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   Rama Nanjappa

    /  February 22, 2019

   This is useful information. Astrologers of various types use this information to prescribe stones, metals and colour of clothes worn for luck or to tide over difficult times. It is generally said that irrespective of one’s Rashi or Zodiac sign, the colour of the dress should match the day/ For instance:
   Sunday and Tuesday: Red
   Monday and Friday : White
   Wednesday : Green
   Thursday : Yellow, Sandal color
   Saturday : Black, dark blue
   Since these colours come in different intensities, there is some confusion as to the exact shades to be used! And astrologers using Tarot cards do prescribe some exotic colours eg, ‘Golden Yellow’ or Sunrise Yellow etc which may be difficult to get. It is difficult to judge how far these suggestions have been helpful in practical situations, in the absence of feedback from users.
   It is said that one should not wear white dress or even white shirt while attending interviews or .important meetings! In such situations, the cause is not totally lost since most males usually wear a dark pant to go with the white shirt. At least a color tie or suit may alter the effect.But when it comes to mixing and matching colours, our women will have the last say and the last laugh!
   Another approach is to associate colours with Gunas. White is considered Satwik but it would not suit persons performing Rajasic tasks. Red would be rajasik, while black or dark grey would be tamasic! A sadhu once told me that Khadi was pure Satwik and it should not be worn by office goers, especially those in supervisory capacity as its vibrations would interfere with the exercise of authority.

   But one thing is clear: most of our politicians wear white, and going by what they have achieved, it does bear out the truth of the Tamils belief that white stands for vacuum or emptiness!

   Youngsters and those in good health usually shine in any dress or clothes. As one advances in age and natural graces fade, it is sought to be made up by artificial means, like dress. Oliver Goldsmith writes in The Deserted Village:
   “As some fair female unadorned and plain,
   Secure to please while youth confirms her reign,
   Slights every borrowed charm that dress supplies
   Nor flares with art the triumph of her eyes:
   But when those charms are past, for charms are frail,
   When time advances, and when lovers fail,
   She then shines forth, solicitous to bless,
   In all the glaring impotence of dress.