Candle Anointing
Anoint your candle with oil that you have chosen. This is done by placing a little of the oil on your finger tips. Grasping the candle at its midpoint with your left index finger and thumb, and your right index finger and thumb to stroke the oil onto the candle from the midpoint up to the top. Next grasp the candle at its midpoint with your right index finger and thumb. Use your left index finger and thumb to anoint the candle from the midpoint down to the bottom. Continue in this fashion until the whole candle is anointed. Charging a Candle with your Personal Energy While ritually anointing your candle, visualize a pure white beam of light coming down to the earth, entering your body through the top of your head. Envision the energy of these beams of light flowing through your body and mingling together, finally concentrating on your hands, causing them to feel warm and tingly. Now continue stroking the candle until you feel the energy from your hands transferring to the candle. Your candle is now charged with your personal energy and magickal intent. Empowering To empower a stone, or other object, place it in your left hand (right handed if you are left handed) and place it against your "Third Eye" Chakra. Now concentrate strongly on what you want the stone to have. You may wish to verbalize this, such as "Amethyst I empower you with the ability to help me develop my clairvoyant skills." or "I empower you with the ability to draw good luck to me." or something like that. Whatever you want to empower it with. When you feel the stone has been properly empowered it is ready for use in your magick.
