Using Magickal Oils

Magickal Oils may be used in several ways. Be sure to use an oil appropriate for your purpose.

1. Anoint the body to attract the magickal energies of the oil into your life.

2. Anoint talismans when charging, or using to enhance their power.

3. Anointing candles before burning in magickal spells and rituals.

A Simple Spell

Choose a candle of the appropriate colour for your goal.  See  Colour Magick, Planetary Rulers or Elemental Rulers to find the appropriate colour. 

Hold the candle under running water to cleanse it of any negative energies it may have absorbed. As you do this, visualise the negative energies leaving the candle and being transformed into pure light. Allow the candle to dry.

Using a needle or a small pointed knife (take care not to cut yourself) to scratch the surface of the candle, write your magical goal. Keep it simple and use just a few words.

Then, with a drop of magickal oil on your finger, starting at the middle of the candle, run your finger from the middle to the top of the candle and back to the middle again in one stroke. Then, with a second drop of oil on your finger, start at the middle of the candle and run your oiled finger from the middle of the candle down to its' base and back up to the middle of the candle, again using a single stroke.

Light the candle and visualise your goal as having already been achieved. Be as imaginative as you like - the more vivid the imagery the more magickal energy you will generate. As the candle burns it is transformed into magickal energy to bring about the changes required to achieve your goal.

An appropriate incense may also be burned while performing your ritual.