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COLOUR VIBRATIONS

Colour is everywhere; it’s all around us in nature, in our man made environments and of course our clothing. Colour affects us in more ways than we could possibly imagine. Colour can influence our choice of which bank we use, which airline we want to fly with, whether a company appears honest and friendly or not, to choosing one chocolate bar over another. Colour pervades our every waking minute, yet we seem not to notice how we can be deliberately manipulated and guided by it. Below are the positive and negative vibrations of colour, so next time you wear that little red dress or that red tie what exactly are you trying to project?

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RED
Red is the ideal colour for an injection of energy.

Positive: Energy, activity, movement, passion, physicality, confidence, will power, strength, vitality, courage, direct, vigour, sexual drive, leader, extrovert.

Negative: Anger, rage, exhausting, dominating, controlling, cruel, vulgar, obstinate, oppressive, violent, intolerant, rigid, egotistical.

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ORANGE
Orange is the ideal colour for an injection of joy and laughter.

Positive: Stimulating, movement, dance, joy, pleasure, creativity, happiness, uplifting, play optimism, outgoing, independent, social, confident, entertaining, sacredness.

Negative: Mentally draining, restlessness, confusion, tiredness, pessimism, overbearing, proud, disorganised, indulgent, irresponsible, dishonest.

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YELLOW
Yellow is the ideal colour if you need to detach from something.

Positive: Detachment, mental stimulation, alertness, determination, optimistic, trusting, originality, enthusiasm, logical, methodical, fun.

Negative: Critical, judgmental, detachment, mentally dominating, malice, deviousness, lack of concentration, hyper analytical, manipulative, sarcasm, impatient, judgement.

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GREEN
Green is the ideal colour when you feel you need balance.

Positive: Persistence, constancy, healing, freedom, harmony, sympathy, balance, generous, stable, gentle, loving, compassion, joy.

Negative: Resistant to change, lacking in spontaneity, over cautious, lethargy, insecure, jealous, prejudice, suspicious, mean, oversensitive, anxious.

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TURQUOISE
Turquoise is the ideal colour for creating calm.

Positive: Cooling, calming, soothing, refreshing, imaginative, truth, clarity, balance, independence, communication, relaxation, true expression, alert, playful.

Negative: Introverted, dominated, lacking in personal strength, immature, easily influenced, selfish, over-analytical, fussy, and egocentric.

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INDIGO and BLUE
Indigo and blue are the ideal colours for deep relaxation.

Positive: Calms, relaxes, feeling of breathing space, openness, security, peace, intuition, inspiration, devotion, trust, patience, tranquil, communication, authority.

Negative: Self absorbing, isolation, inertia, melancholy, doubt, distrust, apathy, authoritative, narrow vision, fanatical, stubborn, dogmatic, depressive, conservative.

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VIOLET and PURPLE
Violet and purple are the ideal colours for feeling dignified.

Positive: Self respect, self worth, intuitive understanding, artistic, wisdom, nobility, idealism, tolerance, powerfully calming, dignity, reverence, compassion, determination.

Negative: Depression, irresponsible, arrogance, impractical, forgetful, corrupt, pride, over idealistic, irritable, impatient, arrogant.

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MAGENTA
Magenta is the ideal colour to help release the old ready for the new.

Positive: Spirituality, all is united, deep understanding, wisdom, completeness, commitment, gratitude, dedication, compassion, trust, letting go of the old, tolerant, kind.

Negative: Lack of self respect, arrogance, egotistical, fanaticism, snobbish, corrupt, pompous, demanding, overbearing, and intolerant.

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BROWN
Brown is the ideal colour for a feeling of groundedness.

Positive: Grounded, earthed, security, warmth, stability, reliable, comforting, calming, structure.

Negative: Immobility, stagnation, stubborn, out of touch, boring, addiction, dull, hibernation, routine.

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BLACK
Black is not a colour, but the complete absence of colour, although in China it’s the reverse. The key word for black is transformation. It is often worn by teenagers during their transformation from childhood to adulthood. Some find black fearful, as it represents emptiness, evil and the bottomless void deep inside oneself. To others it is a safe, impersonal haven where individuality can be lost. “I will not be noticed wearing the black dress but everyone will see me wearing a red dress.” Just look at the predominant colour of clothing, shoes, and accessories in any store - BLACK!

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WHITE
White is not a colour, but the entire colour spectrum combined, although in China it’s the reverse. White represents purity, nothing hidden, clean, and untouched, but can also be stark, sterile, hard, and uncompromising. White and its positive meanings is why it’s the first choice of the Health and Beauty industry uniforms.

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Below are a few cultural and personal identities to colour.

RED
• Danger signs.
• Health logos i.e. red cross/crescent.
• Phrases; red light district, until I’m red in the face, red rag to a bull, seeing red, caught red handed.
• Red envelopes in China are specifically for money.

ORGANGE
• The saffron robes of the Buddhist monks.
• Phrase; just peachy
• Sunsets and sunrises – time to pause before finishing or beginning.
• Autumnal colours.

YELLOW
• Phrases; yellow bellied coward, heart of gold.
• Only the Chinese Emperor could wear yellow.
• Yellow pages for efficient information.
• Gold = rich.

GREEN
• Phrases; green around the gills, green with envy, the green eyed monster, green behind the ears.
• Money and wealth.
• Green surgical gowns to reduce the stark colour of red blood.
• Green ecological political parties.

TURQUOISE
• Native Americans see turquoise as a protector.
• Relaxing turquoise ocean beaches of a tropical island paradise = clam.
• Relaxing turquoise swinging pools.

INDIGO and BLUE
• Phrases; feeling blue, I’ve got the blues, true blue, blue collar worker, blue blooded.
• Police, Navy, and authority.
• The Virgin Mary is always depicted as wearing blue.
• Krishna is always depicted as having blue skin.
• Blue for a boy, pink for a girl.
• Blue movies.

VIOLET and PURPLE
• Phrases; shrinking violet.
• Associated with high office within Royalty.
• Bishops and Cardinals religious authority.

MAGENTA
• Phrases; in the pink, think pink, rose coloured glasses, pink elephant.
• Pink champagne and pink roses = romance and celebration.
• Pink for a girl, blue for a boy.

BROWN
• Phrase; the water has been muddied.
• Associated with the earth and fertility.
• Associated with the autumn.

BLACK
• Death in western society and is therefore the favoured colour at funerals and gothic weddings.
• Associated with witches and evil.
• The uniform colour of followers of heavymetal music.
• Robes of religious faiths.
• Phrase; the night was black as pitch.

WHITE
• Indian wear white Widows at their husbands’ funeral
• Indian Grooms, western brides and christening gowns are usually white.
• Female children always wear white at their 1st and Holy communions
• The end of a cycle i.e. winter snow.
• Phrases; blinding white light, lily white, pure as first driven snow.

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