Positive Black

• Rich, Healing, Peaceful, Quiet, Birth, Sophistication

(Ancient humans saw life come from earth/womb…they lived early lives in caves)

Examples:• good earth/rich soil• midnight sky: eternal,

peaceful• night: cooling in hot climates• Rest In Peace: death

Negative Black

• Ignorance, Evil, Death, Bondage

(The ancient humans were afraid of the darkness, night represented the unknown)

Examples:• color of mourning• grim reaper’s robe• chaos/creation

(Greek/Hebrew)• demons in dark places

Positive White• Knowledge, Goodness,

Freedom, Purity, Innocence

(The ancient humans received comfort from daylight.)

Examples:• white beard/wise man:

Gandolf in LOTR• clean, unstained: white

dove• white flag: surrender/peace• wedding dress, chuppa,

baptismal gown• angels

Negative White• Sterile, Cold, Naïve,

Sickly• (The ancient humans

saw whiteness of body at death and during illness)

Examples:• Dr. office/psychology ward• ghosts: absent of

soul/humanity• white face of death• KKK robes & storm troopers:

no identity/humanity, anonymous killers

• White witch: Narnia books• Widows in North India wear

all white to mourn

Positive Red

• Rich, Wealth, Love

(The ancient humans saw the physical heart was red; red dye was very expensive for clothing in the past)

Examples:• roses/ hearts• lips/ fruit—prime of life

and youth• red blood: energy, surge

of life

Negative Red

• Blood, War, Evil, Danger(The ancient humans were

afraid of injury/bleeding, which would lead to death)

Examples:• fires of hell• Mars: red planet, god of

war• anger/lust/flush of

temptation (neg. passions)• “Satan” red demons

Positive Green

• Fertility, Youth, New Life, Growth

(The ancient humans observed nature, spring, etc. as the time of birth)

Examples:• new trees, plants in

spring• to be “green” is to be

new, fresh

Negative Green

• Naïve, Envious, Decay(The ancient humans

saw spring as birth, hence the definition of naïve)

Examples:• mold, mildew• envy= nausea/sickness• Rookie is “green”: Too

inexperienced• jealousy is the “green-

eyed” monster

Positive Gold• Fulfillment, Peak Time(The ancient humans

observed the rewards of harvest and precious metals as well as the color of the sun)

Examples:• Wheat at harvest• Gold metal: Olympics,

Crowns: royalty• “Golden Years” of either

youth or old age

Negative Gold

• Greed(The ancient humans

made war for gold, land, wealth)

Examples:• King Midas• Ring in Lord of the Rings• Pirate booty: treasure to

die for

Positive Blue

• Peace/Calm, Contemplation, Loyalty/Faith, Purification, Redemption

(The ancient humans observed the blue sky, cool, calm waters)

Examples:• -Baptism with water:

cleans, redeems• idea of “heaven”• midnight blue, sky: infinity

Negative Blue

• Sorrow, Grief, Depression

(The ancient humans associated this with tears)

Examples:• tears, rain• stormy, cloudy water