love
Self-Love Candle Ritual
she's tired of how you talk to yourself. light the candle anyway.
she wants
restore tender regard for the self
she casts on
any (waxing for growth, full for full reception)
Friday
what you gather
- ·1 pink or rose-colored pillar candle
- ·rose oil OR olive oil with crushed rose petals (anointing oil)
- ·small mirror, propped behind candle
- ·rose quartz tumble (optional)
the working
- Iwash your hands. Approach the altar with intention.
- IIrub a few drops of rose oil between your palms.
- IIIanoint the candle from the center toward both ends (drawing love in to the self).
- IVplace the mirror behind the candle so you'll see yourself in its glow.
- Vif using rose quartz, place at the candle's base.
- VIlight the candle. Look at your reflection in the mirror.
- VIIspeak the incantation aloud, slowly, while maintaining eye contact with yourself.
- VIIIlet the candle burn for at least 20 minutes. Sit with your reflection.
- IXsnuff (don't blow out) when finished. Repeat for 7 nights in a row.
she speaks
"I am the witness she's been wanting. I am the one she's been looking for. The love she gives others returns now to me."
she expects
Gradual softening of inner-critic voice over the 7-night working. Effect compounds.