The Therapy of Light
Chromotherapy
E.P. Hafstein
Background
Healing with Light
Light Therapy - Diagnoses and Ways of Treatment
Light Healers - A Brief Review
The Therapeutic Qualities of Light
Cases of Light Treatment
Theory and Method of the Therapy
Man is Vibrating Energy
The Wavelength of Light
How to Use the Light Therapy
References
Background
Ever since the early cultures of Egypt, Greece, and Italy, people have pondered the effects of light (colors) on man. In those days, only a handful of people, primarily priests, knew how to use this knowledge. They used it mainly to heal people. As time went on, this knowledge became more accessible to others. More and more people used it to practice healing with colors.
As the centuries passed, this knowledge began to interest more people and the interest in practicing color healing culminated in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Many works were published about the healing powers of colors. Today, we have a different story to tell. People’s interests have shifted, and the subject of color is more directed to influencing the environment in which we live. Houses and institutions are decorated in colors according to their purpose. For example, it has been customary to use pastels in institutions for patients with psychiatric disorders. People also decorate themselves and their homes according to their preferences and moods.
To offer a method as simple as The Therapy of Light can only mean positive development to humanity. However, I see three reasons why light therapy has yet to be accepted as a healing method. First, my research shows no scientific investigation has been conducted regarding the healing power of light treatment. Secondly, there are many forms of light therapy, some of which are pretty unorthodox. Therefore, the tendency is that the methods become ridiculed and pushed aside by medical doctors and the FDA (Food and Drug Administration). Thirdly, to my knowledge, no attempt has been made to classify light therapy and make the treatment accessible to the public. This work aims to reintroduce chromotherapy and make The Therapy of Light accessible to everyone.
Healing with Light
This chapter explains light therapy (color therapy, chromotherapy), the most common diagnoses, and ways of practicing light therapy. It also accounts for some of the prominent trends in light healing. Additionally, it reviews the therapeutic value of the different colors of the spectrum and describes treatment cases.
Light Therapy - Diagnoses and Ways of Treatment
Everything in the universe vibrates. This is also the case with humans. Each atom, cell, and organ in the human body vibrates to a set frequency. If this frequency changes, it results in imbalance and disease.[35] The individual’s frequency is the same as the visible part of the electromagnetic field or the same rate as the seven colors of the spectrum.[42]
Therefore, light therapy treats people with colors to bring their bodies, emotions, and minds back into harmony, restoring health and well-being. Light therapy brings about a molecular reaction in the organism and can be applied in several ways.[2] Light therapy is based on the concept that colors influence humans physically and psychologically, using different colors to transform disease vibrations into health vibrations. These colors are therapeutic.[37] The disease, therefore, signifies a lack of harmony in the system or a lack of color. The objective is to restore this color deficiency.[34] Chromotherapy may be described as the science of applying visible colors to the physical body in various ways, whether invisible to the human eye or utilized for mental purposes.[5]
Kate W Baldwin, MD, a former senior surgeon at Woman’s Hospital in Pennsylvania, USA, shares her experiences treating patients with light in 1926.[9][10]
“For about six years, I have given close attention to the action of colors in restoring bodily functions. I am perfectly honest in saying that after nearly thirty-seven years of active hospital and private practice in medicine and surgery, I can produce quicker and more accurate results with colors than with any other combined methods and less strain on the patient. The functions have often been restored after the traditional remedies have failed. Of course, surgery is necessary in some cases. Still, results will be quicker and better if color is used before and after an operation. Sprains, bruises, and trauma of all sorts respond to color as to no other treatment. Septic conditions yield, regardless of the specific organism. Cardiac lesions, asthma, hay fever, pneumonia, inflammatory conditions of the eyes, corneal ulcers, glaucoma, and cataracts are relieved by the treatment.”.[9 pp.156-7]
A few years later, the USA’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declared that color therapy (as an unorthodox medicine) was not to be practiced.[18]
Color diagnoses: Referring to Amber,[2] all methods for diagnosing diseases fall under two main categories: a) seeing the cause and b) detecting the symptoms. The following techniques will utilize these two categories.
