BLUE General Aspects
BLUE [ relaxing ]
The colour of wisdom, truth and integrity. It moderates energy and represents a calm mental image, refreshing, cooling and relaxes the whole body.
Trusting. Serene. Consistent. Similar to the earthy colour brown, blue is related to the sky and water, both dependable constants in our lives.
Blue is one of the most popular colours. It causes the opposite reaction as red. Peaceful, tranquil blue causes the body to produce calming properties.
VENUS the planet of love and affection. where as Light Blue is associated with Jupiter. It is the planet of expansion, joy, happiness and prosperity. It gives a very philoshyphical. Blue is the colour of the sky and the sea. True to their quality it represents depth, trust and imagination. It is the colour of the poets and the creative mind. It also signifies concentration, cooling and sedative. Excessive use of blue leads to melancholic symbolization. Psychologically the blue represent trust and cleanliness besides order and security.
Blue conveys importance and confidence. Long considered a corporate colour, blue, especially darker blue, is associated with intelligence, stability, unity, and conservatism.
A deep royal blue or azure conveys richness and perhaps even a touch of superiority. Combine a light and dark blue to convey trust and truthfulness. Create a conservative but sophisticated look with subtle contrast by combining light and dark shades of blue.
Mix the colour of blue with green for a natural, watery palette. Add gray for understated elegance.
Sky blue and robin’s egg blue, especially when combined with neutral light brown, tans, or beige are environmentally friendly colour combinations.
Throw in a dash of blue to cool down a hot red or orange scheme. Grab attention with the contrast of blue and yellow.
Dark blue with white is fresh, crisp and nautical. Use dark blue with metallic silver accents for an elegantly rich appearance.
Blue: Cool blue is perceived as trustworthy, dependable, fiscally responsible and secure. Strongly associated with the sky and sea, blue is serene and universally well-liked. Blue is an especially popular colour with financial institutions, as its message of stability inspires trust.
Blue is a calming and peaceful colour.
Blue is the colour of expression so when it appears in the aura you may be dealing with a teacher, someone who does public speaking, or perhaps someone who is simply self-expressed.
People with a great deal of blue are often very sensitive to and supportive of others.
- Seen in the aura, the lighter shades, it generally reflects a good imagination, creativity, good intuition and clairaudience.
- Soft blue indicates peacefulness, clarity and communication.
- The deeper shades of blue can signify loneliness.
- The muddier shades of blue in the aura can indicate that the person has blocked perceptions; they worry, are over sensitive and are full of fear.
- A dull, muddy blue indicates a fear of the future; fear of self-expression; fear of facing or speaking the truth, blocked perceptions, worrying and over sensitivity.
BLUE 5th Chakra/Energy Centre Throat (High Chakra)
Element: Water / Sound
Objective: Speaking skills, articulation coming from the centre of your willpower, listening and being heard, communication and expressing your truth.
Aligned with the planets Mercury and Neptune
VENUS the planet of love and affection. Whereas Light Blue is associated with Jupiter. The planet of expansion, joy, happiness and prosperity.
It gives philosophical wisdom. Blue has a pacifying effect on the nervous system and brings great relaxation, inducing sleep and rest.
It suppresses negative tendencies and do not like to offend or displease others. Soft spoken gentle and considerate, they appreciate nature’s beauties and refine good taste in all kinds of creative, artistic endeavours.
The Basic Meaning of the Colour Blue is Mental Healing, knowledge, speech and communication and creative Abilities. Oriented Self Expression. The blue hues fill our visions and it indicates our willingness to see solutions in everything.
This is a mentally-relaxing colour. ideal for hyper-active children. Connects us to holistic thought, and gives us wisdom.
Blue increases career, finances, and leadership qualities and it is the colour of healers, it is a natural antiseptic. Loyal, trustworthy, tactful, affectionate, inspiring, inventive, caring, healing, calm and cautious. Tranquillity, Intuition, serenity, cool, refreshing, imaginative, motivated, dynamitic, peaceful, forgiveness, patience. Spirituality, contemplation, mystery, soothing, stable, classic, protective and patience.
Light blue crystals like aquamarine, blue quartz, and blue lace agate relate to our creativity and communication with others.
Blue is conductive to draw in businesses and as such is a good colour for banks and financial institutions.
When in combination with white or grey, they become victims of temptations.
Red and Black with Blue brings about good cheer in public relationships and in the entertainment field. Not or never to be used in the area of spiritualism or anything in connection with higher learning. Likewise orange and black is not recommended for humanitarian works.
When combined with colours in the red-orange spectrum, blue can awaken artistic expression and inspiration.
Related organs: The mouth, throat, thyroid, lungs, parathyroid, thyroid and endocrine glands. Blue gemstones relieve headaches and migraines, earaches, fevers, high blood pressure, eye strain and sore throats, laryngitis.
When your Throat Chakra is opened
You are comfortable speaking your truth, you experience others listening to you and you feel that you are heard and honoured for your truth.
When your Throat Chakra is closed or blocked
You are afraid to speak up and say what you want or feel, going along with others so you don’t upset anyone, you get sore throats often and feel like your throat is blocked. You will experience - Difficulty in communication our thoughts, and manipulative in our speech. This can result in headaches and tension within the neck and shoulder muscles, colds, thyroid or hearing problems. Due to the above it causes emotional problems in your relationships to other people. The upper digestive tract can be affected by imbalance in this area.
Associated problems: Thyroid problems - over active/under active; Anorexia nervosa (this is a multi-chakra problem but has a strong connection to the throat chakra); asthma; bronchitis; hearing problems; tinnitus - may also be connected to problems with the brow chakra; problems of the upper digestive tract; mouth ulcers, sore throats, tonsillitis.
Blue Stones - Aquamarine, Blue Aventurine, Blue Fluorite, Blue Lace Agate, Blue Quartz, Blue Topaz, Blue Tourmaline, Celestite, Lapis Lazuli, Sodalite, Amethyst, Amazonite, Amber, Aquamarine, Azurite, Blue Obsidian, Blue Tourmaline, Blue Turquoise, Celestite, Chrysocolla, Indicolite, Iolite, Kunzite, Larimar, Lepidolite, Blue Sapphire, Zircon. Apatite, Aqua Aura, Blue Tiger Eye, Blue Kyanite, Blue Calcite, Angelite.
Blue-green, or Turquoise promotes intuition. Turquoise is also the colour of communication.
Too Much Blue in your life can result in becoming melancholy, dogmatic, negative, arrogant, self-righteous, and self centred. You may talk too much, speak negatively/harshly, and gossip about others. Can be domineering, fanatical, prone to over-reacting, hyperactive. Too much Blue-green and we can become over-analytical, fussy and egocentric, pushing your heart out of the way and letting logic make all of your decisions.
Negative aspects of blue: - unfaithful- untrustworthy - self-righteous - cold
Not Enough Blue
Too little blue in your life can result in becoming withdrawn and depressed, timid, manipulative, unreliable, stubborn, devious, suspicious and resistant to change, clinging to tradition. You may feel scared, weak, cannot express thoughts, inconsistent, dependent, lack creative expression, and have suppressed or swallowed feeling. Too little blue-green and we can become secretive, closed, confused about what we want, and possibly sneaky or a bit paranoid. This is very different from being shy.
Essential Oils & Flowers - cinnamon, vanilla, cypress, sandalwood, rosemary
It is said that blues should not be used in rooms that is used for physical activities or play.
Common Name | Location | Physical Governing | Emotional Governing | Sense | Element | Seat |
Throat Chakra | Laryngeal plexus | Thyroid | Self-expression, speech | Ether | Creative expression, communication | |