The text of the handout
for the Color and Sound Therapy workshop conducted by Katharina Bless:
Since
ancient times we have knowledge about the effect form color and sound on human
life. Thousands of years ago, for example in ancient Greek tradition, color therapy
was well known and the people went to the temples when they were sick to be cured
with color vibration. Any thing is this universe is vibration and the power of
love is what holds it all together. If we become sick, it means, that our pattern
of vibration is disturbed and out of order. So to get healthy again, we have to
restore the vibration pattern of our being. Our being is not only the body, this
is why the "chemical medicine" that treats the body is not so successful,
we are spirit, soul and body. To understand this deeply we have to understand
that all is vibration and then we start a treatment not primary with the body
but with the subtle part, that also is the indicator of information. You have
to change the information to receive a good result.
There are many ways to
use color and sound and it is very interesting that the advertisement sector knows
a lot about this. They manipulate in their commercials very carefully with sound
and color! Many years ago I had a student from the University studying marketing
management come to my clinic asking about color therapy. He was writing his dissertation
about the influence of colors in the advertising sector. I was really shocked
when I read his work about Marlboro Cigarettes advertising and other things, how
much they knew about the influence of colors in human life and how most people
are unaware of how much they are manipulated.
This gave me even more reason
to keep on searching about the influence of the subtle vibrations but for an other
purpose: to heal and to help. Color is vibration on an other spectrum than tone,
so we can see it with our eyes. You can tell that in countries, where in winter
time it is cold and foggy, there is much more depression and "heaviness"
than in sunny countries. You also can hear it in their music. We can use color
therapy in many ways like as a therapy with color lights, color activated water,
color-food therapy, color-spot therapy that works with accupressure points etc.
or just simply be aware of which colors we are wearing each day and make "passive"
color therapy for ourselves.
If we know about this, we can also influence
our partners, some people do this very intuitively, that they choose the right
color for the right event. But usually when you go some place where there are
many people, you can observe sometimes very funny things about people wearing
absolutely the wrong colors for special occasions. Even as a business man you
can choose the right color of your shirt and tie to give out the message you want
and to make sure that you are seen as what you want to be. This is the same with
music, you can make people exited, happy, sad, aggressive - what ever you want,
just use the right kind of sound to do so.
Let me briefly introduce you to
the meaning of the basic and secondary colors and also the matching tones. We
have three basic colors, three secondary colors and then the mixtures are endless.
All colors are mixed from the three basic colors.
Yellow (tone E) is a light
color, the color of the brain, clear thinking intelligence, for mental stimulation,
to clear a foggy head.
Red (tone C) s a hot color, the power, the pure energy.
It helps to vitalize and empower you and helps the blood circulation to run smoothly.
Blue (tone G, indigo A) is a cold and heavy color and helps you to be calm,
quiet and in harmony. It helps to sooth the mind, cooling down hot tempers and
brings a quiet atmosphere.
Orange (mixed from red and yellow, tone D) helps
to concentrate, energize and clear the brain, but since there is red it should
not be used for too long, it makes nervous and easily agitated.
Green (yellow
and blue, tone F) is the color or harmony and balance. It helps the nerves, cool
down fever and is a general healing color, as you can experience, when you let
your eyes rest on beautiful green landscapes.
Violet (Red and blue, tone
B) will connect you with your spiritual self and is the color of changes. It will
help you to go on and change things in life easier.
It depends, if you wear
light blue or dark blue, the lighter the color, the lighter the feeling and if
the color is mixed with other shapes, it changes it's influence.
Wearing
the right color at the right time and listen to the right music, can make your
life much more harmonious and balanced. Balancing yourself with colors and music
can help you to avoid harmful side effects of medication and save you a lot of
money.
Katharina Bless, SOMA Center, Chiang Mai
c/o Health Care Center
Chiang Mai Garden Hotel
43 Soi Lanna Hospital, Superhighway
Phone: ++66
53 210 240 (-3) / Fax: ++66 53 210 237
Mail: CMU P.O. Box 85, Chiang Mai,
50202 Thailand
Email: soma@chmai.loxinfo.co.th
Homepage: http://www.chmai.loxinfo.co.th/~soma
I am organizing the Silver Dove Congress 2000 - Holistic Lifestyle
for the new Millennium
The main topics of the congress:
Peace of Mind,
Vegetarianism, Alternative Healing Methods, Environment and Animal Protection,
Organic growing of good and healthy food, Art of Meditation, Sacred Songs and
Mantras, Art instead of therapy
From February 14-th -19th 2000 Followed by
an international Retreat: Feb 20th - 24th 2000
Silver Dove Congress 2000
will be held in Chiang Mai, Thailand