Color Healing Therapy

by Nancy Robbins

COLOR HEALING THERAPY

What is Color Therapy?

Color therapy, also known as chromotherapy, is an alternative healing method that incorporates colors into treatment to improve health and well-being.  It can involve colored lights, imagery, clothing, room colors, or even food to influence mood, energy, and physiological responses.  Each color has a unique wavelength and frequency, which can interact with the body’s energy centers to restore balance and promote healing.

 

As a form of vibration, color, like sound, has a very special capacity to alter energy patterns.  If we can change the energy patterns in our body, we can alter disharmonious vibrations in particular parts of our system, restoring order and balance.  Color can bring healing to us on the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual levels.  Using color to alter emotional energy results in changed perceptions of the world, and our experience of it.  By introducing positive vibrations into the mind, we can drive out negative patterns, which will be detrimental to our overall health.  Color therapy treats the cause of the disease, rather than its symptoms, working towards creating a balance within the body that allows it to fight off disease.  Since color directly links to the subconscious, we can use it to diagnose the root cause of a problem, treating it at a deep level.  This is why color therapy has such an impact on chronic illnesses that have no apparent cause.  Incorporating color therapy into daily life is simple and can be as subtle as choosing certain clothing, painting a room, or using colored lights to influence your emotional and physical state.

 

Energy Blocks

Throughout our lives we are blocking certain emotions, fears, and anxieties, and these get locked into our body tissues.  They reveal themselves as physical ailments but are, in fact, psychosomatic in origin.  Release of these feelings restores the channels through which energy flows, relieving pressures and pain.  It is only by clearing deep blockages that may be inside our cells and muscle tissue that we can hope to cure ourselves. 

 

Color Balance

External factors, such as our lifestyle, diet, an and our emotional and mental state, can all contribute to deep-rooted imbalances.  Illness occurs when we have too much or too little of a particular color (frequency) in our energy systems.  For instance, if we have too much red energy, we are hyperactive, suffer from hot flashes, and heat exhaustion, and often have a bad temper; people with an excess of red energy can be recognized by their ruddy complexion and inability to relax.  On the other hand, with an excess of blue energy the body systems will tend to be sluggish, the person may suffer from cold hands and feet and, if the imbalance is left unchecked, may develop anemia, low blood pressure, and depression.  By consciously rebalancing the color energy in our body systems we can return it to a state of harmonious functioning, regain balance in our lives and create a feeling of well-being.  When this happens many physical ailments disappear of their own accord.  By using color to heal at a very deep level, we are giving support to other medical practices in a holistic way.

 

Benefits of Color Therapy

Color therapy can support mental, emotional, and physical health in various ways:

• Mood enhancement: Cool colors like blues, purples, indigo, and greens can have calming effects and reduce stress and anxiety, be relaxing, and conducive to sleep. Warm tones like reds, oranges, yellows, violets can energize, stimulate, increase vitality, enhance cheerfulness.
• Improved focus and alertness: Bright colors such as yellow can enhance concentration and cognitive performance.
• Pain relief: Green has been shown to reduce discomfort and promote relaxation and healing.

 

How do we use color to heal

Here are a few ways we use color to heal:

• We take in color through our eyes and skin with color in our clothes and environment furnishings
• We ingest color with food and drink.
• We direct color using our minds and intention (energy follows intention). In visualization/meditation use intention to infuse yourself, or others, with a specific color or divine color ray.
• Solarizing water with certain color wavelengths can be made by covering a glass of rain water, pure filtered water or spring water with a colored filter (photographic filters, theater light filters, color therapy filters, or colored glass) and secure with tape around glass and leave in the sunlight for at least 30 minutes.
• Color baths – Baths using herbs, flowers, and oils that correspond to particular healing colors frequencies.
• Our aura – we take in color vibrations through our energy system.
• Divine Rays – Infuse yourself with intention with the color of the divine rays and access its healing qualities.

