Color meaning in wicca

WRITTEN BY HIGH PRIESTESS ALTERA

Colors have many meanings and properties in Wicca, each color with its own symbolization and connection to other events and happenings in our daily lives. Days, holidays and even numbers have associations with specific colors. In this article I will try to list the various colors used in Wicca and their unique connections with other important Wiccan correspondences.

♦ White: for physical goals, expulsion of evil spirits, healing, beginning of a new phase, symbolizes purity.
♦ Red: represents a vital source, strength, good luck, protection, vitality, desire.
♦ Pink: color of love, friendship, harmony and reconciliation.
♦ Orange: symbolizes happiness, optimism, successful intention, communication, mental work, career.
♦ Brown: protective space, unity with nature, natural wisdom.
♦ Yellow: stimulates the mind, represents an achievement, learning, happiness, completeness, psychic power.
♦ Green: stimulates the mind, represents prosperity, fertility, love, romance, friendship, harmony.
♦ Blue: the color of spirit, healing, idealism, occult protection, wealth.
♦ Purple: spiritual strength, purity, healing, psychic work.
♦ Black: communication with the dead, illustrates the end but also a seed to a new beginning, riddance of negativity and negative thoughts.
♦ Silver: the color of vision and intuition, capacity, purity, healing, psychic work.
♦ Gold: represents a great achievement, wealth, durability, integrity, happiness and mental strength.

DAYS	COLORS	INCENSE	SYMBOLISM
Sunday – Sun	orange, white, yellow	frankincense, lemon	happiness, protection, livelihood, good health, courage, wealth, abundance, spirit strength
Monday – Moon	silver, white, grey	African violet, myrtle, willow	healing, psychic power, spells, inspiration, creativity
Tuesday – Mars	red, orange	patchouli	strong defense, energy, health, debates, lust
Wednesday – Mercury	yellow, grey, purple	jasmine, lavender	communication, exams, travel, meetings, creativity
Thursday – Jupiter	blue, magenta, indigo	cinnamon, sage, nutmeg, musk	abundance, success, happiness and good health
Friday – Venus	green, turquoise, pink	sandalwood, saffron, vanilla, strawberry, rose	love, friendship, comfort and reconcitdation
Saturday – Saturn	black, grey, indigo	black poppy seeds, myrrh	wisdom, freedom from negativity

• Colors & Numbers
1 – White
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• 2 – Dark blue
• 3 – Mossy green
• 4 – Peat brown
• 5 – Ruby red
• 6 – Golden yellow
• 7 – Purple
• 8 – Orange
• 9 – Nacre, moon white
• 10 – Turquoise
• 11 – Silver
• 22 – Gold

• Colors & Elements
Earth – Green
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• Air – Yellow
• Fire – Red
• Water – Blue
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• Colors & Holidays

• Imbolc – red, pink, brown
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• Ostara – green, yellow and gold
• Beltiane – dark green
• Summer Solstice (Litha) – green, blue
• Lammas – yellow, orange
• Autumn Equinox (Mabon) – orange, brown, yellow
• Samhain – black, orange
• Yule (Winter Solstice) – red, green, white

     

      Colors & Zodiac signs

• Twins – Yellow or silver
• Cancer – White
• Leo – Yellow or golden
• Virgo – Grey
• Libra – Pale blue
• Scorpio – Black or red
• Sagittarius – Blue or purple
• Capricorn – Black or dark brown
• Aquarius – Blue
• Fish – Aquamarine
• Aries – Red
• Taurus – Green

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