The Influence of Colors on Mood and Mental Health

Color has power. It can stimulate, sedate, excite, calm, irritate, bring pleasure or generate feelings of hot or cold. Experiencing the energy of different colors has a sensory effect on us. Our language is full of expressions which use color to represent not only sensory data but also emotional experience. We speak of “feeling blue”, “seeing red”, or “feeling green with envy”. We call a life without emotion “colorless” and we think of the world in black and white as “dull”. When we stand in cathedrals and churches and gaze at the stained-glass windows, we encounter deep spiritual states. Color can transform our environment and increase our productivity. It has been used to enhance social lives and improve our general overall state of health. Color has a magic to it and understanding the energy of color opens up new dimensions to our awareness, becoming a powerful resource for managing our moods.