Do You Feel Cursed or Haunted?

Do you feel cursed or haunted? Whether you delve into magic or not, you could have picked up something that suddenly seems to be changing your luck for the worse. This may accompany feelings of oppression, sadness or irritability. Naturally the emotional and mental state could be medical in nature, so in this article I am going to assume you went to see your Dr. to rule out any medical reasons for your feelings.

 

Ok, back to magic… if you have been using magic, dealing with spirits, or going to places such as haunted locations or cemeteries, you may have opened a portal and let an unknown spirit in, or you could have a tag-along from a haunted spot.

 

If you’re ruling out the possibility of spirits, but feeling cursed while at the same time wondering who in the world would be responsible because you don’t have any enemies, ponder this. We all do magic all the time whether consciously or unconsciously. We are continuously creating the world around us. And for some crazy reason unknown to me, negative magic seems to be the easiest. I’m assuming it’s due to all the emotion that is fueling the anger at the time. You could’ve been the victim of the Evil Eye, or as it’s called here in the South, the Stink Eye.

 

You may have been at the wrong place at the wrong time, or accidentally cut someone off on the road, (because I know none of my readers would do that on purpose). Maybe a cashier was having a bad day, and you asked her a silly question such as “where’s the dog food?”. You know the look I’m referring to. It’s a hateful glare that makes you back up and wonder “what’s their problem?”. Not every Evil Eye goes home to roost with you, but some do. I guess some people just have a better knack for spreading the hate.

 

I know the above are all different situations, but you can actually get rid of the problem no matter what the cause. Unless you were trying to raise a bad-ass demon and got one, or actually do have enemies who are plotting your demise by magic. These 2 cases would require stronger work, and possibly the help of a professional.

 

To change things back around for the better, start with yourself. Mix yourself up a cleansing bath, or buy one ready made. Hyssop, some sea salt, and rosemary are a good combination. Brew this into an infusion, allow it to cool, mix it with about a gallon of water, then shower as you normally do, but after your last rinse carefully pour the cleansing bath over you starting with the top on down. Now air dry because you want to keep a light film of the cleansing herbal mix on you, since it helps to protect you as well as cleanse negative energy off of you. If you have other people living with you, see if you can get them to take cleansing baths too. If they look at you as if you sprouted horns, and won’t take a cleansing bath, you can put some in a spray bottle and mist them with it. It’s not quite as good as a bath, but better than nothing. Once again, go from the top down. Take your bath for 3 days in a row, and see how you feel. Clean your tub with ammonia (and NEVER mix ammonia with other cleaning products) so there is no negative residue that you could end up picking back up. If you are inclined, you can save a cup of the bathwater that came off of you, and carry it to the nearest crossroads and throw it out there.

 

Next step is the inside of your home. Some people wash the entire inside of the house, including the walls. I can’t even get to most of my walls since they are covered in bookcases, so I prefer the fumigation or misting methods. My incense of choice which will raise the vibration of a place, dispelling negativity as well as run off an errant spirit is a combination of Sandalwood, Dragon’s Blood and Frankincense. I’ve used it in loose form as well as sticks, and it has worked nicely.

 

If you are making a spritz to spray the interior of your home, Hyssop, Lavender, and some Florida Water makes a nice combination which smells pleasant too. Once again, you would make an infusion of the Hyssop and Lavender, allow to cool, add some Florida Water, the fill the rest of the bottle with water. I prefer to use distilled water for this both for the infusion and the bottle filler. For clarification for anyone new to this, Florida Water is a cologne, and not simply water from Florida.

 

Open your front door, and you can either start fumigating/spritzing from the back of the house to the front, or begin at the front door, and fumigate/spritz in every room but moving in a counter clockwise direction through the house until you reach the opened front door again. Don’t forget to gently waft some of the smoke in closets, and attics, ect. too. If it’s a wayward spirit, it will hide in those places. Just be careful not to spritz anything electrical, and be careful with the incense, especially where there are lots of flammable items, such as closets. The goal is to cleanse the energy in each room, not burn the house down. When you have run everything out the front door, close the door. You’re not done yet. Now to keep things out, now that you got them out of the house, anoint all your doors and windows beginning with the front door and this time going clockwise through the house. You can use Holy Water, or Florida Water for this step.

