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    Live Life in Colour
    Live Life in Colour
    Live Life in Colour
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    Live Life in Colour

    By Barbara Chamberlain

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    Let there be light, the words which according to the third verse of the Book of Genesis, God called light into being on the first day of Creation.

    It tells us in the beginning God created heaven and earth and the earth was without form and was void; darkness was upon the face of the deep and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters and said “Let there be light” and there was light and God saw the light and divided it from the darkness.

    And so the world was created with night and day, darkness and light and without the light there could be no life.

    Whether you believe that God created the universe or whether you subscribe to the ‘big bang’ theory it doesn’t matter; but what is important is that we could not survive without light and without light we would not be able to identify colour. Colour emerges from light and is present in many natural phenomena through the presence of pigments.

    Traditionally early civilisations spend most of their time outdoors in the sunlight; they responded to the changing of the seasons and lived by their instincts. Seasonal variations in the weather such as sunshine, rain, snow, wind and temperature all influenced the surrounding colours. Emphasis was put on the vibrant colours of the summer, the yellows, oranges and browns of the autumn and the greys and dark browns of the winter as well as the greens and yellows of the spring.

    You will be fascinated about the origins of colour meanings and what they mean to your everyday life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBarbara Chamberlain
    Release dateFeb 22, 2013
    ISBN9781301423224
    Live Life in Colour
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    Barbara Chamberlain

    •Barbara has had the gift of mediumship from being a young child but only started to use it at the age of thirty. For the last 26 years she has involved herself in the spiritualist movement by working closely with her local church as the President and has worked on the rostrum in other churches, demonstrating her mediumship. It was a natural progression for her to then move on to doing private readings for those who sought her gift, along with evenings of clairvoyance to cater for the people who did not want to attend a church but still wanted contact with the spirit world. She taught her craft by holding awareness classes and workshops in her church before going on to hold private events. Barbara went on to shape her life around her gift and qualified as a holistic therapist and went on to teach aromatherapy, reflexology and indian head massage at her local college. During this time she undertook a degree course ‘Certificate in Education’ and studied councelling and transactional analysis. After qualifying in holistic therapies and with her interest in all things spiritual she opened her own therapy centre which then lead on to her studying beauty therapy and adding these services to her business. As a medium she was also drawn to healing but found that she connected more with Reiki healing as opposed to spiritual healing and went on to become a Reiki Master and added reiki attunement courses to her growing portfolio of ‘gifts’. Throughout her life, mediumship and her relationship with the spirit world has led Barbara to write a book about her experiences and used the stories of her own and clients’ lives to highlight issues that many of us face in life. It was always a ‘burning’ thought at the back of her mind that she should put pen to paper and as most people who sought her gift would ask “How did you know you were able to communicate with spirit?” and “How do you actually do it?” she found it inevitable that she would have to write this down and explain to those who are interested just exactly what it is like to be a medium. She felt compelled to tell the stories of her clients and why they sought her gift and what issues of life come from these meetings and believes that this burning compulsion comes as a strong push from the spirit world for her to tell it they want her to.

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      Live Life in Colour - Barbara Chamberlain

      Introduction

      The History of Colour

      The Psychology of Colour

      Colour and Marketing

      Colour Symbolism

      How we see and perceive Colour

      So how does Colour Therapy Work?

      What is the Aura?

      Colours of the Aura

      What are the Chakras?

      Aura and Chakra Recognition

      Colour Meanings and their use in everyday Life

      Colour Case Studies

      Making Changes

      The Power of Crystals and Gemstones

      The Colours you Wear

      Colour Personality Types

      Colour and your Health

      Colour and Feng Shui

      Colour and Commercialism

      A matter of Culture

      Colour Traditions

      Introduction

      Let there be light, the words which according to the third verse of the Book of Genesis, God called light into being on the first day of Creation.

