A colour for a sense of direction
Do you know where you want to go in life, which direction you want to take? In my work as a colour coach I come across many clients who find it difficult to actually live according to their heart’s desires. Often they will not give themselves the ‘green light’ to go forward. The colour for knowing and following your heart’s desires is the colour green.
The colour green can be a great support whenever you need to make decisions, especially in matters close to your heart like relationships, family and work. Which direction should I go? Questions we sometimes ask ourselves and is not always easy for everyone to answer. When you struggle with making decisions or finding your personal sense of direction, go out in nature and let yourself be surrounded by the colour green. Let nature’s colour of green help you to make decisions and choices, following your own emotions rather than the opinions of others. The frequence of our heart corresponds with the frequency of the colour green and therefore this colour encourages you to follow your heart’s feelings. ‘Eat your greens’ has been sound advice for generations. Green vegetables are rich in antioxidants and contain important phytochemicals as Vitamin C, flavonoids and carotenoids.
Green vegetables are especially good for heart conditions and lungs.
The colour green is in the middle of the colour spectrum (rainbow) and has a balancing, healing and calming effect on people. This is one of the reasons that operating staff in hospitals often wear green uniforms. Green is also the complementary colour of red and in order to balance the eyes of the operating staff after seeing all that blood (red) the use of green uniforms and / or walls are used in operating rooms.
I came across the following article and want to share it with you.
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New Green Lights May Stop Bird Strikes on Offshore Platforms Land birds migrating at sea during inclement weather frequently become disoriented and are attracted to the lights of offshore oil platforms. In the Gulf of Mexico, a 2005 study showed that as many as 300,000 birds die in collisions with pipes and wires on rigs each year. These deaths could be avoided if it were possible to develop lighting that did not attract birds. Studies indicate that it is the red portion of the spectrum that most attracts and disorients birds. Hence, red or white lighting is disruptive, while blue or green light is much less so. A Dutch petroleum company has teamed up with Phillips Electronic to develop a new light bulb with a greenish light that provides good visibility for workers, yet apparently does not attract birds. The lighting system is currently being tried on one major platform in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. More scientific results will be available after this year’s fall migration to quantify the reduction in birds landing on the platform. More than 380 floodlights have been changed to the new green lights, and far fewer disoriented birds have been observed so far. “This is a good example of how different industrial organizations can jointly solve an environmental problem,” said Michael Fry, ABC’s Director of Conservation Advocacy. “More research is needed to see if these lights really work, and whether or not they can be applied to other uses, such as lighting on communications towers, that also threaten millions of birds.” |
Birds are also influenced by colour and the colour green is helping them to find their ‘migrating sense of direction’. Give yourself the ‘green light’ to go forward in the direction you choose. Whenever you see the traffic light turn green, just think a moment if you are following your heart’s desires! Get out into nature and start wearing a green shirt, top or blouse just to remind you to listen to your own heart and go into the direction of your choice.
