A Simple Candle Ritual for Beginners

Article by Bodhitree.com

1. Take a moment to clear your aura of any heavy energy before you start the ritual. You can smudge with palo santo or sage, light some incense or do something as simple as taking a bath or shower. (Explore our Smudge Essentials Box for everything you need to create sacred space.)

2. Gather a piece of paper, a pen, a candle and a heat-safe surface to place your lit candle. You can add additional tools like crystals, pictures and flowers to place on your altar or near the candle.

3. Close your eyes and take a deep breath, making sure to inhale through your nose and out through your mouth. As you exhale, focus your attention on your third-eye chakra directly in between your eyebrows.

4. Take another deep breath in, and this time, using your mind’s eye, visualize your goals and what you’d like to manifest, actively seeing yourself experiencing this reality and focusing solely on the sensation of what having it feels like.

5. Once you’ve captured that feeling and have visualized your wish, take out your pen and paper and write down your intention.

6. When done. Say your intention out loud—as many times as you like. After, fold the paper into four equal parts and place it underneath the heat-safe surface. Then place your candle on top.

7. Set up the rest of your altar tools if you have them. Then, send the energy of your intention into your candle.

8. Light your candle and stare at the flame, and continue to send your intention into the light. You can sit in front of it for as long as you like. 

9. When ready, close your candle ritual with words of gratitude and a positive affirmation. You can say something like: “In gratitude, I close this sacred ritual and I open myself to manifesting all that’s for my highest good, and for the good of all.”

10. Let your candle burn as much as needed, making sure you extinguish it before you leave. Once it burns through completely, you can light another candle to keep the energy going while you continue to work on bringing your intention to life. Or you can remove the intention underneath the heat-safe surface and craft a new candle-magic ritual to help you manifest your next intention.