This spell was given to me by Pele when I was going through a rough time with a friend. I was in Hawaii and she was in the northern Midwest, having a lot of troubles in her general life, with her family, and from within. There was a lot of doubt about what Life had in store for her and some flip-flopping in her magical life, which was as chaotic as her home life was. It was rough to see and this ended up with things blowing up at home and she was cutting off most communication with others outside of her household to try to simplify her life and appease those at home. I remember wishing there was a way I could contact her to let her know I was thinking of her and send her warm wishes. Pele came to me with this spell.
The spell itself is simple and it is for a warming or thawing of relationships, rather than the simple brute force of a Love spell. It could certainly be applied that way, but is not presented that way here. It is a simple candle spell at heart, with a petition to Pele built in. It is not uncommon for Pele to come and personally “bless” the candle, adding her energy to yours to the ritual. One would have to be sensitive to energy to notice, of course.
It’s important to add your energy into it as a sign of good faith to her. We’re putting our energy into it and asking Pele to add to it and direct the combination towards the recipient. I’ve used this warming ritual for the above friend, but several others too. One needed an emotional boost and was having a rough time emotionally and mentally with her practice and place in life. The name in the drawn volcano was just hers. WIth another, a male suitor that clearly liked another friend needed a little more confidence to get over the courage hurdle to ask my friend out. Just a little push was needed and this helped my friend to accept that it was done genuinely, rather than grossly imposing the will of others to get what she wanted. This may have backfired if too much was applied.
1. Carve or write the name of the individual into the candle. Dress it with blood or sexual fluids, if desired.
2. On a piece of paper, draw a small circle large enough for their name and any identifying information you want to add, such as birthdate, city, username, etc.. Draw the second individual’s name and draw a line to connect them.
3. Draw a volcano with this circle as its center. Draw a larger circle around the volcano.
4. Hold the candle in both hands and fill the candle with energy – yours, the emotion, the gentle longing, the warmth at thinking of them, the touch of their skin (whether known or imagined). For emotional needs, visualize these being resolved in the target until the desired end state shines through.
5. Visualize a flame with your names inside the candle and see if sparking, before starting to burn gently with your combined feelings.
“Madame Pele, please go to {target} and kindle the warmth in their heart. Let them know my fire burns for them. Heat and nurture their flame, from spark to glowing ember. Please bless this candle with your energy and warmth, mixing it with mine. Kindly direct this energy towards them as you feel is best.”
(Adjust the wording as needed, but the intent is to petition Pele to assist the working).
6. Light the candle.
7. As the candle burns, slowly drip wax onto the inner circle bearing their name. Next, fill the outer circle with the wax. Finally, fill the volcano with drippings from the candle.
8. When the candle is about the same height as a small holder, burn the candle dripped wax paper to release the spell.
9. Allow the candle to burn out on its own
Some thoughts – why drip the candle wax onto the volcano? I wondered about this. Aren’t things like that normally held onto until it comes to fruition? It came to me when I considered not burning it and holding onto it. It actually has to do with dripping the wax onto the volcano. More intent is being put into the process and (already charged) candle when one is trying to drip the wax into the specified area. You’re reminded of the reason for being there in an “active” way, still concentrating on the working as a whole, and guiding more attention/mental energy towards the goal.
It’s also helpful to think about what we’re doing here. We’re doing a “hybrid” ritual, as I’ve written about elsewhere. It’s a combination of a working and a petition. Here, the candle is (a part of) the offering. We’re adding additional intent and thinking of our outcome as we drip the wax over the paper. The specific areas we drip it over remind us of why we’re doing it. We focus on the most important areas as we move the wax outwards, so that even if our attention starts to wander, the best of our intent, thoughts, and energy are at those points. Experiencing is believing, so do it as written and then experiment.
A thought I wanted to bring up – there’s no heavy emotion used in this ritual. You could use it for incinerating things, too, but the process doesn’t need to change because it’s a hybrid ritual. Could this be used to incinerate parts of ourselves that are holding us back? Could it be used to burn away unneeded attachments? Could it be used to ignite passion towards a non-love goal? Of course. All of those are valid use cases. Emotion isn’t used as fuel here, so excessive amounts that don’t release the practitioner of something unneeded isn’t helpful and simply adds to recover time.
An example of Pele’s Warming Spell can be found here:
