Connect w| Colours

Symbolism of Colours

Colours play a vital role in Hoodoo + Vodou. They are symbolic for playing roles in rituals, ceremonies, & religious traditions. Each has its own association to deities, innergs & Spirits. They're not only a way to connect to Spirits, Ancestors and/or the Divine, but also vibrate to their own element, giving off a specific effect on individuals & the universe.

Each & every colour possess numerous properties. They speak their own language. These properties contain elements that allow us to use our intentions to increase manifestations in work. When using colours, choose to use one alone or multiple at a time to make the effect of your purpose more powerful.

Whether you're picking out candles or fabric, painting a product or deciding what piece of clothing to wear, each colour will continue to represent its individual meaning.

Scroll below to view a list of colours w| it's symbolic meaning.

The Famous 10

*Before all colours were added, there were the beginning 10*

Red

Element: Fire

Chakra: Root

Represents: The divine blood of the spirits & the life force that flows through all living things.

Alternative: May also represent innergies & actions related to evil + danger, blood or death.

Intent: To help tap into & increase a plethora of feelings or invoke the innerG of Spirits to create a connection w| them.

Black

Element: Water

Chakra: Root

Represents: A place of potential & new beginnings, mysteries of the unknown, the unseen & unconscious mind that helps tap into the deeper, hidden parts of self.

Alternative: May also represent on set death, mourning, evil magic, & darkness.

Intent: To promote feelings of power, strength & protection, invoke the innergies of Ancestors + Spirits or have a protective & shielding effect on those who wear it.

White

Element: Metal (Earth)

Chakra: Crown

Represents: Purity, innocence & the highest level of consciousness in higher self & the Divine.

Alternative: May also represent complete blankness, cold, emptiness + isolation.

Intent: To symbolize self-personal purity, bring about a sense of peace & serenity, request spiritual guidance or invoke the innergies of Spirits.

Brown

Element: Earth (Light) or Wood (Rich Dark)

Chakra: Root

Represents: The root chakra as a whole. Stability, reliability & everything that exists on Earth + changing world order such as winning court cases & reducing jail time.

Alternative: May also represent depressive actions & feelings, boredom, decay + poverty.

Intent: To help balance & heal the root chakra from doubt, indecision & uncertainty by promoting feelings of stability + a sense of belonging on Earth.

Pink

Element: Metal (Earth) |Erbium Oxide|

Chakra: Heart

Represents: Promoting feelings of love + tenderness to help balance & heal the heart chakra or feelings of love & openness toward others.

Alternative: May also represent immaturity & a lack of personal boundaries.

Intent: To assist w| love & emotion or invoke the innergies of love + bring about a sense of compassion & understanding.

Blue

Element: Water

Chakra: Throat

Represents: Saturn InnerG, oceans, water, calming & soothing effect, feeling of confidence & ability to communicate effectively.

Alternative: May also represent the feeling of being invisible, miscommunication, depression + fragility.

Intent: To influence dreams & emotions for inspirational meditations or invoke the innergies of the water spirits & bring about a sense of peace + tranquility.

Yellow

Element: Earth

Chakra: Solar Plexus

Represents: Sun, the power of light, spiritual enlightenment, confidence, brainpower & intellect.

Alternative: May also represent the sense of being powerless, lack of confidence or having low self-esteem.

Intent: To invoke innergies of prosperity, good fortune + abundance.

Green

Element: Air |Chlorine Gas

Chakra: Heart

Represents: Effects of promoting rejuvenation, growth, nourishment, nature & fertility.

Alternative: May also represent emotional turmoil causing jealousy & enviousness.

Intent: To heal relationships, emotional turmoil or bring forth success + abundance.

Purple

Element: Air | Iodine Gas

Chakra: Third Eye/Crown

Represents: Spirituality, the Divine, wealth, prestige of rulers & nobility.

Alternative: May also represent overwhelming emotions, lost of touch w| reality, excessive dependency, more sensual than normal & overly emotional.

Intent: To invoke the innergies of Ancestors + Spirits to create a powerful & transformative effect on the mind + spirit.

Orange

Element: Fire

Chakra: Sacral

Represents: Inner growth on a broader spectrum (transformation), personal development, creativity & individuality.

Alternative: May also represent overbearingness, dependency, insincerity, self-indulgence, being superficial.

Intent: To promote vitality, vigor , & invoke the innergies of change + bring about a sense of renewal & rebirth.

Colour Meanings

  • Black

    Used for: reverse hexes/curses, protection, destroy negative habits/patterns, combat negative binding forces, freedom from evil, shield from the evil eye, absorb negative innerG, banishing, meditation focus, harness healing innerG of the universe, support/strength while for grief/sorrow/loss/adversity/ mourning

    [absorbs all other colors]

  • Brown

    Used for: jinxes, drawing money and people, court case spells, neutrality, grounding, stability, concentration, material gain, telepathic power, study, intuitive communication, thrift, building trust, manifestation magick, connecting with the realm of animals, refuge from chaos, confusion, or indecisiveness

  • Silver

    Used for: channeling, clairvoyance, astral travel, overall psychic receptivity, long-term memory(remembering past lives), represent a God or Goddess during rituals

  • Grey

    Used for: balance, neutrality (neutralized negative innerG), protective magick, gain discernment/wisdom when meditating over complex/confusion topics, break spells that're possibly directed at you

  • Ivory

    Used for: full Moon magick , initiations, attract wealth/luxury, alternative to color pure white

  • White

    Used for: substitute candle, new beginnings (fresh start), cleansing, peace, tranquility, uncross, weddings

  • Red

    Used for: physical lust, sex (passion/love), innerG, victory, affection, passion, vitality, life, courage, strength, health, impulsive, fiery, willpower, conceit, magnetism

  • Burgundy

    Used for: grounding, igniting passion, determination, strength, personal power, increase the power of other candlesa

  • Magenta

    Used for: lust, passion, sexuality, confidence in sexual situations, flirtation, attract a female lover, emergency remedy for spiritual healing power, exorcisms, spiritual healing

  • Pink

    Used for: Pure love connection, reconciliation, romance, clean/healthy living, affection, service, honor, spiritual awakening, unselfishness, leadership, diplomacy, femininity

  • Purple

    Used for: psychic ability, accessing the dream-world, vivid dreams, access intuition, mastery, power, ambition, control, command, dignity, ambition, idealism, wisdom, progress, independence, protection, pride, honors

  • Lavendar

    Used for: love magick, peace, tranquility, granting wishes, bring triumph, cause harm, divination, innerstanding dreams, spiritual protection

  • Lilac

    Used for: purify surroundings, to counteract diseases of the mind and body

  • Indigo

    Used for: mystery, spiritual insight/intuition, breaking through illusion, positive intentions, door opener, viewing differently, sacred, removing evil, protection, wisdom, enlightenment

  • Blue

    Used for: protection, love, peace, the color of Marie Laveau, communication, clarity, success, harmony, joy, kindly intentions, healing, truth, health, inspiration, wisdom, immortality, loyalty, serenity, sincerity,

  • Light Blue

    Used for: acceptance, truth

  • Turquoise

    Used for: calming, healing, stimulate creativity, stimulate spirit of adventure

  • Green

    Used for: Luck, money, success, gambling, business, good job, good crops, abundance, cooperation, generosity, fertility, ambition, greed, envy, peace, harmony, health, healing

  • Orange

    Used for: boost creativity, release anger/frustration, request new relationships (any), open roads, remove blockages, marriage, change, joy, enthusiasm, attraction, stimulation, self-control, adaptability, intellect, receptivity, organization, prophetic dreams

  • Yellow

    Used for: focus, inner child work, embrace imperfections, mind, attraction, unity, success, universal love, activity, creativity, action, develop occult powers, invoke spirits, inspiration, concentration, money (gold), devotion, prayer, cheerfulness

  • Gold

    Used for: success, money, victory, increasing power/fame/fortune, high vibrational frequency, amplify intuition, new relationships (any), confidence, strength, willpower, optimism, enhances openness and communication with the universe

  • Copper

    Used for: personal financial goals, business goals, and professional growth

Double Action Candle/ Reversal Candles

All Candles

  • Red/Black

    Used for: remove a love-jinxing spell

  • White /Black

    Used for: to return evil to the sender

  • Green/Black

    Used for: remove money-jinxing

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