Red
Red is the color of sacrifice, of rage, of murder, of being tormented and killed.
Yet red is also the color of vibrant life, dynamic emotion, arousal, eros,
and desire. It is a color that is considered strong medicine for psychic malaise, a
color which rouses appetite. There is throughout the world a figure known as the red
mother. She is not as well known as the black mother or black madonna, but she is
the watcher of "things coming through." She is especially propitiated by
those who are about to give birth, for whosoever leaves this world or comes into this
world has to pass through her red river. Red is a promise that a rising up or a
borning is soon to come.
The above excerpt is from "Women
Who Run With the Wolves" by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D. -
a fabulous and highly recommended book!
Is an emotionally charged color. It is associated with the sun and all gods of war, anger, blood-lust, vengeance, fire, and the masculine. It can also mean love, passion, health, and/or sexual arousal. Information taken from: Online Symbolism Dictionary
Songs referenced:
Frog on My Toe