{"collection":"bos","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/bos/bos232.htm","path":"bos/bos232.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/bos/bos232.htm","text":"Internet Book of Shadows, (Various Authors), [1999]\n \n \n \n \n CANDLES\n \n \n Candleshavebeenusedfor\n morenaturallightinginritual\n work as well as focal points and concentration aids for centuries.\n Each different color has a different meaning for both internal and\n external uses. Here are a list of uses put together by Charles\n Butler.\n \n \n \n Outer Works Inner Works\n RED:ENERGY RED:COURAGE\n ORANGE:GENEROSITY ORANGE:PLENTY\n YELLOW:THE UNKNOWN YELLOW:CENTERING\n GREEN:PROSPERITY GREEN:HEALING\n BLUE:LOVE BLUE:EMOTIONS\n PURPLE:INSPIRATION PURPLE:SPIRIT\n PINK:REVELATION PINK:JOY\n BURGUNDY:PASSION BURGUNDY:REKINDLING\n BLACK:COMFORT BLACK:AUTHORITY\n WHITE:VISION WHITE:PROTECTION\n \n \n 983 \n \n \n \n GREEK FIRE INITIATION \n \n \n Cast of Characters \n \n Tiresias:____________ \n \n Hephaestus:____________ \n \n Artemis:____________ \n \n Apollo:____________ \n \n Hestia:____________ \n \n Prometheus:____________ \n \n Seeker:____________ \n \n \n \n Incastingthecircle,whencalling theQuartersyouare\n free to use your own words but we ask that you use Greek styling and\n personify with the names of the four Greek winds: \n \n North: Boreus \n East: Eurus \n South: Notus \n West: Zephyrus \n \n Tiresiasseatednorthofaltarrises,goesaroundtoface\n altar, and invokes God and Goddess in a Greek style using these two\n triumverates: \n \n GOD \n Zeus: Strength \n Hades: Knowledge \n Poseidon: Emotion \n \n GODDESS \n Hera: Power \n Athena: Wisdom \n Aphrodite: Love \n \n \n He then stepback andsays: \"We havebeen calledforth fromthe\n edges of Time and Space by one who seeks entry to the Halls of\n Olympus. I am Tiresias, Prophet of Thebes, who, though blind, shall\n be his guide. Seeker, come forth!\" \n \n \n \n 984\n \n \n \n Seeker approaches circle at north-east point of Circle. \n \n Tiresias: \"Who seeks entry to Olympus?\" \n Seeker: \"I, __________. \n Tiresias: \"Beforeyou enter,gaze uponone whosought whatwas \n not rightfully his. Do you still desire entry?\" \n Seeker replies. \n Tiresias: (If no,he leaves and circleis closed. Ifyes): \n \"Then enter and ask passage of the Guardians of the Gods.\" \n Seeker enters and they travel 1 1/8 to North. \n \n Tiresias: \"Hail, MightyHephaestus, Craftsman of the Gods.\n With me is one who seeks entry to Olympus.\" \n Hephaestus: \"How are you known, Seeker?\" \n Seeker: \"I am called __________.\" \n Hephaestus:\"By whatright seekyoupassage throughthe North?\"\n Seeker: \"I haveendured ayear of thepath ofEarth andlearned\n of my own mortality.\" \n Hephaestus: \"Pass with the Blessings of the Earth.\" \n They travel around 1 1/4 to East. \n \n Tiresias: \"Hail,Vigilant Artemis,Virgin Goddess. Withme is\n one who seeks entry to Olympus.\" \n Artemis: \"How are you known, Seeker?\" \n Seeker: \"I am called __________.\" \n Artemis: \"By what right seek you passage through the East?\" \n Seeker: \"I have endured a year of the path of Airand have\n learned the need for focus of will.\" \n Artemis: \"Pass with the Blessings of the Air.\" \n They travel around 1 1/4 to South. \n \n Tiresias: \"Hail, Bright Apollo, Lordof the Sun. With me is\n one who seeks entry to Olympus.\" \n Apollo: \"How are you known, Seeker?\" \n Seeker: \"I am called __________.\" \n Apollo: \"By what right seek you passage through the South?\" \n Seeker has no answer. \n Apollo: \"Youhave not yetearned theright topass through the\n South. To win this right, you must seek Fire from he\n who first gave it to Mankind, Prometheus. Tiresias, guard\n him upon his path of Fire that he learn what he needs to\n face the Titan.\" \n They travel around 1 1/2 to North. \n \n Tiresias: \"Icome with __________, whonow seeks Prometheus\n that he may gain the right to Fire. What can you teach\n him that will ease his path?\" \n \n \n 985\n \n \n \n Hephaestus: \"Knowthat Iam Hephaestus,Craftsman andSmith of\n the Gods. In my labors, I use Fire as a purifying\n agent, seperating the metal from the stone, and\n for the actual forging of my Art. But remember that\n creativity requires forethought. Daedalus w a s a\n Master of my Craft, yet rarely considered t h e\n implications of his creations. He created the \n Labyrinth of Minos, who then imprisoned him within i t s\n intricacies. He crafted wing that he and his s o n\n might escape, yet in their flight Icarus died. \n Always consider the consequences of the which you \n create.\" \n They travel 1 1/4 around to East. \n \n Tiresias: \"I come with __________,who now seeks Prometheus\n that he may gain the right to Fire. What can you teach\n him that will ease his path?