Even when they are not aware of it consciously, people are definitely
receptive to some colors and ''allergic'' to others. When we experience
un-receptiveness, or body perturbation - when we encounter something in
life that we have never fully assimilated - we avoid it by going into
the intellect! This behavior is believed to be the cause of everything
we refer to as ''addiction.''
Addictions are behaviors and
substances we use to avoid having this ''it doesn't feel good''
experience. When the intellect sees something it recognizes and fears,
it runs. And where it runs to is wherever we have found that helps us to
avoid the feared experience. We may run to overwork, alcohol,
cigarettes, meaningless talking, anger - whatever it is that helps us
avoid the fear.
And since some colors
duplicate the energetic form of the experiences we have been running
away from, the experiences we have failed to assimilate, our reaction to
them is the same as though we were re-experiencing the original trauma -
but with a difference. When we use color correctly, the conscious mind
does not block out the experience. It does not need to run away. NLP
uses a technique of ''watching the movie'' of the experience to reduce
the traumatic effect. Syntronics achieves something similar except that,
instead of the movie, you view colors, energies.
Jacob Liberman is considered
a pioneer in the therapeutic use of light and color and the art of
mind/body integration. He uses Syntronics to apply color safely,
gradually, building up slowly over time, until the habitual reactivity
begins to dissipate, and dis-ease becomes ease. With color, experiences
can be drawn out of the subconscious mind because color bypasses the
conscious mind. The conscious mind has no defense for color, so it goes
right to the heart of the matter. Sometimes people even break out in a
cold sweat, shaking, when they look long enough at a colored light they
are reacting badly to. But if the color is introduced slowly and gently,
they began to have memories. Some of these memories were from earlier
experiences in this life. Some seemed to be from past lives. It appears
that the colors, or frequencies of energy, that people are unreceptive
to possess the same energetic makeup as their unresolved past
experiences.
It is a form of
desensitization. Although we are, in a sense, re-living the traumatic
experiences that have become the limits of our personal growth, we are
re-living them in a totally different, much safer, space. We are not all
alone, this time. We are not helpless this time. This time, there is no
real danger.
If we can get comfortable
with what used to make us uncomfortable, our whole life changes. And
because color is non-invasive, it helps us to desensitize to the
unresolved issues in our life. It's about ''seeing the Light'' - seeing
something about ourselves. By embracing a spectrum of light we
previously avoided, we find ourselves embracing more of Life.
Jacob Liberman has written
several books on the healing qualities of light including Light:
Medicine of the Future (Bear & Company Publishing, 1991). He also
discovered that each person emits a signature of light from his or her
eyes, little slivers of energy. He feels that the colors that are being
emitted seem to have something to do with the experiences that person
attracts into their life. Here are two examples:
·
If someone has
been keeping something inside that needs to be said, you might see a lot
of blue light coming out of their eyes. Blue is the color of the throat
chakra, the color of ''speaking your piece.''
·
Similarly, with
someone who has spent a lot of time creating balance, and who is not
avoiding things, you might see a soft, full-spectrum light coming from
their eyes - a kind of pastel rainbow.
In Jacob Liberman's programs,
people work in groups, which creates the ''safe space'' referred to
earlier. The groups meet once a week to experience whatever the colors
bring up for them with the support of knowing that they are not alone in
the world. All the colors are shown very briefly, one at a time, and
then this is done over and over again, each time for a slightly longer
duration per color. It is done very slowly as this is the most important
piece of the puzzle, to go slowly. The facilitator's job is just to be
there, to allow. This is what creates the safety, the space for people
to allow their own feelings to surface and dissipate. Eventually we
embrace what we previously avoided.
Liberman suggests
that light, color, is a
beautiful tool, helping us to open up; and, once we become more aware,
awareness itself is healing. This treatment can be done at home, on your
own, although it is best done in a safe place with someone you trust to
act as a support if necessary. Any color
therapy device that delivers user adjustable colored light to the eyes
or skin can be used for eyes-open meditation for emotional release. When
you gaze at any particular color of light, emotions concerning events of
the past begin to bubble-up in your consciousness, and because you are
in a quasi-meditative state of mind, they are released by being
unattached to them.
All that you need to
do is gaze at any particular color for about five minutes, then go on to
the next color of choice. About 1/2 hour is the recommended length of
time to spend per session. Spending more than 1/2 hour is not
recommended because it can induce "emotional overload". Another "hidden"
therapeutic benefit of gazing at different colors is overall emotional
uplifting. You will feel an actual increase in personal energy or
"charge."
The best results are
obtained by going through a wide variety of different colors. Change the
color you are looking at every 3 - 5 minutes. Try to keep the time
intervals per color about the same.
