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The Power Of Color- How Colors Affect The Mind & Mood Part 1 · The Occult Rejects

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  Speaker 1: You see, Something's going to happen. What's going to happen? What?
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  Speaker 1: Welcome to the Occult Rejects. This episode is to be
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  Speaker 1: paired with the Magical Herbs and Cranial Nerves series as
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  Speaker 1: well as with the Crystal series coming in the future.
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  Speaker 1: The information in this podcast alone is worth to listen,
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  Speaker 1: and the information presented here should be meditated on. This
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  Speaker 1: is also a very basic understanding and presentation of this topic.
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  Speaker 1: More research on this is highly suggested. Every color we
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  Speaker 1: encounter has the power to stir our bodies and minds
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  Speaker 1: in profound ways, from the scarlet glow of sunrise that
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  Speaker 1: quickens our pulse to the cool blue twilight that lulls
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  Speaker 1: us toward rest. The human organism responds to color on biological, emotional,
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  Speaker 1: and even spiritual levels. Modern science is now measuring these
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  Speaker 1: effects in heartbeats and brain waves, while ancient healing systems
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  Speaker 1: and esoteric traditions have long described the energetic vibrations of
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  Speaker 1: color in poetic terms. In this episode, we journey through
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  Speaker 1: this spectrum red, blue, green, yellow, purple, black, white and
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  Speaker 1: discover how each hue interacts with the human body, nervous system,
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  Speaker 1: and psyche. We'll see what psychologists and neuroscientists have learned
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  Speaker 1: about colour's impact on mood and cognition, like how traditional
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  Speaker 1: medicine like Duveda and Chinese medicine use color as a
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  Speaker 1: healing tool, and how spiritual teachings link color to energy centers.
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  Speaker 1: In states of consciousness, the narrative unfolds and vivid scenes
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  Speaker 1: reflecting the emotion. In symbolic resonance of color and human
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  Speaker 1: experience the stimulus of fire and life. Imagine a flickering
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  Speaker 1: red flame in a dark room. Its light is warm
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  Speaker 1: and urgent, and so is its effect on us. Red
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  Speaker 1: is the color of fire and blood, of vitality and danger,
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  Speaker 1: and it sparks the human nervous system into a state
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  Speaker 1: of heightened alert. Modern science confirms that exposure to red
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  Speaker 1: can literally set our physiology into motion. When we see red,
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  Speaker 1: our brain's hypothalamus receives a jolt via a special eye
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  Speaker 1: brain pathway, the retino hypothalamic tract, triggering the release of
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  Speaker 1: adrenaline like chemicals the sympathetic branch of our autonomic nervous system,
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  Speaker 1: the fight or flight side kicks in heart rate and
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  Speaker 1: blood pressure climb as blood vessels dilate to send blood
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  Speaker 1: rushing to our muscles. In one neuroscience review, researchers noted
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  Speaker 1: that red activates the sympathetic nervous system, raising brain wave activity,
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  Speaker 1: quickening breathing, and boosting blood flow. A surge of red,
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  Speaker 1: it seems, can literally make the heart beat faster. Psychologically,
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  Speaker 1: red tends to energize and excite, It grabs attention, and
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  Speaker 1: sometimes provokes intense emotion, from passion to anger. In fact,
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  Speaker 1: experiments show that seeing red can subtly influence behavior and performance.
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  Speaker 1: In one study, participants doing detail orientated tasks like proofreading
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  Speaker 1: performed up to thirty one percent better on a red
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  Speaker 1: background compared to a blue one. The researchers explain that
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  Speaker 1: red's association with caution and danger think of stop signs
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  Speaker 1: and red marks for errors puts us in a vigilant state,
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  Speaker 1: heightened focus and careful attention. However, that same urgent quality
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  Speaker 1: of red can hinder creativity and induce stress if overused.
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  Speaker 1: Hospitals avoid painting entire rooms bright red, for example, because
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  Speaker 1: large swats of red can overstimulate patients, raising anxiety and
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  Speaker 1: even aggravating high blood pressure conditions. A touch of red
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  Speaker 1: may be used for important signage or to grab a
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  Speaker 1: momentary alert, but a whole environment bathe in red can
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  Speaker 1: feel like an emergency, as one designed guide put it.
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  Speaker 1: Red in big doses can increase stress and anxiety, and
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  Speaker 1: is used sparingly in healing spaces. Traditional healing systems also
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  Speaker 1: represent the fiery power of red and aravated color therapy.
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  Speaker 1: Red is considered a warm, stimulating hue, invigorating for those
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  Speaker 1: who need energy, but too aggravating for those who run hot.
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  Speaker 1: Here less classify red as a ragiastic color. It promotes
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  Speaker 1: activity and passion. Aravated practitioners might recommend soft pink red
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  Speaker 1: tones to uplift someone with sluggish, depressive Kafra energy, as
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  Speaker 1: red can instill vitality and even joy in moderation, but
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  Speaker 1: a pure, intense red is thought to overheat the Peeda dosha,
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  Speaker 1: potentially increasing irritability or anger in a fiery tempered person.
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  Speaker 1: In traditional Chinese medicine, red corresponds to the element of
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  Speaker 1: fire and the heart, symbolizing strength, power, volatility. The heart
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  Speaker 1: in traditional Chinese medicine is not just a pump, but
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  Speaker 1: the seat of consciousness and joy, and red is its color. Appropriately,
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  Speaker 1: holidays like the lunar new year. In spiritual imagery in
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  Speaker 1: China abound with red to nourish the heart and spark
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  Speaker 1: feelings of joy in celebration. Yet traditional Chinese medicine also
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  Speaker 1: warns that excess red or heat can stir Yang energy
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  Speaker 1: into overdrive. One classical axiom notes that red and its
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  Speaker 1: spectrum red, orange, yellow, tend to provoke Yang emotions like
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  Speaker 1: anger or agitation if unbalanced. In other words, red is medicine.
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  Speaker 1: In the right dose, it can energize the weary, but
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  Speaker 1: can also inflame the hot headed. Spiritual and esoteric traditions
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  Speaker 1: teach that red connects to our most primal life force.
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  Speaker 1: The root chakra Malajadra, located at the base of the spine,
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  Speaker 1: is typically depicted as a deep red lotus. This chakra
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  Speaker 1: is our foundation governing survival, grounding, and physical vitality, and
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  Speaker 1: its red energy is about being rooted in the earth.
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  Speaker 1: Meditative practices often advise visualizing a red glow at the
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  Speaker 1: base of the spine to strengthens one sense of stability
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  Speaker 1: and vigor. Healers who read auras likewise say that a
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  Speaker 1: dominant red aura signifies an energetic, fiery presence. A person
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  Speaker 1: who exudes stamina, ambition, and drive. A bright red urror
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  Speaker 1: can mean the root chakra is unblocked and robust, reflecting
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  Speaker 1: confidence and groundedness. But red's aura can have a double
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  Speaker 1: edge if it darkens or muddies. Some interpret that as anger, stress,
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  Speaker 1: or aggression, clouding the energy field. Across these perspectives, Red
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  Speaker 1: is the colors of life's raw fuel, to be channeled
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  Speaker 1: carefully in a vivid sense. Red ignites us. It warms
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  Speaker 1: blood and passions, awakens courage and appetite. Even marketers know
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  Speaker 1: red can spark hunger and impulse. Many fast food logos
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  Speaker 1: wear red for a reason. Yet, like fire, red's power
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  Speaker 1: must be tempered. In the healing palate. Red is best
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  Speaker 1: balanced by cooler hues, lest its flames burn too high. Blue,
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  Speaker 1: the calming cool of sky and sea. Now step into
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  Speaker 1: an azure blue twilight, or gaze up on a clear
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  Speaker 1: mid day sky, Blue instantly southes. If red is fire,
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  Speaker 1: blue is cool water. Psychologically, blue light and color tend
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  Speaker 1: to tamp down the bodies accelerator and tap the brakes.
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  Speaker 1: Studies show that blue environments activate the parasympathetic nervous system,
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  Speaker 1: which is the rest and digest counterpart to the fight
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  Speaker 1: or flight response. When some are bathed in blue light
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  Speaker 1: or placed in blue tone settings, researchers have observed calming
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  Speaker 1: effects slower heart rates, lower blood pressure, and reduced respiratory pace.
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  Speaker 1: One recent experiment using virtual reality found that participants in
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  Speaker 1: a blue colored room showed increased alpha brain waves associated
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  Speaker 1: with relaxed attentive states, in a shift in autonomic activity
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  Speaker 1: indicative of relaxation. The scientists concluded that simply changing the
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  Speaker 1: ambient color to blue could trigger autonomic responses and brain
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  Speaker 1: activity linked to emotional processing, essentially calming the nervous systems arousal.
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  Speaker 1: Blue in a literal sense stimulates our body's calming system.
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  Speaker 1: It coaxes the vagus, nerve and parasympathetic pathways to slow
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  Speaker 1: the pulse and deepen breathing. Psychologically, the color blue is
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  Speaker 1: almost synonymous with tranquility and trust. People consistently rank blue
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  Speaker 1: as their favor color, often citing its open, peaceful feel.
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  Speaker 1: In cognitive experiments, blue settings have been linked not only
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  Speaker 1: to calmness, but also to mental expansion and creativity. Researchers
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  Speaker 1: at the University of British Columbia famously found that while
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  Speaker 1: red sharpened detailed focus, blue boosted imaginative thinking. Participants in
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  Speaker 1: blue environments generated twice as many creative ideas and brainstorming
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  Speaker 1: tasks compared to when they were under red conditions. The
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  Speaker 1: theorized reason is fascinating blue cues safety and openness, skies, oceans,
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  Speaker 1: encouraging the mind to wander freely and explore, whereas red
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  Speaker 1: signals caution, encouraging vigilance. In everyday experience, we might feel
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  Speaker 1: this difference. A blue painted library or office may subtly
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  Speaker 1: encourage a calm focus or creative daydreaming, whereas a red
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  Speaker 1: accented one might keep us more alert and task driven.
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  Speaker 1: Because of its pacifying power, blue is a cornerstone in
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  Speaker 1: therapeutic design. Health care environments embrace soft blue in walls, decor,
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  Speaker 1: and lighting to promote serenity. One environmental psychology study found
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  Speaker 1: the patients recovering in blue or blue green rooms reported
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  Speaker 1: significantly lower stress and anxiety levels than those in a
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  Speaker 1: standard white or bays rooms. It appears that a bluish
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  Speaker 1: aqua on the walls can literally help lower blood pressure
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  Speaker 1: and muscle tension, echoing what nurses and doctors have observed
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  Speaker 1: anecdotically for decades. Many hospitals paint intensive care and maternity
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  Speaker 1: wards in gentle blue or blue greens to envelop patients
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  Speaker 1: in a sense of cool, calm, and confidence outside the hospital.
