Reviews

The Book of Candle Magic: Candle Spell Secrets to Change Your Life by Madame Pamita

klpaolucci's review against another edition

5.0

This is an excellent book on candle magic. The beginner as well as the seasoned practitioner will find value in this book. Madame Pamita shows you candle magic can be a part of your practice no matter your circumstances. That's the best kind of magic in my opinion. No gatekeeping here!

goldenfenris's review against another edition

4.0

This book covers the full range of Candle magic, from those just starting out wanting to do a simple spell with just a candle and an incantation to someone looking to take it up a notch by making their own candles or carving them or creating beeswax appliques to decorate them. I don't personally do a lot of work with candles because I'm a bit paranoid of burning my house down and the author is good about giving safety reminders throughout the book for this reason. However, I am quite keen on learning more about the different areas of candle reading: ceromancy (wax reading), pyromancy (flame reading), and capnomancy (smoke reading). Check this out if you're looking to start or expand the use of candles in your magic.

Thank you to Netgalley and Llewellyn Publications for providing an e-ARC of this book, however all thoughts and opinions are my own.

annarella's review

5.0

An excellent book, well written and informative.
I learned a lot and appreciated the clarity of the explanations and the style of writing.
It's highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

rebeccamoody's review

4.0

The Book of Candle Magic: Candle Spell Secrets to Change Your Life (Llewellyn Publications, October 2020) is a great resource on candle magic for beginner and intermediate practitioners. Madame Pamita uses clear, accessible language to introduce candle magic and lay a basic foundation for this type of spellwork, including how to set up your space, customize your candles for your purpose, and craft each spell according to your specific (or general) needs. The books covers different types of candles, layouts, and gives a generalized guide to the many augmentary magics that can enhance candlework. It also offers comprehensive appendices and further reading resources practitioners can reference in order to deepen their understanding of these augmentary magics as they relate to candlework. The book itself is also quite lovely, with beautiful illumination on many of the pages and rather attractive cover in purple, silver, and gold. All in all, this is a lovely, practical addition to any magical library.