Techniques and Applications

Color therapy can be applied in everyday life through:

• Environment: Painting walls, using colored lighting, or surrounding yourself with specific colors.
• Clothing and accessories: Wearing colors that influence mood or energy levels.
• Visual imagery: Viewing colored images or nature scenes to evoke desired emotional responses.
• Diet: Incorporating colorful foods that may have psychological or physiological benefits.
• Breathing Visualization: Breathe in the color moving from the feet up the body, or down through the head to the feet.
• Infusing with the Divine Rays: With intention visualize being immersed in the divine ray and its color and qualities.

 

Color Correspondences

(Generally, the brighter the color the healthier aspect, the dark and muddy color has a more negative aspect)

 

RED:  Musical note: G     Chakra: Root   Glands: Adrenals    Organs: Kidneys

Body Systems:  muscular, arterial blood

Associations: Color of blood, life force energy, passion, physical, bravery, perseverance, determination, action.  In the aura indicates a physical/materialistic orientation – a vigorous, active, forceful person often warm and affectionate, impulsive and passionate, may be domineering or angry.  Bright red is healthier, dark red or too much red leans towards cruelty, impatience, anger, and being domineering.

Breathing Visualization: Red may be too strong for people, especially those with high-blood pressure, so you can use rose pink, a softer version.  Use red for stimulation.

Red Food: (warming & stimulating) red cabbage, beets, red bell peppers, rhubarb, raspberries, cherries, currents, red beans, apples, tomatoes, watermelon, radishes, red meat.

Affirmation: “I infuse myself with red to activate vitality

 

PINK:  uplifting, gently stimulating, unconditional love, compassion, heart and soul connection, self-love.

Divine Ray – Pink Ray of Love  

Breathing Visualization:  Pink – for skin wrinkles, acne, sagging, puffiness, liver spots.  Gives support to feelings of loneliness, despondency, despair, or oversensitivity.  Rose Pink – positive self-image, self-love, organ regeneration.  Salmon Pink – Love for humanity.

Affirmation: “The Rose Pink ray color flows through my veins giving me strength and courage and filling me with love, radiant energy and strength.”

 

ORANGE:  Musical note: A     Chakra: Sacral   Glands: Reproductive organs    Organs: Ovaries, testes, stomach, colon

Body Systems:  Reproductive system

Associations: Uplifting, warming, antidepressant, strengthens immune system and digestion with a releasing action on body fluids, cheerful.   In the aura a clear orange-gold indicates vitality, health, self-control, consideration, reddish-orange – pride and selfishness 

Divine Ray – Peach (Pink-Orange) Ray of Divine Love, Pink/Peach/Diamond Ray of Cosmic Love

Breathing Visualization – Orange – vitality.  Peach – powerful tonic revitalizing glands, good for nervous exhaustion.

Affirmation: “The Orange ray fills me with vitality and joy, rejuvenating every cell in my body.”

“The orange ray of vitality flows up through my feet and legs, releasing any blockages, and energizing my whole body with strength.”

Orange Food: (Warming, releasing, digestive tonic) oranges, tangerines, apricots, papayas, peaches, melons, carrots, pumpkins, squashes, egg yolks, ginger.

 

YELLOW-GOLD:  Musical note: A#    Chakra: Solar Plexus    Glands: Pancreas    Organs: Liver, gall bladder, spleen

Body Systems:  Digestive and nervous systems

Associations: Activates lymph and motor nerves, cleanses digestive tract, stimulating, links to your inner wisdom and inner power, stimulates memory and clarity of thought and expansion of new ideas, gold connects to higher ideals, spirituality and higher wisdom.  Darker muddy yellows associate with indecision, weakness of character, jealousy and suspicion, fear.

Divine Rays – Yellow Ray of Wisdom, Gold-Opal Ray of Unity Consciousness

Breathing Visualization – Yellow – cheering, empowering, illuminating.  Gold – healing, strengthening, aids manifestation, spiritual power, divine masculine energy.

Affirmation: “The Golden-Yellow ray permeates my body, mind, and soul with divine love and wisdom, and brings inspiration and enlightenment.”

Yellow Food: (Cleansing, empowering, mind food, nerve & stomach tonic, digestive) – lemons, bananas, grapefruit, pineapples, pears, melons, corn, yellow lentils, butter, nuts, wholegrains and rice, honey.

