Perhaps you’ve gone into a home or restaurant and felt immediately comfortable or relaxed. Maybe you had the opposite experience when entering a new environment and felt energized by your surroundings or even irritated. Your experience may easily have been colored by “color”.

Millions of dollars have been spent on research by marketing, advertising and government agencies to study the human response to the use of color on products and in the presentation of interior and exterior spaces. If you want to create a space that is either calming and relaxing or one that motivates people to get up and move around, you want to understand about the use of color.

But perhaps you simply want to use the healing power of color to improve your daily life? This can be accomplished in many ways.

First is is necessary to understand that the colors we can see all have a different wavelength frequencies. There is energy in wave length frequency. Think laser, for example. Before laser light energy was discovered and became a useful tool, the healing power of color light energy was known to those using the Charkra system. This is ancient knowledge associated with eastern healing and philosophy. I recommend, for those who may be interested, further study of the body Charkra color connection.

We are often drawn to the the colors that we need to create balance in our lives without actually knowing this on a conscious level. You can test this theory yourself by noting down what you may choose to wear on any given day and then noting your mood over  a period of time. Perhaps you are continually drawn to wearing a certain color. You may get some insight into why that may be from this article.

Here are the colors we see in the rainbow spectrum.

 RED is the color associated with vitality, energy and power. If you stay in a red room for an extensive period of time, you may begin to energized, or agitated or even aggressive. It is said that a red carpet or wall will draw money. think about the decor of many Chinese and Italian restaurants.  Many have red figuring largely in their decor. This is a good choice for casinos and it is no accident that casinos seem to like red carpets. Think of the term, “the red carpet treatment” and what that conjures up. if you are in sales, you might consider wearing red to attract money. But watch out, if you are the golfer wearing the red sweater at the end of the course you might be expected to pick up the tab! And, if you wear red when you go shopping you might spend more money, similarly, you may order more courses in that Chinese or Italian restaurant, so stick to the prix fix buffet!

ORANGE is associated with creativity and radience. It stimulates mental and emotional energy. It represents joy, confidence and resourcefulness. This color brings joy to your life and stregthens your ability to be independent and socialable. 

YELLOW is the color associated with the intellect. It will help you think quicker and is mentally stimulating. Where this color when you need to think on your feet or when you have to study or take a test. It is a good color for a classroom or office and it is no surprise to see it on  sunny nursery school walls.

GREEN is the color of healing which will have a calming effect and be emotionally balancing. Notice how many hospitals and  clinics have soft green walls. Green restores and encourages balance, love and self control. This color balances our energies and helps relax muscles, nerves and thoughts. Green provides a feeling of renewed, peace and harmony. Is it any wonder we are drawn to parks and forests land to surround ourselves in the green of nature when we want to be renewed? Green is used to balance our whole being.

BLUE is the color of serenity and truth. Blue is a  color and is soothing to the mind, Too much blue could make you feel cold physically or even depressed or sorrowful. Have you been feeling blue lately? Look around at your environment. Mmaybe it’s time to redecorate or add some warm colored accents to your living space. Generally however, for most people, it is a very relaxing color so it is a good color for a bedroom as it’s calming qualities alleviate sleep problems. It is a good choice for a reading room or for a play space for hyper or very active children. Blue is also seen as the color of self expression connecting us to holistic thinking and imparting wisdom, clarity of thinking thus enhancing communication. As such it seems to be the color of choice for many business suits and meeting rooms.

PURPLE is associated with intuition, understanding and sometimes mysticism. This color is credited with enhancing artistic talent and creativity, while purifying thinking and inspiring us in our undertakings. Many people use this color to purify themeslves or a room since it is asociated with intuition and inner vision. The color purple is also associated with power and roalty as it was in ancient times, the most diffecult and expensive color to acquire.

Indigo, Magenta, Pink and Peach also have meaningful attributes and can be further explored but this piece is focusing on the rainbow spectrum.

You can bring intention your daily activities through the use of candles. Purchase a set of small candles or votive in each color of the rainbow. When you feel you need a certain type of influence in the moment, either energizing or soothing, light the corresponding candle and enjoy it’s energy. You may feel you are drawn to keep a certain color candle lit over a period of time. This may be enlightening or soothing or strengthening.

Enjoy the power and energy of color as it will enrich your life while adding beauty, harmony and balance to your days.