Dear Ms. Q,
Well to pick up where I left
off, I'll give you the second list of figure candles… But just as a side note, I
have seen done in spell and ritual use, other types of candles that you’d find
in a specialty shop such as heart shape candles and those in the shape of
fruit, of course the turkey shape candles that you find for Thanksgiving, and don’t forget any Christmas Candles as
well, such as starts and moons and such.
By using your imagination and
figuring out your intent, even these usual specialty candles could be used in a
magickal way, either spells or rituals depending upon your intent.
For example a heart shaped
candle could be used for a love spell, a star candle could be used for positive
wishes, fruit for fertility, etc. So
don’t discount them even though they have not been purchased in a Magickal shop
or web site. All your mind and thoughts
and what your intent is to guide you.
Candle Magick is one of the
easiest and most effective ways to honor your Higher Power, call your Corners, meditate,
change the energy of a space, cast a spell, contact your Spirit Guides, or
simply set the mood for a ritual. It can also be used for Divination.
Candle Magick, crosses nearly all cultures and religions. It
is found in Wicca, Neopagan, Southern Hoodoo, Voudoun, Judaism, Catholicism,
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Christian Traditions. Candle uses are many and varied,
and there are many wonderful books written that go into great detail.
Color in candles is a
relatively new invention and the colors are for beauty and to help YOU focus.
Color is very important in
candle magic. Color has subtle influences and each one vibrates at a different
frequency. Because of the different effects of color on the human psyche and
the surrounding environment, different colored candles are used for different
magical end-results
All that basic Candle Magick
requires is a candle and your will to make it work. It can take 7 minutes or 7
days to work full candle burning rituals, and candle burning Magick is very
easy to do! There are as many ways to do a candle burning spell or ritual as
there are people who do them. They are charming and simple, and can stand alone
or be a small part of a larger, more elaborate undertaking.
The first step in creating
your personal candle ritual is choosing your candle. Any size or shape candle
will work, but it should be a “virgin” candle-that is, one that has never been
used. I recommend keeping a good selection of different candles on hand in a
special cabinet or box reserved for your Magickal use-grabbing the leftover one
from last night’s dinner really is not the best way to approach things!
I have a friend of mine when
she sees an unusual candle or even a candle holder that has a special magical
significance, she will buy it, of course depending upon her budget. She has a cabinet dedicated to holding ritual
candles that are new. And she even, once
she has meditated upon their possible use, label them for that use.
No matter what the candle
that you use in ritual and spell work, the candle(s) must be new, never use candles that have
already been used---you will confuse the energies. And after spell work, it is important to
properly and ritually dispose of these candles.
After I list the figure
candles, I will do postings on the types of Jar Candles, then how to dress a
candle, how to interpret how a candle reacts or talks, finally how to dispose
of a used candle. To complete all of
this I will list the best basic books that cover candle magic as my final post on this focused subject. All this will take time so do be patient.
FIGURE CANDLES PART 2—
M to Z
•"Male Member"
(Penis) and "Female Member" (Vulva) Also known as
“Gender Candles” --
relating to the sexual behavior
- White to attract a new sex partner and to purify the
genital organs,
Pink for romantic sex or to turn a friend into a lover,
Red to induce lust
and passion, hot sex, increase desires
Blue to bring fidelity or limit their sexual interest to the
practitioner only or to bring healing to the genital organs,
Black to control a person's ability to perform or to deal
with problems with sex
Yellow for devotion,
Pink for romance.
- Marriage - See Bride and Groom
•"Master Hand Candle"
(hand holding a pillar candle) -- burned to gain control over a situation. This is a particularly hard candle to find
now a days, not too many spiritual supply places offer them.
Green and yellow for control over finances,
Pink and red for control over love situations,
Blue and white for
healing and blessing spells.
Memorial Candles --- These are usually the very largest of the votive candles they can be without a glass jar and just in a candle hold but it is safer to use the ones that come in a
glass jar. Ordinarily they are lit at midnight or sunrise to honor a birthday
or anniversary or to remember a deceased loved one.
White is usually preferred. I will refer to this type of candle in my next post on Jar candles.
Moon-shape candles---Usually crescent shape to be used for Lunar magick.
Can replace Goddess figure in Goddess rituals. Use shape that
corresponds to the aspect of the goddess IE: right hand crescent for maiden,
Full for mother/lover, left hand crescent for waning or crone/wise woman.