Observation: This method involves observing the individual’s body to identify the problem. Twelve different areas of the body can be assessed. The color of these areas indicates the individual’s illness. These include the color of the eyes, nails, urine, stools, skin, hair, lips, tongue, hands, ears, general appearance, and the relationship between color and organs.
Aura, Electromagnetic Diagnosis: The aura is the electromagnetic field surrounding all living things. By observing the aura, with or without the physical eye, one can see which colors are absent or out of harmony in an individual’s electromagnetic field. Techniques used to examine the aura include the clairvoyant’s eye, the Kilner Screen,[26] and Kirlian photography.[17][39]
Psychological Diagnosis: The diagnostician must learn about an individual’s reactions to color, sensory stimuli, and emotions. The therapist can then detect a possible lack of harmony or disease.
Diagnosis by Visualization: An individual is prompted to visualize the spectrum’s colors in their order from red to violet. The diagnostician can observe imbalances by attentively watching the individual’s response to each color.
Prism Diagnosis: A photograph of an individual is examined with a prism to determine whether the individual’s and prism’s colors correspond. If there is no correspondence, the illness can be treated accordingly.[2]
Diagnosis with Pendulum: This method is employed to determine the desired color in a disease. The diagnostician uses a pendulum and inquires which color can be applied to the patient.
Gimble’s Diagnostic Chart: This method combines dowsing and comparison. The diagnostic chart displays the thirty-two vertebrae of the human spine, divided into four sections of eight. Each vertebra in these sections is associated with one of eight colors: magenta, violet, blue, turquoise, green, yellow, orange, and red. First, a patient signs their name along the spine on the back of the diagnostic chart. Then, by comparing the vibrations of the signature with the waves of the colored vertebrae through dowsing, the appropriate color is identified. This color is used in healing alongside the complementary one.[21]
Color treatments: There are several ways to treat people with color. The following methods are the most common and recognized in the literature.
Sun Exposure: This is a common method for treating individuals with color and was the most widely used in the early days of color healing. Colored glass or lenses are placed between the sun and the individual, allowing the appropriate color to be applied directly from sunlight. Edwin D Babbitt and Theo Gimble are the most well-known practitioners of this type of color treatment.
Lamp and Projector Radiation: The most common method of using color therapy is through colored lamps or projectors. Colored lamps provide a practical solution, requiring only lamps in various colors. One of the most well-known color lamps is the Rithmo-Duo-Color system. This lamp rhythmically projects two colors: healing and complementary. G.S. White developed it at the beginning of this century.[40][41] The projector offers greater flexibility in selecting the precise color needed and can connect to a computer to produce over sixteen million colors.
Electrothermolume Cabinet: This is a cabinet or small room where a patient can sit and be bathed in colors from screens fixed at the front cabinet.[4]
Solarized or color-charged water, clothes, food, crystals, etc.: Many color healers utilize color-charged objects in their treatments. The most common of these is solarized water, which is created by placing water in a colored bottle and storing it in direct sunlight for a few hours. The individual then drinks the water.
Color Massage: The healer first washes their hands in water and then bathes them for three to five minutes in the full rays of a colored lamp. The hands are rubbed briskly together, and the massage lasts ten to fifteen minutes.
The Chromo Light Filter Box. It is a small box with a shelf inside where the healer places one or more color filters. A photograph or signature of the person receiving the absent color healing is under the shelf. The box is then placed in direct sunlight.[27]
Mental projection: An individual imagines the air around him colored in one or more hues. He then visualizes himself bathed in color. Visualizing the color flooding the affected organ during daily meditation can have a powerful, beneficial effect. Mental projection can also be utilized as an alternative healing method.
Color Breathing: An individual visualizes the air surrounding him in the desired color. Then, he inhales and exhales the colored air with deep, rhythmic breathing. Simple mental affirmations about the color being used are common and beneficial.
