💜 Color Medicine: Indigo & Violet — Mystics, Royals, and the Purple Flame

Oct 2

Written By Tré Taylor & Bleep the tattoo

👑 My Purple Years

For nearly a decade, I lived in purple. My hair was a walking art piece: tinsel, feathers, jewels braided in like a crown you could dance in. A purple sofa, purple accents in my art car, purple sheets in winter.

Purple wasn’t just an aesthetic — it was a declaration. I am here. I am creative. I am mystical. And I am unapologetically bold about it.

When I sat in ayahuasca ceremony, the world I stepped into glowed indigo-violet. Mother Ayahuasca herself appeared blue-teal, like Kali the goddess — fierce, protective, chaos and love all in one. Ever since, I’ve felt the violet flame around me like a shield. A pilot light in my soul.

Bleep: “Pilot light in your soul? Mine’s for reheating gas station burritos. Very spiritual.”

🧠 The Psychology of Indigo & Violet

Indigo

Chakra: Third Eye (Ajna) — intuition, inner knowing, clairvoyance.
Psychology: Wisdom, perception beyond the obvious.
Medicine: Helps us see truth with clarity and trust our instincts.

Violet

Chakra: Crown (Sahasrara) — connection to Source, unity, transcendence.
Psychology: Transformation, surrender, enlightenment.
Medicine: Opens us to the bigger picture, the divine, the Oneness.

Carl Jung would call these “integration” colors — they take us through shadow into wholeness. They are mystical gateways and psychological depth charges.

🌍 Purple in the World

Purple has always carried collective weight far beyond personal preference.

The Purple Heart: In the U.S., the medal given to soldiers wounded or killed in service. It embodies sacrifice, courage, and resilience.
Royalty & Nobility: In ancient times, purple dye was so rare (made from Tyrian snails!) that it became the exclusive color of kings, queens, and emperors. Purple still whispers majesty.
Religion & Ritual: In Christianity, purple marks Advent and Lent — reflection and transformation. In mysticism, violet is the color of the transmuting flame.
Social Movements: The women’s suffrage movement flew purple banners for dignity and justice. Feminism and LGBTQ+ rights both claimed purple as a symbol of equality and pride. A “purple state” in U.S. politics is balance — red and blue together.
Art & Pop Culture: Prince’s Purple Rain, Hendrix’s Purple Haze, Alice Walker’s The Color Purple. Purple has always been the artist’s rebel yell — creativity, spirituality, survival.

Bleep: “So basically, purple means you’re either a queen, a feminist, a soldier, or Prince. Sometimes all at once. Good luck fitting that on a business card.”

🌑 The Shadow Side of Purple

But purple isn’t all glory and glam. Its shadows include:

Escapism: Floating in the mystical without grounding.
Spiritual Arrogance: Acting superior because you “see more.”
Melancholy: Purple can dip into isolation and brooding.
Mourning: In some cultures, purple is the color of grief and death.

Bleep: “Wear too much purple and people can’t tell if you’re a psychic priestess… or Barney the Dinosaur. Both terrifying.”

🍇 Purple as Medicine

Purple foods — grapes, blueberries, blackberries, eggplants, purple potatoes — are literal brain and heart protectors. Rich in antioxidants, they keep the body strong.

In environment: purple velvet, violet candles, amethyst crystals — instant temple vibes. In wardrobe: purple is drama, power, spirituality, and creativity.

And spiritually, violet is the Flame of Transformation. Picture yourself surrounded by violet fire when you need to burn off old pain, transmute grief, or shield your sensitive energy.

🧘 Three Contemplative Questions

What does purple mean for you personally — royalty, creativity, spirituality, sacrifice, rebellion?
How do you feel when you wear or surround yourself with purple? Mystical, empowered, eccentric, heavy?
What’s your “purple heart” — the wound that became wisdom?

🎭 Final Word

Indigo and violet are not casual colors. They are temple colors. Protest colors. Concert-in-the-astral-plane colors. They demand depth, and they offer transcendence.

If you’re drawn to purple, your soul may be asking for transformation, dignity, or spiritual connection. If you avoid it, maybe it feels “too much” — too intense, too vulnerable. But either way, purple insists on being seen.

Purple is courage and creativity, heartbreak and transcendence, a bruise and a crown. It’s the color of the warrior, the mystic, the artist, and the dreamer.

Bleep: “And don’t forget — purple Skittles are the best ones. That’s not spirituality, that’s just science.”

🌈 Next up: the Neutrals — Brown, Black, and White. The grounding, the shadows, the reset.

Tré Taylor & Bleep the tattoo

Hi, I’m Tré Taylor — a mystic woman with a clown brain, a singer with a story, and a late-diagnosed neurodivergent who finally feels at home in her own skin. After a near-death experience, wild spiritual awakenings, and a lifetime of feeling like an alien on Earth, I’ve learned to heal through humor, music, art, and self-expression — no pills, just soul medicine.

This little corner of the internet is for the weirdos, misfits, rebels, and lone wolves who’ve ever felt “too much” or “not enough.” Here you’ll find true stories from my unusual life — some hilarious, some tender, all a little crazy — along with music, food, and creative sparks meant to make your heart lighter.

And you won’t just meet me… you’ll meet Bleep, my tattoo hand puppet with a swearing problem. He’s my comic relief and my partner in crime. Together, we’re here to say: you’re not alone. This is your safe space to laugh, heal, and shine out loud.