 

I’m sure lots of folks use different protective infusions or oils. You can anoint the doors and windows themselves, or the door and window frames. I like to do the latter, and while you are anointing it, make it into the sign of the cross, and visualize that you are making a protective boundary. If you suspect evil has been purposefully directed at you, or that your roomate is so annoying, that your house is bound to be the target of a hex sooner or later, you can get those convex mirrors that they sell at auto parts stores. They are only a few inches across, and they are normally used on side view mirrors to give a wider fish-eye view of traffic. Anoint it, energize it to protect your home, and hang one on each wall that faces outside. North, South, East and West. If you live in an apt, hang them inside your windows, but facing outwards. The reason for this is so the apartment maintenance man won’t remove them for you. Different apartments have different rules about outside “decor”. You will probably only need 3 in an apt, since your 4th wall is probably not exposed to the outside.

 

One more thing that you will want to consider is whether you received or purchased an object when things started going downhill. You may have a haunted or cursed object. If it’s vintage or simply used, the previous owner may have been a negative Nellie, and the object may be holding her residual energy. If you suspect that’s the case, put the object in salt or earth (dirt) for 2 – 4 weeks. Preferably during a waning moon. Keep in mind that salt is corrosive, so Earth may be the better choice for anything made of metal. When done, the object will have a neutral energy. If you do magic, why not charge it up for somehing positive? Nature abhors a vacuum, so stick something good in there!

 

All the above products and herbs to make your own can be found at The Mystic Cauldron.

Florida Water – http://www.mysticcauldron.com/colognes.html 
Herbs – http://www.mysticcauldron.com/herbs.html
Baths – http://www.mysticcauldron.com/bath.html

By Draiga
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Dumb Supper

This is the season when things go bump in the night, and ghosts and goblins roam the streets. The veil between the physical world and the world of spirit are thin, so it’s easier to commune with the dead. A custom that I like to do at this time of year is a dumb supper. The premise of the supper is to honor the dead by sharing a meal with your deceased loved ones. If you or your guests have a small trinket or photo, they can bring it to sit at the place setting of the spirits.

For starters, I like to find some nice fall food recipes. Salt is not good for the dead. It can drain their energy leaving them weak, so while cooking the meal you want to avoid the use of salt as much as possible. When the food is done cooking, you can dish out a plate of food for the spirits, then salt the remaining that will be what you and your living guests will be eating.

Ambiance really adds to the experience. I use a black tablecloth with black tableware. Silver tableware would look nice too, as well as a black and red or black and purple theme. In the center of the table I put a semi-realstic looking skull and fill it with black plums and dark grapes. Also on the table is a candelabra, and we eat by candle light. I seat the dead at the head of the table with some filmy white fabric over the chair to represent the spirits. They are the guests of honor.

Hanging a large black mirror on the wall behind the chair can allow posible glimpses of who is attending your supper from the invisible realms. I also light a white candle at the place setting for the dead as well as the previously dished out plate of food for them, and a glass of wine. Serving a deep red wine, or pomegranate punch is perfect for this affair. For pomegranate punch, a mixture of pomegranate juice and gingerale work nicely. Pomegranates are known as the fruit of the dead, so would be most appropriate.

When you are ready to sit down for dinner, be sure to let your guests know that there will be no speaking. That while enjoying this meal, they need to keep their ears open for whispers from their dead loved ones. As host/hostess keep a keen eye on whether your guests need drink refills and silently tend them. Or if you wish, keep a pitcher or bottle of wine out where the guests may serve themselves.

When everyone is gathered at the table, speak some words of welcome to the spirits inviting them to join you and your guests for this dinner held in their honor. Let them know that you would love to hear from them during this occassion.

