Color symbolism,
color and personality, gemstone color & meaning
Color can influence our emotions, our actions and how we
respond to various people, things and ideas. Much has been studied and written
about color and its impact on our daily lives
.
Many people believe that colors are powers, and that colored
stones are especially powerful. Here are some of the meanings of colors and the
energies contained in their corresponding stones.
Red - Pink - Brown - Orange - Gold - Yellow
Green - Blue - Purple - Indigo - White - Black – Gray
Red symbolizes:
action, confidence, courage, vitality
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.
Brides wear red and front doors are often painted red. Red is Tuesday's color. Red
roses symbolize passionate love. Ruby rings should be worn on the left hand.
Red is the color of Mars. This planet is known as the God of War.
Red Energy
Red is associated with fiery heat and warmth. It can also
mean danger (burning).
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
life when you want:
increased enthusiasm and interest
more energy
action and confidence to go after your dreams
protection from fears and anxieties
Red gem stone properties
Red gemstones can be used to strengthen the body, promote
will power and courage, add vitality, overcome sexual dysfunctions. Carry or
place red gemstones around your home or office to stimulate vitality and
energy.
Pink symbolizes:
love, beauty
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 Energy
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. Some prisons use limited deep pink tones to
diffuse aggressive behaviour.
Pink provides feelings of caring, tenderness, self-worth and
love, acceptance.
Put some pink in your
life when you want:
calm feelings
to neutralize disorder
relaxation
acceptance, contentment
Pink gem stone properties
Pink gemstones can be used to promote love, self-worth,
order and protection from violence or aggression. Carry or place pink gemstones
around your home or office to stimulate love and beauty.
Brown symbolizes:
earth, order, convention
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 Energy
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 life 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
Brown gem stone
properties
Brown gemstones act as a grounding force and promote
stability and clear thinking.
Orange symbolizes:
vitality with endurance
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. Lady luck's color is orange. I have been told
that if a change of any kind is need in life, just burn an orange candle for 7
nights.
Orange Energy
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 life 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
Orange gem stone
properties
Orange gemstones contain some of the fiery energies of red,
but are gentler with a more creative spirit. They are used to promote personal
power and are useful for people who could use more self esteem. Carry or place
orange gemstones around your home or office to stimulate creativity, mental
quickness, ability to adjust to changes.
Gold symbolizes:
Wealth, prosperity, wisdom
It is no surprise that gold symbolizes wealth used wisely,
but it is also the symbol of good health. People who favor the color gold are
optimistic.
Gold Energy
The tibetan Buddhist believes in 5 sacred stones: the
crystal for light, turquoise for infinity of sea and sky, coral for life and
form, gold for the golden ray of the sun, silver for the light of the moon.
Gold is intimately linked with Divinity and those gods associated with the Sun.
It symbolizes wealth and success.
Put some gold in your
life when you want:
increased personal power
relaxation and enjoyment of life
good health
success
Wearing Gold
Wearing gold in everyday life increases personal power, and
promotes courage, confidence and willpower. Gold chains worn around the neck
preserve health.
Yellow symbolizes:
wisdom, joy, happiness, intellectual energy
The shade of yellow determines the meaning. Pure, bright and
sunny yellow is the easiest color to see. People who are blind to other colors
can usually see yellow. Yellow is full of creative and intellectual energy.
Always use yellow note pads.
Yellow symbolizes wisdom. Yellow means joy and happiness.
People of high intellect favor yellow. Yellow daffodils are a symbol of
unrequited love. Sunday's color is yellow-gold.
Yellow Energy
Like the energy of a bright sunny day, yellow brings clarity
and awareness. The shade of yellow determines its effect: Yellow-green can mean
deceit, and creates a disoriented feeling. Orange-yellow imparts a sense of
establishment. Clean light yellow clears the mind, making it active and alert.
Put some yellow in
your life when you want:
clarity for decision-making
relief from 'burnout', panic, nervousness, exhaustion
sharper memory and concentration skills
protection from lethargy and depression during dull weather
Yellow gem stone
properties
Carry or wear yellow gemstones to promote the ability to
express yourself. They are excellent stones for writers and public speakers to
increase eloquence. The yellow stones stimulate movement and mental awareness.
They are used to enhance decision making skills.
Green symbolizes:
life, nature, fertility, well being
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. Green
eyeshades are still used. You should eat raw green foods for good health.
Friday is the day of green. Green jade is a sacred stone of Asia.
Green Energy
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 life 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
Green gem stone
properties
Green gemstones are used to attract money, prosperity and
wealth. They are balancing stones that promote growth and fertility. Carry,
wear or place green gemstones around your home or office to promote balance,
change and growth.
