Chromotherapy and Astrology

Chromotherapy is used to balance disharmony in the human body. Colors can influence our subconscious on a very deep level. They can help balance different forms of disharmony.

Both Vedic and Western astrology share certain points of agreement regarding planetary associations and colors:

Sun

Direction:East

Day of the week: Sunday

• Colors in Vedic astrology: gold, red, orange, yellow
• Colors in Western astrology: orange, gold, bright yellow

Qualities: strength, power, health, authority, healthy self-awareness

Moon

Direction: Northwest

Day of the week: Monday

• Colors in Vedic astrology: light blue, silver, white
• Colors in Western astrology: white, pearly, opalescent, transparent, pale blue, as well as bright and silvery colors.

Qualities: inspiration, calm, emotions, instincts.

Mercury

Direction: North

Day of the week: Wednesday

• Colors in Vedic astrology: green
• Colors in Western astrology: Most astrologers agree that Mercury usually takes on the color of the planet with which it forms the closest aspect.

Qualities: wealth, abundance, intelligence, communication, commerce

Venus

Direction: Southeast

Day of the week: Friday

• Colors in Vedic astrology: pink
• Colors in Western astrology: Sky blue, pale green, lemon yellow, almost all pastel colors.

Qualities: love, compassion, pleasure, luxury, intimacy

Mars

Direction: South

Day of the week: Tuesday

• Colors in Vedic astrology: Red – all shades of red, especially bright ones.
• Colors in Western astrology: Red – all shades of red, especially bright ones.

Qualities: dynamism, taking action, work, energy

Jupiter

Direction: Northeast

Day of the week: Thursday

• Colors in Vedic astrology: lemon yellow, light blue
• Colors in Western astrology: Royal purple, violet, blends of red and indigo, dark blue

Qualities: optimism, growth, spirituality, wisdom, luck.

Saturn

Direction: West

Day of the week: Saturday

• Colors in Vedic astrology: dark violet, dark blue
• Colors in Western astrology: gray, black, dark brown,.

Qualities: diligence, grounding, responsibilities

Rahu

Direction: Southwest (downward)

Day of the week: none

• Colors in Vedic astrology: earth colors, shades of brown
• Colors in Western astrology: very dark blue, black

Qualities: balance, grounding

Ketu

Direction: Southwest (upward)

Day of the week: none

• Colors in Vedic astrology: earth colors, shades of brown
• Colors in Western astrology: gray, dark gray

Qualities: balance, grounding

Uranus

Direction: –

Day of the week: none

• Colors in Vedic astrology: most schools do not use it
• Colors in Western astrology: varied, multicolored, all shades of blue and violet

Qualities: creativity, inventiveness, innovation, rebellion

Neptune

Direction: –

Day of the week: none

• Colors in Vedic astrology: most schools do not use it
• Colors in Western astrology: Lavender, sea green, purple, smoky blue and possibly unusual shades of gray.

Qualities: dreaminess, love, compassion

Pluto

Direction: –

Day of the week: none

• Colors in Vedic astrology: most schools do not use it
• Colors in Western astrology: black, red, unusual shades containing a high percentage of red or black.

Qualities: transformation

Wearing clothes, jewelry or accessories in a particular color on the appropriate day of the week, in accordance with the planet that rules it, is considered very favorable and at the same time quite simple. This easy practice can work wonders.

Through chromotherapy, a weak or poorly placed planet in your personal horoscope can be strengthened. Wearing the appropriate color may help correct astrological influences.