After everyone has finished their meal, announce that it is now alright to speak. We usually follow with a seance of sorts. You can do a traditional seance, or if you have any ghost hunting equipment, you can talk through that. EMF meters can be used for yes or no answers, ghost boxes are great for communication, and of course audio recorders for EVPs. You can also drag out the camera in an attempt to get a family photo.

When done, thank the spirits for attending.

By Draiga
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The Joys of Working with Spirits

Working with spirits is easier than most people would think. I believe that we all have spirits of some sort or other hanging around us all the time. It could be loved ones, ancestors, angels, Saints, Gods or Goddesses.

Right now I’m referring to spirits that may help us rather than random spirit creatures that may pass through our space now and then.

To work with the spirits, just talk to them on a frequent basis, preferably daily, and give them offerings. The offerings don’t have to be elaborate, but it should come from the heart. You can give them flowers, food, drink, incense, candles and even a glass of fresh water. Whatever you give them, be sure to hold the item in your hands and direct love and/or blessings into it before giving it to them. Offerings of food and drinks that can go bad should be removed before they actually begin to mold or rot.

Since I don’t like attracting bugs, when I offer food, I offer things like an orange, apple, nuts, etc. If it’s a special occassion and I want to offer some of my meal, I will put it in a dish like a lidded candy dish so that I can cover it with the lid.

I always have fresh water on my altar for my ancestors and will light candles for them periodically. I know that some of them liked coffee in life, so now and then I’ll brew up a cup of java for them. For those that liked alcohol, I will pour an occasional glass of wine or hard liquor. You get the idea.

The question may arise that if they are in the Otherworld / Summerland / Heaven, etc., why would they need these things from us? Wouldn’t all their needs and desires be met already? Isn’t it supposed to be better in the Afterlife than it is here on Earth? I would say “yes”. The reason we give the offerings is not to provide them with something they lack as much as to make a loving and continuous connection between us and them. By giving thought to what they would like builds a caring relationship, even if your offering is nothing more than a fresh cool glass of water.

The benefits of working with spirits is incredible. You may need help in an area that you are unaware of, and suddenly something unexplainable will happen to protect you. Here is one example. One day, when I had my brick and mortar shop, someone came in that may have been undesirable or even dangerous. There were no other people in the shop; just him and me. I got an odd vibe off of him but didn’t know why. Then suddenly the lights in the shop started going off and on. He looked around at the lights nervously and promptly left. Then a styrofoam head lept off the shelf and flew towards the closed door. That seemed to make the statement “get out and stay out!”. I don’t know what that fellow’s intentions were, but I felt like the spirits were looking out for me. That man never came in the shop again.

Although you can ask the spirits to help you with certain things, it always makes me feel amazed when they help me unexpectedly. And this has happened time and time again.

If you want to work with certain Saints, Orishas, Gods or Goddesses, it’s always best to research what they like as offerings, and how they like to be approached. If you approach them in a way that is not traditional for them, they may get angry with you, and you don’t want the wrath of any God upon you. They can be particular, and may even feel insulted by an offering of the wrong type. The same goes if you choose to work with fairies. The fey can be helpful, but can also drive you nuts with their tricks or get vengeful if they feel you’ve insulted them. The rules they follow are not the same as mankind’s, so you must be careful if you choose to work with them. They are not all cutesy, sweet, pretty little things.

A note about asking spirits for help… They may help you in your life more than you will ever know, but it’s best to ask them for help with important projects rather than every little thing. We must keep in mind that they have their own lives in the spirit realms and that when they help us it’s a gift, not an obligation. You still have to make your own efforts in life, be it physical action and/or magical action. Having spirit helpers is like having good friends rather than having slaves. This is good to keep in mind lest you anger a spirit by treating it like it owes you something. When angered, most will simply leave you, while others may retaliate if you insult them enough. But if approached respectfully, the rewards of working with spirits could just turn out to be more than you ever dreamed possible.

