Oregano, a common herb in European cookery, has its uses in candle spells to keep the law away and for keeping nosy people who are making trouble to stay away. Origanum vulgare, as it is known by its botanical name, has many different genus or variations of the same plant. The name Oregano stems from the Greek words “oros” and “ganos” to form the meaning “mountain happiness”. It is said that Greeks in the ountryside would adorn the heads of newlyweds with wreaths of oregano to bless them with joy in their marriage. In the Greek and Italian magickal traditions, oregano is associated with the practices of Stregheria, a form of herbal witchery. In this belief system, oregano has strong properties of protection and some brew a tea of oregano to wash down homes to place a protective barrier for the family. It also has been said that planting a pot of oregano by the front door will also protect the home.

In the Southern magickal traditions of Hoodoo and Conjure, the oregano plant is used to keep the law away from your place of business or home, especially if you are conducting activities that may be slightly questionable with the authorities. Mixing oregano with crushed eucalyptus leaves will keep nosy neighbors and those who are “tattletales” our of your business.

Rolling a free standing brown Court Case candle in oregano after anointing with Court Case Oil or adding a pinch to the top of a glass encased brown candle that has had Court Case Oil added to it and burning it before going to trial has allegedly been beneficial in assist that matters will turn your way to help you in the hearing.

Read about all 12 common kitchen spices used in hoodoo, conjure and candle magic here, “Kitchen Hoodoo | 12 Spices and Herbs for Hoodoo Magic Spells”

 

 

The New Moon in Aquarius occurs at 2:41 am E.S.T. on January 23, 2012. The energy of the Moon in Aquarius in this astrological Air sign, is considered “Fixed”, meaning that it is stable and unchangeable. The energy is concerned with mental and intellectual activity and with the concerns for mankind.

This Moon is a good time to activate or initiate new things that have been different than anything you have ever done before. Now is the time to try a red candle love spell or a green candle money spell if you had never considered doing one. Make sure you calculate the long range effects of your candle spells at this time.

The Moon in Aquarius is good for community activism and social networking. Make new friends at this time and form ties that will lead to altruistic realities in the future. In addition this Moon squares Jupiter on one side and Saturn on the other, making it hard for those in positions of decision making to do anything because of effects that will happen if a choice is made. Look for stagnancy in the forward movement in projects, decisions.

Burning purple candles to work with the energy of Aquarius would be ideal at this time, especially if they are anointed with oils infused with the herbs of Uranus such as Cinnamon, Ginseng Nutmeg or Mandrake. You may also use free standing purple candles anointed with olive oil and rolled in herbs such as Star Anise, Curry. Spikenard and Wisteria.

The New Moon occurs on the same day at the Chinese or Lunar New Year. It is the year of the Water Dragon.

The next Full Moon occurs on February, 7, 2012.

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This upcoming week we celebrate Lunar New Year on January 23, 2012. This occurs on the same day of the first New Moon of 2012. This age-old celebration of culture and community, known as Chinese New Year in years past, is honored with the tradition of giving and receiving a red envelope, filled with money, as a symbolic gesture of wishing one prosperity and good luck.

The color red is used because it is considered a color that wards off evil and symbolizes Good Luck. In some countries that have a population who practices Islam, green envelopes are sometimes used, as green is a color associated with Islam.

It is said that odd number of bills, coins or the total of the money given must not add up to an odd number (like 3,5,7,9, etc.), but either must be an even number or end with an “8″ in the ones column (like $88.00, $168.00, etc.) as they are considered auspicious or “good” numbers. Any money must not total the numbers, 4, 40,44,444, etc., as the pronunciation of the word “four” in Chinese dialects resembles the word for death, a bad omen.

Red envelopes are also given to newlyweds in China.

The Chinese New Year stamp (pictured above) caused quite a stir recently as the population thought that the dragon on the stamp was too “fierce” and may give the wrong impression of the Chinese. The Dragon is a symbol of power and strength, and those born in the Year of the Dragon (1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012) are considered to have the personality traits of passion, robust health, short tempered temperament, stubborn, popular, fun loving and lead a life full of enthusiasm. They also love to indulge in healthy gossip and also make good gamblers.

You can activate Good Luck on this day by burning red candles anointed with “Fast Luck” oil to activate the goodness of the New Year and the first New Moon of 2012.

 

The first of two Prosperity Experiments for 2012 is about one week away, starting on January 23, 2012 on the New Moon and the day of the Lunar or Chinese New Year.

What is the Prosperity Experiment?

The Prosperity Experiment, now in our 5th year, is a month long candle burning service to attract more abundance and prosperity in your life for 2012. This candle burning service of green money candles, collectively with others, is a day-by-day walk to rethink how you view money and to bring you closer in meditation to attract more money. You receive daily inspirational e-mails with a story and a daily meditation for you to ponder each day, plus other goodies that you receive in the mail. There are free down-loadable e-books from some of the most successful power speakers and spiritual leaders who have become a living example of prosperous living.

To read more about the Prosperity Experiment, click here to go to article

Don’t delay ordering your participation in the Prosperity Experiment now and get ready for abundant living!

We have begun this Prosperity Experiment. Please look for announcements in June for July’s participation in the Prosperity Experiment.

