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Regarding candle magick, I have several old colored candles available to me which are fully intact but they have been burned off just a little bit. I was curious about using them in candle magick, because I am uncertain of when you might want to use a brand new candle and when you might be fine using a 'used' one, as it were.

Is there any condition under which a brand new candle should be used in place of a used one? If so, can you tell me what types of spells these are?

In fact, it would be helpful for me and others, I think, if the people responding could list any type of spell requiring a brand new candle and any in which a used candle will suffice. (Or maybe it will be simple as "Unless the spell asks for a brand new candle, you can use a used one.") But even then, a list of the type of spells wherein a new candle should be used would be useful for those constructing their own candle spells.

I ask because I have come across many candle magick spells and articles, but in few have the state of the candle in such terms ever been mentioned.

Thanks for your help! :)