Church candle: rituals. How to clean an apartment using a church candle?

For many centuries in a row, a candle has been a magical instrument. It is used in both white and black rituals. How can candles help cleanse the house? Often lower entities from the subtle world settle in living quarters. They are afraid of fire, so a church candle is used in the ritual of cleansing the house. Its flame burns destructive, negative energy. Fire helps to cleanse the surrounding space and human thoughts. After the ritual, the house becomes much calmer and easier.

The power of the flame

Most rituals to eliminate negative energy are performed using the element of fire. The flame helps not only to neutralize a house or work space, but also to cleanse the human biofield. Since ancient times, church candles have been used in Rus' to get rid of negative vibrations.

At different times, together with the power of fire, they used holy water, prayers, salt, herbs, and silver crosses to cleanse the home. A church candle is a consecrated object. It will help create a positive aura in the house, saturated with higher vibrations.

Usually, to clean your home, you buy a large, thick candle from the temple. It is believed that the greater its volume and duration of combustion, the longer the house will be in a favorable energy state.

It is best to choose one day of the week for the ceremony. On this day, candles should be lit throughout the house - negative thoughts, incipient diseases, and clots of negative energy will burn in their flame.

The main canons of Orthodoxy for Forgiveness Sunday

Those who plan to visit the temple, but do not know about the rules of conduct, should familiarize themselves with the important canons of Orthodoxy:

Before going to church, prepare small money for candles, prosphora and church fees. It is not customary to change money in the temple.
Women take a scarf with them to cover their heads, wear a long skirt and do not use bright makeup.
Men do not enter in shorts, T-shirts or a hat.
Before opening the doors of the temple, cross yourself three times.
Set mobile phones to silent mode.
If there is a service in the church, speak quietly.
It is customary to stand in church during services; only sick people can sit.
It is advisable not to leave the temple until the end of the service.

Church candle: rituals

To perform rituals, sorcerers and ordinary people use candles of different shades. Each color has its own semantics and helps enhance the magic of the flame. The most commonly used is a white candle. This color is neutral, it is suitable for any rituals. Its main task is protection and cleansing.

Black candles are more suitable for black magic. They are used in rituals to induce damage and curses. They can also be used for contact with the deceased.
All shades of red (orange, pink) will help improve your destiny. Such candles are used in love magic to attract attention, sympathy, and friendship.
Shades of blue (purple, cyan) help strengthen abilities, strengthen the spirit, and relieve diseases.
Green candles are suitable for attracting material wealth, and yellow ones are suitable for removing obstacles in endeavors.

In addition, there are special rituals in which a church candle helps cleanse the chakras or “burn out” an emerging disease from a certain organ. You can perform a ritual to make a dream come true or get rid of painful thoughts. With the help of a candle, rituals are performed to increase attractiveness and improve interpersonal relationships. There are actions with a candle that will help in new endeavors and bring success in work.

How to clean an apartment using a church candle? What day is best to do this? Almost all rituals are carried out in accordance with the lunar phase. For example, to attract love, it is better to start rituals on the waxing Moon, and lapels on the waning Moon.

Why do they “clean” the house?

The ritual for cleansing the room is best performed on the waning moon. This is a time of deliverance and liberation. All negative energy will leave the house along with dirt and garbage. It arises at the moment of quarrels and conflicts, grievances and scandals.

Guests in the house can also leave an unpleasant mark. And if the apartment was purchased recently, you should definitely clean it of the energy of the previous owners. After the deceased, it is also customary to do a general cleaning of the house in order to get rid of “dead” vibrations.

The energy information field of every object in the house is capable of absorbing both positive and negative. Therefore, it is very important to arrange wet cleaning and a ritual with a candle once a month (or a week). This will help renew the energy of the house and the objects that live in it.

How to cleanse the house with a church candle? First of all, you need to visit the church shop. There are as many candles purchased as there are rooms in the house (this also includes all utility rooms, toilet, shower).

Is there damage in the house?