Blue symbolizes:
youth, spirituality, truth, peace
Blue is the coolest color - the color of the sky, ocean,
sleep, twilight. The ancient Egyptians used lapis lazuli to represent heaven.
Blue symbolizes the Virgin Mary. A pure blue is the color of inspiration,
sincerity and spirituality. Blue is often the chosen color by conservative
people.Blue is the calming color.
That makes it a wonderful color to use in
the home, especially for babies. Blue is so soothing that is a good choice for
pajamas. 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. Blue gemstones
to wear to feel calm are blue sapphire and blue topaz. Lapis lazuli and azurite
are said to heighten psychic power.
Turquoise is the symbol of youth, both the color and the
gemstone. 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. Turquoise has long been used in amulets to provide protection,
health, confidence and strength.
Aqua is the color of
high ideals.
Blue Energy
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.
The vibration if blue can be used to open energy flow where
it is blocked. Using blue to relax will encourage feelings of communication and
peace.
Put some blue in your
life 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
Blue gem stone
properties
Blue gemstones promote peace and are used to calm ragged
emotions. They are used to provide relief to people who have difficulty
sleeping or who have nightmares. They offer inspiration and enhance the quality
of communication.
Purple symbolizes:
Royalty, magic, mystery
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.
Violet is the color of purpose. Violet is associated with
the Crown chakra (This links individual and universal).
Violet Energy
Violet is a combination of blue and red. Red is a focusing,
dynamic and active energy while blue is cooling, calming and expansive. Violet
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, violet is associated with
imagination and inspiration.
Violet is an important energy for those who use blue and
indigo skills in the psychic field. The red in violet offers a grounding
effect.
Put some violet in
your life 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
Violet gem stone
properties
Violet gemstones are associated with mysticism and
purification. They are used for meditation and to sharpen psychic awareness,
connection with higher self, and to increase imagination and inspiration.
Indigo symbolizes:
intuition, meditation, deep contemplation
Indigo is the color of the deep midnight sky. It can have a
negative effect when used during a depressed state, because it will deepen the
mood. Indigo symbolizes a mystical borderland of wisdom, self-mastery and
spiritual realization. While blue is the color of communication with others,
indigo turns the blue inward, to increase personal thought, profound insights,
and instant understandings. While blue can be fast, Indigo is almost
instantaneous. Inventors use indigo skills for inspirations that seem to 'come
out of the blue'.
Put some indigo in your
life when you want:
to focus on personal issues
to develop intuition
to step outside of everyday life for a new and interesting
way of viewing a problem
solitude and inner communication
Indigo gem stone
properties
Indigo gemstones open the door to the subconscious,
symbolizing the bridge between the finite and infinite. They are used as a
guide to cosmic knowledge. The indigo stones are indigo, sapphire, and azurite.
White symbolizes:
Purity, Cleanliness
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.
It holds the potential to move toward every other color and
this makes it a good choice for new beginnings, and development in any
direction.
Put some white in
your life when you want:
to clear clutter and obstacles away
to start a fresh beginning
to bring about mental clarity
purification of thoughts or actions
White gem stone
properties
White gemstones are ruled by the Moon and are associated with
sleep and psychic energy. They are often used for good fortune, protection
after dark. The crystal amplifies the powers of other stones. Some say that
because white stones contain all the colors, they can act as substitutes for
stones of any color.
Black symbolizes:
Death, earth, stability
Black is the most misunderstood color. A black tie dinner is
very formal and elegant. Women can wear that "must have little black
dress" to the black tie dinner. Yet the bad guys wear black hats. Black
symbolizes death in some cultures. Native Americans thought black was good
because it was the color of soil, which gives life. Saturday's color is black.
Black Energy
Black is not a color, strictly speaking. It is the absence
of all color. When people speak of opposites, it is usually in terms of black
and white. Black, and its opposite white, represent polarities. Black absorbs
all aspects of light. While white reveals, black conceals. It has come to mean
hidden, fearful or bad experience. It is linked to the unknown or the unseen.
In times of fear and uncertainty black contains the energy
of the threatening unknown. In a positive state, black is seen as a restful
emptiness into which anything may emerge and disappear once again. It is also
mysterious, providing a sense of potential and possibility.
Put some black in
your life when you want:
to become inconspicuous
to open the door to mystery
to prepare for the unknown
a restful emptiness
Black gem stone
properties
Black gemstones symbolize self control and resilience. Black
stones have protective energies in the sense that black is the absence of
light, and therefore, can be used to create invisibility.
Color Gray
Gray symbolizes: Sorrow, security, maturity
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.
Native Americans associate gray with friendship. Gray is the
symbol for security, maturity and dependability. It connotes responsibility and
conservative practicality.
Gray Energy
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
life 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
Gray gem stone properties
Gray gemstones are healing stones and can assist in
improving relationships toward more stability.
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