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Book Review – Practical Candleburning Rituals

Posted by lirala on December 3, 2010

Book CoverPractical Candleburning Rituals by Raymond Buckland (amazon link)

A classic in pagan world it was originally published in 1970. This third edition includes Christian and Pagan versions of candle rituals. For good or ill the book includes both what could be considered black ritual and white ritual.  It is up to the practitioner to decide how or if these should be used.  Buckland includes a warning about this very thing in his introduction. There are correspondences for colors, day of the week, along with altar placements.  

I recommend this book since so many current books use this as a foundation for their candle burning ritual suggestions. 

The caveat to this is my belief that the magic is effective because of the witch not the ritual.  To me the correspondences and even the candles themselves are secondary to the belief and connections of the witch.

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