I’m so happy that you and I are about to embark on a truly magical adventure together. I have been doing candle spells and teaching candle magic to others for decades, and I still find it to be one of the most fascinating, satisfying, and effective forms of magic. With just a little wick, wax, and flame, you can connect to spiritual realms and make unlimited positive changes in your life in ways you’ve never dreamed possible.
I always tell my students that a really adept magician can bend the fabric of the Universe with only her thoughts and her will. Magic and manifestation originate with our focused intention. That pure intention alone can produce miraculous results. However, most of us need support in our magic to counteract the forces that work against us, namely the doubts and fears that we carry inside. That’s where candle spells shine. Even if you don’t have complete confidence in your intentions, your little flame will keep the positive energy moving toward your goal.
This book is a complete guide to candle magic and will not only help you understand the basic principles so that you can get started doing a spell today, but it will also help you deepen and enrich your work. Jump in and try some simple spell work, and I’m sure you’ll fall in love with the magic of the flame just as I have.
You don’t need to learn big, complicated spells to make magic happen. Sometimes keeping it simple and focused will lead to as good or better results than a thirteen-day moving candle spell that involves seven different candles carefully arranged in a heptagram. However, the more options you know how to use, the more customizations you can make. When you have the knowledge to bring in more elements (e.g., numbers, symbols, and colors) you have the ability to do spell work to address even the most specific details of your intention.
As easy as throwing a frozen dinner in the microwave, pretty much anyone who can strike a match can light a prepared vigil candle for a wish. However, if you take the time to plan a spell of your own design, use a figural candle, dress it with oils and herbs, choose support candles of an additional color, dress those with different oils, arrange them in a particular layout, and focus on your work over the course of several days, you will add lots of energy to your spell and probably create a more powerful and positive result. Each one of those elements adds a little push of support for your intention, and all those little boosts add up to some powerful magic.
My clients sometimes say to me, “I need your strongest spell,” which is where I gently remind them that there really aren’t such things as “strong” or “weak” spells, but there is what is best for your situation. A single candle may be all you need for a simple situation, but if you have a complicated problem that needs solving or you have a lot of specifics you’d like to add to your intention, a more complex spell working will bring you more satisfying results. In this book you will discover how to do both simple and complex work as well as how to decide what’s best for your spell.
There are other reasons why you might want to do a more involved spell. Complex candle spells can be more beautiful—they can look and feel more magical, you get more involved in the spell working process, and most importantly, you learn about magic and how it works by doing more elaborate workings. Going back to our food analogy, you could live your whole life on microwaved dinners (I wouldn’t recommend it), but learning to cook a lovingly prepared, beautifully presented meal can be really satisfying. When you can prepare that meal without following a recipe, then you are a chef! This book is designed to get you to “chef” level. Yes, there are a few spell recipes in here, but those are just examples, like watching a cooking show on TV. What this book is really designed to do is get you to a place where you know enough about the craft of candle magic that you can design your own spell, confidently customize each element, invent your own recipes, and see the results of that work fall beautifully into place.