Seeing Red

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What emotions do you feel when you see the color red? Is it passion? Is it lust? Is it anger or wrath? When I was a child the three colors that I always bounced back and forth from being my favorite were red, blue, and purple. Whenever I was calm, my favorite color was blue. Whenever I was doing something adventurous or courageous, my favorite color was purple. But whenever I was bold or daring even borderline dangerous, my favorite color was red.

Personally, I rarely use the color red for love. I mainly reserve that for pink. If I do use the color red, then I also use pink with it to balance out the power of passion (red) with the power of tenderness and romance (pink). For some reason, I feel that red is a very strong color and a wild color. I've always associated it with being hard to tame and control. I suppose this would coincide with the color being that of will and strength.

Whenever I am incorporating this color into my Craft, I never use it for anger or violence of any kind. I make sure that I am at peace with myself and those around me in my environment before using this color in spells. I never cast spells out of anger or revenge. I never cast spells when I am in that frame of mind either as it can affect you and those who are around you.

I use it often when referring to life and energy and in motivational spells. It always helps to keep the blood flowing and finding some inspiration in motivation. I'm at a very crucial moment in my life and I can always use a little red to help get the ball rolling.