Colour Medicine
If I asked you to picture your most favourite colour in the whole wide world, what would you say? And how would you feel? Most likely, that question provokes a moment of creative clarity for you...and you may even feel a sense of calm as you imagine it. 🙃
The psychology of colour theory is a vibrant (😉) study of the effects of colour on human consciousness. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, colour can be diagnostic + therapeutic...meaning: colour theory is put into action!
Read on to learn a little more about the 5 main colours in Traditional Chinese Medicine
🐱🐤🐥🌕☀️🌽 Yellow — While yellow can often be representative of bright sunny pastures in western culture, in Traditional East Asian Medicine yellow is all about the Earth element, the late summer season, contemplation, and even your digestive system.
🐞🦞🌹🔥🍎🌶 Red — Think: Fire, Summer, Heart, Joy and even a little bit of luck. This colour is even considered to represent celebration, vitality and fertility in Chinese culture.
🐭🐑🐇🐚☁️🌬 White — This colour is representative of the Metal element. Meaning: the Autumn season, the Lung organ, and the embodiment of grief and sadness. I
🐸🦖🐊🌲🍀🐢 Green — Green with envy, anyone? In TCM, Green is all about the Wood element, the Spring season, and the Liver organ. Emotionally, green is representative of anger. (And newsflash: While “anger” may seem culturally negative, it has absolute therapeutic power!)
🐜🕷🐃🐾🌑🌚 Black — The depth of this colour in infinite. In Chinese Medicine, black relates to the Water element, the Winter season, and the Kidneys. Emotionally, its associated with willpower and the fear often associated with that will.