feminine Vesta

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Origin:
latin
Name Root:
*h2wes- > Vesta
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This name derives from the Indoeuropean root “*h2wes-”, which in Latin means “to dwell, live, reside, stay, spend the night.” Vesta is the virgin goddess of the hearth, home, and family in Roman religion. She was rarely depicted in human form and was often represented by her temple’s fire in the Forum Romanum. Entry to her temple was permitted only to her priestesses, the Vestals, who tended the sacred fire at the hearth in her temple. The goddess Vesta was celebrated in Vestalia in the week from 7 June to 15 June.

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Numerological Values: #4

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Chakra Number: #4
Heart Chakra "Anahata"

Green is the main heart chakra color. It is the color of healing, balance, tranquility, and serenity. Green brings wholeness to our lives and it is the color most frequently found in nature. Learn more about this color and discover its meaning.

Color meaning: Green

The color green is the color of balance and harmony. From a color psychology perspective, it is the great balancer of the heart and the emotions, creating equilibrium between the head and the heart. From a meaning of colors perspective, green is also the color of growth, the color of spring, of renewal and rebirth. It renews and restores depleted energy. It is the sanctuary away from the stresses of modern living, restoring us back to a sense of well being. This is why there is so much of this relaxing color on the earth, and why we need to keep it that way.

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