Candles, ribbons, cloths: whatever carries black into a working carries black meaning with it.
Black in symbolism
Black is a masculine color. Black has the aspects of all elements, also, being void of all colors, it has the unique ability to absorb. Black is the color of quiet power, self-control, restriction, depression, sickness, changes, rebirth, wisdom, resilience and discipline. In magick, black is primarily used for uncrossing, binding negative forces, removing confusion from contact with spirits, banishing negative thoughts and situations, reversing, releasing and truth.
Correspondences
- Element: Air
- Direction: East
- Planet: Saturn
- Day: Saturday
- Plants: Oak, Yew, Beech, Elm, Comfrey, Holly, Ivy, Horsetail, Reeds, Solomons Seal, Mullein, Cedar, Clove, Cypress, Rue, Betony, Elder, Fern, Yarrow, Cayenne, Dragons Blood, Mandrake, Flax
- Tarot links: the four Queens and the four Threes
Choose this color for candles or cloths when your question leans toward black matters.