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  Speaker 1: City planners have even experimented with blue lighting in public
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  Speaker 1: spaces to reduce tension. In Japan, for example, railway companies
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  Speaker 1: install giant blue lights on a train station platforms notorious
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  Speaker 1: for suicides, and remarkably the number of suicide attempts dropped
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  Speaker 1: to near zero in those stations. Thereafter, in Glasgow, Scotland,
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  Speaker 1: the installation of blue street lights was followed by noticeably
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  Speaker 1: reduced crime in those areas. These anecdotal cases, while not
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  Speaker 1: fully controlled science, underscore a deep cultural intuition blue light
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  Speaker 1: soothes and restrains. Some experts speculate the effect that might
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  Speaker 1: be partly due to blues uncommonness in artificial lighting, the
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  Speaker 1: novelty grabs attention or associative psychology. Blue equals police presence
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  Speaker 1: or a weird atmosphere that discourages mischief, but there's also
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  Speaker 1: straightforward biology at play. Blue wavelengths, particularly at modern intensities,
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  Speaker 1: can influence hormonal rhythms, suppressing melatonin, enhancing daytime alertness. And
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  Speaker 1: neurochemistry in ways that improve mood, stability and reduce impulsivity.
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  Speaker 1: Judicial healing wisdom also assigns blue a special role as
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  Speaker 1: a cooling healing color. In Araveda, blue is considered a
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  Speaker 1: satin color when soft, embodying peace, spiritual truth, and cooling vibrations.
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  Speaker 1: Araveda kielers also use blue to pacify excess heat in
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  Speaker 1: both body and mind. For someone with a fire repeeda
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  Speaker 1: dosha imbalance, say inflamed tissues or a hot temper, wearing
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  Speaker 1: or visualizing blue is thought to cool the flames, easing
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  Speaker 1: irritation and anger. Blue is even said to benefit the
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  Speaker 1: eyes in vision, which in Araveda are associated with fiery peda.
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  Speaker 1: The cooling blue ray suthes those sense organs. However, Araveda
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  Speaker 1: also notes that too much blue, especially dark or heavy blues,
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  Speaker 1: can depress Kaffa types and aggravate arie Veda if that
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  Speaker 1: makes them too cold or unfocused. Balance is key in
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  Speaker 1: Chinese medicine, blue as a pure color wasn't one of
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  Speaker 1: the five elemental tones. They categorize the spectrum a bit differently,
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  Speaker 1: but aligns closely with black in the water element, representing
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  Speaker 1: the deep yin energy of winter night and the kidneys.
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  Speaker 1: A traditional Chinese medicine practitioner might interpret a bluish complexion
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  Speaker 1: or aura as a sign of kidney che deficiency or
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  Speaker 1: excess cold, whereas applied blue therapy like shining blue light
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  Speaker 1: could be used to cool an overacting gang condition. Interestingly,
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  Speaker 1: Eachent Taoist heel is emphasized that gentle blue green light
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  Speaker 1: nourishes the liver and calms the spirit. This overlaps with
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  Speaker 1: the idea that the forest bathing surrounding oneself in lush
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  Speaker 1: green blue nature pacifies anger and uplifts mood. On the
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  Speaker 1: esoteric plane, blue resonates with communication, truth, and intuition. The
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  Speaker 1: throat chakra is traditionally depicted as sky blue, symbolizing clear
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  Speaker 1: expression and honesty. A strong throat chokra glows blue in
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  Speaker 1: subtle vision, enabling one to speak their truth and listen deeply.
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  Speaker 1: When meditators concentrate on a point in the throat and
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  Speaker 1: imagine a spinning blue will, they aim to unblock self
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  Speaker 1: expression and connect to a higher truth. Indigo, a deep
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  Speaker 1: blue with a hint of purple, is assigned to the
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  Speaker 1: third eye chakra Asna and many systems governing insight, imagination,
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  Speaker 1: and inner vision. Thus, rich blues are often seen as
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  Speaker 1: spiritually elevated colors, aiding the shift from the chatter of
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  Speaker 1: the mind to the silent calm of awareness. Healers who
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  Speaker 1: claim to see auras often say a bright blue aura
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  Speaker 1: indicates an insightful, compassionate aura, someone with natural healing abilities
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  Speaker 1: or strong intuition. Blue in the aura is flowing and
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  Speaker 1: powerful in a gentle way, like water. It suggests the
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  Speaker 1: person is open and pathetic and has a calm authority.
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  Speaker 1: A dull or cloudy blue aur, on the other hand,
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  Speaker 1: might signal blocked communication or sadness. Feeling blue is more
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  Speaker 1: than a metaphor. Many cultures link blue with melancholy. In
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  Speaker 1: mystical traditions from Sufism to Tibetan b Udism, blue light
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  Speaker 1: is revered, often equated with divine protection or deep meditative states.
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  Speaker 1: For example, some meditations speak of a blue pearl in
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  Speaker 1: the mind's eye, representing the soul or the presence of
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  Speaker 1: a deity. In some blue is the color of calm spirit.
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  Speaker 1: It cools what is overheated, steadied what is unsteady, and
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  Speaker 1: invites the mind to expand as vast as the sky. Next,
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  Speaker 1: we have green, green nature's embrace and equilibrium. We enter
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  Speaker 1: a green forest glade, sunlight filtering through emerald leaves. Instantly,
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  Speaker 1: a sense of peace and balance pervades the scene. Green
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  Speaker 1: is the middle of the visible spectrum, literally the balance
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  Speaker 1: point of light, and it often has a balancing effect
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  Speaker 1: on us. Physiologically, green occupies a sweet spot. It is
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  Speaker 1: gentle on the human eye and nervous system, requiring minimal
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  Speaker 1: adjustment of our ocular muscles. Not coincidentally, night vision goggles
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  Speaker 1: and many user interface designs use green text or imagery
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  Speaker 1: because our eyes can sustain focus on green with less strain.
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  Speaker 1: In terms of automatic response, green is sometimes described as
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  Speaker 1: the balance are between red and blue. While red pushes
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  Speaker 1: the sympathetic arousal and blue engages parasympathetic calming, green is
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  Speaker 1: thought to mediate between the two, helping restore equilibrium. One
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  Speaker 1: source noted that green's effect on the autonomic nervous system
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  Speaker 1: is dual. It can be gently stimulating when energy is
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  Speaker 1: low and gently calming when stress is high. This is
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  Speaker 1: why sitting in a garden can both alleviate fatigue and
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  Speaker 1: relieve anxiety. Green supports whichever direction you need to move
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  Speaker 1: toward homostasis. In hospital studies, patients in rooms with a
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  Speaker 1: view of greenery, trees, or even a green wool recover
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  Speaker 1: faster from surgery and request less pain medication compared to
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  Speaker 1: those with no nature view, a classic finding in environmental psychology.
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  Speaker 1: Part of that may be the serene imagery, but even
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  Speaker 1: the color green itself painted on walls has been linked
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  Speaker 1: to lower stressed hormone levels in patients. Green tends to
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  Speaker 1: not overshoot into overstimulation or sedation. It keeps the psychological peace.
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  Speaker 1: It is telling that in EEG studies of color, green
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  Speaker 1: light has been found to produce mid range frequencies that
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  Speaker 1: can stabilize mood. Not as fast as intense as red,
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  Speaker 1: which might boost beta waves, nor as slow as deep blue,
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  Speaker 1: which can elevate alpha theta waves, but a balanced brain
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  Speaker 1: rhythm conducive to a steady, relaxed state. Emotionally, green carries
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  Speaker 1: the reassurance of nature. Humans evolved in landscapes of redent
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  Speaker 1: savannah and forests, so green orphen signals safety, fertility, and growth. Psychologically,
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  Speaker 1: we associate green with refreshment, hope, and calm. Many people
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  Speaker 1: describe their ideal retreat as a place in the green countryside.
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  Speaker 1: We intuitively seek out green spaces to recharge our batteries.
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  Speaker 1: Even a short walk in a green park has measurable
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  Speaker 1: effects reduced cortisol, stresswol mole levels, improved concentration, and uplifted
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  Speaker 1: mood in individuals with depression. Some of these benefits are
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  Speaker 1: due to fresh air and exercise, but experiments where people
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  Speaker 1: simply view images of green nature versus urban scenes show
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  Speaker 1: the green views illicit more relaxation and positive emotion. In design,
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  Speaker 1: soft green interiors are used in classrooms and workplaces to
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  Speaker 1: create a harmonizing atmosphere that is both RESTful and alert.
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  Speaker 1: One cognitive study found that a moderate green background improved
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  Speaker 1: reading speed and comprehension, possibly because it relaxes the visual
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  Speaker 1: system without inducing boredom. And of course, green is synonymous
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  Speaker 1: with go on traffic lights signaling calm, movement forward, or
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  Speaker 1: metaphorically meaning oil is well. In traditional medical systems, green
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  Speaker 1: is universally seen as a healing, harmonizing color. The ancient
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  Speaker 1: Greek and Egyptian healers would have patients sit in rooms
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  Speaker 1: with filtered sunlight, using panes of green glass to soothe
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  Speaker 1: fevers and swelling. Ariveda regards green as a color of
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  Speaker 1: balance and healing. For all three doses, it's considered cooling
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  Speaker 1: and slightly moist, which makes it pacifying to peta and vada,
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  Speaker 1: yet not cold or heavy to aggravate coffa. Green is
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  Speaker 1: used to calm the nervous system and is even said
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  Speaker 1: to tonify organs like the liver and spleen. Notably, Western
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  Speaker 1: science confirms that green wavelengths can have a mild enalgesic
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  Speaker 1: effect and have even been studied from migrain relief. Arevedic
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  Speaker 1: texts associate green with the heart center and with the
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  Speaker 1: air element. It has the expansive gentle quality of a
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  Speaker 1: spring breeze. In traditional Chinese medicine five elements theory, green
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  Speaker 1: belongs to wood, the element of springtime growth, and the
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  Speaker 1: liver deliver, and Chinese medicine governs the flow of chi
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  Speaker 1: energy and the smooth flow of emotions. When someone is
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  Speaker 1: irritable or stuck, traditional Chinese medicine says the liver chee
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  Speaker 1: is stagnating. Interestingly, they might advise exposure to green, like
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  Speaker 1: walks in nature, even wearing a green jade to harmonize
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  Speaker 1: that energy. The color green in traditional Chinese medicine is
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  Speaker 1: linked to the emotion of anger when imbalanced. Think of
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  Speaker 1: the idiom green with envy or the image of the
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  Speaker 1: Hulk turning green with rage, but also to kindness and
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  Speaker 1: renewal when balanced. In traditional medicine law, the dawning of
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  Speaker 1: green during spring festivals and ceremonies align people with rejuvenation
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  Speaker 1: of nature. Even the global tradition of wearing green on
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  Speaker 1: Saint Patrick's date echoes this ancient concept of green equals
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  Speaker 1: new life. Spiritually, green glows at the heart of our
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  Speaker 1: energy field. The heart chakra is typically shown as green,
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  Speaker 1: and it is the bridge between our earthly instincts, the
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  Speaker 1: lower chakras, and our higher spiritual centers. Green at the
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  Speaker 1: heart represents unconditional love, compassion, and connection. When people do
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  Speaker 1: Chokra meditation, visualizing an emal green light in the chest
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  Speaker 1: can evoke feelings of empathy, forgiveness, and emotional healing. Healers
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  Speaker 1: say a bright green ore indicates a loving person or
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  Speaker 1: a healer's energy, someone who is generous, empathetic, and turned
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  Speaker 1: into nature. Nurses and doctors, interestingly, often have a green
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  Speaker 1: tinge show up in ore readings, perhaps reflecting heart's centered service.
