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Colour symbolism

Colour symbolism, colour & personality,
gemstone colour & meaning.

Colour can influence our emotions, our actions and how we respond to various people, things and ideas. Much has been studied and written about colour and its impact on our daily lives.

Many people believe that colours are powers, and that coloured stones are especially powerful. Here are some of the meanings of colours and the energies contained in their corresponding stones.

Red

Red
Symbolizes: action, confidence, courage, vitality

Pink

Pink
Symbolizes: love, beauty

Grey

Grey
Symbolizes: Sorrow, security, maturity

Black

Black
Symbolizes: Earth, stability

White

White
Symbolizes: Purity, Cleanliness

Brown

Brown
Symbolizes: earth, order, convention

Purple

Purple
Symbolizes: Royalty, magic, mystery

Blue

Blue
Symbolizes: youth, spirituality, truth, peace

Green

Green
Symbolizes: life, nature, fertility, well being

Yellow

Yellow
Symbolizes: wisdom, joy, happiness, intellectual energy

Gold

Gold
Symbolizes: Wealth, prosperity, wisdom, success

Orange

Orange
Symbolizes: vitality with endurance

Silver

Silver
Symbolizes: affluence and strength


Colour

Gold

It is no surprise that gold symbolizes wealth. It is also the symbol of good health. People who favour the colour gold are optimistic.
Wearing gold in everyday life increases personal power, and promotes courage, confidence and willpower. Gold chains worn around the neck preserve health.
Put some gold in your life when you want:

  • Increased personal power
  • Relaxation and enjoyment of life
  • Good health
  • Success

Silver

Silver symbolizes calm security, reliability, intelligence, maturity, dignity, solid.
Wear silver to welcome calm into your life. Silver draws negative energy out from the body and replaces it with positive energy.

Red

Red is associated with fiery heat and warmth. Red is the colour of blood, and as such has strong symbolism as life and vitality. It brings focus to the essence of life and living with emphasis on survival. Red is also the colour of passion
Put some red in your life when you want:

  • Increased enthusiasm and interest
  • More energy
  • Action and confidence to go after your dreams
  • Protection from fears and anxieties

Pink

Pink is the colour of universal love. Pink is a quiet colour. Lovers of beauty favour pink. Pink provides feelings of caring, tenderness, self-worth and love, acceptance.
Put some pink in your life when you want:

  • Calm feelings
  • To neutralize disorder
  • Relaxation
  • Acceptance, contentment

Pink gem stone properties

Pink gemstones can be used to promote love, self-worth, order and protection from violence or aggression. Carry or place pink gemstones around your home or office to stimulate love and beauty.

Brown

Brown is the colour of the earth and is associated with the material side of life. Some shades of brown create a warm, comfortable feeling of wholesomeness, naturalness and dependability.
Put some brown in your life when you want:

  • A solid wholesome feeling
  • To blend with the background
  • A connection with natural earth and the stability this brings
  • Orderliness and convention

Brown gem stone properties

Brown gemstones act as a grounding force and promote stability and clear thinking.

Orange

Orange is a power colour. It is a strong healing colour
Orange is associated with the benign warmth of the sun. A dynamic colour. Curiosity is a driving characteristic of orange, and with it comes exploration of new things.
Put some orange in your life when you want:

  • To spice things up when you feel time is dragging
  • To become more involved in something
  • To increase creativity
  • Relief from things becoming too serious

Orange gemstone properties

Orange gemstones contain some of the fiery energies of red, but are gentler with a more creative spirit. They are used to promote personal power and are useful for people who could use more self esteem. Carry or place orange gemstones around your home or office to stimulate creativity, mental quickness, offers the ability to adjust to changes.

Yellow

Yellow is full of creative and intellectual energy. Always use yellow note pads. Yellow symbolizes wisdom. Yellow is joy and happiness. People of high intellect favour yellow. Yellow daffodils are a symbol of unrequited love.
Like the energy of a bright sunny day, yellow brings clarity and awareness.
Put some yellow in your life when you want: clarity for decision-making

  • Relief from 'burnout', panic, nervousness, exhaustion
  • Sharper memory and concentration skills
  • Protection from lethargy and depression during dull weather

Yellow gem stone properties

Carry or wear yellow gemstones to promote the ability to express yourself. They are excellent stones for writers and public speakers to increase eloquence. The yellow stones stimulate movement and mental awareness. They are used to enhance decision making skills.

Blue

Blue is the coolest colour - the colour of the sky, ocean. A calming colour. The ancient Egyptians used lapis lazuli to represent heaven. Blue symbolizes the Virgin Mary. A pure blue is the colour of inspiration, sincerity and spirituality. Blue is calming colour, wear blue gemstones. Using blue to relax will encourage feelings of communication and peace.
Put some blue in your life when you want:

  • Calm and relaxation to counteract chaos or agitation
  • To open the flow of communication
  • To broaden your perspective in learning new information
  • Solitude and peace

Blue gem stone properties

Blue gemstones promote peace and are used to calm ragged emotions. They are used to provide relief to people who have difficulty sleeping or who have nightmares. They offer inspiration and enhance the quality of communication.

Green

Green is the colour of nature, fertility, life. Grass green is the most restful colour. Green symbolizes self-respect and well being. Green is the colour of balance.
Green contains the powerful energies of nature, growth, desire to expand or increase. Balance and a sense of order are found in the colour green.
Put some green in your life when you want:

  • A new state of balance
  • Feel a need for change or growth
  • Freedom to pursue new ideas
  • Protection from fears and anxieties connected with the demands of others

Green gem stone properties

Green gemstones are used to attract money, prosperity and wealth. They are balancing stones that promote growth and fertility. Carry, wear or place green gemstones around your home or office to promote balance, change and growth.

Purple

Purple is the colour of good judgment. It is the colour of people seeking spiritual fulfilment. It is said if you surround yourself with purple you will have peace of mind. Purple is a good colour to use in meditation.
Purple has been used to symbolize magic and mystery, as well as royalty. Being the combination of red and blue, the warmest and coolest colours, purple is believed to be the ideal colour..
Put some purple in your life when you want:

  • To use your imagination to its fullest
  • To re-balance your life
  • To remove obstacles
  • To calm over activity or to energize from depression

Purple gem stone properties

Purple gemstones are associated with mysticism and purification. They are used for meditation and to sharpen psychic awareness, connection with higher self, and to increase imagination and inspiration.

Black

Black is protective, grounding and calming. It activates and strengthens the magnetic, or feminine energies in the body. Black activates the subconscious mind, putting life, and all that goes with it, back into perspective.
Put some black in your life when you want:

  • To become inconspicuous
  • To open the door to mystery
  • To prepare for the unknown
  • A restful emptiness

Black gem stone properties

Black gemstones symbolize self control and resilience. Black stones have protective energies in the sense that black is the absence of light, and therefore, can be used to create invisibility.

White

White is the colour of purity. White means kindness. It can provide clarity as its energy is complete. It holds the potential to move toward new beginnings, and development in any direction.
Put some white in your life when you want:

  • To clear clutter and obstacles away
  • To start a fresh beginning
  • To bring about mental clarity
  • Purification of thoughts or actions

White gem stone properties

White gemstones are ruled by the Moon and are associated with sleep and psychic energy. They are often used for good fortune, protection after dark. The crystal amplifies the powers of other stones. Some say that because white stones contain all the colours, they can act as substitutes for stones of any colour.