Bright Blue Music

Michael Torke did a series of orchestral movements in color motif ala Scriabin.  This one is called Bright Blue Music and one of my favorites.

Which of these Pantone Blue’s would you associate with the piece?

Indigo

Indigo is one of my favourite colours and is combination of deep blue and a small amount of red. It is not used much in healing and is therefore not included in the eight main colours of the spectrum but is part of the Chakra energy system.

Indigo helps to broaden the mind and to free it of fears and inhibitions and can have a powerful effect on mental complaints.  I find that interesting as Purple, which my husband adores, can induce depression and is often worn in large amounts by depressives.

Indigo is associated with the eyes and ears, and is therefore used for some diseases pertaining to these organs. While being so closely related to the blue ray, it can also help with problems related to the throat.

According to Mary Anderson, in her book ‘Colour Healing’ (which I have)indigo is a powerful anesthetic and can induce complete insensitivity to pain without the loss of consciousness.  I have yet to try that.

Claire Garcia

Sodium Yellow out; Blue is in

Pink light has a tranquilizing and calming effect within minutes of exposure. It suppresses hostile, aggressive and anxious behavior.

Pink holding cells are now widely used to reduce violent and aggressive behavior among prisoners, and some sources have reported a reduction of muscle strength in inmates within 2.7 seconds. It appears that when in pink surroundings people can never become aggressive despite their desire, because the color saps their energy.

In contrast, yellow which is Pinks complement should be avoided in such contexts because it is highly stimulating. Theophilus Gimbel, founder of the Hygeia, suggests that is why a possible relationship between violent street crime and sodium yellow street lighting should be traced.  I’ve actually heard this before coming from NYC…that is why they changed in the 70’s for a bluer light in Brooklyn which is supposed to symbolize not only   peace but tranquility and is recommended for meditation and healing.  It was thought that this would help with the street crime as well.

Blue creates a sensation of space, and because of this it is said to be a cold color. The actual temperature, however, is not influenced by the color itself. Blue is a color which slows things down and gives the impression of expansion. Because of this, a room painted in this color will appear to be much larger.

Blue is a  is a useful color with which to treat tension, fear, palpitations and insomnia. Blue will reduce inflammation, and is used for laryngitis, sore throat, tonsillitis and goiters. It is also useful for shock, stings and headaches.

When blue is administered with its complementary color, orange, it brings about a state of peaceful joy or joyful peace.  None of this novel actually, Phototherapy (light therapy) was practiced in ancient Egypt, Greece, China and India.

The Egyptians utilized sunlight as well as color for healing but color has been investigated as medicine since 2000 BC according to this paper by the National Institutes of Health. The Egyptians used primary colors (i.e. red, blue and yellow) for healing; complements and triads as well as mixtures seem to be unknown.

According to ancient Egyptian mythology, the art of chromotherapy was discovered by the god Thoth, later a deck by Aleister Crowley who claims on his honeymoon he was imbued with his spirit, and in keeping with the hermetic traditions, the ancient Egyptians and Greeks used colored minerals, stones, crystals, salves and dyes as remedies and painted treatment sanctuaries in various shades of colors.

Many esoteric traditions have the name light of golden in their name, Golden Dawn, The Society for Inner Light believing that both would cure as well as Crystal and Gemstone Tarot cards. All esoteric schools associated certain feeling, emotions and reasonings to the various hues that they colour their decks as well.

But back to Brooklyn. 

Did it effect crime?  And juvenile delinquency?  I never saw such a paper but it would be interesting to see.  In the meantime when working with color note that the Nighthawks circa 1931 has Sodium light beaming into the streets but everyone is drawn to the bright yellow-white light of the diner; or perhaps they are just lonely.

 

Adding white

The more white you add to a color, see 205,211, 217 from the Pantone Matching System for an example, the cooler your color get.  While substituting just a bit of warm yellow in 219 may give you 205 but the “warmth” factor just isn’t there.

Coca Cola

Hicks was a fan of lacquered walls and in this room, he matched them to the colour of Coca-Cola; the woodwork is bright white, a very blue white.  When this came out in 1962, he got the job as designer for the next James Bond movie.  He died in 1998 and the flowers were happy.