Spiritual Meaning Of Colors: Violet/Purple
Violet/Purple: This is the highest color vibration that we can see with our physical eyes in the spectrum and also has the shortest wavelength. It is a mixture of red and blue, so this color is also a sort of bridge between the warm and cool colors in the spectrum. Purple is symbolic of ambition, luxury, power, wisdom, independence, mystery, magic, and spirituality. It represents confidence and dignity, and it is no wonder that royalty of earlier eras reserved it as a color that could only be worn by kings and queens, princes and princesses. The only material available for making dyes were plants, minerals, and a few animal or insects. The dying process required the luxury of time and money and this meant that colorful paintings and pieces of clothing were only possessed by the wealthy and became a status symbol. Purple carries the energy of great fame. (www.afgen.com/gamble7.html) Cleopatra and Roman Emperors used the costly purple made from hundreds of crushed snail shells. In some instances, it was punishable by death to wear purple if one was not royalty.
According to Richard Cavendish, editor in chief of Man Myth And Magic, Vol 2 (1985), violet represents warmth and humility. Violet is intimate, erotic, intuitive, and sensitive understanding, if somewhat unreal and wish-fulfillment. Psychologist Max Luscher, in Color Test: The Remarkable Test That Reveals Your Personality Through Color (1969) states, “Violet attempts to unify the impulsive conquest of red and the gentle surrender of blue, becoming representative of ‘identification.’ This identification is a sort of mystic union, a high degree of sensitive intimacy leading to complete fusion between subject and object, so that everything which is thought and desired must become Reality.”
Violet is the color of the Crown Chakra and bonds physical reality with spiritual reality, giving a person confidence in his or her ability to achieve purpose, goals, and prosperity on the earth plane. Purple is a color of great personal integrity, and is very honest, acting with great wisdom and right action. Self confidence that comes from a person who is spiritually mature creates self dignity as well. Purple can assist with overcoming man-made obstacles, self imposed or otherwise. It eradicates evil influences or ideas, and rises above any such creations in duality. It is above the ideas of duality, dark and light, good and bad, pleasant and unpleasant. It is the wise knowingness of eternal self that is not afraid of any part of duality, and resists nothing, even the more unpleasant aspects of life. Purple sees even the darker side of things as part of the whole picture. Problems cannot touch this energy, and does not even acknowledge that darkness has any more power than lighter energies, and sees that they both balance eachother out, equaling zero in the end. Purple recognizes evil as simply a part of the drama to work with, learn from and experience.
Violet can be used to stimulate inspiration and humility, and dream activity as well as help connect to past-lives in meditation. According to www.factmonster.com Leonardo da Vinci believed that the power of meditation increases ten times when done in a purple light such as the purple light of stained glass. Purple is a color frequently used in meditation and can be used to aid people striving for spiritual fulfillment. When purple is observed in the Aura it is said to be a cloud of spirituality and will never be a strong point in the Aura.
Purple is a very fine energy that sets the tone for spiritual attainment and purity. It is not focused on worldly sensations or pleasure and seeks to show mankind’s purpose and inner self. It is the beginning of perfection’s path. Perfect happiness is gained through alignment with the eternal self, the source of all consciousness. It gives great joy to the person who lives in this level of vibration. It is considered by many the most spiritual of colors, and it is the energy of self-transformation. Purple represents the most advanced stages of spiritual evolvement. It looks deep beyond the surface and finds answers that reflect the big picture. Purple is a very inspiring atmosphere for spiritual advancement and contact with the spiritual world. Some people think of purple as associated with sorrow, but it is more about reverence and mindfulness. It represents a supreme state of consciousness and happiness that is above and beyond the happiness that an ordinary human can attain through Earth level success and wealth. It is deeper than anything physical, mental or emotional. It is the depths of spirituality that purple is concerned with. According to Richard Cavendish, editor in chief of Man Myth And Magic, Vol 2 (1985), purple represents great spirituality.
Purple is a strong medicine for all negative feelings and thoughts, for it takes one beyond the levels of duality. In the medicinal field the gemstone amethyst can be used to represent the qualities of purple. Purple can be used to take away pain while doing deep tissue work on boric cells (www.globalpsychics.com). Ted Andres, in his book How To Heal With Color (1992), states, “Purple is purifying to the system, but because of its high vibration, it should be used sparingly. Too much purple can create or aggravate depression. It can be used to stimulate venous activity in the body. It can also be used for headaches. The red-purple range is beneficial for balancing polarities of the body. The blue-purple range can often be used effectively to shrink things (as in the case of tumors) and to cool the skin, easing inflammation.”
The gemstones that represent purple are amethyst, fluorite, and ametrine. According to www.crystal-cure.com, “For healing, these stones are said to aid insomnia or any mental-related disorder.” Ted Andres, in his book How To Heal With Color (1992), states, “Violet is a color that affects the skeletal system of the body. It is very antiseptic, cleansing, and purifying on physical and spiritual levels. It helps balance the physical and the spiritual energies. Violet is good to use for cancerous conditions of the body. Arthritis can be eased by violet light that leans more toward the blue shades. Violet is also strengthening to the body’s ability to assimilate and use minerals. Violet assists in the healing of AIDS (along with red and indigo, followed by pink and gold), bones, diabetes, growths, infection, influenza, and leukemia.
Blue-Violet: Blue-violet assists in the healing of abscesses, toothaches, arthritis, cancer (followed by pink), growths, and skin problems.
Red-Violet: Red-violet assists with acne, arthritis, and breast problems.
Light Purple: Light purple can be used to draw in romantic feelings.
Dark Purple: Dark Purple can be used to evoke sadness and causes frustration.
Magenta: Magenta represents imagination.