As the nights get longer and colder, it's time for candles. They are a great way to make a room feel cozy and brighten up the darkness. And scented candles will also fill the house with pleasant smells. But it turns out that lighting a candle is not as easy as it seems at first glance. It is not enough to simply light the fuse and leave it to burn.
There are several main mistakes that people often make when using scented candles. And these actions can reduce the “life expectancy” of candles or even ruin them. Therefore, you need to learn as much as possible about how to use them correctly.
Superstitions about candle flames
By the burning of the flame of an ordinary candle lit in a house, you can learn a lot about the energy of the home and its inhabitants. So, if candles are burning clearly and calmly in your house, the signs promise a calm life.
A candle flame is serene near a person - the absence of damage, evil eyes and other negative programs.
“The game is not worth the candle” was originally a proverb among gamblers, which reflected the high price of candles of that time.
Does the tongue of fire sway from side to side? There is no need to count on peace. This is a belief in travel, adventure, and exciting events. The flame rises in a spiral or describes a circle - a warning. Enemies are making plans and are going to harm you. A weak light means illness.
A crack is a bad sign. If candles crack near you, they warn of damage. They go out as soon as you get close - a sign of imminent death, but about such superstitions and the removal of their negativity - a little lower.
Shoots sparks - the arrival of an evil person in the house. Hisses - to disappointment. When a candle smokes, it burns negative energy. A blue flame warns of death in the house. But blue fire also indicates that there is a spirit in the room. One version of superstition combines both options. The spirit of a deceased relative has appeared in the house and will soon take someone with him.
The knowledge described above can be used to diagnose your home and biofield
. You can also find out the guest's intentions. Light the candle and follow the flame. You can cleanse your house of negativity by walking around its perimeter with a candle in your hand. Stay where it begins to smoke and the fire becomes restless. Baptismal and wedding candles are watched to predict the future.
How to light and extinguish correctly
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From time to time it is worth lighting candles in the house. They bring comfort, reconciliation, and get rid of negativity, quarrels and scandals. Once upon a time, every house had a source of living fire, a hearth
. In modern realities, this has become difficult to obtain; candles are sold in almost every store.
Candles need to be lit correctly.
So, you cannot light more than two others from one candle. This brings poverty into the home. The same rule exists for splinters or matches. Set it on fire from a stove fire - to poverty. Don't burn at all? So it will rain.
You can light incense from a candle or, for example, a piece of paper with wishes or a list of what you want to get rid of. But you can’t smoke from its flame. This portends trouble.
There are many superstitions about extinguishing candles. It is believed that they cannot be blown out. One of the superstitions explains the ban by the resentment of the fire element for being expelled with the help of the air element. Another connects it with the sign of spitting in the fire. Extinguish candles with your fingers or special caps. This is especially true for candles near which prayers or conspiracies were read.
It is customary to blow out only those on the birthday cake. This brings good luck to the birthday person, according to birthday signs. If he makes a wish at the same time, it will come true.
Accidentally extinguishing a candle means unexpected guests. True, it is not a fact that they will be pleasant.
What aromatic oils are suitable for winter?
The scent of a candle is a very deep topic. Making a unique composition is, of course, difficult. If a manufacturer produces a candle with a leather and vanilla scent, it means they mixed several aromatic oils (which ones are a mystery) to achieve a scent similar to leather. It’s an art to try to convey the smell of something that cannot be used to make oil.
For the cold season, aromas that will fill the house with peace and comfort are suitable: tangerine, orange, cypress, spruce, pine, juniper, fir, cinnamon, clove - that is, spicy, citrus, fruity or coniferous. In addition, these oils can be used as a means to prevent colds: they improve immunity and improve mood.
Goes out - a bad sign
In general, if a candle goes out on its own, it is unfortunate, even death. Even if it burned near a seemingly healthy and strong person. But this sometimes means the completion, the death of a certain business, project, relationship.
During the wedding, the newlyweds are given a candle in their hands. If one of them goes out in the hands of the bride or groom, the person will die soon. According to other beliefs, the marriage will soon fall apart, there will be betrayal of one of the partners.
