:black_spell_candle: Weekly Witchy CHALLENGE - Candle Spells: Casting with Candles

[BryWisteria]

Merry meet!

Thank you once again to all those who joined in for last week’s Weekly Witchy Challenge - Cures & Remedies

With some new recipes and wisdom to stock our Books and apothecaries, we’re turning to a different shelf this week. Calling all candle-lovers, it’s your time to shine!

The theme for this week’s challenge is…

Candle Spells: Casting with Candles

Candles are one of the most popular and widely-used tools in spiritual and religious practices. They play a key part in numerous types of spells and rituals, and are even considered an area to specialize in on its own - candle magick is a big space within the Craft!

It’s been about a year since our last candle-based challenge, so it’s time to continue the tradition and light them up once again

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This week’s challenge is all about candle magick - how you choose to take on this theme is up to you.

So are you ready? Because it’s…

CHALLENGE TIME!

🕯️ Candle Magic 101: How to Dress a Candle, Witchcraft, Rituals & Spells with Magic Candles

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STEP 1 : Casting with Candles

This challenge is all about candle magick - but as always, feel free to explore the theme in a way that aligns with you and your unique practice.

Still not sure where to begin? To help you get started, here are a few ways in which a witch might approach this challenge.

Please make sure you are logged into your Spells8 Account so you can view all of the resources shared!

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Candle Spells

Candle Magick: How to Use Each Candle Color in Spellwork

White Candle Spell Collection

Anxiety Be Gone: Purple Candle Spell

“Bade Luck Go Away” Green Candle Spell

Honoring Your Ancestor: Create a Candle for Ancestor Worship

Mirror and Candle Curse Breaker Spell

Related discussions and resources:

• 🪔 Weekly Witchy CHALLENGE - Light 'Em Up!
• 🕯 Weekly Witchy CHALLENGE- Of Candles and Flame
• When burning candles for a spell
• Spells8: Candle Spells
• The candles tag

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Candle Divination

Candle Wax Divination

Flickering Magick: How to Read Candle Flames for Meaning

Fire Divination: 3 Methods to Start Reading Candles

Related discussions and resources:

• :purple_spell_candle: Weekly Witchy CHALLENGE - Candle Divination
• Candle Reading: A Bridge Appears?
• Candle Wax Question from Sissie
• Wax reading question?

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… And More!

The suggestions above are just a few ideas to help kickstart your creativity- if you feel called to explore candle magick in another way, you are welcome to do so!

As always, all witches are encouraged to embrace their own unique practice with how they explore the challenge theme

Printable Page from Spells8: Candle Magick Chart for Your BoS

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STEP 2 : Share Your Experience

Click here for a note about challenge inclusivity

Everyone is welcome to join the challenge by practicing magick in line with the current theme. For lurkers and those who don’t feel comfortable sharing, it is absolutely okay to follow along with the challenge but keep your entry personal. Feel free to join in spirit and do what feels most comfortable for you!

That being said, please know that if you would like to receive a prize and a public shout-out, it is required that you share your experience.

Getting Your Credit

In order for your entry to be counted, all you have to do is write/share about your experience and label it as your challenge entry. There is a lot of chatting here (which is awesome- chatting and discussion are very welcome!) so please clearly write that it is your entry so I know to count it!

Where Should I Share My Entry?

Click here to learn where to share your challenge entry

You are welcome to post it right here- just click “reply” to this post and write your experience in the text box that pops up!

Alternatively, you could create a new post in the forum (this is good for when you have a lot to share and/or would like to discuss aspects of your entry not related to the current theme)

Note : If you do choose to create a new thread, please add the “challenge-entry” tag and/or add a hyperlink back to this post so that it can be easily found- thank you!

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Deadline

This challenge will close in 6 DAYS

To join in, please share your experience by:

Tuesday, October 1 at 7:00 AM EDT (Eastern US Time)
2024-10-01T11:00:00Z

(Note that the time zone is ET- if you don’t see your time displayed above, you can use this time zone calculator to check for your time zone!)

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Prizes

For their efforts, all participants will receive a special shout-out and a small prize!

Acknowledgments will be given in a Props and Presents Post that will appear in the forums on Tuesday.

After the challenge closes, you are still very welcome to post but please be aware that no additional prizes will be given. This discussion will remain open for about a week after the challenge finishes.

Picture from Spells8: The Lighthouse Spell

A warm reminder that the challenges are designed to be very open- everyone is encouraged to participate in a way that honors and reflects their unique practice

If you have any doubts about if something is acceptable to post or say, please double-check with the Forum FAQ and/or reach out to your friendly Moderator Team.

And for those new to challenges- welcome! Know that the goal of these activities is to help you further diversify and strengthen your abilities and to bring together the Spells8 forum family to inspire and support one another in creative ways

Picture by @john1, shared in This was a fun night

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Always ready to help on your way,
A candle’s a tool that’s here to stay
Whether casting by day or for spellwork at night,
Let it guide your way, with magick and light!

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Blessed Be!