Mummy---
Shaped like a mummy in an Egyptian sarcophagus
, this candle is used primarily in a spell for power and success as well as protection
as well as dealing with or remove
problems and situations that still linger from the past, even past lives, although many prefer to use it to ward off illness, dangerous situations,
or the specter of death.
Anoint with Mummy Oil and place on an altar along with a burner
filled with Power Incense. Light the incense first and allow it to burn for ten
to fifteen minutes, while you concentrate on the project at hand. Then light
the candle and repeat this chant several times: As the fragrance rises ever
loftier, as the light glows ever lovelier, banish the forces which hinder my
way, light the path to victory this day.
Red – power &
success; for matters of business, property, for control over a situation and
all other tangible possessions, it is
excellent for communication issues as well, and that goes for any kind of
communication, not only with a loved one, but with a difficult manager at work,
a friend, family member etc.
. Here are a few positive examples:
* You are planning a business project or any kind of project
with someone who has a lot of different things on the go. You can use this
candle to help that person focus their energy on the project at hand.
* You have an issue at work where you feel like you don't
get heard at meetings and brain storming sessions - use this candle to help
clear the way for your ideas to be heard.
Black-- Uncrossing & Jinx Removing and for family
matters, relationships, bad mojo, curses, jinxes, hexes and emotion or emotional problems from the past as well as binding spells, and are also burned for
occult power. Additionally, Mummy Candles may be used as doll-babies or
"Voodoo Dolls” The Black Mummy candle spell's possibilities are almost
endless and this candle magick is appropriate for any purpose in which you wish
to send darkness, despair and bad luck.
Some people have gone so far as to do a Mummy curse such as
recited in the 1930’s movie “the Mummy”
“May death come upon swift wings…”
Reversible Mummy Candle
Black on the outside, red on the inside. Many use this to burn off and repel
the dark forces and then attract the good spirits however it can be used as a
strong revenge candle that wreaks havoc on whomever it is burned upon, either
living on earth or dead in the Spirit World, if used for this purpose then use
with extreme caution.
White Mummy
candle-- This mummy candle functions to clean up ill effects from negative
communication, stop fighting, heal communication, control communication in a
strongly positive way especially when communication has been poor or negative
and much more! Heal someone else who has difficulty with communication. Also,
you can use it on yourself to protect yourself from gossip, slander, negative
thoughts from others, etc. As a candle
to stop gossip, slander etc. it is an excellent candle
Special Note: When using the Mummy Candle for any negative
workings especially a “death type” curse be extremely cautions, it could come
back to hurt you and your loved ones.
Novena Candle--these can be open flame candles placed into a special holder but generally, this is a seven- to twelve-day,
glass-enclosed candle. Frequently it is inscribed with pictures of various
Saints along with prayers or chants on the reverse. See Jar Candles in my next post.
For your immediate information I will give you the basic information here to start---
Seven-Day
Novena: This long-burning candle is housed within a thick, heat resistant
glass, and comes in three varieties: Plain Novena, the Spiritual Novena, and
the Specialty Novena. Each comes unscented and in a variety of colored wax and
glass casings. The different one’s
dedicated to Saints will be discussed in the next post on Jar Candles.
Type of Novena
candles----
•Plain Novena: This is an unmarked Seven-Day Candle found in
a variety of colors.
•Spiritual Novena: This candle comes with various depictions
of Saints or Holy Personages on the glass container along with specific prayers
or petitions to that Saint. The scene in which the Saint is depicted is usually
a clue as to the Saint's power and use.
•Specialty Novena: This candle is made of specific colors
and sports specific designs on the glass container. It is named for the various
actions it is to perform, and is often confused with the Novelty Candle.
Remember, Novelty Candles do not come in glass containers and are not necessarily
cylindrically shaped.
SEE ALSO OFFETORY CANDLES AND PROTECTION CANDLES
Offertory Candle: This is the name for the main candle that
offers your desires, goals, or wishes out to the Universe for manifestation. This can be an open flame set into a candle holder or a glass enclosed candle (see post on Jar candles) It
is some times referred to in some spells or rituals as a Purpose Candle. These are indifferent colors and/or shapes or designs depending upon your focus.
OMPALOS CANDLE Also known as Snake candle (See Snake Candle) this candle offers the image of a snake,
coiling around the length of the candle from top to bottom. This represents
many meanings in ritual use, allowing the candle to be used in anything from
spells of deceit to spells of protection and to spells of renewal and spells of
revenge. With so many uses, it is certain to be a Powerful Spell breaker to
send back evil intentions.