Color Acupuncture Therapy: This method is MORA Color Therapy, which offers unlimited penetration depth using six colors: violet, blue, green, yellow, orange, and red, depending on individual preference. This method can also be applied with an electronic device. Low-frequency beat frequencies are utilized, not the colors themselves. These frequencies provide the same therapeutic effect as light. Due to the excellent penetration capability of these low frequencies, treatment only requires a few seconds. In contrast, standard color therapy necessitates a much longer duration time.[29]
Color in Anesthetic: Light can be utilized as an anesthetic in manipulative surgery. This is accomplished when patients view through colored lenses until they become insensitive to pain. The patient stays conscious throughout the operation, with no after-effects.[23]
Color as a Preventive Treatment: Using Kirlian technology, Indian researcher J. M. Shah took pictures of the electromagnetic energy glowing around the human body. He discovered that actual disease first appears in the aura and is then transferred to the physical body. The time it takes for the illness to reach the physical body can range from six to eight months. Therefore, he established that color therapy could serve as a preventive measure treatment.[43]
Light Healers - A Brief Review
Light healing was the first type of therapy that humans used. It was nature’s method for maintaining balance in the organism’s rhythm.[2]
The ancient Egyptians understood the power and influence of light. In their magnificent temples, such as Karnak and Thebes, there were color halls where light treatments were practiced and researched.[3] These rooms were designed to break the sun’s rays into seven spectrum colors, using light to aid in healing and worship.[27] The Egyptians were particular about their use of light, associating colors with the various gods they worshipped. Blue, yellow, and red represented the activating forces of man’s being. An Egyptian’s religious duty was to bathe in the sun’s spectral light daily. Additionally, the Egyptians employed the technique of having patients drink solarized water. People in ancient times, including Indians, Chinese, and South American Indians, also practiced this.[2]
In Asia, the Persians practiced a form of color therapy based on the emanation of light. Buddhists in India used the same principles in the early days.[12] An old Indian theory of light healing states that disease lacks color in the energy field surrounding each person – the aura. The aim is to rebalance the energy field and add the missing color. The theory is related, to some extent, to yoga Sastra and dates back at least to the 3rd century A.D.[25]
The Zuni Indians utilized prismatic colors and sound in their healing arts. First, they gathered shells from Corn Mountain and polished them to a paper-like thinness. Then, they painted each shell with a color from the spectrum and held them between their ear and the sun. The combination of color and sound produced a specific healing effect effect.[23]
While the ancient peoples of Egypt, India, and Persia practiced color healing, the Greeks took a different approach to medicine. Modern medicine traces its ancestry to Hippocrates in the fourth century B.C. At this point, the history of light in medicine split into two paths: the mystics and the clinicians. More emphasis was placed on the physical rather than the metaphysical nature of light.[12]
Paracelsus, the fifteenth-century Swiss scientist sometimes referred to as one of the greatest healers, reintroduced light as a healing method. He concentrated on the use of light but also employed many other therapies. He was a man ahead of his time and taught that disharmony caused disease and that color and light were vital in curing illness. Paracelsus relied on the vibrations of music, light, and diet regulation in his treatments.[12]
At the beginning of the eighteenth century, Isaac Newton (1642-1727) presented his great discoveries in optics. In his work Opticks from 1704, he introduced innovations related to light and color. Newton discovered that a glass wedge or prism can refract white light into different colors. Through this, he took the first steps toward a theory of color vision. Furthermore, he demonstrated that white light could be divided into seven colors according to wavelength: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, and red.[32] This was the first significant step toward the electromagnetic theory of light, which James C. Maxwell later proposed.
Rudolph Steiner (1861-1925) was an Austrian regarded as a social philosopher, educator, occultist, and religious leader. He declared that life radiates color and asserted that a new state of consciousness comes out of illness. This means that disease experience will eventually lead to conscious clarity, balance, and health. Steiner expressed that color would unlock the door to healing. He taught two kinds of color treatments: one acts directly on the physical body and the other through one’s consciousness.[31] Steiner stated that humans possess an inner faculty for spiritual perception independent of the five senses. He developed an educational system based on color and rhythm.[39] There are many schools around the world based on his philosophy.
