Why shouldn’t a candle be lit with a match?

Sue

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The tips of matches are created with a substance called sulphur, along with other stuff, that makes the matchead light. Sulphur, in the traditions of hoodoo and conjure, is used to do work that is considered evil. In Old English verbiage, it is sometimes called Brimstone, and you may have heard it used in movies along the Eurpoean magickal style.

Sulphur is used when you want to thwart or even do serious damage to an enemy. It is also used to cross and make someone move away.

For most purposes, it is suggested that you use a small lighter or even a small broom straw lit by a gas flame (as on your kitchen stove) to light a candle for good works and blessings. Using a sulphur match to a black revenge candle would be an appropropiate choice to enhance your black candle spell.

Good Question!

J.

I lit a money candle and a lot of crackling and then it went out on its own. I used lemon juice on it first and then a little olive oil. I did not blow it out it went out within 10 seconds of me lighting it. What does this mean?

Nikki

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First, I am going to eliminate all the physical possibilities before getting into the spiritual ones. Here are some reasons your candle could have gone out without any negative meanings or hidden agendas:

Wick was still wet

Too much Oil

Wick too short

Wick too long

Passive breeze in room

Candle wax properties not well suited for it to burn

Flame was not well lit before you moved lighter away (please tell me you did not use a match!)

Wick too thin to be of use (you would not believe some of the funkiest candles being produced today)

Candle poorly made at the factory

Now, given that you properly prepared it, cleaned it with the lemon juice, prayed over the olive oil, wrote a petition paper and placed it under the candle, said a prayer as you were lighting it, here are some reasons, other than physical, why your candle did not stay lit.

Someone is working against you – The immediate sputtering and crackling of candle would indicate spiritual disturbances – think of it as an “argument” that the candle is having about you lighting it against the forces that are surrounding you. In good candle burning, we look for signs of activity, such as flames whipping back and forth without apparent air movement in the room, or noises such as you heard, to indicate how well the spell is going.

Wrong time of the Moon/Wrong Intention – While this may or may not apply, some people are more successful when working with the phases of the Moon than others. Remember, the Moon growing or “waxing” from dark to Full Moon is for bringing in, as you would have been with a money drawing candle.

Lack of Focus/Concentration - If you were having a ‘down’ day, on your menses, distracted or just didn’t put enough “oomph” into your petition paper words, gripping the candle, deep breathing and praying over your candle, you may have not performed your rite successfully to keep the candle going.

I would read articles listed under the Free Candle Spells Categories labeled “Proper Candle Preparation” and see if a change up in your style or method of proeparation will results in future successful candle spells.

Miz Jacqueline,

Are there times when I should not burn a candle? I try to follow the Moons when it is time to burn love and money candles, but are there other times that I should not burn a candle?

Lashandra

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There are certainly times when you should not light a candle for something to happen or instigate a candle burning spell. You can consider this article a warning so that you do not regret your actions later or in the future.

1.) When you are angry, emotional or traumatized – This could prove fatal for a relationship, especially when the offending person might truly have forgotten your birthday, a date or something else. In some people’s lives, birthdays are like any other day. If it was a date, maybe car trouble or working late was a problem. Today’s technology is making it harder to NOT keep your agreements and appointments, because people can contact you everywhere. It is best to ask them, and then if you get a feeling that “somethings fishy”, then you can plan a revenge candle spell. Get yourself settled and calm and sort out all the facts before gathering a candle spell together.

2.) When a female is on her menses. – Some candle spells can go awry because of the natural forces that women go through every month. It is best that a woman wait until things are clear before performing any candle spells, so that you do not “get it wrong” or have to re-do the spell once menstruation has finished. This also goes for women who are having a bad hormonal day as well. Take the day off magickally, and let the World deal with itself for once.

3.) When you do not have the proper ingredients. - I have had so many people ask me if they could substitute this for that in a candle spell and I tell them no, unless the qualities of the item are the same. Here is an example, when you want to “spice” up a relationship and you want to use spices, you can substitute Ginger for Cinnamon in bath salts, sachets and candle “pinches” when burning a glass 7- day novena candle for love. Why? Because both spices naturally “heat” up the blood and are considered “spicy” and this is what you want to do in the relationship.

4.) When you do not have all the “facts”. - Examples of this would be not having the proper spelling of a person’s name for a namepaper, not having DNA or Personal Concerns for love drawing spells, not having a key ingredient like Holy Water, Graveyard Dirt or the proper candle color. I once had a person ask me if they could substitute a tri-colored beige-to-dark-brown coffee scented pillar candle for a court case spell. I told them it was not acceptable.

5.) When you are not ready to accept the results of your candle spell work. - This is very important. If you are not ready to perhaps in being the “back up” plan when you burn a Run Devil Run candle on your no-good, lazy son-in-law, then do not burn a candle that will drive him away and abandon your daughter and grandchildren, if any. Despite your anger and loathing of a family member, remember that their exit means the exiting of their finances, which although may not be up to your standards, keeps you from being the “back up plan” in the bills and food department. Instead, burn white candles for clarity and red ones for strength and honor for your son-in-law, so that he “gets it together” and is doing the right thing by the family. There is more than one way to skin the cat, my Mom used to tell me and that is a good example of it – candle spell-wise.