color

Red- Maintaining health; bodily strength; physical energy; sex; passion; courage; protection, and defensive magic. This is the color of the element fire. Throughout the world, red is associated with life and death, for this is the color of blood spilled in both childbirth and injury.

Pink- Love; friendship; compassion; relaxation. Pink candles can be burned in rituals designed to improve self-love. They're ideal for weddings and for all forms of emotional union.

Orange-Attraction; energy. Burn to attract specific influences or objects.

Yellow-Intellect; confidence; divination; communication; eloquence; travel; movement. Yellow is the color of the element Air. Burn yellow candles during rituals designed to heighten your visualization abilities. Before studying for any purpose, program a yellow candle to stimulate your concious mind. Light the candle and let it burn while you study.

Green- Money; prosperity; employment; fertility; healing; growth. Green is the color of of the element Earth. It's also the color of the fertility of the Earth, for it echoes the tint of chlorophyll. Burn when looking for a job or seeking a needed raise.

Blue- Healing; peace; psychism; patience; happiness. Blue is the color of the element Water. This is also the realm of the ocean and of all water, of sleep, and of twilight. If you have trouble sleeping, charge a small blue candle with a visualization of yourself sleeping through the night. Burn it for a few moments before you get into bed, then extinguish its flame. Blue candles can also be charged and burned to awaken the psychic mind.

Purple- Power; healing severe diseases; spirituality; meditation; religion. Purple candles can be burned to enhance all spiritual activities, to increase your magical power, and as apart of intense healing rituals, in combination with blue candles.

White- Protection; purification; all purposes. White contains all colors. It's linked with the moon. White candles are specifically burned during purification and protection rituals. If you're to keep but one candle for magical purposes, choose a white one. Before use, charge it with a personal power and it will work for all positive purposes.

Black- Banishing negativity; absorbing negativity, Black is the absence of color. In magic, it's also represenative of outer space. Despite what you may have heard, black candles are burned for positive purposes, such as casting out baneful energies or to absorb illnesses and nasty habits.

Brown- Burned for spells involving animals, usually in combination with other colors. A brown candle and a red candle for animal protection; broen and blue for healing, and so on.

Candles are, of course, charged with personal power before burning...