[Ivy's Pentacles]

CANDLE COLORS

These colors apply to candles, but can be used for any other kind of symbolism you can think of! I've collected this list from books and Internet documents, and a couple have my own spin on them.

You can use candles of appropriate colors in combination with many of the other materials listed in the practice pages. With a candle spell, you can start with a candle of the appropriate color but inscribe it with symbols of your own choice or numbers or runes. You can rub it down with the oil of your choice. You can roll it or press it with herbs and spices. You can use candles to represent people and all sorts of other things. They can be used for inspiration, invocation, representation of elements or deities, burning after being filled with energy, setting fire to a piece of parchment paper, and yes, even for light. The candle is one of the most powerful, versatile tools for magick. Use this knowledge well.

 

WHITE: Protection, purification, peace, meditation, healing, truth, spiritual strength and guidance, lunar magick, purity, happiness, masculine divine, virginity, innocence, feminine divine, relaxation, substitute for any other color if it's not available

 

RED: Protection, strength, health, passion, courage, lust, power, energy, vitality, love, magnetism, willpower, mother, masculine divine, tackling difficult problems

 

LIGHT BLUE: Healing, patience, happiness, clearing of the mind, invoking calmness, sending good dreams

 

DARK BLUE: Change, psychism, adding control and structure

 

BLUE (GENERAL): Peace, healing, tranquility, truth, sleep, prophetic dreams, friendship, physical protection, hope

 

GREEN: Money, fertility, growth, employment, beauty, healing, success, good luck, prosperity, rejuvenation, masculine divine, feminine divine, increase ambition, independence

 

YELLOW: Intellect, attraction, study, divination, charm, confidence, wisdom, visions, psychic powers, mental powers, new dwellings, getting needed attention, communication, creativity

 

BROWN: Healing animals, home, locate lost objects, grounding, finding common sense, averting crises

 

PINK: Love, friendships, honor, fidelity, femininity, self-love, harmony

 

ORANGE: Stimulation, energy, creativity, attraction, stimulate energy, legal matters, success, new home, increase motivation, academic matters, business matters

 

PURPLE: Power, healing severe diseases, spirituation, meditation, psychic ability, success, independence, spiritual growth, feminine divine, getting respect

 

LAVENDER: Relaxation, intellectual matters, calming, bring out inner strengths and talents

 

PEACH: Reassurance, kindness, sympathy, granting others' wishes

 

[black] : Banishing, crone magick, mourning, loss, meditation, abstinence, feminine divine, masculine divine, power, stopping bad rumors, stopping others from interfering with you, guarding secrets

 

TEAL: Balancing the practical and the spiritual, decision-making skills, achieving a level of trust with someone

 

TURQUOISE: Getting things in perspective, relieving stress, attaining control over matters that are out of hand, memory aid, finding logical solutions or reasons for problems

 

AMBER: Witchcraft-oriented symbol, development of ability, empowerment

 

GOLD: Solar deities, God (masculine divine), prospering, security

 

GRAY: Neutral

 

SILVER: Remove negativity, encourage stability, psychic protection, Goddess (feminine divine), peace

 

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