The Violet Flame: Meaning, Mantra and Meditation
The violet flame is a spiritual light of change, mercy and forgiveness that you picture as a violet fire around you. It comes from the Saint Germain teachings of the 1930s, where people call on it to turn heavy feelings like worry, guilt and old hurt into light. You use it with a short mantra and a few minutes of quiet, so the old signal clears and your new one can shine.
Key takeaways
The violet flame is a light of change, mercy and forgiveness, pictured as a violet fire.
It comes from the "I AM" teachings of Saint Germain, first shared in the 1930s.
People use it to turn heavy feelings into light and start fresh.
A short mantra and a few calm minutes are all you need.
What is the violet flame?
The violet flame is a spiritual fire of a soft purple color that you picture around you and through you. In the teachings it comes from, it is a light that changes things: it does not destroy anything, it turns it into something better. Fear turns into love, heaviness into lightness, old hurts into freedom.
Violet is the highest note of visible light, the last color before light goes beyond what we can see, which is why it is so often linked with change, the spirit and the crown of the head.
Where the violet flame comes from
The violet flame comes from the "I AM" teachings. In August 1930, Guy Ballard said he met the ascended master Saint Germain on Mount Shasta in California. With his wife Edna, he founded the "I AM" Activity in Chicago, which taught the "Violet Consuming Flame of Divine Love" for mercy and forgiveness. In 1958 Mark Prophet founded the Summit Lighthouse, and with Elizabeth Clare Prophet he spread violet flame decrees around the world.
In these teachings Saint Germain is an ascended master of freedom, and many link him to the mysterious Count of St. Germain who moved through European courts in the 1700s.
What does the violet flame mean spiritually?
Spiritually, the violet flame means a fresh start. It is mercy you give yourself and others, and freedom from what you no longer want to carry. People call on it after an argument, before sleep, when a memory keeps coming back, or when they want to clear the air in a room.
In manifesting, it clears the way. Every desire you send goes out through your signal, and old worry or guilt can blur that signal. The violet flame is a gentle way to clear it, so what you send is only what you want.
Violet flame meditation, step by step
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Sit and breathe
Sit comfortably, close your eyes and take three slow breaths. Let your shoulders drop.
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Picture the flame at your feet
See a soft violet flame rise from the ground under your feet. It is warm, gentle and full of light.
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Let it rise around you
Watch it rise slowly around your whole body, up past your head, until you sit inside a violet fire.
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Say the mantra
Repeat your violet flame mantra three or nine times, out loud or in your head, and feel it work.
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Give it what you are ready to release
Name one worry, hurt or old belief and see it turn to light in the flame.
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Close with thanks
Thank the flame, picture yourself bright and clear, then open your eyes slowly.
12 violet flame affirmations
Love & Relationships
“The violet flame turns old hurt into love.”
“I forgive, and I am free.”
“I am surrounded by violet light and love.”
Money & Abundance
“The violet flame clears every old fear about money.”
“I release lack and welcome plenty.”
“I am open to all the good meant for me.”
Career & Purpose
“I let go of doubt and step forward.”
“The violet flame clears my path.”
“I am new, I am ready, I am free.”
Health & Wellness
“I breathe in violet light and breathe out worry.”
“I am calm, clear and light.”
“I sleep wrapped in violet light.”
The violet flame mantra
The best-known violet flame mantra is short: "I AM a being of violet fire, I AM the purity God desires." Many people repeat it three or nine times, or as many times as feels good, while they picture the flame.
You can also use your own words. "Violet flame, flow through me and turn all fear into love." "I let the violet flame change what I am ready to release." "I AM free, I AM light, I AM new." Lines that start with "I AM" are at the heart of these teachings; here are more I am affirmations to pair with it.
The violet flame and letting go
The violet flame pairs beautifully with other letting-go practices. Use it after you find an old belief in shadow work, to release the feeling that came up. Use it at the end of a cord-cutting ritual, to fill the space where the old bond was. And use it before sleep, so you wake up lighter.
Then fill the cleared space with something new: your affirmations, and Amplify sending your desires all day and night.
Tips for working with the violet flame
A few minutes is enough
Five calm minutes a day does more than one long session a month.
Use it before sleep
Picture the flame around you as you fall asleep, and let it work through the night.
Add a purple candle
A violet or purple candle can help you picture the flame. Here is what each candle color means.
Release, then receive
After you clear something, say one line about what you want instead. Clear space likes to be filled.
Keep it gentle
You do not need to force anything. The flame is mercy, so be kind to yourself while you use it.
The violet flame: frequently asked questions
The violet flame is a spiritual light of change, mercy and forgiveness that you picture as a violet fire around you. It comes from the "I AM" teachings of Saint Germain and is used to turn heavy feelings into light.
