COLORS

Knowledge of colors is used for candle magic, spells, psychic work, altar decorations and worship.

BLACK

Planet: Saturn--waning Moon
Direction: North
Element: Water
For: binding - restriction - limitation - restribution - hexing
Sacred to: Babalu - Aye - Osiris - Demeter - Elegba - Eleggua - Exu - the Great Goddess - Kall, the Black One - Maman Brigitte - Moon goddesses - Ogum - Ogun - Feraille - Oya - Papa Legba - Yansa
Black candle: to bind an enemy - for indrinking spells
Symbolized resurrection and eternal life in ancient Egypt
Death color in western countries, and in ancient Creece.
Symbol of wisdom to the Aztecs

GRAY

Sacred to: Graiae, the Gray Ones - the Grey Goddess
For: Loneliness

Silver

Planet: new Moon
For lunar magic
Sacred to Moon goddesses
Symbolizes Life-in-Death

WHITE

Direction: West
Element: Air
Sacred to: Aphrodite - Batala - Cerridwen, White Lady of Inspiration - Chango - Elegba - Gauri, Brilliant White - the Great Goddess - Moon goddesses - Obatala, Chief of the White Cloth - Shango - the Triple Goddess - the White Goddess - White Tara - Xango - Yemaya - Yemonja
For: purity - protection - love - innocence - healing - rain - flood - ecstasy - uncrossing - indrinking - cosmic consciousness - fallow periods - male energy - the spirit world - work for small children - calm, unbiased judgement
Willliam Blake referred to the "white light of reason."
Symbolizes death in China
Dress in white for creation or recreation.

Clear

Element: Air
Symbolizes the Spirit World

BLUE:

Planet: Saturn - Jupiter
Element: Water
Sacred to: Aphrodite - mary - Oshosi - rain deities - sky goddesses - Yemana - Yemaya - Yemonja - Zeus
For: communication - organization - peace - truth - administration - tranquility - removing bad vibrations - authenticity of expression - the female, magnetic principle
Blue candle to: make a safe space - bless a new home - know your inner child - for healing image spells
Heavenly color

Dark blue:

Planet: Jupiter
Sacred to: Anu - the Triple Goddess - Vishnu
Symbolizes infinity
Wear dark blue for fertility

Indigo:

Sacred to Venus

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PURPLE:

Planet: Jupiter
For: wisdom - prophecy - divination
Sacred to: Babalu Aye - Maman Brigitte - Oya - Yansa
Symbol of royalty

Voilet:

Planet: Mercury
For: Spirituality - intuition - insight - clarity - the astral plane - the Akashic Principle
Sacred to: Tzu-Ku-Shen, the Violet Lady

Wine/maroon:

Sacred to: Maman Brigitte - Oya - Yansa

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GREEN:

Planet: Earth - Venus
Element: Water
Direction: East
For: growth - love - money spells - prosperity - youth - nature - emotion - acceptance - faith - instinct - intuition - envy - Death-in-Life
Sacred to: Agayu - Allah - Al-Uzzah, the Great One - Aphrodite - Demeter - ogum - Ogun - ogou - Feraille - Orule - Orunmila - Osiris - Green Zeus
Fairy color
Green and yellow are jester colors
Green candle to: attract money - make a safe place - know your inner child
Symbolized youth and vegetation in ancient Egypt
Make symbol in China

Aqua:

Sacred to Olokun

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PINK:

Sacred to: Aphrodite - Venus
For: happiness - attracting new love
Angelic color, according to William Blake

Rose:

For: love - youth

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RED:

Planet: Mars, the Red Planet - full Moon
Element: Fire
Direction: South
For: passion - romance - finding love - keeping love - mercy - brazenness - female power - organic healing - sexual evergy - the male, electric principle
Sacred to: Agayu - Ares - Chango - Elegba - Eleggua - Exu - Mars - the Great Goddess - Moon goddesses - Ogou - Feraille - Ogum - Ogun - Papa Legba - Red Tezcatlipoca - Set - Seth - Shango - the Triple Goddess - Typhon - Xango
Red animals and red-haired strangers were sacrificed as fertility charms for grain in ancient Egypt.
Hathor, Set/Seth/Typhon, the Morrigan and Odysses all had red hair. Some people consider red hair a witches' mark.
Dress in red to combat evil.
Symbolized wisdom to the Aztecs, sacrificial blood to the Hebrews
Celtic color of the Otherworld.
Red was the color of death in ancient Greece and Bronze Age Britain, where red ocher was used in burials. It was taboo for commoners to eat and food like lobster, bacon, red berries, fruit or mushrooms except at feasts to honor the dead. Red toadstools, apples and rowan berries were all considered foods of the gods.
Sacred kings had their faces stained red, often with alder dye

Scarlet:

Sacred to Aphrodite

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BROWN:

Planet: Earth
Element: Earth
For: earth energy - earth magic
Sacred to: Agayu - Babalu - Aye - Oya - Maman Brigitte - Yansa

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YELLO:

Planet: Sun
Direction: Center
For: power - happiness - solar magic - jealousy - the creative, feminine power
Sacred to: Orula - Orunmila - Oshoshi - Oshun - Shakti - Sun gods
Symbolizeds bile, in the sense that Baudelaire used the word
Yellow candle: to make a safe space - for joy
Mayan death color
Associated with Judas, and with the Spanish Inquistition.
Convicted murderers once wore yellow gowns for execution.

Gold:

Planet: Sun
Element: Fire
Sacred to: Oshun - sun gods
For solar magic

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ORANGE:

Planet: Mercury
Element: Fire
For: intellect - success - travel - strength - balance - communication

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PASTELS:

Element: Air

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