Coral - The Confidence Builder

Colours of Energy

By Kathryn Dzsudzsak

Well, here we are again. Again, with a colour that really isn’t in the energy centers as a colour per se; or is it? Where does coral fall within our chakra or energy centers?

When you see a colour and it doesn’t sit within your primary colours (red, blue, etc.), it’s the perfect time to take a look at things a little bit more deeply. When I began writing this article, I sat and stared at a blank screen. I thought that maybe it’s the EMFs from the computer that are causing me to have brain fog. LOL. Then I really sat, literally sat with the word CORAL. What does coral mean? What exactly is coral? What does coral have to do with our body, and how does it function within our own lives?

The first thing that a lot of people think of when you mention coral is jewelry. When you ask people what coral is, they talk about the living being from the ocean. But how about looking at coral, the colour itself. Some people see it as being a colour of very flowy chiffon dresses or roses. It all depends on where the person is within their own energy at that time as to how they will perceive coral.

When you look at coral and see that beautiful colour, you’re looking at three parts red and one part yellow. Some people may disagree with that, saying coral comes from a combination of red, yellow, and orange. Well, it does in a way. However, orange is a combination of red and yellow as well, so they’re not too far off. But to get coral as a true colour, three parts red, one part yellow.

If you don’t happen to have yellow and you want to mix up some paint or whatever you’re doing, take some orange, take some pink, take some red and mix it all together and you get coral. Really, when you come down to it, it doesn’t matter how you get to the colour as long as you get to the energy of that coral.

We’re going to dive in a little bit deeper. We’re going to get away from the beautiful sea creature that it is away from the jewelry you see people wearing and away from the flowy chiffon dresses. I’m going to get to the heart of the matter on things. Don’t worry - we will get into some fun stuff to help balance this coral and what it does for the body.

What is Coral?

Coral is a warm colour. It’s a nurturing colour that helps those that are having a difficult time accepting themselves unconditionally.

It is a positive colour. HOWEVER, here we are again. Many will see it in a dark, foreboding way. Why would that be? Let’s look at the colours coral is made up of—red and yellow or orange, pink, and red. Either way, they make coral. Where does coral lie in our body or in our energy centers? Think about the colours of chakras beginning at the bottom? Yup—root, sacral, and the solar plexus! This is where it might get a bit confusing, so I will try to keep it as unconfusing as possible.

If you use a colour chart of the three parts red and one part yellow, you are referring to the root chakra and the solar plexus. However, if you use orange, yellow, and red, you are referring to the root chakra, sacral chakra, and the solar plexus.

When you see this colour of coral with those colours brought together, it’s a very friendly, open colour. When you have the essence of all three of these colours together to make coral, it gives the energy and assists you in getting rid of old baggage. Red can be very aggressive, so it is there to help kick crap to the curb. Yellow helps to alleviate the stress that may come forward with kicking things to curb and orange, well, it helps bring in the creative way to make the getting rid of easier and more fun! So when you put all three of those together, you take the worst of everything and the best of everything and you mix it up together. And you get the perfection of moving forward with fun, walking in your power, and standing firm on your ground! BOO-YAY!

Let’s Break It Down, Shall We

• When we look at the root chakra, we have to also take a look at what it is all about. In the Red edition of the magazine, you would remember that the root chakra is quite important. Within the red of that root chakra, it is all about support, and it’s giving us something that’s solid, grounding, and also part of our physical identity. The demon, if you will, in the root chakra is fear. Also, do you have pain in your lower back? Feeling a bit depressed? Now, let’s look at orange.

• The sexy orange sacral chakra. Are there times you feel you’re just super needy and don’t know why and need everyone’s approval? Is your creativity hitting an all-time low? Do you have a tendency to feel guilty about the smallest things? Well, that’s all part of orange. Once again, I will not dive too deep, or I won’t have anything to write about when the Orange edition comes! Let’s move to yellow.

• The yummy powerful yellow solar plexus. That is our power source! If we have something going on that isn’t right, we’ll feel it there. That’s also one of the main areas for the intuitive part of you. Having issues with your kidneys or feeling stuffy? What’s going on with your solar plexus? I’m not going to do anymore because I won’t have anything to write about in the Yellow edition. The solar plexus is all about our will, our power. It’s also an ego identifier.

So when you take all three of those colours and mesh them together, you have a recipe to begin healing.

What Does Coral Heal?

Do you feel the love that you’re giving out is not being received back?

Are you feeling that you are being super needy and are shying away from doing things with people?

If either one of these sounds familiar, you’re sitting in a coral healing colour. These are just two examples. Bring coral into your life in order to help heal those feelings. When three energy centers get out of whack, you will feel it!

Coral will help bring you back into balance by revving up your support system “root chakra.” It will help shift the cobwebs and doubt out of your creative center, and coral will get you back into your power! When we have a not too healthy root, sacral, and solar plexus, you will know it.

Remember, you can use anything that is coral coloured. It is the frequency/vibration that heals.

Crystals/Gemstones/Colour Vibration

Okay, enough of the serious stuff. Since there aren’t really many coral-coloured crystals or gemstones, you can always find anything with a coral colour! Need a bit of sexiness? How about some pretty coral-coloured underthings? Yes, men, you too!!! Coral flowers, a pillow, a sticky note, even a sunset picture. Anything coral will have that healing vibration to it.

Let’s get to some crystals that will help with all of this and more. Since there are no actual coral-coloured stones/crystals, I have found two that look like coral when you get them in the lighter colour of the “orange/red.”

Carnelian:

This yummy stone will help to get things stabilized. It will help get the creative juices flowing again because it also helps to get your mojo pumping! Carnelian also helps you to trust yourself again by overcoming negativity or feeling unstable. It helps with concentration and mental fatigue (great for exams or writing columns).

Coral:

Coral helps to calm the emotions and helps to bring peace. It also helps to strengthen your intuition, so it is a great gem to meditate or just sit with! It is said that coral helps strengthen the bones in the body, which makes sense because when dried, coral becomes just like a bone.