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Color Continuum

Colors add something to life which cannot bephilosophy is that as each object, regardless
attained by any other mean, we simply makeof its size, shape and weight, has got its
our life colorful, we skill our dreamsown frequency and wavelength, same is the
colorful and skill our ideas colorfully allcase with colors, every color has got
the time. Life can never be monochrome orspecific frequency, therefore, if we could
even black and white, it has more than sevenget the true calculations based on different
colors, more than 256 shades, more thanfrequency, we can use a certain color to
thousands of tones and more than hundreds ofattain desired results from healing a
thousands tinges.We see, absorb, react,bacteria infected wound to a viral disease,
understand and communicate colors fromby knowing the bacteria and virus
centuries. Even before the creation of properfrequencies, or getting rid of the irritating
verbal language or dexterity shapes, colorpain causing elements or ironic
were the basic and most true expression ofsituations.Apart from medical scenario,
human activity and emotion. Being the mostpsychological problems are more vulnerable to
enchanting gift of nature, colors might havecolors and color consultants are sure to
attracted human beings at the largest scaleprovide all sorts of comfort to a worried
in this universe right there at beginning toperson  through  the correct choice of color.
ponder over, adopt and be familiar with. This
oldest relationship is still as strong as itColors are categorized generally in two
was ever before, after centuries of rapidlybasic  groups:  Warm  and  Cool.
evolution of life and life style, social,
economical, psychological, philosophical andOut of general spectrum of seven colors,
rationale, colors got more and more attentionRed, Orange and Yellow are taken as warm
of all the theories, inventions andcolors while; Blue, Purple, Turquoise and
discoveries.From the clay toys to theGreen are considered as cool ones.Red range
electronically enhanced play stations, fromof colors (red, orange, yellow) is viewed as
the graffiti in Stone Age caves to the modernactive and exciting whereas, Blue range
billboards and from the invention of wheel to(blue, purple, turquoise, green) comes under
the blowing space shuttles, colors neverthe label of soothing and passive. Even
missed  their  place.physiological tests have affirmed the same
idea by claiming that Red hues increase
Meditations to industrial revolution, thestimulate the autonomic nervous system and
man has gone through many phases of knowingboost bodily tension as Cool hues act the
thy inner-self through mythology, religion,other  way  round.
creed, ethics, philosophy and ideology, but
was never running short of colors, either atAn interesting study claims that babies cry
realistic level or the suggestive andmore frequently in yellow rooms,
symbolic altitude.Sun is the only and mostweightlifters perform better in rooms painted
crucial source of light and heatblue, color consultants also claim that in
indispensable for life in the lap of mothercolors used in certain environment can have
earth and sunlight with all colors folded inimpact on the emotions and performance of
it, is a blessing without any comment whilepeople living within.One should not mix up
it is proven that our skin and eyes need atthe psychological, cultural, religious and
least two hours exposure to sunlight forpolitical expression through colors since
better health, modern lifestyle due to itseach scenario sees each color in a different
architectural requirements and social lifeway. Moreover, symbolic denotation is very
style has deprived us of this basic need inmuch different from of the psychological one
most of the metropolitan cities around theas symbolically, red for its illusive
globe, that has forced us to naturist parks,characteristic of appearing nearer than all
beaches and abodes which are alreadyother colors, is used to denote danger while
controversial and unacceptable in most partsin color psychology, yellow and black are
of the world. But sunlight is inevitable;used for the same purpose. Similar, is the
there is no refute about it, so indispensablecase with green, denoting envy in many
become the colors entrenched incultures symbolically, but associated with
sunlight.Modern research has changed many oldbalance in color psychology.Culturally
theories and concepts in total, but it hasdifferent theories and ideologies are applied
put more stress and emphasis on the nature,colors as various cultures make out colors
influence and impact of colors as an entitydifferently; in South Asia, Green is
vital  in  human  life from start to the end.associated with Islam, blue with Krishna( a
powerful god of Hindu mythology), red is
Human behaviour and feelings are studied intaken a symbol of purity while yellow stands
terms of their exposure to different colorsfor the status of Imperial Color. Whereas, in
and the impact colors might cause at the rootChina red is associated with celebration and
level. Today, modern man is pretty muchprosperity, white for mourning and death in
familiar with Color Therapy, Color Psychologycontrary to black that is the most common
and Color Consultancy. Although thesecolor of mourning and death around the globe.
therapies are very old and were in practiceIn Europe colors are strongly bracketed
in Egyptian age, but the scientific reasoningtogether with political movements and
and principles are derived and worked onparties, in European countries black is the
later in 19th century.In ancient time, therecolor for Conservatism, brown is still
were a strong belief that wearing a jewelassociated with Nazis while, Socialism
with a specific gemstone of a particularembraces red.Although color psychology is
color can add success, happiness and serenityrelatively new area of scientific research as
in life, today it is discovered that wearingcompare to the ancient Chinese, Egyptians and
a certain color wrist-band or exposure to aIndians who had strong belief in technique of
certain color light can really make ahealing with colors, chromo-therapy.
difference in life, the reasoning behind this



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