Readers Question | Directionality in Dressing Candles with Oil
Posted by Jacqueline on Mar 17th, 2010 in Readers Questions | Comments Off on Readers Question | Directionality in Dressing Candles with Oil
Jacqueline,
I have a question on the way to anoint candles with the anointing oils. Do we rub the oils in a clockwise motion on the candle?
I look forward to your reply.
Thank You,
Yvette
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It all depends on what outcome you want. Some people do not rub oil on the candles, but merely drops it in “wells” carved into the wax and even just poured onto the surface of the wax. In my experience, what I do is this: I carve the holes into the candle, add the oil, then rotate the candle “backwards” around the “face of the clock” (meaning if the candle was a clock’s hand, it would start at 12 o’clock and go backwards to 11, then 10, 9, 8 etc.) Depending on the Nature of the Subject, I may turn the candle clockwise. You get the picture. I do this three times while praying a personal prayer for the recipient (either myself or a client) then I take my dominant hand and cup it and ‘pop’ it three times on the top rim of the glass of the vigil candle (I don’t generally use free standing candles, except for special occasions).
I did investigate further and talked with Stan, chief candle maker at Wizard Candles, and this is what he told me:
” ‘ There is an aspect to nature that involves direction when moving along a curve or in a circle. Orbits, rotations of planets, even the way water flows in your toilet or sink shows this directional priority. It tends to go in one of two directions along the curve. When things move in the direction of the Sun, it’s commonly referred to as “Clockwise”. Now in some books, you may come across a word, “Deosil”. This is NOT pronounced “Dee-oh-sill”, but rather, “Jess-ill”, as it is a Gaelic word meaning “sunwise”. When you move things in this direction, you are increasing the power and the effect. “Turning up the volume”, if you like. By moving counter clockwise or “Widdershins”, you decrease the volume or “take down” things. The volume knob on most radios and stereos move the same way, if that helps.
