Types of Candles and their meanings

Adam and Eve Candles: These are human figure candles that come in a variety of colors. They can be used for anything from love (Pink) to gaining a new job (Green).

Altar Candles: The Altar Candles are used to represent the Deities or Powers with which you wish to communicate. This is a method of honoring them and their presence while tapping into their energy.

     Two Altar Candles are placed on the altar, one to the left side and one to the right. The candles must always be taller and longer burning than any others on the altar. They must be lit first and extinguished last. Which of the Altar Candles is lit first depends on the type of Magick you are performing.

     Color not withstanding, the right candle represents male energy while the left represents female energy.

Astral Candles: These are "Personal Candles" of colors and shapes you feel  right for you or another person.

Cat Candle: the Cat Candles are used for luck, jinx-breaking, and hexing, depending on the oils and energies placed into the candle. They are usually are found in three basic colors:

• Black: used to banish bad luck and bring good luck. Gamblers should alter burning times between seven and eleven minutes per night.
• Red: generally used for gaining the love of another by feminine (feline) guile.
• Green: can be used to obtain money of a transient nature or to heal a sick pet.

Compass Candle: A Compass or Directional Candle is employed to help you determine a specific direction to take in life. It is usually a taper that drips freely when lit.

     After assigning each of the four quarters a direction that you believe you would like your life to proceed in, observe the candle closely. The wax will drip in the direction that is best for you to take, not necessarily the one you might want, but you will be told what is best based on your present abilities.

Cross or Crucifix Candle: Sometimes referred to as the "Flora" or "Floral Cross" Candle, this comes in a variety of colors. It is generally burnt for protection and banishing. It can be used to represent angels which are called in to protect the home. One angel for each day of the week in the appropriate color.

Dehexing Candle: The best colors of Dehexing Candles are Gray, Silver, Black and bi-colored Reversible Candles.

• Black: Absorbs anything coming to you.
• Gray: neutralizes anything coming to you.
• Silver: reflects the incoming energy back to the sender. The curse, jinx or crossing that was meant for you now rests on the sender. With the gray color, your energy must remain neutral.
• Reversible Color: is usually found in a combination of Red and Black, with the Black absorbing the incoming energy and the Red concentrating it, adding any tidbits of your making, and returning it to the sender with interest.

Devil Candle: This ominous candle is used to banish a jinxed or crossed condition in the home or place of employment, or about one's person. It is commonly used to exorcise someone of undesirable habits, energies, and entities. It can be used to create a jinx, hex, or crossed condition.

Devotional Candle: Devotional Candles, a form of Novena Candle, are usually those found in picturesque, heat resistant glass containers. The pictures on the glass are usually of various Saints while a prayer is normally inscribed on the reverse.

Dragon:  Power and protection.

Dolphin: Ocean and water magick.  Promotes the oneness with nature and harmony with natural forces on all levels and planes.

Double/Triple Action Candle: Double Action Candles have two colors. They are usually referred to as dual action or dual purpose candles. Exemplified by the Red and Black Reversible candle mentioned above.

     Triple Action Candles have one more color than the double action ones, hence one more action in combination. As an example, a typical triple action combination would be Red (passion), White (protection), and Green (money).

Glass Oil Candle: Though similar to the Floating Wick Candle by virtue of using oil instead of wax in a (glass) container, the Glass Oil Candle's wick does not float. It is suspended into the oil body from a separate metal or glass fixture. The Glass Oil Candle comes in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors, and is extremely useful in Magick as a Perpetual Flame or Altar Candle. The fragrant oils can be exchanged to match the Magick you are performing. The thick glass is usually safe and heat resistant.

     The container usually has a small opening where new oil can be added without extinguishing the flame. As many of the containers are transparent, it is easy to see when the oil needs replacing.

     As an Altar Candle for a magickal act, use the glass tapers. A neutral yet high vibrational oil in a thick crystal taper burns long after your Magick is complete.

     When using the Glass Oil Candle in a magickal act, always imbue the container first with your will. Do not anoint the  container however. Instead, with your will, imbue the oil meant to go into the container. In this way, the container has stored energy and power along with the oil.

The Guardian Flame Candle: There are many magicians who will only light a ritual candle with the "Sacred Flame" that has been dedicated to a Deity. This flame stands as a guardian in the home or temple. The glass Oil Candle is excellent for his purpose.

Household Candle: An all-purpose candle used for Magick.

Invocation Candle: An Altar Candle used to invoke a specific Deity. The Seven-Day Novena Candle is frequently used as an Invocation Candle as it is tall and will normally outlast other candles on the altar.

Knob Candle: This candle usually has seven knobs.  One knob is burned each day, and each knob is anointed with a separate oil to coincide with that knobs energy.

