Candle Energy
DIRECTIONS FOR BURNING:
Mark your LightJourney candle with a notch, drawing or other symbol and place this side facing North. North on your Sacred Wheel will be the Sage Pathway and on the Chakra Wheel will be the Symbolic chakra. Place the candle in an area where it will burn evenly, free from drafts, fans, etc. and in a fireproof container (bowl that can collect any melting wax.) Never leave the burning candle unattended.
Light your candle asking for Divine guidance and blessing with the intent of the candle in mind. Follow by stating a personal prayer or a traditional Beauty Way Prayer such as:
“May beauty walk before me.
May beauty walk behind me.
May beauty walk to my left and to my right.
May beauty be above me.
May beauty be below me, and radiate out to all I meet”
Ya Ta(e)Hey, Namaste or Amen
Thereafter, each time you light or extinguish the flame, request God’s continued blessing and guidance stating: “Blessed be”.
It is useful to keep a record of the candle color and scents you are using at a specific time, and how you react to them; how they made you feel and how both the color and scent information related to what has been happening in your life at that time. Other’s reactions or comments about your candle are helpful tools to discover what is happening transpersonally in your relationship with them. Reading the candles assist us in examining the relationships we have within ourselves, with others and with Spirit/God.
GUIDELINES FOR READING YOUR CANDLE:
The candle can be burned for the intent only; in conjunction with the Sacred Wheel OR Chakra wheel, or for the pure pleasure of a candle created especially for you.
The burning candle becomes a reflection of one’s life energies.
1. Interpret in the most healing, positive & affirming way possible.
2.Treat with deep respect while remembering that this is Sacred Play and Guidance, Be centered and have fun.
3. Remember the intention of the candle.
4. Bless your candle daily.
5. Be grateful for what you receive.
6. Trust the Divine within you.
7. Don’t force or manipulate information.
8. Remember that all questions are answered.
SIGNS OF HARMONY AS THE CANDLE BURNS:
1. Balanced burning in all eight sacred/chakra directions.
2. No dark spote are present.
3. No “ugghie” catching.
4. No vertical or horizontal cracks.
5. The flame burns steady and non-flickering.
6. The flame burns controlled --- It is neither too high or too low.
HOW TO READ THE CANDLE ITSELF:
Where the candle burns the most is where your energy is being spent the most; ergo, where it burns the least is where your energy is being utilized the least.
Imbalanced burning in any of the eight directions reflect the energy being employed or not in that specific area of your life. By utilizing the Sacred Wheel or the Chakra Wheel as your guide, determine which pathways need to be amended.
- Dark spots in the wax reflect where you are magnetizing the opposite energies to those keyed into your candle when it was created for you. Reflect upon what you are calling into your life that is opposite to the positive energy keyed within your candle.
- “Ugghie” catching happens when an actual physical presence (fly, moth, ash, etc.) is trapped within the wax of the candle. Consider synchronicity; then name this “ugghie” in your life beyond it’s physical form.
- Vertical cracks represent a break or shift in the relationship with your Higher Self/Deeper Self, or with Spirit (God).
- Horizontal cracks represent a break or shift in your relationship with other people.
(Note which direction the crack begins and ends and the depth or intensity of the crack. Read the story it is telling you directionally.)
- Blowouts foretell or announce a physical, emotional, mental or spiritual ending or rejection of a relationship, quality or stage in one’s life. This can occur on a deep level. They also may occur when we have reached emotional overload or stress.
- Tunneling reflects an off-centeredness due to the withdrawal from the energy keyed into the candle or from others who have the energy that the candle is keyed into. There is possibly a turning inward or contemplation occurring.
- A wick that refuses to burn or keeps going out reflects an absent Sacred Witness within and isolation from the energies/intent of the candle.
- Tearing or waterfalls reflect the releasing of emotions or mindset that correlate with the space where they occur.
- Ballooning or bubbling outward indicates a resistance to the energy/intent keyed into the candle.
- Thickening of the walls are barriers or judgments that hold us captive.
- Ridges within the candle occur with denial of that energy keyed into it. They are plateaus on our journey of the intent for that candle.
