Our guest speaker for
this meeting was Jean who had travelled all the way from Sheffield, where she
is also a WI member. We welcomed her and
everyone to the workshop including new and regular members.
Jean started the
workshop talking about colours and how the seasons influence colours and our
clothes and the current fashion trends (backed up by some images of current
fashion trends in New York at the moment). Jean explained about
spring colours such as green and yellow and about everything coming to life in
this season. These colours when we wear them can also indicate new beginnings
and ideas and have links to nature. We tend to drift towards colours such as
these as well as fresh pinks and whites this time of year as our energy rises
and we feel young and alive as the spring is here.
Summer months bring more colours
into our lives including reds and pinks which we associate with love. The
summer months and more colour in the summer clothes in the shops help us to
feel lighter, brighter and better in every way
Autumn brings colours of
life turning a circle with golden and brown tints - again seen in nature as
leaves fall from trees. Brown is the colour of mother earth.
Winter is when life’s
balance restores and we tend to associate red and green with this time of year,
especially at Christmas time. The red signifies love and green relates to
money and energy, of course Christmas is a time for both of these!
As human being we tend
to compliment nature with our clothes but we do not necessarily have to copy
nature, so you can in fact wear any colour any time of the year!
Other popular colours we
wear created by fashion include white - Jean told us how most clothes are made
white and then dyed to match that period of time’s must have colours.
Grey is associated with
self denial and fear and holding oneself back. On a grey day we feel down and
this is reflected in our grey choice of clothing. Black clothes tend to be
mysterious but when partnered with say a red blouse, the red stands out more
and is thought to give one physical power - so a good choice to wear for an
interview maybe! We can also pair black with pink for social power and yellow
for intellectual power!
It was quite
entertaining that pink is associated with royalty and incidentally our
treasurer was dressed in pink and gave us a royal wave!!
Jean explained that
calming colours like pale blues and pinks tend to be seen in shops for babies
clothes as these are seen as calming and nurturing colours.
At half time we had a
clothes swap and I know many people (including myself) really appreciated this
and got a couple of new additions to our wardrobe!
After a quick rummage
through the clothes brought Jean then went onto explain numerology and how our
date of birth relates to a particular number / colour.
This involved a bit of
maths and a lot of confusion but it was fun to find out our colour / number and
to see what that said about us. It involved adding up all the numbers of
your date of birth to come up with a single number
If you are interested
the numbers and descriptions are below:
Number 1 vibration the red ray
Number 1 leadership, independence. Red willpower,
determination to succeed. Virtues courage, perseverance, goodness, love
Number 1 is leadership, those who have initiative and are not
afraid of using it. They are independent, often forward thinkers and can
be pioneers in their field. They accept responsibility and are always
active in one way or another.
Number 2 vibration the orange ray
Number 2 adaptability, can hold back, leads one to
harmony. Orange creativity, self expression, leading to
confidence. Virtues purity, holiness
Adaptability leading to harmony, this vibration is duality, and we
live in a world of duality, day and night, positive and negative, male and
female. Number 2 is the opposite of number 1, who is very definite.
These people are adaptable, and they avoid conflicts but have strong moods and
feelings.
Number 3 vibration the yellow ray
Number 3 the pure artist. Yellow intellect,
ideas. Virtues wisdom, discernment, right judgement.
Creativity here we have the pure artist. To create is one of
the highest expressions a person can achieve on earth, and we can create at
many levels: children, works of art, beautiful surroundings but what we create
we have to live with and this needs to be remembered by the number 3 vibration.
Number 4 vibration the green ray
Number 4 Practicality, self-discipline. Green energy,
balance, harmony. Virtues compassion, understanding, kindness.
Generosity. Humility.
The ray of practicality. Ask a four vibration to do anything
for you and here we have the willing workhorse. Everything has to have a
meaning and purpose for them but they are realistic and objective. They
either have a lot of self-discipline or will have incarnated to learn
self-discipline: that is the essence of the four vibration.
Number 5 vibration the blue ray
Number 5 communication, a tendency to go down too many
avenues. Blue intuition, awareness. Virtues faith, trust, loyalty and
integrity (same as indigo).
The number of communication. These people have to watch they
do not go down too many avenues and waste time; they need to find a goal and go
for it. The person who is a five vibration has a need to express
themselves in many ways, through speaking, writing, singing, communications in
some way, otherwise they can become withdrawn – a negative aspect of the blue
ray.
Number 6 vibration the indigo ray
Number 6 responsibility, the organiser. Indigo power with
knowledge and understanding. Virtues faith, trust, loyalty and integrity
(same as blue).
This is the number of responsibility. These people must
watch they do not take on too much. Efficient and very capable, whatever
they undertake will be done well. They can organise and delegate and are
good at running events of any kind. They are home lovers, their home is
their sanctuary. They are very caring and could be good therapists in any
field or run a clinic, or an office. They need to be with people for
balance as they tend to be loners.
Number 7 vibration the violet ray
Number 7 sensitivity, insight. Violet high ideals,
inspiration, intuition. Virtues sacrifice, unselfishness.
Sensitivity and insight. This vibration is associated with
extra-sensory perception, an awareness of other dimensions. Many are
mediums with this number; they can also be practical mystic, earthing the
knowledge they receive to enable others to understand.
Number 8 vibration the silver ray
Number 8 balancing of spirit and matter, material affairs,
business acumen, success. Silver unifying knowledge with awareness.
The eight vibration is the balance of spirit and matter, the eight
being formed by 2 circles, one on top of the other (‘As above, so
below’). Above are the heavenly worlds and below is the earth – here are
the two principles working together: spirit and matter, the masculine and
feminine, which are within each and every one of us. We are spiritual
beings living and working in matter.
Number 9 vibration the golden yellow ray
Number 9 service, benevolence, giving oneself with no thought of
reward.
This is the number of service. To serve for the sake of
serving with no thought of any reward is the highest vibration that mankind can
tune in to, and so often the reward comes anyway. We should not look for
results of what we are doing, just to give of our time and energy in whatever
way the spirit moves us is enough. All this is contrary to the
materialist of today who is always looking for profit, but there is a time and
place for us all to arrive at these points in life and we should allow others
their space to experience life the way they wish to.
Jean also gave colour and style tips to the ladies that asked and
we all then chatted and said our goodbyes.
Thank you to Jean for
coming over to run this session and hopefully we all took something away from
this!
Buns and Roses x
She was
also able to identify for us mustard garlic herb, hiding behind some nettles
with its dainty leaves and white flowers..which is the less overpowering salad
add in for those wanting just a hint of garlic, alongside a few items that were
edible but were “an acquired taste” which it turns out, means it tastes
dreadful and may be one for the true survivalists. Thus I chose not to
remember that they could be eaten less I try again!
A short
walk further and we reached the lake, which has overgrown areas on the teahouse
side filled with blackberry bushes, sorrel and more surprisingly as Claire
pointed out, wild raspberry canes….and yes I did manage to get back and get
some when they came into season!! Further around the lake and there was a stop
and gather moment on the wild garlic front while sampling some lovely home-made
blackberry wine, just in case you get fed up with pies, jam and strudels! Very
tasty.
The walk
ended with a traditional classic at a Sloe berry bush, giving the ladies a
chance on how to spot this classic wild fruiter, ready to start raiding
their local trees when they fruit in autumn to make that classic, Sloe Gin!
