In this chapter of the tarot course we will see, what does the color red mean in the tarot? Is it a negative color?
What does the color red mean in the tarot?
Red in the tarot means: action, strength, courage, energy, aggressiveness, passion, sexuality, blood, heart. In its negative aspect, in the tarot it symbolizes violence, wounds, prohibitions and dangers.
The meaning of red in the tarot
In general, in the tarot, the color red represents action in the service of the spiritual, as well as the heat of combat, passion and the vitality of evolution.
- To see this clearly, we can look at the cards where red appears predominantly, for example, in the clothes of the emperor, the justice and the pope, in the tunic of the magician. All archetypes of spiritual action.
- When in the tarot red appears associated with blue, it represents passion that can and should be sublimated; with green it represents strength and natural energies; with yellow it represents passions dominated by reason, etc.
- Red represents the most active part of the Earth and for that reason it is the color of the heart, of fire, of passions and of blood.
- In other words, when blood is spilled it represents death, while when it is contained it is life circulating inside the body. The same happens with fire: it can be a bonfire that gives warmth or a fire that destroys everything.
In conclusion, red in tarot is a color that signifies movement and action.
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