What’s in a Purple?

Common Shades of Purple

I didn’t like purple as a child. In fact, my ultimate favorite was pink. I fought for my life (literally and figuratively) when I was a kid just to own the title of “Pink 5”! It wasn’t until college when I discovered my liking for the color purple. I guess my circle of friends influenced me the most – Mrose & Ivy are both die hard fans of it. Since then, I developed a strong attraction to anything that’s virtually purple – hand bags, purses, shoes, tops, dresses, office supplies, hair accesories, make-up, toilettries, beauty products, etc. I usually go for the purple packaging if I have to decide between two things that I really like. A classic example would be shampoo products. I’m the type who always tries out something new for my mane so I keep changing my brand every other month. If I want to try out something new, trust that you’ll find me in the “purple section”. This month, I’m using Pantene’s Beautiful Lengths which I got from S&R a couple of weeks ago. If you haven’t seen it yet, it has a lilac-colored bottle cover!

At this point, I know I’ve convinced you that this is my ultimate favorite color. Don’t get me wrong. I still appreciate other colors like pink and some hues of blue. I’ve not gone ‘that’ mad about purple (yet, I think)!

So what’s in a purple? I believe that everything has its own meaning. I decided to check with my favorite expert, Google.

Source: http://crystal-cure.com/purple.html

Purple Meaning

Purple is the color of good judgment. It is the color of people seeking spiritual fulfillment. It is said if you surround yourself with purple you will have peace of mind. Purple is a good color to use in meditation.

Purple has been used to symbolize magic and mystery, as well as royalty. Being the combination of red and blue, the warmest and coolest colors, purple is believed to be the ideal color. Most children love the color purple. Purple is the color most favored by artists. Thursday’s color is purple.

Violet is the color of purpose. Violet is associated with the Crown Chakra (This links individual and universal).

Violet Energy

Violet is a combination of blue and red. Red is a focusing, dynamic and active energy while blue is cooling, calming and expansive. Violet brings a new dynamic to the expansion of blue and the activity of red. Red brings practicality to the undirected expansiveness of the blue, and allows more creative energy to emerge. For this reason, violet is associated with imagination and inspiration.

Violet is an important energy for those who use blue and indigo skills in the psychic field. The red in violet offers a grounding effect.

Put some purple in your life when you want:

– to use your imagination to its fullest

• to re-balance your life
• to remove obstacles
• to calm overactivity or to energize from depression

Wearing Purple

Wear purple when you want to encourage fantasy, mystery and imagination.

To sum it all, I love this color because it symbolizes creativity, inspiration and royalty. It is for this very reason why I was INSPIRED to get CREATIVE in writing about everything that matters to me. Of course, I wouldn’t mind feeling ROYAL while blogging. After all, purple is Cleopatra’s favorite color!

Happy reading!

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Straight Facts About Purple: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple

Meaning of Purple Color Symbolism: http://www.beading-design-jewelry.com/meaning-of-purple.html