Alternative Candle Magic in 30 Minutes - RealPagan- Paganism for the Real World

wonderful idea Sang, thanks f…

2011-04-13T22:59:01.425Z

wonderful idea Sang, thanks for sharing your method

Alternatively, one could boil…

2011-04-12T21:35:37.094Z

Alternatively, one could boil whole herbs in ghee, if one does not have the essential oil, and filter it out before making the candle or using cotton balls.

The more I muse about all of this, I find it remarkable how it can still be used in a 100% traditional Hindu application while in a format similar to hoodoo. Use of planetary influence is pretty common in Sanatana Dharma, and I could see the potential of chanting the respective planetary mantra and Atharva Veda passages over the ghee as the candle forms. To those unaware, the Atharva Veda is an approximately 3200 year old book of chants and charms, making it the world's oldest continually used "spellbook", for lack of better words. Then, I could burn it over a planetary yantra.

Hindoo, anyone? :)

I store mine in the freezer,…

2011-04-12T18:18:21.257Z

I store mine in the freezer, in a closed tupperware container. Those in the photo are my present stock that I had just removed for the photos. It's important that if stored in any type of refridgeration that the container is tightly sealed to prevent moisture condensation upon the ghee, which would affect your burning of it.

Otherwise, I've stored them on a plate in my cupboard for just over two months, using them as needed. There was no degradation in the ghee whatsoever, so if you intend to use them within a few months, it's not even necessary to keep them cooled. I will add that they shouldn't be kept in any place that's over 80*F, just because the ghee may melt off the cotton.

Ghee lasts for ever in the fr…

2011-04-12T18:00:06.833Z

Ghee lasts for ever in the fridge, the shop bought cans live out of the fridge if un opened but once opened it lives in the fridge. It may crack etc. in the freezer, but only one way to find out, make tice the ammount and freeze half of them.

Greetings,..my question is st…

2011-04-12T17:47:21.272Z

Greetings,..my question is storage,..in the fridge, or can it be frozen?..Blessings Lea

Anyway, I think it's all self…

2011-04-11T23:03:06.748Z

Anyway, I think it's all self-explanatory, but as I need more butter, I may grab some more tomorrow and add more pics.

If still melted, they could v…

2011-04-11T22:17:54.177Z

If still melted, they could very well stick to the face, thus making an effective banishing spell. Or, police-come-hither.

*Imagines Nel With a kitty-ca…

2011-04-11T22:07:46.883Z

*Imagines Nel With a kitty-cat-apult, launching burning ghee bombs at the general unwashed, and fully agrees with the concept*

This is so excellent I could…

2011-04-11T13:11:15.326Z

This is so excellent I could steal your soul and store it in my pantry.

Short of that, I shall make some of these mini-candles, and hopefully I'll be able to resist the urge to throw them at people I don't like. While burning.

And THATS what i like about t…

2011-04-10T22:11:50.062Z

And THATS what i like about this site, one idea makes another and eveyone learns something!

Thanks for this Sang, the method will get locked away into my old brain to be used when I need a quick but efective spell work.

Bendithion a Diolch.