For thousands of years, candles have played an important role in spiritual practice. Candles are a great instrument of spiritual energy and help to create an ambient atmosphere for spiritual practices of all kinds. You can see evidence of this in common uses today: we light candles on birthdays to make a wish, during religious ceremonies, holidays, festivals and celebrations.

Ritual Of Intention

Before you begin remove all crystals are large botanicals before lighting your candle for the first time. Gently press around each crystal to loosen it and remove or carefully warm the wax with a blow drier if needed. For safety never remove a crystal while the candle is lit. Place the crystals in your palms, beside the candle, or somewhere meaningful to you. This ritual is a suggestion to help you work with your candle but of course they can simply be burned and enjoyed too!

• Find a quiet spot where you can spend a few moments undisturbed. Light your candle and settle into the space. If this is the first time burning the candle I recommend lighting it for a while before you begin so you can get the full experience with scent.
• Take several deep breaths in for 3, hold, out for 3. As you breathe the fragrance should be subtly filling the room, notice the flame and the soft crackle of the wick.
• Continue breathing to clear your mind until you fall into a comfortable and relaxing rhythm. Once relaxed, think about your intention for your practice today. What are you calling in? Making space for?
• Once this is clear take a moment and write your intention down. 
• Place this somewhere safe and special to you away from your candle. Preferably somewhere you will not have to move it for several days. 
• Hold your crystals or place them on your body. If you would like, sit with your eyes closed and visualize the end result of your intention or desire. Try and visualize with as many senses as possible. The more realistic the better. How would your life look? How would it feel? How would you show up in your life. Continue this for as long as you would like. 
• Once you are ready speak your intention out loud or quietly to yourself. Place your crystals on top of the paper where you wrote your intention. I like to close my ritual with a few deep breaths and gratitude for what I am creating. 

That's it! Return to your intention any time you light your candle. You can repeat this mediation and visualization practice as many times as you would like. When you are done with your candle you can burn your paper with your intention (please do this only in a fireplace or fire pit- do not light your paper over your candle) you can also burry it or save it. I like to save mine to revisit the following year and see how many of my manifestations came to fruition.