Gray

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As a distinguished professor of psychiatry was very surprised when his post-graduate repainted ash-blond hair in a light color: "Why did you do that?" - He was indignant, - gray is the color of intellect "
That was a graduate student friend of mine. And I wanted to know about this color more detail and I thought it interesting:

Gray (medium-gray, the Luscher) is sublimated archetype chromaticity.
In the chromatic model of intelligence to be creative features of the gray world of the subconscious.

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Interim aspect of this sublimate - present.
Gray color - border fence, "no man's land". Prefer it, those who do not want to give to know himself, to guard against any disturbances to remain excitable. Preferred gray - a protective reaction to fatigue. The same is observed during the examinations. Statistics: of 1 900 young men at the time of the qualifying exams for vacant positions 26,63%prioritized gray color instead of the usual 5%. (I. Bonslag, personnel department, Rotterdam). Anyone who denies the gray, he offers his services and is afraid to be left out. If a man prefers a light gray color, then it is ready for experiences and contacts (and excitation). If the light gray is rejected - a man is closed, he does not want to be subjected to any impact. For those who prefer a dark gray color, characteristic of sensitivity, and whoever rejects it, suffers from its sensitivity.

Noticed a connection between the color preferences of consumers and their social status. Thus, "bright," flashy "colors like more people with low income, whereas the majority of wealthy people who have achieved success prefer discreet colors.
In the Christian canons of gray since antiquity preserved the value of bodily death and spiritual immortality.
Hence, also in early Christianity, this color is related to poor and needy.
However, Islam gray color is perceived as misdeeds or misfortunes.
But medieval Europe calls it the gentlemen of color, color, high light, etc.
There is a Kabbalistic and "the color of wisdom." And the gray color of uniforms modern bureaucrats.
Colors clothing freemason, initiated into the highest degree of initiation to the mysteries of the box - gray.
According to Luscher, neutral gray does not cause any psychological reactions. Not complacent and not exciting. While creating internal stability, partly insulated from external influences.
Preference for 8-gray color scale indicates isolation, secrecy, or restraint. Often it is associated with an increased level of anxiety.
For the "greyness" is usually some seem self-sufficient. And that she is suspicious as a closed, static or death. However, in the West, Russian neologism XX century - "Broken greyness" - not everyone will understand ... But "West is West ...
Those who do not want them to know, color psychology recommends wearing clothing gray tones. Gray allows you to protect yourself from all sorts of influences, fatigue or external stresses. Although it entails a blatant lack of empathy.
But gray is not as simple as it may seem at first glance. Tsvetoanaliticheskaya psychology reveals there are at least three colors: light, medium and dark gray.
Preferred light gray (from white, three gray and black) indicates a willingness to experiences. In excitable. At the desire contact with others.
Medium Gray said the desire to stabilize and establish order.
Dark gray is a need for bodily and spiritual satisfaction. Sometimes, though, to the detriment of corporal.
We will translate all this in the principles tsvetolecheniya. Suppose the patient is necessary to form a frank desire to respond to external influences. In this case we can recommend a light gray color.
Psychologically, the patient in the clothes of these colors is associated with openness. With a willingness to elevated stimulation, or to experiences and contacts.
For example, in the examination of light-gray clothes are not so many "masks" ignorance of the charge, as it enhances intellectual capabilities.
Persons with complaints about sensitivity and, therefore, seeking to escape from sensual relationships, we can recommend a dark gray clothing. They help to achieve a harmonious balance of mind without physical exertion.