Indigo
Overview
The traditional dye colour, associated with cloth and with repeated immersion. Traditional reading asks how many times something was dipped.
Meaning
Indigo is read as blue deepened toward black — Water at a depth that stops being transparent.
Traditional Interpretation
Sources carry the proverbial sense — indigo comes from the plant but is bluer than it — which makes the colour a standard image for something exceeding its origin.
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FAQ
What does it mean to dream about indigo?
Indigo is read as blue deepened toward black — Water at a depth that stops being transparent. The traditional dye colour, associated with cloth and with repeated immersion. Traditional reading asks how many times something was dipped.
What does the color indigo mean in a dream?
Color is read through the five-element system. Indigo is read as blue deepened toward black — Water at a depth that stops being transparent. Indigo corresponds to Water (水), which shapes how it is interpreted. Indigo that will not wash out is a reported variant, read as a change that has become permanent.
How is indigo read in Chinese tradition?
Sources carry the proverbial sense — indigo comes from the plant but is bluer than it — which makes the colour a standard image for something exceeding its origin. It is grouped under Water (水) in the five-element system.
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