Colour Attributes

Commands our every action; it is the colour of our physical self, our survival instincts & our connection to the earth.
Red activates, creates movement & arrests attention. It expresses passion, danger, anger, joy & celebration.
Creating warmth & excitement, red stimulates our senses; it has the longest wavelength & slowest frequency. Having the closest vibration to infrared, it creates a sensation of fiery heat & warmth.
Red boosts our circulation, raises blood pressure & gets our heart pumping faster. It raises our libido, increases determination & gives us the will to move forward. It pushes us to break free from the past & demands that we live in the here & now.

Lifts our spirit; freeing our emotions it encourages us to feel liberated & happy. It casts a spotlight on our creative impulses, nurturing them & providing us with the energy to put them into action. It works powerfully on the emotional self; releasing feelings which may be deeply buried or hidden.
Orange gives us the self-confidence & enthusiasm to live our lives with joyful independence. It has a milder effect than red on the circulatory & reproductive systems & is a good colour to use for menstrual problems or painful periods as it relieves muscular pain. It can give relief to sufferers of asthma & is an antidote to depression & loneliness. It enables us to release fear, tiredness & increase tolerance.

Yellows’ vibrant rays of sunshine stimulate the intellect; radiating outwards it is the colour of the self & the ego. It stimulates our sense of self worth & empowerment, waking us up to our feelings about others & ourselves.
Yellow ignites self-confidence helping us to realise our place within the world. It helps bring mental clarity & focus, strengthening our mind & ability to absorb knowledge.  An energiser; it aids exhaustion, relieves arthritis, helps relieve water retention, acts as a stimulant & is even helpful to use when giving up smoking as it removes toxins from the body.

Balances, creates harmony & brings us back to our natural centre. It connects us to feelings of love & compassion for one another & for the world we live in. It regulates & harmonises blood pressure, the nervous system, soothes & relaxes the heart & calms the whole physical & emotional body. Green encourages growth, self love, eases stress & strengthens our inner resolve. Fresh lime & vibrant apple green stimulate us to earth & bring about new ideas

Creates a feeling of peace, serenity, and trust & has a cooling & calming effect on our senses. It encourages us to communicate our needs, realise our souls purpose & express our creative self. Blue helps relieve insomnia, lowers high blood pressure, calms the nerves, eases the mind & soothes the entire being. It has an anti-inflammatory & anti-septic effect on the body; it relieves stings, itchiness & rashes. It calms, cools, reduces fevers, feeds the respiratory system & links to the throat & thyroid gland.

Indigo is linked to the higher mind & our centre of intuition, it gives us the ability to perceive beyond our five senses. It expands our consciousness, encouraging us to peer into unknown realms & gain insights into our everyday lives. Indigo has a calming sedative effect on the body & is a good colour to gaze upon before meditation. It is an antidote to insomnia, relieving night sweats, hot flushes & rashes. Its cooling calming effect can be used to relieve arthritis, eczema, bruising, boils, ulcers, chicken pox & shingles. Indigo purifies, helping us to release fears & calm an overactive mind.

Violet links us to our divine will & our spiritual quest in which we desire to experience all that the universe has to offer. Violet inspires us to seek answers to philosophical questions & develop our ability to freely discuss our changing beliefs. It encourages us to aspire to our highest ideals; replacing creative blocks with inspiration. Violet purifies the blood, relieves skin problems, nervous headaches, eye & ear problems & sore gums. It restores calm to the body & mind, easing headaches & migraines.