Image Meaning Dictionary

Here is a list of symbols that I personally use. These can be used for wax readings, flame gazing, smoke reading, and tasseography. 

Acorn : at the top means success and gain, but at the bottom means good health. 

Aircraft : journey; if broken means danger of accident or unsuccessful projects; can also mean a rise in position 

Anchor: good luck in business and a stable love life, rest, stability, constancy; at bottom it means clouded or inconstant.

Angel: good news, especially in love-related matters; someone is watching out for your best interests 

Ant : you are in industrious person, but there is more work ahead 

Apples: long life; success in school or business; knowledge; achievement

Arrows: bad messages or news from the direction in which the arrow points

Axe: difficulties; if at top overcoming of difficulties; someone near you may be planning to stab you in the back with lies, deceit 

Baby: something new, pregnancy, small worries

Bag: a trap; if open, escape

Ball: completion, variable fortunes

Balloon : Your troubles will be over soon.

Bear: trouble ahead

Bell: harmonics, creation, spiritual, unexpected news; good if near the top, good news, wedding to be set

Birds: good luck, possibly a good journey; will be pleasant and productive; ascension, 

Boat: a visit from a friend; life path (note size of boat); protection hi

Bouquet: very good luck, including good friends, success, and a happy love life

Bridge: a good journey

Book: you will find your answer by something written, if open it’s good news; if closed you need to investigate something

Bush: new friends, opportunities, something growing in life

Butterfly: success and pleasure; transition, transformation, fickleness 

Cabbage: jealousy; with dots, at work 

Candle: enlightenment, sacred light, creation flame, help from others 

Cap: trouble, take care

Cat: deceit, a false friend, keep eye on treacherous friend/relative

Car: approaching wealth

Castle: an unexpected fortune (monetary or otherwise)

Chain: DNA, engagement, a wedding, chain link, karm

Chair: a guest

Chicken: No take off, not meeting potential or not having the necessary tools to move forward.

Cigar: new friends

Circles: expect money or presents; success, completion; with a dot inside means a baby 

Clouds: trouble; with dots, many problems; if flecks scattered, troubles soon over, if solidly grouped, financial woes will soon materialize 

Clock: alchemy of time and consciousness, better health 

Clover: very good luck; happiness and prosperity

Coffin: lengthy sickness or the death of a loved one

Coin: change in financial status, money coming

Comb: an enemy

Compasses: business travel

Cow: prosperity

Cross: trouble, delay or death, protection, sacrifice

Crown: success and honor

Cup: reward, blood lines 

Dagger: warning, danger from self or others, power, beware of recklessness 

Dish: trouble at home

Dog: good friend, Sirius, celestial connotation, Egyptian god, Anubis; if at bottom, friend needs help

Dolphin: To see one means emotional trust. Jumping out of water means happy and fun times ahead.

Door: opening (to something new) or closing (old issues and relations), spiritual (portal), odd event

Dragon: large and sudden changes

Duck: money coming; everything is happening according to plan

Eagle: honor and riches achieved through a change in housing

Egg: good omen, creation, new beginnings, sacred geometry 

Elephant: luck and good health; wisdom, strength, trunk up indicates overcoming obstacles or a good omen

Envelope: message coming, positive or negative

Eye: creation; open (awakening); closed (something not seen)

Face: a change, may be a setback, many faces can mean various things so pay attention to their position.

Fan: flirtation

Feather: ascension, lack of concentration

Fence: limitations, minor setbacks, not permanent

Finger: which finger, pointing in a specific direction or it emphasizes whatever sign it points at

Fire: sacred flame if at top achievement; at bottom danger of hasty movements or decisions

Fish: good news from another country; good fortune

Flag: danger

Flowers: love or important honor may come to you

Fly: domestic annoyance, minor annoyance may become major problem if not addressed immediately

Fork: speak with false tongue, false flattery

Forked Line: decision

Fox: backstabbing from a close friend

Frog: be ready for dramatic change in life

Fruit: fruitful, prosperity (depends on the fruit too), planting something new.