By Draiga

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Spellcraft vs the Secret

The book and movie The Secret were based on one Universal Law, and that is the Law of Attraction. When the aforementioned were released there was a flood of people working on changing the ways they think, and making vision boards in order to have the things they want in life as opposed to lacking these things. As a magic practitioner, it was a bit amusing to see all these people, many who are hostile towards magic, actually begin to practice deliberate magic. Vision boards are actually sympathetic magic.

Here we are years later, and most people still do not have the things they want in life. The Law of Attraction seemed to only partially work. Some things materialized right away, a few others more slowly, and even more never became reality at all. So why not?

The reason is, that not only do you need to change you conscious thoughts, but you need to connect with your subconscious mind as well. It’s how you deep down feel and believe about something that will manifest in your life. So if your thoughts are on getting wealth, but that little voice says “yeah, right”, or you get that little clench in your gut, it ain’t happening.

Magical practitioners from all over the world have undertood that to make magic happen, you must talk to your subconscious mind and your emotions in a language that it understands. You must resonate with your objective. Your subconscious mind is like a child, and it likes to play. So colors, scents, and such speak to it at a deeper level.

Logically speaking we do magic all the time, and are continuously manifesting our reality with not only our thoughts, but our deep down beliefs. We shouldn’t need tools, just our thoughts. But alot of the time the child within just don’t buy it, and that often hurt or frightened child will thwart your positive thoughts. So how do you get the child within to be on your side? With play! When you go through the process of choosing herbs, oils, stones and candles, your inner child is having fun. Your child within is getting to take part in the process. Does that mean that it still won’t have the last word? If you phrase things right, and pretend that it is so even for a sort time, that little voice may believe in the possibility rather than be a naysayer. You can put what you believe to be reality aside for a few minutes, and just pretend that you can do this spell (whatever it is) with success. You could visualize “what would it be like if…” When done with your spell move on to something else entirely and forget the spell. Allow the magic to work. You’ve already done your part.

Another benefit to using tools is that each ingredient adds it’s own energy towards your working. Colors, herbs, oils, stones all have their own energy, so when you use them, you are adding more energy than your own to the mix.

Another ingredient that helps many people is incorporating spirits into your spellwork. If your subconscious doesn’t have faith in your abilities to accomplish a task, it may have faith that a spirit can do the job. If this is the case, when you do your spell, pray to the spirit you relate best with, be it Pagan Gods, Christian Saints, Jesus, or dear old deceased Uncle Joe.

Always notice your gut reaction and little voice when you make a statement. That will allow you to see if you are in tune with your goal or not. If not, work on your attitudes about it on a daily basis in addition to doing your magic. Avoid focusing on negative things that happen in our day to day lives, because we just create more negativity when we do that. But if we start focusing on the positive in our day to day lives, the positive will begin to increase. How many times have you seen someone have  something bad happen to them, and they follow it with a statement of “that always happens to me”. They’ve just placed themselves in the role of a victim who the Universe likes throw curve balls at. They would do better to shrug it off as “things happen”, and place their focus on something positive. The old adage of “energy flows where attention goes” is true. The more you focus on the positive, the more your energy body will expand and more and more positive things will start coming your way. But it’s not all conscious thought, but subconscious as well. So adding spells and tools can prove to be very helpful in getting what you desire.

And if you get some reults, but not the results you wanted, celebrate! Don’t think “it didn’t work”. Think “yes, it worked!”, and then you can proceed to do it a little better next time. If you are doing a spell for money, and found a $10.00 bill on the street, but didn’t win the lottery, see it as a success rather than a failure. You DID get money! Just as a business may grow their profits slowly, you may need to do the same with your magic. Aim for things you believe you can have and let it grow over time with smaller successes turning into bigger successes.

By Draiga Wolfsong
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Sage Stinks!

