Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs depict regular hand and foot care. This honorable practice may have been a precursor to modern reflexology. In the same era, the ancient Greek philosopher Hermes–Thoth brought the awareness of how color light was intrinsic to healing and restoring the balance of the vital energies in a person.
In hermetic traditions, sun healing was called chromotherapy.
This captures vital energy for revitalizing and spiritual purposes.
Combining both skills is described as color light reflexology.
Explore more: Chromotherapy in a holistic practice.
Now, let’s take an in-depth look at this topic.
This natural approach empowers us.
The ancient Greeks and Romans were skilled in alchemy and deeply understood spiritual and intuitive arts. They were the pioneers of the solarium, a sunroom or sun porch, and the sundial.
These enlightened places, the solarium and sundial, served as meeting spots where ideas and knowledge were exchanged, fostering a sense of connection and continuity with the past.
With such a rich tradition, it is no surprise that reflexology and chromotherapy have evolved into a combined practice known as color light reflexology.
Color light baths were used to promote overall well-being.
Colors were introduced on the face, hands, and feet.
Learn more: Ancient symbolism throughout the ages.
Light wisdom is an eternal solar gift.
Who questions the sun’s role in the photosynthesis of plant nutrients? It’s one of those things we take for granted. For instance, we know it’s as essential to human survival and internal processes as air, food, and water.
But it’s so much more than that, as light plays a role in everything around here. All life forms in nature are finely tuned to light like an instrument, and the sun delivers a full-spectrum apothecary.
Chromotherapy is widely recognized for its psychological and therapeutic benefits and has stood the test of time. Researchers are increasingly interested in using photon energy, or colors of light, due to the common understanding of the value of full-spectrum light.
Above all, we have only begun to explore the many branches of light therapies, including low-level laser and red and blue light therapy.
Visible light works like a sundial:
It has opposing forces exhibited by its day and night colors.
Visible light has Yin/Yang polarity.
As with the yin-yang concept in ancient philosophies, using opposite forces can balance our Qi (universal energy) for wellness. This principle is the foundation for all modes of energy work.
This theory naturally applies to the visible spectrum. Color light photons are energy, frequency, and vibration. In an energy healing practice, they are described as either magnetic or electric. It’s important to note that light’s visible hues have profound psychological and therapeutic attributes.
As a result, colored light influences the body through the Qi energy in the meridians, chakras, and aura. This theory applies to all living beings, including plants and trees. For instance, the gentle energies of sunlight help to balance, clear, calm, and uplift.
While there are plenty of books and research studies on this subject, understanding the basics of day and night energies can have practical applications in your daily life.
Here are a few key points that you can apply:
- Daytime colors of red, orange, and yellow have warming and stimulating effects.
- The evening hues of violets and blues can be calming and cooling.
- Green in the middle is the great equalizer for harmony and balancing energy.
The aura is a shield of information.
Our body exists within a complex energy field known as the aura, and our skin acts as a sensory organ that reacts to external stimuli. The skin, made up of cells, reflects our inner state and may show outward imbalances, such as a rash or blemish, as a visual indicator of our health.
Furthermore, the aura and the skin constantly communicate through telepathy and thought forms (People’s vibes!) from external sources around us. The aura and the skin function as sensory fields and share many purposes, including self-preservation.
Interestingly, touch modalities, like massage and polarity balancing therapies, combined with color light therapy can encourage self-healing, providing a unique approach to holistic practices.
Auras are also a mapping system.
Acupuncture or acupressure points are access spots into your energy system along the body’s meridians (energy pathways). Reflex zones intersect with them. These identified areas include locations on hands, feet, and face. These are known as reflexology zones.
Throughout the ages, ancient and modern healers and therapists created maps of these three areas based on their knowledge and experience in the healing arts. The maps were guidance charts. They depicted the body’s internal systems’ reflex (reflection) zones.
Ancient mapping systems vary, so it’s essential to trust your intuition when selecting your reference charts. Overall, this is a supportive modality on your healing journey, as we are, first and foremost, beings of light.
Learn more: Energetically Correct training series.
Reflexologists introduce color energy.
Licensed reflexologists may work alongside wellness professionals to support vitality, maintenance, and recovery programs. A wide range of holistic therapists integrate this modality into their profession.
The technique is generally easy to learn. Once the area is stimulated with touch therapy, a handheld color light emitter is introduced to inspire a self-healing or regulating reaction. Color light reflexology is relaxing and comforting for most people.
It stands to reason why the spa industry’s anti-aging and rejuvenating treatments include reflexology techniques and color therapies to tone and clarify the skin. Above all, many holistic practitioners and therapists know this is an intuitive science and a mystical art.
In conclusion, colors in nature, art, cuisine, and therapies profoundly influence us, providing essential light energy and spiritual nourishment. The Spectrahue Method, using Lumalight, presents a four-season approach to self-discovery that promotes spiritual growth and enhances our understanding of ourselves.
Class schedule: What the Chakras?! series.
© 2022 Julianne Bien. Spectrahue.com. All rights reserved. The ideas and opinions expressed herein are based on the author’s experience and research in the field. No medical claims are made or implied.
Lumalight-in-action photos courtesy of Terry Leone, Voice of the Soul Healing, New York, United States
