The Colors of Samhain by helela

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The Colors of Samhain




As
you will notice most Samhain colors come straight from the landscape.
Orange, red, gold,and brown from the falling leaves. Walk through the
local farmers market and see these colors in the apples, pumpkins,
squash and gourds. Put these colors together and you can't help but
think autumn.

Red:
Energy, Vigor,Lust, Passion, Courage, Enthusiasm, Birth and Transformation.
Red is a color of passion, lust, and life-giving blood, it may be used
in spells for attraction/sexualit y and conception/childbea ring. Red is
also the color of the Mother in the ancient Triple Goddess
triad of Maiden, Mother, and Crone. It is used for energy and strength,
courage and willpower. Red is one of the five Chinese elements,
representing Fire, and is seen in the West as representing Fire as well.
It symbolizes happiness, good fortune and spiritual blessings in the
Far East. It represents the planet Mars. Red is sacred to Ares, Chango,
Mars, and Set. It was a color representing death in Ancient Greece.

Orange:
Strength, Authority, Attraction, Luck, Success, Legal Matters
Orange is a color warmth, vitality and endurance. It may be used in
spells for encouragement, creativity, and mental agility. May also be
used for legal and business actions, success and ambition. It represents
the element Fire. Meditate on a bright, clear orange to help bring
about emotional clarity.

Yellow(& Gold):
Divination & Clairvoyance, Learning, Wisdom, Divination.
Yellow is a color of happiness and communication. Gold is a color of
charisma and wealth. Use them for good fortune, fast luck and intuition.
Yellow can also be used for concentration, confidence and mental
clarity. Gold is one of the five Chinese elements, representing Metal.
It symbolizes success, wealth and strength in the Far East. Yellow
represents Earth. It symbolizes blessings, great wisdom and guarding
against evil in the Far East. Yellow and gold are Solar colors, and as
such is sacred to sun gods, as well as Shakti and Oshun. The Mayans used
this color to represent death. Gold is a color for the element Fire.
Also for divination, clairvoyance.

White:
Purity, Truth, Protection, Chastity, Happiness, Spirituality
White evokes the death of the old and the birth of the new; it is the
color of dedication for brides and initiates. White is also the color of
the Maiden in the ancient Triple Goddess triad of Maiden, Mother, and
Crone. White is a color of purity and harmony. Use it for spirituality,
balancing the aura, workings for small children, and destoying negative
energies. Also, initiation and mystical knowledge. With gold, white is
one of the five Chinese elements, representing Metal. It symbolizes
marriage, children and mourning in the Far East. With black it
represents understanding, knowledge and completeness. It is considered a
sacred color to Aphrodite, Cerridwen, Chango, Shango, White Tara and
Yemaya.

Black:
Loss, Discord, Absorption or destruction of negativity.
Black is a color of protection, impenetrability and resolve.Black is
the color of the Crone in the ancient Triple Goddess triad of Maiden,
Mother, and Crone. Black symbolizes death and renunciation, but also
rebirth, initiation, and renewal. Use it for reversing or binding
negative forces and reversing or breaking up blockages or stagnant
situations. Black is one of the five Chinese elements, representing
Water. It symbolizes deception and penance in the Far East. Black is the
color of the planet Saturn. It is the waning moon. It is sometimes said
to be sacred to Osiris, Demeter, Kali, and Oya. It is a color of the
Crone. For the Aztecs, it meant wisdom; for the Egyptians, it meant
resurrection. Hindus marry in it, while the western world mourn in it.

Grey (& Silver):
Cancellation, Neutrality, Stalemate,Purity, Protection, Ice, Heavenly, Stars, Potential
Grey is a color of neutrality. Silver is a color of charm and mystique.
Use grey for meditation, and for symbolizing the state of existence
just before rebirth. Use silver for victory, stability, and neutralizing
any situation. Grey is seen in the East as representing travel and
helpful people. Grey is sacred to the Graeae ("the Grey Ones"), and it
can be a color of loneliness. Silver is a Moon color, and is sacred to
moon goddesses, representing the new moon. Silver is also the colorof
potential.

Brown:
Earth Energy! Grounding, centering consciousness, the soil, practicality.
Brown is the color of the fecund earth, the loamy soil from which good
things grow. Brown is also an Earth Mother color, grounded and
nurturing. Brown communicates security and aversion to risk.Brown is a
color of security and strength rooted in the Earth. Use for establishing
financial success, grounding, basic material needs, and communication
with nature spirits. It is a color for simplicity and for resolve.

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