Understanding color symbolism is an important part of reading tarot cards. In this post, We talk about the meaning of certain colors in tarot, usually referring to the original Rider Waite Smith (RWS) tarot deck.
Yellow
Yellow can be associated with the superconscious or highest level of consciousness and Intellect. The symbolic meaning of the color yellow comes from the sun and therefore yellow means positivity, happiness and clarity (sun brings clarity and light on things).
Yellow is a background color in
- Three of Wands
- Four of Wands
- Nine of Cups
A person wearing a yellow dress is positive and cheerful like Queen of Wands who is considered social butterfly.
Blue
Blue can be associated with sub conscious mind. It symbolizes inner peace, freedom, communication, inspiration, spirituality.
Blue color when shown in the upper region of a card, it is associated with the sky and represents subconscious mind, calmness and peace, clarity, communication.
When found in the lower part of the card, it is associated with water and hence emotions and intuition and subconscious mind.
Blue is background color in
- 2,3,4,7,8,10 of Cups
- 5, 6, ,8,9,10 of Wands
A person wearing a blue robe is introspective with ability to think deeply about things or issues like king of cups.
Red
Red is the color of fire and blood. It represents passion, action, inspiration. It also represents lust, sexuality and anger, agression.
Background is Red for Emperor Card. Red robes are observed for cards
- Magician
- Emperor wears red as well
- Justice
- Eight of Cups
A red color on a person represents power, strength, leadership, ability and passion ofcourse.
Black
Black represents negativity, loss, and grief.
Tarot cards like the Devil, the Tower, and the Nine of Swords, just to name a few, carry a lot of negative energy with them (things like limitations, addictions, disaster, loss, and fear). That's exactly why they contain so much black.
White
White is a color of purity, innocence, cleansing, and rebirth.
Death marches in on a white horse in the Death card. This shows that death is natural and pure and necessary for rebirth.
Temperance is about maintaining purity through balance and knowing that you have everything you need within you to manifest your desires. There's a purity and innocence that comes with that understanding since it requires breaking down our walls, releasing limiting beliefs and complexes.
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