting incense and cracking the window. (Yes I know energy can move in and out without opening any windows but the smoke needs an escape route.)
If you are unable to light incense or the smoke is really irritating, set out a clear glass bowl of water with salt added to it. Set it out for a few minutes to clear up any energy in the room and then you can just flush it down the toilet.
Meditating
After clearing the space where I will be doing some magic it’s time to clear my head. Usually this just takes a few minutes to meditate on what I call ‘the day away.’ If you’re anything like me (an over-thinker) then you know your mind is full of all the junk that you’ve been thinking about and that’s not good for spell work. You don’t want your own energy messing up your spell, so take the time and clear your mind and process out anything that will interfere with your magic.
Casting your circle of protection
Casting a circle for protection is super important in magic. You don’t want anything coming in and bothering you during your spell casting and you want to be safe when you are opening yourself up.
To cast a circle, I usually just use a quick visualization and imagine a bubble around me made up of bright white light. You can crystalize the circle if you feel like you need some extra protection.
If I’m feeling fancy, I might sit on the floor and create a physical circle with various candles (mostly tea lights). You can also add in incense, crystals or anything else to help you get into the witchy mood.
Closing your spell
Thanking the energy in the room
Closing your spell is much easier and doesn’t really require as many steps. For me, this usually just involves me blowing out any candles or incense I have going and thanking the energy in the room.
Releasing your circle
You will also want to release your circle of protection. If you use the visualization, you will want to visualize it dissolving or if you have candles placed around you in a circle you can start to remove them signifying the ritual is complete and the circle is no longer needed.
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The art icon for this blog post was created by Obsidian Odyssey! Go check out this witches amazing artwork!
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Self Protection Jar
This is a throwback to an old spell that uses a lot of sharp items to create a protection jar. Using sharp objects like thumbtacks, pins or broken pieces of glass is a way to create a ‘psychic fence’ so to speak. That way anything negativity coming towards you will be pushed back or deflected by all the sharp objects surrounding your energy field.
What you’ll need
- 1 clean and cleansed jar (see note on this post on how to cleanse your jar)
- Sharp items (Thumbtacks, pins, opened safety pins, needles. If you’re going to use broke glass PLEASE BE CAREFUL)
- Add in any protection herbs or crystals if you choose to but I usually skip this step.
- Something that binds you to the jar such as fingernail filings or a lock of hair. The original spell asked for drops of blood but that’s a whole different thing if you want to do that. I recommend just using hair because of the risk of infection by cutting yourself.
Cleansing your jar
It’s important to cleanse your jar first and foremost. You can use any jar (Hello salsa and sauce jars!) Clean them out super well. If you are stuck with a smelly jar that has retained a strong odor even after washing out thoroughly you can rinse the jar with vinegar or let it sit overnight. That will usually get rid of any smell.
Once you have cleaned your jar, I simply cleanse it by using incense. Light your incense and let the smoke thoroughly fill up your jar before releasing it into the air.
What to do
Set up your spell with any provisions you would normally use. Light candles, incense, and have any crystals out that you feel connect you to your magic. Protect your space by imagining a white light in a circle around you encasing the jar and sharp objects inside.
Place each object inside until your jar is at least ¼ to ½ of the way full. Last, add a lock of hair or item that you chose to bind this jar to you.
Once everything is inside, close the jar. If you want to seal the jar with wax you can take a candle and drip wax on top of the jar or on the sides letting the wax drop down into the seal.
Close your spell and release your circle.
Take your jar and hide it in a dark place where no one will find it.
SPECIAL SHOT OUT to Obsidian Odyssey for collabing with me and creating the art for this post. Check out her witchy blog! Also she’s an AMAZING artist and has a free coven you can join!
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I’ve only ever really had to use this spell once a long time ago. A family member had recently gotten into a bad marriage. It wasn’t physically abusive, but it was mentally and emotionally manipulating. The spouse was pulling apart relationships and isolating in typical narcissistic fashion. He was controlling and all around a really bad guy. I usually like to stay out of other people’s affairs, but in this case they had stopped by and I did not have a positive experience with them. It wasn’t that they did anything horribly wrong, I just didn’t like what they said or their vibe and I felt like they wanted to drag my immediate family into their rabbit hole-hot mess of a situation. So once they were gone I immediately went to work on this super simple but effective spell.
Like I said this is a super simple spell. All you need is a lock of hair from the person you want to stay away (your target) and a broom. A kitchen broom will work fine, it’s just for metaphorical purposes. If you can’t get a lock of hair that’s ok, you can still perform this spell.
Take your broom and start with where the person sat, sweep all around in that area. If you have carpet sweep above the carpet. You’re going for the energy here, not really any actual dirt. Sweep in really vigorous motion getting up all of their nasty energy and move in the direction of your door. Keep sweeping. When you get to your front door, open it. Drop the lock of hair on the floor outside your door and sweep it outside along with all the energy you have gathered. Make sure to say the person’s name and that they are not welcomed back. Slam the door and lock it.
That’s it!
As far as the couple I had originally performed the spell for I never saw the spouse ever again and they never came back.
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You can look in thrift stores for old objects that seem powerful, sometimes they have candles too! Not only is it environmentally friendly compared to buying all new stuff, but you can also utilize the old magic to make something new and possibly connect with something new!
Recycling is very good, it’s a nice way of giving back to nature!
A couple things to keep in mind:
- Absolutely keep in mind the auras/general vibes of each item you want to get and take home
- Cleanse things when you get home, even if you like the aura; just keep in mind you want to keep that part as you’re cleansing and your intentions should be set properly
