Pink

Pink symbolizes unconditional love. Wearing it encourages a sense of affection, increases sensitivity, and challenges you to confront your vulnerabilities.

Truth: unconditional love, affection, flirting, open to love, hearing
Challenge: lack of self-love/self-esteem, healing grief, immaturity, vulnerable

Wear pink when:

• You want to feel feminine and vulnerable.
• You want others to love you instantly.
• You need to concentrate and listen.

Don't wear pink when:

• You feel vulnerable and insecure.
• You are giving all the time and not receiving.
• You feel fragmented.

Brown

The symbolism of color is based in part on the natural world. For instance soil offers some insight into the meaning of brown - needed to grow food, without it we would be challenged to find ways to survive.

Truth: security, practicality, work, money, commitments, determination to succeed
Challenge: loss of security; lack of money; fear of survival

Wear brown when:

• You need to get down to some hard work.
• You want to organize your finances
• You want to feel that everything in your life is going well.

Don't wear brown when:

• You want to expend lots of energy.
• You are feeling too bogged down with things.
• You are not interested in hard work and want to play instead.

Turquoise

Known to enhance healing of the immune system, useful for illnesses such as AIDS. Native Americans use the semi-precious stone Turquoise as an allergy healer, also an autoimmune condition.

Truth: communication, lecturing; media, creativity, immune system healer
Challenge: inability/unwilling to communicate, poor defense, rejection

Wear turquoise when:

• You are lecturing - especially around the throat.
• You want to tap into your creativity through dance, music, art, etc.
• You want to connect with your own spirituality.

Don’t wear turquoise when:

• You feel rejected.
• You don’t want to talk about it!?
• You are more interested in yourself and not others.

About this contributor: Elizabeth Harper is an intuitive counselor, color therapist, healer, teacher, and author of "InTuition," and "Sealed with a Wish." Harper currently works and teaches at The Omega Institute for Holistic Studies in New York State as well as traveling throughout the United States giving workshops and consultations. Her website is www.sealedwithlove.com