Spiritual Meaning Of Colors: Green
Green: Green is the first in the line of cool colors that calm and give rest to the human organism. It is the one that is actually at the center of the spectrum. It brings balance and alignment of life’s material and spiritual aspects. It is a harmonizing factor between the warm colors and the cools colors. It is no wonder that most of nature is green, as it is such a balancing color between physical beingness and spiritual beingness. Green promotes humankind’s physical maturation with spiritual maturation. When these two aspects are aligned, it is a force to be reckoned with in the universe. Green is the color most commonly associated with the mother earth and fertility (as well as the earth element). The color green represents abundance, stability, hope, self-respect, healing, and harmony. According to Richard Cavendish, editor in chief of Man Myth And Magic, Vol 2 (1985), green represents calming, sympathy, and possessiveness. Ancient Greeks used the color green to represent victory, while the people of Scotland used green to symbolize honor. (www.factmonster.com)
Green is the color of balance and represents the master healer and life force. With green, life is rejuvenated and stimulated. It is a powerful magnetic color that attracts positive power and is a strong healing ray. It is a color of health and vitality. It alleviates strain through balancing, rather than through stimulation as the warm colors do. It relaxes the nervous system and is a good color for tension control. Green eases emotional and mental states of distress, which in turn cause physical illnesses. Deep emotional wounds can especially be healed with green. Ted Andres, in his book How To Heal With Color (1992), states, green “balances our energies, and it can be used to increase our sensitivity and compassion. It has a calming effect, especially for inflamed conditions of the body. It is soothing to the nervous system… Green can be used to awaken greater friendliness, hope, faith and peace. It is restful and re-vitalizing to over-taxed mental conditions,” balancing to the autonomic nervous systems, and healing for cardiac conditions, high blood pressure, ulcers, exhaustion, and headaches. However, “it should NEVER be used in cancerous tumors or anything of a malignant nature, as green also stimulates growth.” Green assists in the healing of headaches, anxieties, high blood pressure, nerves, and ulcers.
Some gemstones that can be used to exemplify the qualities of green are green jade, emerald, malachite, tourmaline, peridot, chrysoprase, and aventurine (www.crystal-cure.com). According to www.crystal-cure.com, “For healing, green is used to balance the vibrations of the nervous system. It is said to aid any heart problem or blood pressure disorder. It is also used to restore tired nerves and will help those in need of more energy.” If a person has a strong green point in their aura they are natural healers (www.thiaooba.com). The Heart Chakra is green and it is often the color associated with heart energies, since it is the bridge between physical and spiritual just as the heart is (www.globalpsychics.com).
Order and consistency can be established with green. It assists with establishing healthy habits and routines in daily life. It supports self regulation and assists with clarifying the purpose of life. It creates a peaceful and serene environment, and stagnation is chased away, bringing order and abundance of productivity, if not in the moment, setting the space for productivity to come. Green is associated with the element of air.
Many people associate green with money and abundance. It does attract abundance, prosperity and wealth, but not from a perspective of action, but a perspective of setting the space for wealth to come, by setting a calm space for good things to manifest in. Green provides balance, and therefore it leads to lack of poverty and economic instability. The lushness of the green earth is a manifestation of this green energy of abundance and wealth.
Dark Green: Dark green represents greed and jealousy but also attracts love and social delights.
Yellow-green: Yellow-green represents sickness and cowardice.
Olive green: Olive green is associated with peace.