Numerology of Black and White
By mati. Filed in Life, What are My Best Colors to Wear |Tags: numerology, what colors to wear
In numerology, every letter has a number from 1-9. If you add up the numbers of the word BLACK, you get 11. 11 is the idealist who can see what has to change, but isn’t always able to do so. There is a possibility for self blame if change can’t be created.
Now, let’s look at who wears black. Punks and teenagers love black. Why? Because they are idealists. They can see what should be, and they can see what isn’t. They want to change things, but they don’t know how. They rebel against what is, but can’t come up with better solutions. And, because they can’t change things, life can seem meaningless and pointless.
It is also interesting that black is the color that is used when someone dies. Perhaps it has to do with lack of acceptance of the situation, self blame, a perception of injustice, that it shouldn’t have happened, but they couldn’t change it? Anyway, black is seen as a soothing and appropriate color during heavy, sad times of transitions where people are experiencing things that are difficult to accept.
Imagine wearing pink, floral or fluorescent colors to a funeral? No, that won’t do. It doesn’t have the right energy, or the right depth for the situation. Black is better.
But what about white? White is used in places like India as the preferred color to wear for death. White, because all colors become pale before death happens. Just look at the hair, going from black to gray or white! In India, white is the color of death.
So, I added up the numbers of WHITE, and it is 29, which can then be reduced to 11, same as black, but with a slight twist. The 9 has to do with suppressed emotions, and the 2 has to do with difficulty in relationships. 11 is the same idealism as we see in black. So, for India to choose white as the color of death is interesting – it actually says something about their culture – it is more suppressed emotionally than ours, otherwise black would have been more appropriate. And they may have relationship issues that aren’t expressed. Well, that makes sense, since their partners are often picked by the parents, so they don’t have much choice in the matter. They just have to learn to live with whomever they end up with, and suppression of how they truly feel is a natural consequence.
Anyway, besides using the color white for death celebrations in India, in our culture, we use the color white in the health industry. Doctors, if they are not totally money driven, may have an idealistic idea of helping others, and they may blame themselves whenever they are not able to help, so the color white is appropriate for their situation. The energy of white can help them be more idealistic in their work. So, in a sense, even though black and white are both colors of idealism, black is more expressive, and white is more suppressed. Black is more visionary, and white is more action.
So, next time you choose to wear black or white, watch your perception of reality. Where are you at? Which one of these colors nurtures your inner feeling the most?
Tomorrow, I’ll talk about red and orange.
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