| The single most utilized aspect of the Materia Magica | | | | candles are a wonderful tool to address multiple |
| is undoubtedly the candle. Candle magic is nearly | | | | aspects; simply carve a symbol into each knob, each |
| universal, and incorporates many other aspects of | | | | one representing a different facet of the working. |
| modern methods, including color, herbs, stones, and | | | | Focus on that particular aspect in your casting for the |
| talismanic magic. The ease with which even a | | | | day. For an extra boost in these workings, |
| beginning spell caster can charge a candle and use it | | | | incorporate herbs, stones, and condition oils aligned |
| successfully definitely adds to its appeal. | | | | with your intent. |
| Of course, as you become more interested in, and | | | | If you would like to experiment with this before |
| adept with candle magic, you may notice the dizzying | | | | shelling out the cash, an inexpensive, and much older |
| array of different styles on the market: Couples, | | | | method is to carve distinct notches into an existing |
| Cats, Skulls, Witches,Reversing, Male, Female, | | | | taper candle, creating seven sections for your |
| Pyramid, Devil, Phallic, Yoni... The list goes on! | | | | workings. |
| One of the most useful is the Seven-Knob candle. | | | | The basics of candle magic still apply to seven knobs: |
| One knob is burned, every day for a week. Seven | | | | natural waxes are best, as they are capable of |
| knobs are particularly good for long-term projects, or | | | | holding a much greater charge. You still have to raise |
| instances in which there may be heavy blocks or | | | | energy and put forth the effort (the candle is merely |
| barriers to your goal. If an issue is convoluted and | | | | a good focal point and energy conductor). |
| cannot be dealt with within one casting, these | | | | |