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- Herausgeber: V&S Publishers
- Kategorie: Ratgeber
- Sprache: Englisch
- Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018
Holistic healing through colours
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Preface
Colour therapy has been in vogue since ancient times. Hindus have always considered different colours as manifestations of the Supreme Lord.
The following lines succinctly outline the relationship between colours and God:
Evamesha mahadevo deva deva pitaamaha
Karomi niyathakalam kalatma eiswari thanuhu
Vishwame rasamayo vipra sarvaloka pradeepakaha
Thesham shreshta punanha
Saptarasamayo tanayee namaha
-Kurma Purana
The Lord is supreme and is the God of gods. He controls time and time rests in Him. He illumines the world with His brilliant hues. Of these, seven are most important and I bow to them.
It is quite clear that much before Western scientists proved through the prism spectrum that white light was made up of seven colours, ancient Indian sages were well aware of this fact.
From the early stages of human evolution colour has aroused the interest of man. This is quite natural as nature is filled with colour. Everywhere we look around us, greenery is predominant in nature.
There are other rich colours in nature, too.
The sky is blue, but takes on breathtaking hues when the sun’s rays play with the clouds during sunset. At such times, one can see red as well as violet, which lights up the entire sky. The rainbow is another beautiful phenomenon where all the seven colours in the spectrum stand out brilliantly across the sky.
Flowers are another example of nature’s bounty seen in innumerable colours. Almost all permutations and combinations that man can ever think of already exist in nature. The colour preference of nature indicates that nature is fully aware of the beauty associated with colours and utilises it to the maximum to make God’s creations appear even more spectacular.
Apart from flowers, beautiful birds with kaleidoscopic shades inhabit various parts of the globe, contributing their mite to making the world more beautiful. It is therefore not surprising that man noticed colours and has enjoyed their beauty since ancient times.
This interest in colour must have goaded the ancients to examine the impact of colour upon the mind and body. There is little doubt that given its past heritage, India is the birthplace of chromo-therapy. However, the scattering of light into various colours through the use of prisms, the advent of coloured glasses and other advances by the West helped colour therapy take giant strides.
Colour therapy has come of age and is today recognised as a respectable, holistic method of treatment. Research on colour therapy is being conducted around the world. The current findings are sufficient to justify the application of colour therapy in many disorders to which the human body is prone. Significantly, in the hands of a trained practitioner, colour therapy is safe, harmless and relatively inexpensive in India.
This book aims to enlighten the readers on the latest research and breakthroughs in this field. The book is therefore unique as it updates you on the latest research findings.
The application of colour in modern times is more important than ever before. Earlier generations had the good fortune of being exposed to nature, when they could enjoy its beauty and receive vibrations from various colours. This helped them have a cheerful mind and healthy body.
Today, this is no longer true. Modern man spends most of his life cooped up either in a drawing hall, in the office or in an automobile. He rarely looks up at the sky or has any time to enjoy nature. Thanks to the odd hours they keep, some people even spend a few months without being exposed to the sun.
In such a situation, the body is the casualty, missing out on the invigorating colour vibrations present in nature. There is no doubt that the high energy levels and the good health enjoyed by the ancients was partly due to the fact that they allowed all colours in nature to work on them by staying out in the open during the day. The body is blessed with inherent intelligence and knows what colour is required to repair which organ. As all colours are freely available in nature, the vibrations were absorbed effortlessly, resulting in vibrant health for everyone.
This luxury is largely denied to us today. To some extent, having the right healthy colours in the interiors of our houses and offices can rectify this shortcoming.
The Magic Therapy of Colours deals with the history of colour therapy, the modern methods of utilising colour therapy and the areas where it is beneficial. The book will therefore be a valuable guide for those who wish to benefit from colour and colour therapy.
-A.R. Hari
Contents
The History ofColour Therapy
White colour consists of seven different colours and can be split into its constituent colours by using a prism.
The seven colours that make up white light are:
Violet
Indigo
Blue
Green
Yellow
Orange
Red
The ancient Egyptians believed that their God Thoth was the one who developed healing with colour. The ancient Greeks were also using colour to treat various diseases. They had come to the conclusion that the human body contained various coloured fluids - like bile (yellow), blood (red), phlegm (white) and so on. They thought that these were connected with the functioning of the spleen, the heart, the liver and the brain and believed that good health resulted when these humours were present in the right proportion.
In an effort to cure a person of his illness, they used coloured garments, coloured plasters and the like.
In the first century AD, Aurelius Cornelius developed the doctrine of medicine established by Hippocrates where he mentioned the use of coloured ointments and coloured flowers in medicine.
Arab philosopher and physician Ibn Sina (AD 980-AD 1037) expounded the theory of colour healing in his book Canon of Medicine and was the first to indicate that red colour improved the quality of blood, white colour purified it and yellow colour reduced pain and inflammation. Known as Avicenna in the West, Ibn Sina recommended potions of yellow flowers to cure bile disorders and red flowers to cure blood disorders. He also gave contraindications for colour usage, wherein he advocated a ban on red colour in case of haemorrhoids.
Theophratus Bombastus von Hohenheim - a renowned healer, popularly known as Dr Paracelsus (1493-1541) - openly confessed he had gained his knowledge about the laws and practices of colour medicine from conversations with witches. In medieval times, witches were strongly dealt with by the Church and ordinary citizens were forbidden from having contact with them. Dr Paracelsus regarded light and colour as very essential to maintaining good health and used them therapeutically by exposing herbs and preparing elixirs to treat various conditions. He was successful in treating a variety of ailments by his methods and people from all over Europe visited him seeking cures.
During the Middle Ages, colour therapies lost credibility with the rapid strides made by science, which placed colour therapists in a difficult situation since they could not satisfactorily explain how colours achieved healing.
Rationalism, reason and appraisal became critical factors for the acceptance of a finding. Only what was certain and evident was accepted and whatever was doubtful was rejected. Gradually, the emphasis changed from the spiritual to the material. Medicine concentrated on the physical body, entirely ignoring the mind and spirit. Advances in surgery, the discovery of powerful antibiotics such as penicillin and their phenomenal success simply pushed healing systems like colour therapy into the distant background.