While the majority of people love smudging with sage, there are others who claim the smell of burning sage stinks to them. Other complaints about sage is that it smells similar to a certain illegal substance, so people don’t want to smudge before the inlaws arrive for a visit lets they be suspected of something they’re innocent of. And if you live in a humid climate, keeping the sage wands burning can be a real challenge.  It’s hard to create an atmosphere of positivity and peace if you’re frustrated and angry. 

There are also the few people who are even allergic to sage. Since using sage is all you hear about these days, people are often unaware that they have alternatives.

But not to worry. Before those cute little smudge bundles became popular, people were still effectively cleansing people, places and objects with incense of different types. The smudging with sage bundles is from Native American culture, but other cultures have used and still use frankincense, myrrh, copal and sandalwood to name a few to fumigate and cleanse a person, place or thing.

Each of these resins and herbs mentioned smell quite nice, and for some jobs are even more effective than sage. It is believed that the combination of frankincense, myrrh, and copal were used as far back in history as 1500 BCE! Dragon’s blood is another resin that is excellent of clearing a place of negative energy. I like to use it in combination with other resins because dragon’s blood also adds an extra boost of magicaal power to the other resins and herbs.

Charcoal disk with Frankincense and Myrrh resins.

The way to use these incenses is to use charcoal blocks. If you’re not familiar with charcoal blocks, these are specially made self igniting disks of charcoal with little dips for your incense in the tops. They generally come in rolls of 10, and as of this writing, they are on page 4 in our “Incense- Granular & Powdered” section under “Ritual Items”.  To light them, hold them carefully on one end, and light the other end. You can hold it carefully with your fingers or tongs.  It will start to ignite, sending sparks racing across the disk. Set it  in a heatproof container to allow the sparks to light the whole thing. Give it a couple of minutes to start glowing with heat, then you can add your incense. Charcoals get very hot, so it’s recommended to fill your heat resistant dish with sand, rocks or clean kitty litter to help absorb the heat; especially if you plan on carrying it around room to room to cleanse your house. Be sure your tabletop is protected from the heat as well. This will create thick plumes of smoke that cleanse an area very well. You will want to open your windows no matter what type of cleansing you do. This gives the negative energy a route of escape as well as bring in fresh clean air.

Does smoke choke you? If so, you can get the appropriate essential oils and burn them in an oil warmer. This will create the cleansing scent in the air, but without all the smoke. My personal favorite is to cleanse using a combination of frankincense, sandalwood and other resin that feels right at the time to cleanse. Then a few times a week burn oils in an oil warmer to bring in the vibrations that I want.

Another method that you can use is to put a few drops of the essential oils into a spray bottle filled with distlled water. You can then spritz each room of your home to cleanse it, or to draw in certain energies. If you are not allergic to sage, you can add sage oil to the bottle to utilize it’s effects without the smoke.

If you wish to burn something besides sage with Native American roots, you can burn sweetgrass. It comes in braids, and to burn you just light the end. Of course with the braid and smudge sticks, you still need a dish or shell to catch the ash or sit the burning bundle in if you need to.

~Draiga

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Witches, Pagans, and Wiccans – what is the difference?

Many people seem to get confused between the three words Witch, Pagan and Wiccan. There are crossovers to be sure, but each is also distinct on it’s own. The line can get mighty blurred since Pagans often call themselves witches as well, and vice versa.

What is a witch? A witch is someone who practices magic. The magic practiced by a witch is usually folk magic such as lighting candles, using herbs and oils, etc. They also may perform divination, necromancy and a host of other spiritual or magical skills.

Witches have been known in all cultures. Sometimes they are looked upon as positive members of the community, while in other cultures they are feared and shunned. Witches don’t share a morality code, so where one witch may lean towards doing only positive magic, another may feel justified in using it for revenge or harm. A witch can be someone from any religion, and what it boils down to is that a Witch practices the craft of the witch.