Sometimes people don’t even realize that in their apartment there is a whole hotbed of clots of negative energy. There are several signs by which you can determine whether there is damage in the house.

Dishes constantly break, chains break, buttons fly off.
Electrical appliances burn out, furniture (stools, chairs) breaks.
The plaster is crumbling, the wallpaper is cracking and tearing.
There are often scandals and quarrels in the family.
Plants dry out and die for no apparent reason.

If these signs appear, you should carry out a general cleaning of the room. A burning candle (especially a church candle) will help to carry out a ceremony to cleanse the house of negativity.

But even after the ritual is completed, for the future it is necessary to remember that:

at night it is necessary to remove crumbs and leftover food from the dining table;
do not leave dirty dishes;
Immediately after coming home, wash the soles of your shoes.

Such simple tips will help minimize the appearance of an alien energy information field in the house.

Preparing for the ritual

How to clean an apartment using a church candle? First of all, you should free yourself from negative energy. Sometimes magicians advise fasting for 2-3 days before the ritual. But you can just take a shower and wash away the negativity. To enhance the effect, rub the body with salt (lightly so as not to injure the skin) and rinse with running water.

You should first remove chains, rings, bracelets, and earrings. Metal also accumulates negativity, so all jewelry can be kept in water.

Wear comfortable clothes (without numerous buttons, zippers, fasteners) - such that they do not restrict movement. Open the windows and doors (if it is a private house) - this is done so that energy can circulate freely throughout the home.

Before cleaning the house with a church candle, you should wipe all reflective surfaces (especially mirrors) with a damp cloth. Every object in the house is a carrier of one energy or another. Water will help neutralize negative vibrations.

You need to throw away trash, old shoes, and unnecessary things from your home. There should be no broken dishes or broken pieces of furniture left in the room - positive energy leaks through such defects.

Cleansing options

There are several cleaning methods that involve a church candle. But their essence is to go around the entire apartment and burn out negative energy. Therefore, it is very important to go around all corners - especially the joints of the floor and wall, ceiling and wall. This is where you can most often see black smoke from a church candle.

The walk starts from the front door. Carefully treat the hallway (even the door handle) and move counterclockwise around the apartment. Move the candle along walls, furniture, and household appliances. Clean all the corners, dark corners of the house, toilet and bathroom. Such a ritual is the basis for all other methods of neutralizing a home from negative vibrations.

Method 1. For the office, living room, kitchen, nursery, use a new candle. After the room has been cleansed by the flame, leave a candle in it. Light a new one and go to the next apartment. This will leave one burning candle in each room. They must burn to the end. The remaining cinder must be removed from the apartment (ideally, buried).

Method 2. While walking around the apartment with a candle, you can read a prayer. And the assistant following should sprinkle every corner with holy water. Leave the candle to burn out at the front door, from which the round began.

Method 3. To cleanse after an unpleasant guest or scandal, pour a handful of salt into the room where the negativity was released. It can be placed on a table or chair. Place a candle on the salt and light it. The wax, flowing down, will fall on the salt. After the candle burns out, it and the salt should be immediately removed from the house.

Carrying out energy cleansing

light a candle and put matches in your pocket (they may come in handy);
hold the candle in your right hand, the paper “skirt” should cover your hands. Since melted wax concentrates negative energy, you need to try not to let it drip onto your hand or onto the floor of the house;
cross the outer side of the front door three times, then the inner side, saying “Go away, all the negativity!”;
clockwise slowly walk around the entire apartment (including the bathroom and toilet, as well as the balcony, if converted into a living space) with a burning candle, making wave-like movements with your hand;
cross all corners and door handles three times;
When cleaning a mirror, do not look into it;
in places where the church candle begins to smoke black in the apartment or crackle, you need to stop and move the candle (you can also read the Lord’s Prayer) until the fire becomes even;
specially treat headboards, TVs and computers, doors, corners, sinks, bathrooms and toilets;
open cabinets, drawers and carefully hold a candle;
listen to your inner feelings, since intuition itself can tell you which places you need to pay attention to;
returning to the front door, cross it three times again on the inside and mentally drive away the negativity;
close the front door and extinguish the candle;
put the used candle along with the paper in a pre-prepared bag and take it out within an hour and throw it in the trash.