Gate: opportunity, future success, ancient civilization, portal, doorway

Glass: integrity

Glow: enlightenment

Goat: enemies

Grapes: happiness

Greyhound: hard work paying off with good fortune

Gun: disharmony, slander, anger, sex, quarrels 

Hammer: challenges overcome; hard work needed, getting a point across 

Hand: creation, if open means friendship; if closed means an argument

Harp: creation harmonics, love, harmony

Hat: success in life; head, consciousness, improvement 

Hawk: jealousy

Heart: good things to come, such as money (if surrounded by dots) or marriage (if with a ring); chakra, pleasure, love, trust, compassion, someone is there in whom you may confide 

Horn: abundance

Horse: if galloping means good news; if just the head means a lover or nebula

Horseshoe: success in choosing a partner; a lucky trip; good luck, attraction, Earth’s magnetics, Omega or Leo, closure, go ahead with your plans 

Hourglass: imminent danger; time running out, need to decide something, synchronicity, illusion, creation, take more time for decision 

House: security, change, business success

Iceberg: danger, planetary meltdown, ice age, consciousness frozen in time

Insect: depends which one, problems are minor and easy to overcome

Jewels: Pearls, Diamonds, gifts

Kangaroo: harmony at home 

Kettle: death; (if its on the right side) not a serious illness

Kite: a long trip leading to honor; wishes coming true, flying free 

Knife: disaster met through fighting and hatred; broken friendship, hidden enemy, avoid misunderstandings with those close to you, Mind your health, beware of potential lawsuit 

Ladder: promotion, a rise or fall in life, DNA 

Lamp: turned on means enlightenment, at the top means a feast; at the side means secrets revealed; at the bottom means postponement

Leaf: new life

Letter (square of rectangular leaves): news; initials nearby signify the bearer of the news; dots with the letter means money, but if the image of the dots is cloudy, it means loss of money

Lines: journey, and the direction of the journey (when reading with nearby symbols); wavy lines mean difficult journeys; straight lines can also mean peace, happiness and a long life

Lion: Leo, Omega, Closure, influential friends, strength, Zoroaster 

Lock: obstacles (if closed); new information unfolding (if open), lock and key are phallic symbols of creation

Loop: loops of time and creation, avoid impulsive actions, slinky effect

Man: near handle, a visitor: clear and distinct, a dark person; vague, a light colored person

Mask: something hidden, excitement, insecurity 

Moon: happiness and success; a crescent moon means prosperity; if full, romance is ahead, a half-moon is time to leave old projects and move on to new ones, a quarter moon warns against making hasty decisions 

Mountain: a powerful friend; (if many mountains) powerful enemies; obstacles or a specific area, great goals, or difficulties 

Mouse: theft

Mushroom: a sudden separation of lovers following a fight; at top means journey or moving to the country; near bottom means rapid growth; if reversed means frustration 

Nail: injustice, unfairness

Necklace: complete, admirers; if broken means danger of losing a lover

Needle: recognition, admiration

Oak: health, long life, tree of life

Octopus: danger, 8, infinity

Ostrich: travel, not seeking a truth

Owl: sickness, poverty, warning against starting a new business, deceit in love and other unlucky events, gossip, scandal

Palm Tree: success, honor, place were they grow

Parasol: open (you will glean insightful information), closed (something hidden), raining (water symbol of creation); new lover

Parrot: repeating something, a twin, a journey, people talking and saying nothing

Pear: wealth, social status, possibly a financially beneficial business move or marriage

People: symbol varies with what they are doing, but the symbol of people is usually good

Pig: a faithful lover but jealous friends; greed or prosperity depending on placement

Pine tree: contentment

Pistol: danger 

Purse: at top means profit; at bottom means loss

Question Mark: need for caution

Rabbit: success in a city; need for bravery, time and illusion 

Rake: watch details, planting seeks, reap what you sow 

Rat: losses through enemies or employees

Raven: bad news, death that leads to new beginnings 

Reptiles: arguments

Ring: marriage; if a letter is nearby, it is the initial of the future spouse; if the ring is at the bottom, it means the marriage will not take place; if the ring is surrounded by clouds, it signifies an unhappy marriage

Rose: Rose bloodline, creation, flower of life, love, may be accompanied by a fragrance in the room, popularity 

