What makes candlemagick so popular is its simplicity, availability, and adaptability. Candles are easy to get and use. The ways of using them are flexible. They can be adapted to almost any tradition or religion. They can be employed for almost any intention.
Candles gain access primarily by their fiery symbolism.
Other means are used to control and direct the force. However, for best results, we must be more specific about what we access, what we want it to do, and how to make it all work together. The most convenient schemes for understanding magickal force are the Elements and the Planets. The Elements are not the same as elements of Chemistry. Magickal Elements describe the four basic forces and processes behind our world.