Green

GREEN: leaves, trees, moss, grass, salads, U.S. money, frogs and iguanas. Green represents regeneration and growth, nature, change, healing, abundance, endurance, perseverance, persistence, self-esteem, environment, health, good luck, renewal, youth, vigor, spring, generosity, fertility, jealousy, inexperience, envy, faithful love, truth, freedom, balance, harmony in nature.

Green is the color of harmony and balance. Green is made by combining Blue with yellow. Yellow, represents individual will, blue, represents the Divine will. The tranquil energy of blue melds with the cheerful creative vitality of yellow. Green is the unification and resolution point between the physical and rational and the spiritual and intuitive. The beautiful lush emeralds and spring green shades symbolize balance and health . The ugly sickly shades of green can indicate opposite qualities such as illness, jealousy, pessimism and deceit. Green can be either a cool or warm shade depending on the proportion of blue to yellow . Green has many symbolic meanings, Nature ,fertility and growth being some of the most universal. It signifies youth, life, renewal, hope and vigor, wealth, prosperity, accomplishments. and sometimes inexperience.

Green corresponds to the Sephiroth at Netzach (or Victory). and the fourth, Heart Chakra. Night, Dark Moon, Luck, Stability, Prosperity, Rebirth,Fertility, North, Earth. Winter, youth (spring and grass greens) and old age (pine and dark greens) The everyday world. Some traditions include green as a Water color as well as an Earth color. A traditional color of life, vigor, resurrection, and youth. Christian church vestments are green at Easter. Green was used for sedan chairs of minor officials and was the royal color of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Green is yin shui, and emblematic of the growing phase of energy. east and family. Different shades have a variety of symbolic meanings: Dark Green is wealth, masculine, cool, conservative. Emerald Green represents immortality, Olive green represents peace. The olive green shade ( two parts yellow to one part blue) is specifically attributed to the area between the solar plexus and the bottom of the heart area protecting the heart from below this is the part of the heart center which connects us with our surroundings and helps us to link our consciousness with the world. It represents the bringing of wisdom into the world. Olive green is associated with things hidden away or disguised. This green with is associated with new leafs unfolding, forests,nature, army uniforms and camouflage, power, authority and leadership. It is the color of the earth mother and it connects us with ancient times.

Green is the easiest color on the eye and can help improve vision. It is a calming color and has a neutral effect on the human nervous system. green rooms are very restful and the term "green room" is used to designate the area where theatrical and other performers rest and wait during and after performances (They are not often green anymore though.). Green is a popular color for rooms in hospitals and government and medical offices because it relaxes clients.

People who favor clear green are usually down to earth, reliable, kind and giving, They often have a knack for identifying and bringing out the best in people. Their concern for people is genuine and sincere. they make good friends They tend to value personal achievement and are not concerned with status.

In the aura green dominant , indicates loving, trusting , home and family oriented people, creative artists, teachers, and those who are really in tune with the rhythms of nature , adaptable, empathic, enjoys life and comfort, perceptive, altruistic is concerned for the well being of others. these people care for humanity as a whole, May do well in careers as social workers, doctors or teachers, psychologists, or the humanities,

They may not handle personal emotion well and sometimes have difficulty detaching from an intense situation. The very sensitivity to the big picture may cause them to miss details. Olive, encased in their own negative emotions, petulant often, not enjoying the now. Transient Moss greens, may indicate someone who is retreating from emotional participation in life because they have been hurt. Green also appears in the aura when a person is thinking of something beyond himself. It is not a coincidence that environmentally active people are often called greens. Lighter or lime green can mean an inflated ego, and deeper to deceitful nature of a con artist. Yellow green indicates a spontaneous and direct manner, dark green adaptability.

Green is the basic color of Healing , it is good for almost any and all healing needs provided the person wants healing.
First choice for treating all heart area issues, physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. Green balances the emotions, calms, soothes nervous exhaustion (use in moderation). It stimulates growth and is good for helping heal broken bones, Can dramatically assist with easing pain, promotes rapid healing of all kinds. Green is used during pregnancy and labor because of its soothing and healing properties. Green provides an essential nourishment for the body, the spirit and the heart. Helps the digestive system, relieves tension.It is good for shock and anxiety.
It helps to alleviate headaches and neuralgia. It helps control the blood pressure (light green for high blood pressure and dark green for low blood pressure). Green helps with relaxation can be effective for insommnia. It assists with healing past trauma and eases the impact of troubled memories. The Olive green shade can help us to work positively with our emotions, olive is cleansing and disinfectant It can be used to heal and soothe, to regenerate and to gain awareness and understanding of situations. Too much green can deepen depression and social withdrawal in some who are already so inclined. Green is one of the most frequently used colors in healing and in meditations. You can use green as a healing shakti (energy) for all kinds of healing work.
Some people have taught that Green should not be used in treatment of cancer because of its association with growth. This to me is simply another example of fear thought and the inability to release limitations. Green is a color of Healing. Healing practitioners should preface any treatment with the intention that it work only for the recipients highest good and wholeness or some simular variant. This will protect from doing harm of any kind. Even were it true that green was bad for cancer it would not do anything at all rather than do harm.


