iv told my parents that i practiced the craft a long time ago and ever since they try to do everything they can to stop me from practicing and i have had to use pretty makeshift ways of practicing for a long time but now its to the point were they have taken all lighters matches and anything i coulf use to light a candle with out of the house and they were mad at me keeping feathers even.. im no good at writing spells but almost every spell that isnt fluffy needs a candle.. how do i do magick?
I'm able to cast lots of spells using nothing at all (though I've found a wand incredibly useful). I like to call upon angels to help me out, though I do have a suggestion. You could probably visualize a candle on the astral plane and achieve something. This will only work if the candle has a psychological effect on you when casting a spell, not when the candle contains something that physically helps you.
If you're old enough to go to a store by yourself, you could probably buy a lighter and hide it away until you cast a spell, but it'll probably have to take place when your parents aren't around, such as nightime, a forest, etc..
try getting a small book you can write in for your spells, but write in a different language, if they think it's wrong then explain the origin of the language, or you could just use a language that only exists in videogames to make intrusion less likely and more confusing for the intruder.
You could try and learn Theban, I don't know it but, that might confuse your parents. Or, you could use a grouping of numbers and each group of numbers could stand for a different letter in the alphabet. Or, if you wanted to, if your parents are Christian you could take words from the Bible and instead, make them stand for a different word. Then they think you are copying out of the bible or whatever religion your parents practice
I don't know why people relate magick with candles and something evil... Magick is everywhere around us and everyone uses it in some extend... Magick is about sending out your will and using your energy... The candles help you consentrate but they are symbolic... You can use magick without candles...
Not all magic requires candles. There is a lot of magic at your disposal even if you don't use just one candle...I would look into this, if I were you.