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You are the Colors You Chooose
Red - Orange - Yellow

From Elizabeth Harper, About.com Guest

When colors are combined each influence reflects off the other. Wearing green with red puts a different slant on the meanings. As green means stop and red means go, these colors together can signify a difficult decision, usually involving staying or leaving a situation. Wearing these colors can aid in the decision making process through the vibratory influence of each color.

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Whether it's a date or an interview, think about the impression you want to make. Use this information to plan your wardrobe and achieve the greatest impact. The truth of each color symbolizes potential, the challenges indicate blockage. Wearing a color can stimulate and/or counteract either of these energies. For example, if you are lecturing wear blue, for a steamy night of passion bring out the red dress, and if it's attention you are seeking opt for the limitlessness of yellow. If you wear more than one color combine the meanings and create your own new potentials and challenges.

Red

Symbolizing awakening red exudes power, energy, and a passion for life. Red is known to heal sexual difficulties and anemia.

Truth: movement, new beginnings, decisions, passion, love, energy, life, security.
Challenge: anger, frustration, lethargy, nervousness.

Wear red when:
  • You want your sexuality to exude from your being.
  • Your energy is low and you need a boost.
  • You want to be more assertive and want to make things happen faster.
Do not wear red when:
  • You are feeling nervous
  • You do not want attention
  • You are feeling frustrated and angry with everyone.

Orange

Often worn by eastern aesthetics, orange is associated with vibrant health. It has the same vibrational frequency as DNA, the template of all human cells. This color is known to heal shock.

Truth: creativity, new ideas, confidence, joy, sensuality, ambition, sports, childhood
Challenge: shock, fear of survival, dependency, letting go, control

Wear orange when:
  • You want to have fun and your sensual circuits need the boost.
  • You need to heal your emotions.
  • You want to heighten your creativity.
Do not wear orange when:
  • You want to relax your feminine/masculine charms.
  • You feel restless.
  • You want to take a rest.

Yellow

A color often worn by entertainers, because it makes them stand out in a crowd and confronts the challenge of being center of attention. Yellow is known to heal the digestive tract.

Truth: freedom, optimism, mental activity, concentration, open-mindedness
Challenge: fear, no boundaries, negativity, timidity

Wear yellow when:
  • You need to attend to details.
  • You are studying and need to keep your mind awake.
  • You want to infuse some joy into your life.
Do not wear yellow when:
  • You feel fear.
  • You do not want to be the center of attention.
  • You want to relax your mind.
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