Metaphysical Properties and Uses of Each Candle Color
Each candle color resonates with unique energies, making them powerful tools for a variety of rituals and spiritual practices:
Red: Passion, strength, courage, protection, and romantic love.
Orange: Creativity, confidence, success, and joy.
Yellow: Clarity, mental focus, joy, and prosperity.
Green: Abundance, healing, fertility, growth, and grounding.
Blue: Peace, communication, emotional healing, and spiritual depth.
Purple: Intuition, spiritual growth, transformation, and psychic abilities.
Pink: Love, harmony, compassion, and emotional healing.
Black: Protection, banishment, grounding, and transformation.
White: Purity, peace, divine guidance, and cleansing.
Brown: Stability, grounding, connection to the earth, and honoring ancestors.
Grey: Neutrality, balance, and calming chaotic energy.
Orisha Associations with Candle Colors
Candles are an important offering when working with the Orishas in Yoruba traditions. Each color corresponds to specific Orishas and their energies:
Red: Shango (fire, thunder, passion, and strength).
Orange: Oshun (creativity and joy).
Yellow: Oshun (love, prosperity, and rivers).
Green: Ogun (iron, tools, and warriors) and Osain (herbal medicine and nature).
Blue: Yemaya (motherhood and the sea) and Olokun (depth and mysteries of the ocean).
Purple: Oya (storms, transformation, and rebirth) and Babalu Aye (healing and illness).
Pink: Obba (fidelity, commitment) and Oko (agriculture and family).
Black: Elegua (crossroads and protection) and Oya (transformation and ancestral connections).
White: Obatala (wisdom, purity, and peace).
Brown: Orisha Oko (earth, farming, and stability).
Loa Associations with Candle Colors
In Vodou, each color honors different Loa (spirits), amplifying their energy during rituals:
Red: Ogou (warrior spirit) and Erzulie Dantor (protective love).
Yellow: Anaisa Pyé (joy, love, and feminine confidence).
Green: Gran Bwa (forest spirit) and Loko (spiritual growth and healing).
Blue: Agwe (sea spirit) for peace and navigation, and La Sirène (mystery, wealth, and oceanic power).
Purple: Baron Samedi (death, transformation) and Maman Brigitte (ancestral connections).
Pink: Erzulie Freda (love, beauty, and femininity) and Metresili (gentleness, elegance, and compassion).
Black: Baron Samedi and Kalfu (protection and crossroads).
White: Ayizan (purity, marketplace energy, and spiritual cleansing).
Brown: Gran Bwa (earthly grounding and nature connection).
Saint Associations with Candle Colors
Candles have long been used in Christian traditions to honor saints, each color symbolizing unique virtues, blessings, and aspects of the saints' lives. Below are common associations of saints with specific candle colors:
Red: Santa Barbara (strength, protection, and courage in the face of adversity).
Orange: St. Nicholas of Myra (generosity, joy, and abundance).
Yellow: St. Anne symbolizing (guidance, motherhood, and blessings for family).
Green: St. Patrick (growth, spiritual renewal, and prosperity), St. Joseph (stability, protection, and provision) and St. Jude (hope, perseverance, and aid in desperate situations).
Blue: Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal (peace, hope, and divine intercession), San Miguel (spiritual protection, strength, and defense against evil), and Virgin Mary (grace, compassion, and divine love).
Purple: St. Martin de Porres (healing, humility, and service to others) and Brigid of Kildare (inspiration, creativity, and spiritual wisdom).
Pink: St. Therese of Lisieux (love, compassion, and simplicity).
Black: St. Benedict (protection, exorcism, and spiritual defense).
White: Santa Clara (purity, clarity, and peace),
Brown: San Lazaro (healing, perseverance, and care for the sick and poor).
Note:
This is not a comprehensive list. Additional associations exist with other Orisha, Loa, spirits, and saints. This guide is intended as a baseline to assist those who are new to Spiritualist practices. If you have questions or need further guidance, we are happy to assist. Please feel free to reach out—our contact information can be found in the menu bar.
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