| Color Meanings & Therapy |
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| Creations by Jennifer Gray |
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| The meanings of colors come from both a scientific standpoint as well as traditional folklore. The colors around us can change our moods, make us more or less active, and interact with our lives in ways we cannot even imagine. Science has proven that each color is associated with a specific vibrational frequency, in fact, each color can even be associated with a musical note. Changing color in a room, through paint, lighting or accessories will have a direct and profound affect on everything in a room - and everything that goes on there. The same applies to a web site design, the choice of colors for your business or institution, and especially the colors you choose to wear. Try wearing red, green or pink on the days that you are feeling down. Wear red when you want to make a power play or close a deal. Wear browns, greens, oranges and any of the earth tones when you want folks to feel comfortable around you. Wear blues - and especially turquoise and bright sunny yellows when you want to stimulate some good ideas. To find out the meanings of the colors around us, and how you can apply this information to your every day life please scroll down. |
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| RED: Element: Earth Sense: Smell Gemstones: Agate, Bloodstone, Hematite, Red Coral, Red Garnet and Ruby Herbs: Cedar, Clove, Pepper and Vetiver Qualities/Functions: Survival, power to achieve goals, vitality, grounding, material security, stability, stillness and courage. Red is associated with first, root, survival, security, trust, connections with mothering, money, femininity, and the sense of smell. It also guides passion, strong feelings, love, moving anger and sexual desire. Red can help with creative power, sporting activities, sexual attraction, and can stimulate fun and laughter. Red symbolizes energy, passion, strength, courage, physical activity, creativity, warmth and security. Red is also associated with aggression. In healing, use red to bring warmth and burn out disease. Red is a powerful color and should be used in moderation. In the aura, red signifies materialism, materialistic ambition and a focus on sensual pleasures and a quick temper. Red strengthens the energy and will within a person, and can be thought about or pictured to aid in colds and mucus ailments. |
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| ORANGE: Element: Water Sense: Taste Gemstones: Carnelian, Coral, Gold calcite and Moonstone Herbs: Damiana, Gardenia, Sandalwood and Ylang-Ylang Qualities/Functions: Primal feelings, awe, enthusiasm, openness to others and personal creativity Orange is associated with second, abdonimal, physical needs and wants that include food and sex. Orange is also assoicated with the mouth and the sense of taste as well as the willingness to feel. It is also connected to ambition. Orange can charge the field, increase sexual potency and also increase immunity. It is often connected to will, feelings, emotions, and clarity of one's feelings, a willingness to act, activeness and warmth. Orange symbolizes the individual's relationship to the external world, the needs and wants of the physical body and the ways in which these are satisfied. In healing orange may increase immunity and sexual energy. In the aura, orange signifies thoughtfulness and creativity. Orange is also the color of joy and wisdom, and can help stimulate the feelings of sociability. It can also be tied to our emotional health and can aid with problems in the muscular system of the body. When you use or picture the color orange it can have healing effects on the spleen, pancreas, stomach, intestines, adrenals, and also help with depression. A dose of orange can be used to revitalize the physical body and assist with food assimilation, as well as it being great for a tonic after a bout of illness because it eliminates negativity in the body. |
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| YELLOW: Element: Fire Sense: Sight Gemstones: Amber, Citrine, Tiger's Eye, Topaz and Yellow Sapphire Herbs: Bergamot, Carnation, Lavender and Rosemary Qualities/Functions: Personal power, social identity, influence, authority, self-control, energy, will, peace, radiance, joy, inner harmony, vitality and inner strength Yellow is associated with third, solar plexis, control, freedom, personal comfort, element of fire, the eyes, and the sense of sight. Yellow is also associated with intellect. Yellow can help with charging the second chakra as well as clearing a foggy head. Yellow is connected to the sun, joy, happiness, creativity, dreams and the ability to follow one's dreams, uplifting warmth, air, fire, youth, young energy, awareness of spiritual nature, purpose, and spiritual healing and leading. Yellow symbolizes intellect, creativity, happiness and the power of persuasion. It is also associated with cowardice. In healing use yellow to promote clarity of thought. In the aura, yellow signifies intellectual development, for either material or spiritual ends. Yellow also stimulates the mental faculties. It helps re-awaken enthusiasm for life by providing greater confidence and optimism. Yellow can also be used to help depression and digestion problems. The golden-yellow shades are also very healthful to the body, mind, and spirit. |
