{"id":24046,"date":"2021-04-01T01:10:29","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T05:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/?p=24046"},"modified":"2021-04-01T11:26:57","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T15:26:57","slug":"book-review-the-book-of-candle-magic-by-madame-pamita","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2021\/04\/01\/book-review-the-book-of-candle-magic-by-madame-pamita\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review \u2013 The Book of Candle Magic: Candle Spell Secrets to Change Your Life by Madame Pamita"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b>The Book Of Candle Magic:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b>Candle Spell Secrets to Change Your Life<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b>by Madame Pamita<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b>Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b>336 Pages<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b>Publication Date: 10\/08\/2020<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24047\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/book-of-candle-magic.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"487\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/book-of-candle-magic.png 487w, https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/book-of-candle-magic-300x183.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">This is such a pretty little book\u2014all purple, gold and silver. As the light flickers like a flame off the metallic cover, it beckons to be opened. However, <i>The Book of Candle Magic: Candle Spell Secrets to Change Your Life<\/i> is not just a frivolous confection. Madame Pamita has used her vast experience to create a powerful, informative \u201cguide on how to do magic in general,\u201d using candles specifically.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Madame Pamita, owner of Madame Pamita\u2019s Parlour of Wonders, host of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tIr3nITrYig\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>Magic and the Law of Attraction <\/i>podcast<\/a>, along with hosting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MadamePamita\/featured\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">two YouTube series<\/a> and author of <i><a>Madame Pamita\u2019s Magical Tarot<\/a>, <\/i>uses easy to understand language as she starts simply, \u00a0explaining the reasoning behind candle magic \u2013\u201clighting a candle for a magical purpose is like shooting off a rocket of power toward your goal,\u201d while having the reader examine their ethics through journaling, and starting out with simple candle spells using a single candle.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">As the author continues, she increases the reader\u2019s knowledge as she teaches how to \u201cdress\u201d candles, carve them, and use sigils. She explores the different types of candles\u2014pillars, votives, tapers, figural, and jar candles building layer upon layer like the dipping of tapers which she also gives instruction on.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><i>The Book of Candle Magic, <\/i>is like going to school, progressing from middle school to college as the author delves into numerology, spell timing, and using multiple candles. There are five appendices alone listing candle accessories, like herbs and shells, to add more power to spells.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Especially fascinating is the chapter on candle reading. Madame Pamita describes how to read the flame of a candle- is there a high flame, a low flame, does it talk? \u00a0Even the smoke of a candle and how the wax burns carries information. \u00a0After reading this, no one will ever just light a candle and not take a closer look.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Throughout this book the author gives spells the reader can try while they are learning to make their own. <i>The Book of Candle Magic <\/i>is a tool that anyone,\u00a0 from the least experienced to the most qualified practitioner can use. Madame Pamita has given us the gold standard of instruction and this work is an exciting new addition to the art and science of candle magic.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Madame Pamita can be reached at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ParlourOFWonders.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.ParlourOFWonders.com<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>***<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>About the Author:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-23689\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/raye-snover.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/raye-snover.png 299w, https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/raye-snover-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Raye Snover<\/b> is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in <i>The New York Times Book\u00a0Review<\/i>, <i>The New York Daily News and The Village Sun.<\/i> She was also co-editor of <i>The Temple Bell<\/i> &#8211;the newsletter for The Temple of Witchcraft<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Having been a witch for over twenty years, Ms. Snover is a High Priestess in the Cabot Tradition and a member of The Sisterhood of Avalon. She is also a Veriditas trained Labyrinth facilitator, and lives in New York City.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sisterhoodofavalon.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">sisterhoodofavalon.org<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/templeofwitchcraft.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">templeofwitchcraft.org<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Book Of Candle Magic: Candle Spell Secrets to Change Your Life by Madame Pamita Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide 336 Pages Publication Date: 10\/08\/2020 &nbsp; &nbsp; This is such a pretty little book\u2014all purple, gold and silver. As the light flickers like a flame off the metallic cover, it beckons to be opened. However, The Book of Candle Magic: Candle Spell Secrets to Change Your Life is not just a frivolous confection. Madame Pamita has used her vast experience to create a powerful, informative \u201cguide on how to do magic in general,\u201d using candles specifically. Madame Pamita, owner of Madame Pamita\u2019s Parlour of Wonders, host of the Magic and the Law of Attraction podcast, along with hosting two YouTube series and author of Madame Pamita\u2019s Magical Tarot, uses easy to understand language as she starts simply, \u00a0explaining the reasoning behind candle magic \u2013\u201clighting a candle for a magical purpose is like shooting off a rocket of power toward your goal,\u201d while having the reader examine their ethics through journaling, and starting out with simple candle spells using a single candle. As the author continues, she increases the reader\u2019s knowledge as she teaches how to \u201cdress\u201d candles, carve them, and use sigils. She explores the different types of candles\u2014pillars, votives, tapers, figural, and jar candles building layer upon layer like the dipping of tapers which she also gives instruction on. The Book of Candle Magic, is like going to school, progressing from middle school to college as the author delves into numerology, spell timing, and using multiple candles. There are five appendices alone listing candle accessories, like herbs and shells, to add more power to spells.\u00a0\u00a0 Especially fascinating is the chapter on candle reading. Madame Pamita describes how to read the flame of a candle- is there a high flame, a low flame, does it talk? \u00a0Even the smoke of a candle and how the wax burns carries information. \u00a0After reading this, no one will ever just light a candle and not take a closer look. Throughout this book the author gives spells the reader can try while they are learning to make their own. The Book of Candle Magic is a tool that anyone,\u00a0 from the least experienced to the most qualified practitioner can use. Madame Pamita has given us the gold standard of instruction and this work is an exciting new addition to the art and science of candle magic. Madame Pamita can be reached at www.ParlourOFWonders.com *** About the Author: Raye Snover is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times Book\u00a0Review, The New York Daily News and The Village Sun. She was also co-editor of The Temple Bell &#8211;the newsletter for The Temple of Witchcraft Having been a witch for over twenty years, Ms. Snover is a High Priestess in the Cabot Tradition and a member of The Sisterhood of Avalon. She is also a Veriditas trained Labyrinth facilitator, and lives in New York City. sisterhoodofavalon.org templeofwitchcraft.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":267,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10005],"tags":[10346,10095,12954,12955,10075,12953],"class_list":["post-24046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-author","tag-book","tag-candle-spell-secrets-to-change-your-life","tag-madame-pamita","tag-review","tag-the-book-of-candle-magic"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/267"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24046"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24048,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24046\/revisions\/24048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}