Steiner was influenced by the German philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832). In contrast to Newton’s theory, Goethe developed a physical science of color based on understanding colors through our five senses and our subjective approach to nature.[22] Additionally, Goethe taught that man is part of life and could never be separated from it.[28][30] Steiner gave several lectures on color based on Goethe’s work and research.[38]
Franz Mesmer, an Austrian often referred to as the father of magnetic healing, lived in the early nineteenth century. He demonstrated that the inviting atmosphere surrounding an individual, known as the aura, indicated the individual’s physical condition. Mesmer taught that the energy emitted by the sun needed to be absorbed and distributed to the energy centers (often referred to as chakras) in the physical body. As light enters the body, it divides into the seven colors of the spectrum. The appropriate color reaches and energizes the corresponding center. The health of the physical body depends on this light.[23]
Brook Simpson of the nineteenth century became known for his discoveries regarding light’s healing power by projecting it into patients’ eyes. He successfully treated cataracts through the application of appropriate beams of light. He claimed that the eyes need the energy of sunlight to sustain their activity just as the body needs food to survive. Simpson asserted that colors have therapeutic value, particularly potent when applied to the eyes. The visible rays of light serve as natural medicine for the physical body’s organs.[2]
Edwin D. Babbitt (1825-1905) was born in New York, USA. He is known for his significant work on light therapy: The Principles of Light and Color, first published in 1876. The book elicited a widespread response to color healing. In the book, Babbitt established a series of relationships between light and elements of nature, as well as light and minerals. He classified colors into warm colors and electrical colors. He argued that all things manifest their potencies and qualities through light—the power of light constructs materia. The seven colors of sunlight comprise different attributes and vibrations. Each color possesses its own individual properties and chemical powers.[6] In his theory on color and color healing, Babbitt presents a new philosophy of molecules, ethers, and the inner nature of things. His philosophy encompasses his interpretation of the structure of the universe, universal psychic forces, magnetism, chromo-mentalism, and chromo-therapeutics.[13] Babbitt developed special chromo-lenses of different colors to solarize water. In his book, Babbitt recounts several successful cases of healing with light therapy.
In the early days of the twentieth century, Dinshah P. Ghadiali,[19] a Hindu scientist, developed a theory explaining why and how the different colors of the spectrum have various therapeutic effects on organisms. Ghadiali’s approach taught that each organism and system of the physical body has a specific color that stimulates and another that inhibits the functioning of that organ or system. By understanding how different colors influence various body parts, the correct application of color could remedy the imbalances caused by afflicted organs. The disturbances from these imbalances, therefore, led to disease occurrence. Light healing seeks to restore a healthy balance of color energies within the body. Ghadiali’s most significant work on light therapy is The Spectro Chromometry Encyclopedia from 1933. In this book, he explains the theory and practice of light treatments.[3] Ghadiali lived in the USA and was known for the many color lamps used in healing.
S.G.J. Ouseley is one of the prominent English light therapists of the twentieth century. In his work, The Powers of the Rays, published in 1951, he describes his experiences with light in healing. In his theories on light, he asserts that past occultists shared a similar foundation of color science as we do today. The science of color is based on the laws of light, reflected in the seven principal rays. These rays are intrinsically connected to the seven planes of manifestation and the seven major glandular centers in the human body. Ouseley states that the core of all physical or super-physical treatment is to restore and recharge the body’s cells with the appropriate color vibration through the glandular centers.[34]
Faber Birren was an educator and color researcher from Chicago, USA. He wrote many articles and books on color healing and the psychology of color. In his work on Color Psychology and Color Therapy published in 1950, he presents the most fundamental aspects of color and its effects on humans and nature. For most of his life, he studied the influence of color on people and their environments. Through his research, he learned about the duration of color effects on humans. He states that a standard and unforgivable error in most color research is that many practitioners fail to realize that color effects are always temporary. Exposure to color does not cause a reaction of any substantial duration. It is not unlike the response to alcohol, tobacco, or coffee, where the energy is first highly stimulated, only to decrease quickly.[11] Birren pioneered the use of color to promote human welfare.
