Making A Family Candle
by Patricia J. Telesco
A Charmed Life: Celebrating Wicca Every Day
For this activity you will need a fair amount of candle drippings, preferably from candles you've used in magick for peace, joy, unity and other similiar qualities that you'd like to see manifest in your family.
You'll also need piece of wick two inches in length, something to weight it with, such as a button, a cleaned out quart-sized milk carton, and a pencil that's long enough to go across the top of the milk carton, Also gather some finely powdered herbs that symbolize your wishes for the family (each person should choose one.) Examples include lavender for joy, nutmeg for health, rose for love and luck, violet for peace, mint for protection, and
sandalwood for spirituality.
Wait until the moon is full if possible. Secure one end of the wick to the pencil and the other end to the button, so that the button touches the bottom of the milk carton and the length in between is fairly taut.
Put the wax cuttings into a non-aluminum pan over a low flame and gather everyone
around the stove, which represents the warmth and the love of your household. Each person should take a turn stirring the wax clockwise and sprinkle in his or her herb, while verbalizing the wish it represents.
Let this mixture cool slightly before pouring it into the milk carton to set. Release the wax mixture from the mold by quickly dipping it in a sink full of hot water. Light this candle any time tensions or anger begin satutrating your home, or for family spells or rituals.