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Each color of the rainbow has its own vitality and significance, and colors have their own symbolism and associations, similar to animal symbolism. “Color symbolism is heavily tied to culture and the subconscious mind on a collective level, but it can also be heavily tied to personal experiences, especially emotionally laden personal experiences,” explains Leigh Ann Romano Rogers, M.A., psychology expert and owner of Psychic Medium Witch. 

Colors are also common in a variety of therapy and healing techniques. “There have been healing modalities centered around colors, whether color therapy, chakras, or even visual art displays through paintings,” explains author or The Rainbow Diet, Deanna Minich, MS, PhD, FACN, CNS, IFMCP. “Colors have a ‘feel’ to them through their association with symbols, events, people, or even the environment,” she adds.

From rolling green hills, to verdant meadows, and trees full of leaves and fronds, nature is abundant with varying shades of green. As Rogers explains, “Green is often associated with nature, plants, trees, and grasses, and its most common correspondence, therefore, is peace, quiet, calm, and relaxation—something many of us feel automatically and subconsciously when outdoors. “Because of this,” she adds, “it can also be associated with optimism, hopefulness, harmony, and balance.” 

Green isn’t only abundant in nature, but also the color of paper money in the United States. Rogers shares that this is a reason why it is often used for money magic and associated with abundance.

Many cultures and traditions have their version of a symbolic green figure to represent nature. “One of the most prominent and ancient archetypal figures representing the meaning of the color green throughout the world is the Green Man,” says intuitive energy healing practitioner, Kristen Blythe. “These figures all have a similar appearance of a face made of branches and green leaves, and they cross-culturally represent themes of rebirth, cycles of new growth, and spring,” she adds.

Simply go out into the world and you’ll immediately find red symbolism everywhere. From red stoplights and stop signs, to red restaurant logos, and even red-light districts, our associations with the color are obvious. It’s sexy, it stops you in your tracks, and phrases like “seeing red” also indicate we link this color with anger and frustration.

As Nina Ashby, psychic and author of Simply Color Therapy, tells mindbodygreen, red is considered the densest and slowest moving vibrational wave, and that includes everything from very dark red shades of red to light pinks. And being the color of the root chakra, she says, it also represents the material world.

“It represents blood; It represents life force passion; its slow-moving molecules create friction, which creates heat, so it represents heat and fire as well,” Ashby explains, noting that this is a super-stimulating color. After all, when we’re “fired up,” so to speak, we may become flushed with red, and that’s no coincidence.

Color therapist Walaa AlMuhaiteeb previously told mindbodygreen that red is related to lust, passion, energy, and material things. And as Ashby explains, Mars, the masculine planet of action and war, is literally nicknamed “the red planet” and rules the fieriest sign of them all: Aries.

Red is even considered a “power color,” frequently worn by politicians, royalty, and anyone of high status—and research proves1 that we recognize it as such.

And this color’s rich symbolism isn’t anything new, with a long-standing reputation throughout history. As world history and Western symbology expert Michel Pastoureau writes in Red: The History of a Color, the symbolism of red can be found in the Bible (think the fires of hell and the Devil), while the ancient Greeks and Romans associated it with excellence, and the Red Cross uses red in its signature cross logo.

Not only that, but red may alter perceptions of time and even impact our metabolism. One study published in the journal Scientific Reports2 found that when men saw a red screen, their perception of time slowed down compared to when looking at a blue screen. Research published in the journal Management Decision also notes that red stimulates appetite because of its effect on the metabolism, making it a popular color for restaurant design.