If a candle placed for health goes out, this also foreshadows the death of the person for whom it was placed. You cannot put out such a candle. Therefore, it is necessary to look after the candles placed for health until they burn out. They can be removed by church servants. Healthy candles that have not burned out completely can be taken by black magicians for their business.
When it comes to a candle lit for the deceased, the sign changes its meaning to positive. By extinguishing the candle, the soul of the deceased gives a sign that it has found peace in the afterlife.
Extinguished baptismal sign
The candle promises the child a life full of difficulties. There is another opinion on this issue. According to him, the baptism of the child was necessary - it removed the mortal threat hanging over him from the baby.
A dream in which a candle goes out most often has the same meaning as a sign.
But other events from the dream also influence here. By interpreting them, you can get the full meaning of the dream.
Which brands should I pay attention to?
PaddyWax
paddywax
The founder of this American brand became interested in making candles and turned her hobby into a whole company. All candles are made by hand and consist only of natural ingredients, based on soy wax. Another feature of the brand is design. The “Apothecary Collection,” which sells out instantly, features modest but stylish packaging and scents dedicated to medicinal herbs. In the “Library” collection, each candle is dedicated to a specific author: Leo Tolstoy, for example, according to the creators’ idea, should smell like prunes, oak and moss. Calestial is a collection whose scents and packaging are dedicated to space. The largest collection is dedicated to US national parks: candles here use wicks made from fallen trees found in the park of the same name.
KOBO Candles
KOBOCANDLES
Each candle from another American brand is the result of the author’s inspiration from cities, countries, people and some small details, such as wallpaper. Since all this is inseparable from nature, the manufacturer pays great attention to the safety and environmental friendliness of the product: in one of the collections, candles are sold in biodegradable packaging, and in another, after the candle burns out, the glass jar can be used as a pot for growing a flower (the seeds go in complete).
Broad Street
broadstbrand
A brand that produces soy wax candles dedicated to the scents of the street of the same name. Broad Street has everything from offices to street markets and upscale restaurants. And the authors decided to recreate this atmosphere in their candles: among the aromas are flowers, fruits, absinthe, sea salt, tobacco and much more.
What to expect if a candle falls, breaks, or candlestick bursts
Dropping a candle from your hands or, for example, a table means an imminent wedding. If a candle falls in a church, this promises trouble for the person who dropped it in the near future. If it falls out of the candlestick, expect problems.
If you fell yourself, it’s bad news. Sometimes it predicts an unexpected unpleasant event. A couple lives where the candle spontaneously fell; the family is on the verge of divorce.
A broken candle, like broken dishes, should not be used. But you can make a new product from it by melting wax or paraffin and pouring it into a mold. If this is a special candle, for example, a wedding candle
, its damage indicates damage. Moreover, we mean a really serious negative, and not an everyday evil eye.
If a candlestick bursts, it means the loss of a loved one. But this sign is true only when this could not happen for adequate reasons such as overheating.
She can promise a quarrel, separation and even the death of a friend or relative. To neutralize the meaning, the fragments of the candlestick should be thrown away on the street without touching them with your hands.
Paraffin or wax?
Paraffin is a product of petroleum distillation; when it is heated, toxic toluene and benzene are released. In the production of candles, paraffin is most often used because it is cheap - and that's where its benefits end.
An alternative to paraffin is candles made with vegetable wax: coconut, soy, apricot, and also beeswax. These waxes are safe, melt evenly when burning (that is, the candle lasts a long time), and they also hold the aroma well and do not change it when heated. Vegetable waxes work approximately the same, but there are still slight differences.
Coconut and apricot waxes are very soft and melt at room temperature. If you leave such a candle in the sun, it will become liquid within a day.
Soy wax is harder and lasts well even with temperature changes. For example, KOBO Candles grows its own soybeans in New York State, making its wax eco-friendly and non-GMO. And PaddyWax processes soybeans by hand.
A distinctive feature of beeswax is its delicate honey aroma. True, it is better not to buy candles made from it if you are prone to allergies to bee products.
The easiest way to recognize a coconut wax candle is that if you rub it, the wax will immediately begin to melt slightly, leaving something like oil on your finger. It is more difficult to identify paraffin by eye, but if the candle can be bent or cut, then it is definitely not pure paraffin: with such manipulations it crumbles. Candles that can be found from mass market brands will most likely be made from paraffin, so before purchasing it is better to check the composition with the seller or ask for a certificate.