\" \n Artemis: \"Knowthat I amArtemis, VirginHuntress. Through my\n will, no man has ever known me. Yet will must be\n tempered by intellegence. Remember Otus and\n Ephialtes, twin giants who were arrogant enough to think\n themselves better than the Gods. They continued their\n ill-wrought plans, even after Poseidon warned\n them. Through supposed desire, they chose to pursue\n me. They seperated in pursuit of what they saw as a\n white hind, and, with simultaneous throws, slew each\n other. Thus blind will caused the death of all they\n truly loved.\" \n They travel 1 1/4 around to the South \n \n Tiresias: \"Icome with __________, whonow seeks Prometheus\n that he may gain the right to Fire. What can you teach\n him that will ease his path?\" \n Apollo: \"Know thatI am Apollo, Godof the Sun andKeeper of\n Knowledge. Knowledge of Fire has allowed Man to forge\n a civilization. But seeking to advance without\n can lead to catastrophe. Witness Phaethon, who\n attempted to drive the Sun Chariot without proper\n knowledge, nearly causing the incineration of the\n Earth. Action without knowledge will often lead to\n ruin.\" \n They travel around 1 1/4 to the West. \n \n Tiresias: \"I come with__________, who now seeks Prometheus\n that he may gain the right to Fire. What can you teach\n him that will ease his path?\" \n Hestia: \"Know that I amHestia, Goddess of Hearthand Home. \n The warm glow of emotion in balance is vital for \n proper growth and life. But when emotions are \n allowed to rule above all else, tragedy is soon to \n follow. Consider Paris, who upon seeing Helen, bowed\n to an all-consuming desire for her, kidnapping her\n without thought of the consequences. Thus began the\n Trojan War. Do not bury your emotions, but\n neither should you elevate them to the level of\n Ruler. \n \n \n 986\n \n \n \n Theytravel 1 3/4around to theSouth. Tiresiasalone goes to\n altar and faces Seeker. \n \n Tiresias: \"Seeker,are youprepared toface Prometheushimself\n with your request?\" \n Seeker: \"I am.\" \n Tiresias: \"Then come forward and call him forth.\" \n Seeker goes to altar facing North. \n \n Seeker: \"From the depths of Time, I call you forth. Arise\n Prometheus, Lightbringer.\" \n Fromwithinthe membersin theCircle,Prometheus risesand goes\n to north side of altar. \n \n Prometheus: \"I am Prometheus. Who summons me here?\" \n Seeker: \"I am __________.\" \n Prometheus: \"Why haveyou brought me herefrom the depths of\n Time?\" \n Seeker: \"I seek the Gift of Fire.\" \n Prometheus: \"And by what right do you ask it? \n Seeker: \"By the right of perfect love and perfect trust.\" \n Prometheus: \"Thenknow thatyou are wellmet. I willgrant you\n Fire and its path for a year and a day that you\n might learn its lessons. The most important \n lesson it can teach you is the need for thought \n before action of any kind. You must always consider\n the consequences of all that you do or say. At the\n end of your time on this path, you will be judged\n on your fitness to continue your search.\" \n Prometheus gives Seeker a token of Fire. \n Prometheus: \"With my service done, I bid you farewell.\" \n Prometheus leaves, blending into Circle. \n Tiresias: \"Welldone, mostnoble Seeker.Pleasejoin usfor the\n remainder of our revels.\" \n Seekeris given seatin Circle. Tiresias faces frontof altar\n and dismisses Deities using Greek styling and the following names: \n \n GOD \n Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon \n \n GODDESS \n Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite \n \n Each Quarter dismisses its element in a Greek style and\n dismisses the appropriate Wind: \n \n NORTH: Boreas \n EAST: Eurus \n SOUTH: Notus \n WEST: Zephyrus \n \n Tiresias: \"Our workis completed fornow. Letus rejoice and\n enjoy this company, remembering that though we may go our seperate\n ways, we are alway united as one. Merry meet, merry part, and merry\n meet again!\" \n \n \n \n GREEK FIRE INITIATION \n \n \n 987\n \n \n \n \n Seeker's Copy \n \n \n \n Seeker approachescircle atnorth-east pointof Circle when \n summoned. \n \n Seeker: \"I, __________. \n \n Seeker replies to question. \n \n Seeker enters and they travel 1 1/8 to North. \n \n Seeker: \"I am called __________.\" \n \n Seeker: \"I haveendured ayear of thepath ofEarth andlearned\n of my own mortality.\" \n \n They travel around 1 1/4 to East. \n \n Seeker: \"I am called __________.\" \n \n Seeker: \"I have endured a year of the pathof Air and have\n learned the need for focus of will.\" \n \n They travel around 1 1/4 to South. \n \n Seeker: \"I am called __________.\" \n \n Seeker has no answer. \n \n They travel around 1 1/2 to North. \n \n They travel 1 1/4 around to East. \n \n They travel 1 1/4 around to the South \n \n They travel around 1 1/4 to the West. \n \n They travel 13/4 aroundto theSouth. Tiresiasalone goesto \n altar and faces Seeker. \n \n Seeker: \"I am.\" \n \n Seeker goes to altar facing North. \n \n Seeker: \"From the depths ofTime, I call you forth. Arise\n Prometheus, Lightbringer.\" \n \n Seeker: \"I am __________.\" \n \n Seeker: \"I seek the Gift of Fire.\" \n \n Seeker: \"By the right of perfect love and perfect trust.\" \n \n Seeker is given seat in Circle. \n \n \n \n 988","title":"Internet Book of Shadows: Candle Colors","type":"page"}