Black is the night, the unknown, mourning and the fertile darkness before rebirth. It is not only evil: it is also the earth where seeds wait.
When the dream feels light
An elegant black speaks of mystery, depth and protection.
When the dream feels dark
A threatening black points to fear, grief or depression.
Ask yourself
What lies in my darkness, waiting for light?
Correspondences
- Archetype
- The Shadow — What you have refused to see in yourself, dark but full of force.
- Element
- Earth — body, matter and the real
- Planet
- Saturn
- Tarot card
- Death
- Alchemical stage
- Nigredo, the Blackening
The nigredo, the darkness before the work begins.
Words that call this sign
black
Related signs
The Wolf · The Rat · The Bat · The Goat · The Storm · The Forest · Night · The Shadow
The card of this dream
Death. An ending that clears the ground for what must be born. Death rides a white horse beneath a black banner with a white rose; kings fall, while the sun rises between two towers. It is rarely physical death: it is an end that clears the way, a transformation, a door that closes so another can open.