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| Introduction to the Science of
Colours |
It well known that throughout history
colour has had significant effect on humans. From time immemorial colours
have been symbols of abstract ideas. For instance, Green as in "Green
Pastures" of the twenty third Psalm, suggests hope or good fortune.
Red indicates passion or danger. White in the West is a symbol
of innocence and purity. In the far east, white is a symbol
of sadness and mourning, exactly as its opposite
black in the West. Yellow can stand for cowardice, except
in its golden, sunny shades where it denotes power and glory.
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| Yellow or Gold |
Honour and loyalty. |
| White or Silver |
Faith and Purity |
| Red |
Courage, survival & procreation |
| Blue |
Piety, resolution, creativity and self-expression |
| Black |
Grief |
| Green |
Youth, vitality and wisdom |
| Purple |
High rank |
| Orange |
Strength and endurance, immunity from diseases and
pleasure
in life |
| Violet |
Passion, suffering and psychic awareness. |
| Inherited |
Here is how colour
plays a role in our hormonal secretions. When we see a colour, it registers
in our brain and our brain sends out a chemical messenger (a neurotransmitter)
for a certain hormonal response from the appropriate endocrine gland.
An Endocrine Gland (A ductless gland) manufactures one or more hormones
and secretes them directly into the blood stream. They have a powerful
influence on health and well-being. In fact, these minute secretions
are produced all along the central body meridian by internal organs
and glands which are a part of the body's endocrine system. |
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