Black (Color)

Wards negativity, remove hexes, protection, spirit contact, the Universe, night, truth, remove discord or confusion. [1]

Banishing, repelling, death, endings, destruction, winding down, the elderly, ancestor contact, the void or womb, receptivity, reincarnation, rejection of ego, possibilities waiting to be realized, Samhain, crone goddesses, death deities, the planet Saturn, Scorpio, Capricorn. [2]

Black robes are quite popular. Contrary to popular misconceptions, black doesn’t symbolize evil. It is the absence of color. It is a protective hue and symbolizes the night, the universe and a lack of falsehood. When a Wiccan wears a black robe, she or he is donning the blackness of outer space – symbolically, the ultimate source of divine energy. [3]

Dark Moon, defense, grounding. [4]

Resources

[1] Green Witchcraft by Ann Moura

[2] The Hearth Witch’s Compendium by Anna Franklin

[3] Wicca by Scott Cunningham

[4] Llewellyn’s 2022 Magical Almanac by Chi Cicero