Full of mysteries and secrets, style and solidity - black always attracts attention and raises questions. What features of people who love this color do psychologists talk about?
Black: mysterious and mysterious
Black color has long been considered the most mysterious, negative, causing negative emotions. If you remember the common expressions about a rainy day, black magic, black dogs and cats, it becomes clear that nothing good is in question. The epithet "black" characterizes painful, joyless, depressing events and things. In most cultures, black symbolizes grief, death, mourning, misfortune, evil.
In ancient Mexico, priests painted their faces and hands black when they made sacrifices. And today, black eyes are considered envious, capable of jinxing and damaging. And many people are afraid and avoid meeting with a black cat.
In fairy tales and legends of the peoples of the world, negative characters appear in black clothes: sorcerers and witches, evil wizards and demons. So, through the color of their clothes, the people convey the danger, the sad consequences of meeting these characters for goodies.
Such a negative attitude towards black color has an explanation from the point of view of psychophysiological perception of colors. Black objects completely absorb the rays of the visible spectrum, rather than reflecting them. Therefore, black is a complete absence of color. So it symbolizes everything hidden and secret, inaccessible and alluring.
This color is a symbol of humility, obedience, conscious abstinence. Therefore, monks and hermits choose this color for their clothes, because give up worldly goods and familiar life. This color is also associated with aggression, protest and negativism. Often, representatives of youth subcultures choose it as the main color that conveys the protest of youth against the foundations of adult life.
But there are positive aspects in the psychological perception of black. In the arid regions of Africa, black clouds foreshadow great rainfall, fertile soils and abundant harvests. Priests in black robes sacrifice black animals to the guardian spirits who send rain.
Some African tribes value women with very dark skin as mistresses. This skin color is associated with a secret, very desirable, but hidden dark passion.
Black is used in descriptions and images of goddesses who became guides from life to death and back (Persephone and Diana of Ephesus).
In some cultures, black is a symbol of peace, beauty and sexuality, aristocracy, superiority and power. Black color creates a feeling of stability, confidence, weight. Black lovers can feel closed from prying eyes, protected, confident and self-sufficient. But actually it is not.
Black meanings in psychology
Psychologists interpret black in two ways. But the obvious negative connotation that has accompanied this color for centuries, black in the assessments of psychologists is losing. In the modern world, things and accessories in black are often found. Psychologists associate this with the authoritarian and uncompromising nature of business people. This color becomes a signal of danger hidden behind secular manners and politeness.
It is believed that people who choose black as their beloved have a difficult character, rigidity and moral strength, secretive and restrained. Very often they make exaggerated demands on others. But on the other hand, these people can be closed, neurotic. Intrapersonal conflicts can provoke nervous breakdowns.
The choice of black as a favorite color is associated with the psycho-energetic state of a person. Through this color, a person tries to speak about protest, denial, general depression. Black speaks of a desire to suffer stubbornly, to worry, to be depressed.
What will black clothes tell about?
In modern fashion, black fabric and things made from it have become a sign of style, luxury, respectability. status. Black is the color of confidence. People who choose it strive for success. But often he expresses a desire to act in his own interests, regardless of others. At the same time, people dressed in black are incredibly attractive to those around them. After all, black is chosen by strong personalities with natural charisma. They use their charm very skillfully, which allows them to achieve success. Clothing of this color allows you to feel protected from prying eyes.
For a strong, balanced personality, black clothing does not have a negative effect. On the contrary, putting on black, you can set yourself up for confidence and creativity. But if a person has psychological problems, stress or depression, then black clothes can significantly increase all the negativity.
Teenagers wearing black clothes show adults their desire to separate, not to be alike, to express their opinion.
People who do not use black in their clothes want to always be needed, come to the rescue and support in difficult times.
Disadvantages and advantages of people who prefer black
People who love black, gradually signal to us about some flaws in their character and behavior. Negative qualities and personality traits include:
- Prolonged depression
- General depressed mood
- Authoritarianism
- Selfishness
But there are positive qualities in these people that make them a model for imitation:
- Making every effort to achieve the goal
- Ability to persistently and persistently solve problems
- Ability to create
Black color in children's drawings
The abundance of prejudices, prejudice against the black color causes concern for parents in those cases when children choose black when drawing and it prevails in the images. But the choice of this color may also be due to the fact that black pencils and felt-tip pens contrast as much as possible with a white sheet. A small child can choose this color, going through a crisis of three years old. This period of development is characterized by stubbornness, negativism, denial of the authority of parents. And one of the motives is to choose not the bright colors offered by the parents, but the opposite.
Well, in adolescence, when a child is trying to realize himself and his place in the world, to separate from parental care and crystallize into a separate personality, the choice of black is a regularity. And the appearance in the house of many black images should be a signal to parents that the child needs their love, wise care, flexibility in building relationships more than ever.
Children with dark skin, black hair and brown eyes also choose black. In this case, color can be a way of showing temperament.
Drawing in black can be used to treat weak-willedness, improve concentration, and strengthen fortitude.
Let's test ourselves?
One of the simplest tests invites us to name three consecutive colors preferred by a person. The first color is an actual characteristic of the personality, the second is a working color, the third shows a person's attitude to the people around him. What are the pros and cons of the black color chosen in this test?
- Pithiness
- Ability to create
- Ability to anticipate events
- Motivated use of force
- Depression
- Destructiveness
- Strength as a manifestation of weakness and selfishness
Coloristics, knowledge of the psychological characteristics inherent in people who choose this or that color - this is the key to understanding human behavior. Knowing about the characteristics of black in psychology, you can build constructive relationships with others and productive work on yourself.
