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Red Red is the warmest of all colors. Red is the color most chosen by extroverts and one of the top picks of males. On the negative side red can mean temper or anger. In China, red is the color of prosperity and joy. Red is Tuesday’s color. Red roses symbolize passionate love. Red is associated with fiery heat and warmth. It can also mean danger. Red is the color of blood, and as such has strong symbolism as life and vitality. It brings focus to the essence of life and living with emphasis on survival. Red is also the color of passion and lust. Put some red in your home when you want: increased enthusiasm and interest / more energy / action and confidence to go after your dreams / protection from fears and anxieties Positive associations: / Love, warmth, excitement, passion, food Negative associations: / Danger, anger. Blue Blue is the coolest color – the color of the sky, ocean, sleep, twilight. Blue symbolizes the Virgin Mary. A pure blue is the color of inspiration, sincerity and spirituality. Blue is the calming color. Dark blue is the color of truth and moderation. A blue iris means your friendship is very important to me. Wednesday’s color is blue. Turquoise is the symbol of youth. This color has a soothing affect. Turquoise is the color of communication. It contains the growth quality of green with the blue quality of communication. Aqua is the color of high ideals. Blue gives a feeling of distance. Artists use it to to show perspective. This is a good way to understand the energy of the color blue – it allows us to look beyond and increase our perspective outward. It contains a cool vibration that is helpful to communication. Put some blue in your home when you want: calm and relaxation to counteract chaos or agitation / to open the flow of communication / to broaden your perspective in learning new information / solitude and peace / Positive associations: / Power, professionalism, trustworthiness, calmness Negative associations: / Boredom, sadness Green Green is the color of nature, fertility, life. Grass green is the most restful color. Green symbolizes self-respect and well being. Green is the color of balance. It also means learning, growth and harmony. Green is a safe color, if you don’t know what color to use anywhere use green. Green is favored by well balanced people. Green symbolizes the master healer and the life force. It often symbolizes money. It was believed green was healing for the eyes. Egyptians wore green eyeliner. You should eat raw green foods for good health. Friday is the day of green. Green contains the powerful energies of nature, growth, desire to expand or increase. Balance and a sense of order are found in the color green. Change and transformation is necessary for growth, and so this ability to sustain changes is also a part of the energy of green. Put some green in your home when you want: a new state of balance / feel a need for change or growth / freedom to pursue new ideas / protection from fears and anxieties connected with the demands of others Positive associations: / Nature, life, money Negative associations: / Decay, toxicity, illness Orange Orange is a power color. It is one of the healing colors. It is said to increase the craving for food. It also stimulates enthusiasm and creativity. Orange means vitality with endurance. People who like orange are usually thoughtful and sincere. While red is associated with fiery heat, orange is associated with the benign warmth of the sun. A dynamic color to be sure, orange offers a more thoughtful control than explosive red. Curiosity is a driving characteristic of orange, and with it comes exploration of new things. Put some orange in your home when you want: to spice things up when you feel time is dragging / to become more involved in something / to increase creativity / relief from things becoming too serious Positive associations: / Affordability, creativity, fun, youth Negative associations: / Lack of quality, cheap Purple Purple is the color of good judgment. It is the color of people seeking spiritual fulfillment. It is said if you surround yourself with purple you will have peace of mind. Purple is a good color to use in meditation. Purple has been used to symbolize magic and mystery, as well as royalty. Being the combination of red and blue, the warmest and coolest colors, purple is believed to be the ideal color. Most children love the color purple. Purple is the color most favored by artists. Thursday’s color is purple. Purple is a combination of blue and red. Red is a focusing, dynamic and active energy while blue is cooling, calming and expansive. Purple brings a new dynamic to the expansion of blue and the activity of red. Red brings practicality to the undirected expansiveness of the blue, and allows more creative energy to emerge. For this reason, purple is associated with imagination and inspiration. Put some purple in your home when you want: to use your imagination to its fullest / to re-balance your life / to remove obstacles / to calm overactivity or to energize from depression Positive associations: / Royalty, luxurious, fantasy, dreams Negative associations: / Nightmare, craziness Gray Gray is the color of sorrow. People who favor gray can be the lone wolf type or narrow-minded. Gray with more silver in it can be a very active color. Gray is the symbol for security, maturity and dependability. It connotes responsibility and conservative practicality. Gray is the true neutral color. Its energy imparts void, emptiness, lack of movement, emotion, warmth and identifying characteristics. Because of this, gray can be restful. It has a detached and isolated feeling. Gray can have a cooling effect when placed next to other more vibrant colors. It has a stabilizing effect, making vibrant colors stand out while muting their vibration. Put some gray in your home when you want: to emphasize your willingness to comply / a neutral, non-invasive feeling / to reduce the intense energy of another color / to feel detached or isolated White White is the color of purity. Brides wear white in many countries, because white symbolizes a virgin. White means kindness. In some cultures white is worn at funerals. White is Monday’s color. White daisies are a symbol of loyal love. / White Energy Strictly speaking, white is not a color, but the manifestation of the presence of all color – the complete energy of light. It stands for wholeness and completion. In many cultures it represents openness and truth. White has a cold quality. It can provide clarity as its energy is complete. White has purification vibrations and can be used to clear blocks from your path. Put some white in your home when you want: to clear clutter and obstacles away / to start a fresh beginning / to bring about mental clarity / purification of thoughts or actions Pink Pink is the color of universal love. Pink is a quiet color. Lovers of beauty favor pink. A pink carnation means: I will never forget you. Pink is a combination of red and white. The quality of energy in pink is determined by how much red is present. White is the potential for fullness, while red helps you to achieve that potential. Pink combines these energies. Shades of deep pink, such as magenta, are effective in neutralizing disorder and violence. Pink provides feelings of caring, tenderness, self-worth and love, acceptance. Put some pink in your home when you want: calm feelings / to neutralize disorder / relaxation / acceptance, contentment Brown People who prefer brown are often conventional and orderly. The negative meaning of brown can be a repressed personality or a lazy person. Brown is the color of the earth and is associated with the material side of life. Brown can mix into many surroundings. It is a mixture of red, blue and yellow and has many shades and tones – each producing a different effect. Brown can be a stabilizing color. The red in brown gives it practical energy while the yellow and blue add mental focus energies. Too much brown can make a dull effect. Brown gives a feeling of solidity, and allows one to stay in the background, unnoticed. Some shades of brown create a warm, comfortable feeling of wholesomeness, naturalness and dependability. Put some brown in your home when you want: a solid wholesome feeling / to blend with the background / a connection with natural earth and the stability this brings / orderliness and convention