Candle spells are magical because they help us focus our wishes, commit to our

spellwork and give power to our intention. Not only are candle spells infinitely
adaptable as they can be prepared for any intention, but candles also have an energy
and force that is all packed into a limited time span. If there is something you need to
manifest quickly or you need some immediate change, then a candle spell will push
things through with intensity.

From customizing your candles to figural candle symbolism, here is everything you
need to know about candle magic.

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Candle Spell Safety

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I know it’s boring, but candle spell safety is super necessary. I thought I was pretty
well-educated on basic fire safety, but I have come way too close to almost burning
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my apartment down way too many times.

1. Make sure you are always awake and nearby whenever a candle is burning.
2. Burn candles away from drafts, vents and fans.
3. Always burn candles in a well-ventilated area.
4. Snuff a candle if it smokes or the flame becomes too high.
5. Keep burning candles out of reach of children and pets.
6. Place your candles in holders and on heat-resistant surfaces.
7. Make sure to burn candles in an area free from things that can set on fire.
 8. Keep a fire extinguisher on hand. Remember baking soda or salt can also put
out a small fire.

Types of Candles
The type of candle you use can impact the way it burns and therefore can impact your
spellwork. Depending on the intention, intensity and length of your spell, you may
decide between different types of candles.

Taper Candles and Chime Candles

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Taper candles are the long, slim, fancy candles. They can come as long as 12″, but
there are also slimmer, smaller ones that are sometimes called chime candles. Tapers
and chime candles can be used for spells on their own or can also be added as
additional candles when you want to bring in some extra power. They can also be used
as support candles, which are extra candles based around a main candle. Support
candles bring additional force and energy by adding an additional color or by being
dressed in different oils and herbs.

Pillar Candles

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Pillar candles are thicker cylinders that are able to stand on a tray or dish without a
holder. They come in a variety of sizes and range from short and wide to tall and thin.
Larger pillar candles are usually burned over the course of several days. They are
large enough that they can be carved with names, sigils and intentions.

Vigil Candles and Jar Candles

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These are the large candles seen in Catholic churches – typically they last five to
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seven days if they are burned continuously. When purchased, they can be purchased
plain or “fixed.” which means that the candle already has spiritual oils and/or herbs
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added that align with the intention. A really magical way to customize vigil candles
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that I love is by decorating the glass jar myself by drawing sigils, runes, names and
symbols on them.
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Figural Candles
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Figural candles are molded into representational shapes such as human figures and
many more symbolic styles. Figural candles are my favorite because they are like
visual talismans that add an extra degree of support to spell work.
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Reverse Action Candles

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Reverse action candles are colored candles (usually red) coated on the outside with a
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layer of black wax. These candles reverse negativity and send it back to where it came
from.
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Floating Candles
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These are small candles that are shaped so that they can float in a bowl of water. They
can be floated in special waters such as holy water, water infused with herbs, Florida
water, moon water and water with crystals or talismans.
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Candle Colors
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As we read in Everything You Need to Know About Color Magic, we learned that
utilizing color magic can greatly benefit and upgrade your spellwork. You can utilize
color magic by choosing the colors of your candles based on your spell intention.
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● Black: banishing, transformation, protection, uncrossing, endings, domination,

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cursing, cloaking, absorbing, removing, grief, trapping

● Blue: harmony, peace, healing, sleep, forgiveness, fidelity, honesty,
communication
● Brown: justice, grounding, balance, legal matters, stability
● Grey: neutrality, invisibility, undoing prior spellwork, secrets
● Green: prosperity, abundance, wealth, luck, fertility, career, growth, healing,
balance
● Orange: new opportunities, new beginnings, creativity, motivation, removing
blocks, security
 ● Pink: romantic love, friendship, soulmates, emotional healing, affection, family
love, admiration, compassion, beauty
● Purple: empowerment, commanding, power, ambition, achievement, psychic
abilities, spirituality, truth, luxury
● Red: passionate love, energy, attraction, action, sexuality, lust, anger, vitality,
desire
● White: cleansing, clarity, blessing, healing, innocence, connection to spirit,
devotion, harmony, prayer, peace
● Yellow: optimism, prosperity, happiness, good luck, fame, self-esteem,
inspiration, intellect, communication, creativity, confidence, focus

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Numerology in Candle Spells

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Like colors, numerology can enhance our spellwork a ton. There are four main ways
to utilize numerology when it comes to candle spells:

