COLOURTHERAPY FOR OUR COLOR CODED LIVES
October 12, 2011 by svetlana
Filed under Inspired Living
Our eyes see red and our feet hit the brakes; our eyes see green we say “oh! This is vegetarian, good to eat”. Everything around us color coded. Colors have become so important that they are important symbols of cultural and social machinery. For every person each color has its own significance; for an American child sitting in his bedroom red may be the color of his favorite toy but for an African kid caught raging civil storms red may be the color of blood. It is thus very important to understand the significance of colors and their effect on us.
The history of colors, as funny as it sounds, predates human history. Plants around us were always green, branches were brown; nature unlike our recent visual inventions like the colored TV, has always been colorful. Despite trying to break the mysterious color codes we are unable to replicate the color schemes of nature. The beautiful hint of green on a pigeon’s neck is befitting example of what a great artist nature is and always will be. But with our insatiable thirst for newer and better discoveries, we have been able to harvest the true potential of colors by developing something called COLOURTHERAPY. For those who are unaware of this interesting sounding therapy, Colourtherapy is an adjunct therapy that has today, become an industry in itself. It involves the process of exposing the body to light rays of different colors to help address various physical, mental and spiritual problems. But before going into the details it is imperative to enumerate certain key facts about colors and light.
- THE SPECTRUM: The white light as we see it is composed of 7 colors which together constitute the spectrum.
- VIBGYOR: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red; do not need to say more.
- REFLECTION AND ABSORPTION: the objects that we see around ourselves are so colored because they reflect that particular color from the spectrum and the rest are absorbed by it.
- VIBRATION: every color has a wavelength in the spectrum at which it vibrates, thus participating with different functions of the body and mind.
Well now that we know the rudimentary laws of composition and dynamics of colors, it will become very easy to understand Colortherapy. When the body is exposed to a beam of light, every color vibrating at different rates called wavelengths is absorbed physically by different parts of the body. The effect of those colors is discernable. While blue and pink calm us and sooth us, sometimes bright and loud colors irritate us. Thus colors have a strong influence on our nervous system. They also help us attain a natural balance by balancing our inner energies. Colortherapy is present in various other adjunct therapies like aromatherapy and gemstone therapy. Every color affects a specific chakra of the body and helps it attain balance which in turn helps us gain mental calmness.
Colors and related Chakras
(Read our articles on chakras for more information)
Unlike many other therapies for which one has to go to specialized centers to practice or follow them, colortherapy is something which can change your life while you work at office or eat at home. By paying just one visit to a certified colortherapy practitioner who can advise you to incorporate and omit certain colors from your life, you can transform yourself and become a more well balanced individual and never be “green” with envy or “red” with anger!!
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The Healing Properties Of Colors And What They Say About You -2
September 23, 2010 by noreen
Filed under Fashion Bytes
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Blue
Blue is helpful in cooling, calming, reconstructing and protecting. It healing properties include cooling of inflammations, fever, high blood pressure, stops bleeding, relieves headaches, calms strong emotions like anger, aggression or hysteria, brings tranquility, anti-itching and anti-stress. Linked to the throat chakra (Vishuddha) blue influences expression and communication, through speech.
What the hue says about you-
Love it- Preference for blue displays a cool and soothing personality and is associated with a dreamy or magical nature. People that keep a certain distance, but give calm and practical help, are faithful and loyal, have a sense for order, logic and rational thinking tend to choose this color. Dark blue is more severe and can be melancholic. Blue is also the color of truth.
Hate it- A person who dislikes blue, may be very disciplined, strong career worker, with an aversion of commentary or restriction. He may have charted out a clear direction for his life and wants to follow that to the ‘T’ .
Violet/Purple
Purple is a sensitive, intuitive and spiritual color. It enhances receptivity and introspection of mind. They promote divine growth, awareness and expands divine understanding. It is good for mental and nervous problems. Violet is said to calm melancholy, hysteria, delusions and alcohol addiction and bring spiritual insights and renewal. It can even be used to slow down an over-active heart.
What the hue says about you-
Love it- Soft, sensitive people with tend to have an affinity to purple. The shades represent meditation, contemplation, mysticism, spirituality and religion power. People associated with the color are deeply mysterious, religious and reserved.
Hate it- A person who has an aversion for violet / purple may have very serious attitude towards life and may find it difficult to give dreams, fantasies, vague fears or memories a place in it. They may have tendency to reject everything he regards as unnatural or unrealistic.
Brown
Brown is the color of basic security and stability. It’s what keeps us rooted to the ground. It prevents fear and stress and tunes you in to nature. Brown also projects a mood of despair and despondency but most of all, loss.
What the hue says about you-
Love it- Brown is an earthly color for practical people with a preference for nature, tribal and primitive things with solidity and simplicity. Brown can be warm and cozy but also depressing. Brown is the color of stable people and loyal friends.
Hate it- A person who has an aversion to brown may feel an aversion against normal, boring, trivial life; may not feel connected with his roots (home-land, family, etc); may experience instability in health and attitude.
