I thought this might be a fun little something to share.  Today is my birthday and I thought I would share a few things for this particularly strong day of personal power that we all experience during the year.  Many of us may remember making a wish and blowing out candles on our birthday cakes as kids; some of us still do this today, but when we were kids many of us were probably completely unaware that by making this wish by the light of a burning mini candle in an offering of flour and sugar we were working our first simple spells.  With birthdays being a great day of astrological alignment for use, it’s a great time to set aside a few minutes to do some wish magick not unlike that stuff we did as kids.

One thing is the simple use of a small incantation when blowing out your birthday candles that you might be presented with. Recite this while visualizing your wish. When you blow out the candle see your wish and desire being carried on the smoke up to the Gods and the Universe to fulfill.  I do not know the source of this rhyme; it’s one that I learned when I was quite young when I first started out with practicing magick.

”A year has come,
A year has passed,
I’ll make my birthday wish at last.
Magick powers old and new,
Make my birthday wish come true!”

Candle magick is ideal on your birthday so even common, simple candle magick with a single candle in a  color corresponding to your astrological sign, carved with your zodiac symbol and name, along with any runes or symbols representing a specific desire, can be a great way to cast a simple wish spell for yourself.  Use these color correspondences to find your candle color:

Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb 18): Sky Blue
Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20): Lavender
Aries (Mar 21-Apr 19): Red
Taurus (Apr 20-May 20): Green
Gemini (May 21-Jun 21): Pink
Cancer (Jun 22-Jul 22): Silver
Leo (Jul 23-Aug 22): Gold
Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22): Navy
Libra (Sep 23-Oct 22): Green
Scorpio (Oct 23-Nov 21): Red
Sagittarius (Nov 22-Dec 21): Navy
Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan19): Brown

I have also seen wish spells for birthdays that involve taking a piece of paper or parchment and inscribing it with a rune representing something you desire for the coming year and place it under a new potted plant.  As you tend the plant in the coming year you are symbolically tending your desire represented on the paper under the pot.  This is a type of spell I’ve never used for a birthday working since it is very similar to spells oven worked at Ostara, however it does make for a wonderful method for wish spells regardless of when you work it.

Ideally magick worked on your birthday should be magick that might be considered “selfish” in nature.  It’s a day to honor yourself and to prepare for seeing your wishes come to fruition over the next year.  But, while doing that, also acknowledge and celebrate any accomplishments as well.  Always give thanks for what you have before asking for more!

So whenever your birthday is, give it a little bit more magickal consideration.  It’s a day that is all about you, so honor yourself and the Divine within.