Theo Gimbel[20][21] was a well-known light therapist of our time. He was raised and educated in Switzerland before moving to England. In 1956, he founded the Hygeia College of Color Therapy (Hygeia Studios), where his complementary light therapy is available. He became interested in the effects of light while working with mentally disabled children. In his work Healing Through Colour from 1980, he describes his light healing and diagnosis methods. His work at the Hygeia Studios led to the development of the Color Diagnostic Chart, which he uses for diagnosing diseases. The diagnostic technique is complicated and time-consuming but accurate and valuable in counseling.[36][42] Gimbel developed a therapy room with stained glass to filter appropriate colors onto the patient, featuring one healing color and one complementary color. Through his extensive experience in light healing, Gimbel has found that using an additional color alongside the healing color prolongs the healing results.
In Stockholm, Sweden, Karl Ryberg is a light therapist specializing in counseling and light healing. He utilizes a specially designed projector that operates at the same temperature as the sun’s surface. As a trained psychologist, he always begins his first treatment with a new patient by asking personal questions about their upbringing, work, marital status, traumas, etc. Following this, Ryberg selects the treatment colors with the patient by identifying the “missing colors” in the patient’s environment. He then projects these missing colors onto the patient. Finally, he provides guidance on incorporating colors into their daily life environment.[14][33]
The Therapeutic Qualities of Light
Therapists refer to the therapeutic qualities of light throughout the literature on light healing. Most therapists work with seven light colors, while a few work with eight.[21][42] Another group of therapists refers to more than eight colors in their treatments.[2][15] This section will present the therapeutic values of the seven spectrum colors, referencing the literature.
Color Red: Red symbolizes life, strength, and vitality.[42] It has the slowest wavelength in the spectrum, ranging from orange-red to deep red. It is a potent energizer and stimulant. Its effect on hemoglobin increases energy, raises body temperature, and improves blood circulation.[24] Red stimulates the sensory nerves and is beneficial for smell, sight, hearing, taste, and touch deficiencies.[2] In addition, red radiation is used to assist in the manufacture of new red blood cells.[15]
Color Orange: Orange symbolizes feminine energy and the energy of creation.[42] It is a color that lies halfway between red and yellow. Its healing power surpasses that of the two individual colors.[2] It stimulates milk production after childbirth, encourages the thyroid gland while suppressing the parathyroid. It expands the lungs, has an anti-spasmodic effect on muscle cramps, and increases pulse rate.[39] Orange brings joy and happiness, making it suitable for creating a balance between our physical and mental nature. It alters the biochemical structure, leading to the dispersing of depression.[42]
Color Yellow: Yellow symbolizes the mind and intellect.[42] It activates the motor nerves and generates energy for the muscles. Yellow is a mixture of red and green; therefore, it possesses both the stimulating potency of red vibrations and the reparative potency of green waves.[39] Yellow works with the skin, improving its texture and healing scars and other disorders such as eczema. It carries positive magnetic currents that inspire and stimulate, strengthening the nerves and enhancing mental activity.[42] Yellow purifies the bloodstream and activates the lymphatic system. It is excellent for the nerves and the brain, acting as a stimulator and a nerve builder.[2]
Color Green: Green is the color of balance, harmony, and sympathy, and it can bring a person’s energies into balance. It is the middle color of the spectrum. Green has antiseptic properties that are helpful in cases of infection. It can also be used for detoxification and in cases of heart disease.[42] Green is cooling, soothing, and calming – both physically and mentally. It relieves tension and is hypnotic to the sympathetic nervous system.[39] Green acts as a disinfectant, germicide, antiseptic, and bactericide. It is thought to be the color of Vitamin B1.[2]
