The candle is the small deliberate light — consciousness held against great darkness, burning itself to give illumination. It is the vigil, the prayer, the finite life measured in wax. One candle can light many others without diminishing.
Positive Resonance
Deliberate light in darkness, devotion, the self spent meaningfully, hope kept
Shadow Aspect
Burning at both ends, the small light guttering, extinguished hope
Nuances
Candle in the wind: fragile persistence
Lighting another's candle: giving light without loss