By Leean Lester
Let’s now look at another area that may unfamiliar yet to some familiar. Here we are talking about the charkras and food. Each color represents a charkra as well as a part of the body or in some assistance it.
Chakras
# 7 = crown = white
# 6 = brow = violet
# 5 = throat = blue
# 4 = heart = green & pink
# 3 = stomach = yellow
# 2 = sacral = orange
# 1 = base = red
Food groups colors
Blue/purple = memory, healthy, aging, urinary tract
Red = heart, memory, urinary tract
Green = vision, strong bones & teeth
Yellow/orange = heart, vision, immune system
White = heart & maintaining healthy cholesterol levels
In some cultures colors can represent energy wave patterns or shapes. In the eastern/Asian culture you can find this. This is mostly found in when dealing with the Chinese numerology system, feng shui, and Chinese astrology.
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Red #1 |
Orange #2 Yellow #3 |
Green #4 |
Blue #5 Purple #6 |
White #7 |
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Red apples |
Yellow apples |
Green apples |
Blackberries |
Bananas |
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Beets |
Apricots |
Artichokes |
Blueberries |
Cauliflower |
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Red cabbage |
Butternut squash |
Asparagus |
Eggplant |
Garlic |
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Cherries |
Cantaloupe |
Avocados |
Figs |
Ginger |
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Cranberries |
Carrots |
Green beans |
June berries |
Jicama |
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Pink grapefruit |
Grapefruit |
Broccoli |
Plums |
Mushrooms |
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Red grapes |
Lemons |
Brussel sprouts |
Prunes |
Onions |
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Red peppers |
Mangos |
Green cabbage |
Purple grapes |
Parsnips |
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Pomegranates |
Nectarines |
Cucumbers |
Raisins |
Potatoes |
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Red potatoes |
Oranges |
Green grapes |
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Turnips |
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Radishes |
Peaches |
Honeydew |
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Raspberries |
Pear |
Kiwi |
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Rhubarb |
Yellow peppers |
Lettuce |
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Strawberries |
Pineapple |
Limes |
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Tomatoes |
Pumpkin |
Green onions |
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Watermelon |
Yellow squash |
Peas |
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Sweet corn |
Green peppers |
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Sweet potatoes |
Spinach |
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Tangerines |
Zucchini |
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Yellow tomatoes |
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Some other areas where colors may play a role is in the following :
Elements:
Air = yellow, white, pink, pastels, lavender
Fire = red, crimson, burgundy, orange, fuscia
Water = blue, turquoise, indigo, aqua, gray
Earth = green, brown, black
Ribbon Colors for use in spells and rituals:
White = purity, healing, blessing, wisdom, innocence
Red = energy, passion, vitality, willpower, success
Orange = creativity, prosperity, emotional strength
Yellow = mental power, wealth, communication, travel
Green = growth, fertility, harmony
Light blue = healing, serenity, peace, security
Dark blue = success in long-term plans, clarity
Purple = spiritual development, luck, psychic abilities
Pink = gentle love, romance, friendship, tranquility
Brown = grounding, stability, endurance
Black = binding, depression, absorbing negativity
The 4 Shades
Warm shades = Associated with the sun. useful for harnessing its life-giving Power in spells. red orange yellow pink
Cool shades = Brings attributes such as clarity, cleansing & serenity to spells. blue indigo purple turquoise
Natural shades = Associated with the earth & correspond to natural growth. green brown gray
Spiritual shades = Spiritual concepts. white black silver gold
Astral or zodiac colors
Aries = red , white , pink
Taurus = green , pink , red , yellow
Gemini = yellow , silver , green , red , blue
Cancer = white , green , brown
Leo = gold , orange , red , green
Virgo = gray , yellow , gold , black
Libra = royal blue , light brown , black
Scorpio = black , red , brown
Sagittarius = dark blue , purple , gold , red
Capricorn = red , black , dark brown
Aquarius = light blue , dark blue , green
Pisces = aquamarine , royal blue , white , green
Planetary colors
Earth = browns , tans
Jupiter = royal blue , purples , bright blue
Mars = all shades of red
Mercury = yellows , orange , yellow – green
Moon = silver , pink , cream , light gray , white , pale blue
Saturn = black , darkest blue , darkest purple , dark brown
Sun = gold , orange , deep yellow
Venus = pink , green , pale blue , all pastel colors
Days of the week colors
Sunday = yellow , gold , the sun
Monday = white , silver , light gray , the moon
Tuesday = red , mars
Wednesday = purple , yellow , mercury
Thursday = blue , Jupiter
Friday = green , venus
Saturday = black , purple , Saturn
Seasonal colors
Spring = yellow Summer = red
Autumn = blue Winter = dark green
Basic elemental colors
East = air , yellow
Knowledge , inspiration , harmony , herbs , intellect , ideas,
Travel , freedom , revealing the truth , finding lost things,
Movement , psychic abilities
South = fire , red
Change , freedom , perception , visions , spiritual
Illumination , learning , love , will , sexuality , energy ,
Authority , healing , destruction , purification
West = water , blue
Plants , healing , emotions , absorbing , communion with
The spiritual , purification , the subconscious mind , love ,
Friendships , marriage , fertility , happiness , sleep ,
Dreams , the psychic
North = earth , dark green
Wealth , prosperity , surrendering self – will , empathy ,
Incorporation , business , employment , stability , success ,
Fertility
Center = white
Enlightment , finding your life path , spiritual knowledge ,
Seeing & understanding karmic paths in life
Traditional native American colors:
Black = hearing , harmony , listening
Blue = intuition , teaching , serving
Brown = knowing , self – discipline
Gray = honoring , friendship
Green = will , living
Orange = learning , kinship
Pink = creativity , working
Purple = wisdom , gratitude , healing
Red = faith , communication
Rose = seeing , motivation
White = magnetism , sharing
Yellow = love , overcoming challenges
In the use of colors with tarot cards, each color on the design or picture has its own meaning. Also the shapes can have meaning, but that is another topic and area to look at another time. Here is a list of what the colors mean in the tarot deck :
Red = signifies life force, aggression, sexuality and a martial energy
Blue = is passive and receptive. It is particularly associated with the female principles and with water
White = denotes purity
Green = symbolizes fertility, growth and success
Orange = the color of change and rebirth as well as sexual energy
Yellow = represents spirituality and the spiritualized life force
Black = as usual, the color of death or sudden unexpected changes
This brings us to the end of our adventure of the colors, their meanings and the different ways that they can be used. So as you can see that the use of colors can have lots of meanings and uses. It can be somewhat complicated but overall an interesting subject. I hope that this has been fascinating and has given you some food for thought. There are lots of resources out there on the subject of colors, such as books dealing with the charkras, candle magick, colors for healing, astrological books and more.
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