Equilibrium All Around Us
The balance of nature is a theory that proposes that ecological systems are usually in a stable equilibrium (homeostasis), which is to say that a small change in some particular parameter (the size of a particular population, for example) will be corrected by some negative feedback that will bring the parameter back to its original "point of balance" with the rest of the system. It may apply where populations depend on each other, for example in predator/prey systems, or relationships between herbivores and their food source. It is also sometimes applied to the relationship between the Earth's ecosystem, the composition of the atmosphere, and the world's weather.
How Nature's Visuals Are In Balance
Harmony can be defined as a pleasing arrangement of parts, whether it be music, poetry, color, or even an ice cream sundae. In visual experiences, harmony is something that is pleasing to the eye. It engages the viewer and it creates an inner sense of order, a balance in the visual experience. When something is not harmonious, it's either boring or chaotic. At one extreme is a visual experience that is so bland that the viewer is not engaged. The human brain will reject under-stimulating information. At the other extreme is a visual experience that is so overdone, so chaotic that the viewer can't stand to look at it. The human brain rejects what it can not organize, what it can not understand. The visual task requires that we present a logical structure. Color harmony delivers visual interest and a sense of order. In summary, extreme unity leads to under-stimulation, extreme complexity leads to over-stimulation. Harmony is a dynamic equilibrium. For more information on color theory visit: http://www.colormatters.com/color-and-design/basic-color-theory |
How Our Physical Body Balances With the Spiritual
Some even take these colors to represent even deeper messages about their inner self and how it affects ones health.
A journey through the seven chakra colors is essentially a journey through the rainbow. Each of your seven chakras has a corresponding color that follows the colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet (or white).
The colors are fluid, constantly changing just as your emotions change. The chakra colors can be muddy, faded with very little color present, or even too saturated - too bright. The color of a chakra indicates your current physical, emotional, and spiritual state. We all recognize the connection between color and emotion. It is reflected in our language and there is even a branch of psychology, called "color psychology", that deals specifically with color and its emotional impact.
Do you wear certain colors of the spectrum more often? Do you avoid certain colors? What do you feel in your body when you see red color? Or blue color? Color is a universal language - it is simple and yet very profound.
For more information on balancing your Chakras:
http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-13433/warning-signs-your-chakras-are-out-of-balance.html
A journey through the seven chakra colors is essentially a journey through the rainbow. Each of your seven chakras has a corresponding color that follows the colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet (or white).
The colors are fluid, constantly changing just as your emotions change. The chakra colors can be muddy, faded with very little color present, or even too saturated - too bright. The color of a chakra indicates your current physical, emotional, and spiritual state. We all recognize the connection between color and emotion. It is reflected in our language and there is even a branch of psychology, called "color psychology", that deals specifically with color and its emotional impact.
Do you wear certain colors of the spectrum more often? Do you avoid certain colors? What do you feel in your body when you see red color? Or blue color? Color is a universal language - it is simple and yet very profound.
For more information on balancing your Chakras:
http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-13433/warning-signs-your-chakras-are-out-of-balance.html
How Stunning Visuals Can Create Balance
The right feng shui use of colors can do wonders for your home. We are all in love with color, and we all respond to color in more or less predictable ways. Feng shui takes the use of color to the next level, where each color brings the desired feng shui energies to your home in order to create harmony and balance.
For more information on balancing you home:
http://fengshui.about.com/od/Feng-Shui-Color-Tips/ss/Feng-Shui-Color-Tips-Good-Feng-Shui-Home.htm#step1
For more information on balancing you home:
http://fengshui.about.com/od/Feng-Shui-Color-Tips/ss/Feng-Shui-Color-Tips-Good-Feng-Shui-Home.htm#step1
The Universe Balances Itself
"The Chinese saw the universe as a balancing act between two opposed but complementary aspects of nature: yin and yang. Their strength and influence were visible in the oscillation of day and night and in the cycle of the seasons. Yin is passive, and yang is active; yin is dark, and yang is light; yin is feminine, and yang is masculine; yin is winter, and yang is summer."
"Although everything is either more yin or more yang, as an entity it seeks some kind of balance. Individually, nothing is in perfect balance, nor can it be as everything is either more yin or more yang. Something that is more yin can reach a more balanced state with something that is more yang."
Nature is replete with numerous examples of yin and yang. See how many more examples you can think of.
More on Yin Yang:
http://www.wsanford.com/~wsanford/exo/yin-yang.html
"Although everything is either more yin or more yang, as an entity it seeks some kind of balance. Individually, nothing is in perfect balance, nor can it be as everything is either more yin or more yang. Something that is more yin can reach a more balanced state with something that is more yang."
Nature is replete with numerous examples of yin and yang. See how many more examples you can think of.
- Earth and heaven (sky)
- Night and day
- Winter and summer
- The Sun actively radiates light energy (yang); the Moon passively reflects sunlight (yin).
- The Sun shines all day (yang); the Full Moon is the only phase that shines all night (yin), rising as the Sun sets and setting as the Sun rises the following morning.
- The Sun (masculine) and Moon (feminine) play an endless game of lover's tag: the Moon chases the Sun across the sky during the Waxing Phases; the Sun chases the Moon across the sky during the Waning Phases.
- The cycle of Moon phases is a metaphor for life and death: New to Full to New (birth/maturity/death).
More on Yin Yang:
http://www.wsanford.com/~wsanford/exo/yin-yang.html