ABSTRACT
Color therapy is the application of specific frequencies of the visible portions of the electromagnetic spectrum to the body. There are many methods to apply color therapy. Use of a lamp made for this purpose is one of the most popular and effective. Shining a colored light on a container of water and then drinking the water is another popular method. Wearing clothing of a particular color creates that color’s frequency vibration on a selected area of the body. Using meditative techniques accomplishes the same purpose. Color therapy uses the visible light frequencies of the electromagnetic spec-
trum. These visible frequencies do not have the same destructive characteristics as the frequencies that are just outside the visible spectrum. The frequencies just outside the visible spectrum are ultraviolet, with its skin-burning potential and bactericidal properties, or infrared, with its heat-producing qualities. There are two separate and distinct forms of color therapy in general use
today. One of these forms comes from the East Indian yoga traditions that assign a color to each chakra. Each chakra connects to a specific endocrine gland and then to a spinal level. A chakra is an energy center existing outside the physical body. The seven chakras are rooted to the physical body by the seven main endocrine glands. This form of color application is somewhat vague in its selection of color frequencies. For example, detecting a thyroid disorder or a throat chakra disorder, the color blue is applied to the throat area, but the exact frequency of blue is not generally specified. One of the main proponents of this type of therapy in modern times was
Edwin S. Babbitt (1828-1905). He produced color jars that he called the chromo lens. These had the appearance of a small round flask holding approximately eight fluid ounces. The jars, sold in a variety of colors, each had its own healing properties. The patient hangs the water-filled jar outside on a line in the sunlight. The sunlight instilled the healing properties of the color into the water. Drinking the water gives the healing effect. Babbitt’s book is commonly available today but is unfortunately incomplete, as
the editor, in 1967, decided some parts were outdated. This author believes it is the reader’s responsibility to make that determination in regards to a classic work.