Beliefs about church candles
If you believe one of the superstitions, a candle placed for the health of a dead person will not burn.
But it's not worth checking. Anyone who lights a candle for the health of the deceased will not live long.
The remains of wedding candles are stored in the red corner, near the icons. Whose candle is smaller will die earlier. They are lit during difficult childbirth, serious illness of spouses or their children, serious quarrels, problems with conception. An ancient wedding sign - the one of the spouses who holds the candle higher will be the head of the family.
In the old days there was a ritual. If a girl lights a candle in the church before everyone else on Intercession, she will soon get married. Epiphany and Easter candles have the ability to help women in labor, drive away illnesses and reconcile people. And the Thursday ones drive out witches and destroy their spells. Black magicians use inverted church candles to appeal to the forces of darkness.
Contemplating the fire of church candles helps to calm down and clear your thoughts. You can view it both in the temple and at home. You don't need a lot of time for this - ten minutes is enough.
Sometimes it happens that a person’s clothes or hair catches fire from a candle flame in a temple. This indicates the influence of dark forces on him. It is likely that there is damage, a love spell or a strong evil eye
.
Signs to find, give and others
In America they believe that you can find a drowned person in a pond with the help of a candle. To do this, you also need a loaf of bread - you need to insert a candle into it and then let it float on water. A piece of bread with a candle will stop where the drowned man lies.
During the celebration of Samhain, or Halloween, there should be burning candles on the windowsills. They drive away trouble and evil spirits from the house. For the New Year, it is recommended to place green candles on the festive table. They attract good events. Lighting pyramid candles for Christmas brings good luck for the whole year.
Wax candles are not the best gift.
Wax perfectly absorbs information and is used in witchcraft. Therefore, it is not customary to give candles made from it. Paraffin does not have this property and decorative candles made from it can be given and accepted as gifts.
What to do if you find a candle? Do not lift or touch it with your hands. It could have been used in a ritual, the details of which you know nothing about. It’s also not worth stepping over such a candle. Especially if it lies at
a pedestrian intersection
.
In general, a lot of beliefs are associated with a candle. This is a mystical object, constantly used not only in everyday life, but in witchcraft and religious services. Candles can not only predict the future and remove negative energy, but also help the black sorcerer bring his enemy to the grave.
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Sunday, February 10, 2013 09:00 + in the quote book Candle magic involves the use of new, previously unused candles. Candles that are half or even slightly burned are not suitable for rituals. Candles that have been used for a long time to decorate your home (even if they have not been used before) are also not suitable for magic. Such candles have already absorbed the energy of the events that took place around them and cannot be considered pure. Always use candles for magic, purchased or specially made for magical rituals. Candles used for magic can vary greatly in shape, size, color and material from which they are made. When choosing candles in a store, trust your intuition. In magic, great importance is attached to the choice of candle color. One of the necessary conditions here is that such a candle must be completely painted, and not just doused with paint on the outside. In magic, candles of two or three colors are sometimes used. For example, a black and white candle can be chosen to perform a ritual, the main goal of which is the victory of good forces over evil ones. Green - white - red must be lit if you want to receive a blessing or achieve success in business. The choice of candle depends on what goal you set for yourself when performing a magical ritual. Candles in a glass case are well suited for rituals. They produce less soot and are safer. Traditional straight candles, paraffin or wax, are probably optimal for magic. They can burn for several hours and come in a variety of colors. Before performing the ritual, it would be a good idea to additionally consecrate the candle. Immerse the candle in clean mineral or distilled water and then pass it through the smoke from the incense. The energy of a burning candle, together with your focus on what is happening and concentration of thoughts, will help to carry out a magical effect. Under the influence of your thoughts, energy comes into motion, as a result of which you get the opportunity to influence the elements of the world around you. However, if you simply cast spells by the light of a burning candle, a miracle will not happen. It is very important that these actions are combined with the powerful energy that comes from the tension and concentration of your thoughts. Never extinguish candles, let them burn completely, unless