White
White is the perfect color for it is a combination of all colors, in perfect balance and harmony. It is the color of the awakened Spirit, the light of perfection, all that is pure, the light of the Cosmic Consciousness, the Divine Light. White light raises the vibration of one’s consciousness and the body, bringing harmony in all aspects of one’s life.
What the hue says about you-
Love it- White signifies innocence, purity, virginity, cleanliness, freshness, simplicity, nothingness, oneness and completion, truth. In certain cultures though white is the color of death and mourning.
Hate it- A person who has an aversion to white color is foremost or solely interested in ‘realistic’ and tangible things, not in illusions or things that are beyond seeing or understanding. They tend to know and accepts the own imperfection and do not wish to achieve perfection.
Black
Just as white as always symbolizes 
the positive, black has always accentuated the negative, reflecting an unhappy state of mind, sorrow or ill omen.
What the hue says about you-
Love it- Preference for black symbolizes seriousness, darkness, depression, death, mourning, mystery, secrecy, occultism, a standing apart from or revolting against triviality, provocation, underground, underworld, things that have to remain hidden, nothingness as the great source of all creation, the need to keep your energy with you. Black is a color for extremes, everything and nothing. People who foremost trust themselves associate themselves with this strong color.
Hate it- A person who has an aversion to black may have fear for the unknown, or fear for the abuse of power. Desires to become free from all kinds of dependency, blockages, hindrances; to throw off shackles.
References: http://www.deeptrancenow.com,
http://health.learninginfo.org/chromotherapy.htm
http://altered-states.net/barry/newsletter178/index.htm
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The Healing Properties Of Colors And What They Say About You
September 23, 2010 by noreen
Filed under Fashion Bytes
The healing properties different colors and the effect they can have on you!
In our last post we saw how color plays a part in setting up a particular mood or state of mind and can be used to heal physical and mental ailments. Just as the proportions of the colors within sunlight that changes according to the season can cause our body to function differently and influence our moods (For eg- in summer we are full of energy and life and very active, while in the winter months we feel sluggish, depressed and inactive) we can purposely manipulate our body into receiving a balance of this light by wearing different colors and introducing them more in our day to day life through our surroundings. Here’s a look at the different colors and how they can affect us and help stimulate our chakras for an all round balance.
A preference or aversion to certain colors can also say a lot about your personality and temperament, so see what your hues are saying about you…
Red
Wearing red increases physical energy and can be used if you are feeling tired. Red said to correspond at the same frequency of the Root chakra (Muladhara) located at the base of the spine, linked to the functioning of the adrenal glands which releases adrenalin. Red therefore brings warmth, high energy, vitality, power and stimulation which is good to battle fatigue, colds, chilly and passive people. It is also said to increase sexual desire and activity and stimulate ovulation and menstruation.
What the hue says about you-
Love it- Red strengthens one’s ability to be more courageous in life. People who prefer red are known to be passionate lovers, high energy, impulsive, action- oriented, assertive and sometimes aggressive. They don’t lack courage, strength and power, adventure or danger in their lives. They are temperamental and ambitious people with a need for personal freedom who aren’t afraid to take risks.
Hate it- A person who has an aversion to red may be over-active, too impulsive, hot-tempered, aggressive and egocentric, or have difficulties with people with such characteristics. It can also symbolize deeply hidden fears and rejection of his own assertiveness.
Orange
Yet another energy color, bearing a lot of healing properties. It’s warm nurturing, non-constricting, cheerful and comforting. Linked to the Sacral chakra (Swadhisthana) near the lower abdomen, it affects and stimulates the lungs, the respiration and digestion. It is said to be able to increases the activity of the thyroid, relieve muscle cramps and spasms as well as increase the amount of a mothers milk. On other levels, orange is the color of creativity as it stimulates creative thinking, enthusiasm and helps assimilate new ideas.
What the hue says about you-
Love it- People who prefer orange tend to be warm, comforting, dynamic and sociable people. It is also associated with independent people who dedicate themselves to whatever they do.
Hate it- person who has an aversion to orange may have suppressed sexual feelings or other difficulties with sensual enjoyment of life. The attitude can also be over-sensual, indulgent, or too materialistic.
Yellow
Yellow is said to be mentally stimulating. It strengthens the nervous system and the mind. Helps cure nervous disorders or nerve related ailments. Yellow can also be used for conditions of the stomach, liver, and intestines as it is associated with the Solar Plexis Chakra (Manipura) located in the stomach area. It is also good for balancing an overly active mind.
What the hue says about you-
Love it- Yellow is the color of cheerful, vibrant, curious and progressive personalities. People who like yellow usually have a tendency for writing and speaking.they love contact through traveling and communication, learning and practical knowledge.
Hate it- Aversion to yellow indicate persons who may be emotionally disappointed and bitter. They may have a tendency to rationalize feelings, or to avoid the depth of life by often changing relationships, many superficial relationships and/or constant changing activities.
Green
Always associated with nature and the earth, green possess a soothing influence upon both mind and body. It helps to relax the mind, emotions and physical body. Green provides balance and stimulates the natural magnetic healing abilities latent in all of Humanity and Animals.The ancient Egyptians and Chinese used green as the primary color of healing and can be used for just about any condition in need of healing. Linked with the heart chakra, green affects blood pressure and all conditions of the heart.
