Colour Dislikes

You can find out a great deal about yourself by looking at the colours you dislike: these can reveal hidden weaknesses or areas of your self-image that need boosting. The colours you dislike will help you determine your vulnerabilities. For example, if you dislike pink, you hate being in situations where you feel dependent on others; if you dislike maroon, you may feel resentful of others.

Our dislike for certain colours also tells us about energy blocks in our system. There are many other reasons we may not like particular colours, usually because they hold certain associations for us. For instance, a colour may remind us of a person or place of which we have bad memories. We should try to discover what these bad associations are, so that we can start to put these memories behind us and bring this colour energy back into our life. The table opposite shows some broad associations.

Colours are neither good nor bad, for like everything in our universe they are made up of both positive and negative qualities. Generally speaking, however, clear bright or light colours reflect the positive aspects of a colour, while dark muddy versions of the colour reflect the negative side.

Colour Energy Associations
red = suffered rejection, defeat, or physical illness
pink = unreconciled emotions with mother or father
orange = mental or physical exhaustion
gold = rejection of material or spiritual wealth
yellow = suffered disappointments and loss of personal power
green = loneliness, grief, rejection, or mental trauma
blue = fear of failure or loss of wealth, status, or position
turquoise = shutting off feelings, afraid of change, in a rut emotionally
dark blue = someone being disloyal or letting you down, loss of faith
purple = feeling trapped by someone else's authority, creative block
black = desire to control and not relinquish personal power
white = need to come to a decision and make a clean break
brown = striving to become independent, change in attitude
gray = need of cooperation and support from friends and family