Color Blue: Blue symbolizes inspiration, devotion, peace, and tranquility.[42] It is the opposite of red and possesses cooling qualities. It acts as a depressant for motor nerves, fast pulse, pain, temperature reduction, and combatting infection or inflammation.[15] Blue increases metabolism, builds vitality, promotes growth, slows the heart’s action, and serves as a tonic for the body. It has antiseptic properties, contracting effects on muscles and blood vessels, and provides a soothing or cooling effect on inflammation.[39] Blue is a balancing and harmonizing color that restores the bloodstream to normal when it becomes overactive and inflamed.[2]
Color Indigo: Indigo helps purify the body, including the blood. It suits eye inflammations and ear problems and relieves swellings and extreme pain.[15] Indigo helps to broaden the mind and free it from fears and inhibitions. Because indigo color relates to the mind, it can affect us psychologically and powerfully involve mental complaints.[42] Indigo is cooling and astringent in its results. Indigo is a parathyroid stimulant, a thyroid depressant, and a blood purifier. It is a phagocyte builder and effectively stops excessive bleeding. It promotes muscle tone, respiratory depression, and insensibility to pain.[39] Indigo is a powerful anesthetic and can induce total insensibility without losing consciousness.[2][3]
Color Violet: Violet pertains to spirituality, self-respect, and dignity. It is an inspirational color related to insight.[42] Violet stimulates the spleen and the building of white blood cells, regulates the tension of blood vessels, and lowers high blood pressure. It also helps maintain the body’s potassium-sodium balance.[15] Violet depresses the motor nerves and the lymphatic and cardiac systems; it purifies the blood and stops tumor growth.[3] Violet stimulates the spleen, brain, and bones, and is calming in cases of mental illness.[39] Violet is good for bone growth and is excellent in managing or overcoming the excesses of violent insanity.[2]
Cases of Light Treatment
In this section, I will quote a few of the many cases of light treatment presented in the literature. The authors’ descriptions of the facts in their books will satisfy the reader’s immediate questions.
Case 1: “Master F, aged eight years, had a tedious recovery from a severe attack of diphtheria, which was suddenly interrupted by a very severe attack of paraplegia; the paralysis was almost complete; he could not walk and could stand when supported by table or chair. We had him arrayed entirely in white and placed in strong red baths from one to two hours every time. Soon after being placed in the red light, he would fall asleep. Profuse perspiration would burst forth, saturating his underclothing. Within three weeks, he was walking firmly and was perfectly well in two months. More than two years have elapsed since, and he has continued in perfect health.”.[7 p. 20]
Case 2: “A woman of 59 afflicted with sciatica for 11 years, with knee, ankle, and feet swollen to twice their normal size. Blue glass was inserted in a west window, and the light was applied to a large purplish lump on the ankle. In two or three hours, the lump disappeared together with the pain. Subsequently, swelling and pain occurred in the knee,
relieved by a blue glass bath in less than an hour. Within a week, she could walk easily, and the formerly useless toes of her foot became normal”.[6, p. 5]
Case 3: “Master H, aged 18 months. It was a severe case of cholera infantum and marasmus brought on by teething in hot weather. He had been under treatment by an excellent physician for some time but was steadily declining. As the last faint hope, we determined to try the blue treatment. He had been exceedingly irritable, but the blue light immediately soothed him into a gentle sleep. He came out of the bath, calm and refreshed. Two months of treatment resulted in a fine, healthy-looking child with full, rosy cheeks and a happy temper. We are confident that, but for the blue ray, this child must have died – no conventional treatment could have saved him.”.[7 p. 45]
Case 4: “About twelve years ago, a woman, in her forties, was sent out here from New York for an examination through the aura. She had “over a dozen Wassermann tests,” she told me, and part said she had syphilis. In contrast, others of the big, professional laboratories told her she did not have syphilis. The latter said she “might have cancer.” The woman was sad and going into a mental decline. “Her auric emanations told me that she had tuberculosis in the glands in the back of the lungs and that her resistance was rapidly being consumed in keeping the tuberculosis toxemia down.
