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[Alexandr Korol]

of protection, because many people instinctively shy away when you’re wearing red clothing. People — without even realizing it — if they start interacting with you, whether it’s a shop assistant, a police officer, or anyone else, they feel energetically subdued in front of someone wearing red. Because red is so powerful, they simply can’t handle it, so to speak — they can’t process the color red, and to them, it feels like pressure. Red is also considered a kind of protection. If you’re wearing a red jacket or anything else red, you might think logically that red attracts people — but in reality, red is so strong that in 99% of cases, it doesn’t attract people at all. On the contrary, it repels them and scares them. That’s a powerful, insane form of protection.” So, what next? Then she says that it’s one thing to wear red clothing, and another when red is present in your home — because it really functions like an element. Just like how I take gemstones and semi-precious stones seriously, how I can make jewelry from them — rings, pendants — or even place such stones around my apartment to create an atmosphere, she says red in the home is just as important as red in clothing. And I realize, as I’m talking to her, that in fact everything around me is glowing in red: a red bag, those two red demons — Japanese souvenirs, little dolls — red flags among green, blue, and white ones, those stand out the most — Tibetan ones, a red camera strap, the dog’s nose is red. I’ve even started working on a painting specifically to capture this red — it’s a square canvas, red-primed, red background, and I’ll be painting something on it. Red is stealing my attention. And it truly steals attention — not in an irritating way, but in a way that’s deeply appealing, like all the focus is on that and everything else fades to the background.
And when we started discussing all of this, she began listing people she knows who love the color red. That these really are unique people — people who can actually allow themselves to wear red. Other people don’t understand it; they might rationalize it and assume that person has no taste or is just showing off — but that’s not true. If someone has truly reached that point, let’s say, through their own level of development, where red specifically steals their attention — then that’s actually a very good sign.
We also talked more, and of course, my mom shared some super interesting information that I’d never heard before. But there were also moments when she said things that, as I see it, are just what’s commonly written online.