Yellow is clarity, wisdom, joy & happiness. Surround yourself with Acacia flowers to promote friendship and beauty. When you feel confused, nervousness gets a hold on you, studying becomes a problem or you experience digestive disorders, yellow is the colour to use. When an important decision needs to be made, wear yellow. It’s also a good time to add a piece of yellow lemon rind to your water, which will remind you of your purpose. Yellow is associated with travel and movement so do wear this colour if dreaming of a holiday somewhere special.

Orange is joy, vitality & endurance. Meditate next to your Strelitzia or place Marigold flowers in a vase to promote a sense of freedom and gain a good perspective on your life, thereby ensuring happiness and endless creativity. When you feel bored or weary, have resentments or find yourself taking yourself too seriously, add orange to your day. Orange assists you in letting go of past issues. It also helps to wear orange to keep yourself balanced. Orange has such a positive energy that you can draw on this to attract towards yourself that which you desire.

Indigo is intuition, meditation, deep contemplation. Placing a bunch of cornflowers in your living area creates an aura of refinement and honesty offering your inner being the chance to delicately probe that which needs working on. When you feel you need to focus on those personal issues or you have a deep need to quieten the brain and gain an inner sense of perception, indigo is the colour to surround yourself with. Indigo helps you to find the peace and relief needed to cope with the everyday.

White is transformation, purity & cleanliness. Talking and interaction with Chamomile or Elderflowers creates the energy you need to activate your inner workings. Wearing white brings a feeling of being special to you. It represents the divine, but can also represent death, which in itself is a new beginning. When you feel cluttered by both physical and mental objects, wearing white clears the vision and makes the task at hand seem a pleasure. White brings you into contact with the energies of your life force, bringing with it the confidence to make those changes.

Pink is love & beauty. The delicately hanging Fuchsia flowers promote feelings of peace and love in the home environment. Pink is confidence forming, allowing you to support yourself in your endeavours. It is a wonderful colour to wear when you feel aggressive, as pink does tend to balance out your fears, replacing them with clarity and determination. Pink is a valuable aid in mediation and meditation and used in visualisation techniques this colour has the ability to calm tense situations, especially in the family environment.

Purple is dignity and releasing, magic & mystery. Gather hyssop or lavender flowers to place around your meditation area to cleanse and create the sound of silence. Wearing purple can aid the natural ability of the body to heal itself. It also assists in removing those obstacles from your life and restores the internal balance needed to forge ahead. Purple helps with hyperactivity and placing lavender flowers next to your bed or under your pillow at night is a good recipe for restlessness and can also help with insomnia. Purple helps us in times of spiritual distress.

Green is balance, life, nature, fertility & well being. Place a Fern pot plant in your meditation space when seeking the sincerity of your heart. A potted Bay Leaf on the patio or balcony brings strength to adventure further. Wear green when you fear to allow changes in your life, when you feel trapped by your inner fears and when you need to actually make that change. So if you feel restricted or trapped, surround yourself in or with greenery, and for the moment, set yourself free. Green is all about love and growth.

Red is energy, action, confidence, courage & vitality. Red Roses stimulates desire and red carnations will assist you in relieving heartache. So when you feel no interest in life, feel over tired and constantly feel insecure, then red is the colour to bring that vibrancy back into your life. Surround yourself with your red scarf of confidence and go forth to do that which needs to be done. Grab hold of life and understand what it is to be alive, but remember that red is fire and too much burns! Red brings your inner power to the fore, so do focus on using it wisely.

Blue is communication, spirituality, truth & peace. Grow a hanging basket of Lobelia to assist with the removal of negative energy in your living area. When facing chaotic situations, or when you have a need for deep reflection, wearing blue is the answer. Blue relieves the constant barrage of thoughts that accompany us each day, helping to bring relief from the excesses of daily strivings and allowing us to communicate not only with others, but with ourselves. When wisdom is needed and the spirit feels heavy, then blue is the colour you need.

Gold is wealth, prosperity & wisdom. Chrysanthemum flowers are associated with abundance, cheerfulness and optimism and some are indeed golden! When you feel the need to relax and enjoy life and start removing your inner doubts, gold is the colour you need. Wearing gold assists you with those goals that you set, prompting you to get your priorities in order. It brings confidence and the necessary ambitious drive by creating internal harmony. Gold reduces stress and has a positive effect on the immune system. Gold represents ambition and achieving goals.

Brown is earth and order. The colour of the soil without which, we would be sorely tried to live. Place a Kalahari Picture Rock in your room to both ground and enhance your meditations. Brown is the colour of disguise, so if you’re feeling otherwise and wish to keep to yourself wearing brown can be to your advantage. Brown is a warm colour and adding a few brown items such as scatter cushions in your room brings a homely energy into your life. It also assists you to transform those parts of your life where needed, gently carrying you through the turbulence.

Black is earth & stability. It is also the mysterious or hidden. Yet without the blackness of night, would we see the stars? Black helps us prepare for what is ahead. While black can represent the darkness, it also brings dreams of fulfillment. As black absorbs so many energies, winter is the time to add a little black to create positive movement. Black assists in bringing an end to one matter thereby opening the way for new beginnings.

Gray is security & maturity. Adding a grey item to your attire is used where you are dealing with other people who need reassuring or just a quick move in the right direction! Some pot plants display a silvery grey foliage so adding this to your area keeps your thoughts in check and holds you to your truth and the promises that you made to yourself. Grey also gives protection to the meditative traveler.