“She asked me to treat her here, as she was afraid to go back to New York and be sent into the mountains to be stuffed and maybe surmised. So, I told her to cut all eggs, milk, and other animal foods from her diet and live on fruits, nuts, vegetables, whole wheat, or whole rye bread. Part of the meals were raw and partly cooked, as she was not strong enough to begin with all raw foods. “For the office treatments, I used the powerful incandescent lamps, which used to go on and off in the rhythm of her breath. It made her elevate her chest and do abdominal breathing. “For home treatment, I had her use my Rithmo-Duo-Color system, inhaling while the ruby color was on and exhaling while the complementary blue was on. “This woman made a fantastic recovery and was normal within a year, according to her aura test. She has remained well, proving that the diagnosis was correct and that the treatment system was natural and rational and suited her condition. “Had this woman been mistreated according to the “regular “methods, she would have gone from bad to worse and probably would have died within a year or two.”.[41 pp. 125-6]
Case 5: “A married woman, 33 years of age, was sent to me for diagnosis utilizing the aura emanations. She had been “all over Europe and America,” she said, to get relief from coughing and irritation through the chest. In every place she had been for diagnosis, she was told that she had “chronic tuberculosis. “Using auric emanations, I was able to say that she did NOT have tuberculosis, but rather chronic bronchial congestion that had been years in developing. Her chest was contracted, and she was beginning to stoop owing to the constant coughing and difficulty in breathing.
“As this woman’s intestines were congested and prolapsed, I told her to eat no potatoes and nothing made from grains of any kind. In other words, I told her to cut all starches from her diet, as the intestines could not digest them. “I taught her deep, abdominal breathing using the Rithmo-Duo-Color system. She was to inhale while the Ruby light was on and exhale while the complementary Blue light was on. I used Ruby for her because she was so frail. “Within a month, her cough began to get less. Within another month, she almost stopped coughing. Finally, her chest began developing, and she could stand erect and breathe deep in her abdomen. “Within seven months, I could pronounce her well. She said she felt well, and as she has remained well for over eight years, there can be no disputing the diagnosis or arguing about the treatment.”.[41 pp.132-3]
Case 6: “Mrs. F attended with a broken wrist, which had happened by falling while shopping. She was taken to the hospital. There, her arm and hand were X-rayed before being put into a plaster cast. Her main complaint was that of pain. She had been prescribed painkillers but found that they made her feel unwell. A full-color treatment was given, emphasizing the arm and broken wrist. After treatment, she said that she felt the pain diminishing when color was channeled through her wrist. During the following week, I gave her two further treatments, which greatly reduced the pain. When she next attended the hospital, they were delighted with her progress. They were able to remove the plaster sooner than expected.”.[42 pp. 74-5]
Case 7: “Mrs. X came for advice after discovering a lump in her right breast. She was asked if she had consulted her G.P. and said she had. He had examined her and confirmed her findings. A hospital appointment was arranged so the lump could be aspirated for a biopsy. Mrs. X stressed that she did not want this done. She believed that if the lump was malignant, any interference with it could spread the cancerous cells.
“After a lengthy discussion about her decision, color treatment was started. After each treatment, she was given color visualization and affirmation exercises two to three times daily. She was also advised on her diet and her level of stress. “At the end of three months, she reported that the lump appeared smaller. It gave her great hope and determination to carry on with the treatment. The treatment continued for a further three months. During that time, the lump became smaller and smaller until it finally disappeared.”.[42 pp. 7-8]
Case 8: “Janet Whittenberg, a homemaker from Norfolk, Virginia, says she obtained good results for her mentally impaired three-year-old son, Shannon. “I have gone to so many doctors and hospitals,” says Mrs. Whittenberg. “Shannon was a vegetable. He did not do anything. They said his brain was deteriorating, and there was nothing they could do. They considered him a terminal case.”
