When
red is featured in a dream the tint or shade carries different meanings.
A light tint of red - suggests the glory of success, hot reds - signify
the stress of family quarrels, crimson hues - foretell of happy news from
a friend and red hair on a beautiful woman suggests that you will receive
unexpected good news.
The
Russian artist Kadinsky captured the expansive essence of blue when he
wrote that blue is "the infinite penetration into the absolute essence
- where there is, and can be, no end." People who are strongly attracted
to blue tend to be devoted and deliberate in their actions and since blue
is everywhere, they feel a unity with the world.
The
meaning of orange is inexorably linked to the sensations of radiant energy,
heat and the glowing presence of the setting sun. The link between red
and yellow, orange takes its traits from both. It is less passionate and
intense than red, incorporating the sunny disposition of yellow. To the
human eye, orange is seen as the hottest of all colors, both in temperature
and appearance.
White is associated with
peace and purity such as in the white clouds and sparkling snowflakes.
Two of the most popular peace symbols are the white dove and the truce
flag.
Green
is the most refreshing, restful color to the eye. The word "green" comes
from the same root as "grow," so green symbolizes that which grows: rebirth,
regeneration, the renewal of life. Indian mystics see green as the marriage
of balance and harmony, the ray that bridges cause and effect.
Studies
show that yellow is most often associated with words like cheerful, jovial
and sunny, somewhat associated with exciting and stimulating and almost
never associated with words like respondent, dejected, melancholy or unhappy.
In short, a wonderful color for lifting the spirits and letting the sun
shine in.
The
purple family is the most enigmatic of all colors. Purple is a combination
of the excitement of red and the tranquillity of blue, the marriage of
two diametrically opposed emotions.
Are
Colors Significant? Only for the sighted or
only if one isn't color-blind. For those of us blessed with sight,
we've been taught that colors can make us feel good, excite us, generate
fear and joy, or literally make us nauseated. As long as we attach a certain
meaning to a particular color, the legends of colors will continue to persist.
How
Are Colors Symbolic? Time
and tradition have created strong, symbolic color connections. For example,
we associate red with festivity, blue with distinction, purple with dignity,
green with nature, yellow with sunshine, pink with health, and white with
purity. Context also gives color specific leaning . . . we know that red
means stop, and green means go.-excerpted
from, The Art of Color Calligraphy,,by Mary Noble and and Adrian Waddington
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Time
and tradition have created strong, symbolic color connections. For example,
we associate red with festivity, blue with distinction, purple with dignity,
green with nature, yellow with sunshine, pink with health, and white with
purity. Context also gives color specific leaning . . . we know that red
means stop, and green means go.-excerpted
from, The Art of Color Calligraphy,,by Mary Noble and and Adrian Waddington