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| GREEN: Element: Air Sense: Touch Gemstones: Emerald, Green Jade and Malachite Herbs: Marjoram and Orris root Qualities/Functions: Harmony, forgiveness, healing, compassion, understanding and selflessness Green is associated with fourth, the heart and lungs, relationships, one's willingness to live, the sense of touch and the element of air. It is also connected with healing and nurturing. Green can aid in charging the fourth chakra, balancing and general healing. Green is also associated with heart energy, money, prosperity, connections to nature, listening, caring for the environment, the color of life, calming, optimism and masculinity. Green symbolizes money, luck, prosperity, vitality and fertility. It is also associated with envy. Green is the color of healing; it is beneficial in all healing situations. In the aura, green signifies balance, peace and often indicates ability as a healer. Green balances our energies and can be used to increase our sensitivity and compassion. It has calming effects, especially for inflamed conditions of the body as well as being very soothing to the nervous system. The brigher greens, toward the blue spectrum, are powerful in healing most conditions. Green can be used in cardiac conditions, high blood pressure, ulcers, exhaustion, and headaches. A very special note - green should never be used in cancerous or tumorous conditions or anything malignant in nature, as green also stimulates growth. |
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| BLUE: Element: Ether Sense: Sound Gemstones: Aquamarine, Blue Sapphire, Chalcedony, Turquoise, Iolite and Lapis Herbs: Benzoin, Eucalyptus, Frankincense and Sage Qualities/Functions: Creative self-expression, communication, inspiration, wisdom, confidence, integrity, truth, freedom and independence Blue is associated with fifth, the throat, communications, expressing and receiving, abundance, grace, listening to one's intuition, and the sense of hearing. Blue is also connected with teaching and sensitivity. Blue aids in cooling, calming and shielding. Blue is connected to mind energy, water, stability, planning, business, technology and masculinity. Blue is the color of spirituality, intuition, inspiration and inner peace. It is also associated with sadness and depression. In healing blue is used for cooling and calming, both physically and mentally. In the aura, blue indicates contentment and spiritual development. Blue strengthens and balances the respiratory system of the body and all conditions of the throat. It is also effective in easing childhood diseases, especially asthma, chicken pox, jaundice, and rheumatism. It is one of the most healing colors for children. Blue is also an excellent treatment for high blood pressure, and can also be used to awaken intuition and help ease lonliness. |
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| INDIGO: Element: Light Sense: Extra sensory perception Gemstones: Azurite, Calcite, Lapis Lazuli, Sodalite, Iolite and Quartz Herbs: Jasmine, Mint, Mugwort, Star Anise Qualities/Functions: Inner vision, intuition, clairvoyance, insight, perception, imagination, concentration, peace of mind, projection of will and manifestation Indigo is associated with sixth, the third eye, brow, the center of objective reasoning, extra sensory perception and inner senses. It is also associated with moving toward a deeper connections to spirit. Indigo can aid in opening the third eye and clearing the head. Indigo is associated with psychic ability, night, mystery, magic and the moon. In healing, use indigo for relaxation, reassurance and promoting psychic experiences. In the aura, indigo signfies a seeker, often of spiritual truth. Indigo is strengthening to the lymph system, glands, and immune system. It is an excellent blood purifier and can assist in detoxifying the body. Indigo can also balance the hemispheres of the brain and the nerve synapses between them. It is effective in treating all conditions of the face, including eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and sinuses. |
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| VIOLET: Element: Thought Sense: Extra sensory perception Gemstones: Amethyst and Alexandrite Herbs: Lotus, Rose, Olibanum and Spruce Qualities/Functions: Perfection, integration, unity with the divine, wisdom and purpose, universal consciousness, understanding and enlightenment Violet is associated with seventh, the crown, unity, connection, fatherhood and the sense of direction. It is also associated with a deeper connection to spirit. Violet aids in connecting with one's spirit, taking away pain and purging unwanted emotional elements. Violet is also associated with church, religion, community, royalty, the power of command and authority and the soul. Violet is associated with power, both earthly and spiritual. In healing, purple is used for mental disorders, and also for becoming one with spirit. In the aura, violet signifies higher spiritual development. Violet affects the skeletal system. It is very antiseptic, cleansing, and purifying on physical and spiritual levels. Violet is good to use for cancerous conditions and can ease arthritis. It can also be used in strengthening the body's ability to assimilate and use minerals. |
