“What is so ‘Magickal’ about your candles?” This is a question we get quite a bit, and it is a difficult question to answer in just a few words. This is the first in a series of posts that will try to answer that question. We have put a good bit of time, energy, and thought into every aspect of our candles, but probably the most important thing is what kind of energy is stored and released by our candles.
When I first started practicing candle magick, I would just go to any one of a number of craft or big-box stores, and pick tapers out of big bins or boxes that matched what I was trying to accomplish. For instance, I need to get some elemental candles to honor the four elements/directions. So I’d get in the car, drive to a store, and grab Yellow, Red, Blue and Green tapers, and go about my merry way. What I didn’t consider at the time was: “How were these made, what are they made from, how many people touched this candle before me”.
You see, candles give off energy. Obvious, right? I mean, the wick burns, melts and picks up the wax, and produces light and heat. That’s magickal itself, the transformation of the wax into light and heat! But here’s the thing, ANY energy that is in that candle is released when it is burned. So whatever energy that candle has picked up along its journey to your space, can and will be released when you burn it. So, let’s examine that box-store candle.
It was more than likely made in a factory of some kind… possibly overseas, and possibly under not so wonderful working conditions. The day your candle is made, the person running the machine just found out they are being laid-off, and they are in a lousy, negative mood. Maybe the machine is even giving them fits today. Your candle comes through, and it picks up all of that bad energy.
Now that candle is out on a display rack in your favorite store. Along comes someone looking for candles, but they too are having a lousy day. The kid is in the cart crying that he wants a treat. They have to get home and make dinner, but they still have six more errands to run. Maybe, they just had a horrible fight with their spouse, and are feeling down and unloved. They pick up a candle to bring home and put on the table for dinner, but then decide it’s just not worth it, and leave it behind. Their “energy print” as well as their fingerprints are now on that candle. Now you come along, and want to use that candle for some candle magick. All of that negative energy that the candle picked up is now going to affect whatever you’re trying to achieve!
Our candles are made in small batches, right in our home. We don’t have large industrial sized machines to melt hundreds of pounds at a time with a spout to spit out hundreds of candles at a time. Our candles are individually poured by hand into molds, most of which we made ourselves. We hand dip each of our taper candles, one dip at a time. We take the time to craft each candle with care, intention, and positive thoughts.
Our candles are always made under the right conditions. We don’t even start to make candles if we are “in a bad mood”, or if we are feeling rushed, or even “just not feeling right”. We only make the candles when we are feeling well and in a positive mood. To bring in positive energy to the space, we light a candle of our own while we are making them. Sometimes we have uplifting music playing in the background. Anything that we can do to make “candle making day” a good experience… we do. That way, when you get your candles, you can be sure that there is no bad energy from the making of the candle to get in your way!
Beyond that, as Reiki Masters, we then infuse the candles with energies appropriate to the intent of the candle. When making Air candles, we focus on the energies of the East, the Spirits of the Air, mental clarity, etc. When making Water candles, we focus on the energies of the West, the Spirits of Water, emotional well-being, and awakening intuition. By doing this, we hope to bring you a candle with good positive energies, enhanced with intention, to which you can add your own!
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