The Color Orange 

The color ORANGE is associated with the navel chakra of the body and relates to energy, best described as bliss. When we think of the saffron robes of the Buddhist monks, we begin to get a feel for the deep rapture and insight that this color represents. Orange is often a color that evokes strong feelings, both of like and dislike, which is understandable when we know what its positive as well as its challenging aspects represent. We may be drawn to orange, because it represents who we truly are, or we may be drawn to it, because we have an intense need for it. On the other hand, we may be repelled by it, because we are unwilling to look at our intense need for it. i.e., it represents an area so painful, we are not comfortable looking at it. This situation is true of all the colors, but it is particularly true of orange, because orange’s challenging aspect represents trauma:

Positive Aspects of Orange

* Bliss, rapture
* Deep insight
* Integrity
* Aspiration to our Buddha-like nature
* The sunshine of the soul

Challenging Aspects of Orange

* Trauma, either physical (such as accident, surgery, etc.) or emotional trauma so intense, it has translated to the physical level
* Physical Shock
* “Never well since…” syndromes
* Need for a healing of the past
* Grief at the physical level

If you identify with the challenging aspects, especially if you have ever been involved in a serious accident, had a severe injury, or undergone major surgery, then you are in need of the color orange. It is also extremely helpful in cases of rape, abuse, and deep emotional trauma. It is easy to understand why it may be difficult to like this color at times, because it means we must look at things we often wish to forget about and leave buried, through festering. I urge you to look at what its positive aspects represent—bliss rapture, and deep insight—so that you may learn to appreciate, and work with, this wonderful color.

Donna Reis is a color therapist. Her web site is www.colorvibration.com