Pagan is a term used to identify someone who believes in multiple Deities as opposed to one. Wiccans, Asatru, and many others would be considered Pagan because they believe in a host of Gods and Goddesses and not just one God or Goddess. Pagans are polytheists while Christians are considered to be monotheists and who believe in Jesus. Of course if you stepped into any Catholic church and see statues of Mary and the Saints, you may be scratching your head over this one. But they claim there is only one God, so they are technically monotheists.

The word Pagan is an umbrella term. There are many traditions that fall under the umbrella of the term Pagan, just as there are many denominations (Baptist, Catholic, Mormon, etc) that fall under the title of Christian. A Pagan’s tradition may be Wiccan, Asatru, Druidry, etc. These days eclectic Paganism is quite popular with people taking from many sources to create their own individualized spirituality.

On to the last word here – Wicca. Wicca is a religion, but to make things even more complex, not only are there many traditions of Paganism, there are also many Wiccan traditions. Wicca was created by Gerald Gardner in the 1950’s. There is some controversy around this story since Gardner claimed to be initiated by a witch named Dorothy Clutterbuck which no one can prove existed. Controversy aside, Gardner created his own system of worship of the Gods and Goddesses as well as his own magical system in which he borrowed bits and pieces from many sources. Wicca tends to focus on a God and a Goddess with the belief that all Gods are one God, and all Goddesses are one Goddess. However, even this may vary depending on the tradition. There is even a Dianic tradition of Wicca which only worships a Goddess. I don’t know enough about them to know whether She has a God as a consort or not.

Wiccans used to practice magic as part of their religion and when initiated were generally given the title of “witch and priest/ess”. Wiccans have been changing quite a bit in the last few decades, to where you may meet modern Wiccans who call themselves witches, yet don’t believe in using magic. I disagree with them calling themselves witches if they don’t practice magic since a witch is a person who uses witchCRAFT. I believe they are using the word witch in the context of ‘wise one’, but the wisdom is in reference to plant lore, spirits and other energies. If one doesn’t use these skills, I don’t believe they should call themselves a witch.

As a little side note here, I’m sure some of you have heard that you must be initiated in order to be a witch. This is just my opinion, but I believe that nothing could be farther from the truth. There are witches who learn on their own through books and trial and error who become quite accomplished, as well as hereditary witches who did not necessarily perform initiations. There have always been those who felt the calling and just learned however they could. No initiation was needed, they just practiced on their own.

If you want to learn and work with a group in a specific tradition, that’s when initiation becomes necessary. A certain tradition may require levels of initiation to learn their particular mysteries, and I see that as quite valid as well. You are learning their tradition in their way.

So to sum it up, a Pagan is a polytheist who may or may not be Wiccan, and may or may not be a witch.

A Wiccan is generally a Pagan and also may or may not be a witch.

A witch is someone who practices witchcraft, and may be Pagan, Christian, or other religion, or even no religion at all. Most males who practice the craft prefer to call themselves by other names than witch, such as Rootworker, Root Doctor, Wizard, Magician, and others. Male Wiccans however, will call themselves witches whether the actual practice of witchcraft is there or not.

Article by Draiga Wolfsong
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Basic Candle Magic

Candles have been used in magic for a very long time. Part of the reason is that the wax is malleable. It’s easy to customize and put energy into. Once you have focused your intent into the wax, you light the wick, and let the energy flow to the ethers in a continuous flow of energy towards your goal.

The most important component in candle magic, which is true of all  magic is you! Secondary is the candle itself and all the components which will go into your spell.

First you must know what it is that you want to accomplish. As an example, we’ll use a love spell. It’s never a good idea to try to force a love spell upon an individual. Always gear a love spell to bring you your perfect partner. You can add details such as handsome, good sense of humor, good provider, etc., but don’t go after a certain person. That person may fall short of what you want once you know them well enough anyway, so go for the qualities, and let the Powers That Be decide who would be a good match for you.

