The Power of Color
by Tamara Aires
Adding color to a room or adding an object of a certain color is easy, powerful, usually inexpensive, and is one of the nine basic feng shui cures. Here are some examples that demonstrate how easy it is to use color to intentionally shift energy to support specific issues in your life.
An example of using color for heath is… perhaps you are trying to stop smoking or want to exercise more. Hang a yellow feng shui crystal from the ceiling in the center of your bedroom. Say lots of prayers and ‘see’ in your mind’s eye that your body is clean and healthy. You will see the crystal often and be reminded of your goal, and the yellow color will give your health energy extra support to help you reach the desired outcome.
Here’s an example for helpful people… say you are out of work and you need to call in all your family and friends to help you find every possible opportunity for employment. After you tell everyone, write all their names down on pieces of paper and put them all in a gray box that you made or bought, and put the box in the ‘helpful people’ energy area in your home. Say lots of prayers and ‘see’ in your mind’s eye that you find the best job ever. By symbolically having boxful of helpful people, and by using the color gray to boost up your helpful people energy, new possibilities and opportunities will be right around the corner.
And an example of the power of color… what if you child isn’t doing well in school and has trouble sitting still and paying attention. Fidgeting and attention issues are often aggravated by bright, sunny, yang colors. Using watery colors in your child’s bedroom can shift their energy towards being thoughtful, still, and reflective… using yin to counteract the extra yang. Repainting the child’s bedroom with a watery color such as Caribbean blue can make an instant, calming energy shift. Or painting the child’s bed black will give them a full night’s rest surrounded by the deep, still energy of the color black.
Here is a list of the nine feng shui life areas along with the associated color to shift each specific energy: family and your past – green; wealth and abundance – purple; fame and your reputation – red; relationships and marriage – pink; creativity, children, and your future – white; helpful people and benefactors – gray; career and work – black; knowledge, self growth, and spirituality – blue; and your health – yellow.
Use the colors individually, or in a specific ‘sequence’. Some common and powerful feng shui color sequences are: the seven colors of the Rainbow (the Chakras), which are red, orange, yellow, green, blue (light), indigo blue (dark), and violet; the colors of the Five Elements, which are green (wood), red (fire), yellow (earth), white (metal), and black (water); and the colors of the Six True Words of the Constantly Turning Dharma Wheel, which are white (om), red (mah), yellow (ni), green (pad), blue (mi), and black (hum).
Here’s an example… say you want to give your relationship energy a positive shift because you and your spouse had a little disagreement. Maybe you don’t particularly like pink, so instead, try hanging up a picture of a beautiful rainbow in your bedroom. Say lots of prayers and ‘see’ in your mind’s eye that your relationship with your spouse is solid and better than ever. The energy of all seven colors will work together providing strong, positive support to both you and your spouse.
Best wishes making easy feng shui adjustments using color to provide the supportive, nurturing energy you need. Got a feng shui question? Please send it my way!
Tamara Aires, Colorado Harmony
Feng Shui Education and Services
www.cofengshui.com – tam@cofengshui.com