Candle Magic

Candles have been used for centuries to light the way in churches and temples, in religious ceremonies and in most religious practice. But you don't need to be a priest or priestess to use the energy radiated by candles. Cooper's book shows how to use this ageold energy to train your mind and change your life by the magical glow of candles. Easytolearn techniques and instructions are presented so you can create your own rituals, set up an altar, and make your own temple space.

I am often asked: "Where do I start in magic?" As a novice, faced with masses of literature offering many conflicting viewpoints and an equally baffling array of equipment, you may well be excused for shouting"Help!" My answer to this question is that the best place to start is at the beginning, with yourself. There are two main reasons why people become involved in magic. The irst is to fulill a need for something in which to believe. Religious hellire and brimstone simply do not appeal. The second is to solve life's problems-lack of money, ill health, or winning a mate. People searching for answers to material problems, however, almost invariably approach magic with the wrong attitude, usually one of desperation. Magic will never work until negative thinking such as this is reversed. Magic is in and of the mind.