When BLACK - Rid
evil or break a spell
When RED - Break up a love affair
The black snake candle in its Ompalos mode, may also be used
in workings of seeking hidden wisdom and aquiring knowledge in specific matters
within your life.
Black represents hidden wisdom and
power, much like the Yezidi sacred black serpent.
The red serpent represents Shakti or the Fire serpent or
illuminator of wisdom. An Adept may use the Black and Red candles to represent
the Black and Red Serpents of Luciferianism - Samael and Lilith. This is
classic of the OD/OB power of the serpent as the bringer of wisdom, Apollo and
other Gods who have the power of divination.
If you are a novice for this type of advance working then do
not attempt.
Ompalos or Snake Candle
Reversible - this reversible snake image candle is black on the
outside and red on the inside. Burn candle to turn your luck around, bring good
luck to you and turn back evil. For this positive purpose is a good candle to
have.
Owl Candle: For
wisdom and insight. This is a hard candle to find, but can be found in many different colors and either as one or more owls, if found in a single color then the wisdom and insight would be related to that candle color meaning, the best of course is brown, but sometimes you may find them fully decorated as an Owl. If you find it unburned at a Yard, Estate, or rummage or church bizarre sale, rinse carefully with cold water, allow it to completely dry away from sun and heat (usually a week) then fumigate it with sage but making sure you don't melt it. This way it becomes purified for you magickal workings.
Praying Hands Candle--- Burn
praying hands candle to heal a person who is sick. As they say Faith can works
miracles! (But I also recommend seeing a Doctor or going to the hospital) Dress candle with Healing Oil. Write your
petition and place in a dish of Holy Water. Read Psalm 30 and concentrate on
your request. This can also work the same as the Guardian Angel Candle if you
cannot find a Guardian Angel candle, it’s usually in white
(Special Note:
Prayer can help a person to heal, but also if it is that person’s time to join
God, then it can be used to give strength to those left behind and help the
soul reach heaven, sometimes as my Granny use to say “God will call us home,
when it’s that time” )
Protection Candle: A candle of any shape and size. The color
here is what counts.
Burn a White candle or a Saint Candle whenever doing
destructive Magick (banishing disease, for example) to protect yourself from
harm.
Also use Silver if you are doing destructive Magick against another
person who also knows Magick.
Should
your Magick return unexpectedly, neutralize it with a gray candle.
Special Note: Some Novena
Candles are also considered Protection Candles.
San Capistrano to keep away enemies;
Saint Anthony for a job;
Saint Jude for court problems;
Sacred Heart for
Marriage;
Santa Clara for drug and addiction problems;
Saint Michael for
general protection, especially if you have a loved one in the military or police force.
Whenever using the Saints, always write down your desire
nine times on parchment and tape it to the candle bottom---This will be covered again in my post on Jar candles.
Pyramid Candles—
usually used to either win court cases or money petition especially if designed
with an eye on it. Sometimes scented,
sometimes not scented Aligns
with higher planes energies. Excellent for banishing and drawing. Write your complete wish on the bottom.
On each side of the pyramid write the word or phrase that
describes how your wish would affect the four levels of your awareness. When
dressing this candle bring the oil downward from the tip to the base and
picture the energy entering the candle and grounding into your life.
If using it to rid your life of something
dress the candle from base to tip.
Using ritual dove`s blood ink, write a petition for the
favor you want on parchment paper or brown paper and place it under this
candle. As the candle burns it will draw your desired result to you or banish it from you. Again depending upon your intent.
Blue with Jasmine scent, win court cases and lawsuits
Green with Cherry scent, to draw money quickly and fast
luck
Red with Cinnamon
scent, come to me or to hold lover close
White with Strawberry
scent, peace, good health and healing
Brown has also been used for court cases or to get out of
jail and have charges dismissed.
You can use these candles with or without a scent in it,
unscented maybe better because then you can anoint them with an oil that is
more specific to you needs. See Also "Eye on Pyramid" candle.
Rebirthing Candle: A candle, with three or more days of
burning time that is used to guide the dead across to peace and rest. Usually a very thick white pillar candle which for safety sake should be placed in a large glass holder such as the types referred to as Hurricane glass holders. This should be started from the moment of death or notified of death to one day after burial if possible. If following a natural burial (without embalming) or are planning Cremation then burn for three days and nights praying for the soul of the departed to find their way to the light, heaven, the summer land or what your religious beliefs refer to the afterlife so that they can be born into their new, spiritual life.
