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    Practical Candleburning Rituals: Spells & Rituals for Every Purpose
    Practical Candleburning Rituals: Spells & Rituals for Every Purpose
    Practical Candleburning Rituals: Spells & Rituals for Every Purpose
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    Practical Candleburning Rituals: Spells & Rituals for Every Purpose

    By Raymond Buckland

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    This trusted guidebook by popular author Raymond Buckland has introduced candle magick to more than 300,000 readers. From winning love to conquering fear, obtaining money to improving relationships, Practical Candleburning Rituals is filled with simple candle rites that get real results.

    Newly updated and re-organized, this edition includes thirty-seven rituals—adapted for Christians and Pagans—that can be performed at home with readily available materials. No prior magickal knowledge is necessary. Diagrams and simple instructions make this candle magick primer an ideal practical guide for beginners.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLlewellyn Worldwide
    Release dateMay 8, 2013
    ISBN9780738718071
    Practical Candleburning Rituals: Spells & Rituals for Every Purpose
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    Raymond Buckland

    Raymond Buckland was actively involved in metaphysics and the occult for fifty years. He was the author of more than sixty books, including such best-selling titles as Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft, Gypsy Dream Dictionary, Practical Candleburning Rituals, and Witchcraft from the Inside. Ray lectured and presented workshops across the United States, and appeared on major television and radio shows nationally and internationally. He also wrote screen plays, was a technical advisor for films, and appeared in films and videos. Ray came from an English Romany (Gypsy) family and resided with his wife Tara on a small farm in central Ohio. Beyond writing, Ray's other passion was homebuilt airplanes.

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    • 4/5
      Great book on candle magick. Lots of information that you'll find useful for non-candle magick as well. Candles are my preferred spellwork, so I found this to be particularly useful. But the lists of correspondences and associations of colors, etc. will be useful for all. This book also gives information on how to make the ceremonies less Pagan and more Christian in nature.
    • 5/5
      There a some authors that I trust and Raymond Buckland is at the top of the list. He tends to write for groups but he also tells how to make adjustments for solitary practice
    • 2/5
      Ritual recipe book. Dull and uninformative.
    • 1/5
      Terrible book. Has loads of incorrect information in it. Doesn't even include any basics about candles, except for a few random odds and ends. Claims a lot of things without actually giving you information on why he believes the claim. Not to mention, generalizes a whole buttload about practices, witchcraft, and the like. Wouldn't recommend for beginners. Since it's mostly spell work ideas, maybe you could use it as a starting point for creating your own candle spells and rituals, but that's about it.
    • 2/5
      This is an "okay" book for an absolute beginner, could have done with less Christianising but for a kick start into magic, it's fine.

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    Practical Candleburning Rituals - Raymond Buckland

    Llewellyn Publications

    Woodbury, Minnesota

    Copyright Information

    Practical Candleburning Rituals ©1970, 1976, 1982, and 2004­ by Raymond Buckland.

    All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any matter whatsoever, including Internet usage, without written permission from Llewellyn Publications, except in the form of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

    As the purchaser of this e-book, you are granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on screen. The text may not be otherwise reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, or recorded on any other storage device in any form or by any means.

    Any unauthorized usage of the text without express written permission of the publisher is a violation of the author’s copyright and is illegal and punishable by law.

    First e-book edition © 2013

    E-book ISBN: 9780738718071

    Fourth Edition, Revised

    Fifth Printing, 2009

    Book design by Kimberly Nightingale

    Cover design and interior art by Kevin R. Brown

    Cover photograph © 2003, Leo Tushaus

    Llewellyn Publications is an imprint of Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd.

    Llewellyn Publications does not participate in, endorse, or have any authority or responsibility concerning private business arrangements between our authors and the public.