breaks in burning are a necessary condition for a particular ritual. A candle that is extinguished before its deadline means abandoning your plans, and your intention will never come true! Altar and some additional candles in the ritual (for example, “Power of Magic”, aromatic ones - if used) can be extinguished with your hands or with a special cap for extinguishing candles and reused. On the waxing moon, candles are lit for rituals aimed at creation, growth (money, strength, energy...), attracting good luck, for finding a job, for improving health, love rituals (love spells and similar actions). On the waning moon, candles are lit for rituals aimed at destruction, getting rid of something or someone unnecessary, magical rituals to expel misfortunes, relieve pain and overcome obstacles to achieve success and happiness, to weaken the effect of other spells, reduce weight, and also causing various troubles. On full moon days, candles are lit for a very wide range of spells. A very strong day, and it is best to work directly on this day (or night). It is believed that the same effect can be worked three days before and three days after the full moon, that is, a period of seven days. On new moon days, certain types of candles are lit, especially in the days before the new moon for rituals of banishings, turnings, and similar activities. For each ritual in candle magic, you must use only new candles. Candles that have already been tried for serious work are not suitable. Prohibited: 1. Reuse candles. 2. Put out the candle after the ceremony. The candle should burn out on its own or go out accidentally (for example, in a draft). 3. Transfer a custom-made candle for you to another person. 4. Use a candle as interior decoration. 5. Tell another person about the candle ritual performed. 6. Store leftover candles in the apartment. 7. If the ritual is interrupted, then a new candle must be used. 8. Prepare candles for future use. 9. Blow on a candle or specially place conditions so that it goes out on its own. 10. Use a candle intended for one ritual in another ritual. 11. Use lighters to light candles. Light only with matches. Each candle has its own character. Some candles carry out their plans very easily, while others are very stubborn. In such a situation, nothing can be done to help, just use another candle. But this happens very rarely; usually a candle and fire fulfill the wishes of their client. It’s very easy to check the candle’s readiness to work with you. If the candle lights up the first time, then everything should be successful. If the candle lights up 3-4 times, it means she doesn’t want to work on this issue. If it doesn’t light up at all, it means there will be absolutely no work. Character of the candle 1. If the flame is even and confident, then everything will be fine. 2. If the flame constantly twitches, sometimes decreasing, sometimes increasing, the candle is cunning and can deceive you. 3. If the flame is tilted strongly to one side, the candle thinks that you should not do this. 4. If the candle suddenly flares up strongly, fulfillment is near. 5. If the candle flame fades evenly, the desire is accepted, but the result is not soon. Diagnostics using candles Diagnosing diseases and cleansing the biofield using a candle is a method that is quite common among psychics and magicians. With the help of a candle, you can carry out a primary, rough diagnosis of the state of physical and mental health of any person. The candle will help determine whether there are serious problems or not and you can continue to live peacefully, forgetting about doctors. The general rule for diagnosing a candle is: if everything is in order in a person’s life, the candle burns with an even, high flame, without forming sagging. This means that everything is fine with health, and with the psyche, and with the soul. As soon as some mental problems arise, the candle begins to “cry”: flows run along it. And this is the most common picture. If you move a burning candle clockwise in front of a person’s body, starting from the head, and it starts to smoke black smoke in some place, it means that the internal organs in that place are blocked by disease and they need to be treated until (upon re-diagnosis) the candle stops smoke. You can place a stearin candle near your feet, heating its lower end and sticking it to a large dish. If, having started to “cry”, the candle forms cakes with a diameter of 2-3 cm adjacent to it at its base evenly around its circumference, this is a serious indication of possible cancer. If the candle goes out, the matter smells of death and you need to urgently take action: repent, ask for forgiveness from those you offended, and forgive those who offended you. If a flow line runs along a newly placed candle from top to bottom, this means: a curse has fallen on the person. If there are two lines, there are two curses. Larger numbers are practically never found. If the flow lines go obliquely and intersect, this means that a person is in danger of dying from a serious illness, and he himself or the one who “made” him such a fate may be to blame for this. Keep in mind that the candle should always be held with one side facing the patient. If influxes form on