What It Can Point To
- Dense wax or a wick that draws fuel slowly.
- A cooler room or protected flame.
- Slow progress that needs patience and practical work.
- Resistance only when the candle is sound and the pattern repeats.
Details That Change the Meaning
Slow and steadyPatient movement.
Slow with tunnelFirst burn or wick issue likely.
Slow with sootFuel problem before spiritual conclusion.
Slow then speeds upThe setup or situation opened gradually.
Before You Decide
Read the ordinary cause first. Then read the pattern. If you skip the ordinary cause, you will scare yourself and call it intuition. I do not work that way.
Do not leave a slow candle burning unattended just because it seems calm.
Better Questions
- Is the wick weak?
- Did the first burn create a tunnel?
- Does this work require patience?