The Black 7 knob candle is used to banish undesirable energies from your home and the surrounding area. Burn one knob each day, starting on the Full Moon and working until the New Moon. Use a Green 7 knob candle  or a White 7 Knob Candle to build a protective wall around your home and those you love.

Moon: Lunar magick.  Can replace Goddess figure in Goddess rituals. Use shape that corresponds to the aspect of the goddess IE: right hand crescent for maiden, Full for mother/lover, left hand crescent for waning or crone/wise woman.

Mummy Candle: Traditionally, this candle is used to acquire success and power. We prefer to use to ward off illness, dangerous situations, or the specter of death.

Novena Candle: generally, this is a seven- to twelve-day, glass-enclosed candle. Frequently it is inscribed with pictures of various Saints along with prayers or chants on the reverse.

      Seven-Day Novena: This long-burning candle is housed within a thick, heat resistant glass, and comes in three varieties: Plain Novena, the Spiritual Novena, and the Specialty Novena. Each comes unscented and in a variety of colored wax and glass casings.

• Plain Novena: This is an unmarked Seven-Day Candle found in a variety of colors.
• Spiritual Novena: This candle comes with various depictions of Saints or Holy Personages on the glass container along with specific prayers or petitions to that Saint. The scene in which the Saint is depicted is usually a clue as to the Saint's power and use.
• Specialty Novena: This candle is made of specific colors and sports specific designs on the glass container. It is named for the various actions it is to perform, and is often confused with the Novelty Candle. Remember, Novelty Candles do not come in glass containers and are not cylindrically shaped. Their names include Lucky 13, Controlling, Double Action, Reversible and many others.

Offertory Candle: This is the name for the main candle that offers your desires, goals, or wishes out to the Universe for manifestation. It is also known as a Purpose Candle.

Owl Candle:  For wisdom and insight.

Phallus Candle: A candle in the shape of the male organ, it can be used for anything dealing with male sexuality, sterility, or impotence.

Protection Candle: A candle of any shape and size. The color here is what counts. Burn a White candle or a Saint Candle whenever doing destructive Magick (banishing disease, for example) to protect yourself from harm. Also use Silver if you are doing destructive Magick against another person who also knows Magick.  Should your Magick return unexpectedly, neutralize it with a gray candle.

     Some Novena Candles are considered Protection Candles. San Capistrano to keep away enemies; Saint Anthony for a job; Saint Jude for court problems; Sacred Heart fro Marriage; Santa Clara for drug and addiction problems; Saint Michael for general protection. Whenever using the Saints, always write down your desire nine times on parchment and tape it to the candle bottom.

Pyramid: Aligns with higher planes energies. Excellent for banishing and drawing.  Write your complete wish on the bottom.  On each side write the word or phrase that describes how your wish would affect the four levels of your awareness. When dressing this candle bring the oil downward from the tip to the base and picture the energy entering the candle and grounding into your life.  If using it to rid your life of something dress the candle from base to tip.

Rebirthing Candle: A candle, with three or more days of burning time, that is used to guide the dead across to peace and rest.

Skull Candle: This candle, shaped in the form of a human skull, comes in several colors, the most common of which are Black, White, Red, and Green.

     Traditionally, the Green Skull Candle is used to make someone who is gullible easier to separate fro his or her money. It can be used to heal mental or physical disorder of the mind, brain or cranium.

     The Red Skull could be used to force someone physically to move away or to make him or her fall out of love with another person. Of course, the reverse could also be attempted depending on the Moon Cycle.

     The White Skull Candle is the best one to use to bend someone to your will.  Use in place of a yellow skull candle when you can not find one.

Snake or Bust Away Candle: This candle is used to break free or "bust away" from evil. It is used to break free of undesirable conditions, situations or habits.

Unicorn: protect innocents, and connect with the magickal and faery realms

Vigil Candle: Any candle will suffice when burnt not only for a long period of time for another's benefit but also to peacefully demonstrate for a cause or action.

Witch Candle: Traditionally used as an extremely potent love candle, the idea of being to "bewitch" your intended.

Wizard: Spirit guide and spirit guardian spells.

Yoni Candle: The female counterpart of the Phallus Candle. Shaped like a Vulva, this candle is used in sex Magick, safe birthing, and most anything dealing with women and their sexuality.

Zodiac or Astrological Candle: This candle is used to represent each of the twelve signs of the Zodiac. It is specifically colored, scented, and adorned with the information pertinent to the individual sign. Its use, normally in conjunction with other candles, is to represent your goal or target. The Zodiac Candle would be placed on the altar and then moved closer to the target candle to simulate the merging of the two.