The Mercury Candle
Room 9 of 13 · Level II · Adept · 6 min
Agrippa ordered the world in tables: every plant, colour and day has its planet. Here you choose Mercury's for an eloquence ritual.
What you practise
Reading a correspondence table (Agrippa, book I) and a candle with a Mercury sachet.
The four steps, in text
- 1. Put each plant with its planet. Rosemary → ☽ Moon · Basil → ♃ Jupiter · Rose → ♀ Venus · Marjoram → ☿ Mercury
- 2. Light the days of the week, Sunday to Saturday. ☉ Sunday · Sun → ☽ Monday · Moon → ♂ Tuesday · Mars → ☿ Wednesday · Mercury → ♃ Thursday · Jupiter → ♀ Friday · Venus → ♄ Saturday · Saturn
- 3. Trace Mercury's symbol. The ☿ symbol: horns on top, a circle in the middle and a cross below.
- 4. Choose the moon for your Mercury candle. New moon, Waxing crescent, First quarter, Waxing gibbous, Full moon, Waning gibbous, Last quarter, Waning crescent
Safety
- Real candle: never leave it alone; put it on a ceramic or metal plate, away from curtains, paper, children and pets. Snuff it out before leaving the room. An LED candle works just as well.
- Pregnancy, breastfeeding or allergies: avoid essential oils and herbs on the skin or in smoke, and check with a health professional first.
- Your intention is about you. Nothing to harm, control or bind another person.
🕯️ Candle out · complete a mission to light it
The streak candle is only an on-screen element. If a room suggests a real candle, follow its safety rules.
Fun fact
The complete edition of the three books of Agrippa's Occult Philosophy was printed in Cologne in 1533.