Black

ColorIn 4 Signatures2 traditions

overview

Black is the absence of reflected light. It is the Queen-scale color of Binah and Saturn's path in 777, and the modern color of Saturn, Scorpio, and Capricorn. It means protection, absorption, and the fertile dark before beginnings.

Uses

Protection and absorbing negativity
Banishing and binding
Endings
Shadow work and divination

ritual

Wavelength: None; black absorbs all visible light
Planet and day: Saturn, Saturday
Signs: Capricorn, Scorpio
Element: Earth
Chakra: Root (and below, the earth star in some systems)
Color healing: Protective and containing; used to absorb and release

Working with it

Burn a black candle on a Saturday to banish or to absorb what you want gone. Black cloth wraps tarot cards and scrying tools to keep them clean.

⚠ Safety note for Black

ingredient_profile

Planet: ♄︎ Saturn ♇︎ Pluto
Day: Saturday
Element: Earth
Works for: Banishing Protection Endings Boundaries
Forms: chime candletapertealightpillarjar candle
How to use: Light as a spell candleCarve with names or symbolsDress with oil and herbs

⚠ Safety

Open flame. Never leave a burning candle unattended. Set it in a heatproof holder away from curtains, paper, pets, and drafts, and keep loose herbs on a dressed candle light.

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★ Part of the Signature of

♏︎ Scorpio· Color ♑︎ Capricorn· Color ♄︎ Saturn· Color ♇︎ Pluto· Color

Where the traditions place it

Scorpio — Common practice
Capricorn — Common practice, Golden Dawn
Saturn — Common practice, Golden Dawn
Pluto — Common practice