Many rituals and spells involve the lighting of a few candles, as they give a nice warm light. Candle magick does more than that, it means the candle is center stage in the magick. The simplest type of candle spell is to light a candle and look into the flame, then visualize the goal you want to achieve. You can make this candle spell more potent by rubbing the candle with a herbal essential oil, choosing a suitable color, etching magickal symbols into the candle, and/or asking a relevant deity for help. -- If you have difficulty releasing the magickal energy after a spell to do its work, candle spells are great because you can just snuff out the flame and watch the smoke disappear, visualizing this as the magickal energy going out into the world. Candles are good for longer spells, too, because you can use the same candle for several nights, and it will become more and more magically powerful as time goes on.