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I love this book. It is so far out there--in imagination, concept, practical application--that I believe it is full of great servings of truth. If it's just out there--so what? It's fun and harmless. But we all know that color can affect the way we feel, so this book applies that knowledge to the colors we wear, see, live in and tells us how to use color to strengthen and heal ourselves. What if Tony and Tina are right? We would miss a great energy source to ignore their philosophy. I am going to start wearing a blue scarf around my throat immediately, to strengthen my throat chakra and to improve my communication skills.

the nice thing about the book is that it has a lot of interesting information and much of it is full of positive vibes, baby. Which is a nice thing. much of the information about color is very interesting as well. that's the up side of the book. the down side of the book is that there's a bit of that groovier than thou-ness going on. on one hand the book claims to be about healing and love and on the other hand it kisses up to some of the very things in our society that keep many people, women especially, quite sick-- such as the fashion and beauty biz machine and all the images it plays into (these glam industries, which tony and tina have gotten in bed with, breed anorexia and self-image disorders). Another big yuck is the over the top ego- tripping of tony, which can be extremely off putting. the arrogance and attitude that comes through via his ramblings shows that he is on a delusion trip in his head-- believing himself to be a new age god (and by the way, how can you be into healing when you're a heavy smoker and drinker? )