Theresa Cheung – The Element Encyclopedia of Birthdays (страница 9)
The Moon: symbolizes creativity, nurturing, family, and the emergence of subconscious negativity that has come to the surface to be healed and transformed.
The Sun: represents confidence and the emergence of one’s true self, stepping out into visibility in its full spiritual and physical embodiment.
Judgment: represents resurrection and rebirth, and is a symbol of this time we are living in, the time of total transformation.
The World: represents a celebration of dance of life, and a time of completion of a major cycle. The World card includes all the previous cards, just as we are all a total of all the steps we have taken on our path. It is a time of fulfillment and joy.
Many astrologers and numerologists believe that the major arcana cards are related to astrological and numerological personality tendencies; for example, the Emperor card is ruled by the planet Mars, the astrological sign of Aries and the symbolic power of the number 5. As such these arcana cards present a powerful means of promoting self-awareness, especially when their implications are considered in conjunction with those indicated by astrology and numerology.
A brief introduction to color healing
According to color analysts or chromatherapists, every color is believed to vibrate with its own energy and to have specific effects on individuals. Seven colors in particular—red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet, the colors of the rainbow—have carried religious, occult and mystical significance since ancient times (see box on page xvi). In the late nineteenth century color theory began to receive attention in the West; in 1878 Edwin Babbitt published
Today modern science is able to provide evidence for some of the ancient claims about color. In the 1980s it was shown that colored light can trigger biochemical reactions in the body. Later research confirmed that blues and greens have a soothing effect, helping to lower stress, brain-wave activity and blood pressure. Warm colors such as orange and red have been shown to have a stimulating effect. Given the research, it is small wonder then that many psychologists use color to produce beneficial effects in the home, workplace and hospitals.
Putting it all together!
There was a star danced, and under that was I born
William Shakespeare,
As you can see, the basic principles of astrology, numerology, Tarot, and color analysis are interrelated, and this book uses a combination of them all to highlight the old axiom, "As above, so below." There is a world of possibility contained in each date of birth. You were born during a particular season, under a particular Sun sign, fixed star, and decanate. You have a ruling planet and belong to a particular element—air, earth, water, or fire. Each day also has a numerical vibration and color vibration that has a specific meaning and significance, and these vibrations can suggest numbers, dates and colors that are likely to be more beneficial than others. All these factors shape your personality and life experience; when combined with a modern psychological perspective, they can create a unique and in-depth personality profile for each day of the year.
The psychological approach used in this book involves you in becoming an expert on yourself and others. Think of your birthday profile as a modern tool to assist you on your voyage of self-discovery by translating and fine tuning the symbolic wisdom of your Sun sign, birth number, Tarot card, and personal colors into user-friendly advice. Use that advice to help you develop a deeper understanding of what makes you and other people tick. Use it to help you discover what your strengths are and to find ways to compensate for your weaknesses. Use it to work towards positive growth and change in all aspects of your life. Use it to help you attract luck and success into your life.
Ultimately this book is a celebration of growth and change—the process of growth and change that can be seen each year as the seasons melt into one another; the process of growth and change that can be seen in all human development and transformation.
Only by finding ways to change and work towards your true potential today can you transform your tomorrows and start discovering all the wonderful gifts the universe has bestowed upon you. Your birthday profile is a defining factor that distinguishes you from other people. But never forget that your profile
Healing benefits of color
Each of the seven colors of the spectrum is associated with specific healing properties.
Violet
Violet promotes enlightenment, revelation, and spiritual awakening. Holistic healthcare providers use violet to soothe organs, relax muscles, and calm the nervous system.
Indigo
Indigo is also sedative and calming. It is said to promote intuition. Indigo may be useful in controlling bleeding and abscesses.
Blue
Blue promotes communication and knowledge. It eliminates toxins, and is used to treat liver disorders and jaundice.
Green
Because it is located in the middle of the color spectrum, green is associated with balance. Green is calming and is used by Ayurvedic practitioners to promote the healing of ulcers. It is said to have antiseptic, germicidal and anti-bacterial properties.
Yellow
Yellow is a sensory stimulant associated with wisdom and clarity. Yellow is thought to have decongestant and anti-bacterial properties, and is useful in stimulating both the digestive system and the lymphatic system.
Orange
Orange promotes pleasure, enthusiasm, and sexual stimulation. Ayurvedic practitioners believe it has anti-bacterial properties and may be useful in easing digestive system discomforts, such as flatulence or cramps.
Red
Red promotes energy, empowerment and stimulation. Physically, it is thought to improve circulation and stimulate red blood cell production.
In astrology and numerology, each astrological sign and number has an associated color or colors and, according to color therapists, these colors have a special significance in the birthday profile because our lives can be enhanced by surrounding ourselves with the colors that are most harmonious with our own personal vibrations for that day.
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Birthday quotes
And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.
Abraham Lincoln
The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.
Oprah Winfrey
The best birthdays of all are those that haven’t arrived yet.
Robert Orben
The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.
Michael Althsuler
Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time.
Jean Paul Richter
Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.
Plautus
Birthdays? Yes, in a general way; For the most if not for the best of men: You were born (I suppose) on a certain day: So was I: or perhaps in the night: what then?
James Kenneth Stephen
All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much.
George Harrison
Mere color, unspoiled by meaning, and unallied with definite form, can speak to the soul in a thousand different ways.
Oscar Wilde
Astrology is assured of recognition from psychology, without further restrictions, because astrology represents the summation of all the psychological knowledge of antiquity.
C. G. Jung
Numbers rule the universe.
Pythagoras
From our birthday, until we die, Is but the winking of an eye.
William Butler Yeats
There are three hundred and sixty-four days when you might get un-birthday presents…and only one for birthday presents, you know.
Lewis Carroll
Old age: a great sense of calm and freedom. When the passions have relaxed their hold, you may have escaped, not from one master but from many.
Plato
No wise man ever wished to be younger.
Jonathan Swift
One of the signs of passing youth is the birth of a sense of fellowship with other human beings as we take our place among them.