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[celineelise]

I just finished posting something else in the forum and this popped into my feed. I was just given three black candles for my birthday!!! Excited for this @BryWisteria!!

[BryWisteria]

@celineelise

I was just given three black candles for my birthday!!!

That aligns perfectly! It sounds like universe wants you to cast more candle spells

Happy casting, @celineelise!

[Artemisia]

Challenge Entry - Candle Spells: Casting with Candles

Sometimes the timing of things is so amazing. The tarots prompts for The Rituals of Gratitude inspired a self-forgiveness ritual so I ran with it.

I made a hot cup of Bengal spice tea and gathered my materials.

Self-Forgiveness Candle Ritual

Materials:

• Purple Candle: Represents spiritual healing, transformation, and personal power.
• Crystals:
  • Rose Quartz: For self-love and emotional healing.
  • Amethyst: For inner peace, clarity, and spiritual connection.
  • Lepidolite: To release anxiety, emotional balance, and encourage self-compassion.
• Medieval Labyrinth pendant

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After lighting the candle I held each crystal.
Holding the Rose Quartz, affirm: “I open my heart to self-love and compassion.”
Holding the Amethyst, say: “I welcome clarity and peace as I forgive myself for my past.”
With Lepidolite, affirm: “I release anxiety and welcome emotional balance.”

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Then I held the labyrinth pendant and meditated visualizing walking the labyrinth and with each step letting go of guilt, shame, and negative self-talk until I reached the center and stood in a space of forgiveness, peace, and light.

The back of the pendant says - The place I am standing is holy and I used that as the starting point and said
“The place I am standing is holy. Here, I embrace myself fully, flaws and all. I forgive myself completely and open my heart to growth and transformation.”

I closed the ritual by respectfully extinguishing the flame and saying “With this flame, I release my burdens. I honor my journey and open myself to self-love and healing.” I ended by writing in my journal for 15 minutes.

[bj1]

Challenge Entry

Candle Colors for the 12 Zodiac Signs

Each of the 12 astrological signs of the zodiac is ruled by its own color. It is important when casting horoscopes or performing zodiac-related magick that the colors of the candles used correspond to the proper zodiacal color.

I found these correspondences for the signs in Gerina Dunwich’s book and decided to compare them to other sources.

Zodiac Sign	Dunwich	Spells8	Eason
Aries	red	red, pink	red
Taurus	green	green, brown	pink
Gemini	yellow, silver	yellow	pl.gray, yellow
Cancer	white	white, gray, blue	silver
Leo	gold, yellow	gold	gold, orange
Virgo	gray	green, brown	green, pale blue
Libra	royal blue	yellow	blue, violet
Scorpio	black, red	blue	burgundy, red
Sagittarius	purple, dk blue	purple, orange	yellow, orange
Capricorn	black, dk brown	black, green	brown, black
Aquarius	light blue	lt blue, yellow, black	indigo, dk blue
Pisces	aquamarine	green, blue	white, mauve

Not much agreement! Best to pick a color system and be consistent with it, or pick your favorite color, or go with your intuition.

Sources:

Wicca candle magick, 1999, by Gerina Dunwich.

Color Magick: Candles And Their Spiritual Meanings

Candle Power, 1999, by Cassandra Eason.

[Jewitch]

I’m super excited about this one! Candle magick is one of my faves! <3

[john1]

I feel honored to see my work in a challenge pic thank you

[john1]

This is my entry:

Just a simple protection spell I did on my friends in Florida cause of the hurricane to keep them safe

[georgia]

Let me be a little silly for this one? How to dress a candle:

Ok. Now that I have that out of my system,
Challenge Entry

I bought some candles at Dollar Tree which were thinner than normal tea lights. They still burned two days, but I had to be extra careful. The flame melted a hole in one of the metal cups, making a mess. When the candles were ready to burn out, a tiny spark flew straight up nearly a foot into the air above each candle. At another point, I was aware of tiny bits of paper ash floating in the air several feet from my candles. For safety’s sake, please do not leave candles unattended because you never know what might happen.

My spells this week have been gratitude offerings. Odd, potentially dangerous things have been happening around me which I have been able to avoid getting sucked into. A minor payment kept me out of trouble for something I was tricked into while half asleep. I’ve been able to see and remove bad food without having to eat it or get ill from it. The untrustworthy have been leaving my life without pulling me into their dastardly deeds. I am immensely grateful, so I call the quarters, burn candles and incense for those who have been taking care of me.

[john1]

@georgia

How to dress a candle:

Hahahaha that’s a good one

[stavroula]

Yes, hi, hello, I love this challenge, Ares is all fired up, I just need to help myself from burning my home down though.

[crystal59]

Beautiful entry and the symbol with the moons I’ve actually used that before I copied it from the Brooklyn Witch I’ve posted her before.

