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The beauty of the earth from space betrays the hidden worldof colour below.receive from the gift of light and in the varietyof vibrational atomic structures that our worldis made so beautiful for us, even though, as hasbeen emphasised, the experience is an inwardand personal one. We need to know everythingwe possibly can about light and colour since theyhave such a profound effect upon us.Colours Effects on UsColour has two effects on us: the symbolic andthe emotional. We can explain its symbolism,but the emotional impact is in the process ofgreater appreciation. Think first of the colours towhich we symbolically give a meaning. Typicalexamples are: having a yellow streak, feeling blue,seeing red and being green with envy. In Westerncultures, baby girls are dressed in pink andboys in blue, brides wear white and widowswear black.White, a symbol of purity, took muchlonger to develop in the human consciousness.It wasn’t until bleaching agents were created thatcould whiten and remove foreign elements fromlinen that a consciousness and appreciation forwhite became significant. The rare and expensivewhitened cloth was used in the beginning almostentirely by the early priests of the mystery temples,and later by their initiates, as a symbol of purity.Dr. H. Spencer Lewis was a greatinvestigator of colour and how it might be usedto benefit mankind. He stated that the vibratoryrates of a certain colours affect our sympatheticnervous system in such a way that they engendervarious emotional responses which we alwaysconsciously or unconsciously associate with thatparticular colour thereafter. Different coloursaffect each one of us differently. For instance, ifa particular shade of red was to be flashed on ascreen in front of 50 people, there could very wellbe fifty different interpretations of that red in theminds behind the fifty pairs of eyes viewing it. Soit follows that each of us must assess the effect ofthe basic colours upon ourselves. However, somegeneral hints can be given. We’ll consider the caseof the colours of objects as commonly seen in ourday-to-day lives, and some of the effects thesecolours or shadings might have upon our being.RedRed is lowest in the vibratory rate of the colourscale. It’s been used successfully in therapy forthe emotionally ill, especially in severe casesof depression. It stimulates, because red is anexciting colour.Generally, though, for the good of ourhealth and emotions, too much red or a heavy redmay not be as beneficial as blue, green or evenyellow. It’s a very aggressive colour, earthy andsometimes warlike.YellowYellow is the second primary colour and isgenerally considered to be a mental colour,stimulating the mind and heightening awarenesson the intellectual plane. However, as with allcolours, there are various shades to consider.If you’re the poet, the mystic, the dreamer,the seer (and each of us is to some degree), you’llThe vibratory rates of a certain coloursaffect our sympathetic nervous systemproducing various emotional responses.find delicate shades of yellow pleasing becausethey enhance this expression from yourself. Areyou interested in the study of natural law andspiritual things? Then choose a room in yourhome, a sanctum if you will, decorated in delicateyellow for contemplation. But keep the shadesdelicate. Mustard yellow is out, as it’s morerepresentative of lesser ideals.BlueBlue, vibrating at a higher rate than red or yellow,is the third primary colour. More research needs toThe Rosicrucian Beacon -- June 200947