With magic, we mix in a variety of components to resonate with your purpose. Everything has it’s own energy, including colors, shapes, and smells. Once you know what your objective is, you must get a candle of a corresponding color. Candles may also be used as a representative of you or someone else.
Colors

Black – Usually used to cause negativity, but can be used to remove negativity as well. In Ceremonial magic, a black candle may also be used as a representation of the Goddess with black being receptive, while white is projective.

Blue – A calm, tranquil color. Often used in healing spells. Youth, truth, peace, spirituality. Also used for protection.

Brown – Earthy color, sometimes associated with Saturn. Brown candles can also be used for animals, endurance, stability, friendship.

Gold – Wealth, prosperity, wisdom, Sun, masculine, power.

Green – Money, fertility, life, nature and healing. A seafoam green can be used as an offering to Venus or Aphrodite who is a Goddess of love.

Grey – maturity, security, sorrow.

Orange – High energy color for activity and strength.

Pink – Romantic love, beauty. This is the color for a long lasting romantic love.

Purple – This is a color of royalty, and some use it for prosperity. Purple also aides people in their profession. If you don’t already have money, this is not the color to use. This is the color for Jupiter who will bring you more of what you already have. Also used for spirituality, magic, mystery, psychic abilities, third eye.

Red – Red is for lust and passion. Red is also the color for Mars, who is a God of war. So if you use a red candle in a love spell, you may find it being a flash in the pan with a passionate love affair which will soon be over in a passionate fight. Some people manage red candles for romantic love, but you must really focus on your intent when using the energy of red.

Silver – clairvoyance, clairaudience, psychometry, intuition, dreams, astral energies, female power, communication, goddess, ornate riches.

White – Can be used for any project. Protection, purity, moon, God and Goddess.

Yellow – Things to do with the mind, and Mercury who is the God of communication. Also groups, travel, perception, messages and art.

Types of Candles

There are different types of waxes and gels these days. I do not recommend using a gel candle for magical purposes. You can use regular paraffin wax, beeswax, or soy wax. Paraffin is the most common and least expensive, therefore the most popular.

Adam & Eve, Lovers, or Marriage – This candle is shaped in the form of a man and a woman usually holding each other. Used in love magic.

Cat – Used for luck, hex-breaking, or hexing depending on the color:
Black Cat – To eliminate bad luck & bring in good luck.
Red Cat – To gain love through female (feline) guile.
Green Cat – To get money of a transient nature or to heal a pet.

Double / Triple Action – These have 2 colors, black on one end, and red or green on the other. The triple action have a third color. These are dual purpose candles. The red or green brings in your goal while the black repels any dark influences.

Human Figure – Used to represent yourself, someone else, or even as representations of deities on your altar.

Mummy – Used for success and power. Can also be used to ward off illness and dangerous situations.

Pyramid – Usually green with the all seeing eye on it, like on US currency. Used in money magic.

Seven Day – What’s commonly referred to as a seven day candle is a large jar candle. Some people put these in a safe place and allow them to burn uninterrupted while other’s will allow a certain amount to burn each day. Seven day candles usually finish burning before 7 days when left to burn from start to finish.

Seven Knob – The seven knob candle is also known as the wish candle. For each of seven days you light 1 knob.

Skull – A white skull candle is used for healing or to bend someone to your will.

Taper – These are the most common candles that you can find anywhere.  They range in height from 6” to 12”, and fit in most candleholders. They are used as altar candles, or spell candles.

Witch – Usually found in red, because it’s used as a very potent love spell. Also used to bewitch someone.
Cleansing Your Candle

Since you don’t know who may have handled your candle from it’s creation to the time that you purchased it, you will want to cleanse it of any lingering energies. The simplest way is to draw a banishing pentagram over it. Otherwise, you can sit it over a dish of sea salt for a few days, or be more elaborate and pass it through all four elements at your altar.

Getting Creative

Here comes the fun part. After you’ve chosen and cleansed your candle, you need to start putting your magic into it. If it’s a love spell, you can use your boline and carve a heart into it. You can also use runes, or write your message in Theban or your native tongue into it.

