Lamp Spells 101

While it's not too clear exactly how or when lamp spells entered the practice of southern folks magic, we
do know that stories of the supernatural powers of oil lamps have been a part of human experience for many thousands of years. Certainly most folks have heard of the story of Aladdin and his magic genie inhabited lamp. Then there is, of course, the story of Hanukkah where oil for the lamp lasted for 8 days despite there only being a one day supply. So, while the oil lamp may not have such an exalted position in the practice of southern folk magic as say, the mojo bag or even the honey jar, with such a rich and varied tradition of lamp use through history, it is certainly one that deserves your consideration.

Should you decide you wish to try out lamp spells in your practice there are a few things you need to be clear about before you begin.

First, while similar to candle spells, they are not the same. Candle spells tend to produce fast and dramatic results while lamp spells tend to produce results in a slower more subtle fashion.

Second, if you decide that you are okay with slower, subtle results, you will need to begin gathering your materials. The first things you will need are a basic oil lamp and lamp oil. These can be purchased through Amazon or at your local Walmart or sometimes a farm or rural living store. Make sure that you purchase a pure, good quality, smokeless and odorless lamp oil.

   

When purchasing your basic supplies you might also opt to purchase lamp oil dye in order to color the oil to match your purpose. Again, make sure that you purchase a good quality, safe dye that is specifically for dying lamp oil. (I learned from experience how very important it is to buy dye specifically for oil lamps when some lamp oil that was dyed with something not intended for lamp oil, spilled on my ex ;husband's rear and gave him a nasty chemical burn!)

Now that you've gathered your basic supplies, it's time to prepare your oil lamp for your purpose.

First, you will want to clean your lamp so that it is prepared for your intention. You can use collected rainwater, spring water or my personal favorite Florida Water to get this job done.

Next, you will need to pour your oil into your oil lamp, along with any dye that you might want.

Now you can add any dried roots, herbs, rocks or stones that correspond to your intention.

You may also add a few drops of spiritual oils for your intention. We sell these in Our Webstore. All of our spiritual oils are made with all natural carriers and essential oils so they are perfectly safe to use in oil lamps.

Next, you can add your own very personal touches to give your spell some oomph. Some of these things might include a clay figure modeled to represent your specific purpose or a name paper with your written intentions and name crossed.

Finally, once you have added all your desired items it is time to close up your lamp. Upon closing the lamp up you will need to wait a few minutes for the wick to soak up the oil otherwise the wick will not light.

Now that your lamp is going you will want to keep it burning for as long as it takes for your intention to come to fruition. This is accomplished by first keeping the wick low in the lamp so that it's only using minimal amount of oil and second, by very carefully unscrewing the lamp from the base while it's still burning to refill it when it runs low. This takes some skill and a careful hand. Should you decide to do this please be careful and observe proper fire safety precautions.

Now that your lamp is up and running and you are carefully maintaining it the only thing left to do is wait. As I said, lamp spells take some time and patience, but can pay off handsomely if done right.

I hope you've enjoyed this tutorial. Please leave me a comment with any questions or ideas you may have.

Tomorrow I will post my personal job getting spell for you to use so make sure you come back!