Silver Candle Meaning and magickal uses
A moonlit color for intuition, dreams, reflection and connection to the Goddess.
- Intentions
- Divination, Sleep and Dreams, Wisdom
- Element
- Water
- Planet
- The Moon
- Day
- Monday
- Best for
- Intuition, dreams, moon work, reflection
How to use it
- Full moon rite
Light a silver candle at a window on the night of the full moon. Hold a journal and ask what you need to understand right now, then write whatever comes without judging it.
- Dream preparation
Burn a silver candle for a few minutes before bed while you set an intention to remember your dreams. Snuff it before you sleep and keep a notebook beside the bed.
Substitutes
History and folklore
Silver has been the Moon's metal since ancient times, linked with her pale light and her rhythms of waxing and waning. In folklore, silver was believed to ward off harm and reveal hidden things, which is why it turns up in old protection charms and stories of mirrors. In Wiccan practice a silver candle is used for intuition, dreams and moon rites, and many traditions use it to honor the Goddess, often paired with a gold candle for the God on either side of the altar.
A moonlit color for intuition, dreams, reflection and connection to the Goddess.
- Intentions: Divination, Sleep and Dreams, Wisdom
- Element: Water
- Planet: The Moon
- Day: Monday
- Best for: Intuition, dreams, moon work, reflection
How to use it
- Full moon rite. Light a silver candle at a window on the night of the full moon. Hold a journal and ask what you need to understand right now, then write whatever comes without judging it.
- Dream preparation. Burn a silver candle for a few minutes before bed while you set an intention to remember your dreams. Snuff it before you sleep and keep a notebook beside the bed.
Works well with: The Moon, Monday, Full Moon, Moonstone, Jasmine
Folklore
Silver has been the Moon's metal since ancient times, linked with her pale light and her rhythms of waxing and waning. In folklore, silver was believed to ward off harm and reveal hidden things, which is why it turns up in old protection charms and stories of mirrors. In Wiccan practice a silver candle is used for intuition, dreams and moon rites, and many traditions use it to honor the Goddess, often paired with a gold candle for the God on either side of the altar.
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