Working with a candle

When performing a ritual with a candle, you should protect yourself and the room. The wax, melting, absorbs all the evil vibrations of the surrounding space. Therefore, it should not get on your hands or floor. The candle can be placed on a saucer. Or cut out a circle from whatman paper and put it on a candle - this way the wax will drip onto the paper. After the ritual, all attributes must be removed from the premises.

If the ritual is carried out with salt, it will help to “seal” negative energy. After cleaning the house, you should also get rid of it. All attributes can be thrown into a trash container or buried. But under no circumstances should you leave them at home (even in the trash can).

When “burning” a negative, you should definitely pay attention to the smoke and color of the wax. If a church candle smokes, an accumulation of negative energy has been detected at home or in an apartment. After the ritual, be sure to wash and rinse your hands with running water. This way the energetic dirt will be washed away.

Requirements for cleaning

There should be no one at home except the person performing the ritual;
the performer must cleanse his body before the ritual (take a shower) and put on clean clothes (which must be washed after the ritual);
the person carrying out the cleaning must remove all jewelry (so that they do not attract negative energy to themselves);
You need to carry out cleaning with a positive attitude and peace of mind;
open all doors and windows (if it’s winter outside, then open them a little) so that negative energy can escape;
if possible, open the front door;
You need to start the ritual from the front door.

Black smoke and soot

While carrying out a ritual to cleanse the house, you can notice how in some places a candle begins to crack and black smoke appears. Or the dripping wax becomes dark, almost black.

Why does a church candle smoke? What does black smoke mean? Such features of the ritual indicate that a clot of negative energy information field was discovered. Places where this occurs should be treated especially carefully. Until the black smoke disappears or the candle stops smoking (crackling).

How to protect your home?

You can protect your home from negative energy-informational influences with the help of amulets. After cleaning the apartment is completed, you can hang an amulet above the front door (or place it in the red corner). The most effective talismans are prepared with your own hands. This could be a herbal sachet, a braided cord or an amulet.

Recently, the fashion for doll amulets has returned. Sewn with your own hands, they can protect the whole family or a specific relative.

Minerals, wooden or metal amulets are often used to neutralize bad emissions. But all amulets need cleaning. They take the negative impact on themselves, so once every six months they should be kept in running water.

If the amulet cannot be washed (for example, a sachet made of herbs), it is enough to bury it in coarse salt. Leave the amulet there for about a day, take it out and return it to its original place. And throw the salt into the street.

When should candles be blessed in a church on the feast of the Presentation of the Lord and why is this done?

Sretensky candles are different from all others - they are consecrated only once a year with a special rite.

On February 15, before the start of the Divine Liturgy, at the end of the rite of 6 o'clock, the consecration of candles takes place on the pulpit in front of the Royal Doors, and their subsequent distribution to the faithful. Such candles were highly valued and were always brought home and stored for a year.

Sretensky Candles are lit only on special occasions: when we pray when solving important life problems (choosing a life partner, choosing a profession, getting a job, purchasing a house, car, etc.), when we are overcome by illness, grief, sadness, or when the obvious effect of demonic forces on humans.

Before lighting the candle, be sure to say the following prayer:

“Lord, accept this sacrifice for Your servants (for whom you put your name).” If a candle is lit for a saint, then pray: “Holy servant of God (name), pray to God for me (or for us and list the names).”

There are signs for Sretensky candles, but they require lighting the candle during the service in the temple. By the flame of a candle you can tell how things will be with the health of the one who lit the candle:

calm flame - health will be good,
uneven flame - be more attentive to your health. It may fail.

Ways to protect yourself from negative energy

When you come home, wash your hands and wash your face.
Do wet cleaning more often - water washes away negative vibrations.
Don't let unkind people into your home.
Breeding cacti - all the negativity will be broken on their thorns.
Leave work squabbles and worries at the door.
Discard dishes and mirrors with cracks immediately.
Throw away unnecessary, broken items.