Reversible Candle
---- these are basically red in color, and dipped so that the outer surface is
covered in black. The symbolism is obvious--burn away the dark, harmful
elements and expose the bright energizing vibrations which emit from the red
center. Anoint the candles with Reversible Oil and burn for an hour daily until
the negative forces which have enveloped you are broken and the powers of light
are given their opportunity to spread those soothing, enlightening rays
throughout your life. Reversible Candles
can come in figure candles, from human image to cross, to snake to skull or
other shapes depending upon intent, but plain shape Reversible Candles work
just as well as an reversible image candle.
San Cipriano Candle Named for the patron saint of Witches,
Conjurers, Root Doctors, and spiritual workers, Saint Cipriano (or San
Cipriano) was known both for being a powerful sorcerer who consorted with
demons and wrote a powerful book of spells as well as for becoming a pious
Bishop of the Roman church after his conversion to Christianity. Usually the candle is molded or carved into
the Saint`s image, and will help empower your prayer rituals. Sometimes this
candle is presented as a Jar candle with the saint’s image on it.
Obtain this candle either in white or red, never get it in
black.
Saint Jude or
San Judus Tadeo, this candle is intended to aid you in your prayers to Saint
Jude to aid in overcoming desperate situations, since he is the Saint of
desperate or lost causes. Should you
overcome the situation you need to put a notice in the paper thanking him as
well as making a donation in his name.
Many people donate money to St. Jude Hospital in the United States,
since it focuses on helping children who are dying of cancer and other
incurable diseases, this hospital works on treatments to help cure children as
well as finding a cure for what is believed to be incurable diseases.
Santisima Muerte
(Santa Muerte, Holy Death) Angel of Death Figure Candle
Santa Muerte is a Goddess (or God is called as Azrael) of
Sorcery, There are rituals for
prosperity, justice (court cases), protection from harm, enemies, spiritual
focusing, attraction of a lover, cursing enemies and more, She may also reverse
curses as well.
Santisima Muerte / Holy Death image candles have been used
in ancient times. The Holy Death figure is one of the most powerful and well
used icons. With this image candle you will be able to do rituals that relate
to love, money, crossing, uncrossing and more.
Holy Death Candles should be made according to dimensions, original
formula and authentic materials appropriate for ceremonies, practices and magic
rituals, esoterism, spiritualism, Santeria, VooDoo, mayombe stick, hexings and
sortileges
Black - Destroying, Commanding, binding, Domination, Do As I
Say, Spirit communication
Red - Love, Friendship, Marriage, Passion and Attraction
rituals
Her candles and statues can be found in other colors as
well, each one for a specific purpose, but be very careful calling upon her or
setting up an altar to her, she can be jealous.
There is a prescribed way of setting her altar, doing offerings, and her
prayers. If you seek to call upon her, study
her worship very carefully, otherwise she will make you wish you were never
born.
•"Seven Knob Wishing
Candle" (flattened spheres stacked seven-high) -- burned
on seven days, for seven different wishes or for seven-fold strength on the
same wish, one knob or flattened sphere per day. But usually make a wish and burn one knob
each day for seven days. Write your wish on parchment paper and place beneath
the candle. Before lighting the candle each time, recite this chant seven
times: Candle, Candle, burning bright, Bless this wish with your light.
-- White for healing, peace in the home or business
Black to do evil or to banish a negative person or situation
to stop bothersome people or habits
Green for money spells, get a job, success, luck
Red for love spells and help in relationships;
•"Skull Candle" the style of the skull candles can vary but
their purpose is still the same the skull-shaped candle offers a wide variety
of uses in spells and rituals . There
are several styles a plain skull candle and the skull and crossbones candle.
Primairly the use of
Skull candles is to call upon the ancestors with reverence of ancestors to
seeking out the spirit world, protection, improving a situation. It is perfect for whatever ritual purpose you
might wish to use it for.
Black-- for meditation on death or for gambler's luck. Get
Rid of problems caused by others or self-empowerment workings. Black Skull Candles are used for very serious
matters. They should be used with care and only when someone has intentionally caused
you real suffering and pain. In its
negative form for black magick workings, death magick, vampyrism (Recommended
not for use by novices or by anyone as this can bring in difficult to get rid
of entities of a diabolical sort.)
Red- Cause problems in enemies love life Red Skull Candles
are used in spells to cause love to die either between the petitioner and the
one who loves them or between two people other than the petitioner or to make him or her fall out of love with another person. It can be used to force someone physically to move away. Of course, the reverse could also be attempted depending on the Moon Cycle. Be careful in this use.
