Black - Used for uncrossing rituals and spells designed to banish negativity or conjure spirits of the dead. Black is the traditional color used in necromantic divination.
Banishing negativity; absorbing negativity. Black is the absence of color. In magic, it's also representative of outer space. Despite what you may have heard, black candles are burned for positive purposes, such as casting out baneful energies or to absorb illnesses and nasty habits. -Earth, Air, Fire & Water by S. Cunningham
Blue - Used for astral projection, spells and rituals involving honor, loyalty, peace, tranquility, truth and wisdom. Burn blue candles for protection (against nightmares) during sleep. They can also assist in inducing dreams of a prophetic nature when anointed with oit containing powdered mugwort, and burned prior to bedtime.
Healing; peace; psychism; patience; happiness. Blue is the color of the element of Water. This is also the realm of the ocean and of all water, of sleep and of twilight. If you have trouble sleeping, charge a small blue candle with a visualization of yourself sleeping through the night. Burn for a few moments before you get into bed, then extinguish its flame. Blue candles can also be charged and burned to awaken the psychic mind. - Earth, Air, Fire, & Water by S. Cunningham
Brown - Used to find misplaced objects and improve the powers of concentration and telepathy. Spells involving a person born under the sign of Capricorn will yield stronger results if brown candles are used. Brown candles are also commonly used by modern Witches for protection of familiars and family pets.
Burned for spells involving animals, usually in combination with other colors. A brown candle and a red candle for animal protection; brown and blue for healing, and so on. - Earth, Air, Fire & Water by S. Cunningham
Gold - Used in spells that attract the power of cosmic influences and rituals performed in honor of solar deities.
Gray - Used in spells that neutralize negative influences.
Green - Used in spells involving fertility, success, good luck, prosperity, money matters, rejuvenation and ambition, rituals to counteract greed and jealousy, and spells involving persons born under the sign Taurus.
Money; prosperity; employment; fertility; healing; growth. Green is the color of the element of Earth. It's also the color of the fertility of the Earth, for it echoes the tint of chlorophyll. Burn when looking for a job or seeking a needed raise. - Earth, Air, Fire & Water by S. Cunningham
Orange - Used for spells to stimulate energy.
Attraction; energy. Burn to attract specific influences or objects. - Earth, Air, Fire & Water by S. Cunningham
Pink - Used in love spells and rituals involving friendship and youthful femininity.
Live; friendship; compassion; relaxation. Pink candles can be burned during rituals designed to improve self-love. They're ideal for weddings and all forms of emotional union. - Earth, Air, Fire & Water by S. Cunningham
Purple - Used for psychic manifestations, healings, and spells involving power, success, independence, and household protection.
Power; healing severe diseases; spirituality; meditation; religion. Purple candles can be burned to enhance all spiritual activities, to increase your magical power, and as part of intense healing rituals, in combination with blue candles. - Earth, Air, Fire & Water by S. Cunningham
Red - Used for spells involving fertility rites, sexual passion, love, health, physical strength, revenge, anger, willpower, and courage. Spells involving persons born uder the sign of Aires or Scorpio will be more potent if red candles are used.
Maintaining health; bodily strength; physical energy; sex; passion; courage; protection, and defensive magic. This is the color of the element of Fire. Throughout the world, red is associated with life and death, for this is the color of blood spilled in both childbirth and injury. - Earth, Air, Fire & Water by S. Cunningham
Silver - Used in spells and rituals to remove negativity, encourage stability, and attract the influence of the Goddess. Lunar spellwork and magick involving persons born under the sign Gemini or Cancer also call for silver candles.
White - Used in consecration rituals, meditation work, divinations, exorcisms, and spells dealing with all forms of healing, clairvoyance, truth, peace, spiritual strength, and lunar energy.
Protection; purification; all purposes. White contains all colors. It's linked with the Moon. White candles are specifically burned during purification and protection rituals. If you're to keep but one candle on hand for magical purposes, choose a white one. Before use, charge it with personal power and it'll work for all positive purposes. - Earth, Air, Fire, & Water by S. Cunningham
Yellow - Used for spells involving attraction, charm, confidence, and persuasion. Like gold, it can also serve for magick and rituals involving solar energies, and dieties associated with the sun. Spells involving persons born under the sign of Gemini or Leo are more potent when yellow candles are used.
Intellect; confidence; divination; communication; eloquence; travel; movement. Yellow is the color of the element of Air. Burn yellow candles during rituals designed to heighten your visualization ablilities. Before studying for any purpose, program a yellow candle to stimulate your conscious mind. Light the candle and let it burn while you study. - Earth, Air, Fire & Water by S. Cunningham
