The Sacred Power of Colour!
Have you ever found yourself drawn too or fascinated by a particular colour?
For me there has been a colour that has spoken to me deeply over the years!
Back in the early 90’s, I was participating in an Interior design course at Bexley College and during the end of year exhibition I purchased a painting that I felt anchored me for years. Created by one of the college lecturers in the style of Yves Klein/Mark Rothko and was various shades of ultramarine blue and very textured. It hung above my bed until we began or redevelopment work.
Lately I seem to be fascinated by the colour blue again and felt to share what I’ve discovered about the sacredness of the colour blue since then.
To begin, Blue is the colour of the in between, of intuition, truth, longing, and stillness! Blue is not simply a hue on the spectrum of light.
It is an experience!
A vibration! A bridge between what we feel and what we know.
And between the earth we inhabit and the heavens above!
For millennia, blue has been revered by cultures who remembered its power, not just for its beauty, but for its frequency! I learned that it has always been a representation of the sacred language of the soul going way back to ancient times.
Egyptian Blue: Memory in Matter
As far as records pertain it seems that the first humans to synthesise the pigment we now call, “Egyptian Blue,” were not just artisans.
They were alchemists!
Historical records reveal that around 2500 BCE in the mystery schools of Kemet, blue was born from fire: a rare fusion of copper, calcium, and silica, heated until it sang the sky back into clay. This wasn’t merely a decorative colour; it was seen as a spell! A frequency sealed into stone!
What became known as Egyptian Blue, graced tombs and temples not to please the eye, but to anchor light into the walls. The pigment fluoresces in the infrared range, meaning it literally radiates warmth when struck by light.
The ancients understood this!
They crafted a blue that could remember!
That could emit!
That could bless!
To looked upon it was to feel wrapped in the cloak of Nut, goddess of the sky. To be reminded that truth lives not in noise, but in resonance and in the unseen frequencies just beneath the visible!
Blue Lotus: The Bloom of Inner Knowing!
And then there is the Blue Lotus, Nymphaea Caerulea, the sacred flower of the Nile. A blossom that opens with the Sun and closes at night. A floral metaphor for awakening.
The Blue Lotus was not simply revered for its appearance, but for its ability to alter consciousness, to soften the ego, and induce states of gentle euphoria. It was a bridge between the mortal and divine, a plant of dreams and prophecy. Taken ceremonially, it opened the third eye, the seat of intuitive wisdom, allowing initiates to receive visions, messages, and the deep comfort of union with the All.
It was a balm for grief!
A kiss of stillness!
A reminder that blue is not just colour, but also a caress!
Klein Blue: The Infinity Held in Saturation
Moving forward now into the 20th century, another form of blue arrived, not from temple walls or riverbanks, but from the hand of artist Yves Klein. His, “International Klein Blue,” was a pure, ultramarine shade so intense it seemed to hover, to vibrate, to defy the flatness of canvas.
Klein did not use blue to describe objects. He used it to evoke states of being.
To speak of the infinite!
The void!
The eternal Now!
His blue wasn’t static ~ It was presence!
And so again, we see the pattern: blue is not decoration, but a portal!
Whether in ancient Egypt or modern France, blue returns us to the formless, the sacred, the silent, opening the door to mystery!
The Deeper Esoteric Meaning of Blue
In the esoteric traditions of Kabbalah, alchemy & mysticism blue is the colour of the Divine Feminine. Of Sophia. Of Ma’at. Of Shekinah. Of the holy breath and sacred space between thought and action!
It is the colour of the Throat Chakra, Vishuddha, the energy centre governing truth, expression, sound, and silence. When in balance, this centre allows one to speak from soul. To name without shame. To resonate in harmony with one’s essence.
But when blocked, blue can turn cold, detached or repressed, becoming the ache of unspoken words, or the weight of swallowed truth!
Blue holds both the medicine and the shadow! It is both the veil and the opening!
Blue and the Emotional Body
We say we are blue when we grieve. When the tides within us rise and fall with no shore to rest upon!
But this sadness is not weakness, it’s a signal, an invitation.
For in the world of emotional wellbeing, blue cools the fire, calms the nervous system, and soothes overstimulation. It’s no coincidence hospitals, spas, and sacred spaces often lean into soft blues because it has the capacity to regulate the parasympathetic nervous system, evoking trust, rest, and safety.
Blue reminds us that feeling deeply is a doorway, not a deficiency!
It teaches us to breathe, to pause, to speak only when our words can bring truth or peace.
Blue as Portal, Again and Again
Whether powdered onto a temple wall, steeped into a ceremonial tea, or painted onto canvas with trembling reverence, blue has always offered us a bridge.
A return!
To our true self!
To our deepest soul essence!
To silence within!
And now, in our world of noise and digital dazzle, blue is rising again, not just in pigment, but in purpose. The return of Egyptian Blue is not simply a scientific milestone, it is a remembrance. A signal that the sacred is not lost, it was only dormant, waiting to be ressurected.
The Blue Lotus still blooms, Klein’s blue still pulses, and somewhere in the quiet centre of your being, blue still speaks!
And if you’re feeling tense for any reason?
Let yourself sit with blue today.
Place your hand over your throat. Breathe in its stillness.
Ask:
What truths am I not speaking?
What emotions have I labelled, “too much,” or “not enough”?
What silence could be sacred, instead of shameful?
Let blue be your mirror, your medicine, your memory!
For it is not just a colour, it is the sky behind your eyes, the pulse beneath your voice, and the soul’s gentle call to return home.
Blue is not the end of the spectrum. It is the edge of the divine!
And you, beloved, are now ready to cross it.
Much love D xx