1. Use the number of candles that supports your spellwork.

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2. Burn candles over several days and choose a number of days that has
numerological significance.
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3. Start your candle spell at a certain hour, either starting on the hour or choosing
a repeating number (ex: 2:22)
4. Consider the number of herbs and curios you use in your spell.
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● 1: beginnings, unity, newness, independence, ambition, strength, peace

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● 2: duality, partnership, division, choice, cooperation, harmony, marriage, love

● 3: trinity, expression, creativity, optimism, family, joy, communication,
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movement
● 4: practicality, logic, loyalty, foundations, concentration, health, job
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● 5: adventure, adaptability, change, freedom, imagination

● 6: beauty, harmony, balance, healing, comfort, service
● 7: spirituality, good luck, wisdom, faith, religion
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● 8: achievement, strength, power, success, money, career

● 9: completion, change, evolution, endings
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Customizing Your Candles

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Dressing a Candle

Referencing specific herbs and oils with their magical correspondences can add a lot
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of power to your spellwork and help amplify your intention. The first step of working
with oils and herbs is to apply oil to the candle. Applying the oil gives you an
opportunity to put your intentions into the candle. If you are drawing something in,
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dress the candle with the oil towards you, or away from you if you are pushing
something out. You can then apply the herbs or herbal powder by rolling the candles
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in them, or you can also sprinkle the herbs around your candles.

Inscribing and Decorating Candles

Inscribing candles is another way to add some extra energy to your spell. Wax is a soft
material so it isn’t very difficult to carve. You can really use anything with a point.
When inscribing a candle, you can carve sigils, runes, or symbols that align with your
intention as well as names, birth dates, zodiac placements and more. Holding the
candle vertically and inscribing horizontally brings stability, equilibrium and balance
to a spell. Inscribing a candle vertically emphasizes movement and change. Inscribing
around the candle in a spiral, like stripes on a candy cane, is great for complex spells,
spiritual intentions, or work that requires the coordination of a lot of moving parts.
Wind the words around the candle going up from the base toward the wick for
something you want to bring in or going down from the wick toward the base for
something you want to clear out. Writing backward, also called “mirror writing” is
used in reversing spells to send negativity back to its source.

Figural Candle Symbolism

Using figural candles in your craft is a game-changer because it allows us to truly
visualize our spellwork.

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Angel

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Protection, blessings, working with angels or spirit guides.

Apple
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Long-lasting and committed love, self-love, lust, fertility, beauty.

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Cat
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Used when you want to “catch” something or want something to be brought to you.
They can also be used to connect to cat spirits or spirit animals, can turn bad luck to
good and can reverse spells.

Cauldron
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Initiations, rites of passage, gaining spiritual wisdom, transformation, fertility,

pregnancy
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End relationships, eliminate difficult situations, break bad habits, harm enemies
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Divorce / Back-to-Back Couple

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Separation or break up spells between a couple

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Embracing Lovers

Sex magic, passion, love

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Romance, passion, healing emotions, empathy, love between lovers, family or friends
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Ongoing luck, gambling

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House
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Bring in peace, protection, prosperity to the home, keep from being evicted, finding a
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new living situation

Bride and Groom

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Get a proposal, get a proposal accepted, strengthen commitment, bless a couple,

improve marriage
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Wisdom, silence, secrets, transition, knowledge, learning, education
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Build wealth, success, power and strong, long-lasting results in any aspects

Seven Knob

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To affect and influence your own or someone else’s mind and for ancestor
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Candles & Colors

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Candle magick and color magick are two simple, powerful forms of magic used by beginners
and experts alike. (We once published a list of color meanings in a product description, and
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it quickly became the most viewed page on the website.)

Each color carries a different energy frequency. In spellwork, the energy of colors is used to
generate a specific response in the magick worker, and to attract certain energies through
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the principle of sympathetic magick. If you've ever wondered which colors mean what, here's
a primer to get you started. Feel free to supplement this information with color meanings
from your own tradition and experience.
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You can find different colored candles at most metaphysical stores, and also home decor
and craft shops. Keep in mind that your spell can still be effective even if you don't have the
"right" color candle. (Author Dorothy Morrison tells a funny story, about needing a brown
candle for a spell, and ad-libbing it with a white emergency taper and the beige foundation in
her purse!) You can also decorate a candle with a ribbon or cord of the appropriate color, or
simply use your powers of visualization.
Here are the most common candle colors and their suggested uses:
White
 The color of purity and new beginnings. Use a white candle for rituals involving healing, new
beginnings, and spiritual growth. Also appropriate for Lunar and Goddess workings. Church
candles are usually white, thus white candles are associated with prayer, remembrance, and
devotion. White may be substituted for any other color candle when that color is not
available.

