In the blockbuster movie “Star Trek V: The Final Frontier” Captain James T. Kirk declared “I need my pain.” What does he mean he needs his pain? How is hurting a good thing? Is there really an upside to getting hurt? How could experiencing emotional pain be a...

The color blue runs a wide range of hues all the way from Barely Blue to Indigo the range of color is actually astounding.  Because there is such a wide range available, blue is one of the few colors that is segregated by it’s hue.  Blue has long been associated with...

Magenta is considered a high vibration color and is rarely used alone in candle work.  Due to the associated high vibration of the color Magenta is normally used in association with other colors to help make things happen in a faster period of time.    When it is used...

Is Samhain’s Ancient Past Seen In Modern Halloween Observances? The festival of Samhain (literally “summer’s end” - pronounced Sow-en) represents literally millennia of observance and standing among the Celtic peoples of Northern Europe.  Samhain was the traditional...

Although not as well known as the basic primary colors, this secondary color has a prime place in candle color associations.  Grey emits a neutral energy which means that it is acceptable to any situation.    When you feel like you are going into a...

Green has long held a dual meaning in mankind’s associations.  Modern vernacular is peppered with  colloquialisms that prove this point.  Jealously is a green-eyed monster; someone can be green with envy.  Green grow the rushes, growing green (referring to...

Gold both as a stone and as a color has been venerated by man for eons.  Burials thousands of years old contain beautifully crafted gold worked into fantastic masks, cloaks, shoes and personal items.    Associated with strong masculine Gods such as the Egyptian God...

Brown has long been associated with Mother Earth.  It is used as an alternative color for the north in many nature based belief systems.   Brown truly represents the soul of the earth – the very soil within which the Earth gives forth her bounty of nature.  Soil can...