This is a protection candle spell I did for myself a few weeks ago. It was for both general protection and to repel negative energy directed at me by others, whether deliberately or unconsciously. This was one of those happy instances in which my mood was perfectly in line with the aim of my spell, so everything seemed to fall into place easily and I didn't really have to think too hard about what to do. I also performed it when the Moon was waning and in Scorpio, and I was really feeling that dark lunar energy.
I used a black candle which I'd carved with my name and various words and symbols of protection. I anointed it with Szemmel Veres oil from Conjured Cardea's Etsy shop and then rolled it in fine sea salt. Then I placed it in the center of a circle of sea salt on a black metal candle plate and surrounded it with a small piece of hematite, a compact mirror (one which I keep for use in spells), and a small twig with thorns. (No, I don't know the type of plant the twig was from. Although I have a few pieces of blackthorn, I didn't feel the need to use them for this spell. I decided to use this tiny bit of twig that I found quite some time ago, fallen from a hedge on the street where I live. It's been in my magic cabinet ever since, waiting to be called into service.) I also poured a bit of spring water at the base of the candle
The music I used to raise energy was Hex by Jade Sol Luna, which is one of my favorite songs/chants to use for this purpose.
As I said, the timing worked out so that both my mood and the lunar energy of the day were perfectly in sync with the spell and everything seemed to work smoothly. Everything I needed was just right there, waiting to be used.
In the background, you can see Hekate's candle and the figure of Kerberos that always stands beside it. I didn't invoke them in working this spell, but they are always present on my altar. There used to be a statue of Hekate there, as well, but one of my cats knocked it off the altar so it broke *shakes fist* and I have yet to find a replacement that I like.
I always find it so amazing when people can time their spells by the phases of the moon, what astrological sign the moon and/or sun is in, etc. I was never really one for astrology, except for my sun sign, up until recently, and it seems like the majority of my spells are NEED TO DO THEM NOW, SCREW THE PLANETS type nowadays. XD
ReplyDeleteAlso, I know I said this when you first showed me this picture, but this is one of the most beautiful spell set-ups I've ever seen.
It was really more that I lucked out (and that, like I said, I was really feeling the lunar energy). When I really *need* to do something right the fuck now, I don't usually wait for the Moon to catch up with me. I will sometimes wait until the "best" day of the week, but that's about it. You know me, patience is not among my virtues. XD In this case, I probably would have waited for the Moon to be waning, though, so I was lucky that it already was.
ReplyDelete(Side note: I find that I have more energy when the Moon is waning. I was born when the Moon was waning, so I wonder if that's why. I tend to feel kind of bleh during the waxing phase, and the Full Moon makes me a little edgy. I know I'm not the only one who has this kind of energy fluctuation, I've had this conversation elsewhere, but I don't know if you and I have ever talked about it. Do you find that your energy shifts according to the Moon phase?)
haha Patience is nowhere near one of my virtues either. XD And yeah, I definitely notice an energy shift depending on the moon phase. I feel my best around the Full Moon, probably since I was born the day before the Full Moon. The day before, the day of, and the day after are my best days. The new moon is when I feel my most introspective, waxing moon I feel more creative, and the waning moon makes me feel a bit more tired. haha
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