I fell asleep lastnight thinking about someone. This person has a life full of struggle and uncertainty, hardship, and then some. At least that’s what it looks like from the outside. I only know what I see – because I really don’t know her at all. There’s something about her situation, her lifestyle, the choices that she makes – that fills my mind up with color, I guess because words fail me. As I lay there with my eyes closed, swirls of deep, dark aubergine filled my vision like a cup. The color was moving, turning deeper and darker as it settled in a backdrop glowing with red-orange umber. Mountains of burgundy mounted up behind the continual movement of the aubergine. The auburgene swirled and moved forward as though it needed to define itself – it was like I was painting these colors on a canvas just to convey this mood. In fact, a lot of times I have to put those visions to canvas otherwise the same vision will appear to me over and over until I do.
When I got up this morning I could still see this “canvas”. It really evoked a lot of emotion, and I still can’t put words to what emotion that is. It got me thinking about other experiences in my life that I’ve associated with color, one in particular was such a cool thing that I’ll never forget – and that was during childbirth.
While I was in transitional labor with Catybug, I had a focal point that I didn’t expect. When I closed my eyes, I saw a bright glow of orange. As I focused on that color, I noticed that as my contraction subsided, the color reduced down to a tiny circle. It happened with every contraction – and it was really awesome because after the first couple of contractions, I counted on that glow to show me when it was almost over. That made the pain of childbirth totally bearable, as I knew exactly when the pain would subside, and just knowing that it would was enough for me!
There are other situations that I’ve had color experiences with, feelings that I associate with a certain hue. What I want to know is – has this ever happened to you?
Do share, what’s the feeling – and what color is it? If this hasn’t happened to you, then tell me this – what words would you put to the color aubergine?
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I love color, I luxuriate in it, but I don’t fluctuate to it as you do… if that makes sense.
That color of aubergine -to me- speaks of sensuality and pain. I have no idea why, just does. And no, I was never tied up with an aubergine ribbon… 😉
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I’ve never experienced that…I am sooo not an artist.
Funny how our brains are all wired differently.
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Color speaks to me, purples comfort me, warm golds make me feel secure and warm, the colors in my home reflects what colors make me feel good.
As for aubergine, I find it comforting and sexy, a color I’d enjoy wearing. :cheerful:
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I don’t see color but it does make me happy. It affects me and can change my mood.
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What you describe sounds like how some people see auras. I find that kind of thing fascinating. I agree with pam though, to me auburgine speaks of pain or passion, a deep sensuality and intensity of emotion. I adore colors like these. Shades of blue and green (like you used in my design) and deep burgandies, reds, purples, and even oranges. These are kinds of shades I have always felt define me.
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How interesting…your post and the comments to it. I’ve never had any experience I can remember that evoked a sensation of a color. :no: Why, I don’t even dream in color! My dreams aren’t B&W either…when I remember them, which isn’t too often, I’d have to describe them as being “thoughts”. Color does affect my mood and feelings though…or do my moods affect the color? Like songs. I can hear the same song under different circumstances and how I think of the song will change depending on what those circumstances are.
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I don’t associate experiences with color so much as I do people. Different people are different colors and the better I know them the clearer it is to me what color they are. Of course, their color can change over time, but it’s usually a pretty subtle change. My husband thinks I’m nuts. I tell him he’s a warm, rich brown. I think he’s just upset because he’d rather be blue. :giggle:
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Wow! That’s totally fascinating how you have colour experiences like that. I don’t think that’s ever happened to me. I wonder why/how you get them. I’m intrigued! As for the colour aubergine… to me it’s sophisticated, rich, complicated even and because I often associate colours with food, creamy and sweet like chocolate (cadbury’s chocolate wrappers are that kind of colour).
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I don’t relate colors like you do-but I do relate to music kinda like that.
I think aubergine is dark, moody, lonesome.
I have a Katiebug too.
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