Imbolc Magick: The Seven-Flame Sun
A Combined Tarot Spread & Candle Magick Ritual for Creative Visions…
This ritual blends predictive cartomancy, color & candle magick with creative visions. It is designed to be done slowly, intuitively, and with curiosity, not perfection!
(While this ritual was made for Imbolc, it can be used year round at any kind of threshold or “new beginning”)
What you’ll need:
• 7 candles in these colors: white, black, yellow, green, blue, red, brown (birthday cake candles will work perfectly for a shorter one-sitting ritual, but choose bigger candles for a longer ritual that you may leave and come back to later)
• A round, fireproof plate (brass is ideal, but ceramic, stoneware or metal works)
• Matches or a lighter
• A tarot deck (or oracle deck)
• One central “sun” object (choose what feels right):
Ex:
– dried sunflower
– citrine or sunstone crystal
– a drawing, picture or symbol of the sun
– anything that represents light, life and returning energy
Handmade beewax candles from FANDENS MÆLKEBØTTE, a vintage tin flower broche, Rider Waite Smith Tarot cards, Magician Matches made by LULA ROSE and a vintage brass plate (my go-to for candle magick).
Step 0: Mental prep
Prepare yourself to go into ritual in any way that feels natural to you, burn some incense, meditate, take a bath/shower or just sit and take some nice deep breaths (there are NO correct way to prepare, trust your intuition).
Make sure that you have privacy, peace and quiet.
Step 1: Create the Sun
Place your chosen sun object in the centre of the plate.
This represents:
• the returning light
• your core energy
• the creative spark that everything else revolves around
Take a moment to connect with it.
This is the heart of the ritual.
Step 2: Prepare the Candle Circle
Arrange the 7 candles in a circle around the sun, leaving space between them.
The circle represents the sun’s rays and the unfolding year.
Light one candle at a time, in any order that feels intuitive.
Before placing each candle, drip a little wax onto the plate and set the candle into it, anchoring it physically and symbolically.
Step 3: Card + Candle Correspondences
For each candle, pull one card and place it in a circle outside the candles, mirroring their positions.
Each card represents how that energy wants to unfold for you in the coming cycle.
Traditional Candle Color meanings:
White — Renewal & potential
Purity, beginnings, clarity, what is ready to be born.
Black — Release & protection
What is ending, what needs to be shed, what protects your energy.
Yellow — Creativity & intellect
Ideas, inspiration, learning, communication, mental fire.
Green — Growth & abundance
Health, money, work, fertility, what wants to grow steadily.
Blue — Clarity & truth
Communication, boundaries, emotional honesty, insight.
Red — Passion & will
Desire, courage, drive, life force, what fuels you.
Brown — Grounding & stability
Home, body, routines, ancestors, material support.
(Disclaimer: these correspondences are meant to serve as a guide, not the ultimate truth, again (and always) trust your intuition)
Let the cards speak freely — this is predictive, reflective and intuitive.
(Start intuitively, then use the book if you feel that it is needed)
Step 4: The Living Circle
Once all candles are lit and cards placed, sit with the circle.
Notice:
• where your attention goes
• which colours feel strong or quiet
• patterns or themes between cards
• how the energy moves around the “sun”
And most inportantly:
• what creative visions pops up?
(this can pop up as entire project visions with details or simply a color sheme, a headline for a story, a line of a poem, a piece of a melody for a song, a shape, a material, a texture or…?)
You can journal, photograph the spread, or simply witness it.
Step 5: Closing or Keeping the Ritual Open
You have two ways to complete this ritual — choose what feels right.
You may let the candles burn down completely, allowing the work to fully release and complete itself. When the flames are finished, carefully clean the plate and clear away the materials, consciously closing the ritual.
Alternatively, you may snuff the candles and leave the cards and candles in place if you wish to return to the work later. In this case, the ritual remains open — paused, not ended. The spread will wait for you, holding the energy until you are ready to continue.
The ritual is not complete until you clear the plate and dismantle the circle. Trust your timing.
