Seeing Red Cars – Spiritual Meanings:
It is about the color red
“The life of the flesh is in the blood.” – Leviticus 17:11
Red is the color that screams at me, something buried deep within awake. It is not a coincidence that red carries this intensity with it — quite the opposite.
As a color experienced so powerfully, red resides much deeper in our collective psyche than mere chance.
Red has been associated for centuries with vitality, life and survival.
The color that is the same as our very lifeblood — what propels through us, giving itself up to keep this body in shape.
The connection is not only in our physical but in search of spiritual essence.
Red is the color of the life force.
When you see its manifested form driving down the street, a car in motion simply represents energy moving.
At several stages in my life, I notice red cars everywhere.
It wasn’t a coincidence. I realized that these sightings usually coincided with earlier points when I just felt a bit stuck or lost my zeal.
The red car was my symbol, representing the moment I knew that something in me had to change if I wanted anything else besides being stagnant for years.
The speed of the red car actually matters for its reasons.
For me, a red car makes this urgency of life passing by at an alarming rate seem all the faster.
Time is of the essence, so there is no time to wait on the sidelines.
It’s a need to shake off any apathy that may be holding onto my soul and get up with even more momentum.
The faster the car, the clearer: there is no longer any time for sitting time to yield and go with action, not resisting working life.
Being in the red car makes me alive, along with its movement every time, shaking my gliding inertia and calling up my inner driver.
It focuses not only on moving faster. A message of balance can also be a red car.
Life is a journey where each step of the way must be given its due attention and every trial that comes needs to be addressed with perseverance.
It is about personal power
“The righteous are bold as a lion.” – Proverbs 28:1
Seeing something like a red car encourages introspection upon power.
The color red is originally linked with authority and vitality, which are important elements in taking control of my power.
The car in itself is a method of progression in life in every journey.
When I see a red car in those moments of doubt or hesitation, it is as if the universe gives me a sign to push forward with confidence.
Red cars show up when I am not fully playing in my power, whenever I am holding back.
Personal power is the ability to trust myself and believe in my decisions.
It’s about making decisions that resonate with my truth. When I see the red car, power stirs within me, compelling me to be brave and not cower in any way.
It is about passion
“Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death.” – Song of Solomon 8:6
For sure, red is the color of passion.
I’ve come to recognize a red car as an indication to find my passion and do the things that truly make fire in my soul.
When I see a red car, it helps me remember to look at all the areas of my life in which passion is important.
In my experience, when red cars show up more frequently in my reality that always correlated with the times I saw myself ignoring what it is that makes me happy to put others first.
Perhaps I have been too involved in doing things that are part of everyday life, and the activities that make me happy have taken a back seat.
There is an immediacy that comes with red.
That’s not a color that screams waiting/standing down.
It is outspoken, passionate and demands a reaction.
If a red car drives on by me, it’s my sign to quit procrastinating.
It can be anything: a story I have in mind to begin writing.
Maybe an effort that needs attention or something I love doing that has died in my imagination.
The red car is for making the action.
Passion, after all, is not something that can be postponed.
It must be experienced as if no time had been long enough.
It is about danger
“He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty…” – Proverbs 16:32
While it is the color of fire, red also represents anger and aggression as much as passion.
I have always interpreted the world as red warning us away — between stop signs, emergency vehicles and lights.
Whenever I see red cars pass me by during emotionally high moments or while simmering about impulsive choices, that suddenly becomes an indication for my inner universe to calm down and think.
In times like these, red cars are not a coincidence to me.
There is something deep about the timing of them.
As I examined it and looked back at the times when red cars had been showing them, they all related to a state of emotional charge.
It is about relationships
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another.” – John 13:34
Love, passion and sometimes quarrels are associated with the color red.
Red cars always seem to pop up when I do my level best inner dialogue about relationships, and they have extra special meaning!
Whenever I’m in a lot of mental chaos and emotional unrest, or when there is disharmony within my relationships with fellow humans, these bright, colorful cars seem to find me.
They are spiritual ambassadors, bringing me face-to-face with how my fiery relationships move through the world.
My experience had been that many red cars were tipped off-balance somehow.
To my intuition, this means the passion is going too far, dipping out of balance.
Seeing these red cars can serve as a reminder to myself that bottling too much passion has its pitfalls.
Through the years, I learned that relationships need balance to be successful.
The pain of passion must be balanced with patience, empathy and open dialogue.
They are what red cars symbolize for me every time one is shown in a scene when there is relational conflict or reflection.
They challenge me to be mindful and make certain the fire behind my partnership is a healthy one.
It is about the spiritual warrior
“Fight the good fight of faith.” – 1 Timothy 6:12
The fiery intensity of the color red is widely associated with battles.
On a spiritual level, red cars might appear to me because they are calling forth my inner spiritual warrior.
The battles of life are not just outside but with ourselves — battles of heart, mind and soul.
The red car is a signal to start dealing with these inner conflicts as well.
This calls for the deep strength of spiritual practice and self-awareness.
For me, red cars in times of inner turmoil meant I had to shut down my emotions with nothing but the power of a warrior.
I’m Bulgarea Candin Stefan and I have started Spiritual Whirlwinds to pass my learnings from my spiritual journey. Spiritualwhirlwinds.com provides a space of spiritual awakening with guided meditations, e-books, mantras, and pendulum readings.