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| WHITE: Element: Thought Sense: Extra sensory perception Gemstones: Diamond, Pearl, Clear Quartz and Selenite Herbs: Lotus, Rose, Olibanum and Spruce Qualities/Functions: Perfection, unity with the divine, wisdom and purpose and enlightenment. White is associated with truth. It can aid in bringing peace and comfort as well as taking away pain. White is also associated with purity, peace, patience, healing and protection from danger. White is connected to truth, purity, cleansing, healing and protection. It is a good general healing color for the removal of pain and suffering. In the aura, white signifies a high level of attainment, and a soul that is here to help others. White contains the entire color spectrum, and because of this can be very strengthening, cleansing, and purifying to the entire energy system. White can be used at the beginning and ending of healing sessions to aid in stabalzing and boosting the overall system of the individual. |
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| GOLD: Is associated with a connection to God, and service for mankind. The color gold can aid in restructuring and strengthening. Gold is also associated with wealth, security and ease. Gold represents understanding and luck. Gold is the most powerful healing color, but so powerful that many are not able to stand it initially and must be conditioned to via other colors. In the aura, gold signifies service to others. In healing, Gold is one of the most powerful colors, as it aids in protection, purifying, detoxifying, and healing. When gold is used, it helps to revitalize and energize any problem areas and can have the most lasting effects more so than any other color. |
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| PINK: Is associated with unconditional love, romance, purity, femininity, healing, and an opening to the spiritual self. Pink represents the ultimate unconditional love, one that requires nothing in return. It is also the color of friendship. In the aura, pink signifies balance between the spiritual and the material. In healing, pink can be used to awaken compassion, love, and purity. It eases conditions of anger and feelings of neglect. It helps stimulate the thymus gland and the immune system of the body. Pink is comforting to the emotional energies. |
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| BROWN: Is associated with a state of grace, silence and peace with God. It is also connected to education. Brown is the color of the earth and represents practicality, material success, concentration and study. In the aura, brown indicates "down to earth-ness" and common sense. In healing, brown can be especially useful for emotional and mental conditions. Brown can help awaken common sense and discrimination. It can help bring an individual back down to earth. It is effective for eliminating that spacey feeling. |
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| BLACK: Is associated with absence of light, profound forgetting, ambition and doorways to other realities. Black is also associated with evil, darkness, the moon, mystery, magic, profit, expansion and control. Black represents the unconscious and mystery. Its visualization can help promote deep meditation. Black in the aura, signifies some kind of block or something hidden. In healing black is a protective color. It conatins the entire spectrum of colors, so it can aid in a variety of areas. Black can be used to ground and calm extremely sensitive individuals. It activates the feminine or magnetic energies of the body, strengthening them. Black should be used sparingly, however, because too much black can cause depression or aggravate some emotional and mental conditions. Black is most effective when used in conjunction with white, which balances the polarities of the individual. |
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| GRAY & SILVER: Is associated with wisdom, communication, technology, connection to the stars and space. It is also connected with femininity and initiation. Gray is also associated with stability, age, balance, neutrality, cloudiness and moodiness. Gray symbolizes formality, uniformity and sophistication. In the aura, Gray can mean secrecy and lonliness. In healing silver and gray can be used to amplify the effects of other colors. Silver is effective in helping to discover the root of illness or disease. |
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