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  Speaker 1: A dark or muddy green aura, however, might suggest unresolved
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  Speaker 1: emotional pain. Some say it could indicate possessiveness or resentment
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  Speaker 1: that needs clearing from the heart. In esoteric Christianity and
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  Speaker 1: Western mysticism, green is associated with the heart of Christ,
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  Speaker 1: often illustrated wearing a green robe, and with the force
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  Speaker 1: of healing masts miracles. In Wiccan and Pagan traditions, green
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  Speaker 1: corresponds to the heart of the earth, the spirit of plants.
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  Speaker 1: It's the energy of Mother Nature's embrace. Thus, across cultures,
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  Speaker 1: green is the color of equilibrium. It is life giving, restorative,
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  Speaker 1: and compassionate. When we surround ourselves with green, we invite
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  Speaker 1: a gentle, balancing vibration that can steady the heartbeat of
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  Speaker 1: our lives. Next, we have yellow, the radiance of sun
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  Speaker 1: and mind. Bathed in a golden field of sunlight or sunflowers,
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  Speaker 1: we feel a jolt of optimism that's yellow working its
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  Speaker 1: way into our psyche. Yellow is the color of the sun,
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  Speaker 1: of warmth and illumination. It tends to stimulate the mind
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  Speaker 1: and emotions in a uniquely bright way. Psychologically, yellow light
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  Speaker 1: is quite bright to our eyes, even more than darker
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  Speaker 1: colors and can stimulate the wakefulness centers of the brain.
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  Speaker 1: Research suggests that exposure to warm yellow light in the
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  Speaker 1: morning helps suppress melotonin and fully wake up our system.
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  Speaker 1: This is part of why the rising sun's golden hour
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  Speaker 1: energizes us. In terms of the nervous system, Yellow and
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  Speaker 1: other warm hues can tilt us slightly toward the sympathetic side,
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  Speaker 1: not as sharply as red, but enough to increase alertness
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  Speaker 1: and heart rate Mildly. People in yellow rooms often report
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  Speaker 1: feeling energized or lively, but there's a catch. Intense yellow
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  Speaker 1: can also strain the eyes and nerves. Designers note that
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  Speaker 1: pure bright yellow is the most fatiguing color to look
• 23:36
  Speaker 1: at for long periods, because it can overstimulate the eyes
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  Speaker 1: photoreceptors and produce glare. As a result, prolonged exposure to
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  Speaker 1: strong yellow, say walls painted in neon yellow, might lead
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  Speaker 1: to agitation or anxiety in some individuals. In fact, color
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  Speaker 1: researchers have observed that babies cry more in bright yellow rooms,
• 23:59
  Speaker 1: and adults more prone to losing tempers or feeling frustration
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  Speaker 1: in a highly yellow environment. Something about an overdose of
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  Speaker 1: yellow can jangle the nerves. This aligns with guidance and
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  Speaker 1: healthcare design. Large amounts of vivid yellow are usually avoided
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  Speaker 1: in hospitals, since they can cause eyestrain, mental fatigue, and
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  Speaker 1: even nausea in sensitive patients. However, in small doses, yellow
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  Speaker 1: is wonderfully uplifting. Explice of sunshine yellow in a therapy room,
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  Speaker 1: perhaps via fresh flowers or artwork, can bring cheer and
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  Speaker 1: stimulate a positive, outgoing mood without overwhelming the senses. Cognitively
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  Speaker 1: and emotionally, yellow sparks mental activity. It's often associated with intellect, clarity,
• 24:44
  Speaker 1: and decisiveness. Think of a bright light bulb moment portrayed
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  Speaker 1: with a yellow bulb over someone's head. Some psychologists propose
• 24:52
  Speaker 1: that yellow enhances concentration and memory. Some psychologists propose that
• 24:56
  Speaker 1: yellow enhances concentration and memory. Likely why legal pads or yellow.
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  Speaker 1: The contrast might aid reading, and the color may keep
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  Speaker 1: one's mind attentive. There is evidence that moderate yellow light
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  Speaker 1: improves analytical thinking and can even slightly increase serotonin production,
• 25:13
  Speaker 1: a neurotransmitter linked to mood regulation. Many people experience yellow
• 25:18
  Speaker 1: as a happy, buoyant color. It's hard not to smile
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  Speaker 1: at a field of daffodils. Or a child's yellow raincoat
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  Speaker 1: on a gray day. It's the color of laughter and
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  Speaker 1: sunny dispositions. Notably, advertisers use yellow to convey friendliness and confidence.
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  Speaker 1: Smiley faces a yellow for a reason, but as with
• 25:38
  Speaker 1: its psychological effects, contexts and intensity matter. A soft the
• 25:43
  Speaker 1: butter yellow can be calming and cozy, whereas screaming neon
• 25:46
  Speaker 1: yellow can amp up anxiety. The cultural symbolism of yellow
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  Speaker 1: can cut both ways, too, and some cultures it stands
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  Speaker 1: for wealth, wisdom, or imperial glory. Imperial China revered yellow
• 25:59
  Speaker 1: as the emperor's color, signifying earth and power. In others,
• 26:04
  Speaker 1: yellow might mean jealousy or betrayal, as in the phrase
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  Speaker 1: yellow press or wearing a yellow ribbon for a trader
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  Speaker 1: in certain folk traditions. These mixed associations hint at yellow's
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  Speaker 1: ambiguous place. It's brilliant and attention getting, but must be
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  Speaker 1: handled with care. Traditional modalities see yellow as a color
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  Speaker 1: that energizes the mind. In digestive fire and ariveda yellow
• 26:29
  Speaker 1: corresponds to the element of fire with a bit of air.
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  Speaker 1: N is linked to the solar plexus chakra, the seat
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  Speaker 1: of personal power, and Digestin both literal and metaphorical digestion
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  Speaker 1: of life. Our Euveda keelers say yellow strengthens the nerves
• 26:45
  Speaker 1: and intellect, increases clarity and happiness, and is generally beneficial
• 26:50
  Speaker 1: for Vada, who often need warming up in Kafa, who
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  Speaker 1: needs stimulation. However, too much yellow can overheat petadosha, leading
• 26:59
  Speaker 1: to impatience or anger. A person with hypeda fiery nature
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  Speaker 1: might feel irritated in a bright yellow room, whereas someone's
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  Speaker 1: sluggish could feel enlivened by it. Yellow is also said
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  Speaker 1: to stimulate agne, the digestifier, and aruveda, perhaps why many
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  Speaker 1: kitchens in India are painted in tumeric yellow. It warms
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  Speaker 1: up the appetite and metabolism. In traditional Chinese medicine, yellow
• 27:25
  Speaker 1: is the color of the earth element, associated with the
• 27:28
  Speaker 1: spleen and stubborach organs and the emotion of worry and pensiveness.
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  Speaker 1: Earth element provides stability and nurturing. In balance, a mellow,
• 27:37
  Speaker 1: earthly yellow brings a sense of grounded contentment and strong digestion,
• 27:42
  Speaker 1: but when out of balance. Traditional Chinese medicine lore says
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  Speaker 1: a solow yellowish complexion or fixation on the color yellow
• 27:50
  Speaker 1: could indicate spleen deficiency. Or overthinking. They often advise such
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  Speaker 1: patience to get more exposure to nature's greens and yellows
• 27:59
  Speaker 1: in a gentle white, like walking in fields after harvest
• 28:02
  Speaker 1: to soothe the spleen and mind. In medieval European herbalism,
• 28:07
  Speaker 1: which had its own chromatic theories, yellow flowers like Saint
• 28:11
  Speaker 1: John's wort were used to treat melancholy, perhaps a homeopathic
• 28:14
  Speaker 1: echo that golden light could chase away dark moods. In
• 28:18
  Speaker 1: esoteric circles, yellow resonates with the domain of mind and will.
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  Speaker 1: The solo plexus chakra glows bright yellow in imagery, like
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  Speaker 1: a miniature sun in the belly. This chakra is about
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  Speaker 1: personal identity, confidence and willpower. Visualizing a golden sun at
• 28:37
  Speaker 1: your solo plexus is a yogic technique to boost self
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  Speaker 1: esteem and assertiveness, essentially stoking you're inner fire. People who
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  Speaker 1: see orphers often interpret a yellow ore as a sign
• 28:48
  Speaker 1: of optimism, charisma, and an active intellect. Many public speakers
• 28:54
  Speaker 1: and writers supposedly have golden yellow around them. If the
• 28:57
  Speaker 1: yellow aura is muddy or mustard colored, some say it
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  Speaker 1: reveals egoism or scattered thought, the shadow side of mental energy.
• 29:06
  Speaker 1: But a clear shining yellow in one's energy field usually
• 29:09
  Speaker 1: signifies clarity of thought and a sunny, joyful nature. On
• 29:14
  Speaker 1: a spiritual level, yellow and gold or often linked to
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  Speaker 1: higher knowledge and even divine love. Many religious art pieces
• 29:21
  Speaker 1: show halos of gold around saints and enlightened beings. In
• 29:25
  Speaker 1: the Hindu tradition, for example, Lord Vishnu, the preserver of
• 29:29
  Speaker 1: the universe, is depicted wearing yellow garments, symbolizing his knowledge
• 29:33
  Speaker 1: and connection to the light of the sun. Buddhist monks
• 29:37
  Speaker 1: wear saffron robes, a golden yellow hue, representing humility, renunciation
• 29:42
  Speaker 1: of materialism, but also the radiance of enlightenment they seek. Thus,
• 29:47
  Speaker 1: yellow carries a bit of paradox, represents both earthly mental
• 29:51
  Speaker 1: brightness and the transcendent light. In every day healing practices,
• 29:56
  Speaker 1: a bit of yellow sunlight on your skin or a
• 29:58
  Speaker 1: candle's glow can uplift the spirit and clear the cobwebs
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  Speaker 1: of the mind. But just as staring at the sun
• 30:05
  Speaker 1: can hurt your eyes, over exposure to yellow's intensity can
• 30:09
  Speaker 1: unsettle the psyche. The key is to let yellow's radiance
• 30:12
  Speaker 1: and power and enlighten without letting it glare. Next, we
• 30:18
  Speaker 1: have purple or violet, the mystic's hue of creativity and spirit.
• 30:24
  Speaker 1: Under the dim light of dusk, the sky turns violet
• 30:26
  Speaker 1: and purple, a moment that has always struck people as otherworldly.