You can carve your name or the name of the person it’s to represent. You can carve into it’s side, or into it’s bottom. You can write a message or put a small picture of yourself under the bottom of the candle either between the candle and it’s bottom, or beneath the candle holder itself. Use your imagination!
Dressing & Charging Your Candle

Everyone wants a well dressed candle! Still using a love spell as an example, you would use a love oil such as Rose Oil or any other oils designed specically for love to annoint or dress your candle. If using a jar type candle such as a Seven Day, you can put a little oil on the top of the candle or use a bamboo skewer to make a few channels at the outer edges of the candle just inside the glass and put a little oil in each channel. Remember that oil is flammable, so just a few drops total in your candle is enough. You don’t want your entire candle to burst into a raging fire.

For all other candles, put some of the oil in your hand and rub your hands together in order to get oil in both palms. While holding the candle in both hands horizontally stroke the oil onto the candle. When the spell is to bring something to you, go from the outer edges in to the center . If the spell is to take something away from you, such as negativity, go from the center outwards.

While doing this focus on your intent. After doing about 3 strokes each end, hold the candle in both hands while really focusing on the end result. Feel the feelings of having whatever it is. Put all that energy into the candle.

When you’re done, put it in a candle holder (if it needs one) or in a fireproof dish. You can encircle it with herbs or flowers (rose petals for love), place gemstones around or near it (rose quartz for love).

Lighting Your Candle

If you are lighting your candle from a match, wait a second for the sulphur smell to subside before lighting your candle. You don’t want to put that energy into your candle unless you’re trying to hex someone.

Before touching the match (or other flame) to the wick, draw an invoking pentgram over it with the flame, then touch it to the wick to light.

You may sit and know that the candle is now working to bring you your desire.

Tips

When doing magic to bring something to you, do it during the waxing moon. To get rid of something, use the waning moon. If you want to resonate even more with your goal, you can even narrow down when to do your spell to the day of the week or the hour of the day.

Be aware that what you sew, you will reap, so it’s best to think about the consequences of putting a spell on another individual. Some people will ask others permission before doing any magical operation on them, even healing. I don’t see the necessity in this practice because if a person is wanting to be healed your magic can help them. If they do not want to be healed, they will remain sick no matter what you do. People may hang on to illness for all sorts of reasons, and if that is their deep down desire, you will not be able to change it. Magic effects people who are open to it. Not on a conscious level, but on an unconscious level. So even someone who says they do not believe in magic can still be effected by it.

~Draiga

www.MysticCauldron.com

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Mortars and Pestles

Mortars and pestles are a great way to grind your herbs for your spellworking. As you grind, focus your intent on your objective to add even more energy to your magic.

We have just added many new designs in our Mortar & Pestle category. We have them made of ceramic, stone, bamboo, wood in a wide selection of designs to suit your personal taste. Check them out here! http://www.mysticcauldron.com/mortar.html

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Magical Oils!

We have added a bunch of new scents, and new brands including 1618, and Sage Spirit oils. These oils are perfect for dressing your magical candles, annointing yourself, and other various uses in spellcrafting and hoodoo work.

Sage Spirit oils also come in scents attuned to Arch Angels, Totem Animals, Deities, and Native American Medicine Wheels.

Check them out here! http://www.mysticcauldron.com/obrands.html

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Just Added New Charm and Fairy Dust Candles!

Just added a bunch more charm necklace pillar candles and fairy dust necklace pillar candles.

Pillar candle with magical fairy dust necklace.

These candles are for magical purposes, so not only do you light your candles for the spell you want to cast, but you get a necklace that you can wear to invoke those energies whenever you wish! They come in love, healing, protection, fertility, wealth, and more! Check them out for yourself!

For the charm necklace candles visit this link http://www.mysticcauldron.com/charm_candles.html

And for the fairy dust candles visit this link

http://www.mysticcauldron.com/fairydust_candles.html

Happy spell casting!

Draiga

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