Candle Colors

[reikihealer83]

Hey All,

I have searched the site and cannot find a thread on candles. Does anyone have an idea of where I could find the thread? Thanks!

[zenine]

Candles? It should be here. Oh well, I'm not sure, sorry. Why not make one?

[SpiritTalker]

Candle Color Uses

. Black - protection, banish harmful energy
. White - all-purpose, truth, spirit communication
. Purple & lavender – spirituality, wisdom, tranquility; psychism, intuitive awareness
. Blue and royal blue – meditation & focus, fidelity, Turquoise - opening channels of communication
. Green - abundance, employment, money, fertility, growth, healthy overall well being
. Rose and Pink – nurturing, self acceptance, friendship, harmony, joy
. Yellow – intellectual pursuits, manifesting thoughts, mental clarity, clairvoyance
. Orange - enthusiasm, energy, strength, tenacity
. Red or magenta - passions, love, lust, partnerships, sex, vitality, power

The size of a candle effects burn time. Generally birthday candles 10-15 min., dinner-table tapers 1-in./hour, chimes 45-60 min., votives 10-15 hours.

Colors have various uses in magic because the colors trigger mental associations.There’s no single meaning, only associations to the task. Color lists vary by associations based on 5 elements, 7 chakras, 7 planetary vibrations, deities, seasons ... so candle color is flexible.

Elemental colors: Favored for simple magic
Air-intellect-yellow,
Fire-vitality-red,
Water-emotions-blue,
Earth-prosperity-green,
Aether-spirituality-purple

Chakras - favored by “light-workers” & healers
Crown: White - Devine truth, spirit contact
3rd Eye: Purple - spirituality, higher-self
Throat: Blue - truth, fidelity, communication, focusing in meditation
Heart: Green - health, fertility, over-all well-being ; self-confidence, peace - Pink
Solar Plexus: Yellow - intellect, knowledge, intuition, psychism
Belly Button: Orange - energy, tenacity, strength, courage
Sex Organs: Red, Magenta - power, passion, vitality, sex
Base of spine: Black - grounding, protection

Planets: For standard magic
Sun-Sunday-healing-yellow,
Moon-Mon-psychism-white,
Mars-Tue-conflict-red,
Mercury-Wed-communication-turquoise,
Jupiter-Thur-finance-blue,
Venus-Fri-love-green,
Saturn-Sat-banish-black

You can also use candle colors related to deity when making appeals or on altars
Goddess - primordial mother-black; maiden-white, mother-red , crone-black; Moon-silver
God - primordial light bearer-white; Lord of forest-green; Sun-gold

Basic candle spell

Select a candle of the size that gives the desired burn-time - tea lights, tapers & votives are all popular. One spell per candle is preferred & a candle should be allowed to burn completely. It’s OK to snuff a flame and relight at a later time and if timed burns run over a few days on the same candle. Dispose of candle stubs in the trash.

Dressing the candle: Etch signs, names, dates before applying oil. Then dab & spread oil along the taper candle or
dab :-: on top of a tea light or votive. The oil holds the energy of the intention to the candle. Stand the candle in it's holder & place your hands around it or hold it in your hands; pull power on the breath from earth & sky to your belly; then focus on the goal, exhale to push the focused intent into the candle & state intention or repeat your incantation. If you add herbs or any stones they should be similarly charged & placed with the candle. Light the wick.

The spell: Sit quietly while focussing your gaze on the flame for a few minutes until you are aware only of the flame; know in your gut that the spell is already fulfilled upon the Ethers. This is the heart of the spell & uses the witch-power "to know" a thing is so. (Knowing is like a hunch). You don't need to visualize when you know.

[Firebird]

(I posted this else where but this seemed more pertinent to the topic)

I would like to share an insight I had where the colors in the circle are concerned. There are a basic 6 colors in the color wheel and when you add white and black you have a base color for each holiday.
Starting in the Midwinter and the direction of North,
North is Black: the Winter Solstice/Yule, time of the longest and darkest night, rest and deep reflections.
N-E is White: Imbolc, time of the bride and purity, initiations.
East is Red: Vernal Equinox/Ostara, time of life renewal, the dawn of the day.
S-E is Orange: Bealtaine, time of creativity, ringing in the summer.
South is Yellow: Summer Solstice/Litha, time of longest and brightest light, greatest energy shining through solar plexus.
S-W is Green: Lughnasadh, time of the green man, fulfilment, leisure and greenwood marriages.
West is Blue: Autumnal Equinox/ Mabon, time of turning within, searching the inner waters of the self.
N-W is Purple: Samhain, time of death, highest insight, spiritual epiphanies.
bb, Firebird

[Garuda]

On brown candles: They can also pertain to (an) animal/s. It seems like that property is mentioned about half the time when brown candles are included in a list of colors, but that's the one that inspires me to have a few in my stash! >^..^<

[SpiritTalker]

I had a St Francis of Assisi vigil candle that was brown and Ive wondered why? Boiiing. You just explained it. He is known for his preaching to wildlife. AhHA! Thank you.

[Garuda]

Soitenly! And thank you for your list up top there. I've never seen >1 color indicated for a specific property, and love that kind of versatility. That's how we roll, right?