Color - The Many Ways It Affects Our Lives.

Color, it is everywhere in our lives.inactivity.
But how can we work with it, use it, and apply it inYellow: The higher aspects of yellow indicate high
our lives.aspirations,broadmindedness, a philosophical outlook
We all know the story about red cars and that theyand a philanthropic turn.
irritate others onthe roads that is why they haveIts lower aspects include selfishness, craftiness,
higher insurance rates.cowardice andignorance. Yellow is expansion or
To most of us red is an irritating color when it is on aregression.
car.Green: Green's higher octave embodies harmony,
There are seven major colors in our lives.stability,practicality and a sensible outlook. The lower
The seven major colors are as follows.levels are suchthings as miserliness, materialism, greed
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.and tyranny. Green isbalance or instability.
They are related to seven major energy centers inBlue: The positive powers of blue are loyalty,
the body, those centers are called chakras, rotatingintelligence, anartistic temperament and refinement.
wheels of energy.The negative manifestations arecoldness,
Color plays a very important part in our lives.snobbishness, cunning and conceit. Blue is intelligence
For instance if you were served a plate of food fororignorance.
dinner and it wasserved to you like this, on a whiteIndigo: The nobler aspects of indigo are service to
plate, you have, white rice, whitefish fillets, andhumanity,inspiration and faith. The baser qualities
cauliflower, with no cheese sauce, all whiteall on theinclude self-righteousness, fanaticism, disloyalty and
same plate would you eat it?self-deception. Indigo iseither wisdom or folly.
Probably, but would you enjoy it? You would notViolet: This color, positively, indicates selflessness,
enjoy it very much.mysticpotential, love of mankind and creativity.
Here is a basic chart to look over for colors andNegatively, it showsspite, cunning, scheming for
what they do,power and destructiveness. The positiveaspect is
Red: In it's positive aspects red is associated withintuition the negative is dogmatism.
creativity,ambition, leadership and drive. Its negativeWhat do you feel like when you wear different
tendencies are a fierytemper, intolerance, animalcolors? What do you feel like on a bright, cloudy,
passions, cruelty and destructiveness.dark, dreary, dull, sunny, rainy etc, days,
Red is creation or its opposite.Get a notebook and write in it what your favorite
Orange: Positively manifested, orange indicates acolor isand how you feel color affects your life, what
sunny temperament,energy, warmheartedness andcolor of food youlike, what your favorite color is for
consideration. Negatively, orange islazy, self-indulgent,clothes. Become aware of how color affects you in
immoderate and reliant on others. Orange isactivity oryour life. Until next time.