Green is a healing color it soothes and heals it will work on any imbalance including cancer. Probably anyone who thinks it will do harm should not use it because our thoughts create our reality. When you look at plants growth which is where this limiting idea comes from you will notice that the bright green healthy plants often easily resist and overcome the blights, diseases and fungus and even many of the insects that attack them. The green growth benefits the plant not the blights and so it is with disease and imbalance in people too.
Green is a color of abundance and can be used for work in manifesting and for weath and prosperity.
Green also promotes connection with nature and spirituality and can help one connect with nature spirits, some Earth Water and and plant spirits and information about healing.


Some Green stones used in crystal healing are:

Aventurine is generally thought to be good for skin diseases and improves vitality.
Green Aventurine: heart balance, helps easy expression of feelings, balances male female energies, activates and clears the heart, protects against psychic vampires”, enhances creativity, and pioneering spirit, unconditional love and for the heart , lungs ,muscles and emotional healing. of “heartbreak”

Malachite: digs out deep feeling, break unwanted patterns, stimulates physical vision, psychic vision, concentration , lungs, immune system, especially effective with azurite and/or chrysocolla for all healing, relief of pain , inflammation, protection from negative energies , treat asthma, toothache, irregular menstrual periods, and improves one's eyesight..

Bloodstone: green with red flecks for an active balance of energy and calm ,stimulates emotional growth, benefits the heart and circulation, being in the now, centering and grounding , blood disorders, detoxification.

Amazonite: calms and balances the emotions and helps throat and lung problems helps calm the emotions and soothes the nerves, helps the throat and heart chakra.

Moss Agate: supports lungs eases breathing difficulties and helps release stifled emotions , brings in the energy of the natural world. Improves self-esteem, emotional balance, strengthens positive traits.

Peridot: cleanses the subtle bodies, motivates growth and needed change, growth, openness. strengthening, prosperity, indigestion, heals hurt feelings, helps bruised eyes and repairs damaged relationships.

Emerald: helps you find personal direction clarity to emotions, and calm to the heart, successful love, sensitivity and loyalty, opening the heart chakra, clearing negativity
from ones life , abundance, peace, harmony, patience, honesty, for easing depression, insomnia, peaceful dreams, spiritual healing, breath improves the intellect and memory , subtle body healing.

Dioptase: clears and stimulates all chakra to a higher level of awareness and action promotes ability to live in the moment a very powerful and beautiful soft emerald green stone for spiritual attunement and releasing past life trauma also for pain relief and cellular healing.

Chrysoprase: Meditation, mental stability, vitality.

Jade: fidelity, remembering dreams, inner peace, wisdom, problem solving,
kidney complaints and bladder trouble.

There are many meditations and visualizations done with green as the dominant color and influence. Visualizing sitting by a verdant pool in a forrest clearing is a common meditation for calm and for bringing in ones awarenessof being part of nature.

Please share your experiences with green and green stones.

Peggy Jentoft ~ Solarraven
Feb 10, 2002

Mirrors - Bad fengshui in bedrooms

Rodika Tchi, About.com Guide

Generally, big mirrors are not recommended, feng shui-wise, in the bedroom, as they bring the energy of the feng shui element of water, and a strong feng shui water element in the bedroom attracts/creates the energy of sorrow.

Best feng shui headboards are the ones that are solid and made from wood, or the upholstered ones, as they have a good feng shui combination of gentle and supporting feng shui energies for your bedroom.

Do not place your bed in a corner or angle the bed in a room just so that you can sleep facing your best feng shui directions. And do not sleep in the living room just so that you can face your best directions!

A good feng shui bedroom is a bedroom that promotes a harmonious flow of nourishing and sensual energy. A good feng shui bedroom is a bedroom that invites you, lures you in, excites and calms at the same time. A good feng shui bedroom is fun and pleasurable to be in, either you are there for a quick nap, a good night sleep or to make passionate love!

Let go of the TV, computer or exercise equipment in your bedroom. The good feng shui energy in your bedroom is destroyed when these items are present in your bedroom.

Open the windows often or use a good quality air-purifier to keep the air fresh and full of oxygen. Be mindful of the quality of air in your bedroom. You cannot have good feng shui in your bedroom if the air you breathe in is stale and full of pollutants. Please note that plants in the bedroom are not good feng shui, unless your bedroom is fairly large and the plants are located far from the bed.

