What It Can Point To
- Put it out if flame is too high, whipping, touching glass, or throwing sparks.
- Put it out if smoke is heavy, black, irritating, or filling the room.
- Put it out if glass cracks, gets too hot, or wax overflows.
- Put it out before sleep, leaving the room, pets approaching, or children entering.
Details That Change the Meaning
High flameSnuff safely and reassess fuel.
Cracked glassMove away and let it cool. Treat as hazard.
Heavy smokeExtinguish and ventilate.
Wax spillProtect people, animals, and surfaces first.
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.
Putting out an unsafe candle is not failure. It is judgment.
Better Questions
- Would I leave this burning if it were not spiritual?
- Is anyone at risk?
- Can this be restarted safely later?