Red skull candles are Suitable for Thanatos-Sex Magick
(sevitors, succubi), Adamu-Styled workings, Lilith-Fire workings, etc use with caution.
White- healing light in the bedroom of and for the
sick, clearing the mind, persuasion; White Skull Candles are used for healing.
Burn the white skull candle in the bedroom of the one who is sick. Write the
patient's name of parchment with Dove's Blood Ink. Anoint the skull with
Healing Oil and place it atop the paper. Light the candle and let the candle
burn until the sick one is better.
White is also Suitable to burn with food offerings to the
dead, necromancy and divination. As a
“remember ancestors” candle in its white form is perfect to use. It can also be used to mourn the loss of a loved one.
Green – collect money owed to you from others; or in its
negative aspect, used when the petitioner wishes to separate a person from
their money. Another alternative in it's positive aspect is for healing where it can be used to heal mental or physical
disorder of the mind, brain or cranium.
Yellow---very hard to find --used to
bend someone to your will, when you can not find one in yellow substitute a while skull candle instead.
Red/black (Reversible) – the Reversible skull Candle is
black on the outside and red on the inside. Use to dispel evil, and negativity,
cleanse yourself of bad influences and
for uncrossing and jinx-removing and especially to send back evil that someone
has sent you both known and unknown .
Charcoal Glitter Skull---it highlights the mortality of life
symbolized by the skull and can be used in ancestor reverence.
Skull with Cross Bones Candle
in black, this skull may be used for dark rites of empowerment
with Luciferian, Yatukih or other shadow workings as well as protection and cursing’s.
Empower your candle further with the
sigil or name of the spirits you are seeking empowerment through. The cross
bones represent crossroads. Hecate, Cain Etc.
Again this is not for the novice or for those who seek to do dark
workings, it can back lash upon you, this is provided for your information
only.
Snake Candle---
See
also Ompalos candle ----
Snake some times called Bust Away Candle: This candle is used to break free
or "bust away" from evil. It is used to break free of undesirable
conditions, situations or habits.
Snake candles
are burned for protection from all evil. The purpose of the snake candle is to
acknowledge that there are light and dark forces in all things, and the evil
influences must be negated before the good can blossom and take over. Anoint
the Snake candle with Protection Oil and use it once a month to keep the home
free from all harm.
Star Candles---
Can be used as a wishing candle “Star Light, Star Bright first star I see
tonight, I wish I may I wish I might, have the wish I wish tonight” can be
effective depending upon color and what oils it is “dressed” with.
Triple Action Candle--- This 3 color candle can be i packed with strong energies that help you gain true love, stop
evil, bring peace and spiritual blessings to your home or draw money depending upon with 3 color
combination you select. Use this to balance and unblock all money, spiritual
and love problems!
It is found in these two triple color combinations:
Red, White and Blue --
Use for Love, Spiritual Blessing and Peaceful Home or returning lovers, and for protection and legal work.
Red, White and Green ---Use for Love, Spiritual Blessing and Good Luck or success, prosperity and luck.
The intent of the color combination lies with you.
To use a triple-action candle, you can burn them plain or choose an appropriate dressing oil (or a mixture of 3 oils one for each specific purpose) for your magical work. Since these are candles used to attract positive influences, they should be dressed upward, or else in the half-up half-down style as instructed in Gamache's Candle Burning Book. Candles are typically inscribed (using a small, sharp object like a pin or a coffin nail depending upon intent) with your intention or else set over a piece of paper on which you've written your desire. If your goal is to compel love from a certain person, it's typical to write just the names of the couple-to-be.
There are two minds of thought on burning a triple action candle---
The first is to burn it all at once--once lit let it burn because to some practioners why burn it in section as that seems to defeat the potency of the spell work at that rate you might as well burn 3 separate candles for each purpose.
But other practioners feel that Triple action candles should be burned in sections for
three days.
Personally I feel that once dressed with all three oils and with three incense burners with the appropriate incense for each action to get in and focus it all at once.
But that is up to the individual either way this is what you will need.
- 1 Triple Action Candle
- 3 Condition Oils
- 3 Types Of Incense
- 3 Incense Burners if burning at one time, if doing it on 3 separate days then just one burner.
- Coffin Nail or pin
- Name-Paper or Petition Paper
- Candle Holder
Procedure: (This one described is for Money and to be burned over three separate days---but it will work if burning all at once, and for other intentions depending upon the oils, incense and intent)
Take the coffin nail or pin and carve a short phrase or symbol into
each colored section of the candle.
