Scarlet

Scarlet is bright red leaning toward orange, the color of flame and of royal and cardinals' robes. 777 gives it to the paths of Aries and Mars as their King-scale color. It is red at its most active and visible.

Uses

• Victory and assertion
• Breaking through obstacles
• Fiery protection
• Mars and Aries workings

Wavelength

About 610–640 nm (red-orange)

Planet and day

Mars, Tuesday

Signs

Aries

Element

Fire

Chakra

Root, toward sacral

Color healing

Strongly stimulating; used briefly for energy and motivation

Working with it

Use scarlet cloth or candles for Mars workings on a Tuesday, especially to start something or to win a contest. In Golden Dawn practice, visualize the path of Peh in brilliant scarlet.