HOW TO READ THE FLAME:
- When the flame burns unsteadily & flickers unevenly, it is signaling you about your internal rhythm & breath patterns, Ask yourself: Am I breathing the breath of Spirit, of Life or of Fear? Is my heart beating in unison with Mother Earth, Father Sky and the Universal Life Force? Am I one with life or am I running from life?
- When the flame burns without control, alternating between high and low or being unusually high or low, examine your physical, emotional, intellectual & spiritual intensity levels. Where are you flooding or floating rather that flowing? A low flame represents floating; a high flame represents flooding. Some areas of our lives that exhibit this are: anger, despair, powerlessness, impatience, pain, intolerance, etc.
SYMBOLISM WITHIN THE CANDLES:
As you become more comfortable reading the candles and the flames, you will develop deeper levels of insight & be able to appreciate & interpret symbols that may also appear in the candle. The impressions that come through them are remainders of the continuous progress of our journey and the successful results of what the power of Spirit/God can do. There are many excellent resources on symbolism available including your own intuition and guidance from God.
“We cannot undo what has already been done,
but we can learn to make light
where once was shadow
and dawn where once was night.”
PATHWAYS:
SAGE: North direction. Pathway of wisdom with the challenge of solitude.
Place the marked portion of the candle facing the North direction. It is represented by the color Green.
The Sage honors intuition, perception, insight and vision, using these tools and skills to serve others when needed. Whenever possible, the Sage prefers solitude and silence so he or she can have an uninterrupted communication with Spirit.
They can live in a self-created hermitage even when surrounded by the hustle and bustle of daily life. Seeking to be a mediator without judgement, the Sage creates a safe spiritual space where objectivity, wisdom and the relationship with our discceerning self can flourish.
The Sage's method of learning: I FEEL LONELINESS TO KNOW SOLITUDE.
SEER: Pathway of grace - receiving gifts of the Divine with the challenge of true service.
Should face the Northeast direction. It is represented by the color Orange. The Seer walks the pathway of grace, receiving gifts of the Divine, with the challenge of true service.
The Seer gives voice to the visions of grace she or he brings back from the visits to the Otherworld, teaching the power of the psi abilities in the process. The Seer shifts our understanding and perspective of physical reality and assists others in journeying beyond the fixed boundaries and illusions of this three-dimensional world.
Touching the limitless, resource-filled aspects of the Divine, the Seer helps us to grow beyond our earthly limitations and fears to receive the gifts of the spirit; and expand the relationship with our higher self. The Seer fearlessly journeys beyond into the regions occupied by Otherworldy Beings of Love and Light.
Akin to the Dreamwalker, the Seer may also walk among the Shadowlands of the Void where less savory beings, the initiators of evil exist Such excursions for the Seer are made only to assist and serve humankind by naming, claiming and releasing any bondage that evil may have created; individually or collectively, on the physical plane.
The Seer's method of learning: I FEEL DESPAIR TO KNOW TRUE SERVICE.
EARTHWALKER: Pathway of proper stewardship of resources with the challenge of strength.
Should face the East direction. It is represented by the color Yellow. The Earthwalker walks the pathway of proper stewardship, with the challenge of strength.
The Earthwalker illustrates the proper stewardship of resources, both personal and collective. The Earthwalker is our relationship with the awakened self; therefore, one who walks the earth, nutures, protects provides, accounts, organizes, cherishes and beautifies what the Creator has provided forus. An Earthwalker works toward planetary transformation and change by continually learning ways to heal Mother Earth and honor all her creatures. An Earthwalkjer is a record keeper, time keeper and abundance co-creator and uses resources properly including the care of physical homes, properties and businesses. The Earthwalker honors and accepts her/his p[urpose for being on Earth.
The Earthwalker's method of learning: I FEEL WEAKNESS TO KNOW STRENGTH.
ARTIST: Pathway of creative expression with the challenge of creativity.
Should face the Southeast direction. It isrepresented by the color Pink. The Artist walks the pathway of creative expression with the challenge of creativity.
