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also seen as a stimulating colour and it can evoke energy of spirit. Ultimately, orange represents positive energy and warmth. ~

~ PURPLE ~ Purple represents sense of direction and it is a highly spiritual colour and it signifies magic and mystery. Purple is not a natural colour associated with nature and is more popular with children who are more open minded to its beauty, than with most adults. Purple is stunning and stands for creativity, nobility and extravagance. Purple is also a colour associated with Royalty as it is seen to have power connections. It represents ambition and luxury, opulence and indulgence. It is also a highly romantic and nostalgic colour. A deep shade of purple can invoke feelings of doom and gloom. Purple signifies the church, religion and a higher power. It also represents the spirit of the human soul. ~

~ BLUE ~ Blue is a wonderful colour and it represents the colour of the sea and the sky. It also symbolises the night and the moon. Blue is an extremely calming colour and is beneficial to both body and mind. Blue represents tranquillity and sincerity of nature. It has the qualities of both, stability and wisdom, of intelligence and faith. It represents truth of spirit and loyalty. It also symbolises water and cleanliness and is a perfect colour for the bathroom. It is used in the marketing of bottled spring water and is very much linked to the intellect and professionalism. Hence navy blue is used a lot for uniforms in business and particularly air travel, being linked to the sky also. Blue exudes authority and knowledge, integrity, stability and confidence. Blue is not a good colour to use in the kitchen or around food as it is an appetite suppressor and it will have an adverse affect. Blue ultimately represents Heaven and divinity. ~

~ BLACK ~ Although black is not a colour, I thought it would be useful to include its representations within this article as the meanings are highly interesting. "Black is not a colour; a black object absorbs all the colours of the visible spectrum and reflects none of them to the eyes". Black is associated with evil, the occult, the devil, death and the unknown. Black is extremely negative and denotes mystery, power, strength and grief. Black is aggressive but unlike red, it is without passion. Black represents formality, mystery, fear, darkness and the moon. It symbolises magic, as in black magic, ritual and the ultimate representation of black, is death. ~

I hope you have enjoyed my interpretation of the significance and power of the spectrum. The beauty and meaning of colour has much more impact than we realise. It really is a remarkable insight and I will take my new found knowledge and use it wisely.~

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