• 30:30
  Speaker 1: Purple occupies a unique place in the color spectrum and
• 30:34
  Speaker 1: inhuman culture. It is the blend of fiery red and
• 30:37
  Speaker 1: tranquil blue, often associated with mystery, royalty, and spirituality. Physiologically,
• 30:44
  Speaker 1: purple and its lighter cousin, violet has some of the
• 30:48
  Speaker 1: shortest wavelengths of visible light, bordering on the ultraviolet. Some
• 30:53
  Speaker 1: researchers suggest that exposure to violet light can have subtle
• 30:56
  Speaker 1: effects like reducing stress and uplifting mood, possible because it's
• 31:00
  Speaker 1: at the cusp of what our eyes can perceive and
• 31:03
  Speaker 1: might subtly stimulate the brain's reticular activating system in a
• 31:07
  Speaker 1: novel way. In color therapy literature, violet is said to
• 31:11
  Speaker 1: slow down overactive heart rate and calm the nerves, similar
• 31:15
  Speaker 1: to blue, but with a more introspective quality. Historically, violet
• 31:20
  Speaker 1: blue light was used in early twentieth century electro chromotherapy
• 31:24
  Speaker 1: devices to treat inflammatory conditions and nervous disorders. Doctors reported
• 31:29
  Speaker 1: that patients felt sedated, yet emotionally elevated under violet rays.
• 31:34
  Speaker 1: Modern evidence on this is sparse, but anecdotally many find
• 31:38
  Speaker 1: that soft purple lighting, like a lavender colored lamp shade
• 31:42
  Speaker 1: or the purple light of twilight, makes a room feel peaceful, safe,
• 31:46
  Speaker 1: and a bit magical. Lavender essential oil, beloved for relaxation,
• 31:52
  Speaker 1: even has a color connection. Its pale purple, hue and
• 31:56
  Speaker 1: fragrance are intertwined in the mind to signal calm. On
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  Speaker 1: the other hand, bright saturated purple can be stimulating to
• 32:04
  Speaker 1: some degree because of the red component in it. On
• 32:07
  Speaker 1: the other hand, bright saturated purple can be stimulating to
• 32:10
  Speaker 1: some degree because of the red component in it. It's
• 32:13
  Speaker 1: a color that draws attention and can be quite bold. Overall,
• 32:18
  Speaker 1: the nervous system responds to purple as a kind of
• 32:20
  Speaker 1: a weight calm, not drowsy, but not anxious either. Perhaps
• 32:24
  Speaker 1: this is why creative people and meditation rooms alike often
• 32:28
  Speaker 1: feature touches of purple. It's a thought to spark imagination
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  Speaker 1: while maintaining serenity. Psychologically, purple has long been associated with
• 32:37
  Speaker 1: the mysterious and imaginative. It's the color of royalty and
• 32:41
  Speaker 1: nobility in many cultures. Historically, because purple dye was rare
• 32:45
  Speaker 1: and coarsely. This regal connotation gives purple a feeling of
• 32:50
  Speaker 1: dignity and ambition. At the same time, purple is linked
• 32:53
  Speaker 1: with creativity, fantasy, and the arts. Consider that many surreal
• 32:58
  Speaker 1: and dreamlike visuals, from album covers to movie posters, use
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  Speaker 1: purples to signify a journey beyond the ordinary and colored
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  Speaker 1: personality tests. People who love purple often describe themselves as intuitive, unconventional,
• 33:12
  Speaker 1: and drawn to spiritual or metaphysical ideas. Purple has even
• 33:16
  Speaker 1: entered slang to indicate something extraordinary or excessive. There is
• 33:21
  Speaker 1: some evidence that a purple environment can stimulate problem solving.
• 33:24
  Speaker 1: One small study found that when people were in a
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  Speaker 1: purple lit room, they came up with creative associations slightly faster,
• 33:31
  Speaker 1: perhaps because the color itself is unusual and inspires out
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  Speaker 1: of the box thinking. Purple can also have a soothing,
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  Speaker 1: nostalgic quality. Lighter shades like lilac and lavender are used
• 33:42
  Speaker 1: in bedrooms and spas to evoke gentleness and comfort, almost
• 33:46
  Speaker 1: like a soft embrace. In healthcare design, pastel purple violet
• 33:51
  Speaker 1: is recommended in spaces for meditation or counseling, as it's
• 33:55
  Speaker 1: seen as non threatening and spiritually comforting. For instance, a
• 33:59
  Speaker 1: palliator care center might paint a spirit room in lavender
• 34:03
  Speaker 1: to help people feel calm and uplifted at once. Some
• 34:06
  Speaker 1: labor and delivery rooms even use purple lights during childbirth
• 34:09
  Speaker 1: to create a sacred, womblike atmosphere that eases pain and anxiety.
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  Speaker 1: Purple psychological profile is indeed twofold inspiration and contemplation. It
• 34:20
  Speaker 1: encourages us to daydream and reflect. Traditionally and esoterically, purple,
• 34:27
  Speaker 1: especially violet, is regarded as a highly spiritual color. In
• 34:31
  Speaker 1: ara Veda and yoga, the crown chakra at the top
• 34:34
  Speaker 1: of the head is often shown as either violet or
• 34:36
  Speaker 1: purple white. Violet is the highest frequency color we see,
• 34:41
  Speaker 1: so it represents the highest state of consciousness connecting to
• 34:45
  Speaker 1: divine energy. Meditating on a violet lotus above the head
• 34:49
  Speaker 1: is thought to help awaken spiritual insight and unity with
• 34:52
  Speaker 1: the cosmos. Many Yogis describe seeing flashes of indigo and
• 34:56
  Speaker 1: violet light in deep meditation, which they interpret as the
• 35:00
  Speaker 1: activation of the third eye and crown, essentially glimpses of
• 35:04
  Speaker 1: higher awareness. Aravda color therapy uses violet for healing the mind.
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  Speaker 1: In spirit violet is considered cooling and cleansing for peda
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  Speaker 1: and calming for vada, helping with emotional disturbances, insomnia or headaches.
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  Speaker 1: Because it has both warm and cool properties red and
• 35:22
  Speaker 1: blue mixed, healers say violet can harmonize the physical and
• 35:25
  Speaker 1: spiritual energies. In traditional Chinese medicine and other Asian traditions,
• 35:31
  Speaker 1: purple wasn't a primary elemental color, but it held imperial
• 35:34
  Speaker 1: spiritual significant In ancient China, the purple Forbidden City referred
• 35:39
  Speaker 1: to the Emperor's palace, purple symbolizing the balance of red
• 35:42
  Speaker 1: yang and blue Yin Taoist sorcerers associated purple with the
• 35:47
  Speaker 1: alchemy of immortality, and Buddhist monks sometimes visual purple lights
• 35:51
  Speaker 1: in advanced concentration states. In Western mysticism, purple and violet
• 35:57
  Speaker 1: flames are symbols of transmutation and protect Perhaps the most
• 36:01
  Speaker 1: famous is the concept of the violet flame. In Theosophy
• 36:04
  Speaker 1: and New Age spirituality, practitioners envision a brilliant violet fire
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  Speaker 1: engulfing their body or a situation, purifying and transforming it.
• 36:14
  Speaker 1: This idea highlights violet's role as a bridge between material
• 36:18
  Speaker 1: and spiritual unless the esoteric terms. Many energy heelers drape
• 36:23
  Speaker 1: clients and purple silk or use amethyst crystals also purple
• 36:27
  Speaker 1: for their purported calming, consciousness raising effects. Amethysts has been
• 36:32
  Speaker 1: called nature's tranquilizer. It was used by ancient Greeks to
• 36:36
  Speaker 1: prevent drunkenness. The word amethystos means not intoxicated. Metaphorically, it
• 36:42
  Speaker 1: keeps one's mind clear and spiritually sober. Healers today might
• 36:47
  Speaker 1: place an amethyst on the forehead third eye area of
• 36:50
  Speaker 1: a client to help induce a meditative state or insightful dreams. Finally,
• 36:56
  Speaker 1: on the human aura, purple hues showing up are usually
• 36:59
  Speaker 1: in interpreted it as signs of intuitive or spiritually minded person.
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  Speaker 1: A person with a lot of purple or indigo in
• 37:06
  Speaker 1: their aura might be highly empathetic, psychic, or deeply philosophical.
• 37:12
  Speaker 1: Such an aura could belonged to someone like a healer, artist,
• 37:15
  Speaker 1: or contemplative teacher. Conversely, a lack of any purple might
• 37:20
  Speaker 1: suggest someone very grounded in the practical without much interest
• 37:23
  Speaker 1: in the spiritual or imaginative realms, which isn't a fault,
• 37:27
  Speaker 1: just a different orientation. The presence of purple on one's
• 37:31
  Speaker 1: field is often described as lifting the energy of the
• 37:34
  Speaker 1: aura to our higher vibration. It says if purple light
• 37:38
  Speaker 1: in our personal space invites help from higher sources, hence
• 37:42
  Speaker 1: the old phrase born in the purple destined for greatness.
• 37:47
  Speaker 1: In summary, purple and violet bring a sense of mystiq
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  Speaker 1: and sanctity. Whether it's to die on a monarch's robe,
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  Speaker 1: the paint on a meditation whole wall, or a glow
• 37:57
  Speaker 1: of a lavender sunset, Purple speechs to our desire to
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  Speaker 1: touch something beyond the every day. It stimulates creativity and spirituality,
• 38:05
  Speaker 1: and tandem a color for poets, dreamers, and seekers. As
• 38:10
  Speaker 1: a healing color, violet is said to soothe mental overactivity,
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  Speaker 1: combat nightmares, and inspire inspiration. In a very down to
• 38:19
  Speaker 1: earth therapeutic setting, you might find counselors encouraging children to
• 38:23
  Speaker 1: use purple crayons to express complex feelings, or massage therapists
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  Speaker 1: dimming the lights with a hint of purple to facilitate
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  Speaker 1: emotional release. Purple is the threshold of visual light, and
• 38:35
  Speaker 1: symbolically it is the threshold to the unknown in ourselves. Next,
• 38:42
  Speaker 1: we have black the depth of absence and potential. Now
• 38:47
  Speaker 1: we turn to black, the color that is technically not
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  Speaker 1: a color at all, but the absence of visible light.
• 38:53
  Speaker 1: Black is the night, the void, the unknown. Its impact
• 38:57
  Speaker 1: on the human psyche and body is complex. Physically, being
• 39:00
  Speaker 1: in a black or very dark environment triggers our primal
• 39:03
  Speaker 1: response to darkness. Our pupils widened to try to find light.
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  Speaker 1: Our skin might even become more sensitive, and the pineogland
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  Speaker 1: could start releasing a bit more melotonin, queuing our body
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  Speaker 1: towards sleep or at least quietude. In terms of the
• 39:18
  Speaker 1: nervous system, darkness often engages a cautious state. We rely
• 39:24
  Speaker 1: less on sight and more on other senses, which can
• 39:27
  Speaker 1: heighten alertness or induce calm depending on contexts. For example,
• 39:32
  Speaker 1: flotation tanks used in therapy are completely dark or black inside.