The opinion of the clergy

The Holy Fathers are outraged by the fact that magicians, psychics, and sorcerers mercilessly exploit church paraphernalia. The Church has negative experience of the consequences that arise for everyone who interacts with occult practices. The clergy consider the combination of Orthodox attributes and magical rituals unacceptable.

That is why the church opposes all kinds of treatments and cleansing with the help of candles. The latter are sacrifices to God. By lighting a candle, a person turns to the Lord with prayer. And by betting on sorcerers, he can lose his faith, his soul, and his life. The priest must heal the soul, and the body must be healed by the aesculapian. By turning to magicians and their methods, a person exposes himself to danger and spreads traditions unacceptable to a Christian.

The clergy answered the question: “Why does a church candle smoke at home?” They answer that an Orthodox Christian is obliged to take care of his soul (with prayers and repentance), and not to search for “secret signs” and cleanse the “mythical aura.” If the candle crackles or black smoke comes from it, this only indicates the low quality of the product.

The history of the holiday Forgiveness Sunday

The tradition of asking for forgiveness before fasting began in Palestine. At that moment, the monks went one by one into the desert and lived for 40 days without food and water, following the example of Jesus Christ. Before parting, they asked each other for repentance, realizing that they could die of thirst and hunger. This is where the name Forgiveness Sunday comes from. It was Jesus Christ who turned to people with a request to forgive offenses to their neighbors.

“For if you forgive people their trespasses, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive people their trespasses, then your Father will not forgive you your trespasses,” Jesus Christ taught.

The meaning of the words is that by forgiving offenses, we show mercy and sympathy.

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Church holidays

Church candle: signs

There are many signs associated with candles. Since ancient times, there has been a belief that they (especially the sanctified ones) protect against evil spirits and have good powers. According to popular belief, if you intertwine two candles and light them, the spouses will live happily ever after. And if during the wedding the bride or groom’s candle goes out, this signifies imminent death.

A wedding candle will facilitate childbirth and reduce the suffering of the patient.
If a newborn appears in the house, it will help drive away evil spirits.
If there is a dying person in the house, she will drive away the demons so that they do not steal the soul.
A “Thursday” candle (brought from church on Maundy Thursday) will drive away witches and neutralize the gifts of sorcerers.
Church candles cannot be given as gifts.
In order to prevent evil spirits from entering the house, crosses are burned on windows and door frames with a “Thursday” candle.
If the candle burns calmly and clearly, there is happiness in the house.
If it suddenly goes out, it means uninvited guests.
If there are 3 burning candles on the table, misfortune awaits the owners.
You can’t blow it out - misfortune will come.

How to clean a house or apartment yourself with a church candle

You showered, put on the right clothes and got ready. What to do next?

✔ Wet your hands and face with holy water.

✔ Place a paper circle on the candle.

✔ Go out to the area or landing. The ritual must begin outside.

✔ Light the candle with matches or a lighter.

✔ Circle the front door three times in a clockwise circular motion. Then pass the candle over the peephole, handle and doorbell (if there is one) three times in a strictly crosswise manner.

✔ Enter the house. Close the door behind you. Turn to face her and do the same.

✔ Stand with your back to the door. Start moving forward clockwise. Go through all the rooms until you return to the front door again. You can skip the balcony. But only if it is not converted into residential premises. The candle should be moved along the walls in a wave-like manner. And clean door handles and sockets crosswise.

If in some place the flame begins to worry, smoke or go out, pause. You have found an accumulation of negative energy. It needs to be cleaned with a church candle until the fire burns evenly and calmly.

During the ritual, adhere to fire safety rules. Keep flames away from things, especially those that are flammable. For better effect, you can open cabinets, pull out drawers of chests of drawers, tables.

When you have walked around the entire house and returned to the front door, turn around and perform the ritual again. After this, the flame should not go out or smoke. Otherwise, repeated cleaning will be required.