What the hue says about you-
Love it- A preference for green shows peace, rest, hope, comfort and nurturing, calmness and harmony. People who associate themselves with green often show a keen interest in nature, plants, fellowmen, children and animals, health and healing, natural and plain life. They tend to longing for a safe home and family-life and dislike conflicts.
Hate it- A person who has an aversion to green may be more interested in independence and self-development than in a warm family-life. They may prefer to keep a certain distance in relationships.
Continued in- The Healing Properties Of Colors And What They Say About You -2
References: http://www.deeptrancenow.com,
http://health.learninginfo.org/chromotherapy.htm
http://altered-states.net/barry/newsletter178/index.htm
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Colors and You: Color Symbolism and Effects of Color in Our Lives
November 25, 2009 by noreen
Filed under Featured, Inspired Living
All About Colors And What They Say About You
Nature’s gift to us ‘Light’, brings with it a whole spectrum of what we call Colors/Colours. A huge part of our everyday life in almost everything we do, colors have a profound and undeniable impact on our lives and say a lot about our personalities. Each color symbolizes different things and invokes different emotions. We are drawn to certain colors for a reason, from clothing choices, colors in our homes right down to the foods we eat. Colors reflect our inner attitudes and emotional states. Knowing more about each color and understanding their effects can help us truly benefit from making colors a way of life and not just a ‘feel-good’ preference.
The Symbolism & Effects of Colors
The Symbolism of Colors comes from its use as a symbol or to representation of something as observed across time. The Symbolism of Colors differs in different cultures around the World. Here’s a quick look at the most common representations & symbolism of the basic colors-
Blue
Symbolism of Blue
A hot favorite of a lot of people, Blue is a non-threatening and confident color. Seen as a color of confidence, it represents stability, loyalty and trust-worthiness among other traits like security, wisdom and dependability. Hence Blue is the predominant color chosen for police officer uniforms and business attire.
*Blue is the color of the throat chakra
Effects of Blue
Blue is the dominant color of natures elements – the sky and water. It is perceived with a cooling and calming effect. Darker shades like Navy blue and Royal blue are said to convey richness and even superiority, while lighter shades have soothing undertones with a serene or sedate effect. Bright electric shades of blue are dynamic and express exhilaration.
Green
Symbolism of Green
Nature is the most representative of this color, which is why Green is the fore running color in any eco-friendly movement. Regarded the color of eternal life, green also symbolizes good luck, peace, vitality, fertility and wealth (which explains the choice of green for currency). Its extremes symbolize envy (“green with envy”), jealousy, disgrace (in China) and greed.
* Green is the color of the heart chakra
Effects of Green
Due to it’s association with nature, green has a calming effect and is the color of rebirth and renewal. Lighter shades like lime with undertones of yellow have a tranquil and refreshing effect. Green being the color of Peace denotes balance, harmony, and stability. 
Red
Symbolism of Red
This intense color has many associations across various cultures. Symbolizing danger, intensity, love and passion, it’s a bold color with strong meanings. As the color of blood and fire, red symbolizes war, heat, bravery, strength and aggression. Red, also, typically conjures up symbols representing love, sex and romance. In some cultures like in China red denotes purity, joy, prosperity and celebration.
* Red is the color of the base or root chakra
Effects of Red
Recognized as a stimulant, Red evokes strong emotions such as excitement, strength, danger, passion, and aggression. This attention seeking color is often more effective in smaller doses than than all out red. Deeper shades like maroon, burgundy, ruby, blood red have more subtle effects as compared to crimson, scarlet, tomato and flame red.
Purple/Violet
Symbolism of Purple/ Violet
Purple is the color of royalty. Highly symbolic of spirituality, purple is used a lot in religious ceremonies and by priests and leaders. Embodying the opposite colors red and blue, purple represents a middle ground or balance of the two contrasting colors. In some cultures however, it represents mourning.
* Violet is the color of the crown chakra
Effects of Purple/Violet
This color is uplifting and encourages creativity and spirituality. Deeper shades like plum, mauve, wine, eggplant associated with royalty, sensuality, and enlightenment. While lighter shades with a blue undertone like violet, orchid, lavender and lilac are more romantic, feminine and delicate.
Orange
Symbolism of Orange
Another attention seeking color like it’s relative Red, Orange represents energy, happiness, balance, warmth and enthusiasm. Not considered a serious color orange symbolizes playfulness and sparks a lot of controversy.
* Orange is the color of the sacral chakra
Effects of Orange
Less intense than red with the cheerfulness of yellow, orange is an energizing color. It is a vibrant color which stimulates a variety of emotions like kinship, warmth and a sociable attitude. Its also stimulates the appetite.
Yellow
Symbolism of Yellow
The symbol of sunlight and optimism, yellow shines with cheerfulness, joy, hope and intelligence. The color of gold, yellow is a sign of wealth. On the flip side however, it represents hazards and deceit.
* Yellow is the color of the solar plexus chakra
Effects of Yellow
This very visible color draws a lot of attention. It denotes happiness and is quite perky. It helps create excitement and also instills hope. It make one feel youthful.
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