Background

I like the idea of a soul’s code. I like the idea that from the moment of birth there is information revealing the personality, destiny and direction a soul wants to take. An astrological chart is a great source of examination. Colorscope reduces an astrological chart to the bare bones, the foundation, providing just enough information to be of value. The interpretation section examines how all kinds of different people fulfill their soul’s code. By contrast and comparison Colorscope becomes a neat way to see who you are like and what you have in common with iconic people throughout history. I hope Colorscope encourages self examination. Beyond this exploration, I like the idea that one can ride an intention through a Colorscope using this devise for enhancement and purification. I like the idea of honoring the property of color and the power of symbols with function and intention.

This is the symbol for gold. The process of becoming conscious is similar to old fashioned alchemy. Both are looking to turn the ordinary into something of great value.

Colorscope becomes a devise for illumination, self examination and improvement.

The circle has always been a symbol for wholeness.

The rim of color represents the astrological ascendant, the outer, surface self and one’s correspondence to environment. The outdated verb “environ” means to encompass, surround and literally to put a ring around.

The main body of color represents the astrological sun sign, the personality and vital life force.

The interior circle represents the astrological moon sign, the interior, emotional realm and the feeling nature, what lies inside.

Carl Jung’s Personality Types

Carl Jung, the famous psychologist, determined four basic types of personality. These types correspond to four elements and their colors.

The Intuitive type, Fire element, often will have the ability of seeing the world in mythic or archetypal terms. Imagination, raw talent, creativity and spontaneous expression live here. There’s an expansive sense of things, drama, self-interest and a lot of activity. This is the realm of Spirit.

On the opposite end of the spectrum is the Earth type, or Sensation type, which is the hands on, meat and potatoes of living life and seeing, touching, tasting what’s immediately before us. This type concerns itself with what it considers real. It’s the physical realm, experiencing the physicality of existence and being at ease in the body. It’s the sensualist or the athlete, the organizers of systems or the guy with practical solutions, the workhorse that stays on task. This is the tangible, linear type.

The Thinking type, Air element, lives in the realm of logic, language and thought systems. Ideas and words are prevalent here. Usually there’s cultural refinement or sophisticated social skills. Sometimes feelings are disregarded as they interfere with or overwhelm logic. One processes information quickly and experiences the world through analysis and thought.

Finally there is the Feeling type, Water element, which understands the world through a heightened sensitivity. Strongly instinctual it’s different from the intuition of fire. It’s softer, it’s the place where hunches live, a place beyond words. There’s usually sensitivity to others, an enveloping quality or an emotional, compassionate nature.

Kandinsky’s Observations

Kandinsky explored the language of color through intimate observation. Yellow and Orange advance while Blue retreats. Red has a warm, highly lively, inner glow. Green, a mixture of yellow and blue, conveys a self-satisfied repose, passive and complacent. In that perfect balance, pure Green achieves peacefulness and tranquility demanding nothing, which can become a bit tedious. Brown, another mixture, is capable of little movement, yet Brown has the inner beauty of restraint. Black is the great abyss of total nothingness (the great womb of everything). White is the sound of silence, of peace and quiet.

I would also add that Silver is White becoming luminous. Lavender, a lightened mixture of red and blue, contains a soft and quiet inner light.

Kandinsky noted that Yellow, as stimulating, joyful and warm as it is, can not be pushed very far into the depths. While Blue, as cool and detached as it can be, has a gift for depth. Blue moves towards infinity and a profound, spiritual place. It points towards transcendent spheres, being the heavenly color. Red, with its bold energy and intensity, contains a purposeful strength, marking the difference between the light-minded character of Yellow, dissipating itself in every direction. Orange is the satisfying combination of the two.