Color meditation / txt
Kees Veenman, Christine Gruwez, Laura Liska.
- xvi, 163 p. : ill. ; col. ; 23 cm. book
Introduction xiii : 1. Prelude I : Spring-gold 4 -- Autumn-gold 7 -- 2. Color Phenomenology 9 -- The imaginational nature of the colors 10 -- The polarity of light and darkness 11 -- Prismatic colors 13 -- The colors of the sky 16 -- Polarity and intensification 18 -- Overview of the color gestures 26 -- 3. Complementary Color and Totality 27 -- Afterimages 27 -- The color circle 29 -- Colored shadows 31 -- The pursuit of totality 34 -- 4. Preparation for Color Meditation 36 -- Basic preparatory exercises 37 -- The way inward and the way outward 39 -- The way inward 40 -- Symbolizing Sensory images 43 -- Artistic processing 45 -- Organology 46 -- The way outward 47 -- The interaction between both paths 48 -- The philosophy of freedom 49 -- 5. Color Meditation 53 -- Color and the human organism 53 -- Red 54 -- Yellow 56 -- Cyan 57 -- Violet 58 -- Green 59 -- Magenta 60 -- The colors of Mary 62 -- The moods that live in the colors 64 -- Red 65 -- Yellow 68 -- Orange 69 --
"The author explains aspects of color phenomenology and prepares the reader for color meditations, including some that he has incorporated into his own personal practices. Using numerous examples and experiments, Veenman guides the reader toward the dynamics and essence of colors, describing his research into the nature of colors along with fresh questions that help us penetrate the world of colors ever more deeply. Color Meditation is for those who want to appreciate the phenomena and wonders-the being-of color more deeply and fully understand how color can enrich one's soul and spiritual activity"--