Practical Candle Magic

RACHEL PATTERSON (Hampshire, UK) is a high priestess of the Kitchen Witch Coven and an elder at the online Kitchen Witch School of Natural Witchcraft. She's the author of twenty books on Witchcraft, including Curative Magic (9780738763286) and A Witch for Every Season (9780738771526). Rachel is a regular contributor to Pagan Dawn magazine and Witchcraft & Wicca magazine, and she was recently added to the prestigious 2023 Spiritual 100 List by Watkins Mind Body Spirit magazine.

Contents

List of Practices xvii

Introduction: Lighting the Wick 1

Part One • The Basics
One: Simply Candles 5
Two: Witchcraft Fundamentals 11
Three: Beginning Candle Magic 29
Four: Choosing a Candle 49
Five: Methods and Ways 85

Part Two • Amplifying Your Magic
Six: Sensory Magic 105
Seven: Timing and Energy 135
Eight: Additional Correspondences 149

Part Three • Candle Magic Spells
Nine: Before You Begin 177
Ten: Spells for Growth and Abundance 181
Eleven: Spells for Healing and Insight 195
Twelve: Spells for Protection 209
Thirteen: Spells for Relationships and Positive Emotions 217
Fourteen: Spells to Cast Out 233
Fifteen: Dedicated Candle Use 245
Sixteen: Elevating Your Practice 267

Conclusion: As the Candlelight Flickers … 281

Further Reading 283