The Importance of Colour in Your Spiritual Practices
- FFP
- Aug 20
- 5 min read
How many of you incorporate colours into your spiritual practices? Maybe there are certain colours you are drawn to, or that you prefer to use around your home? There could also be colours you naturally dislike or tend to avoid altogether. Colours are important in our everyday lives as well as our spiritual practices. Each colour represents different areas of focus or intention that can assist your spiritual workings and even enhance certain energies within your home.
Do Colours make a difference?
The short answer here is yes. Whether you are deciding on candle colour choices, altar cloths and décor or even crystal choices, the colours matter. And they each lend specific energies and intentions toward your spells, prayers and ritual workings.
Of course, if you don't have a certain colour candle, for example, it's not the end of the world; white will always be a preferred substitute for any colour if you're in a bind.
Deity Work and Colours
Aside from what each colour means, which we will be discussing below. There are also the preferred colours when working with deities, angels and other spiritual beings. Whether they each have a specific altar in your home or you would like to establish a better connection to one in particular, each of these beings has certain colours that they are aligned with and that represent them and their energy. This is why it is so important to do as much research as you can when choosing to work with deities and other spiritual or celestial beings. Just like us, they too have preferences and requirements that one can use to better connect with them.
If one were trying to work with Archangel Michael, for example, one should incorporate different shades of blue into their space or on their altar.
To find out more about different types of Angels and how to work with them, take a look at my podcast episode; An Angel a Day, Guide to working with the 7 Archangels.
Candle Colour Meanings
We are going to discuss the meanings behind candle colours today, as this is where most people tend to use colour in their spiritual workings. Of course, these colour meanings apply to more than just candles.
White Candles
White candles are used for a variety of spiritual practices. They are naturally the preferred colour used in Churches and other religious temples, due to their representation of purity and light. The colour white is also thought to represent the Crown Chakra.
Here are some other uses for white candles in your spiritual work-
Crown Chakra Work
Peace
Purity
Prayer
Working with Spirit or Angelic Energies
Cleansing
Blessing
Protection
Transmutation
Substitute for any other colours
Black Candles
Black candles are not everyone's first choice, due to the stigma associated with black magic. However, the colour black has many uses that can benefit one in their spiritual practices, such as;
Banishing, Releasing
Return to Sender
Binding
Cleansing
Protection
Warding
Shadow Work
Working with Spirits
Death, Grieving
Transformation
Deity Work
Black and white represent duality and the natural balance of all things. Therefore, utilising both colours together can also be very powerful.
Purple Candles
Purple is often referred to as the colour of Kings and royalty. This regal colour is also associated with the Crown and Third Eye Chakras.
Using purple candles in your spiritual work can be very helpful for the following -
Psychic Abilities, Visions
Dream Work, Astral Travel
Psychic Protection
Violet Flame
Third Eye and Crown Chakra Work
Spiritual/ Divine Wisdom and Guidance
Wealth and Abundance Work
Gaining Recognition
Justice and Success Rituals
Personal Goals and Power
Deity Work
Green Candles
When most people think of the colour green, they immediately think of money. While green candles can most certainly be used for money spells, there are a few other uses that you may find useful;
Heart Chakra Work
Forgiveness
Self Love
Peace, Harmony
Healing Sickness
Career Spells
Finances, Abundance
Earth Spells
Grounding Work
Good Luck
Conception, Fertility and Growth
Deity Work
Green Candles and their uses
Pink Candles
Pink or red candles are generally associated with and used for love spells. However, the colour pink can be used for much more than that.
Here are some examples of how pink candles can be used -
Love Spells
Self Love Work
Romance or Attraction
Enhancing or attracting new Relationships
Friendship, Commitments
Sweetening Jar or Sugar Spells
Divine Feminine Work
Deity Work
Orange Candles
Orange is a colour of passion, strength and drive! This is also the colour of your Sacral Chakra, where creation, manifestation, inspiration and desires come about.
Orange candles can be used for the following -
Creativity and Inspiration
Passion, Strength
Sacral Chakra Work
Sensuality
Success
Attraction Spells (happiness, joy, vitality)
Personal Power Spells
Legal Issues or Justice Spells
Road Opening Work
Deity Work
Blue Candles
The colour blue is often connected to healing, hospitals and recovery. Although there are many uses for blue candles in one's spiritual practices.
One can use blue candles for the following -
Blessings
Peace, Harmony
Healing
Protection
Communication Work
Truth Spells
Throat Chakra Work
Deity Work
Yellow Candles
Yellow is the colour of the Solar Plexus Chakra. This is tied to manifestation, personal power and one's will.
The colour yellow is useful in the following spiritual workings;
Solar Plexus Chakra Work
Knowledge
Mental Clarity/ Focus
Illuminating Things That are Hidden
Attraction Spells (happiness, joy, vitality)
Manifestation
Calling back Your Power
Success and Abundance
Deity Work
Red Candles
The colour red has a few associations, such as love, anger and even lust. This powerful colour is linked to our Root or Base Chakra and therefore our sexual energy centres, security and grounding.
Red candles can be used for a few spiritual reasons -
Root Chakra Work
Creativity
Passion, Desire
Sensuality or Sexuality
Love Spells
Romance Rituals
Cord Cutting Work
Legal Issues and Justice Spells
Quick results on other spells
Deity work
Conclusion
So there you have it! A complete list of each colour and how they can be useful to you in your everyday or your spiritual rituals, spells and workings.
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Till next time,
FFP🔮✨
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