The most important element that determine your candle spell burning success rate is your….FAITH.

Yes.

Let’s examine exactly what a candle burning service is to understand the statement above. In the Old Testament, lamps filled with Olive Oil, considered the most high Holy Oil, were kept lit in the Temple as a symbol of Hope and Adoration. As mankind moved through the centuries, first tallow then paraffin wax candles replaced the oil lamps in the sacred places such as churches and the family home altars or chapels. There was a ritual to follow in accordance to each belief system on how to take care of sacred objects and places, then the ritual of prayers, gestures and ceremony involving the actual lighting of the candle and the subsequent following of the lighting of the candle with prayer and supplication.

The purpose of a candle burning ritual, whether for positive or negative reasons, is a constant application of energy though the fire emitting from the wick, to boost the prayer intensity for you while you are in front of or when you have left the candle burning area. It is like a beacon to guide the heavenly powers to look upon the candle and the petition placed underneath it with favor, however, your personal feelings, determination and intensity of prayer towards the Good of the situation for your benefit is the largest component for candle spell burning success.

For example, if you are in a situation where you and a lover or mate have had words or have broken up and you wish to mend the hurt and reconcile, the way you feel towards that person at the moment you light the wick will give you a good example of the success of your outcome. If you feel resentment or indignity over the fight or break up, or feel that the actions taken were their fault, then you will meet with resistance to your candle burning success. It would be best that you take some time in meditation or prayer to clear your mind and ask for healing to come to your heart before lighting a Return to Me or Come to Me Candle so that you will have a far better candle spell experience.

In matters of money or abundance, if you have a good, solid goal that you will apply your monetary gains towards, such as college, paying off old bills or car repairs, you will find that money will come to you easier and more quickly with your Money Drawing candle ritual than if you wanted extra money to play the lottery or go to the casino. Remember, applying God’s bounty towards the Goodness for yourself and those involved will always be granted than to throw good money towards a negative thing, such as the energy of a casino. Casinos, despite appearing much like the arcade when the circus comes to town, are breeding places for negativity such as greed, gluttony and lust. I am not telling you to not visit a casino, but do it with caution and make sure you do ritual cleansing of yourself and your belongings before it breeds the same negativity in your home. A ritual cleansing is as simple as following the suggestions in another article, “Hoodoo Products and Uses | Ammonia and Epsom Salts-Dynamic Duo of Negativity Cleansing”

So, what if your candle spell does not bring you what you want? This happens, and anyone who tells you that their candle spell is 100% accurate or guaranteed to work is not telling the Truth. Candle spells DO fail, when the Higher Powers determine that the person you are desiring is not the best match for you or the amount of money requested is not going to be used in the manner in which it was prayed for. This is because either down the road the person will act in the same manner towards you or you will spend the money on things that you WANT, instead of what you NEED, which is  a big difference between the two. Remember, you are asking God, the Angels and the Saints, the Orichas or any other Deity that you venerate to interceed on your behalf for your petition, to make it come true. If they want you to have it, it will come.

You have decided to burn a candle or candles for a certain situation in which you want to petition your Guardian Angels, the Saints and Higher Powers that be to sway the outcome to your desire. Whether it is for love, money or something else, it is your power of intent that will be a crucial and key ingredient to the success of your candle burning ritual.

Lighting a candle, no matter what the situation, will be all for naught if you are not focused and emotionally attached to the situation. Sometimes you might feel the need to light a candle for your mate, girlfriend or a child’s situation in order to do the work for them, but it is important that you have some sort of connection with the one needing assistance from the Universe.

After cleaning your candle, applying the oil and gripping the candle in your hands for a time to pray, meditate and charge your candle is an important step in a candle burning ritual. It is when you sit with candle in hands, focusing on what you want the outcome to be, that you are energizing and putting yout intent into the ritual. You may want to practice a technique of visualization, where you can see in your mind’s eye, exactly how things will play out and what the eventual outcome will be. This technique is used in many different settings, such as coaching a football team to victory or in a business where the Boss wants a certain outcome. It is also something that is used when creating postitive signs and vision boards. Like any skill, practice is the key element to being comfortable with using visualization. Here are some basic ideas you can use to charging your candle for your next ritual.

When sitting with your candle in your hands, close your eyes and see the outcome you desire like watching a movie in your head. Use pictures in your mind to visualize. For example, if you are trying bring in money for a new home, see the new home in your mind. See yourself in the bank with a stack of money and signing the mortgage papers. See your family’s happy faces when they are unpacking the moving van. See how beautiful your new home is to you.

Now take it one step further. Hear the laughing voices of the family as they squeal with delight at their new home. Hear the birds singing in your trees. Smell the flowers blooming in your yard of your new home. Now imagine how comfortable your new home will make you feel; how safe and secure. Once you see the home in your mind’s eye, add the other senses as you apply them, one by one, until the whole picture is in place.

Let’s take another situation. You want to manifest a lover or maybe even bring in a little romance to a current relationship. See them standing in front of you, wanting you, desiring you. Visualize every detail of them – what kind of clothes they are wearing, their hair and eyes, their facial features. Do they have brown hair or blue eyes? Do they have a certain specific article of clothing that they wear?

Now heighten the experience by smelling their natural body scent or their favorite cologne. Now taste their lips on yours, maybe with a hint of peppermint gum or strawberry lip gloss. Further, hear you lover speak romantic words to you. Hear the affection and desire in their voice. Hear them speak your name. Remember all of this and use all of your senses to visualize and charge you candle before lighting it.

Some key points to remember for successful visualization and candle charging:

* It is important that you visualize the outcome – not the journey. You know that obtaining the money for your new home will take a lot of work and saving money instead of spending it, but don’t put those images in your mind when you are creating the picture. Visualize only the end result – you standing in front of your new home. If you focus on the struggle or the time involved to get the money, it will be longer for you and your candle will not be coreectly charged for the ultimate in successful outcomes.

* Do not visualize your gain at the expense of someone else. Do not imagine a relative passing away in order to obtain money for your new home. You do not want that negative image in association with your new home. You do not want to gain money for your home by surviving a terrible accident and having litigation as a result of it or having a loved one pass on. Keep it positive and in a good manner in which you recieve your money in your mind.

* Be patient. Rarely, do you get exactly what you need with just one candle burning ritual but on occasion, it does happen. You need to do your candle ritual over and over again until the dream become reality. Your candle burning ritual continues to desire and creates the drive in you to create the dream.

I was wondering when turning off a candle. Is there a certain way? Should you blow it out, cover it so it can turn off on its own, or pinch out fire?

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This was really a timely and authentic question, but I kept from posting it fir awhile because of the many grammatical and punctuation errors that were originally in the question. I been so busy answering other questions that I didn’t have time to correct the errors!

Two Rules to Follow when Extinguishing Candles from Your Candle Spell

1. When you are completely done or finished with your candle spell and you do not need to work the spell any longer, you may blow your candle out. Do not reuse the candle. Toss in garbage.

2. If you need to extinguish your candle spell (because of leaving the home, for one), use a candle snuffer or wet your fingers with saliva and “pinch it out” (meaning to quickly move thumb and index finger towards wick and using the saliva, snuff the flame). This candle can now be re-lit for your candle magic when you return without any further anointing or dressing of the candle.