Description

Aspects, intentions and power:

Black candles are used to fight evil and provide protection, absorb or remove, unblock, bind, expel, reverse curses, untie rituals, absorb or destroy negative energies, repel black magic, protect against illness or of evil, removal of confusion, release of bad habits, healing of discord, shape-shifting and meditation rituals.

Black opens the levels of the subconscious mind; it is used in rituals to trigger a deeper meditative state or to block bad or negative things.

The black candle is also lit to tap into the healing energy of the universe. Black is the intense concentration of all colors, it absorbs light. Unlike other colors, black reflects very little, if any, light back to the viewer/viewer. This may give the false impression that black is the absence of color, but it is actually the absence of color reflection. Think of this color as a black hole in space. It absorbs all light with little or no reflection back, so it becomes a container or carrier for everything you don’t need or want. Used properly, black can be one of the most useful and powerful colors available. Use black candles in a balanced way to absorb or remove anything, to finish something, to remove or encapsulate unwanted energies, to break a stuck or stagnant situation. The great solver of mysteries. Represents the Crone aspect of the Triple Goddess and the unconscious.

Black candles are ruled by Saturn and can be powerful in all forms of magical manifestation, for letting go of old hurts and redundant relationships, for acknowledging pain and separation rituals. Black, like brown, is the color of acceptance, either of a restriction or of the fragility of oneself or others, so it is a color of the light of forgiveness. Black is another earth color that contains both masculine and feminine energies. Rituals using these candles are best practiced on Saturdays. Many people think of black as a negative or sinister color, however, it can also be sophisticated, worldly and surprising. Black is associated with secrets and protection. Do not use black candles if you do not resonate with them or consider them dangerous. Black candles contain enormous power and can be used in magic where you are trying to uncover a secret or trying to determine the truth about something. They can also be used whenever you want to remove negative energies, such as an illness. A black candle exorcises evil spirits, alleviates serious illnesses, absorbs and destroys negative energy, removes certain obstacles. Used for deep meditative state, it opens deep levels in the subconscious.