Disposal of used candles and ritual objects
By Drew Hagar
In the world of magic crafting there are many opinions on any and every possible subject. We put forth the following information for the benefit of our readership. If your tradition does this in a different way, then follow your tradition. We do not seek to direct people how to perform activities, we seek to offer them options.
There are many different ways to dispose of the residual amounts of candles from a ritual.
The best way to dispose of a candle in almost any tradition is to allow it to completely burn. Many chime candles are designed for this, so they are often used as the candle of choice. However if you are using a candle that leaves drippings or you are practicing Ceromancy, You may have portions of candle left over.
Note - no matter what method you choose, if your workings were a curse, take a different route home, Do not look back during your journey.
We will list several popular methods to dispose of said leavings. We will be constantly updating and adding to this section as we continue our journey.
There are many different ways to dispose of the residual amounts of candles from a ritual.
The best way to dispose of a candle in almost any tradition is to allow it to completely burn. Many chime candles are designed for this, so they are often used as the candle of choice. However if you are using a candle that leaves drippings or you are practicing Ceromancy, You may have portions of candle left over.
Note - no matter what method you choose, if your workings were a curse, take a different route home, Do not look back during your journey.
We will list several popular methods to dispose of said leavings. We will be constantly updating and adding to this section as we continue our journey.
Burial method.
Many traditions advocate disposing of used materials by burying them. Where and how you bury them depend a lot on the type of working that was performed. If you are doing positive workings you may bury them on your own properties, especially if the working was used for protective purposes.
However if you were doing negative work, or a banishing, you may not wish to bury the remnants on your own property.
Some will say to bury on public property. Others will suggest to bury at a crossroads or cemetery. Some of the suggested locations and why are:
If you wish to welcome something into your life, bury it in your front yard.
If you wish to maintain a circumstance, person, possession, or finances, bury it in your backyard.
If you were trying to curse, harm, kill a person, bury it in a cemetery.
If you were trying to end an undesirable circumstance, bury it at a crossroads.
If you were trying to influence, curse, or bless a person, bury it on their property.
If you were trying to influence, curse, or bless a business, bury it on the business property.
If you were trying to influence, curse, or bless an employee, bury it on the business property.
Many traditions advocate disposing of used materials by burying them. Where and how you bury them depend a lot on the type of working that was performed. If you are doing positive workings you may bury them on your own properties, especially if the working was used for protective purposes.
However if you were doing negative work, or a banishing, you may not wish to bury the remnants on your own property.
Some will say to bury on public property. Others will suggest to bury at a crossroads or cemetery. Some of the suggested locations and why are:
If you wish to welcome something into your life, bury it in your front yard.
If you wish to maintain a circumstance, person, possession, or finances, bury it in your backyard.
If you were trying to curse, harm, kill a person, bury it in a cemetery.
If you were trying to end an undesirable circumstance, bury it at a crossroads.
If you were trying to influence, curse, or bless a person, bury it on their property.
If you were trying to influence, curse, or bless a business, bury it on the business property.
If you were trying to influence, curse, or bless an employee, bury it on the business property.
Burning Method.
If you live in a rural setting you may have the option to burn in a burn barrel. Fireplaces are perfectly serviceable for both urban and rural workers. If you are going to burn, ensure the fire is large and hot enough to consume to ashes whatever materials you are disposing. The ashes then can be disposed of as you would normally dispose of them.
If you wish, you can release the ashes to the air by picking them up and blowing on them.
If you live in a rural setting you may have the option to burn in a burn barrel. Fireplaces are perfectly serviceable for both urban and rural workers. If you are going to burn, ensure the fire is large and hot enough to consume to ashes whatever materials you are disposing. The ashes then can be disposed of as you would normally dispose of them.
If you wish, you can release the ashes to the air by picking them up and blowing on them.
Release into water.
This is a good method of disposing of non toxic materials only. This would be used if you were trying to release negative emotions and or circumstances. This also works to influence or curse someone at an unknown or distant location.
This method is good for Streams, Rivers, Oceans, or Natural Lakes. You should not release into man made lakes, Reservoirs, ponds or swamps as these bodies of water are often slow moving or stagnant.
If you release into an ocean or river with tidal influences, release at ebb tide so the remains do not wash back up on the shore.
This is a good method of disposing of non toxic materials only. This would be used if you were trying to release negative emotions and or circumstances. This also works to influence or curse someone at an unknown or distant location.
This method is good for Streams, Rivers, Oceans, or Natural Lakes. You should not release into man made lakes, Reservoirs, ponds or swamps as these bodies of water are often slow moving or stagnant.
If you release into an ocean or river with tidal influences, release at ebb tide so the remains do not wash back up on the shore.
Crossroads method
This is a good method if you are doing offencive workings, but is good for any workings.
In this method you divide up the candle into nine parts, you scatter the first part at the first crossroads you come to, and the next 8 till all the candle is scattered. If you live in an urban setting, you want to only count the intersections with traffic lights. If you live in a rural area you may want to pre plan a route, or you could have a very long walk.
The theory is if there is any rebound from the intended, the magic will not be able to retrace its path back to the worker.
This is a good method if you are doing offencive workings, but is good for any workings.
In this method you divide up the candle into nine parts, you scatter the first part at the first crossroads you come to, and the next 8 till all the candle is scattered. If you live in an urban setting, you want to only count the intersections with traffic lights. If you live in a rural area you may want to pre plan a route, or you could have a very long walk.
The theory is if there is any rebound from the intended, the magic will not be able to retrace its path back to the worker.
Railroad tracks.
You would leave on active railroad tracks to release negative circumstances and emotions, or deliver a curse, blessing or influence a person in the direction of the tracks.
You would leave on abandoned railroad tracks to separate yourself or other people from a bad situation or each other.
You would leave on active railroad tracks to release negative circumstances and emotions, or deliver a curse, blessing or influence a person in the direction of the tracks.
You would leave on abandoned railroad tracks to separate yourself or other people from a bad situation or each other.
Road intersection/lane/driveway
You would leave the remains at a road intersection if you were trying to release negative emotions and or circumstances. This also works to influence, bless, or curse someone at an unknown or distant location.
You could also leave the remains on a road in the lane in the direction of a known target if you wanted to curse, bless or influence them.
You can leave the remains at a target's door or driveway as well. This is the most effective way to curse or influence a target. Try to mix them with a bit of dirt or under leaves/mulch to keep them inconspicuous.
You would leave the remains at a road intersection if you were trying to release negative emotions and or circumstances. This also works to influence, bless, or curse someone at an unknown or distant location.
You could also leave the remains on a road in the lane in the direction of a known target if you wanted to curse, bless or influence them.
You can leave the remains at a target's door or driveway as well. This is the most effective way to curse or influence a target. Try to mix them with a bit of dirt or under leaves/mulch to keep them inconspicuous.
In Conclusion
We at Metaphysics ‘ A Spirited Space’ put this information out for the use and consideration of our readers. We do not claim to be the sole authority in this field. We know some of the information we put out may disagree with your accepted practices. Always follow your traditions or what feels right to you. We are on our own Journey and will keep updating this article as we find new best practices or even just alternative ways of performing these actions. Be Blessed.
We at Metaphysics ‘ A Spirited Space’ put this information out for the use and consideration of our readers. We do not claim to be the sole authority in this field. We know some of the information we put out may disagree with your accepted practices. Always follow your traditions or what feels right to you. We are on our own Journey and will keep updating this article as we find new best practices or even just alternative ways of performing these actions. Be Blessed.