Candle Magick for the Broken and the Brave

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🕯️ Candle Magick for the Broken and the Brave

Intro: Fire When You Can’t Speak

I lit a candle last night because I couldn’t scream. Not with my voice. Not with words. Not with anything that the world calls “acceptable.”
But flame? Flame speaks. Flame listens.
And when you're exhausted, grieving, sick of scraping by — sometimes that flicker is the only altar you’ve got.

This post is for the ones who are burned out and still blazing inside.
The ones who feel forgotten, unworthy, or invisible — but light a flame anyway.
The ones who show up for themselves when no one else will.

This is fire for the survivors.
This is ritual for the real.

🔥 Why Candle Magick?

Because it’s the easiest kind of spell:
- One candle.
- One match.
- One breath.

Fire doesn’t care if you’re rich, rested, or radiant. It just wants you present and true.

This is low-barrier, high-impact magick — possible whether you’re in a bedroom, a car, a couch, or a storm.

🔥 4 Candle Rituals for the Broken & the Brave

1. The “I’m Still F*cking Here” Flame

For: survival, grounding, staying connected to your body

• You need: white or black candle
• Optional: salt, stone, or anything that feels safe

1. Light the candle.
2. Say out loud or whisper:
   “I’m still f*cking here. In this body. In this story. In this moment.”
3. Breathe and let your nervous system sync with the flame.
4. No need to do more — just exist next to your fire.

2. Burn It, Baby (Release & Let Go)

For: grief, anger, shame, betrayal — anything weighing you down

• You need: black candle, paper, pen
• Optional: fire-safe bowl

1. Write down what you're ready to let go of.
2. Light the candle.
3. Read it out loud if you can—or breathe it out.
4. Burn the paper in the flame.
5. Say:
   “You don’t own me anymore. I choose freedom.”
6. Let ashes fall; bury or release them when you can.

3. Call Your Power Home

For: healing, centering, remembering who you are

• You need: purple, white, or blue candle
• Optional: mirror, bowl of water, smooth stone

1. Light the candle.
2. Name the places your energy has been lost—heartbreak, fear, fatigue, trauma.
3. Say:
   “I call myself home. My strength. My light. My magic. I call it all back.”
4. Visualize light returning to you.
5. Say:
   “I am whole. I am here. I am still mine.”
6. Let the flame burn as long as feels good, then blow it out with gratitude.

4. The Quiet Flame (When You Don’t Have Words)

For: comfort, stillness, making peace with the silence

• You need: any candle at all

1. Light it. Don’t say anything.
2. Watch it flicker. Let it be your heartbeat for a while.
3. If you cry—let it. If not—that’s okay too.
4. Just be. That is the spell.

🌑 Final Words

You don’t need to be “okay” to do magick.
You don’t need peace, privacy, or a curated altar.
You need fire. Breath. A spark.

This world has tried to snuff out the flame in so many of us — especially those who don’t fit its boxes: the trans ones, the poor ones, the mad ones, the holy ones, the ones wearing pain like armor yet still showing up.

You are sacred.
Your survival is sacred.
And your flame is still lit.

So light your candle.
Even in a car.
Even in the dark.
Even when you're exhausted.

Let the world know: You’re not done yet.