• 39:36
  Speaker 1: This sensory deprivation can lead initially to a sympathetic arousal
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  Speaker 1: a little anxiety as you adjust to no stimuli, but
• 39:44
  Speaker 1: then swiftly into a deep parasympathetic state as the mind
• 39:47
  Speaker 1: realizes there is nothing to fight or flee. In daily life. However,
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  Speaker 1: surrounding ourselves with blackness tends to be associated with either
• 39:57
  Speaker 1: rest night time, closing eyes, sleeping in a dark room,
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  Speaker 1: or with a low mood, sitting in a dark house
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  Speaker 1: with curtains drawn. Black itself doesn't stimulate any retinal cells.
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  Speaker 1: By definition, sow Any physiological effects come from our psychological
• 40:12
  Speaker 1: reaction to darkness. Psychologically, black is powerful yet heavy. On
• 40:17
  Speaker 1: one hand, black can note sophistication, authority, and formality, a
• 40:21
  Speaker 1: black suit a judge's robe. It can make us feel
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  Speaker 1: secure or serious. On the other hand, black often symbolizes death, mourning,
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  Speaker 1: or evil in many cultures, which can evoke fear or sadness.
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  Speaker 1: A room painted entirely black can feel enclosing or oppressive,
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  Speaker 1: making it easy to lose sense of time and space.
• 40:41
  Speaker 1: Some studies in color psychology found that people associate black
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  Speaker 1: with negative concepts like failure or grief, and wearing black
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  Speaker 1: can increase aggressive feelings slightly. One study noted sports teams
• 40:52
  Speaker 1: in black uniforms had higher penalty rates, speculating the color
• 40:56
  Speaker 1: primed players to be more aggressive or references to judge
• 40:59
  Speaker 1: them harsh. Black's emotional impact is context dependent. In a
• 41:05
  Speaker 1: brightly lit modern gallery, black walls might feel chic and dramatic.
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  Speaker 1: In a dim, small room, the same black might feel
• 41:13
  Speaker 1: cluistrophobic and depressing. Healthcare design generally avoids large areas of
• 41:18
  Speaker 1: black or very dark colors in patient areas because they
• 41:22
  Speaker 1: tend to make spaces feel smaller, gloomier, and can even
• 41:25
  Speaker 1: reduce visibility for those with poor eyesight. Patients and predominantly
• 41:30
  Speaker 1: dark rooms might feel isolated or melancholy. Instead, dark tones
• 41:35
  Speaker 1: like charcoal gray or navy almost black are used only
• 41:38
  Speaker 1: as accents to ground a space not dominated. In traditional
• 41:43
  Speaker 1: healing philosophy, black doesn't usually appear as a therapy color
• 41:46
  Speaker 1: in the positive sense. More often it's a signal of
• 41:49
  Speaker 1: imbalance or a tool for absorption. Is a timisick color,
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  Speaker 1: one that provokes heaviness, lethargy, and inertia. It's considered the
• 41:58
  Speaker 1: least healing color and and aggravate all three doses if overused.
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  Speaker 1: For instance, an aravatic practitioner may advise a depressed individual
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  Speaker 1: hi Kafa Thomas to avoid wearing black or living in
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  Speaker 1: dark spaces because it could worsen their low mood and energy. Instead,
• 42:16
  Speaker 1: they suggest bright, warm colors to uplift. However, black is
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  Speaker 1: not outright bad. In a spiritual sense, black absorbs negativity.
• 42:25
  Speaker 1: That's why in some traditions people wear black when morning
• 42:28
  Speaker 1: to absorb or hide from evil spirits, or why healers
• 42:31
  Speaker 1: might use a black stone like tormaline to draw away
• 42:34
  Speaker 1: pain or illness. Energetically, traditional Chinese medicine associates black with
• 42:39
  Speaker 1: water element in the kidneys. As mentioned earlier, water is
• 42:43
  Speaker 1: the most yin receptive element, and black corresponds to the
• 42:46
  Speaker 1: depths of winter in the fear emotion. In traditional Chinese medicine,
• 42:51
  Speaker 1: a healthy kidney energy gives courage and will. With kidney
• 42:55
  Speaker 1: chi is weak, a person may be overcome by fear. Interestingly,
• 42:59
  Speaker 1: they might might also show very dark circles under their
• 43:02
  Speaker 1: eyes or a dimming of spirit metaphorically under a dark cloud.
• 43:08
  Speaker 1: To balance an excess of water or fear, traditional Chinese
• 43:11
  Speaker 1: medicine practitioners might introduce more of the opposite element fire,
• 43:16
  Speaker 1: which is red, to bring light into the darkness. Yet
• 43:20
  Speaker 1: black also has protective qualities in Chinese culture, the tortoise
• 43:24
  Speaker 1: and the snake of the north representing protection often depicted
• 43:28
  Speaker 1: in black. Feng Shui uses black as grounding absorbent force.
• 43:33
  Speaker 1: A bit of black in a room can anchor the energy,
• 43:36
  Speaker 1: but too much creates stagnation. Esoterically, black is often seen
• 43:41
  Speaker 1: as the color of the unknowable and the absolute. In
• 43:45
  Speaker 1: many mystical traditions, blackness represents the womb of creation, a
• 43:49
  Speaker 1: state of pure potential before light. Think of the black
• 43:52
  Speaker 1: void of space giving birth to stars, of the black
• 43:56
  Speaker 1: soil nurturing seeds. For instance. In Kabbala and some her
• 44:00
  Speaker 1: metic teachings, is an idea of the black light, or
• 44:03
  Speaker 1: prima materia, which is the divine mystery from which all
• 44:06
  Speaker 1: colors eminate. It's said that if one can meditate beyond
• 44:10
  Speaker 1: all form and color, one encounters a comforting, infinite darkness,
• 44:15
  Speaker 1: described not as evil, but as the limitless void of
• 44:18
  Speaker 1: nirvana or the divine feminine. This is quite opposite how
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  Speaker 1: to black is betrayed in mainstream culture, showing the dual
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  Speaker 1: nature of the concept. In are reading, a truly black
• 44:31
  Speaker 1: aura is rare and usually interpretated negatively. It might indicate
• 44:35
  Speaker 1: severe depression, anger, or shielding of one's self. More often,
• 44:39
  Speaker 1: people have grayish or dark patches in the aura, which
• 44:42
  Speaker 1: readers say are energy blockages or illnesses. But some advanced
• 44:47
  Speaker 1: spiritual practitioners deliberately cultivate a cloak of black in their
• 44:51
  Speaker 1: aura as psychic protection, essentially to be invisible to negative forces,
• 44:57
  Speaker 1: in which are ceremonial magic. Black candles and rowbes are
• 45:00
  Speaker 1: used not only for banishing negativity, but also to symbolize
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  Speaker 1: the crone aspect of the goddess wisdom of the dark,
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  Speaker 1: the deep insight that comes from darkness. It's also worth
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  Speaker 1: noting that many monks and nuns wear black habits or
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  Speaker 1: dark brown to signify renunciation of worldly brightness and an
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  Speaker 1: embrace of humility and mystery. Think of the Benedictine monks
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  Speaker 1: or Sufi donning black cloaks in certain orders. Here, black
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  Speaker 1: is a statement of turning inward away from the fleshiness
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  Speaker 1: of life toward the inner light, discernible only in darkness.
• 45:35
  Speaker 1: In practical healing terms, black can be used thoughtfully. Some
• 45:39
  Speaker 1: therapies utilize darkness energy sending someone on a retreat in
• 45:43
  Speaker 1: a pitch black cave or room for several days, a
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  Speaker 1: practice found in Tibetan and Native American traditions. The idea
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  Speaker 1: is that the prolonged darkness can trigger the pineal gland
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  Speaker 1: to produce natural psychoactive compounds like DNT, leading to spiritual
• 45:59
  Speaker 1: visions and psychological rebirth. While extreme, it underscores that dark
• 46:04
  Speaker 1: and light are both needed for balance. More accessible sleep
• 46:08
  Speaker 1: therapists advise keeping bedrooms as dark as possible at night.
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  Speaker 1: Black out curtains to regulate circadian rhythms. Since artificial light
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  Speaker 1: at night disrupts sleep quality, a dark bedroom helps the
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  Speaker 1: body produce melatonin, which not only aids sleep, but has
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  Speaker 1: healing and anti stress effects. So blackness in the right
• 46:26
  Speaker 1: context night is deeply healing and RESTful, but in daytime
• 46:31
  Speaker 1: or living spaces, too much black can dampen one's mood
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  Speaker 1: and energy. We thrive with some color and light around us.
• 46:41
  Speaker 1: And next we have white, the light of clarity and homeness,
• 46:46
  Speaker 1: the opposite end of black. We have white, the union
• 46:49
  Speaker 1: of all colors, the light of purity. White light contains
• 46:53
  Speaker 1: the whole spectrum, and in a sense, it's the completion
• 46:55
  Speaker 1: of color. Physiologically, bright white light is stimul It's the
• 47:00
  Speaker 1: closest analog to daylight, which our bodies evolved under. Exposure
• 47:04
  Speaker 1: to white light, especially full spectrum light that mimics the sun,
• 47:08
  Speaker 1: has potent effects on a circadian biology. It suppresses melatonin,
• 47:13
  Speaker 1: boosts alertness, and can increase serotonin levels. Thereby improving mood.
• 47:19
  Speaker 1: This is why light therapy boxes for a seasonal effective
• 47:22
  Speaker 1: disorder SAD use intense white light to alleviate depression in winter,
• 47:28
  Speaker 1: essentially giving the body an artificial dose of sunshine to
• 47:31
  Speaker 1: reset the eternal clock and uplift the mind. In every
• 47:35
  Speaker 1: day terms, walking into a bright white room can feel awakening,
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  Speaker 1: almost jarring if you came from a dim environment. Heart
• 47:43
  Speaker 1: rate might tick up slightly, and your posture might straighten
• 47:46
  Speaker 1: as your brain registers its time to be awake and vigilant. However,
• 47:51
  Speaker 1: an overabundance of stark white can also be disorientating or
• 47:54
  Speaker 1: stressful in its own way. Our eyes can suffer from
• 47:58
  Speaker 1: glare and all white settings. The nervous system might actually
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  Speaker 1: become anxious if there are no visual anchors or variations.
• 48:05
  Speaker 1: Imagine all white hospital corridor under fluorescent lights. It can
• 48:09
  Speaker 1: feel sterile and unnerving, raising one's guard. This is reflected
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  Speaker 1: in design guidelines. While white is associated with cleanliness, too
• 48:18
  Speaker 1: much stark white in healthcare can cause eye strain, headaches,
• 48:22
  Speaker 1: and a cold emotional impression. Nurses often report that endless
• 48:26
  Speaker 1: white walls make patients feel isolated and unsettled, so modern
• 48:30
  Speaker 1: hospitals tend to use soft or off whites, or blend
• 48:33
  Speaker 1: white with calming colors. Emotionally and culturally, white symbolizes purity, innocence,
• 48:39
  Speaker 1: and new beginnings. In many parts of the world, bridal
• 48:42
  Speaker 1: gowns and baptismal clothes. Being in a white environment can
• 48:46
  Speaker 1: impart a sense of order and simplicity. Think of a
• 48:50
  Speaker 1: sunlit white bedroom with minimal decor, which feels open and peaceful.
