Water – You can use tap water or fresh water.Avoid using plastics or aluminum containers. You can also use an abalone shell if you like. It is best to use a cup, bowl, or shallow dish made from natural materials. Scrying Bowl – You can use just about any type of container in place of a scrying bowl.No matter what type of divination tools you use, two basic elements are required: These images can be decoded and clarified, similar to the art of reading tea leaves.Ī candle wax reading is similar to reading tea leaves, but instead of reading symbols and messages formed by wet tea leaves inside your teacup, it’s the candle drippings formed in water that we interpret. When you drip candle wax in water, it hardens and forms images. This is the form of divination called Ceromancy. Wax on Water: Candle Drip DivinationĪnother way to observe and identify the messages from the candle’s wax is by tipping the candle over a shallow bowl of water and letting some of the wax pour into the water. It is a method of spiritual communication letting you know that your request has been received and your prayers have been heard. You may want to consider performing an uncrossing ritual to counter the negativity.Īny white soot left on the glass is a positive message from the spirits. Soot appearing the entire length of the candle or at the bottom of the candle should be taken as a warning that there is negative energy that is blocking your path. If the soot is mainly at the top half of your candle, the obstacle you were trying to overcome has been unblocked. Look for any black soot left behind after your glass candle has burned. Wax left on the sides of the glass could mean that you are subconsciously blocking yourself from achieving your desires. A second ritual may need to be conducted to fully resolve any lingering issues. If there is a lot of wax remaining at the bottom of the glass after the candle has burned, there may be some unfinished business left for you to explore and address. When you are burning an encased candle, the waxy residue left behind can offer you clues. Novena or glass candles are often used in Hoodoo spellwork. It can be said that this partner is the more eager of the two to get married and may dominate the other after the marriage ceremony has been performed. If you are conducting a marriage spell and incorporating a Marriage Candle into the ritual, observe which figure – the bride or groom – burns more quickly. If you are burning a candle as part of a money-drawing ritual and the wax spills over onto your altar and dries on your monetary offering, the spell is working and the money has been blessed. For example, if you have conducted a love-drawing spell, a heart-shaped wax puddle is a good sign. After a candle burns, the puddle that is left should be observed for any significance to the spell it was used with. The shapes taken on by the solidifying wax are called persistent images. If the tears harden and remain on the sides of the candle, you may be burdened with your sorrows for a long time to come before you achieve your desired goal. These images can appear as droplets or “tears.” If the tears melt and disappear by the time the candle is finished burning, it is believed that any sorrow you carry will pass quickly. Transient images are the forms that the wax takes as it is melting. The way the wax pools when the candle burns down, the way it drips on the sides of the candle, or if the wax “drowns” the wick all have meaning.ĭuring the burning process, the wax melts and forms images. The first is to examine and interpret the natural forms left after your candle has burned. Uncovering the hidden meanings of your candles wax can be done in two ways. The way that a candle deconstructs as it melts can be extremely significant.
Wax drippings provide hints into how effectively your magic is working and if your messages are being blocked or thwarted. Divination by dripping hot wax in water is called Ceromancy or Ceroscopy. Carromancy is one of the most ancient types of divination. The art of reading a candle’s melted and hardened wax is called Carromancy.
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