Getting Started with Ceromancy: Divination with Wax
While candles are an essential part of any witch’s magickal toolkit, modern witches often forget or overlook one particular use for candles.
Ceromancy, or performing divination with candle wax, is a long-practiced form of fortune-telling by reading the wax both during and after the candle is burned.
Selecting Your Candle
When selecting a candle for your Ceromancy, make sure to take the candle’s color into account. Different colored candles are better for specific categories of divination questions. For instance, red candles are best for people seeking insight into love, while purple candles are best when seeking clarity on health and illness.
Once you’ve picked out the correct color of the candle for your specific question, it’s time to light it. Although not a particular part of Ceromancy, you should also note how the wick gets lit. If the candle lights quickly or smokes when lit, that is generally considered a positive sign. If the wick is challenging to light, that can indicate problems or negativity.
The Melting Wax
Once the wax begins to melt, pay attention to it from start to finish. Two specific…