• 48:55
  Speaker 1: White reflects light, making spaces appear larger and brighter. Thus
• 49:00
  Speaker 1: it can lift the mood by combating gloominess. Yet if overdone,
• 49:04
  Speaker 1: that same blankness can feel impersonal or uninviting. Hospitals historically
• 49:10
  Speaker 1: were all white walls, sheets, staff uniforms to emphasize sanitation,
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  Speaker 1: but psychologists found that adding some color reduced patient anxiety
• 49:20
  Speaker 1: and made the spaces feel more human. An all white
• 49:23
  Speaker 1: psyche might be symbolized by clarity and virtue, but people
• 49:27
  Speaker 1: can also fear white emptiness. The blank page that induces
• 49:30
  Speaker 1: Ryder's Block diste a white room that feels lonely. In
• 49:35
  Speaker 1: some cultures, white is actually the color of mourning. In
• 49:38
  Speaker 1: parts of East Asia and India, white is worn at
• 49:41
  Speaker 1: funerals to signify the departed. Soul's purity or their return
• 49:44
  Speaker 1: to source. So context flip's meaning white can mean death's
• 49:49
  Speaker 1: parlor as well as life's pristine fresh start. In design
• 49:54
  Speaker 1: and therapy, white and light neutrals are used to create
• 49:57
  Speaker 1: a sense of calm neutrality. A psychotherapy office might have
• 50:02
  Speaker 1: off white walls to avoid any strong color associations that
• 50:05
  Speaker 1: could affect a client's mood. The idea is to provide
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  Speaker 1: a blank but gentle backdrop, letting emotions come without color influence.
• 50:14
  Speaker 1: White combined with natural light is especially uplifting. Architects try
• 50:19
  Speaker 1: to flood clinical spaces with daylight, which is white, because
• 50:22
  Speaker 1: it has been shown to improve patient outcomes and mood.
• 50:26
  Speaker 1: A study in a hospital found patients in rooms with
• 50:28
  Speaker 1: ample natural light hence bright white illumination, had shortest stays
• 50:33
  Speaker 1: and required less pain medication. So white light can indeed
• 50:37
  Speaker 1: be healing. It triggers our innate alignment with a healthy
• 50:41
  Speaker 1: day night cycle, and can reduce depression. An alternative medicine.
• 50:47
  Speaker 1: White is often seen as the color of ultimate healing
• 50:50
  Speaker 1: and purity. Our Veda regards white and gold interestingly as
• 50:55
  Speaker 1: satvic embodying peace, balance and spiritual goodness. Wearing wine, whit
• 51:00
  Speaker 1: is believed to soothe the nerves, calm emotions, and increase
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  Speaker 1: one's satva, clarity and goodness. That's one reason why yoga
• 51:08
  Speaker 1: teaches or practitioners sometimes dressed in white. They say it
• 51:11
  Speaker 1: helps elevate their consciousness and aurror. White is cooling and
• 51:16
  Speaker 1: calming for the mind, useful for pedotypes in particular, although
• 51:20
  Speaker 1: too much stark white can unground vada if it feels
• 51:23
  Speaker 1: too cold or empty. In traditional Chinese medicines, five elements
• 51:27
  Speaker 1: pure white corresponds to the metal element tied to the
• 51:31
  Speaker 1: lungs and the emotion of grief. Metal and white is
• 51:35
  Speaker 1: about clarity, righteousness, but also letting go the lungs, letting
• 51:40
  Speaker 1: go of breath, autumn leaves falling. In traditional Chinese medicines,
• 51:45
  Speaker 1: five elements. Pure white corresponds to the metal element tied
• 51:49
  Speaker 1: to the lungs and the emotion of grief. Metal and
• 51:52
  Speaker 1: white is about clarity, righteousness, but also letting go the lungs,
• 51:56
  Speaker 1: letting go of breath. In traditional Chinese medicine, a preference
• 52:01
  Speaker 1: for white or an all white complexion can indicate a
• 52:04
  Speaker 1: mental imbalance, perhaps a person who is too rigid or
• 52:08
  Speaker 1: experiencing on resolved grief. The healing for that might ironically
• 52:12
  Speaker 1: be to add some color, like gentle earth tones to
• 52:15
  Speaker 1: bring warmth. However, white is also protective. In traditional Chinese medicine,
• 52:21
  Speaker 1: practitioners wear white coats masks, not just for hygiene, but
• 52:25
  Speaker 1: symbolically to ward off disease influences. In nature belief, evil
• 52:29
  Speaker 1: spirits and sickness demons were repelled by bright light colors. Spiritually,
• 52:37
  Speaker 1: white is the color of the divine light and completeness.
• 52:40
  Speaker 1: It's often said to contain all other colors as a
• 52:42
  Speaker 1: prism shows. Many spiritual experiences are described as encounters with
• 52:47
  Speaker 1: brilliant white light, from near death experiences to enlightenment moments
• 52:51
  Speaker 1: where one sees the light. The crown chakra is frequently
• 52:56
  Speaker 1: depicted as a blinding white or violet white light, representing
• 53:00
  Speaker 1: pure consciousness and connection to the divine. When this chakra
• 53:05
  Speaker 1: is fully open, one is said to experience unity with
• 53:08
  Speaker 1: all existence, symbolized by white light, merging the spectrum of
• 53:12
  Speaker 1: individuality into oneness. In religious art, holy figures are shown
• 53:17
  Speaker 1: with white or golden halos, signifying their illumined nature. Angels
• 53:23
  Speaker 1: and heavenly beings are imagined in white robes, emanating light.
• 53:26
  Speaker 1: The use of white in rituals, white candles, white ultar
• 53:30
  Speaker 1: clothes usually denotes purification. For example, many energy healers will
• 53:36
  Speaker 1: envision a column of white light pouring down through a
• 53:39
  Speaker 1: person's crown chakra to cleanse and heal their entire body,
• 53:43
  Speaker 1: often as a final step of a chakra balancing session,
• 53:46
  Speaker 1: or where readers interpret a white aura as one of
• 53:49
  Speaker 1: a highly spiritual person, someone who might be on the
• 53:52
  Speaker 1: verge of a spiritual breakthrough, or who is very pure hearted.
• 53:57
  Speaker 1: A bright white aura is rare and seen in advanced meditators, healers,
• 54:02
  Speaker 1: or occasionally in newborn or children. Some say it's the
• 54:05
  Speaker 1: mark of a new soul, fresh from the source. It
• 54:09
  Speaker 1: can also indicate a temporary state after a powerful meditation retreat,
• 54:14
  Speaker 1: a person might have a white gold glow before its settles.
• 54:18
  Speaker 1: White in the aura can also represent protection. Some people
• 54:22
  Speaker 1: consciously surround themselves with an imagined white light shield to
• 54:26
  Speaker 1: keep negativity out, a common practice taught in metaphysical circles.
• 54:31
  Speaker 1: Of course, too much white light can be harsh spiritually
• 54:35
  Speaker 1: or physically, just as staring at the sun can blind.
• 54:39
  Speaker 1: Being exposed to extremely intense spiritual energy without preparation can overwhelm,
• 54:45
  Speaker 1: hence myths of mortals blinded by seeing God in their
• 54:48
  Speaker 1: full glory. Symbolically, absolute purity is an aspiration, but humans
• 54:53
  Speaker 1: live in a world of color and shadow for a reason.
• 54:55
  Speaker 1: It's how we grow. So while white stands for perfection
• 54:59
  Speaker 1: and homeless, part of its role is to be combined
• 55:02
  Speaker 1: judiciously with other colors in healing. In a practical therapy sense,
• 55:07
  Speaker 1: you wouldn't keep a patient under glaring white lights twenty
• 55:09
  Speaker 1: four to seven. You give them bright light in the
• 55:12
  Speaker 1: morning and soft light in the evening, balancing activity and rest. Similarly,
• 55:17
  Speaker 1: a spiritual teacher might envelop a student in love and light,
• 55:20
  Speaker 1: but also let them wrestle with their own colorful experiences
• 55:23
  Speaker 1: to learn. In summary, white is clarity, unity, and cleanliness.
• 55:30
  Speaker 1: It helps the mind and body reset and recharge, like
• 55:33
  Speaker 1: a fresh snowfall covering the land in silence. It can
• 55:36
  Speaker 1: be both soothing and stark, and thus must be applied
• 55:39
  Speaker 1: thoughtfully as the canvas upon which other therapeutic colors can dance.
• 55:44
  Speaker 1: A white environment with touches of nature, plants, and sunlight
• 55:48
  Speaker 1: often strikes the ideal healing note. Clean and uplifting, yet
• 55:52
  Speaker 1: still connected to life. We strive for the balance of
• 55:55
  Speaker 1: white's clarity with the warmth of other hues. That way,
• 55:59
  Speaker 1: healing spaces neither overstimulate nor alienate. Having explored each major
• 56:07
  Speaker 1: colour's influence, let's step back and look at how color
• 56:10
  Speaker 1: is intentionally used in therapeutic settings, from hospitals and clinics
• 56:14
  Speaker 1: to meditation holes and wellness spas. These environments often put
• 56:18
  Speaker 1: the science and spirit of color into practice in tangible ways,
• 56:21
  Speaker 1: creating spaces that catalyze healing, relaxation, or focus by their
• 56:25
  Speaker 1: very hues. Modern hospitals have become keenly aware that colour
• 56:31
  Speaker 1: is not just decorative, but can directly affect patient well being.
• 56:35
  Speaker 1: As we saw, colors like blues and greens are heavily
• 56:37
  Speaker 1: favored in patient rooms and recovery areas because they forster
• 56:41
  Speaker 1: calm and reduce anxiety. It's been documented that patients surrounded
• 56:45
  Speaker 1: by soft green or blue tones experience lower stress and
• 56:49
  Speaker 1: even report less perceived pain. A pioneering study in a
• 56:53
  Speaker 1: surgical ward found that simply painting the walls a pale
• 56:56
  Speaker 1: greenish blue and adding nature art versus dark white walls
• 57:01
  Speaker 1: led to patients needing fewer pain medication and feeling more
• 57:04
  Speaker 1: satisfaction with their care. Hospital designers thus often use a
• 57:09
  Speaker 1: palette of healing colors, gentle blues, greens, and earthly neutrals.
