Status
Available
Call number
Collection
Publication
Sterling Ethos (2017), Edition: Illustrated, 176 pages
Description
Master the power of primal fire magic--without fear of singeing your fingers or setting your sacred space ablaze. An experienced High Priestess explains the benefits of working with fire; introduces rare fire Elementals, spirits, and deities; describes how to make pyrotechnic powders, blue lit-liquor arrangements, and magical lamps; shows how to add strength to spellwork, and much more. She even provides spiritual options for dispersing of cremated remains! Illustrated with enchanting photographs and replete with true tales and stimulating exercises, Candle Magic teaches witch tricks that will ensure your safe command of the force that fuels love, rage, and determination.
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
176 p.; 8.25 inches
ISBN
1454927089 / 9781454927082
Local notes
SR - Certainly the most comprehensive book I have seen on Fire and Candle magic. Caution: Some of the activities are unfit for the wildfire-prone Western US. I noticed a few other safety issues:
p. 153: seems unwise to taunt a Lightning deity.
p. 151: Stream-side rocks often contain water and can crack and explode if heated. Beware!
Other details:
p. 122: Anciently, pitch was more likely made from tree sap than from coal tar. Some areas may indeed have liquid asphaltum or tar pits on the surface.
p.115: Author gives an elaborate method for removing wax from candleholders. Mine is far simpler: I scrape candleholders only very lightly, and warm them, inverted, on a baking tray lined with newspaper in a low oven. This melts old wax out of candlesticks, and while still warm, you can wipe them down with dry paper towels. To her credit, Lady Passion gives directions for cleaning one's magical tools, which is useful, and mostly overlooked in most practical magic books.
p.1: The cause of the seasons in the opening of the book is completely wrong. Earth's aphelion (farthest from the Sun) occurs about 2 weeks after the Summer Solstice. Earth's perihelion (nearest the sun) occurs in January. This is the opposite of what is stated in the book. In any case, the seasons rely on daylength due to the tilt of the Earth, not the distance between the Sun and the Earth!
p. 153: seems unwise to taunt a Lightning deity.
p. 151: Stream-side rocks often contain water and can crack and explode if heated. Beware!
Other details:
p. 122: Anciently, pitch was more likely made from tree sap than from coal tar. Some areas may indeed have liquid asphaltum or tar pits on the surface.
p.115: Author gives an elaborate method for removing wax from candleholders. Mine is far simpler: I scrape candleholders only very lightly, and warm them, inverted, on a baking tray lined with newspaper in a low oven. This melts old wax out of candlesticks, and while still warm, you can wipe them down with dry paper towels. To her credit, Lady Passion gives directions for cleaning one's magical tools, which is useful, and mostly overlooked in most practical magic books.
p.1: The cause of the seasons in the opening of the book is completely wrong. Earth's aphelion (farthest from the Sun) occurs about 2 weeks after the Summer Solstice. Earth's perihelion (nearest the sun) occurs in January. This is the opposite of what is stated in the book. In any case, the seasons rely on daylength due to the tilt of the Earth, not the distance between the Sun and the Earth!