“On the advice of a neighbor, she took Shannon to Doctor Whitehouse, who administered color therapy. “I saw results within a month,” Mrs. Whittenberg says. “He had only two teeth in his mouth, and in one month, every tooth came out. He had stopped growing, and he started growing again. He was all yellow, but that faded away. Now he is vigilant, knows everyone in the family, and watches T.V. I am very pleased.”[39 p.82]
Case 9: “Betty Drury, of Newport News, Virginia, says she has seen “tremendous improvement” in her fifteen-year-old mongoloid son, James, since she began taking him to Doctor Whitehouse for color therapy. “He remembers better, keeps up with schoolwork better, writes better, recognizes more words, and his features are changing,” Mrs. Drury says.
“Before we took him to Doctor Whitehouse, he was very hyperactive. He tore up everything and couldn’t even tie his shoes. Then, after a month of treatment, he suddenly sat down and tied his shoes. And he hasn’t torn up anything since. Everyone in the family noticed the difference.” “Mrs. Drury says doctors told her that James was uneducable and untrainable. But, she says, he is learning more now after exposure to the colored lights’ vibrations. “His speech therapist at school is amazed at the difference,” she said. “James has started making 100s on every one of his tests. “.[39 p. 82]
Case 10: “Treating carbuncles with color is easier than the classical methods. One woman with a carbuncle involving the back of the neck from the mastoid to the mastoid and from the occipital ridge to the first dorsal vertebra came under color therapy after ten days of the best attention. From the first day of color application, no opiates, not even sedatives, were required. This patient was saved from much suffering, and she has little scaring.”.[9 p. 157]
Case 11: “In a matter of very extensive burns in a child of eight years of age, there was almost complete urine suppression for more than 48 hours with a temperature of 105 to 106 degrees (F). Fluids were forced to no effect, and a more hopeless case is seldom seen. Scarlet was applied just over the kidneys at a distance of eighteen inches for twenty minutes, covering all other areas. Two hours later, the child voided eight ounces of urine.
“In some unusual and extreme cases that had no response to other treatment, color therapy restored normal functioning. Therefore, I do not feel justified in refusing any case without a trial. Even in cases where death is inevitable, much comfort may be secured.”.[9 p. 157]
Theory and Method of the Therapy
Man is Vibrating Energy
All manifestations in the universe vibrate at their frequency. This is also true for human beings. Similarly, every human body’s atom, cell, and organ vibrates at a specific frequency.[35] The energy generated by a human’s vibrations creates an electromagnetic field around the physical body, often called the aura.[41] The human being operates within the frequency of the visible spectrum of the electromagnetic field (between 380nm and 720nm), corresponding to the colors of the spectrum.[42] If the frequency shifts, it leads to disharmony or imbalance in a human, which is called disease.[2] Disease occurs when the vibrational activity of a specific organ deviates from its normal state.[8] The Therapy of Light seeks to restore the individual’s frequencies, creating well-being.
The Wavelength of Light
In therapy, I use six colors. The three primary colors are red, green, and blue, while their three complementary colors are yellow (red-green), cyan (blue-green), and magenta (red-blue). I searched for the brightest values of these six colors on my computer by selecting each color’s most significant RGB (Red-Green-Blue) value. I converted each color’s RGB values to wavelengths, hexadecimal, and HSL (Hue-Saturation-Lightness) values. To adjust the RGB values, I utilized a converter from Academo.org.[1] Table 1 demonstrates this.
Table 1: The RGB values, wavelengths of light, hexadecimal values, HSL values, and colors of the visible spectrum used in the Therapy.
I now have six colors to use in my therapy.
How to Use the Light Therapy
It is best to have a video projector connected to your computer for the treatment. Choose a color that corresponds to your illness. Trust your choice, whether you have a diagnosis or not. Feel free to use your color as often as you find necessary. Each session should last 30 minutes, and I recommend using the therapy daily. You must be comfortable and relaxed during treatment, and allow the light projection to cover your whole body.
Another treatment option is a specific LED light bulb in a chosen color. You can manually select your treatment color using this bulb through a particular application (app).
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