How do you show up?

Colors are the smiles of nature.  ~Leigh Hunt

So last week, right after new year, myself and my gorgeous man, headed off to Wyboston lakes, not for a jolly, but to undertake some serious learning ( makes very serious learning type face).
We were attending a personality profiling, three day accreditation workshop.

Now for those of you who know me or have read my blog ( or my book for that matter) will know colour is a BIG thing for me. If you've attended one of my workshops, or if you've had the "Finding your true purpose" workbook, you'll also know that I have a little bit of a thing for rainbows too!

So what better way to start 2013 than doing some serious learning about Hippocrates ( Basically one of the top dudes as far as philosophy goes or I guess you could say "The Daddy" of medicine)

"[In classic times] medicine was equated with philosophy and three Greek
  philosophers  Hippocrates  (c.460 – 370 b.c.e.), Plato (427-348
b.c.e.) and Aristotle (384-322 b.c.e.)  contributed to the vision of health,
disease and the functions of the body.  Although they had differences in general
they saw health as an equilibrium of  the body as determined by the four humors."
 

Fast forwarding to Jung ( top bloke as far as psychology goes) and throw in a bit of colour to boot  and you've got it all sussed!
Simple right?

Not so fast..... what unfolded over the three days was a fascinating (sometimes painful, cringe worthy and downright uncomfortable) and empowering journey, delving deep into just what makes us tick as human beings. How our energy "Shows up" and how that energy either blends like a beautiful piece of art, or crashes from one paint splat to another.

We are all made up of the full spectrum of colour energies, but what we learnt is that we all show up differently than one another. As we know in life no two people are completely the same ( you may have read "Beautifully unique" in Get a Life! - the guide book) whilst we can have similarities, it's our uniqueness that makes us truly special.

So then, if we all show up with  a different mix of colours and  have our own beautiful colour palette, at times we will be in sync with those around us and at times we may feel / think that the energies showing up around us are challenging or uncomfortable.

Consider this however....
If we all have the full spectrum of colour within us, then we do have the ability to be like the chameleon, to change our colour energy to flow more freely along our life journey. We have the ability to create beautiful works of art as we interact with those around us.

So what prevents that happening?
What happens to dim our brightness?

Maybe it's simply a lack of awareness, or understanding of our differences. Or perhaps we take on the projections of how other's "Show up" believing that there is a "Right" and "Wrong" energy, when in truth its all just the colourful tapestry that makes the journey so interesting.

Of course this is a HUGE subject, that I'm not going to cover in just one blog!

But I thought it would be fun to start the journey with you today!

So let's start....
As you can see above we can look at the colour energy in terms of the four elements, extroversion/ introversion, head/ heart as well and intuition/ sensing. Each colour energy demonstrates different positive ( and less positive energy traits)

Would it surprise you to learn that my energy shows up with predominant splashes of yellow and green energy?  and much less red , along with very little blue?

That's not to say I can't trun those energies up and down, in fact stretching those "Colour energy muscles" is imperative for my personal growth. ( I feel a huge arc of a rainbow stretch coming on!) 

So how would your energy show up?

Fascinating isn't it?

So let's take that sunshiney yellow energy....
How may it show up?
YELLOW
Positive:
Optimism, confidence, self-esteem, extraversion, emotional strength, 
friendliness, creativity.

Negative: Irrationality, fear, emotional fragility, depression, anxiety.

 Yellow will lift our spirits and our self-esteem; it is the colour of confidence and optimism. Too much of it, or the perception that it is the "wrong" colour energy in relation to the other colour energies ( those around us) , can cause self-esteem to plummet, giving rise to fear and anxiety. Our "yellow streak" can surface.

Yellow is a ‘pick me up’  colour energy that animates, enlivens, energises and is a ray of sunshine on dull mornings. We can all recognise that ray of sunshine within our friends and family, right? Creative and imaginative is the person with lots of yellow energy. A person with  yellow energy is an inspirational person to be around.  
 
Considering the psychology of the colour yellow, you can see how this may relate to this energy personified.
 

• Yellow is a bright that is often described as cheery and warm.
  



• Yellow is also the most fatiguing to the eye due to the high amount
  of light that is reflected. Using yellow as a background on paper or computer
  monitors can lead to eyestrain or vision loss in extreme cases.



• Yellow can also create feelings of frustration and anger.  While it
  is considered a cheerful colour, people are more likely to lose their tempers in
  yellow rooms and babies tend to cry more in yellow rooms. 



• Yellow can also increase the metabolism.



• Since yellow is the most visible colour, it is also the most
  attention-getting colour.  Yellow can be used in small amount to draw notice,
  such as on traffic sign or advertisements.

How does yellow make you feel?  Do you associate yellow with certain
qualities or situations?

I also started considering how Yellow energy may show up in the chakra's (energy system) again  this makes for another interesting aspect, if you consider how we might surpress our own yellow energy, or flood our environment with yellow energy , when we may need to turn the colour down a little!

Understanding Solar  Plexus
Colour
:  Yellow
Directly affects
  :  Mental body
Core functions :  Transforming energy into matter, matter into energy, ideas into  reality, finding purpose, self esteem, self identity,  relationship with people

Challenges when solar plexus  chakra is not open or in balance : 
 Basically there are two types of chakra imbalances :
1. Spins fast, in excess,  congestion, no harmony

Aggressive,dictatorship, lots of energy, projecting superiority, overpowering, 
 forceful, intrusive, quarrelsome, threatening, pushy, intense, goal-oriented, 
hard ball, power-loving, ambitious, rebellious, viciously competitive,
ruthless,  go-getter, hyped up, consistently active, chaotic, burnt out,
exhausted,  disconnected, angry, workaholic, fussy, lack of tolerance, fears 
intimacy.
2. Spins slow,
  deficiency, depletion, no harmony :
Weak intentions,fragile determination, negative internal dialogues, lack of confidence, 
inferiority complex, loss of self worth, shrinking courage, feeling inner void, 
weak inner strength, negative self image, disconnected from gut, loneliness, 
energy vampire, insecure, phobic.

Physical symptoms of  solar plexus chakra imbalance :
Ulcers, diabetes, anorexia, bulimia, indigestion, insomnia, panic attacks, confusion, fatigue, Stress.

When the solar plexus chakra is balanced :
Healthy relationships, success in business and material world, vitality, self 
confidence, spontaneous, celebrates life.

So that's enough for one blog..... quite enough yellow energy for now!
I'll be looking at the other colour energies in future blogs, but if you'd like to know more about personality profiling with colour you can contact me here

Until next time,
make every moment count,
Have a colourful day.....
Lisa x