Home Decor and Candle Holders by Exquisite Novelties
Candles are a standard tool employed for just about any type of enchantment. The fantastic thing about candle magick is that it quickly and neatly combines the magick of color, light, and scent. Traditionally, candles have been lit to welcome the divine and to symbolize our connection with the powers of light and color. The act of lighting a spell candle is one of sacredness that then radiates out to illuminate the rest of your day.
The spell candle is a traditional symbol of the power of the fire element. Especially for our purposes, this magickal element is an excellent one to tap into, as fire brings us the qualities of warmth, heat, and illumination (all of which can certainly be worked into your loving enchantments). Candle spells are a classic part of any Witch’s repertoire. Why? Because a burning spell candle is a physical representation of the actual spell. As long as the candle burns, it is shining your enchanting energies out into the world.
To get your candle spells really up and moving, you will want to use the correct color. Color has a powerful influence on our moods and in our living environment. Colors are important components to magick as well. Each shade has its own unique enchanting correspondences and uses. Now, in the following list, the colors all revolve around the theme of this book: loving enchantments. While working candle magick I urge you to always keep your candles attended, and to think safety first.
Here is a rainbow of colors to incorporate into your loving enchantments. Explore the following color chart, and let’s get the creativity flowing!
Color Chart for Loving Candle Spells
Pink: Affection, friendship, charm, a first love.
Red: Love, desire, passion, magnetism, the Goddess as a Mother, and the element of fire.
Orange: Sexuality, energy, verve, and improving concentration.
Yellow: Charisma, mental powerse, communication, creativity, and the element of air.
Green: Prosperity, health, good luck, fertility, and the element of earth.
Blue: Hope, peace, emotion, love, healing a broken heart, intuition, and the element of water.
Purple: Psychic powers, spirituality, and increasing personal power.
Silver: Goddess magick, serenity, elegance, wisdom.
Gold: The God, the sun, success, abundance.
Black: Release, to end relationships, protection, the Goddess as a Crone.
Making your Candle Throw (or cast its fragrance over a wide area) is the goal of Fragranced Candles. This is not hard to achieve if you understand the basic parameters. There are 5 things to consider when making a successfully fragranced candle. If you have the following steps in place, your candle making process will yield an excellent and fragrant candle.
Do not be discouraged if your first try is not as good as you had hoped. These things are easily achieved when you know what to plan and look for.
1. Make sure you are using very high grade fragrance concentrates. If you wonder what you have, read the article here about the differences between A Grade and B Grade fragrances and those sold by others.
2. Make sure you use 1 to 1.5 oz of your fragrance per pound. (1 oz to 20 oz liquid wax) You can use less after testing for strength, but start here. With our stuff it will run you out at that level, and you can back off to your desired fragrance strength. Also make sure that your fragrance is mixing completely into your wax. You will know this when you pour into your candle containers. If there is a bunch of unmixed fragrance on the bottom of the pot, raise your temperature next time and stir it in better before pouring.
3. Make sure your wax is holding the fragrance in the wax evenly, all the way to the top. You will know this if there is not any watery substance at the bottom of the container after it sets up. Also, if your candle has very little smell when initially lit or has to burn about halfway down before it starts to smell good, then you know the fragrance is settling down into the lower part of your wax. To make sure this does not happen, add one quarter to one half teaspoon of Vybar 260 to your container blend to hold it in properly. This will allow the wax to hold your scent in evenly to the top of the candle after it sets up and in most cases will not noticeably effect the burn of the candle.
4. So, now you have made sure you have;
A. Quality fragrance, and you are
B. Using an adequate amount of it, and the fragrance is mixing properly with your wax, and
C. Your wax is holding it evenly after it sets up, and
D. Make sure the top of the candle is level flat before lighting it. This means in most cases that no matter if you are using a one pour wax, or regular paraffin, you will still have to either do a repour if you are using regular paraffin to fill the crater in the center, or if you are using a one pour container blend, you will have to take a heat gun and remelt the top and fill any holes or dips in the top. Ideally, where the wick comes out of the wax will be level, or a little above the edges of the container where the wax touches the edge of the jar.
5. The Whole Secret to a Candle that throws is to know where the “Throw” comes from. It comes from the melt pool of the candle wax when it burns. The actual fragrance oil burning makes no smell at all. Raw Fragrance only creates soot if burned directly with an oil lamp wick by itself. (don’t try that yourself by the way, its dangerous).
by Ellen Dugan
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