his part, he himself is to blame for his illnesses. If it’s the opposite, it means the disease was “made” for him. If a “tear” rolls down the candle to the left or right, this is a sign that there is an energetic struggle between the patient and someone else. If the “tear” is black, then the person is in a state of negative energy. If the “tears” on the candle are the same color as itself, it means that the end of melting is near. When candles are placed in a church, the picture remains approximately the same as at home, but in the temple the candles sometimes bend. This means: a person is possessed by an evil spirit. The influxes sometimes resemble the profiles of the devil or the person who cast the curse. Red Physical strength, health, energy. Used in rituals aimed at sexual attraction and passion, love and marriage. Promotes fertility, courage, willpower, increased magnetism. Faith, vitality, communication, protection. Orange Adaptation, energy, enthusiasm, authority, power, luck, adaptability, attractiveness, weight loss. Justice, court cases, trade, property transactions. Calm. Pink Honor, glory, honor, respect, morality, romantic love, friendship, femininity, attractiveness. Understanding, purity, prophecy, education, fidelity, reconciliation. Purple Removal of spells, fortune telling, prediction. Ambition, business development, strength, dominance, submission, success. Wisdom, hidden knowledge, third eye, meditation, treatment of serious illnesses. Strengthening your own magical abilities. Golden Attracts victory, strength, masculinity, happiness, cosmic energy. Yellow Gives confidence in spells, gives the power to concentrate will and imagination in rituals. Used in fortune telling and predictions. Energy, creativity, attractiveness, intelligence, memory improvement, learning acceleration. Breaks mental blocks. Removing obstacles and everything that brings misfortune. Brown Balances the connection with nature and the surrounding world. Used to attract money and overcome financial crisis. Home magic, healing, animal magic. Love and affection of animals, treatment of animals. Earthly connections, permanence, learning, telepathy, finding things that have been lost. Success of a common cause, professional goals. Blue Wisdom, harmony, inner light, calm, truth, luck, protection. Spiritual inspiration. Prophetic dreams. Blue: Calmness, agreement, patience, health. Spiritual color, helps in piety or meditation, brings peace and tranquility. Spiritual and psychic requests. Dark blue Depression, impulsivity, volatility. Indigo The color of inertia, stops situations or people, induces deep meditation. Green Promotes well-being, fertility and success. Finance, luck, monetary success, career, achieving personal goals, employment. Determination, will. Youth, beauty. The magic of trees and plants. Emerald Green Captivating love, social pleasures, fertility. Greenish-yellow Illness, cowardice, cowardice, anger, envy, jealousy, disagreement. Dark green The color of ambition, greed, envy. Countersacts this in rituals. Silver Helps remove negativity, maintain stability, and helps develop physical abilities. Astral energy, telepathy, intuition and dreams, receptivity and self-healing, clairvoyance. Gray Charm, charm. Neutralizing, canceling color. Useful for thinking and meditation. Black Expulsion of spirits, treatment of serious illnesses, absorption and destruction of negativity, removal of obstacles. Used to induce deep meditative states, opens the deep levels of the unconscious. Destructive magic. White Symbolizes purity, truth, sincerity, wisdom. Promotes spiritual enlightenment and purification. Clairvoyance, healing, peace, purity, divinity, protection. Balances all other colors; if necessary, can replace any other color.
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How to use church candles at home
A candle bought in a church has special power. It is a gift that strengthens prayer and expresses love for God.
Candles are placed in front of the icons in a small candlestick. They are also placed in a glass or mounted on a saucer. Choose one specific day a week and light a candle in each room. Do this only with a match. When you light a candle, turn off the electricity.
Candles that are brought from a pilgrimage or monastery are used several times. They are extinguished a few minutes after the end of the prayer. Do not throw away the remains of the candle, but bury it in the ground or throw it into water.
What determines the burning time?
How long a candle will burn depends, firstly, on its size, and secondly, on its composition. Candles made with coconut or soy wax burn about the same, but with paraffin it’s a completely different story: the wick of such candles burns out, and the mass around the edges does not have time to warm up - as a result, a crater is formed, and the burning time is seriously reduced. I recently conducted an experiment: I lit a paraffin candle and a coconut wax candle at the same time. Two hours later, the first one went out - the wick began to behave strangely when in contact with paraffin, but the coconut one continued to burn evenly. At high temperatures, coconut wax becomes completely liquid, and it appears as if the wick is burning in water.
