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Color And Its Powers
In earlier article, the power of color in Chinese Feng shui has been described. Color has wonderful powers– it balances and enhances our body’s energy centres or Chakras and also helps to stimulate our body’s own healing process. Colors re-balance the Chakras (our energy centres) that have become depleted of energy.
Append below is the Color Therapy and Its “Power”
| Color |
Key Word | Meaning |
| Black | Color of Protection. |
Takes away negative energy. Symbolize heaviness & sadness yet elegancy |
| Brown | Color of the Earth. |
For grounding purposes when you need to connect to earth /nature |
| Red | Color of Vitality, fire & energy. | For those who frequently feel exhausted but not recommended for nervous people or hyperactive children |
| Orange | Color of Happiness. | Provides a vital, positive & easy attitude to life. Use this color when you feel down or confused |
| Yellow | Light of Sun. | Stimulates inner wisdom, strengthens intellect & awakens intuition |
| Green | Color of Healing. | Connected to emotions & to the heart. Very calming, cures and balances. Calm nerves & reduce emotions. Use this when you feel angry or when you never do for yourself |
| Turquoise | Color of Fulfillment. | Encourage self-fulfillment and an easier physical & mental life. |
| Blue | Color of wisdom and communication. |
Calming and good for expression. Use this to keep calm, give a speech or keep good communication |
| Purple | Color of Comprehension & Tolerance. | Balances the energy centers in the body & represent spiritual development. Use it when meditating or for spiritual development. Or hold it when you feel angry |
| White | Color of Innocence & Purity. | Provides mental transformation & enables a general lighter look of things. Use it when meditating or need clarity of thought |
| Grey | Color of Balance. | Balances positive & negative powers. Use it if you feel angry or desperate |
| Pink | Color of Love. | Teaches one to love & to be loved. Enables to love one-self & therefore loves others. Calming & gives a feeling of emotional protection. Use this when seeking love or when emotionally hurt. |
Colors & Feng Shui
We cannot underestimate the power/energies of Color as it is believe that colors have great impact to our lives.
This article now looks at how colors played an important part in the Chinese Occult Art Of Feng Shui Arrangement.
Colors & Feng Shui
In Feng Shui, we have the five (5) basic elements comprising Fire, Earth, Metal, Water and Wood which are represented by the following specific colors:
| Element | Color |
| Water | Blue, Black |
| Earth | Yellow, Brown |
| Wood | Deep Green |
| Wood | Light Green |
| Earth | Yellow, Brown |
| Metal | White, Gold, Silver |
| Metal | White, Gold, Silver |
| Earth | Yellow, Brown |
| Fire | Red, Orange, Pink |
By understanding the location and harmonized with the specific colors in our environment particularly in our home and office, feng shui experts believe that it can bring increased harmony and balance in our lives.
Having these colors in the correct location in our house or office we should then able to harness the “energies” of these areas. This can be in the form of art/pictures, cushion covers, drapes, curtains, carpets, etc.
Append below is a snapshot of colors and its impact to the various location for your easy reference:
| Location/ Element | Colors | Objects, etc | Objectives/comments |
| North/ Water Element | BLUES & BLACK(water elements) and Able to be energized with metal colors-GOLD, SILVER AND WHILE |
Black leather furniture with blue cushion covers and rolling ball water feature |
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| South/ Fire Element | REDS and ORANGES. | Horses are especially good to display in the South, as they represent abundant Yang energy. They symbolize courage, perseverance, fame and success. For businessmen/politicians, an even better symbol to display in the South is the Tribute Horse.Tribute horses in the old days were piled high with tribute, adorned with bejewelled saddlery and led to Emperors and high court officials upon their victorious return from battle. It symbolizes great riches being carried our way and brings us victory luck over our business rivals or colleagues at work. |
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| East/ Wood Element | GREENS and BLUES | Plants and water features |
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| West/ Metal Element | Metal colors- WHITE, SILVER, GOLD or earth colors -YELLOW, BROWNS and other earth tones. | Metallic ornaments like bells and chimes to increase the yang energy in this sector. Earth element enhancers like crystals are also beneficial. |
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| North West/ Metal Element | WHITE, GOLD, SILVER | Excellent energizers here include the ru yi and the dragon tortoise for power and authority as well as for support and protection |
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| North East /Earth Element | YELLOWS and BROWNS | Make use of earth colors As fire nourishes earth, we can also use REDS color for this location. |
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| South East/ Wood Element | GREEN AND BLACKS | Greens and water features. |
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| South West/ Earth Element | YELLOWS, BROWNS and REDS. | Lights, lamps and crystals. For those looking for love and romance, a pair of mandarin ducks will be most suitable. |
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