Black candle

Published: April 9, 2024 at 8:43:48 AM

Magical Properties of the Black Candle

     Black wax candles are candles of cleansing, release, protection, strength, and transformation.

     Black, like a black hole, absorbs negativity, drawing in all impurities and misfortunes gathered within a person or a living space. It symbolizes transformation and the transition from old to new, and is also associated with self-control and willpower.

     Usually, black candles are dyed with wild rosemary juice or chokeberry.

When to Use

     Black candles carry special symbolic meaning and are used in magical practices:

  • To absorb and break down negative energy

  • To remove the evil eye or curses

  • For healing illnesses

  • To create a protective barrier against negative energy and repel harmful attachments

  • To release outdated patterns and various obstacles

  • To overcome difficulties and boost determination

  • For work related to diving into the subconscious or communicating with spirits and other entities

  • For rituals aimed at transformation and starting a new life stage

     Remember — black candles should never be used for selfish purposes or to harm others! Such actions will have a negative impact on your own energy!

     Black is the color of cosmic space. Through the candle, it helps to rid oneself of negativity, severe illnesses, and bad habits; it eradicates evil, provides protection, helps regain missed opportunities, and signifies the end of old matters and the beginning of new ones.

     Black wax candles are often used together with white candles to maintain harmony and balance in certain rituals.

How to Work with a Black Candle

     Every ritual using a black candle requires careful preparation:

     1. Cleanse the space. Before lighting the candle, cleanse the space to remove accumulated negative energy. You can do this using white sage smoke or visualization (imagine light filling the room).

     2. Set your intention. Before lighting the candle, clearly formulate your intention. This could be a request for cleansing, protection, etc.

     3. Visualization and meditation. After lighting the candle, focus on the flame and mentally visualize your intention coming true.

Rituals Using Black Candles

№1. Cleansing the Home

     Best time: During a waning moon. This ritual is very effective before major religious holidays (especially before Easter) and during lunar or solar eclipses.

     How to perform:

  • Light a black candle near the front door and walk through your entire home with it, bringing it to each corner. Move counterclockwise (from right to left).

  • After completing the circuit, let the candle burn on the doorstep. Then extinguish it (do not blow it out or touch it with your hands!) using a metal spoon, a snuffer, or a cloth. Immediately take the candle stub out of the house and dispose of it in the drain. The water will absorb any remaining negativity.

  • After this, light a white candle in your home and ask for something important for you and your family: harmony, financial well-being, health, etc.

№2. Energy Cleansing of Yourself or Others

     Best time: Can be done anytime, but is most effective on the 9th, 19th, or 29th lunar day.

     How to perform:

  • Light a black candle and, holding it in your hands, turn around your own axis several times (if cleansing yourself) or walk around the person you are cleansing.

  • During this, say a prayer or address the Higher Powers freely, asking to be freed from negativity.

  • Then let the candle burn down completely. Dispose of the remains as follows: without touching the stub with your hands, take it out of the house and throw it into the drain or any body of water.

№3. Cleansing from Gossip and Ill-Wishers

     Best time: During a waning moon.

     What you need: 5 black candles and 1 red candle.

     How to perform:

  • On a single stand, arrange the 5 black candles in the shape of a five-pointed star, and place the red candle in the center. You do not need to draw any lines between them.

  • First, light the red candle, then light the black ones from it. Remember — the candles must burn down completely! Do not get distracted or walk away! While the candles burn, say the following words:
    I wish no harm, I do no harm, I bear no harm.
    Only good comes to me, and I repay with good.

  • Think of your ill-wishers and try to endow them with the most positive qualities, forgiving them for their ignorance.

  • When the candles have burned down, gather the remains into a single ball and bury it in the ground as a symbol of new, healthy relationships taking root.

     Note: For more effective cleansing of the body and space, it is very good to add wormwood to the black candle. This herb has long been used to get rid of negative energy. A candle with wormwood will enhance your cleansing ritual.

Author: Kuli Hanna

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