GREEN:  Musical note: C     Chakra: Heart   Glands: Thymus   Organs: Heart and Lower Lung

Body Systems:  Circulatory and Parasympathetic nervous systems

Yellow-Green – Lower Heart Chakra (lungs) sympathy; Turquoise/Blue-Green – Higher Heart Chakra (spiritual heart) trustworthy

Associations: Balance and relaxation, harmony, love, empathy, nature connection, regeneration, healing, peace, independence, prosperity.  Darker greens – envy, deceit, treachery.

Divine Ray – Green Ray of Truth, Healing, and Science

Breathing Visualization – Green – balances and harmonizes, good for shock and nervous tension.  Pale Green – improves vision, eye injuries.  Medium Green – balances excesses, helps you manifest.  Grass Green – restores rhythm and strength of nerves, aids prosperity in a positive manner.  Dark Green – purifies the blood.

Affirmation: “The Green ray flows through my heart and nervous system bringing balance and harmony to my being.”

Green Food: (Cleansing, purifying, balancing, digestive stimulant) – lettuce, green cabbage, cucumber, green bell peppers, zucchini, green grapes, olive oil, kiwi, limes, celery, artichokes, zucchini, green beans, peas, green lentils, broccoli.

 

BLUE:  Musical note: D   Chakra: Throat   Glands: Thyroid, parathyroids   Organs: Throat and Upper Lung

Body Systems:  Respiratory system

Associations: Cooling, calming, relieves pain, promotes healing of wounds and burns, peace, harmony, truthful expression, inspiration, loyalty, idealism, sincerity, devotion, darker blue shows more depth of sincerity.

Divine Ray – Blue Ray of Power

Breathing Visualization – Sapphire Blue – calming, soothing, peaceful, pain healer.  Light Blue – cooling, soothing, detoxing, induces sleep  Dark Blue – enhances expression, gives psychological protection and authority.

Affirmation: “The Blue Ray infuses my body and mind with peace and serenity.”

Blue Food: (Sedative, antiseptic, antifungal, antibiotic) – blue plums, bilberries, blueberries, boysenberry, juniper berries, sea vegetables, prunes and dried fruits.

 

INDIGO:  Musical note: D#     Chakra: Brow   Glands: Pituitary  Organs: Eyes, nose, ears

Body Systems:  Skeletal system, venous blood

Associations: Intuition, integrity, devotion, inner “third eye” vision.

Breathing Visualization – Indigo – helps you access inner wisdom  Purple – cleansing, spiritual protection.

Divine Ray – Purple Ray of Peace

Affirmation: “The Purple ray infuses me with peace and enhances my inner vision and wisdom.”

Indigo Foods: (Sedative, digestive stimulants, venous blood) – black soybeans, black beans, soy sauce, black olives, blackberries, boysenberries, black cherries, dried raisins and currants, vanilla beans, wild mushrooms.

 

VIOLET:  Musical note: E     Chakra: Crown   Glands: Pineal  Organs: Brain

Body Systems:  Central nervous system

Associations: Balance metabolism, maintains potassium balance in the body, purifying and transmutes, suppresses hunger, transforms, spirituality.

Divine Ray – Violet Ray of Freedom – Transmutation & Transformation

Breathing Visualization – Violet – purifies, controls growth, relieves pain, use for treatment of shock or fear.

Deep Violet – cleans infection, treatment for shock.

Affirmation: “The Violet ray infuses my body and transmutes any toxic energy, frees me from anything blocking my higher potential, and transforms me into my higher self.”

Violet Food: (Purifying, sedative, diuretic, protective) – eggplant, purple grapes, purple plums, purple onions, artichokes, purple cabbage, radicchio, beets, sage, thyme.

 

WHITE:  Associations: Purification, harmony, perfection.   Divine Ray – White Ray of Purity

Breathing Visualization – White – purifying, protecting.  Silver – clearing, divine feminine energy.

Affirmation: “The White ray purifies me and cleanses me of any toxic emotions or thoughts and elevates my energy for my protection.”