• 57:14
  Speaker 1: These create a non stimulating, restorative atmosphere that can lower
• 57:18
  Speaker 1: blood pressure and muscle tension, aiding recovery. In contrast, over
• 57:24
  Speaker 1: stimulating hues like vivid red or intense yellow or avoided
• 57:27
  Speaker 1: in large areas. As noted, a big splash of red
• 57:31
  Speaker 1: in a hospital could increase heart rate and agitation, the
• 57:34
  Speaker 1: opposite of what you want in say a cardiac unit,
• 57:38
  Speaker 1: so red might only appear as small accents or an
• 57:41
  Speaker 1: emergency signage when an alert is needed. Not on walls
• 57:45
  Speaker 1: or betting yellow are used very sparingly, perhaps in a
• 57:49
  Speaker 1: pastel form for a cheerful note, but designers ensure it's
• 57:53
  Speaker 1: balanced with plenty of calming tones to prevent eye fatigue
• 57:56
  Speaker 1: or irritation. Interestingly, some psychiatric facilities in prisons experimented with
• 58:03
  Speaker 1: Baker Miller Pink, a specific bubblegum pink paint, in the
• 58:07
  Speaker 1: nineteen seventies and eighties, after early reports claimed that dramatically
• 58:11
  Speaker 1: calmed aggressive behavior. There are anecdotes of agitated inmates or
• 58:16
  Speaker 1: patients becoming more docile after fifteen minutes in a pink room.
• 58:20
  Speaker 1: This drunk tank pink phenomenon sparked a trend of pink
• 58:24
  Speaker 1: holding cells. There are anecdotes of agitated inmates or patients
• 58:30
  Speaker 1: becoming more docile after fifteen minutes in a pink room.
• 58:34
  Speaker 1: This drunk tank pink phenomenon sparked a trend of pink
• 58:38
  Speaker 1: holding cells. Follow Up research showed mixed results. The calming
• 58:43
  Speaker 1: effect might be brief or psychological, but a few mental
• 58:46
  Speaker 1: health centers still used gentle pink in seclusive rooms to
• 58:50
  Speaker 1: reduce tension. Pink is essentially a diluted red with white,
• 58:54
  Speaker 1: so it seems to initially soothe by engaging that energy
• 58:57
  Speaker 1: of red in a soft, maternal way. Yet prolonged exposure
• 59:01
  Speaker 1: could reverse the effect as the nervous system adapts. This
• 59:06
  Speaker 1: tort designers to use even calming colors intelligently. Duration and
• 59:11
  Speaker 1: context matter. A burst of a particular color can do
• 59:14
  Speaker 1: one thing in the short term and another if constant.
• 59:18
  Speaker 1: Lighting is another critical dimension in healthcare color design. Many
• 59:22
  Speaker 1: hospitals now use tunable lighting systems that can shift color
• 59:26
  Speaker 1: temperature over the day, bright bluish white light, and daytime
• 59:29
  Speaker 1: to keep patients alert and orientated in soft amber light
• 59:32
  Speaker 1: and evenings to encourage rest and melatonin release. Some nick
• 59:37
  Speaker 1: us have dim red lights at night to protect premature
• 59:40
  Speaker 1: infants developing vision and circadia rhythms. We also see blue
• 59:44
  Speaker 1: light therapy in a very direct medical use, treating newborn
• 59:48
  Speaker 1: jaundice with blue light, which breaks down belirubin in the skin.
• 59:52
  Speaker 1: This is a straightforward biochemical effect of color blue frequencies
• 59:56
  Speaker 1: interacting with molecules and shows that color literally can save
• 1:00:00
  Speaker 1: lives in some cases. On the other end of life,
• 1:00:03
  Speaker 1: eldercare facilities incorporate a lot of warm whites and soft
• 1:00:07
  Speaker 1: colors to provide comfort and compensate for aging eyes, which
• 1:00:11
  Speaker 1: see colours as duller. A high contrast but non glaring
• 1:00:14
  Speaker 1: environment is key. Some memory care units for dementia patients
• 1:00:18
  Speaker 1: use color hues to help with orientation. Each floor might
• 1:00:22
  Speaker 1: have a signature color bright but not harsh, so residents
• 1:00:26
  Speaker 1: can more easily remember and find their way, like You're
• 1:00:29
  Speaker 1: on the green floor with the green doors, etc. That
• 1:00:33
  Speaker 1: deliberate use of familiar, pleasant colors can reduce confusion and
• 1:00:36
  Speaker 1: agitation in dementia care. Outside conventional medicine, spas and holistic
• 1:00:42
  Speaker 1: wellness centers often explicitly incorporate chromotherapy color therapy techniques. It's
• 1:00:49
  Speaker 1: not uncommon for a yoga studio or meditation center to
• 1:00:51
  Speaker 1: have a chakra color theme. Perhaps each wall is painted
• 1:00:55
  Speaker 1: a gradient of the rainbow, or the lighting shifts through
• 1:00:57
  Speaker 1: the seven chakra colors. During guided metaieations. The idea is
• 1:01:02
  Speaker 1: to activate or cleanse each energy center in turn, bathing
• 1:01:05
  Speaker 1: in a red light to feel grounded at the start
• 1:01:07
  Speaker 1: of a practice, moving up the violet for spiritual connection
• 1:01:10
  Speaker 1: by the end. Some meditation rooms use stained glass windows
• 1:01:15
  Speaker 1: or led lamps that cast subtle color patterns. For instance,
• 1:01:19
  Speaker 1: a meditation hole might have an indigo blue domed ceiling
• 1:01:22
  Speaker 1: with tiny lights evoking a night sky to encourage inward focus,
• 1:01:26
  Speaker 1: along with candle light orange for warmth. Salt lamps, which
• 1:01:31
  Speaker 1: glow a soft amber orange, are popular in wellness settings
• 1:01:35
  Speaker 1: for their soothing glow that supposedly also ionizes the air.
• 1:01:39
  Speaker 1: Saunas and experienced showers now sometimes offer a color therapy mode.
• 1:01:44
  Speaker 1: You can bask in a steam room illuminated by rotating
• 1:01:47
  Speaker 1: colors of your choice to match your desired mood. Blue
• 1:01:50
  Speaker 1: to calm, green to balance, red to energize, and so on.
• 1:01:54
  Speaker 1: While the physiological evidence for some claims is limited, users
• 1:01:57
  Speaker 1: often report subjectively feeling that the difference the subjective feeling
• 1:02:02
  Speaker 1: is a big part of healing. If a person believes
• 1:02:05
  Speaker 1: blue light relaxes them, that belief itself can trigger the
• 1:02:08
  Speaker 1: relaxation response. In Ariveda clinics, they practice rang tikitsa color
• 1:02:14
  Speaker 1: healing by various means shining color light through a gem
• 1:02:18
  Speaker 1: filters onto the body, asking patients to visualize certain colors
• 1:02:22
  Speaker 1: of meditation, or even having them wear clothing of specific
• 1:02:25
  Speaker 1: hues daily. For example, an aravatic doctor might advise a
• 1:02:29
  Speaker 1: patient with a hot liver condition peda imbalance causing anger
• 1:02:32
  Speaker 1: and rash to spend twenty minutes each evening sitting under
• 1:02:36
  Speaker 1: a cool green light or gazing at a green landscape
• 1:02:38
  Speaker 1: to harmonize that excessive heat. They might also suggest decorating
• 1:02:42
  Speaker 1: the home and calming blues and greens, avoiding too much
• 1:02:45
  Speaker 1: red or orange in the surrounding until balance is restored.
• 1:02:49
  Speaker 1: In traditional Chinese medicine wellness centers, you might see the
• 1:02:52
  Speaker 1: five element colors used in acupuncture clinics. A lot of
• 1:02:56
  Speaker 1: green plants in decore in spring with element to support
• 1:02:59
  Speaker 1: liver health, Touches of red in summer, fire element to
• 1:03:02
  Speaker 1: invigorate the heart, yellows in the late summer earth to
• 1:03:05
  Speaker 1: comfort the digestion, white and metallic accents in autumn metal
• 1:03:09
  Speaker 1: to inspire the lungs. In deep blue or black in
• 1:03:12
  Speaker 1: winter water to soothe the kidneys. These are subtle symbolic uses,
• 1:03:17
  Speaker 1: a kind of resonance approach rather than a direct psychological one.
• 1:03:21
  Speaker 1: Therapists who specialize in children's therapy often leverage color in
• 1:03:25
  Speaker 1: the playroom. They know that color can influence a child's behavior.
• 1:03:29
  Speaker 1: For instance, too much red or chaotic multicolour might amp
• 1:03:32
  Speaker 1: up hyperactivity, whereas a predominance of blue and green can
• 1:03:36
  Speaker 1: help an anxious child settle and feel safe. Many therapeutic
• 1:03:40
  Speaker 1: preschool classrooms or pediatric therapy clinics use pale blue, greens
• 1:03:44
  Speaker 1: and purples on walls and furniture, aiding pops of warm
• 1:03:47
  Speaker 1: colors only in toys or art areas to spark creativity
• 1:03:50
  Speaker 1: without causing constant overstimulation. Even the color of therapy tools
• 1:03:55
  Speaker 1: is considered. A child with aggression issues might benefit from
• 1:03:59
  Speaker 1: squishing a cool blue stress bowl cool color to cool
• 1:04:02
  Speaker 1: down emotions, while a withdrawn child might respond to a
• 1:04:06
  Speaker 1: bright yellow puppet to subtly cheer and engage them. These
• 1:04:10
  Speaker 1: choices are informed by both experience and emerging research in
• 1:04:13
  Speaker 1: environmental psychology. There are also the self help practice of
• 1:04:18
  Speaker 1: color visualization. Many wellness coaches encourage clients to breathe in
• 1:04:23
  Speaker 1: certain colors during relaxation exercises. For example, if you're anxious,
• 1:04:29
  Speaker 1: you might be guided to close your eyes and imagine
• 1:04:31
  Speaker 1: breathing in a soft blue mist and exhaling out any jagged, red,
• 1:04:35
  Speaker 1: or gray energy. People often report this helps, likely by
• 1:04:39
  Speaker 1: giving a concrete image to the abstract task of releasing stress,
• 1:04:43
  Speaker 1: and because our brains do respond to imagined stimuli similarly
• 1:04:47
  Speaker 1: to real ones, Visualizing color can induce psychological changes. For example,
• 1:04:53
  Speaker 1: athletes visualizing red or fiery colors often find a burst
• 1:04:56
  Speaker 1: of adrenaline or confidence, whereas those visualizing tones might actually
• 1:05:01
  Speaker 1: calm their heart rate, a kind of placebo effect. Via
• 1:05:03
  Speaker 1: are synesthetic associations in churches, temples, in sacred architecture, colour
• 1:05:09
  Speaker 1: has always played a major role in evoking certain states
• 1:05:11
  Speaker 1: of consciousness. Stained glass windows and Gothic cathedrals bathe interiors
• 1:05:16
  Speaker 1: in rich blues, purples, and reds, which early Christian mystics
• 1:05:20
  Speaker 1: believed were heavenly raised, influencing the soul. Blue glass for
• 1:05:23
  Speaker 1: the divine truth, red glass for the Holy Spirit's fire,
• 1:05:27
  Speaker 1: purple for penance and mystery. Walking into such a cathedral
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  Speaker 1: on a sunny day, one can't help but feel a shift.
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  Speaker 1: The colored light itself creates an atmosphere of awe and reverence.