While traveling in the realms of imagination, the Artist creates, replicates and establishes objects of beauty that relate to the highest aspects of humanity. While using tools of Mother Earth with vision and enthusiasm, the Artist is a maker of the sacred as well as the functinal. This pathway is strengthened by the relationship with our inventive self. By honoring the mysterious creative process within, the Artist expresses a positive attitude for individual growth and collective change in media as varied as storytelling, music, painting, sculpting, pottery, structural design and decorating.
The Artist's method of learning: I FEEL EMPTTINESS TO KNOW CREATIVITY
BALANCER: Pathway of health & well-being of the whole person with the challenge of wellness.
Should face the South direction. It is represented by the color Red. The Balancer walks the pathway of health and well-being of the whole person with the challenge of wellness.
The Balancer honors the healthfulness of the body, mind, spirit and emotions; understanding that woundness can be transformed into wholeness only when one serves, not helps or fixes. From the viewpoint of service, life is perceived as a whole and we are connected and equal. As an instrument of the Divine the Balancer invites healing on all levels seeking to mend bones and muscles, emotions and feelings, hearts and spirits. In relationship with our compassionate self, the Balancer clears and cleanses toxins on all levels, frees self of pretenses, masks and projections. The Balancer walks in harmony between the nuturing of self and the nuturing of others.
The Balancer's method of learning: I FEEL PAIN TO KNOW WELLNESS.
DREAMWALKER: Pathway of remembering - gaining access to inner worlds with challenge of light.
Should face the Southwest direction. It is represented by the colorTurquoise. The Dreamwalker walks the pathway of remembering, of journeying within, with the challenge of light.
In the relationship with our deep/wise self, the Dreamwalker remembers how to gain access to the inner worlds or realms, and travels there with comfort during meditation as well as during the waking and sleeping dreamstates. The Dreamwalker does so to rediscover the spiritual answers to daily living; thereby, remembering lessons learned and not needing to repeat them. The Dreamwalker practices both the contemplative and active forms of meditation. By journeying within, the Dreamwalker gains skill an all aspects of dream work including visitation and incubation to analysis and interpretation. Walking between these dream and meditative altered states and the world of full consciousness, the Dreamwalker touches individual and collective energies and is capable of addressing many aspects of the Shadow authentically.
The Dreamwalker's method of learning: I FEEL DARKNESS TO KNOW THE LIGHT.
ACTIVIST: Pathway of empowerment - truthful speech, actions & silence with the challenge of courage.
Should face the West direction. It is represented by the color Blue. The Activist walks the pathway of empowered living with the challenge of courage.
The Activist honors the rights and priviledges, duties and responsibilities associated with the proper use of power. With non-competitive leadership skills, the Activist aligns courageous words with actions, respects limits and boundries, works joyfully with disccipline, and demonstrates focused empowerment through advocacy and mediation. The Activist involves the relationship with our catalytic self. An Activist discerns right speech and silence, being a truthstander and truthspeaker. Although an Activist experiences and expressed vulnerability, one is not fearful of calling others into accountability when Spirit-driven.
The Activist's method of learning: I FEEL FEAR TO KNOW COURAGE.
MENTOR: Pathway of inspiration by living with clear intent, integrity & impeccability and the challenge of hope.
Should face the Northwest direction. It is represented by the color Purple. The Mentor walks the pathway of inspiration and hope.
The Mentor involves our relationship with the authentic self; serving as a trusted counselor or teacher to others, reflecting the inspirational way that Spirit has guided the Mentor through the peaks and valleys of his or her own life. Honoring clarity, honesty and discernment, the Mentor; while cherishing the traditions and lessons of the Ancients and Elders, is not afraid to allow these traditions and lessons to alter, change form and grow. Using empowered speech or silence (not ego-based) to assist others in gaining knowledge or wisdom, the Mentor motivates by living clear intent, integrity and impeccability. An organizer of spiritual truths, teachings and principles, the Mentor counsels and teaches others best by being authentic, compassionate and accessible.
The Mentor's method of learning: I FEEL UNCERTAINTY TO KNOW TRUST.