      It tells us in the beginning God created heaven and earth and the earth was without form and was void; darkness was upon the face of the deep and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters and said Let there be light and there was light and God saw the light and divided it from the darkness.

      And so the world was created with night and day, darkness and light and without the light there could be no life.

      Whether you believe that God created the universe or whether you subscribe to the ‘big bang’ theory it doesn’t matter; but what is important is that we could not survive without light and without light we would not be able to identify colour. Colour emerges from light and is present in many natural phenomena through the presence of pigments.

      Traditionally early civilisations spend most of their time outdoors in the sunlight; they responded to the changing of the seasons and lived by their instincts. Seasonal variations in the weather such as sunshine, rain, snow, wind and temperature all influenced the surrounding colours. Emphasis was put on the vibrant colours of the summer, the yellows, oranges and browns of the autumn and the greys and dark browns of the winter as well as the greens and yellows of the spring.

      Our ancestors lived much healthier lifestyles than us and were unknowingly influenced by the colours that surrounded them.

      Their instincts told them that green fruit was not yet ripe and could lead to stomach upsets. Fruits and vegetables that were turning black were decaying and would also lead to illness; but in today’s fast living material world we seem to have forgotten those inherent instincts and our lives, health and well-being are all suffering from the consequences of modern day living.

      In recent years many ancient practices and therapies have been revived as more and more people have come to realise the benefits that they hold; with colour therapy being just one of them. We are becoming more ecologically aware and turning to the practices of our forefathers in order to sustain our world.

      In this book you will discover a brief history and science of colour and light as well as how we are affected by it and what we can do to make better use of colour in our lives.

      You will learn briefly of how our aura and chakra systems are affected by light and colour and with the use of exercises and suggestions for you to follow how you can influence them.

      There are real life Stories of people who have benefited from purposefully incorporating colour into their lives by following the meditations and visualisations given.

      You will only bring about a positive change to your life if you want to and the only person that you can change is yourself. However with careful decoration of your home and mindfulness of what you wear; you can unconsciously influence the thoughts, feelings and impressions of people who surround your life.

      After all, unless you live alone, the other members of your household will also ‘vibrate’ within their auras, to the colours that you may have chosen for the main areas of your home. This also goes for the workplace, business etc, if you have a say in how it is decorated.

      As a business owner you may find the use of colour according to the image that you wish to portray, will increase your business dealings.

      If used wisely the book will bring a whole new meaning to how you use and perceive colour in your life and how you can begin to comprehend the harmony that you see around you.

      The History of Colour

      Colour has been used and investigated for over 2000 years and throughout the centuries different civilisations have experimented and learned about the use of colour; and we are still learning today. We are becoming much more knowledgeable about the importance of colour in our daily lives and of how colour affects our moods, health and general well-being.

      The Ancient Egyptians were recorded to have been using colour for cures and they knew that without light there could be no life. They worshipped the sun and looked towards nature so as to replicate it in many aspects of their lives.

      Their temples would often have green floors to replicate grass and blue ceilings that replicated the sky. The temples were not only built for worship but for healing; and gem stones would be placed in places where sunlight would shine through them thus casting the coloured light around the room; with different rooms being decorated in different colours.

      When a person came into a temple to seek healing they would be analysed for the colour that they required and then directed to the appropriate room so that they could soak up the coloured healing rays.

      Later on in history, the Greeks considered only the science of colour and Hippocrates abandoned its metaphysical use; concentrating only on the scientific aspect of it. However, despite this; the philosophy and knowledge of colour was handed down throughout the ages.

      The Chinese and Indian cultures were also reported to have used colour in a metaphysical way. It was during the early part of the twentieth century that investigations into the therapeutic use of colour were carried out in Europe; so the use of colour and light is nothing new to our well-being.

      There has never been a time when humanity was not fascinated by colour and it has always been regarded as one of life's greatest mysteries. Interestingly enough, no

      civilisation other than the English, had ever given the colours names and it is only in the English language where basic names were used to describe a colour.

