Each of us comes into the world with a predisposition toward one color or another.  You may have a red predisposition if you:

1.  ...have red hair, red in your hair, or are a strawberry blond.
2.  ...have a ruddy complexion, or get flushed easily.
3.  ...are impatient, or have a quick temper.
4.  ...have parents who had heart disease or high blood pressure.
5.  ...like to get things done quickly.

To find out if you have an orange predisposition, ask yourself:

1.  Do you have auburn or copper-colored hair?
2.  Do you have a fair skin or freckles?
3.  Do you have hazel or brown eyes?
4.  Do you tend to have many projects on the go at once?
5.  Are you generally outgoing and sociable?

To find out if you have a predisposition toward too much yellow energy, ask yourself:

1.  Do you have golden brown or fair hair?
2.  Does your skin have a yellow or brown tone to it?
3.  Do you need a lot of sleep or have a sluggish system?
4.  Have you or your parents suffered from liver, gall bladder, or pancreas problems?
5.  Do you grasp new ideas and concepts quickly?

Do you have a predisposition toward green energy?  Ask yourself:

1.  Do you have green or hazel eyes?
2.  Do you or your parents suffer from circulation problems, cysts, or cancer?
3.  Do you usually find it hard to make decisions?
4.  Do you love the natural world?
5.  Do you feel that you are able to give and receive love?

Do you have a blue predisposition?  Ask yourself:

1.  Do you have pale blue or blue-gray eyes?
2.  Does your skin have a "cool" undertone (as opposted to a pink or yellow/brown tone)?
3.  Do you find you often get depressed?
4.  Do you suffer from anemia, lung problems, or cold hand and feet?
5.  Are you generally quiet and introverted?
 

Do you have an over-abundance of indigo energy?  Ask yourself:

1.  Do you have blue-black or gray hair?
2.  Do you have deep blue eyes?
3.  Have you ro your parents suffered from problems related to individual bones or the skeleton as a whole, or
     the eyes, ears, or throat?
4.  Do you have a good imagination but frightening dreams?
5.  Do you have dry skin?

Are you a violet type person?  Let's find out.  Ask yourself:

1.  Do you have deep blue or violet colored eyes?
2.  Are you an artist, musician, writer, medium, or clairvoyant?
3.  Would you describe yourself as a spiritual person?
4.  Do you suffer from headaches, mood swings, or migranes?
5.  Do you often change your mind?
 

List of Essential Oils according to color family

Red

Black pepper - stimulating and good for intense cold
Camphor - stimulates the heart, low blood pressure, coldness, warm stiff muscles
Clary sage - for inflamed skin conditions, muscular aches and pains, asthma, nervous tension.  Do not
                      consume internally while using externally!
Ginger - promotes self-awareness and acceptance; warming and stimulating (not to be used during the
               first trimester of pregnancy).
Jasmine - sexually stimulating, good for apathy, rigidity, secretiveness
Rosemary - for tiredness and apathy; a nerve stimulant

Orange

Benzoin - relates more to a peach color, which soothes the emotions and is good for loneliness and sadness.
Cardamom - for expansion and warmth
Carrot seed - detoxes the liver and kidneys, relieves stress, improves energy, increases red corpuscles
Cinnamon - aids the digestion
Coriander - an appetite stimulant
Neroli - refreshing, relaxing, especially good for stress and depression
Sweet orange - effective for lack of energy, stubbornness, selfishness

Yellow

Bergamot - nerve sedative and antidepressant
Fennel - aids digestion, weight corrective, counters headaches
Grapefruit - counters worry, bitterness, dithering
Lemon - refreshing and strengthening, promotes selflessness
Lemongrass - counters boredom and lack of interest
Lime - counters a sluggish system, promotes selfishness
Oreganum - vibrates with violet as well as yello and is an aid for mental disease; also helps the digestion, by
                      acting on the liver, spleen, and stomach

Green

Bergamot - Sedative, nervine, good for countering inflammation
Eucalyptus - good for colds, flu, and congested lungs
Geranium - hormone regulator, tonic for nervous system, dispels anxiety and depression, PMS, and
                    menopausal symptoms.
Palma rose - calming and uplifting for the emotions
Peppermint - restores and uplifts the spirits
Rose - balances emotions, soothing and comforting
Linden blossom - tonic for nerves, promotes sleep, good for high blood pressure, counters migranes,
         neuralgia, vertigo
Verbena - aids parasympathetic nervous system

Blue

Cajaput - antiseptic, good for the respiratory tract, reduces sweating, counters laryngitis and earache
Chamomile - calming, soothing, and healing
Cypress - astringent, helps calm those who are too talkative
Marjoram - calms nerves, relieves anxiety, grief and loneliness, warms emotions, promotes good health,
                    rheumatic aches and pains and swollen glands, aids circulation
Sandalwood - for problems of the throat, good for dreamwork

Indigo

Clove - provides pain relief
Teatree - antibacterial, antifungal
Yarrow - acts directly on the bone marrow, stimulates blood renewal, has a healing effect on varicose veins

Violet

Frankinscence - rejuvenating, restores subtle bodies, counters panic, instills confidence
Juniper - purifying and protective
Lavender - soothing, relaxing, purifying, protecting, effective for hysteria, palpitations, insomnia, migranes,
                    depression, tonic action on the heart, lowers blood pressure, relieves epilepsy
Spanish sage - herbal gargle for sore throats.
Violet - sedative for the mind, calms anger and anxiety, an aphrodisiac, good for kidneys and respiratory
             tract.

Magenta (more intense than violet)

Clary sage - Warm, uplifts spirit, effective for PMS, exhaustion and addiction
Rose otto - Sensual, purifies at all levels, good for treating allergies and addictions
Ylang Ylang - calms anger, counters guilt, builds confidence.
 

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