THE 27 DIVINE RAYS

The are 27 Divine Rays that are divine beams of light that are manifestations of Creator consciousness.  They are the driving force behind the unfoldment of the Divine Plan and the ascension process. Understanding and infusing yourself during meditation with the energies of these rays, including their color frequencies, will help align you to your higher purpose, assist with healing, enhance your energy, and bring you enlightenment.  Each ray moves you up in vibration on your path of spiritual development – it is a stairway of ascension.

 

 

Stairway of Ascension – the Divine Rays

1.  Blue Ray of Power/Will – Power of Attuning to Divine Will
2. Yellow Ray of Wisdom – Creating thoughtform for Divine Will
3. Pink Ray of Love – Manifesting thoughtform with love energy
4. White Ray of Purity – Identify the mission (truth), purify, and begin ascension.
5. Green Ray of Truth, Healing & Science – Healing emerges from truth.
6. Purple Ray of Peace – Spiritual development & pursuit of peace
7. Violet Ray of Freedom (Transmutation & Transformation) – Divine alchemy
8. Aquamarine Ray of Transcendence – Deep transmutation
9. Turquoise Ray of Joy & Highest Potentials – Higher manifestations of the heart, expanding heart.
10. Pearlescent Ray of the Light Body – Soul light expansion
11. Peach (Pink-Orange) Ray of Divine Love – New structures created with Divine Love
12. Gold-Opal Ray of Unity Consciousness – Moving into Oneness & Higher Consciousness in the Golden Age.
13. Copper-Gold Ray of Solar Service – Solar Power (creative action) to create the Golden Age
14. Silver Ray of the New Order & Dawn of Peace – Seeing a reflection of who you are and holding a divine vision for the Golden Age.
15. Silver-Gold Ray of Galactic Service – revealing and activating the focus on your Galactic service.
16. White-Gold Ray of Intergalactic Service – Expanded enlightenment.
17. Platinum Ray of Stellar Enlightenment – Self-mastery aided by stellar energies; human and earth rejuvenation.
18. Diamond Ray of Multi-Universal Service – Healing transcendence with Rainbow Fire.
19. Mint–Green Ray of the New Earth – Blueprint of the New Earth – Heart connections.
20. Aqua Light Ray of the New Earth Consciousness – Heart-centered truth and higher consciousness
21. Lavender Ray of Divine Harmony – Love power of divine harmony
22. Yellow-Peach-Diamond Ray of Cosmic Consciousness – “Mahatma Ray” – Cosmic enlightenment of the Divine Mind
23. Pink-Peach-Diamond Ray of Cosmic Love – “Christ Consciousness” – Source of Divine Love.
24. Silver-Rose Ray of the Divine Mother – Divine Mother energy
25. Silver-Aqua Ray of the Divine Father – Divine Father energy
26. Crystalline Ray of Source Light – Divine clearing and shielding
27. White-Blue Ray of Oneness – Merging the Higher Self into the Earth Star chakra and activating Christ Codes.

 

Color Essential Oil Bath Recipes

Pink – Pink Rose Petal Bath – Pink is the color of love, and since ancient times roses have been renowned for the loving and healing vibrations they emit.  Pick two handfuls of rose petals – you can use white, pink, or red.  Run a warm bath, not too hot, and add a few drops of rosewater or rose essential oil mixed in with Epsom salts, and throw in the petals.  Enjoy the perfume and warm loving bath.

 

Red-Orange – Winter Bath – This bath will help ward off colds, stimulate circulation, and energize your nind and body.  It uses the warming energy of the red ray.  Mix with Epsom salts – 1 drop of Black pepper, 2 drops of Juniper, and 3 drops of Lavender essential oils and add to the bath water.

 

Gold-Yellow – Morning Bath – This morning bath is a tonic, invigorating, and antidepressant, using the warmth and stimulation of the orange and yellow rays.  Mix with Epsom salts – 2 drops of Sandalwood, 3 drops of Rosemary, and 2 drops of Juniper essential oils, and add to warm, not hot, bath water.