Free Candle Spells welcomes a new advertiser to the site and I thought it would be a great idea to get to know Coventry Candles. Please read, enjoy and consider the magickal candles from Coventry Creations! – J

Coventry Creations started the way all ventures begin, as a vision. Jacki Smith wanted to make a difference. It started with her own life, but she rapidly saw that others were struggling just like her and she set herself to find an answer. She found that we all want, love, money and to do it our way. So she let her vision become a business that offered tools that would help people create their own reality.

In 1992, Jacki created her first Blessed Herbal Candles. She blended skills from her diverse interests in computer graphics, poetry, Wiccan studies and herbalism and when she picked up a book on how to make candles her path was clear. The rest, they say is history, but oops, herstory.

Within a years’ time Jacki’s vision out grew the cozy little basement. She moved the whole operation to a suite of spaces in a neighborhood business district in Detroit. Three incarnations later, the 2011 Coventry Creations is currently residing in Ferndale Michigan enjoying a small light industrial neighborhood.

2012 will be Coventry Creations 20 year anniversary and combined with Jacki’s book release, Coventry Magic, Candles, Herbs and Oils, it will be a year of celebration. Coventry has a presence on the internet, expanded to markets outside the New Age and has done some automating within their walls to better serve their customers. Yes the candles are still made by hand and when the moon is right, that will never change.

Visit their site at www.coventrycreations.com and view and purchase some of the wonderfully fragranced magickal candles that Coventry Creations has to offer.

 

 

Announcing the 2012 Prosperity Experiment to begin on January 23, 2012

If it is time to consider using the Power of Prayer and Candle burning to bring in added abundance and prosperity to your life in 2012, then this the the event you are sure to not miss.

This year marks the 5th year I have been hosting the Prosperity Experiment, a groups of like-minded readers that want to harness the power of candle burning to bring in needed financial blessings to them. This is achieved by having 30 days of green candles burned for them to bring in abundance and prosperity.

What is the Prosperity Experiment?

To read more about the Prosperity Experiment and more information on how to join this core group of people like yourself that want to “jump start” their financial success in 2012, then click here to read more about the Prosperity Experiment.

The Full Moon in Cancer occurs at 2:30 am E.S.T. on Monday, January 9, 2012. This Full Moon in the astrological sign for the hearth and home, family and security, is considered “Cardinal” in nature, meaning that the energy of the Cancer Moon is energetic, innovative and emotional. This is the time to work on matters concerning the home and family, and with the energy of the Full Moon, eliminating and banishing things and energies that create disharmony in the home life is supported at this time.

The Full Moon is traditionally held responsible for energy that is for a “Reversing” and “Banishing” nature. Now is the time to light Reversible candles to change back a situation or black candle to banish something that is creating chaos for you. Using Lucky Mojo Reversible Anointing Oil on your candles is a good way to boost the effectiveness of your reversing candle spell.

This particular lunation emphasizes the need for balance between home and business for a secure place in the world.There may be delays in funding or expected payments form agencies. This is a time to not “place all your eggs in one basket”. Have a little tucked away here and stashed there so you can easily access it. The New Year also gives us a sense of renewed hope and a desire for a better future. Starting a savings would be opportune now, since you are about to embark on a very different and more positive year.

The next New Moon occurs on January 23, 2012. This same day is the Lunar New Year celebrated in many Asian countries. In the Chinese astrological calendar, this is the year of the Dragon.

Order a Reversible Candle to be Burned for You!

On December 30, 2011, as I was lighting candles for people, I got a “feeling” about the ruling Orisha/Oricha for the year 2012 was going to be Ochun/Oshun/Oxum, also known as La Caridad de Cobre. I wrote this prediction in my other blog, Tarot by Jacqueline Blog and I stated that I will have to buy a big statue of La Caridad de Cobre if I was right. Well, I was right, and next week I will be shopping for the largest statue of Ochun I can find.

The reading comes from CONSEJO CUBANO DE SACERDOTES MAYORES DE IFA DE LA REPÚBLICA DE CUBA

Letra Del Ano 2012

Signo: Ogbeche

Profecía: Ire aiku lese alaleyo, eyebale. (Un bien de salud gracias al oricha regidor de cada persona, hay que darle sacrificio (sangre).

Gobierna: Ochun

Acompaña: Changó

There are other things written in Spanish that I will have to translate with my daughters, but this year if at all possible, find yellow Caridad de Cobre Candles, also known as the Virgin of Charity, affectionately called “La Cachita”, and light one each Friday throughout the year for blessings of love, romance, money and success from Ochun/Oshun/Oxum.

The holidays always brings extra expenditures that we did not plan for like more food, gas money, heating the home when we are there and such. This can wreck havoc on budgets.

Since the New Moon in zodiac sign of Capricorn and this astrological event is supposed to bring in necessary money and material things to the home, I am offering two candles to be burned for you starting December 24th through January 31, 2011. Order a red “Fast Luck” Candle and a green “Money Drawing” Candle to be burned for you in your name to bless and increase your abundance and prosperity in your home this holiday season.

Necessary money is for things that the family needs, like paying bills and stocking the shelves with a little extra goodies. This money should not be used for games of chance or gambling, as the money used for that needs to be deemed ‘extra’ to play the lottery or go to the casino.

In order to capture the essence of this astrological event, I am building a money drawing altar and incorporating different money drawing beliefs for one united place for candles to be burned for abundance and prosperity.

Order your set of two candles burned for you to bring in needed necessary money to the home for taking care of the things at home by clicking the button below. Each set of candles are $10.00 and a photo of them will be sent to you.

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