      In total there are eleven basic colour names in the English language; which are those of: black, white, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, grey and brown although many other colours exist. Most colours have borrowed their names based on nature, such as gold, silver, bronze, copper, avocado, peach, lemon and fuchsia to name but a few.

      In 1672, Sir Isaac Newton made a discovery by shining a white light through a triangular prism. He found that the wavelengths of light refracted at different angles, thus enabling him to see the separate colours.

      To prove that it wasn’t the prism that was colouring the light; he refracted the light back together. Newton’s experiments with light and prisms led the way for other scientists to probe the secrets of the spectrum.

      However, by the end of the nineteenth century and the onset of more conventional methods of healing; the medical community had put paid to the practice of colour therapy and dismissed it as 'mumbo-jumbo'.

      In the twentieth century the interest in colour was revived and the art of colour therapy was re-born.

      Permitted use of Colour

      In our twenty first century western culture we can wear whatever colour we like and paint our homes whatever colour we like; but that hasn’t always been the case and there are still some restrictions in some parts of the world today.

      The city of Pompano Beach, Florida, passed a law requiring businesses to paint their buildings in shades ‘traditional’ to Florida's coastal areas, whatever those traditional colours are; and throughout Lanzarote in the Canary Isles, the buildings can only be painted white with blue, green or natural stained woodwork.

      In the suburb of Kanata, Ontario, Canada the colour of the house and garage doors are regulated by the city bylaws and if the owner paints them purple; then they will be fined!

      In Beaconsfield, Montreal, Quebec it is considered to be offensive if the house is painted in more than two colours; and another borough of Montreal, Outremont, requires that all outside paint jobs have a colour permit!

      Elizabethan Sumptuary Laws and Colour

      The word sumptuary comes from a Latin word which means expenditure, and rulers in order to curb the expenditure of the people, imposed Sumptuary Laws.

      The laws might apply to anything such as food and drink, furniture, jewellery and clothing. The sumptuary laws were used to control the behaviour of the people and to ensure that a specific class structure was maintained. The English Sumptuary Laws were brought in by the Elizabethans and were well known by everyone as the penalties for violating the Sumptuary Laws could mean harsh fines and the loss of property, title and even their life!

      It was during these medieval times that an immediate way of distinguishing ‘who was who’ was by their clothing and in particular the colour of the clothing.

      The Elizabethan Sumptuary Laws had dictated what colour and type of clothing individuals were allowed to own and wear, which was an easy way to identify those of rank and privilege. Therefore the symbolic meaning of colours during the Elizabethan era was very important and the meanings were well understood by the social classes; and the colours worn during these times provided instant information about the people wearing them.

      A man or women who wore purple clothes would be immediately recognised as a member of royalty and only the highest nobility in the land could wear gold, silver, crimson or scarlet, indigo blue, violet colours, even black and white. These colours provided information about the status of the man or woman wearing them and it was not just dictated by the wealth of the person, it also reflected their social standing.

      There were also religious as well as symbolic meanings to each of the colours.

      The meaning of the colour red was that of fire and was associated with power and importance. It also was associated with 'Will Scarlet' in the medieval legends of Robin Hood. In later English history it was strongly associated with the red coats used for the British army uniform as it was described as clothing for valiant men.

      Crimson Red was the colour of the Church and Cardinal Wolsey was often depicted wearing crimson robes. Crimson also has a biblical meaning which symbolised the presence of God and the blood of martyrs. It is the Christian colour for Pentecost and represents humility.

      Both the upper and lower classes were allowed to wear the colour red during the Elizabethan era. However, only Royalty, Nobility and members of the Council were allowed to wear crimson.

      The colour of Indigo was a deep rich dark blue and was sometimes referred to as Royal Blue; with its obvious connotation to only being allowed to be worn by royalty and the nobility. The symbolic meaning was of power,

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