 

Yellow – Lemon Bath – A lemon bath is refreshing, relaxing, and cleansing.  It uses the acidic quality of the yellow-green ray.  Add the juice of half a lemon, and to Epsom salts add 4 drops of Lemon essential oil, and 1 drop of Geranium essential oil to a cool bath.

 

Green–Blue-Turquoise-Lavender – Summer Bath – This cooling, refreshing, and invigorating bath helps with water retention and stimulates the lymphatics for good circulation and clear skin.  The colors green, blue, turquoise, and lavender are all in the summer bath.  Make the water slightly warmer than body temperature.  Mix with Epsom salts – 2 drops of Neroli essential oil, 2 drops of Fennel essential oil, 3 drops of Grapefruit essential oil, 1 drop of Peppermint essential oil, and add to bath water.

 

Lavender-Violet – Evening Bath – This bath is a sedative and relaxing that helps you sleep.  Mix with Epson salts – 3 drops of Marjoram (for aching muscles), 1 drop of Camomile (sedative), and 4 drops of Lavender (relaxing) and add to warm bath water.

 

Here is a Color Visualization that will help you be infused with the beneficial frequencies and qualities of the different colors.

 

COLOR VISUALIZATION

Imagine you are lying down on a white sandy beach and you are listening to the rhythmical sound of the ocean waves as you deeply relax.  You feel the warmth of the sand soothe and relax all the muscles in your body.  You soften as your tension melts away into the sand.  You feel the warm glow of the sun shining down upon you further releasing any remaining tension into the sand.  You are completely relaxed and at peace basking in the nourishing sunshine.

In your mind’s eye you now see a giant crystal prism float in front of the sun – casting a rainbow of colors upon you.

You first experience the beautiful rich red ray flow through you.  Deeply breathe in this color and let it entirely immerse you.  It is healing all within you that requires this red ray for health.  Feel the power of this red color.  What does it feel like?  What images or associations come to mind with this color?  How do you feel different experiencing this color?

 

You now shift into the cheery orange ray.  This beautiful orange color is healing all within you that requires this orange ray for health.  Feel the power of this orange color.  What does it feel like?  What images or associations come to mind with this color?  How do you feel different experiencing this color?

 

You now shift into the brilliant yellow ray.  This beautiful yellow color is healing all within you that requires this yellow ray for health.  Feel the power of this yellow color.  What does it feel like?  What images or associations come to mind with this color?  How do you feel different experiencing this color?

 

You now shift into the yellow-green ray.  This fresh yellow-green color is healing all within you that requires this yellow-green ray for health.  Feel the power of this yellow-green color.  What does it feel like?  What images or associations come to mind with this color?  How do you feel different experiencing this color?

 

You now shift into the green ray.  This rich emerald green color is healing all within you that requires this green ray for health.  Feel the power of this green color.  What does it feel like?  What images or associations come to mind with this color?  How do you feel different experiencing this color?

 

You now shift into the turquoise ray.  This beautiful turquoise (blue-green) color is healing all within you that requires this turquoise ray for health.  Feel the power of this turquoise color.  What does it feel like?  What images or associations come to mind with this color?  How do you feel different experiencing this color?

 

You now shift into the blue ray.  This beautiful blue color is healing all within you that requires this blue ray for health.  Feel the power of this blue color.  What does it feel like?  What images or associations come to mind with this color?  How do you feel different experiencing this color?

 

You now shift into the indigo ray.  This beautiful indigo color is healing all within you that requires this indigo ray for health.  Feel the power of this indigo color.  What does it feel like?  What images or associations come to mind with this color?  How do you feel different experiencing this color?

 

You now shift into the purple ray.  This beautiful purple color is healing all within you that requires this purple ray for health.  Feel the power of this purple color.  What does it feel like?  What images or associations come to mind with this color?  How do you feel different experiencing this color?

 

You now shift into the violet ray.  This beautiful violet color is healing all within you that requires this violet ray for health.  Feel the power of this violet color.  What does it feel like?  What images or associations come to mind with this color?  How do you feel different experiencing this color?

 

Now you feel white light shimmering down upon you containing all the rays from the prism.  Feel deeply the unison of theses colors bringing you peace and harmony.