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Most dreams are in colour but, like a dream itself, this fades leaving only the impression in black and white. If colour does not play a significant part, that is, if it does not have a specific message to impart, it is not registered. Dreams, among other things, are economical. Sometimes the colour of a dream is linked with its atmosphere, mood or feeling. An over-all grey scene relates to a grey or dull situation. Sunshine, on the other hand, offers a message of hope on the horizon. Individual colours in your dream should be noted because the seven colours of the rainbow – red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet – each have a special dream-meaning, similar to that of waking awareness.

Conversations in your dream can themselves be colourfully symbolic and may include puns, sentences which at first appear to be nonsense, rhymes, keywords, numbers and apparently meaningless letters. Many words have double meanings so conversations may be in code, but since it is the dreamer who concocts them, the clue to their solution is also somewhere, within the dreamer.

red

relates to physical energy: in its positive form it offers an improvement in health; in its negative form it suggests antagonism – the proverbial red rag to a bull.

orange

is a friendly colour associated with social activity and cheerfulness. Depending on the circumstances this colour is either telling you to cheer up, or pointing out that you need to.

yellow

is the colour of sunshine and relates to intellectual matters. It is a clear colour, so seeing this in your dream tells you to think with your head – your intellect – to solve a problem.

green

means peace and relaxation. You either need more of this or you can expect it in the future, if this colour predominates.

blue

is the colour for protection. This, ties in with the blue sky which protects the earth from harmful radiation. Seeing blue in a dream may, therefore, indicate that you need to protect yourself in some way or, conversely, you are feeling ‘blue’.

indigo

symbolises intuitive and instinctive qualities so this colour encourages you to allow your heart, the seat of inner feeling, to rule for a while.

violet

the colour nearest to heaven, symbolises spiritual aspirations and religious beliefs.