The Color Box - Softcover

Reid, Lori

4.5

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 1859060447 ISBN 13: 9781859060445

Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser, 2001

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Learn how to become aware of the varied effects of color and to use the positive benefits of color to lift your spirits, to unlock your creative imagination, to enhance your creative imagination, to enhance your environment and to improve your life. Author Lori Reid discusses all aspects of color, from psychology to health to determining your personal colors. Topics include: Colors that sell, color in interior design, making a meal of color, creative visualization, and colors of the zodiac. This is an in-depth presentation of Aura-Soma, a holistic therapy that works on a physical, mental, and spiritual level. To experience the benefits of Auro-Soma, included in the Color Box are seven pomander vials containing concentrated healing extracts of herbs and flower fragrances that directly affect the aura. Also included are twelve color insight cards that will allow you to use the symbolism of color to guide you through the day. Resource section. Index.

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Those who have been blind to the power of color will find this interactive Color Box enlightening, or at the very least entertaining. Color psychologist Lori Reid (author of The Complete Book of Chinese Horoscopes and The Art of Hand Reading) fills this comprehensive book with splashes of colorful tidbits, many based on scientific research about how color affects moods and personalities. "Sit in a red room, and your chatter will become animated and time will fly," she writes. "Sit in a blue room, and your thoughts will become introspective." More far-reaching than a feng shui assessment, a color makeover can affect your personality, health, and relationships in the home and even make your face come alive.

Those skeptical about the healing power of a plain, old color need to remember that "Color is not a pigment," writes Reid. "It is not tangible, nor is there anything solid about it. Essentially, a color is a frequency, carried in wave form, just like heat or sound." These vibrations affect our brains--which in turn affect our moods, she explains. Of course, this is a highly colorful book with plenty of charts and research results, as well as a few metaphysical discussions of aura colors and healing vibrations. Reid even includes suggestions on how to use colors in meals. The boxed set contains the 144-page book, a color poster, 12 personality-test cards, and seven Aura-Soma pomanders (colored, scented holistic oils). --Gail Hudson

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