COLOR LEXICON

RAINBOW OR RELATIONAL COLORS
Each of these 21 colors is connected to a center of interest, a choice of life. These colors encompass the basic needs of everyday life, from early age to maturity.

© the lightest tone, called “nascent”, describes a situation or an aptitude which is in the making
© t he intermediate tone, called “plain”, describes a plain situation or aptitude
© the darkest tone, called “mature”, describes a situation or an aptitude which has fully matured.

The meaning of colors is diverse and quite exhaustive. Below is a presentation of the language of the colors of matter:

RED: THE WORLD OF MATTER: what concretely exists, the vital potential in relationship to security, the mother figure, the capacity to take on self-responsibility, leave the mother figure behind and become a mother to others    

1 - 2 - 3    

ORANGE: THE WORLD OF INSTINCT: emotions or capacity of action, of defense, (notions of) pleasure, games, childhood, the relationship to the body and libido, and wrath in case of dissatisfaction 

4 - 5 - 6

YELLOW: THE RATIONAL WORLD: intelligence and capacity of understanding, self-confidence, reflection, comparison, acquired knowledge, being socially inserted, having buying power       

7 - 8 - 9

GREEN: THE EMOTIONAL WORLD: falling in love, opening one’s heart, getting connected to others, starting to feel love, sharing, family, next to kin, mutual feelings          

10 - 11 - 12

BLUE: THE WORLD OF INTUITION: expression, communication, receptivity, capacity to receive, saying what is on one’s mind, transmitting what has been received         

  13 - 14 - 15

INDIGO: THE WORLD OF PSYCHE: knowing what one wants, what one is talking about, being motivated, being able to question oneself, remaining centered on oneself…      

  16 - 17 - 18

PURPLE: THE SPIRITUAL WORLD: learning, guiding so that one can become a leading figure, having a power of decision, coaching a team, knowing what is priority, being experienced         

  19 - 20 - 21

THE COLORS OF TRANSFORMATION OR OF OUR PROBLEMS
There are 11 stages in the transformation, 11 ordeals to overcome so that our problems be solved.

WHITE: waiting, being patient, presence of a bridling element, the fact of not being here, forgetting, innocence, not knowing, newness…                                               

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LIGHT GRAY: doubting, blurred vision, confusion, skepticism, what is difficult to be seen, need to take hindsight or to take a closer look, the reversal of a situation     

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MOUSE GRAY: mental power, the capacity to analyze, the need of justification, of detailing, of hushing-up things, of telling oneself tales                                               

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BLACK: death, the end, refusal of lost, inventing a better world for oneself, power of imagination, believing in the latter, being disappointed, scared                    

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SUNDOWN CRIMSON: stress, invasion, aggression, self-destruction, exaggeration, giving exaggerate proportions to something, going too far                                  

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BROWN: the past, remembrances, dwelling on a hard blow engraved on one’s memory, ordeals, attachment to worldly things, tradition            

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BOOGER GREEN: need for love, seduction, jealousy, fear of not pleasing, teasing, clarification, heading towards the basic essentials                                            

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PINK: somatization, physical suffering, need to have a rest, convalescence, getting back on one’s feet again, being on the road to recovery                             

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FUCHSIA: ambition, difficulty to accept limits, setting standards higher, believing that one holds the truth, being hung up, temptation                                                

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GARNET: being stuck between what is past and what is new, having nerves under a great strain, going back into one’s old ways…                                                    

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TURQUOISE: helplessness to act upon the course of events, something broken that has to be left into the hands of Providence, making a wish, ex-pressing an emotion…

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THE COLORS OF PEACE
They describe states of mind in which one lets go and which lead to success.

SAND: taking one’s time, feeling on vacation, taking stock of one’s situation, taking it easy, feeling relaxed    

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COPER: experiencing a flash of surplus Energy, having a quick understanding, going very fast and having to get it right…                                                               

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SILVER: inner self, confidence in one’s inaction, letting things happen, not undertaking to act, not being in want of money                                                              

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GOLD: the one thing to be done, conferred protection, driving force, taking the plunge, carrying something out         

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IRIDESCENT: being easily fascinated by someone or something, starting doing a lot of things at the same time and achieving few of them, having an adventurous spirit, being at ease among other people, being adaptable           

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TRANSPARENT: living according to one’s own ways and not paying attention to others’, endeavoring not to plan anything, living more according to what may be than anything else, being able to set one’s thoughts aside and to omit things on purpose if need be        

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WHITE LILAC: unexpected chances to be grabbed, the whims of fate, a major surprise, the joker figure, being tested and laughing deep down inside about it      

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THE COLORS OF THE STATES OF AWAKENING
They show how all sorts of irrational needs hinder the freedom of action and of thinking.

PEARLY: need to protect oneself, to clam up for fear of being overwhelmed instead of considering thing from a neutral viewpoint, relativization           

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OCHER: image, appearance, pretense of things making believe one is a potential savior or needs being saved, impossibility of alliance without mutual respect or relational independence  

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SAFFRON: compulsive need to accumulate, resorting to a substitute in order to beat about the bush and avoid considering the bad aspects, fear of going deeper into matters lest one should get settled   

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THE COLORS OF THE WAY TO AWAKENING
These colors explain the way to attain states of awakening, what has to be understood, what has to be done.

CARAMEL: stability to be found, reason to attain by means of a resolutely positive attitude to life, necessity to have a course of action to adopt so that one is not distracted or made to turn away from one’s ideal  

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QUICKSILVER GREEN: conditioning, the same standpoints which entail the same consequences, déjà vu, the capacity of remaining silent and warmly considering the course of events, keeping one’s head       

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CREAM: keeping a superficial attitude to things, stagnating, going to great lengths for nothing, training oneself to be patient to learn how to best enjoy life, wishing others the best, sharing the best one has  

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The detailed meanings of these colors can be found in the book Les Couleurs Racontent which includes the 90 cards giving answers.