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Candle Magic: A Coveted Collection of Spells, Rituals, and Magical Paradigms

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I've learned that when researching the subject of magic I cannot accept one book as The Way. My advice is that if you read this book, read others on the same subject and come to your own conclusions. The reason I'm saying this is that I've been doing candle magic without "the magic sphere" or many other things suggested in this book, and it's been working just fine.

As the author of this book stresses, it's all in the subconscious -- and I firmly believe the subconcious responds in a unique way to each individual with a few shared common rules (which are pointed out in this book). Cooper spends pages and pages mapping out imagery that he feels you should use. I say use your own as long as you are aware of the rules of handling your subconcious.

But that doesn't mean I hate the book. Actually I love it. I really love it when Cooper throws some modern Wicca-type nonsense right out the window. This needs to be done more often. I see where some reviewers are bristling at what he's done here, and it's not hard to see why because he ridicules some fondly cherished Wicca-type beliefs that are, as the rest of us know, nice but not necessary at best, and downright silly at worst. In that sense, in a market where the words "Wicca" and "witch" are being increasingly confused with one another, this book is invaluable.

I see total beginners as being intimidated by this book, however, and that's another reason I strongly suggest reading not just one, but several books on this subject before making up your mind on how to proceed. Cooper has a POV as specific as those of the Wiccans, and it's just as valid -- maybe even more so because it's solidly based in history and scholarship.

Like I said, my basic rule is, learn all the POVs (points of view) you can, then set out on your own. This book is recommended for its POV.

An excellent book full of nice candle rituals to perform. Some may not be to others likings there are some spells in here that do not follow the witches rede but there are some in every book right? I recommend this to anyone who already has a range of herbs etc as many rituals in this book require them.

You know I really loved his other book,Basic Magick.But this book he basically tells you forget everything you know and listen to me,there's a part in it where he's talking about how "silly" it is to draw circles of protection around you before rituals,I like to do the LBRP and he says quote"I pitty those" so I was kinda insulted through the whole thing. I'm very proud of my magickal background and he just honestly sounds very insecure and you can tell he really wants you to believe in his way of work,I guess there really is no "wrong way"but I do belive in karma and when he says thats rediculous I get kinda confused cause any good magician should be aware of what there putting out is going to come back in some way. Basic Magick is a pretty good book of his but I really don't reccomend this one,The spells are kinda dangerous for someone who might be begining or doesn't know a whole lot about magick.Sorry to drop the bad news but I think you should know.

This collection of spells, rituals and magic routines provides easily-learned instructions on how to set up a ritual and temple space, and will appeal to a variety of new age spiritual readers; especially those relatively new to the genre. From making a simple talisman to understanding circles of power and the power of moon and stars, Phillip Cooper's Candle Magic provides explanations which are easy to absorb.

I love this book. The author reasons magical concepts in such a wonderful way so that in the end of the book believing in magic seems just logical and natural. On top of the excellent practical exercises, actual rituals and even recipes for magical incenses, the book gave me the confidence that I can truly become a witch. This book presents great spiritual views and I believe it could benefit not only witches but also any one who is on a spiritual quest.

But it does have some useful meditation exercises for those more disciplined and experienced.

I mostly liked this author before, but it *seems* that this author has taken to writing "Customer Reviews" of his/her? own works! That's pretty darn lame. He/she should at least acknowledge their status as author in the review, if they had any integrity.