When you dress a candle, you'll enchant it and infuse it with your energy. "Dressing" spell candles is a sacred tradition that helps you connect with the Universe to achieve your desires. We'll guide you through the process of dressing candles and performing candle magick. Design your own special ritual here to light up your heart and ignite your soul!

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Choose a spell candle that calls to you.

  1. Let your heart guide you to a candle that matches your needs. Browse through a selection of spell candles and make a new purchase based on your intuition. Alternatively, tune into your natural psychic abilities or desires to pick out a candle from your own collection. If it helps, consider the traditional meanings associated with the colors of spell candles:[1]
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Choose a spell to banish negativity or manifest positivity.

  1. Attract what you desire or protect yourself against what holds you back. Traditionally, black candle magick is used for banishing spells—black candles are known to absorb negative energy and protect you from harm. However, any candle you selected can work for your spell, regardless of its color. Reflect on what you wish for right now or what you don't want in your life. Then, plan out the best spell for your needs.[2]
    • Traditional spell: Banish toxic friends with a black candle.
    • Alternative spell: Create a mysterious allure with a black candle.
    • Traditional spell: Find inner peace with a white candle.
    • Alternative spell: Dazzle a rival with a white candle.
    • Traditional spell: Attract wealth with a green candle.
    • Alternative spell: Resist greed with a green candle.
    • Traditional spell: Draw in confidence with an orange candle.
    • Alternative spell: Block out arrogance with an orange candle.
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Set an intention to announce your desire.

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Dream up a ritual that inspires you and ignites your soul.

  1. Free your imagination—your ritual can have as many steps as you like. If you're craving simplicity, you might choose to just light your candle and announce your intention. However, you may prefer a more elaborate ritual. For example, you may wait until the Harvest Moon, wear green clothes, and create an altar decorated with gold coins to cast a candle spell that attracts wealth and abundance.[4]
    • Match your clothes to your candle to amplify an intention.
    • Add framed photos or a vision board to your altar to manifest dreams.
    • Track the phases of the Moon to benefit from lunar magick.
    • Make a magick circle out of black salt to boost protective spells.
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Cleanse your space before your ritual.

  1. Purify the area to remove any potential negative energy. To smudge a space, light a smudge stick and use its smoke to banish any outside forces. Once you've finished your cleansing ritual, your candle can connect with you. Instead of any other influences, only your intention and inner power will impact your spell.[5]
    • Choose a smudge stick that complements your candle. For example, a bundle of lavender can amplify the calming qualities of a black candle.
    • Say an affirmation to enhance your cleansing ritual. You may declare, "I purify this room so it's a sacred space for my love spell."
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Bless your candle with sacred symbols.

  1. Add meaningful words or codes so the candle attunes to you. Carve a short message—like "hope" or "soulmate"—into your candle. If you prefer it, scratch a symbol onto the spell candle instead. For example, mark it with a "sigil"—a magical code you designed—that looks like a cursive 'S' and represents "sincerity." This extra step infuses your spell candle with your energy.[6]
    • Write a short intention on a piece of paper and put it far away from the wick.
    • Scratch an ancient rune into the candle to invoke a deity.
    • Carve the candle with freehand designs to bless it with spontaneity.
    • Put your name onto the candle to bind it to you.
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Dress your candle with a sacred oil.

  1. Anoint your candle with an oil that will amplify the magick of your spell. Choose a natural oil—like an essential oil—that's aligned with your mystical goal.[7] To dress your candle with herbs, lightly dust them on at the base of the candle, away from the wick. [8] To add small crystals, place these stones on the top of the candle—most stones withstand heat and can be close to the wick.[9] Here are some examples of sacred blends to fan the flames of your imagination:
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Watch the flame to find a special sign.

  1. See how your candle's flame looks to detect a unique message. When you search for clues in candle flames, you're practicing "pyromancy"—a way to seek knowledge using fire. Experiment with this fun craft by paying attention to pyromancy signs like these:[11]
    • Flickering or jumping flame: Your spell is full of energy.
    • High flame: Your wish will come true soon.
    • Weak flame: You must overcome obstacles to reach your goal.
    • Blue flame: Helpful forces, like angels, are on your side.
    • Split flame: A new entity, like an ancestor's soul, has entered the space.
    • Crackling flame: A guardian, like a spirit guide, wants to speak now.
    • No flame: Try your spell again at another time.
    • Curled wick: Your candle spell likely worked exactly as planned.
    • Quick burning wick: You'll enjoy a quick but short-lived result.
    • Slow burning wick: You'll need to wait for an amazing outcome.
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Let your candle burn until the ritual is finished.

  1. Allow the candle to melt down in one night or relight it many times. You might want your candle to last a single evening so all its wax burns down to the very bottom. However, you may prefer to repeat your ritual for 7 days. If that's the case, use a candle snuffer each night so you can replicate your spell. Your ritual will be complete when you feel the moment is right.[12]
    • A candle snuffer makes sure you won't blow out the flame, which can disturb your spell.
    • If you'd like to use your dressed candle for different spells, store it in a safe place. For example, place it in a decorative storage chest.
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Thank the Universe for the fire it provided.

About This Article

Jennifer McVey, Cht
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This article was co-authored by Jennifer McVey, Cht and by wikiHow staff writer, Madeleine Flamiano. Jennifer McVey is a Spiritualist, Seer, and the Spiritual Director of Spiritual Answers and Solutions. With more than 22 years of experience, she specializes in manifesting, ghosts and spirit attachments, hypnotherapy, channeling, and spiritually based life coaching. Jennifer has also published 13 Affirmation Image and six Word Search Puzzle books in spirituality and self-help and has produced over 600 audio sessions. This article has been viewed 20,350 times.
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