Black
A strong, banishing color, black is associated with transition and rest. Burn a black candle to
absorb negativity, break a bad habit, or mark the end of a phase in your life. Many protective
spells include a black candle.

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Red is the color of sex, love, power and vitality. A red candle draws these qualities to you,
and aids you in any spellwork that requires strong, fiery energy. A red candle is often used in
conjunction with black—burn the black candle first to banish negativity, then the red candle

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to draw in fresh energy. (So-called "dual action" or "reversible" candles combine red and
black into one candle.)

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Blue helps you call upon the peace and patience of the element of Water. Blue carries a
gentle, but powerful energy. Choose a blue candle for spells involving emotional healing,
truth and justice. A very spiritual color, blue can help awaken and heal the psychic mind
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Yellow
Yellow is associated with the element of Air and the powers of the mind. Burn a yellow
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candle for success in school or the arts, or to enhance communication in a relationship.

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especially when you need fresh ideas and inspiration.
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Green
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Traditionally the color of money magick, green symbolizes growth in every sense. A green
candle attracts abundance and earthly well-being. Use for prosperity, health, and workings
involving Nature. Green is also a popular choice for luck-drawing spells.
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Orange
The vibrant hue of orange evokes ambition and creativity. Orange candles are well-suited for
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career workings, or any other time you need to assert your strength and individuality.

Purple
The color of mystery and magic, purple is associated with psychic matters. Use a purple
candle for divination, astral travel, and to strengthen your connection with the unseen
realms. Historically the color of royalty, purple is also suitable for magick related to wishes,
ambition, power and authority.

Pink
Pink is the color of emotional well-being, sensuality, and matters of the heart. Choose a pink
candle when you wish to grow in compassion and self-love, or attract the love of others.
Forgiveness and reconciliation spells also call for gentle pink.

Grey
Resting halfway between white and black, grey is the color of neutrality and balance. A grey
candle may be used in protective magick, when you wish to neutralize negative energy that
may be directed at you. Also used to gain discernment and wisdom.

Light Blue
The calming, cleansing energy of light blue is used for spells of healing, and also to dispel
anger. Light blue invokes the soothing qualities of the element of Water without its deeper,

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more dangerous properties. The color of unclouded daylight, light blue is also good for truth-
seeking.

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Turquoise

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Caribbean sea. Turquoise shares many of the calming, healing qualities of light blue.
Turquoise also stimulates creativity and the spirit of exploration. Sea-blue candles are
sometimes used to connect with Undines and water Fae.
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Lavender
Lavender combines the innocence of white with the spirituality and passion of purple.
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Lavender candles are used for spells of love, intimacy and friendship, as well as wishes of all
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Ivory
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Similar in meaning to white, but with a tinge of earthy brown. Ivory is good for Full Moon
workings, initiations, or any time you want an alternative to bright white. Because it
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corresponds to precious things like ivory, pearl, and cream, this color is also used to attract
luxury and abundance.

Light Green
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Light Green is used to invoke the lighter qualities of the Earth element—good luck,
prosperity, and celebration. Light green is a good choice for Faery workings and rites of
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Springtime.

Magenta
Magenta, dark pink, and hot pink candles take the loving energy of pink and kick it up a
notch! While pink candles draw compassion and tenderness, stronger pinks are all about the
passion. Use a dark pink candle for spells of sexuality, sexual confidence, and flirtation. Dark
pink candles are used to attract a lover (especially a female lover).

Brown
Brown is a strongly grounding, Earthy color. It aids in emotional stability, balance, and
building trust. Some Witches also use brown for manifestation magic and connecting with
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realm of animals.

Burgundy
Half-way between the two colors, burgundy tempers the passion of red with the practicality
of brown. Use burgundy for magick related to determination, strength, and personal power.
Burgundy resonates with the blood, and helps in grounding and bringing your passions to
fruition.

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Silver
Silver is associated with the Moon, psychic receptivity, dreaming, love, rest and healing. On
a Wiccan altar, a silver candle is often used to represent the Goddess.

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Gold
Gold corresponds with the Sun, wealth, confidence, willpower, generosity and optimism. A

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gold candle may be used to represent the God. A grey or white candle may be substituted
for silver, but there is really no substitute for the eye-catching gleam of gold!
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