Moons & Musings

  Hi guys, First, let me apologise for no blog post yesterday, my 3 hours at work turned into an epic shift that started at 7.30 am and went on well into the afternoon. No excuse, I should have planned in advance, but I didn't, so my apologies once again. So, grovelling out of the way, let's start this week with a bang! Fire! Continuing with our elements theme, we are starting fire today. I thought we had to really, as the tarot on Tuesdays have all been fire cards. I have just realised that in our previous elements posts, that I have not covered the cardinal compass points correspondences, so that will be a separate post at some point. Uses in magicks: Fire has been used for centuries in magicks.  Think of purifying smoke. Incense is used extensively in various ceremonies, including secular and non-secular ceremonies.  How many of us have candles , or have practiced candle magic in one form or another? Ever leapt over a Beltane bonfire? I have, and I have ...

Hello all!! Today's post is all about candles and what their corresponding colours mean. Candle magic has been around for hundreds if not thousands of years and constantly evolving yet, one of these candle traditions has persisted into the modern era. Ever made a wish and blown out the candles on a cake? Yep, that's candle magic 😉 Basic spell candles are standard candles about 4 inches tall and half an inch wide (see above) and each colour corresponds to a magical use. White  White is considered a master colour, meaning that it can be substituted for any colour you don't specially have. It can also be used for cleansing and purification. If you're using white for a stand in try to have something of the colour you want it to represent nearby or very carefully  carve the colour name into the candle. White can also be used in moon rituals. Black A lot of people think black candles are associated with " dark/black magic" and warn against using them bu...