There is something about color that evokes emotions and various images in a person's heart and mind. Think of it this way. If you see a red rose, don't you somehow have feelings of passion and love? If you have a white one in front of you, doesn't it give you a rather peaceful and serene feeling? If it's yellow, do you notice that you're feeling a little princessy and playful?
In Feng Shui, color plays the same role. There are certain colors that complement Feng Shui's principles of calm and positivenes, while there are colors that are considered no-no's or taboo as they are believed to bring in bad luck. What are these colors and what does each entail in the world of Feng Shui? Read on and find out.
As with anything else in this world, a balance is required -- that is, a yin and a yang. There are colors that belong to the Yin category, which are reputably the colors that promote wellness, relaxation, and healing. Meanwhile, colors that belong to the Yang are those that provide energy and motivation. And because Yang colors are of wood and fire elements, you should expect to feel jolted when you see them.
Yin ColorsWhite represents peace and purity, and is commonly combined with Silver or Gold to depict serenity. Blue is calm and soothing. It is also a symbol of peace. People who look at blue feel healed and soothed.
Another Yin color is purple, which is commonly associated with spirituality. This color is also a promoter of mental and physical healing. And, finally, black. While you might not think black is a Feng Shui color, realize that it can also represent wealth and income. When combined with metal, it is a lucky career booster.
Yang ColorsPopular Yang colors include orange, yellow, beige, red, brown, and gold. Yellow is said to depict cheerfulness and can, thus, boost your energy when you have it around your house. But be careful with the shade you choose, though, as yellow that's too bright or rich can also lead to stress.
Orange is said to be the color of order. It also promotes concentration, so you might want to have it around places where you study or work.
How your home is painted also affects your Chi. If your home faces south, it would be best to paint your exterior with grays, blues, and white to promote the smooth flow of positive energy. Homes facing east, on the other hand, would benefit best with metal and earth shades. There are many resources on the Internet to help you with these information.
The use of colors in one's life is not an exclusive Feng Shui principle. But if coupled with Feng Shui beliefs and practices, they could bring in a lot of good fortune and luck to you and your family.
RED: Maintaining health, strength, physical energy, sex, passion, courage, protection. Widely used in defensive magic. The color of the element of Fire. Red is associated with blood (and thus, life and death), birth, volcanoes, and intense emotions. The Zuni of America linked this color with the South. Throughout Polynesia, red was sacred color associated with both the deities and with the highest social classes.
PINK: Love, friendship, compassion, relaxation. Pink is symbolic of gentle emotions and of emotional unions. It's less intense then red.
ORANGE: General attraction, energy. Orange is a lesser aspect of red.
YELLOW: Intellect, confidence, divination, communication, eloquence, travel, movement. Yellow is the color of the element of Air. It symbolizes the sun, grain, and the power of thought. To the Zuni, it symbolized the North. In polynesia, yellow was a color of royalty and divinity.
GREEN: Money, prosperity, employment, fertility, healing, growth. Green is the color of the element of the Earth and symbolizes our planet's fertility (it's the color of chlorophyll) as well as life itself.
BLUE: Healing, peace, psychism, patience, happiness. Blue is the color of the element of Water. Symbolic of the ocean, sleep, twilight, and the sky. The Zuni employed this color to represent the west.
PURPLE: Power, healing severe disease, spirituality, meditation, religion. Purple was once a European symbol of royalty; today it symbolizes the divine.
WHITE: Protection, purification, all purposes. Symbolic of the Moon, freshness, snow, cold, and potential. Because white contains all colors, it can be utilized for every magical purpose. White symbolized the East to the Zuni.
BLACK: Banishing negativity, absorbing negativity. Symbolizes outer space and the universe. Black is the absence of colors. In some cultures, black represented fertility (as in quite fruitful black earth); in others, wisdom. In our culture it has been curiously linked with evil, due to religious associations. It is not an evil color.
BROWN: Animals. Used for spells involving animals, usually in combination with other colors. Brown represents soil and, to a lesser degree, fertilit of the Earth.
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