For example
carve a heart on the red portion, an eye on the white portion, and a dollar
sign ($) on the green portion. Take the Love-Drawing oil and place a few drops
in one's palm. Rub one's hands together and dress the candle toward one's self.
Next take the Protection oil and do the same thing. Follow this with the
Money-Drawing oil. Place the name paper on the work surface, place the candle
holder on top of the name-paper, and place the candle in the candle holder.
Light Love-Drawing incense and then pray and concentrate/visualize one's
desires. Light the candle. When the red portion has burned away put out the
candle by wetting one's fingers with saliva and pinching out the flame. If doing this over a 3 day period never blow the candle our.
On the
next day burn Protection incense, pray, and then relight the candle. When the
white portion of the candle has burned away wet one's fingers and pinch the
candle out again. On the third and final day, light Money-Drawing incense,
pray, and then relight the candle. Let the candle extinguish itself naturally.
Otherwise if not doing it over a three day period do the same thing and let the candle burn down and extinguish itself naturally in a safe and secure place.
Unicorn: protect innocents, and connect with the magickal
and faery realms also hard to find, see Owl candle if you get lucky in finding an unburned one 2nd hand. I wanted one time to get in touch with some nature spirits for my garden and sprinkled silver and gold glitter on it, for 5 years my garden was easy to maintain and bloomed beautifully, almost weed free.
Unity Candle----See
Adam and Eve
Vigil Candle: Any candle will suffice when burnt not only
for a long period of time for another's benefit but also to peacefully
demonstrate for a cause or action.
Witch Candle---Write
your petition on parchment paper with Dragon´s Blood Ink and place under
candle. It’s various uses run from love,
protection, moon magic to sinister things---intent is the focus.
BLACK - use in wiccan
meditation or dark moon, protection or to cause harm & confusion to enemies
RED - For potent love spells, anoint with Come to Me Oil
I have never seen this style candle in other colors except
those two.
Wizard: Spirit guide and spirit guardian spells. Again an unusual candle to find, (see Owl if find unburned at yard sale) Usually you will find it as if it were complete designed as a wizard figure, but if you find it in one color see what color it is to determine the type of word.
Zodiac or Astrological Candle: This candle is used to
represent each of the twelve signs of the Zodiac. It is specifically colored,
scented, and adorned with the information pertinent to the individual sign. Its
use, normally in conjunction with other candles, is to represent your goal or
target. The Zodiac Candle would be placed on the altar and then moved closer to
the target candle to simulate the merging of the two.
Usually Zodiac or Astrological Candles are encased in glass
aka Jar candles. See my next post on Jar Candles.
With any candle be it pillar, figure, jar or what ever, intent and will is what will generate the energy, the imagery, the colors help focus that intent and will.
But as with anything----if you seek only to do harm without justification or out of spite, or maliciousness, or even jealousy be prepared to have it come back on you. Also just burning a candle and doing prayers are fine except you must remember The Devine Presence/God/Goddess will help those who will also help themselves.
If you seek love but are slovenly, don't expect love to come to you, if you seek money but don't work don't expect money to come to you, if you want justice but don't seek legal advice don't expect justice to come to you.
However on a spiritual level if your intent is honest, and in physical ways work at things, you can have good things come to you. But don't be obvious about it.
For example at my job I had a co-worker that I disliked intensely, his energy just did not mesh well with mine, his attitude was off-putting and other things that were repellant to me, but I wanted to be fair in working with him, and did my best to work in harmony with him, but there were things that he'd do that would undo all my work.
I could have gotten angry and blown up at him but he had worked it so that everyone else was charmed by him, so I just smiled and worked my best with him taking care never to reveal my true feelings about him to anyone, the worst that I would say is "Oh sometimes we see things differently"
But what I did do was a reversing Skull Candle so that his true nature would be revealed, oh there was more, I had to chose carefully what oil I'd use, carefully write out my petition and such. As a matter of fact I had to do more than one reversing Skull Candle it was pretty hard but bit by bit his true nature was revealed and he was transferred to a different department and then eventually let go.
That is what I mean to not be obvious about it, keep that mask on, act normal and don't even let them suspect what you're doing.
With Praying Hands, Cross, Star or Guardian Angel Candles if burned in a more public area of your home they will be seen as being Friendly and non-threatening---with the others I'd be more circumspect.
Next I will list the Jar Candles.
Blessings Ms. Q
