Meaning of the colour Yellow
“It is the colour closest to light. In its utmost purity it always implies the nature of brightness and has a cheerful, serene, gently stimulating character. Hence, experience teaches us that yellow makes a thoroughly warm and comforting impression.”
– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Yellow is the colour of the sun and wintery leaves. It represents purity and transcendence as well as warmth and openness.
Yellow signifies joy, happiness, optimism, imagination, idealism and hope.
But it has also negative traits such as betrayal, dishonesty, cowardice, covetousness, deceit, illness and jealousy.
Yellow has an active character: it’s positive energy, masculine and yang.
Yellow-ochre pigment was used 17,300 years ago in the cave paintings of Lascaux, making it one of the oldest colours used by humans.
From a religious point of view, Yellow is God’s word, the Logos, the revelation, the path towards the centre and the truth.
In early Christianity, Yellow was associated with the Pope but also linked to Judas Iscariot, betrayer of Jesus.
In 16th-century Spain, those accused of heresy and who refused to renounce their views, were marked with Yellow and compelled to go before the Spanish Inquisition dressed in a Yellow cape.
In Ancient Egypt, Yellow was connected with gold as it was considered indestructible and eternal. It was thought that the gods had bones and skin of gold.
Yellow is associated with a variety things in different countries. In Europe, Canada, the United States, Yellow is often associated with amusement, gentleness, humour and spontaneity, but also with duplicity, envy, jealousy, avarice and cowardice. In Iran it has connotations of pallor/sickness, but also wisdom and connection.
In most Asian countries it is the colour of happiness, glory, harmony and wisdom.
In China, bright Yellow was the colour of the Middle Kingdom and could be worn only by the emperor and his household; special guests were welcomed on a Yellow carpet.
Saffron, one of the most expensive spices in the world, is the precious Yellow stigma of the crocus flower. Saffron is also used as a dye for the robes of Buddhist monks and it is said that Buddha himself chose this colour to signify his renunciation of the outside world.
In Hinduism, the divinities Krishna and Ganesh are both dressed in Yellow.
For Islam Yellow gold is a symbol of wisdom.
In Wicca, Yellow represents intellect, inspiration, imagination, and knowledge. It is used for communication, confidence, divination, and study.
In psychology, Yellow means awakening, clairvoyance, aura, spiritual richness and the opening of the conscience.
In Alchemy, Citrinitas, or yellowness, is one of the four stages of the Magnum Opus where silver is mutated into gold.
In Feng shui, Yellow represents the centre, power and justice. It is associated with the element Earth and brings inspiration and calm.
Jophiel, the Archangel that brings illumination and stronger connection to guidance, is linked to this colour.
Yellow is associated with Manipura, the Solar Plexus Chakra, and the Sun.
Yellow crystals
Yellow crystals imbue energy, strength and vigour. They help us understand our daily life, the meaning of existence and support mental and spiritual maturity.
They are not recommended if you are low in self-esteem, fighting fears or isolation.
Brucite
It helps with intuition, channeling, to raise personal vibration and enhances will.
crystal system: Trigonal
Iron Pyrite
It’s used to block negativity, to give energy and confidence, overcome a sense of inferiority and balance instinct with intuition.
crystal system: Cubic
Heliodor
This crystal promotes honesty, independence and self-potential. It’s also used for protection.
crystal system: Hexagonal
Bumblebee Jasper
It stimulates creativity, courage and will to do. It’s an ideal companion to persist through obstacles.
crystal system: Amorphous
Amber
It’s a healer and a deep cleanser for the body and the space. It can absorbe negative energy from places and can be used as protection.
crystal system: Noncrystalline