Have several levels of lighting in your bedroom, or use a dimmer switch to adjust the energy accordingly. Good, appropriate lighting is very important, as light is our # 1 nutrient and one of the strongest manifestation of energy. Candles are the best feng shui bedroom lighting, but be sure to buy candles with no toxins.

Use soothing colors to achieve a good feng shui balance in your bedroom. Feng Shui bedroom decor is a balanced decor that promotes the best flow of energy for restorative sleep, as well as sexual healing. Best feng shui colors for the bedroom are considered the so-called "skin colors", and we know the colors of human skin vary from pale white to rich chocolate brown. Choose colors within this range that will work best for your bedroom decor.

Choose the images for your bedroom wisely, as images carry powerful feng shui energy. Best feng shui advice for the bedroom art is to choose images that you want to see happening in your life. Unless you enjoy being sad and lonely, do not use sad and lonely images in your bedroom.

Follow the basic feng shui guidelines for your bed, which are:

• have your bed easily approachable from both sides,
• have two bedside tables (one on each side), and,
• avoid having the bed in a direct line with the door.

A "good looking" and well-balanced bed is very important in creating a perfect feng shui bedroom. Good mattress, solid headboard and high quality sheets from natural fibers are also very important in creating harmonious feng shui energy.

1. Keep all the bedroom doors closed at night, be it the closet doors, the en-suite bathroom door or the bedroom door. This will allow for the best and most nourishing flow of energy to strengthen your health, as well as the health of your relationship.

The idea of a perfect feng shui bedroom may bring different images to different people, but they will all have one thing in common - Pleasure and Dreaming as the keywords. In a good feng shui bedroom, every item will reflect the clear intent for love, healing and relaxation.

Influences of YIN and YANG food

Yin and Yang Logo - This is the traditional symbol for the forces of yin and yang, sometimes described as two fish swimming head to tail.

What is Yin and Yang?

Hot and cold. Male and female.

How does the concept of yin and yang relate to food? A basic adherence to this philosophy can be found in any Chinese dish, from stir-fried beef with broccoli to sweet and sour pork. There is always a balance in color, flavors, and textures.

COOKING METHODS (as below)

Yin Qualities:
Boiling
Poaching
Steaming

Yang Qualities:
Deep-frying
Roasting
Stir-frying

Yin and Yang Foods

Yin foods are cooling, tend to be watery,soft, and dark in color.Yang foods are warming, dry, hard and light in color. They are found growing on or above ground in the presence of light.

Examples of cooling and heaty foods:

Cool (yin) Foods:
Bamboo shoot, banana, bitter gourd, clam, crab, grapefruit, lettuce, persimmon, salt, seaweed, star fruit, sugar cane, water chestnut, watermelon, lotus root, cucumber, barley, bean curd, chicken egg white, marjoram, oyster, pear, peppermint, radish, strawberry, tangerine, and yogurt, broccoli, cauliflower, zuccini, corn, tomatoes, pineapple, turmeric.

Neutral (balanced yin and yang) Foods:
Honey, corn, abalone, apricot, beef, beetroot, black fungus, carp, carrot, celery, chicken egg yolk, cuttlefish, duck, fig, kidney bean, lotus fruit and seed, milk, olive, oyster, papaya, pork, potato, pumpkin, radish leaf, red bean, plum, sunflower seed, sweet rice, sweet potato, white fungus, yellow soybean, brussels sprouts, snow peas, sweet potato, taro, dates, figs, raspberries, raisins, sage, rosemary, thyme, brown rice, apple.

Heaty (yang) Foods:
Pepper, cinnamon bark, ginger, soybean oil, red and green pepper, chicken, apricot seed, brown sugar, cherry, chestnut, chive, cinnamon twig, clove, coconut, coffee, coriander (Chinese parsley), date, dillseed, eel, garlic, grapefruit peel, green onion, guava, ham, leaf mustard, leek, longan, mutton, nutmeg, peach, raspberry, rosemary, shrimp, spearmint, sweet basil, tobacco, vinegar, walnut, jackfruit, durian, leek, shallots, spring onion, , apricots, blackberries, black currant, mangoes, peaches, cherry, mandarin orange, grape.

Heaty/yang foods:
• grow under the hot sun;
• are sweet;
• have lots of fats

• rich in sodium;
• are hard, dry or spicy.

Cold/yin foods:
• grow in little sunshine;
• are salty;
• are lean;
• rich in potassium;
• soft and wet.

The heatiness and cooling effect of foods refer to their capacity to generate sensations - either hot or cold in our body. They do not refer to the state of the food but its effect on our bodies. For example, tea is a cooling food. This means that it generates cold energy in our body. Hence, it's almost natural for the Chinese to have a glass of a lemon barley or winter melon (cooling) drink to go with a plate of (heaty) fried rice, or a bowl of (heaty) spicy noodle with some (cooling) fruits such as star fruits or water melon.