The energy relating to each of the seven
spectrum colours of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet,
resonates with the energy of each of the seven main chakras/energy
centres of the body. If you can imagine the chakras as a set of
cogs/wheels, they are rather like the workings of a clock or an engine;
each cog/wheel needs to move smoothly for the clock/engine to work
properly. Thus good health and wellbeing is achieved by a balance of all
these energies. Balance of the energy in each of the body’s chakras is
very important for health and wellbeing. Colour therapy can help to
re-balance and/or stimulate these energies by applying the appropriate
color to the body and therefore re-balance our chakras.
Red relates to the base chakra, orange
the sacral chakra, yellow the solar plexus chakra, green the heart
chakra, blue the throat chakra, indigo the brow chakra (sometimes
referred to as the third eye) and violet relates to the crown chakra.
Color is absorbed by the eyes, skin,
skull our ‘magnetic energy field’ or aura and the energy of color
affects us on all levels, that is to say, physical, spiritual and
emotional. Every cell in the body needs light energy - thus color
energy has widespread effects on the whole body. There are many
different ways of giving color, including; Solarized Water, Light
boxes/lamps with color filters, color silks and hands on healing using color.
Colour therapy can be shown to help on a physical level, which is perhaps easier to quantify, however there are deeper issues around the colours on the psychological and spiritual levels. Our wellbeing is not, of course, purely a physical issue. Fortunately, many more practitioners, both orthodox and complementary are now treating patients in an holistic manner. That is to say, we are body, mind and spirit and none of these areas function entirely alone; each has an effect upon the other. This is why Colour Therapy can be so helpful since colour addresses all levels of our being.
As babies we first experience colour in
the womb where we are enveloped in a nurturing and comforting pink. Then
as a child we associate with colour as part of our first learning
processes. These first associations contribute to our consciousness. As
we get older we attach many different feelings, memories and meanings to
certain colours and this can then become a feature in our subconscious.
We can build up prejudices to colours which have happy, sad, or
frightening connotations for us.
All life experiences make an impression
upon us. Some experiences will be positive and some negative. It is
these negative experiences which can manifest themselves physically over
time as dis-ease. As an example:- perhaps we have, over the years, been
in a situation where we have felt unable, for one reason or another, to
speak our mind, or to express our own truth. This can manifest as a
problem in the throat chakra. The throat chakra relates in the spiritual
aspect to self expression. Thus, if our self expression has been
blocked, the energy in this area will not be free flowing and in turn
this can lead to a physical manifestation of disease.
Noting strong colour preferences can also
be a helpful aid to finding possible problems and working with the
appropriate colour/colours to help to dispel negative feelings, free
blocks and re-balance the body emotionally, spiritually and, in turn,
physically.
Colour Therapy is a totally holistic and
non-invasive therapy and, really, colour should be a part of our
everyday life, not just something we experience for an hour or two with a
therapist. Colour is all around us everywhere. This wonderful planet
does not contain all the beautiful colours of the rainbow for no reason.
Nothing on this earth is here just by chance; everything in nature is
here for a purpose. Colour is no exception. All we need to do is to
heighten our awareness of the energy of colour and how it can transform
our lives. A professional therapist will help you to do this. The
capacity for health and wellbeing is within us all.
Colour therapy is safe to use alone or
alongside any other therapy whether orthodox medicine or another
complementary therapy and is safe and helpful for adults, children and
animals too.
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