Colors: Healing, Inspiration & More!

Colors have been used both for healing and influencing people’s moods since ancient times. Light/chromo therapy is a popular alternative healing technique that uses colors for healing. The underlying belief of this therapy is that colors have the power to influence our moods.

Though psychologists believe in the power of colors as well, they are largely skeptical about the therapeutic effects of color. Also, several research studies have suggested the affect of colors on one’s mood may be only temporary. Some studies, in fact, also attribute the affects of color-therapy to what is called the placebo effect; i.e., we believe a certain color affects us because we already associate it with some pre-determined characteristics.

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Dreaming in Color?

Over the last year I have introduced different concepts, theories and meanings that can come from your dreams. One we’ve not covered is decoding the meaning of colors in your dreams; that is, understanding some basic color indicators can help you delve deeper into the meaning of your dream and how it applies to you.

Colors have a lot of symbolic and hidden meanings; if a particular color stands out in your dream, it means your subconscious is trying to communicate an important message. The following is a list of some of the most common colors and their general interpretations.

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