Does anyone know which candles to burn for......?

Question

Success, love and prosperity?

Answer 1

First of all, I am a strong opponent of using others' spells, including those cheesy spell books that used to flood the market; I believe that one should only (and always) write their own spells-- no questions asked. That being said...

Many answers are possible, depending upon which Traditions one follows. For example, blue might be employed in a Haitian Voodou or Hoodoo love spell, because blue symbolizes Erzulie, their Love-Goddess.

However, in the Western Mystery Occult Traditions, our knowledge usually stems from ceremonial Magick as well as the Qabalah and Aleister Crowley's writings. Though, the list of colors and their associations with the days pf the weeks, angels and metals, etc. is taken directly from The Key of Solomon (Clavicula Salomonis). However, it was not until the mid.-1940s that colored candles became readily available for Ritual Magick-- only a couple years before Aleister's death.

Perhaps an example will help to clarify the issue:

Green is the endemic color of Friday; the day of the week named after the Germanic Love-Goddess, Freyja. In Qaballistic teachings this color-- green-- also happens to symbolize that Sephirah on the Tree Of Life known as Netzach. This Sephirah's "physical chakra", to quote Dion Fortune, is the planet Venus. The "virtue" of this Sephirah is unselfishness, and it governs nature, dance, the arts, emotion, and the right-brain intuitive function. Its "vice", however, is promiscuity and lust. By extension, however, pink and rose-- shades of red, as Mars was frequently Her paramour-- also fall under the dominion of "love" in this respect.

It is also at this point that the common "scale" of colors with which we have come to familiarize ourselves are know, amongst Qabalists, as "the Queen Scale" of colors. Hence, some other colours associated with Netzach are amber, bright yellowish-green, and olive flecked with gold.

Qickly, some other color-choices drawn from the Western Mystery Tradition that may appeal to you are:

The Sun: Yellow or gold; success, healing, winnings, "treasures".

Venus: Green, pink, rose, copper (incidentally, when copper is burned, the oxides within it make the flame turn green-- copper was also the ain export for the isle of Cyprus, where Aphrodite had a major cult center; one of Her temples was built on such a mine); prosperity, love, beauty, jewels.

Earth: Brown, pine green, black; stability, propserity, etc. However, in the Voodoo and Hoodoo Traditions, black and brown are usually colors added to "condition oils" meant to "cross" or curse an individuals, such as Black Arts Oil, for example.

Purple: in the Hoodoo Tradition purple is a "power" colour, depending upon how one defines "power". perhaps power and domination over another, or personal success, such as business, or one's career, etc. It's a very regal colour. In fact, in times past only royalty could afford it, as it was too expensive to make puple dye for robes and especially silk. Hence, it has come to denote power and authority.

Also, a personal expercize for you: look up the days of the week in a dictionary to discern what Germanic Gods' names they stem from. Then research those deities and the likely reasons why various "correspondences" have been applied to these set days. Also, studying a foreign language is also highly recommended to view what Roman Gods came to name the days of the week in Latin-inspired languages, such as French.

Yet, as far as Magick is concerned, find a system and stick with it, or simply use whatever works for you, even though it many not be printed in some book.

Above all, however, a warning must be issued: The Gods are not (as some books have portrayed them, such as Silver RavenWolf in "To Ride A Silver Broomstick") some lowly "correspondence" to be used and abused like a candle or herb for the pexpress purpose of getting one's way! That's offensive and highly insulting not only to Them, but to those that serve Them. Tragically, I observe this abuse being levied towards them all too often, I'm afraid.

I hope this helps you, and even inspires you to research the reasons, rather than merely the "how-tos", of Magick.

Take Care,
Wade MacMorrighan
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Answer 2

Success in what? Green would be the generic for that, since you listed "prosperity" as a different thing. Love is red, or pink if you are a virgin. Prosperity is usually gold. I mean really metallic; there are candles made in both gold color and silver for the holidays, and one of those could be used. But the small candles which are specific for candle magic and only burn for an hour or less also come in gold and silver.

Answer 3

For success you would want to burn green candles.
For love- On a Friday night light a white votive and place it in a glass, Imagine that the flame is a bright flame of love burning within your lovers heart, as you stare into the flame say: May this flame of passion burn within your heart. From me, you will not part. Let the candle burn itself out, repeat every night until your lover comes.
Prosperity is also a green candle

Answer 4

Success, as in what? I think purple would be good for extra omph. Love is pink, unless you're going for lust, then use red. Prosperity is green. Make sure you anoint the with the oils needed. You might want a chant too. And don't forget to check the moon sign and Void of course Moon, that's really important! : )

Answer 5

Success: your personal colour (whatever that my be)
Love: red (passionate), pink (long-term devotion)
Prosperity: gold and/or silver
Each should be burnt with 1 white and 1 black candle to balance things out. Carve your wish/es into the coloured candle/s.
Be clear and precise in what you want. Reason: 'Be careful what you wish for'. Also, it would be handy to have someone there who has experience in this to guide you.

Answer 6

Yes. The candle itself is not magical. But it helps to focus the will and direct energy. Meditation can calm your mind enough to truly speak in a clear voice. Remember that this can work both ways. It may not be that your mothers prayers accomplished these things, but that the prayer and meditation allowed her to sense the outcomes would be positive. She is your mom. She has a certain intuition where you are concerned. It does not surprise me that she knew you were thinking about love when she lit the candle and prayed for you to find love. Congratulations on your new bride to be, BTW!

Answer 7

I have done candle magic a few times and its going to take more then just candles to burn if you want it to work. You need the oils and the prayers to go with them.
You can email me for more info

Answer 8

Green candles,
but if you don't have one try using a white one it will act like a substitute, if you need more information there are thousands of websites that explain candle colors and meanings- just check google.

Answer 9

green candles dressed with juniper oil for success and prosperity, and pink dressed in rose oil for romantic love.

Answer 10

prosperity-green
love-pink or red
fast action is also red
success-yellow
peace-white-
to remove negativity is black
you also can use white in replace of any color if you do not have the color you need