Understanding Colour

Blue

KNOWLEDGE, HEALTH, DECISIVENESS, COOLING

Colour of honesty and loyalty, nobility, serenity, perfection and protection.

A cooling colour

Has a sedative effect, so can help if you are easily flustered or frightened.

Can also be too pacific - those drawn to blue may be easily led or taken advantage of.

Too much blue can lead to a 'holier than thou' attitude, so tone down with orange.

Great for people who suffer from shock, inflammation, nervous breakdowns.

People with bad circulation shouldn't wear blue as it is a cold colour.

Red

VITALITY, COURAGE, SELF CONFIDENCE

Inflames sexual passion and anger - if used to excess, can cause destruction.

Those who are attracted to red like to be noticed.

They react to people around them quickly and can be overemotional

Wear red if you are low on energy or feel cold

Don't wear red if feeling agitated or have heart trouble or any inflammation

Green

BALANCE, LOVE, SELF CONTROL

The natural balance between red and blue.

Colour of self esteem, harmony and hope.

Too much green can deprive us of any challenges and problems that we use to learn and improve.

Yellow tone - flexible personality, adventurous trait

Blue tone - optimistic, hopeful, spirituality

Yellow

WISDOM, CLARITY, SELF-ESTEEM

Colour of sunshine and sunny dispositions.

Too strong if suffering emotional distress of nervous breakdown.

Normally, yellow can lift our spirits, cheer the sick, help activate digestion.

Lovers of yellow are good communicators (to the extent that they talk too much!).

Strong Yellow - may be conceited or arrogant

Soft Yellows - may lack courage 'the yellow coward'

Violet

BEAUTY, CREATIVITY, INSPIRATION

Is a very powerful colour, which can be too strong for most people.

Colour of creativity, access to higher worlds and dimensions.

If unable to channel creativity you can feel ill and the colours powers become negative.

Colour attracts those that are shy.

Useful if suffering emotional agitation (not those clinically depressed).

Balance with the natural balance, green

Brown

CONFIDENCE, PRACTICALITY, STABILITY

The colour of the earth.

Stability, practicality, but can cause uninspiring and closed minds.

If attracted to brown, you may have confidence and freedom from worry, but should add the opposite colour to encourage mental powers

Black

DRAMATIC, NEGATIVE

Colour associated with death and mourning.

Black is very dramatic, but very few people can combat its negative effects.

Attraction to black could mean a need for emotional support.

Black absorbs other colours surrounding it

Orange

HAPPINESS, CONFIDENCE, HEALTH

Colour of energy, life lover, vitality.

Those suffering depression, loneliness or motivation could benefit from having the colour around them.

Has many therapeutic qualities, including chest conditions, arthritis and repressed creativity.

Too much orange can cause restlessness

Indigo

INTUITION, MYSTICISM, UNDERSTANDING, CALM

Colour of mystery, eliminates fear and timidity, brings inner calmness.

Used in furnishings, brings sophisticated, executive appeal.

Good for nervous system and skin

Gray

NEGATIVE, REPRESSION

Gray has a negative aura.

Associated with stress and mental fatigue.

Means self-denial, self-martyrdom, repression