HEALING WITH CANDLES

Healing with candles. Fire has always been regarded as something holy. In many ancient cultures, the manner in which smoke melted into the air ws magical. The origin of fire was jjust as magical and mysterious. In most societies, fire first belonged to the gods and the tales and myths of the great fire stealers still live today within our books and lore. Prometheus and the creation of humanity is but one example. Fire operate in all our lives in physcal and subtle ways. The fires from the sun sustain life upon the realms. The fires of passion bring inspiration and creativity. Fire operates in all aspects of life from volcanic fires to fires of ordinary body heat. Candles have been used for metaphysical purposes for about as long as fire has been around. tHe candle is very powerful symbol for the actvaction of more fire and light in our lives - on physical and suble levels. The practice of using candles for healing sould be seen as an anciet rite of creation. When you light the candle, imagine you are creating light where there was no light before bringing warmth and healing where ti is needed. This imagining in itself is extremely healing. See the unlit candle as the unlit essence of life energy in the physical body that awaits a renewing touch of fire to help restore health tobody and soul.

Fundemental rules for candle use:

1) The color of the candle and its vibrational force is activated, released and amplified when lit. As the candle burns, the color is released into the surrounding area and affects those within that area.

2) The color of the candle that you use is determined by the kind of healing needed.

3) All candles should be cleansed and blessed before their use. This serves to cleanse the candle of any negativity it may have accumulated and absorbed during its making. It's strengthens the color so that it works far more effectively for your purpose. This is called "dressing the candle". This dressing of the candle is done with an oil. There are several candle anointing oils on the market. You can also use a simple olive oil. Always rub the candle in the same direction. For healing candles, it is beneficial to rub them from bottom to top. This is symbolic of bringing the color out of the candle and into the atmosphere.

4) Once you have used a candle for a specific purpose it should not be used for something else. This will set up conflicting vibrations.

5) Any candle will be effective. For longer more sustanted effects church candles can be quite effective. They come encased in class containers and they can burn for a week at a time.

6) Do not use candles to interfere with the free will of another person. The rebound effect is never very pleasant.

7) Extinguishing the candle should be the last act in the healing process. It should be preformed with strong intention, as if you are firmly setting and locking the healing energy in place. It is preferable that breath should not be used to extinguish the candle. Breath, like fire, is creative and a creative force should not be used to extinguish another creative force. Use a small cup or a metallic cone to extinguish the candle.

The Importance of Candle Color

White - The white candle is a symbol of purity and power. It amplifies the effects of any other color candle it is burned with. It promotes cleansing and awakens hope. It can be used to in healing or other purposes. Unless it is an extremely cheap candle, when a white candle smokes, it indicates that the negativity in the area is being burnt off. When the smoke ceases, the area is cleansed.

Black - The black candle is very powerful. It is also one of the most protective. IT can be used to bring a person back down to earth. It can also be used in various rituals to uncover secrets for understanding. It can be used in meditation to help us find the light within the dark. It is stabilizing and awakens greater responsibility. It is most effective when burnt with a white candle. To much black can manifest depression.

Red - The red candle is a symbol of love and health and attainment of ambitions. It is the color and candle of passion and sexual potency which are expressions of our primal life force.

Pink - The pink is a symbol of love and success. IT awakes a consciousness of clean living and honor. It stimulates purity of intention and it can awaken a vision of truth and success.

Orange - The orange candle is a symbol of joy and creativity. It can be used with medications to stimulate spiritual attainment. It can help attract people, animals, and other things you want in your life.

Yellow and gold - Yellow is the color of the flame of the candle with which we meditation. In it we can learn to see fulfillment of our desires. The gold shades assist in understanding and stimulating dream activity.

Green - This is the candle of grown and movement. It balances energies of the body and mind. IT can help open levels of consciousness which are aware of the nature spirits in our life. IT can stimulate greater youthfulness, abundance, and fertility.

Blue - the candle is a symbol of spiritual understanding. It awakes our innate abilities to perceive. It is also a symbol of life, and it awakes within the conciousness a greater faith in life's processes. It is powerful in healing children. Blue candles have been known to be burned in various rituals to bring in quick money.

Grey and Silver - This color candle is the color of clarity. You can meditation upon it and see how best to initiate your new activities. It awakens that level of subconsciousness that is aware of how the wheels of life are turning for you. It is a good color candle to burn when studying astrology as to assist us in understanding stellar influences. It awakes our most innate primal intuition.

Brown - A neutral candle. It is grounding . It can waken greater discernment and certainty. It can also be meditated upon to help uncover lost articles.

Violet and Purple - These are the colors of spirituality, power, and mastery. They awaken success, elevation and attainment of spiritual desires.

Shaping Candle Formations

The triangle - The triangle is an amplifier . It increases the power of healing force of whatever color candle is being used. It also makes the candle more cleansing.

The square - Setting candles in the formation of a square around the individual stabilized the entire mental system. It calms and settles. It grounds and focuses the basic life force of the color being used.

The cross - Placing the candles in the form of the cross around the individual will help balance the four elements. (Fire air water and earth) in the individual so that the color can work effectively. It affects the heart center and can be used for all problems associated with it. It also stabilizes electromagnetics of the body, providing assistance so that the color can be easily absorbed.

The pentagram - The pentagram grounds and strengthen the colors being used. It awakes the individuals spiritual energies and calls upon those energies to assist with the healing process. The pentagram is also known to draw many healing spirits.

The six rayed star - This candle layout is effective in healing to link the heart and mind body and soul so that healing can occur on all levels. It helps draw out the individuals own divine aspects to assist in the healing process and the absorption of the color. It is strengthening and protective.

The seven rayed star - This layout is one of the most healing of candle layouts especially for children. It balances and aligns all the chakras so that the healing color can work most effectively. It is soothing to emotional and mental attitudes that may have preceiptated the physical illness. It amplifies the healing energies of the colors. " "The first task in healing with candles as in any form of color healing is to determine which color is needed. IT may even be several colors. When we use candle layouts, we do not have just one color. We can use several colors simultationsouly. We can either place a different colored candle in seperate positions in the layout or we can set various colors side by side at each position in the layout. Experiment and find what works best for you. Having decided on the layout and the colors, have the individual sit or recline in the middle of the layout. Light the candles with intention. As the individual being worked with sits within the layout being rhythmic breathing. As you inhale visualize yourself drawling the color into your body and balancing the condition. Stay relaxed and breath slowly. allow the fire charged color toward smoothly and naturally. Know that your system is being healed and stretched through this process. fifteen to twenty minutes is powerfully effective. You may wish to do this first thing in the morning and the last thing you do before you go to bed. The effects are cumulative. They stabilize, build, and support your entire energy system. Do this daily 8until the condition is relieved. Continue a day or two after just to provide extra strength to that area. Some individuals will continue the treatments daily until the candles have burned themselves out. Again, experiment. there may be times when you feel better doing it that way, but there will also be times when it won't be nesescary. Trust your intuition and your body's response feed back