The meaning of colors
Hello everyone,
Attached is the color representation for each card in the Marseille Tarot.
The Magician
The gold coin he holds in his hand is tilted toward the ground, so it attracts matter.
The wand is yellow and pointing toward the sky, which indicates that we have the power to direct or transform our lives.
The High Priestess
Everything is hidden; you have to discover what this character is hiding…
The Empress
Her red and gold crown symbolizes her intellectual power.
The yellow and gold eagle represents valor and courage.
The throne, also yellow in color, is a sign of comfort and elevation.
The Emperor
The red and blue color of his jacket is a sign of intelligence, spirituality, wisdom, and strength.
Her red crest is a sign of intellectual activity.
The Pope
The white throne is a sign of purity, and the blue of the two columns symbolizes perfection.
The Lovers
The young woman dressed in blue represents purity in love, and this is confirmed by the whiteness of her sleeves.
The sun, also white in color, is a symbol of purity that guides the lover in their choices, and Cupid’s blue wings are a desire to seek spirituality.
The Chariot
The blue cuirass protecting its red garment indicates a biting and victorious spirit.
The golden crown indicates that the subject has the will to overcome life's obstacles.
Justice
The golden color balance reminds us that we must remain fair toward any judgment received or given.
The blue cloak signifies the action of consciousness on all our deeds, while the red robe reminds us that we are not immune to the consequences of missteps.
The golden crown signifies power, while the small red cap foreshadows the law.
The braided gold necklace is a symbol of strength and unity.
The Hermit
Her blue cape indicates the control of all passion, the red indicating spirituality.
Its white lining indicates a search for spirituality and wisdom.
Wheel of Fortune
The white crank of the wheel symbolizes power and purity.
The six blue and white spokes of the wheel are a sign of harmony, intelligence, purity, and spirituality.
The central figure holds the sword of justice, which is white in color, giving us the power to make sound decisions.
The Force
The blue garment this person is wearing allows them to triumph.
Her red cape symbolizes will and action, while the yellow sleeves of her garment nevertheless indicate a form of sensitivity marked by the love animating this person.
The Hanged Man
Her feet and hair are blue, which is a sign of spirituality and contemplation.
The Nameless Arcanum
The red card announces good and evil, the future and the past, the plants growing on the ground are yellow and blue, which demonstrates that the spiritual will prevail over everything else.
Temperance
The water flowing from the blue vase leads us toward spirituality, while the water flowing toward the red vase drives us toward more material desires; we must therefore learn to strike a balance between matter and spirit, between reason and sensitivity.
The Devil
The blue legs and wings of the Devil remind us of our divine and spiritual origin.
The red belt, separating the flesh color of his skin, tends to stifle the spiritual impulse of this character, limiting him to contenting himself with his instincts or his sexuality.
Her golden crown is a sign of great intelligence, but twisted and cunning.
The white sword indicates contact with the divine, but simply out of selfish desire.
The red pedestal demonstrates action driven by purely material and self-interested motives.
The House of God
The two men thrown to the ground are blue in color, indicating that the individual's physical, moral, and spiritual integrity is in jeopardy.
The Star
The long blue hair is a sign of spirituality and love.
This young woman is kneeling on a yellow floor, indicating that this person is in connection with positive energies.
The two red vases she is holding in her hands indicate that positive success will come from the demonstrated action and dynamism.
The lush green trees are a sign of life and fertility, and the great star combines action and love.
The Moon
The dominant color of this card is blue, which accentuates the feminine side of this card, represented by the passive and the mysterious; the golden side of the landscape announces affection.
The Sun
The sixteen rays of different colors emanating from this sun signify beneficial influences that pertain to all areas of our lives.
Blue emanations mark intellectuality, green emanations are a sign of sensitivity and intuition, and red ones mark action.
The blue cloth binding the two children indicates that it is through spirituality that one will come to master one's instincts, unlike the two children depicted in the card of The Devil.
The Judgment
The blue-colored cloud is a sign of fertility; the yellow and red rays filtering through its rays indicate that our actions will be guided by intelligence and action.
The white of his halo marks purity, while his red sleeves mark action.
The pennant marked with a yellow cross is a symbol of necessary sacrifice, in order to be able to rebuild.
The World
The laurel wreath is gold, red, and blue, indicating that all forces are united to triumph through action, intelligence, and wisdom.
The Fool
His garment, interwoven with red, blue, and gold, marks the originality of this character, showing him to be both fertile, intelligent, and creative.
The five white bells signify madness and defiance, and at the same time, purity and innocence.
Her rucksack is flesh-colored, which might lead one to believe that everything is nothing but eternal recurrence and illusion.
Happy reading
The magician.
