"Raspberry & Lavender" refers to the color of auras and the spiritual growth of two main female characters, Mandii Carson (Lavender) and Kara Van Dael (Raspberry).
Meaning Behind the Name: Mandii "The first I," Mandii says, "is for who I was--just Mandy, the girl from the mobile home park in Long Beach, wearing dollar-store Crocs and dreaming big." "The second I," she continues, looking straight into the camera or audience, "is for who I'm becoming. The model. The woman. The Lavender Girl." "I was who I was. I am who I will become. That's what Mandii means."
Duality creates transformation, Mandii Carson is lavender, spiritual, intuitive, rising. Karin/Kara van Dael is raspberry, rigid, glamorous, stuck.
Main character Mandii Lynne Carson was born in Hickory, North Carolina
to a struggling, blue-collar family. Her father, Jim Carson, worked odd construction and dockyard jobs, while her mother, Barbie Carson, floated between waitressing gigs and periods of unemployment. The family often moved from town to town, chasing jobs and hoping for financial breaks.
Mandii's childhood was shaped by instability and secrecy. At age 5, her family abruptly left Hickory and relocated to Havenhurst, California-a nearly-abandoned mining town now controlled by the mysterious and elite Van Dael family.
Character Mandii Carson had birthmarks constellation shaped
Triad of Herastra which foretells the arrival of a "Lavender Girl"-a vessel of love and purity .