Brooklyn Witch Answers Questions and Debunks Myths About Magic

[Cynnie_GC]

Oooooh you’ve gone and did it now! I love candles and I’ve been enjoying in making them! This is going to be fun

[Phoenix_Fire]

challenge entry
Choosing a colour candle for intent as svreen shot and cropped below from spells 8 chart above just so dont need to search for meaning

I chose a mango one id used to celebrate the day of the phoenix anniversary previoudly though the date itself not the same looking at the phoenix and meanings of orange candle i decided to burn this one. I need emotiomal healing and positivity at the moment so im drawing on that energy and as a reminded no matter how much a struggle life gets, overwelmed or in pain or overworked or overloaed i might be… i alway rise again even after another crash and burn. Something reminded of by the upcoming 40th in a few weeks. Suprised i am ive survived this long but i am at the core a phoenix a quiet strength to keep going and rise again even after a time of recovery… i may not have obvious strength loke that of a tiger, bear, wolf or dragon or panther… those are animals my parents and siblings connect to or feel they are like but its ok… i am ok being different… recentl diagnosed last year as an adult with adhd and told im on the spetrum… still to be officially diagnosed but i now undwrstabd and and are kinda on myself for certain things or ways i am understanding they are symptoms of veing on the spectrum. After mt working week is done i need to isolate and minimise sensory input to recoverfrom sensory overload… im laying on mybed as i write rhis. Curtains closed. Lights off my comfort blnket…not weighted but its soft so its calming. And i find myself watching the dlames of the candle ina sort of medatativeand calming way. The colout of the candle showing throuhh the glass contaiber. And the flam justflickerin over the top. Dancing in the glass and i alreadt start to feel like my body and mind relacing and findinf a sense of a healing space after weeks of struggle and pain and stress and overload…my cryrals showing the light reflecyed from the candle in the background

[Jewitch]

Challenge Entry Write-Up

Unfortunately, what I have to contribute to this conversation isn’t too exciting, but I figured I’d share the most common kind of candle magick I do

Always practice candle safety and don’t imitate my poor candle safety

Almost every night before I go to bed, I do a little bit of candle magick that changes a bit based on my current needs. Most nights, I take a plain white tealight (now I have the sudden urge to listen to the Plain White T’s lol) and channel some intention into it. Usually I charge it with my appreciation for my ancestors, and offer it to them as a token of my gratitude to them. I light the candle and imagine my gratitude dispersing out into the universe as the wax melts. I go to bed and fall asleep to the cozy, relaxing flickering that passes through my eyelids. Again, practice candle safety and do not allow a candle to burn unsupervised

When I have a particularly rough day or have a frustrating experience, I transfer my frustration and any negative feelings I have into the candle so that they can be burnt away by the candle flame.

When I have a friend who’s going through a turbulent time, I use the candle to send out my well wishes for them, and as an offering to any spirits/deities/etc. that can assist them through the tough patch. (Although, I put in a clause in my prayer that the working only affects them if the affected person is open to any assistance because I don’t generally believe in doing workings for people without their consent.)

Reflecting on my practice of candle magick, I also think about the time I started reading Raymond Buckland’s Practical Candle Burning Rituals. It was one of the books that made me realize that I’m not personally a huge fan of ceremonial magick – in my opinion, most of those “practical” rituals were a bit complicated and time-consuming. Not really my thing, but it is a good book to look at for inspiration regarding candle magick if it’s a topic you may be interested in exploring deeper!

[Mystique]

CHALLENGE ENTRY

My candle magick is quite simple. I have a self love altar by my bedroom door. Every morning when I get up and turn on the light, I light my red candle on the altar and say something positive and encouraging to myself.

[Nhaama]

Challenge Entry
Today, I took a self-love ritual bath and meditated at my self-love altar.

Self Love Milk Bath
1 cup of milk
1/2 cup of honey
5 drops each of the following essential oils:

• patchouli
• ylang ylang
• sweet orange
• lemon
• rose
• lavender

Optional ingredient: 1/2 cup of ground oatmeal
Note: you may substitute the milk for powdered milk. Any milk can be used
I also added some of my homemade self love oil to the bath.

During the bath ritual I took my wax warmer, lit a pink tea light candle inside of it, and melted one of my new wax melts (honey & orange blossom scented) on top as I soaked in the bath and gently chanted self affirmations and invited my beloved Goddesses to join me in the ritual. Above I have shared the recipe I used for my self love ritual bath, prepared at my self love altar.

Self Love Altar
After my bath, I meditated at my self-love altar, and pulled a card from my Cardcaptor Sakura oracle deck to reflect on for the day. I pulled The Wood card, which I placed in the center of my altar.

I lit my peach sweet tea candle and made myself a cup of my favorite divine goddess tea blend during the meditation. After the meditation, I wrote in my Book of Mirrors diary about the experience.

For me, the colors pink and peach represent self love and self kindness, so those are the colors of the candles and wax melt I chose for this.

PS: I listened to this song during both the ritual bath and self love meditation:

Enhance Self Love | Healing Music 528Hz | Positive Energy Cleanse | Ancient Frequency Music

Blessed Be and much love~!

[Nhaama]

This is beautiful, Kat~! With your permission, may I add this to my grimoire and may I also try this someday?

[Artemisia]

I’m so glad you like it and yes you may, I’d be honored.

[Nhaama]

Yay, thank you~!