Candle Magic oopsie - too much oomph or none at all?

[CatOfRuins]

Hey guys,

I've run into a bit of a problem and have a question about a spell I was attempting to do starting yesterday.

I was using this candle (http://www.azuregreen.com/Candles/Tapers,_Pillars,_Figure,_Jar_&_Spell_Charged/C7KNW:Candle:_7_Knob:_White/Page_4/C7KNW.html) for a much needed magical "oomph" to my hubby's job hunting. He has a job now, but is searching for a new one.

The candle was anointed and dressed with oil and herbs that represented success, luck, etc... and I was going to burn a knob every morning while helping him search. (Yes, we're using non-magical means as well, sitting around on our butts waiting for oppertunities to happen means we're gonna be sitting around a long time! :P )

I put the candle in a cast iron mini-cauldron and let it burn in a safe place until the first knob burned away. This was fine yesterday, it took about 4 hours to burn down the first knob before I snuffed it to burn again this morning. I lit it again this morning and left it to burn again while I did some internet job searching and he left for work. About 20 minutes later, I walked into the room with the candle and it had burned down completely! No knobs left, just a cauldron full of wax and a long wick.

My question is this: Should I scrap this spell and attempt it again, or do you think it might be okay to leave it as is? I'm really unsure, as I've never had anything like this happen before. Any input is appreciated.

[Amelserru_halqu]

Well... the candle's already burned soooo... I figure you might as well continue citing it as an "exponential increase in job finding juju." Just my 2 cents.

[CatOfRuins]

Well... the candle's already burned soooo... I figure you might as well continue citing it as an "exponential increase in job finding juju." Just my 2 cents.
Heh, that was kind of my thought as well. While the spell didn't go quite as planned, maybe it worked. We'll see! :)

[Cindlady2]

It could have been a "power blast!"

It could mean something happened where he is working and he should stay a bit longer.

I would cut the wick down and keep burning it. I don't think it will hurt, even if he should stay where he is.

Thank the powers that are helping each time you put it out.

[Prophecy]

It could have been a "power blast!"

It could mean something happened where he is working and he should stay a bit longer.

I would cut the wick down and keep burning it. I don't think it will hurt, even if he should stay where he is.

Thank the powers that are helping each time you put it out.

I agree here especially with the "power blast"
I didn't look at the candle you posted but I would assume that it is a 7 knober and bought through a place in Mass? They have 2 names, if it is from them, there 7 knob candles are made in china and this unfortunately happens a lot with them. I would suggest buying american made, costs a bit more but it is worth it. But either way, the candle was blessed and dressed and the power surge really took off. I would stick to the belief that the spells been released. If you start over and negate the old one it may backfire.

[CatOfRuins]

Thanks for all the help guys. I was having the same feelings but wasn't quite sure. I'll go ahead and trim the wick and continue to burn the cauldron full-'o-wax and hope that the power burst worked!

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I didn't look at the candle you posted but I would assume that it is a 7 knober and bought through a place in Mass? They have 2 names, if it is from them, there 7 knob candles are made in china and this unfortunately happens a lot with them. I would suggest buying american made, costs a bit more but it is worth it.
Where can I find an American made candle? I don't know if the particular 7 knobbed candle I bought was from Mass because I picked it up in a botanica shop a couple of years ago, but yeah, the quality of the wax was questionable. I've got no problems with paying for quality product, so if you've got a link I'd appreciate it!

[Prophecy]

Thanks for all the help guys. I was having the same feelings but wasn't quite sure. I'll go ahead and trim the wick and continue to burn the cauldron full-'o-wax and hope that the power burst worked!

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Where can I find an American made candle? I don't know if the particular 7 knobbed candle I bought was from Mass because I picked it up in a botanica shop a couple of years ago, but yeah, the quality of the wax was questionable. I've got no problems with paying for quality product, so if you've got a link I'd appreciate it!

you can try www.solmaluna.com they make a lot of their own candles and their altar candles are FANTASTIC I bought 10 of each white and black and they are bigger than they say online. The best 7 knobbed candles I have ever found are solid color not white then dipped those are usually done outside of the US. So try them I believe they carry them and they will tell you if they make 'em or not.

[RavenStars]

http://www.luckymojo.com for 7 knob candles. They are great people.

[Aidron]

Did you at any point proclaim or otherwise make known (outside of your own mind) that the candle was intended to burn in the manner which you had designed the ritual? If not, then perhaps what an extra burst of energy was needed and the magic in play adapted itself to bring your will to bear.

Alternatively, it could be a simple physical environmental change. A ceiling fan can wreak havoc on burning candles in this way, as can open windows with the presence of wind. There could also have been something very flammable that had not been reached until that time which caused the entire candle to burn exponentially.

A third hypothesis is that there is such resistance to this magic that it countered it and caused it to deplete in one fell swoop. If so, the two opposing forces (your will/the magic & the resistance) would have collided, and in this case the origin of the resistance may have been stronger (and I say may, as it could go either way, but in this case it seems more likely to be the resister).