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    Contents

    Introduction to the Third Edition

    Introduction

    Preparation

    Part One: Old Religion Rituals

    Affair / To break up a love affair

    Amulet / Consecration of an amulet or talisman

    Bad Habit / To overcome a bad habit

    Conditions / To settle a disturbed condition in the home

    Death / For the dead

    Dreams / To cause dreams

    Enemy / To bring pressure to bear on an enemy

    Evil / To protect against evil

    Fear / To conquer fear

    Happiness / To win or hold happiness

    Healing / To heal an unhappy marriage

    Health / To regain (or retain) good health

    Jealousy / To arouse jealousy

    Love / To win the love of a man or woman

    Luck / To change one’s luck

    Meditation / To meditate

    Money / To obtain money

    Nerves / To soothe and quiet the nerves

    Power / To gain power over others

    Power increase / To increase your power

    Prosperity / To gain prosperity

    Purification / To purify oneself

    Scrying / For scrying

    Slander / To stop slander

    Success / To attain success

    Truth / To learn the truth

    Uncrossing / To uncross a person

    Understanding / To develop understanding

    Part Two: Christian Rituals

    Affair / To break up a love affair

    Amulet / Consecration of an amulet or talisman

    Bad Habit / To overcome a bad habit

    Conditions / To settle a disturbed condition in the home

    Death / For the dead

    Dreams / To cause dreams

    Enemy / To bring pressure to bear on an enemy

    Evil / To protect against evil

    Fear / To conquer fear

    Happiness / To win or hold happiness

    Healing / To heal an unhappy marriage

    Health / To regain (or retain) good health

    Jealousy / To arouse jealousy

    Love / To win the love of a man or woman

    Luck / To change one’s luck

    Meditation / To meditate

    Money / To obtain money

    Nerves / To soothe and quiet the nerves

    Power / To gain power over others

    Power Increase / To increase your power

    Prosperity / To gain prosperity

    Purification / To purify oneself

    Scrying / For scrying

    Slander / To stop slander

    Success / To attain success

    Truth / To learn the truth

    Uncrossing / To uncross a person

    Understanding / To develop understanding

    Appendix I

    Appendix II

    Introduction to the third edition

    Practical Candleburning Rituals has been described as an occult classic. It has certainly been a popular book for over a decade and has now become available in a Spanish language edition. This is the second time it has been enlarged and, hopefully, it will continue its life for many more years to come.

    What makes it so popular? I think it is the earthiness of it. It is a collection of simple, practical rituals that are a far cry from the highly esoteric, mystical workings associated with the world of High Magick. The rituals here are of, and for, the people.

    The rituals in this book were collected from around the world. Some are relatively new; some have been around for hundreds of years. They cover many aspects of life; many of the basic needs that the people have felt at one time or another — good and bad.

    And here, perhaps, there should be a word of caution regarding the ethics of magick. In Witchcraft there is the admonition: "An’ it harm none, do what thou wilt." And it harm none . . . that includes, of course, yourself. Do nothing to harm another and do nothing to harm yourself. This is not a book on Witchcraft; it is a book on magick. What is the difference? Basically, Witchcraft is a religion* while magick is a practice. In other words, anyone can do magick. Consequently they can do it for good or for ill, depending on their own personal ethics.

    Since this is not a book on Witchcraft it does include one or two rituals that you would not find in such a book—To Arouse Jealousy, To Break Up a Love Affair, To Win the Love of a Man or a Woman. To win love . . . ? Yes. This is a deceptively innocuous-sounding ritual, yet consider it. When you set out to influence another’s feelings for you, are you not interfering with their free will? Would you want someone to interfere with your own free will?

    I think that all the rituals in this book need to be here, if for no other reason than historical interest. I would only ask that you choose the right ritual for you with the above words in mind. Bear in mind, also, that what you ask for is what you get. . . so be quite sure that you really want it before you ask! I deal with this aspect more fully in the exciting new section at the back of the book that deals with creative visualization.

    Part of the title of this book—perhaps the most important part—is practical. All that is in here is practical. Over the past ten years and more I have received letters from people who have successfully performed the rituals. All have praised the fact that they are easy to do; they need no special equipment; and, if done as directed, they work! All you need are a few candles and the will to achieve what you desire. The rest is easy. You create your own reality and through candle manipulation you are able to do so in a most precise manner. Please read the chapter on Preparation very carefully. It is important. It may, perhaps, appear deceptively simple. It is uncomplicated, yes, but the points that are raised are important ones. Read it and follow it.

    I hope you enjoy this new, enlarged, edition of Practical Candleburning Rituals. Bright blessings.

    Raymond Buckland

    Virginia, 1982

    [contents]

    Introduction

    Today more and more people are turning to the occult. Tarot cards and the various methods of their interpretation are frequently the subject of everyday conversation. Ouija board parties are more numerous now than ever they were in the days before World War II. The construction of an astrological natal chart is common knowledge. Whether this acceptance of what have heretofore been regarded as way out beliefs and practices is due to Dr. Rhine’s experiments and proof of extrasensory perception; to Professor Otto Rahn’s proof of power emanating from the human body; to Dr. Eisenbud’s proof of mind over matter, or other similar experiments and proofs, we cannot say. But today

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