Daily Om on Candle Rituals

This one is from last week, but today seemed like a good day to share it. I have been doing candle rituals (ie candle magic) since I was a teenager. Occasionally I will add other elements to the ritual, such as annointing the candle with a specific oil, using a particular colored candle or combination of colors, or combining the burning of the candle with burning of incense and papers such as joss papers or things written on small scripts for a particular purpose.

Mostly, though, I burn white candles, usually the tall kind in a glass container you can find anywhere as sold for religious purposes. They burn a long time and you don't have to worry about wax getting all over everything. In my mind I use the candle flame to focus the energy I channel through me to others. Something about a candle burning has always spoken to me in a way that is more than the provision of light.

( Finding Meaning In Flames )