Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Colours and meanings

COLOR DICTIONARY
Everybody has a different viewpoint on what each color truly means!

Black - a protective color. It promotes resistance, power, obstruction, opposition, and enmity. Self-confidence, power, strength.

Blue - associated with the throat chakra. Peace, faith, aspiration, creative expression. Blue is cooling, soothing, lowers blood pressure, decreases respiration and astringent.

Brown - an earthy color, grounds, stabilizes and neutralizes.

Gold - principal property is in strengthening and amplifying.

Green - the color of the heart chakra. Green is the color of nature, balance, growth, calming and healing. It also: soothing, relaxing mentally as well as physically helps those suffering from depression, anxiety, nervousness.

Indigo - governs the chakra that controls the pineal gland. Indigo is sedative and calming, can awaken devotion and intuition.

Lavender - the color of equilibrium and it helps with spiritual healing.

Lemon - obtained by combining green and yellow. Lemon is vitalizing and stimulating.

Magenta - the color of the highest order, connected with spirituality, meditation, and letting go.

Orange - associated with the spleen chakra. Orange promotes happiness and joyousness. It also: energizes, stimulates appetite and digestive system

Peach - used for peace, truth, and balance.

Pink - used in diet therapy as an appetite suppressant, relaxes muscles, relieves tension, soothing.

Purple - a combination of red and blue. Purple is the color of anger, divinity and royalty.

Red - associated with the base chakra. It promotes vitality, strength, sexuality, courage, willpower, and alertness.Red is a stimulating color. It also: stimulates brain wave activity, increases heart rate, respirations and blood pressure, excites sexual glands.

Silver - the color of peace and persistence.

Turquoise - soothing, purifying, and calming.

Violet - the color of the crown chakra. It is the color of dignity, Purification, honor, self-respect, and hope. It also: suppresses appetite, provides a peaceful environment, good for migraines.

White - strengthening, cleansing and purifying.

Yellow - associated with the solar plexus chakra. Yellow stimulates mental ability and concentration, and aids detachment. It also: energizes, relieves depression, improves memory and stimulates appetite.

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