The significance of colours and symbols has long been the subject of research and enquiry. In the East various schools of esoteric knowledge concerning colour have been in existence for centuries. In later days, the Theosophical writers have done much to promulgate the occult meanings of colour vibrations among the people of the West.
Modern science is also becoming colour-conscious. Dr George Crile of Cleveland, USA, has demonstrated before The National Academy of Sciences that brain tissues emit visible colour radiations, infra-red radiation and also radiations of wave-lengths in and beyond the ultra-violet.
Colour too, plays a large part in the human being collect around the physical body in the form of fine vibrating waves or rays of colour.
There are seven major vibrating rays from which spring the seven basic types of human mentality and temperament; in addition there are several minor rays.
The seven major rays are :
| Colour | Main Characteristic | |
| 1 | Violet | Spirituality |
| 2 | Indigo | Intuition |
| 3 | Blue | Religious Inspiration |
| 4 | Green | Harmony and Sympathy |
| 5 | Yellow | Intellect |
| 6 | Orange | Energy |
| 7 | Red | Life |
Each of these seven major rays is divided into many sub-hues. The violet ray for example, is subdivided into heliotrope, amethyst, orchid, royal purple, wistaria and lavender.
As a general rule, clear bright colours symbolize good qualities, whilst dark, cloudy, mottled shades denote bad qualities. Pale, misty, pastel tints signify the highest ethereal states of consciousness.
In the human aura there are basic colour-tones that reveal definite classes of talents, habits and character and there are numerous individual colour-tones.
Occult science teaches that there is a correspondence between colours and the human constitution. Most readers will be aware that every human being thinks and feels on differing planes of consciousness and that he possesses a vehicle or mode of expression for each plane, viz the physical, astral mental and spiritual bodies. Each of these bodies, or forms of consciousnesses as they more correctly are, is related in some particular way to the three primary colours, red, yellow and blue, which symbolize respectively :
- The physical body (physical – etheric)
- The soul (astral – mental)
- The spirit (higher mental – spiritual)
From this trinity emanate or evolve the secondary or complimentary colours :
Orange
Green
Indigo
Violet
From the foregoing principles it will be realized that there is a threefold aura which corresponds to the three-fold human constitution. There is the physical aura, the astral-mental aura and the spiritual aura.
Red. The symbol of life strength and vitality. The physical nature. Clear bright red shows generosity and ambition, also affection. An excess of red in the aura means strong physical propensities.
Dark Red, deep passion eg love, courage, hatred, anger, etc.
The dark cloudy shades are evil and sinister.
Reddish-brown, sensuality, voluptuousness.
Very dark, rich tones, selfishness.
Cloudy red, greed and cruelty.
Crimson, lower passions and desires.
Scarlet, lust.
In contradistinction to these dark, earthy reds, there is the beautiful rosy pink the symbol of unselfish love.
Deep crimson shot with black, gross materialism.
Orange. The symbol of energy. The etheric-astral nature.
Bright, clear orange, health and vitality.
Excess of orange in the aura indicates vital dynamic force.
Deep orange, pride.
Muddy, cloudy orange, low intellect.
Yellow. The symbol of mind and intellect.
The mental plane.
Golden yellow, high soul-qualities.
Pale primrose yellow, great intellectual power.
An excess of yellow in the aura shows an abundance of mental power.
Dark, dingy yellow, jealousy and suspicion.
Dull, lifeless yellow, false optimism, visionary mentality.
Gold present in the aura is a good sign.
Green. The symbol of harmony and sympathy. The higher mental plane.
Bright clear greens bespeak good qualities.
Light green, prosperity, success.
Mid green, adaptability, versatility.
An excess of green in the aura denotes individualism, supply, independence.
Clear green, sympathy.
Dark green, deceit.
Olive green, treachery, double-nature.
The dark shades are the more sinister.
Blue. The symbol of inspiration and devotion. The spiritual nature.
Deep clear blue, pure religious feeling.
Pale ethereal blue, devotion to a noble ideal.
An excess of blue in the aura signifies an artistic, harmonious nature and spiritual understanding.
Bright blue, loyalty and sincerity.
Indigo. The symbol of the mystic borderland.
Indigo, symbolizes spiritual attainment and self-mastery, wisdom and saintliness.
Violet. The symbol of spirituality.
Deep purple, high spiritual attainment and holy love – the divine radiance.
Pale lilac and wistaria tinsts, cosmic consciousness and love for humanity.
Bluish-purple transcendent idealism.
Minor colour meanings:
Light grey, fear.
Dark grey, conventionalism, formality.
Heavy, leaden grey, meanness, lack of imagination.
Greyish-green, deceit, duplicity.
Brownish-grey, depression.
Black, malice, vice, depravity.
Oink, modesty, gentleness, unselfishness.
Silver, versatility, vivacity, movement.
An excess of silver in the aura is a sign of inconstancy and a fickle nature.
Light brown, practical mind.
Dull, grey-brown, selfishness.
Clear brown, avarice.
Published without permission. Taken from the book Colour Meditations – with Guide to Colour-Healing by S.G.J. Ouseley published 1949.
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