Candle colour meaning for manifestation rituals

The ritual of burning candles has been used for centuries by Catholics, Kabbalists, spiritualists, and practitioners of magic, hoodoo, voodoo and the occult.

CANDLE COLOUR MEANINGS

Used for a variety of reasons, from trying to engage with spirit, to draw luck or love, or to ward away negative energy, the candle colour, its shape and even burn time can play an important role by boosting the energies you infuse into the ritual.

PLAIN WHITE CANDLES

Represents: Air element; East Cardinal Point

Chakras: Crown Chakra

Days: Monday

Planets: Moon.

Clarity; Protection; Pure Love; Truth; Healing; Remove negative energy; Focus; Attention to detail; Patience; Peace; Purity; Illumination; Clairvoyance; Connection to the angelic realm; Letting go. Crown chakra awareness, to harvest moon energy.

White light contains all colours, so therefore can use white candle as a substitute for other colours.

BLACK COLOURED CANDLES

Represents: Earth element

Chakras: Root, Earth Star & Gaia Gateway Chakra

Days: Saturday

Planets: Saturn, Pluto.

Protection; Expelling dark magic; Absorbs negativity; Draw on Saturn’s power; Divination; Cleansing; Defensive magick; Repelling bad vibrations; Reversing and banishing; Transformation; Clarity; Healing illness; Release and rebirth; Ancient wisdom; Instigate deep meditative state. Represents the expulsion of evil.

GREY COLOURED CANDLES

Represents: Earth element

Chakras: Root & Earth Star Chakra

Protection; Multi-faceted and complicated matters; Remove evil and undesirable influences; To stabilize and mediate issues. Enhances root chakra awareness, to harvest planetary energy.

INDIGO COLOURED CANDLES

Represents: Water element; West

Chakra: Third Eye Chakra

Day: Thursday

Planets: Saturn. 

Balancing energy and karma; Meditation; Inviting calm; Deep meditative states; Psychic development and past life work; Neutralize opposing magick; Astral level protection; Memory, focus and concentration; Inertia; Reconciliation; To reveal deep secrets; End gossip; Stopping undesirable habits or experiences. Third eye chakra awareness, to harvest Saturn’s energy.

BLUE CANDLES

Represents: Water element; West

Chakra: Throat Chakra

Day: Thursday

Planets: Uranus & Neptune

Psychic; Spiritual inspiration; Higher self; Aquarius energy; Good fortune; Inspiration; Communication; Peace; Patience; Wisdom and study; Healing; Protection; Happiness and harmony; Journeys and relocations. Throat chakra awareness, to harvest Uranus and Neptune’s energy.

GREEN CANDLES

Represents: Earth element, North cardinal point

Chakra: Heart Chakra

Days: Wednesday and Friday

Planets: Mercury & Venus

Grounding; Dispel indecisiveness; Balance; To find lost items; To settle disagreements, arguments or court cases. Enhance root chakra awareness, to harvest planetary energy.

ORANGE CANDLES

Represents: Fire element

Chakra: Sacral Chakra 

Day: Sunday 

Planets: Sun & Jupiter

Attraction; Courage; Success; Energy; Vitality; Sexual Energy; Opportunities; Doors that open; Happiness; Friendship; Attraction; Encouragement. Sacral chakra awareness, to harvest the Sun and Jupiter’s energy.

PINK CANDLES

Represents: Fire element

Chakra: Heart Chakra

Days: Friday & Tuesday

Planets: Venus

Self-Love; Weddings; Emotional ties; Harmony; Peace; Attraction; Friendship; Spiritual advancement and healing; Transformation. Represents love, enhance heart chakra awareness, to harvest Venus’s energy.

PURPLE CANDLES

Represents: Fire element

Chakra: Crown Chakra 

Days: Thursday, Saturday 

Planets: Jupiter, Saturn, & Neptune.

Magic; Ambition; Spiritual enlightenment; Transmutation; Comfort; Focus; Concentration; Wisdom; Big picture; Tranquillity; Forgiveness; Letting go of fears; Break jinxes; Finding independence; Success and mastery. Represents magic, enhance crown chakra awareness, to harvest planetary energy.

CERESE (MAGENTA-PINK) CANDLES

Represents: Fire element 

Chakra: Root Chakra

Days: Tuesday

Planet: Mars & Venus

Creating intense power; Initiating rapid change; Removing evil spirits; Quickening spiritual healing; Manifesting promptly. Dynamic and powerful energy good for dynamizing stale rituals and supercharging dull or lifeless spells. Root chakra awareness, harvest planetary energy.

MAROON CANDLES

Represents: Fire element 

Chakra: Root Chakra 

Days: Tuesday

Planet: Mars

Passion; Energy; Love; Potency; Relationships; Lust; Sex; Vitality; Courage; Blood; Magnetism; Willpower; Action. Root chakra awareness, harvest Mars energy.

RED CANDLES

Represents: Fire element; South cardinal point

Chakras: Root Chakra

Days: Tuesday

Planet: Mars

Health; Passion; Defensive; Energy; Vitality; Grounding; Productivity; Courage; Willpower; Male deities; Male energies. Root chakra awareness, harvest Mars energy.

YELLOW CANDLES

Represents: Air element; East Cardinal Point

Chakra: Solar Plexus Chakra

Day: Sunday

Planets: Sun.

Confidence; Visualisation; Intelligence; Healing; Prayer; Vitality; Energy; Wisdom and learning; Clairvoyance; Communication; Happiness and cheer; Imagination; Attraction; Materializing your dreams. Solar Plexus chakra awareness, to harvest the sun and solar energy.

GOLD CANDLES

Represents: Earth element

Chakra: Gaia Gateway Chakra & Seat of the Soul Chakras 

Days: Sunday

Planet: Sun

Money; Business; Prosperity; Protection, Success; Generosity; Attract fortune and power; Spiritual wisdom; Good fortune; Sun magick and cosmic influences; Masculine power; Male divine and deities; Happiness; Intuition; Facilitate learning. Harvest the Sun’s energy and harness cosmic power.

SILVER CANDLES

Represents: Earth element

Chakras: Gaia Gateway & Stellar Gateway Chakras

Day: Monday

Planet: Moon

Psychic; Intuitive; Personal growth; Focus; Wisdom; Intelligence; Protection; Spirituality; Quick money; Gambling; Invocation of the Moon; Feminine energy; Female deities; Psychic development and abilities (clairvoyance, intuition, and telepathy); Victory; Stability, Repel negative energy, Meditation; Dreams.

COPPER CANDLES

Represents: Earth element

Chakras: 

Day: Monday

Planet: Moon

Business; Rewards; Professional growth; Career advancement; Business growth; Financial prosperity; Fertility.

Love and light!

BTW: Candle colour combinations is a complex subject that we really don’t have time to delve into here, but if you’re interested in that topic, send us a message to let us know and we’ll look at addressing it in another article!