Authors: Raymond Buckland
ISBN-13: 9780875420486, ISBN-10: 0875420486
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.
Date Published: September 2002
Edition: ENL
Raymond Buckland has been interested in occult and metaphysical subjects for fifty years; has been actively involved in various aspects of the subject for forty years; and has writing about it for nearly thirty.
He is the author of more than twenty-five books, including such best-selling titles as Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft, Gypsy Dream Dictionary, Practical Candleburning Rituals, and Witchcraft from the Inside. Ray has lectured and presented workshops across the United States, and has appeared on major television and radio shows nationally and internationally. He has also written screen plays, been a technical advisor for films, and appeared in films and videos.
Ray comes from an English Romany (Gypsy) family and presently resides, with his wife Tara, on a small farm in central Ohio. Beyond writing, Ray's other passion is homebuilt airplanes.
This trusted guidebook by popular author Raymond Buckland has introduced candle magick to more than 300,000 readers. From winning love to conquering fear, obtaining money to improving relationships, Practical Candleburning Rituals is filled with simple candle rites that get real results.
Newly updated and re-organized, this edition includes thirty-seven rituals-adapted for Christians and Pagans-that can be performed at home with readily available materials. No prior magickal knowledge is necessary. Diagrams and simple instructions make this candle magick primer an ideal practical guide for beginners.
Introduction to the Practical Magick Series | iii | |
Introduction to this volume | 1 | |
Table 1 | Astral Colors | 3 |
Table 2 | Symbolism of Colors | 4 |
Table 3 | Days of the Week | 5 |
Preparation | ||
Room | 6 | |
Altar | 6 | |
Incense | 7 | |
Practitioner | 7 | |
Candles | 8 | |
Rituals | 10 | |
Dress | 11 | |
Altar Figure | 11 | |
Lighting and Extinguishing of Candles | 11 | |
Time of Rituals | 12 | |
Identification | 12 | |
A Final Word | 13 | |
Affairs | ||
To Break Up a Love Affair | ||
Amulet | ||
Consecration of an Amulet or Talisman | ||
Bad Habits | ||
To Overcome a Bad Habit | ||
Conditions | ||
To Settle a Disturbed Condition in the Home | ||
Consecration | ||
Consecration of an Amulet or Talisman | ||
Death | ||
For the Dead | ||
Disturbed Conditions | ||
To Settle a Disturbed Condition in the Home | ||
Divination | ||
For Scrying | ||
Dreams | ||
To Cause Dreams | ||
Enemy | ||
To Bring Pressure to Bear on an Enemy | ||
Evil | ||
To Protect Against Evil | ||
Fear | ||
To Conquer Fear | ||
Habits | ||
To Overcome a Bad Habit | ||
Happiness | ||
To Win or Hold Happiness | ||
Healing | ||
To Heal an Unhappy Marriage | ||
Health | ||
To Regain (or Retain) Health | ||
Home | ||
To Settle a Disturbed Condition in the Home | ||
Jealousy | ||
To Arouse Jealousy | ||
Love | ||
To Break Up a Love Affair | ||
To Win the Love of a Man or a Woman | ||
Luck | ||
To Change One's Luck | ||
Man | ||
To Win the Love of a Man or a Woman | ||
Marriage | ||
To Heal an Unhappy Marriage | ||
Meditation | ||
To Meditate | ||
Money | ||
To Obtain Money | ||
Nerves | ||
To Soothe and Quiet the Nerves | ||
Power | ||
To Gain Power Over Others | ||
To Increase Your Power | ||
Pressure | ||
To Bring Pressure to Bear on an Enemy | ||
Prosperity | ||
To Gain Prosperity | ||
Protection | ||
To Protect Against Evil | ||
Purification | ||
To Purify Oneself | ||
Scrying | ||
For Scrying | ||
Slander | ||
To Stop Slander | ||
Success | ||
To Attain Success | ||
Talisman | ||
Consecration of a Talisman | ||
Truth | ||
To Learn the Truth | ||
Uncrossing | ||
To Uncross a Person (i) | ||
To Uncross a Person (ii) | ||
Understanding | ||
To Develop Understanding | ||
Woman | ||
To Win the Love of a Man or a Woman | ||
Appendix | ||
The Darker Side | 173 | |
How to Make a Voodoo Candle | ||
Baptizing the Candle | ||
The Curse | ||
The "Hands of Glory" | ||
The Dangers of Black Magic | ||
Rituals Without Candles | 179 | |
Creative Visualization | ||
Setting a Realistic Goal | ||
Realistic Time Limits | ||
Get it on Paper | ||
Thinking Positive | ||
How to Relax | ||
The White Light of Protection | ||
The Pagan Seax-Wica Psalm | ||
Working with the Moon | ||
Create Your Own Reality |