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  Speaker 1: In contrast, a lot of modern meditation centers, like Zendojo's,
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  Speaker 1: prefer plain white or beige walls. The idea is to
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  Speaker 1: avoid visual distraction entirely, letting the mind become a blank
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  Speaker 1: mirror that in itself is a conscious use of color
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  Speaker 1: or lack thereof, to support a practice of clarity and emptiness.
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  Speaker 1: Beyond explicitly therapeutic settings, the principles of color and psyche
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  Speaker 1: are applied to general environments that affect well being. For example,
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  Speaker 1: some innovative schools pink classrooms different colors depending on the subject.
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  Speaker 1: A soft green for a reading room to aid focus
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  Speaker 1: and reduce eye strain, a gentle yellow for a mathroom
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  Speaker 1: to encourage alert thinking. A creative art room with splashes
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  Speaker 1: of energetic red or orange to stimulate imagination. Orphan spaces
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  Speaker 1: often use blue or green accents in brainstorming areas for
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  Speaker 1: creativity and calm, and may be read in a breakroom
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  Speaker 1: or coffee station for a quick, energizing pick me up.
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  Speaker 1: These choices can improve productivity and reduce stress related issues
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  Speaker 1: in employees. Hospitals have extended this thinking to staff areas too.
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  Speaker 1: Nursing stations might have cool blue green backdrops to help
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  Speaker 1: staff stay calm during long shifts, whereas brakrooms might have
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  Speaker 1: an accent wool and a revitalizing coral or yellow to
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  Speaker 1: combat fatigue during a quick respite. A big trend is
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  Speaker 1: biophilic design, integrating nature's colors and materials for wellness. This
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  Speaker 1: means using lots of greens, plants, living walls, earth tones
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  Speaker 1: like browns and wood textures, and sky tone blues. Because
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  Speaker 1: humans have an innate affinity for the hues of the
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  Speaker 1: natural world, even artwork of landscapes can have therapeutic impact.
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  Speaker 1: A famous study by Roger Ulrich in nineteen eighty four
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  Speaker 1: show that post surgery patients with a window view of
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  Speaker 1: trees healed faster than those looking at a brick wool. Now,
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  Speaker 1: even if a real view isn't available, hospitals install wall,
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  Speaker 1: murals of forests or beaches, effectively coloring the space with
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  Speaker 1: the greens and blues of nature. This nature simulation helps
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  Speaker 1: lower stress indicators in patients and staff alike. In some
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  Speaker 1: therapeutic environments carefully orchestrate color to support healing goals, whether
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  Speaker 1: it's a subtle pastel palette that quietly induces calm or
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  Speaker 1: a dynamic colour changing installation that guides meditation participants through
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  Speaker 1: an inner journey. The use of color is both in
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  Speaker 1: our art and as science. Architecture and healthcare experts are
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  Speaker 1: increasingly collaborating with psychologists and sometimes artists to craft spaces
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  Speaker 1: that feel right for recovery. They rely on evidence like
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  Speaker 1: knowing blue can reduce agitation and promote relaxation, and on
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  Speaker 1: cultural wisdom like understanding that soft pink or lavender can
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  Speaker 1: make a space field nurturing. The result is environments that
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  Speaker 1: almost whisper to the patient's subconscious, encouraging the body to heal,
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  Speaker 1: in the mind to be at peace. As an example
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  Speaker 1: to tie it together, picture a modern holistic wellness center.
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  Speaker 1: The lobby has a fountain with green plants and teal
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  Speaker 1: blue tiles, immediately cooling and refreshing your senses. The waiting
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  Speaker 1: area has chairs upholstered in warm, earthly tones, grounding and comforting.
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  Speaker 1: Soft music plays, while the walls glow with a gentle
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  Speaker 1: amber lad as the afternoon sun filters through some cream curtains.
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  Speaker 1: Each treatment room is painted in a colour suited to
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  Speaker 1: its therapy. A pale violet room for raiky energy healing
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  Speaker 1: to enhance this spiritual vibes, the soft blue room from
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  Speaker 1: massage therapy to deepen relaxation, and may be a cheery,
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  Speaker 1: light yellow room for nutrition counseling to keep clients upbeat
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  Speaker 1: and mentally clear. The mindful arrangements of these colors means
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  Speaker 1: that by the time a client leaves, they have been
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  Speaker 1: enveloped in a full spectrum of healing cues, often without
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  Speaker 1: realizing how each space's colors affected their mood and physiology.
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  Speaker 1: For the better, color is the silent language of the environment,
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  Speaker 1: perpetually communicating with our brains and bodies. As we've journeyed
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  Speaker 1: through reds and blues, greens and purples, it's evident that
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  Speaker 1: colour's affects are both subtly physiological and profoundly symbolic. Modern
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  Speaker 1: science gives us measurable proof our heartbeats quickened in red
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  Speaker 1: rooms and steady and blue ones. A brain waves might
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  Speaker 1: spark with creative theater rhythms under a soft azora light,
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  Speaker 1: or find focus beta clarity on a red background. The
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  Speaker 1: autonomic nervous system dances with the changing use a delicate
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  Speaker 1: push pull of sympathetic excitation and parasympathetic calming that can
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  Speaker 1: be guided by something as simple as the paint on
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  Speaker 1: the walls or the color of the light bulb. Yet,
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  Speaker 1: beyond the metrics of heart rate and hormone levels, colors
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  Speaker 1: carry ages of human story and healing lore. Traditional cultures
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  Speaker 1: wove complex tapestries of meaning. A tumeric yellow to cleanse
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  Speaker 1: and sanctify in Aruveda, a jade green to harmonize liverty
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  Speaker 1: in Chinese medicine, a royal purple to signify spiritual devotion
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  Speaker 1: in a medieval cathedral. These systems recognize that color could
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  Speaker 1: align with moods and energies, anger flaring as red, serenity
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  Speaker 1: descending as blue, growth unfurling as green, and they use
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  Speaker 1: that insight in holistic treatments and rituals. Modern practitioners might
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  Speaker 1: dismiss some older chromotherapy claims, but increasingly even skeptics acknowledge
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  Speaker 1: that if a certain color consistently makes a patient feel
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  Speaker 1: safer or happier, that color is therapeutic in that context. Ultimately,
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  Speaker 1: human experience of color is a synergy of body and mind.
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  Speaker 1: The red you see is not only wave links hitting
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  Speaker 1: the retina. It's also the echo of every fire and
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  Speaker 1: rose in blood and sunset that red has ever been
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  Speaker 1: in your life and culture. The body reacts, the mind interprets,
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  Speaker 1: and the soul perhaps finds meaning. Spiritual teachings on aura
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  Speaker 1: and chakras and another layer suggesting that colors are not
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  Speaker 1: just external stimuli, but intrinsic to our very being and consciousness.
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  Speaker 1: They say we emanate color, that our spirit has hues
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  Speaker 1: which mirror our emotions in development. Whether or not one
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  Speaker 1: believes in auras, it's a beautiful metaphor. A person in
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  Speaker 1: full bloom of love might indeed glow green with heart energy,
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  Speaker 1: and someone in a transcendent meditation may feel enveloped in
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  Speaker 1: brilliant white light. These images remind us that color and
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  Speaker 1: emotion are inseparable in the human imagination. For the documentary
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  Speaker 1: of our lives, color provides the mood lighting we paint
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  Speaker 1: our bedrooms in tranquil tones, hoping for better sleep. We
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  Speaker 1: choose clothing colors to shift our mindset, a power tie
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  Speaker 1: and red for confidence, or a soft blue outfit for
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  Speaker 1: a calm day. Hospitals swap out harsh white for seafoam
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  Speaker 1: green to give patients a sense of hope and ease.
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  Speaker 1: Cities experiment with blue street lights to gently discourage late
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  Speaker 1: night crime by cultivating a commar ambience even when we
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  Speaker 1: close our eyes. We see color in our dreams and meditations,
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  Speaker 1: the mind's way of processing feelings and perhaps healing itself.
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  Speaker 1: In every sunrise and every stained glass window, and every
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  Speaker 1: lush forest and every art therapy studio, colors affect us profoundly,
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  Speaker 1: stimulating our bodies, shaping our moods, and touching our spirits.
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  Speaker 1: They are nature's gifts and a therapist's tool. By understanding
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  Speaker 1: the science of colour, psychology and physiology, and by honoring
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  Speaker 1: the wisdom passed down about colour's role and healing in spirituality,
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  Speaker 1: we can more deliberately surround our ourselves with the hues
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  Speaker 1: that balance us, inspire us, and help us flourish in
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  Speaker 1: the grand spectrum of human experience. Colors alike characters, each
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  Speaker 1: with a voice and purpose. Learning to listen to those voices,
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  Speaker 1: we find that a blue sky can comfort as much
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  Speaker 1: as a kind word, a red scarf can embolden like
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  Speaker 1: a battle cry, a green garden can restore like a
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  Speaker 1: long meditation, and a white candle's flame can symbolize hope
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  Speaker 1: as real as any medicine. Our world is a wash
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  Speaker 1: in this vibrant medicine of light. As we move through
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  Speaker 1: the days, we can take note of how the colors
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  Speaker 1: around this make us feel in the body and mind.
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  Speaker 1: We can tailor our environments, perhaps dimming the lights and
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  Speaker 1: enjoying a wash of gentle purple when stress is high,
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  Speaker 1: or opening the curtains to flood a gloomy room with
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  Speaker 1: golden sunshine when spirits are low, to harness colour's therapeutic effects.
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  Speaker 1: Modern design is increasingly doing just that, creating user friendly
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  Speaker 1: color experiences and home schools, hospitals, and cities that align
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  Speaker 1: with our innate responses. All the while, traditional healers and
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  Speaker 1: spiritual teachers remind us that colour is also a gateway
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  Speaker 1: to inner work. Visualizing colors can shift our mental state,
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  Speaker 1: and understanding our personal resonance with certain colors can reveal
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  Speaker 1: something about our emotional landscape. In the end, the influence
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  Speaker 1: of colors on the human body, nervous system, and psyche
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  Speaker 1: is a testament to our exquisitely tuned nature. We are
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  Speaker 1: quite literally creatures of light. Our very biology converts light
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  Speaker 1: to signals that sustain our rhythms and our sight, and
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  Speaker 1: our hearts and minds convert light to meanings that sustain
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  Speaker 1: our dreams and our cultures. The story of color and
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  Speaker 1: humanity is both scientific and mystical, as rich and varied
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  Speaker 1: as a rainbow. As one poet said, we a rainbow people,
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  Speaker 1: and every color is within us. By embracing that, we
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  Speaker 1: appreciate how the reds, blues, greens, yellows, p purples, blacks
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  Speaker 1: and whites in our lives are not mere backdrops, but
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  Speaker 1: active participants in our health and happiness. The documentary of
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  Speaker 1: color and human life continues to unfold, ever rich, ever fascinating,
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  Speaker 1: a living palate painting the experience of being alive. Hope
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  Speaker 1: you will enjoy this one and until the next one,
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  Speaker 1: everybody be well.