1. Green Wood: The Spirit of Growth in the East
Traditional Feng Shui:
Five Elements: Wood
Direction: East (Green Dragon)
Symbols: Growth, flourishing, health, benevolence,
The eldest son in the family, the beginning of academic and career development.
Energy: Stretch upward, like a tree breaking through the ground.
Color Theory:
The Four Elements: Air represents the agility and communication.
Green (a bluish-green hue) connects the sky and the forest, symbolizing the spread of ideas, inspiration, and mental growth (echoing the “growth” of wood).
Astrology: Corresponding to some of the qualities of Mercury (communication, thinking) and Jupiter (expansion, luck).
Green inspires curiosity,a desire to learn, and an optimistic outlook.
The Kabbalah Tree of Life: Associated with Hod (glory) and Netzach (victory),
it emphasizes the expression of wisdom and the enduring triumph of vitality.
Color Psychology: Freshness, peace, hope, and balance.
Relieves anxiety, promotes harmony between body and mind, and promotes creative thinking.
2. Fire Red: The Vibrant Spirit of the South
Traditional Feng Shui:
Five Elements: Fire
Direction: South (Vermillion Bird)
Symbols: Passion, vitality, fame, prestige,
brightness, etiquette, rapid success.
Energy: Rising, radiating, transforming.
Color Theory:
The pure embodiment of the Four Elements: Fire. Represents willpower, action, passion, creativity, and the power of destruction/rebirth.
Astrology: Strongly correlated with Mars (action, courage, competition) and the Sun (core self, vitality, glory).
Kabbalistic Tree of Life: Associated with Geburah (strength/severity), representing the sacred fire,
used for purification, cutting, and empowerment.
Color Psychology: Intense, exciting, dangerous, attracts attention, and stimulates metabolism.
It inspires passion and courage, but excessive amounts can lead to anxiety and conflict.
3. Earth Yellow: The Center of Virtue
Traditional Feng Shui:
Five Elements: Earth
Directions: Center, Southwest (Kun), Northeast (Gen)
Symbols: Stability, tolerance, bearing, nourishment, integrity, wealth (accumulation), family harmony, and health.
Energy: Heaviness, sinking, integration, and nurturing all things.
Colorology:
The Four Elements: Earth represents the solid core. It represents the material world,
stability, abundance, a sense of reality, patience, and the body.
Astrology: Corresponds to Venus (material enjoyment, values, harmony) and Saturn (structure, responsibility, limitations, and time).
In the Kabbalah Tree of Life: It is associated with Malkuth (Kingdom), representing the ultimate manifestation of material reality and the divine plan.
It is also associated with Yesod (Foundation), the foundation of the subconscious mind.
Color Psychology: Warmth, reliability, security, practicality, and nourishment.
It brings a sense of stability and belonging, promotes digestion, and grounds energy. Excessive amounts can appear dull.
4. Gold and White: The Purifying Spirit of the West
Traditional Feng Shui:
Five Elements: Metal
Directions: West (White Tiger), Northwest (Qian Father)
Symbols: Purity, restraint, austerity, decisiveness, loyalty, precision, wealth (liquidity, windfall), benefactors, and law.
Energy: Inward focus, sharpness, clarity, and cutting.
Colorology:
The Four Elements: Often associated with air (for its sharpness and mental attributes) or higher forms of water (such as the purity of ice and crystal).
Represents pure thought, precision, spirituality, a transcendental perspective, and a cool beauty.
Astrology: Corresponds to the cool aspects of the Moon (reflection, subconsciousness, purity) and
Mercury (mind, logic), and is also associated with Uranus (innovation, the future).
In the Kabbalah Tree of Life: Associated with Kether (Crown) or Chokmah (Wisdom), symbolizing pure source light or the original divine intention.
Color Psychology: Purity, ethereal, cold, simplicity, a sense of the future, and a sense of expansive space.
Promotes clear thinking and calm judgment, but can also appear distant in large areas.
5. Water (Black): The Deep and Silent Wisdom of the North
Traditional Feng Shui:
Five Elements: Water
Direction: North (Xuanwu)
Symbols: Wisdom, Profundity, Flow, Wealth (Source), Hidden, Mysterious, Dangerous, Rest.
Energy: Sinking, Flowing, Penetrating, Nourishing (Hidden), Devouring.
Colorology:
The Four Elements: Water represents the ultimate depths.
It represents the subconscious, the emotional ocean, intuition, mystery, the unknown, potential, extinction and rebirth.
Astrology: It strongly corresponds to Pluto (transformation, shadow, immense potential) and the deep aspects of Saturn (the abyss, wisdom within limitations).
It is also associated with Neptune (dissolution, spirituality).
In the Kabbalah Tree of Life: It is associated with Binah (Understanding), representing the profound maternal principle, receptivity,
and the dark womb that nurtures all things. It is also associated with Daath (the Abyss).
Color Psychology: It represents protection, mystery, authority, depth, heaviness, and absorbs all light.
It promotes deep introspection and the perception of potential, but excessive use can easily induce fear or depression.