In churches and temples, it is the custom to light candles and burn incense. Why is this? Because lighting candles and burning incense symbolizes sacrifice, that is to say the transformation of raw matter into the subtler matter of light and ...
When you light a candle, the slightest breeze can extinguish its tiny flame. But if you light a brazier, the most violent winds will only fuel it. And what about you? If you are only a tiny flame, the slightest breeze will blow you out. But if you ...
You light a candle… Its flame will give out light as long as it is fed by the burning wax. This combustion is in a way a sacrifice. There can be no light without sacrifice. A fire needs to be fed, and the candlewax is that food. This you know. But ...
When you feel discouraged, worried or upset, light a candle, and by means of it unite yourself with all that is fire in the universe. Just as a drop of water can unite us with the entire ocean, the mere flame of a candle is enough to unite us with ...
A candle flame is an aspect of the solar fire which enlightens, warms and vivifies us, not only on the physical plane but on the spiritual plane as well. In the physical realm, a candle flame obviously does not possess the powers of solar fire, but ...
When you feel discouraged, worried or upset, light a candle, and by means of it unite yourself with all that is fire in the universe. Just as a drop of water can unite us with the entire ocean, the mere flame of a candle is enough to unite us with ...
The flame of a candle is an aspect of the solar fire that illuminates, warms and vivifies us on the physical plane but also on the spiritual plane. On the physical plane, a candle flame obviously does not have the powers of solar fire, but on the ...
To light a candle is not the simple, insignificant act it seems, for in doing so you are making contact with the four elements. The candle, which is solid, represents earth. When you light it you have fire. Little by little, the candle melts and a ...