Saw: trouble from strangers; interference, tear apart, something viewed 

Scales (old-fashioned, weight-measuring ones): a lawsuit; legal issues; if balanced means just result; if unbalanced means unjust result 

Scissors: arguments; a break-up; illness; possibly separation 

Shark: danger of death

Sheep: prosperity and success; good fortune

Ship: a successful or worthwhile journey

Shoe: sole/soul, condition of shoe is important, transformation 

Snakes: a bad omen; take caution!; wisdom; (if the snake is attacking an enemy or a person) a small misfortune may only slightly impede your plans for success, you shall overcome the effects 

Spider: weaving together, reward at work

Spoon: generosity

Squares: comfort and peace

Star: good luck; if surrounded by dots, wealth, and honor; health and happiness, hope, heavens, Isis and other goddesses, female energies 

Sun: happiness, success, power 

Swan: good luck and a happy love life

Sword: arguments, especially between lovers; a broken sword means an enemy will win

Table: social gatherings, outside the box

Tent: travel, cover, hidden truth

Thimble: changes at home

Tortoise: criticism, usually beneficial, slow-moving, Turtle Island (Earth)

Tower: disappointments

Trees: good luck; prosperity and happiness; if surrounded by dots, fortune will be found in the country; improvements of life, creation, book of life, your life path 

Triangles: good luck or an unexpected inheritance; something unexpected 

Umbrella: difficulty; annoyance

Unicorn: scandal

Urn: Death; funeral

Vase: a friend needs help

Violin: egotism

Volcano: harmful emotions

Wagon: a wedding, wagon wheels (wheels within wheels)

Wasp: romantic problems

Waterfall: prosperity

Wheel: inheritance; if complete means good fortune; if broken means disappointment 

Wings: messages

Woman: your great desire is for love and happy family life

Wolf: jealousy

Worms: secret enemies

Yoke: domination

Zebra: adventure, especially overseas, black and white

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Lychnomany and Capromancy

These are fairly quick subjects because it's rather cut and dry, but they're still very important to at least know about. If you ever get a chance, I highly suggest that you work this into your witchy repertoire.

Lychnomancy

This is lighting a candle and gazing into the flame to divine. You can use the same images, but these ones, in my experience, tend to be more mobile and play out in a story. I don't do this often because I have toddlers and this takes a large amount of concentration and you must be in a place where you won't be disturbed. Make sure there isn't a lot of air flow that could disrupt the flame or cause a misreading. With this I prefer a taper because they're a decent medium size where I can carve into it what my question or intent is and also do an herbal rub. 

Here is a simple spell to practice your flame gazing:

Set up three candles in a triangle shape. They should not touch or be too close to one another, so at least two to three inches away from each other. Turn out all other lights and light the candles using the same match. Ask one question at a time while gazing about 6 inches BEHIND the candles. 

If one flame starts to reach higher than the other two, the answer is yes. If two reach higher, then the answer is no. 

If one flame wavers, or bends, it means there is a journey ahead. If more than one wavers, then there will be a long journey. This could mean physical, psychic, emotional, or developmental depending on your question. 

If a flame spirals then someone is working against you. Two flames is a group of people. This could also indicate some pitfalls or obstacles you have to overcome. Ask more questions to be sure. 

If a flame rises and falls, it indicates danger if you're not asking a yes or no.

If a candle sparks, then it's telling you to be cautious.

If one blows out in its own, then there;s bad luck down the road.

If one shines more brightly than the others, then there is good luck ahead. 

Capromancy

Reading the smoke is pretty cut and dry.

If it blows towards you, then your prayer or spell will be accepted and worked in your favor.

If it blows away, then there are obstacles to overcome. However (!), if you're doing this for someone else, it could mean that the smoke is traveling to them. Watch for speed and distance.

If it wafts to the left, then you're too emotionally invested and could sabotage the outcome.

If it wafts right, then you should rely more on your head to pursue the situation.

You can also read smoke the same way you do flame gazing. This is best done with an open fire, though so that you can see clearly and get the best results.

Here is the Complete Candle Magick Course so far.

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