I use white candles the most in my work as white embodies all colors and I feel brings the strongest light energy and protection to the ritual. I use color candles when I am in need of triple action strength in one particular area. I bless and dress the candle for each specific use to draw in energies of love, money, protection, healing etc. " Which brings me to the purpose of this blog post. Tips and tricks to keep the magic alive in your candle.
When you purchase a ritual candle from Rita's, I have already done the work for you, however I have come to realize that a lot of clients will blow out their candles each day and re-light the next day, or at another point in time. Sometimes this stresses me out because each time you do that you lose some of the magic intended in the ritual of the candle. BUT, yes there is help, if you bless and dress your candle each time, focusing your energy on the intent you will be able to keep the magic charged. Remember it is always best to let the candle burn straight through, but if you cannot here are some helpful magical tips and tricks.
First of all if you must put out your flame, snuff. it. out. DO NOT blow it out, blowing it out is you using your energy and intent to put out the flame, symbolically putting out the magic. If you do not have a "candle snuffer" you can simply use a plate, place it on top of the candle and allow the candle to put itself out. The plate will get hot, so choose wisely and do not touch it right away after the candle has gone out. Now if you are not using a glass pillar candle for your ritual work, of course it's best to invest in a snuffer!
Now let's move onto redressing and blessing. It is important to "feed" your candle to help boost it's energy drawing power. You do this by adding a combination of magical powdered herbs or the herbs themselves that coincide with the magical intent of the candle to the top of the candle. You may also add bits of roots, crystals or charms, again anything to feed intent. After that you can bless the candle with a ritual oil that also coincides with the magical intent of the candle.

It is important to know the logistics of "how" to do this. If you are working a candle ritual to "rid" yourself of something, to "banish" or "hex" you want to dress and bless your candle in a counterclockwise motion. For the herbs make sure to circle the entire top of the candle making ends meet, and for the oil use 5 drops, like at the five points of a star, counterclockwise. Always dress at the top of the candle because this is where you feed the flame. Of course, as a reminder, these types of candle rituals should be done during a waning moon phase for the best results.
If you are working a candle ritual for "drawing" in something to yourself, or "wishing" or asking for "help" then you want to dress and bless your candle in a clockwise motion. Same as above, for the herbs make sure to circle the entire top of the candle making
ends meet, and for the oil use 5 drops, like at the five points of a
star, clockwise. Always dress at the top of the candle because
this is where you feed the flame. Of course, as a reminder, these types of candle rituals should be done during a waxing moon phase (new moon to full moon).A little trick for those of you who need to re-light your 7 day pillars, if you keep the stick from your incense after you burn it, you can light one end and it will stay lit long enough to give you the extra reach to light your wick!
Much luv.













