October 19, 2022 - EyeClarity Blog
I began to study the origins of light and color therapy and found
that in ancient times solar mythology was very much a part of the
culture of the Greeks, Egyptians, and Hebrews. The Egyptians,
for example, developed healing temples inside a pyramid to take
advantage of the universal healing properties of light and color.
In Greece, Pythagoras gathered information and taught about
the healing light using Egyptian teachings about soul mastery.
Heliopolis, the Greek “City of the Sun,” had special healing
temples in which sunlight was broken down into its different
colors to treat various medical conditions.
In the twentieth century, one of the first pioneers in the field
of light and color healing was Dinshah P. Ghadiah. Known as
“Dinshah,” he received a medical education in India and later
emigrated to the United States. He developed a light treatment
called “Spectro-Chrome Therapy,” a mathematical approach using
twelve color filters, that projected light on different body parts
as a way to heal various imbalances. Much of Dinshah’s work
was derived from an 1878 book by Dr. Edwin Babbitt, which
explained that sunlight filtered through colored glass, or water
imbued with such colored rays, could be used to heal the body.
Dinshah’s fundamental principle contained two parts: that
our bodies are made up of chemical elements as well as a certain
balance of color waves; and that disease occurs when a certain
imbalance exists between these chemical elements and the color
waves. He believed that by projecting a certain color on the body,
the balance would be restored without the harmful side effects of
chemical drugs. Color, of course, works on an energetic level and
does not directly affect the organs. When the body’s energy level
was restored, the physical body would return to a state of healthful
balance.
Dinshah’s treatment regimen included the following: green
was the equilibrator or balancer of the body; lemon (yellow-green)
was considered for chronic conditions; turquoise (blue-green) for
acute conditions; magenta was used for creating a deeper balance
in the body, scarlet, to increase activity in the body; purple to
decrease activity in the body. For any pain or bleeding in the body,
indigo was used.
In my own professional development, light therapy quickly became a keystone of my practice. Working with patients with visual suppression, I developed
protocols using different lights and colors, stimulating and resensitizing
the photoreceptor cells on the retina. I found that this
practice helped children improve their visual fields – which helped
them to balance better, have better memories, and become more
adept in both sports and schoolwork. I also treated elderly patients
with macular degeneration and glaucoma and had great success
using light therapy to reverse eye disease.
I now understand that by modifying the way light enters a
person’s eyes, we can change that person’s life. Changing the light
distribution onto the retina with its 137 million photoreceptors,
treats the whole patient, respecting the integrity of our bodies
and our health. One of the principles that light teaches is that it is food for the eyes. Light enlivens our visual system, balances our endocrine and nervous systems. Light lessens depression, anxiety, and stress. As we head into the winter season, and the days are shorter, get your daily “hit” of outdoor sunlight. Benefits occur even if it is cloudy. Thirty to sixty minutes of exposure is all you need. In future blogs, I will write about additional therapeutic benefits of this abundant nutrient!