Color. We delight in a rainbow, sigh at a sunset, luxuriate in the rich colors of our homes, clothes, special spaces.

O saturated color like moths to the light. No coincidence, considering the entire spectrum of colors is derived from lig seeing, wearing or being exposed to color- whether in the form of light, pigment, or cloth- can affect us at levels w understand.

Color Therapy Has a Long History

This is no new news. Egyptians built healing temples of light four thousand years ago, bathing patients in specific c effects. Now, before you begin to pooh-pooh the pyramids, consider these factual goodies. Research shows that a b physiological reactions under different colored rays. In other words, the skin sees in Technicolor. Noted neuropsych this information in his modern classic The Organism, where he notes that stimulation of the skin by different colors

Color is Visible Light

Scientifically, it makes sense. Color is simply a form of visible light, of electromagnetic energy. Let's break it down. visible reflection off the particles in the atmosphere. Color makes up a band of these light wave frequencies from re wavelength to violet at 1/67,000 of an inch wavelength. Below red lie infrared and radio waves. Above it: the invisi rays. We all understand the impact of ultraviolet and x-rays, do we not? Why then wouldn't the light we can see "a

Lack of Color Causes Depression

How we "feel" about color is more than psychological. The last decade has proven that lack of color, or more specif suffer each winter from a mild depression known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Because of the complex wa colors acts via the brain upon the autonomic nervous system, exposure to a specific color can even alter physiologi pressure, electrical skin resistance and glandular functions in your body. And they most certainly can affect how yo Learning about color's qualities and putting it to use can enhance your spirit, improve your health, and quite ultima

Color Therapy and Your Aura

Color therapy, also known as chromo therapy, is used by alternative health practitioners who use color to balance e lacking, be it physical, emotional, spiritual, or mental. Angie Arkin, Intuitive Healer in Key West, uses color during h works with color during her own personal meditations.

"Your aura is just an energy field that surrounds you," says Arkin. "In your aura, there are different layers, and in e colors that may be used for clearing and rebalancing your energy field. An aura reading is looking at the colors foun colors are in your aura brings you closer to your spirit. If you can consciously bring that out, you have more advant life. It's really just another layer of knowing."

Jasmine Sky, also a Florida Keys resident, brings healing and color therapy to clothing. "Painting on silk and installi seemed to marry all parts of me - the part of me that was a healer, the part of me that was an artist, my love of fa my love of tropical islands with sarongs being their indigenous clothing," she says.

Jasmine, having studied color therapy, takes this into consideration when working with clients for their custom desi customers on the emotional space they want to be in, and recommend colors accordingly. This informs the prayers silk. And the silk itself has unique energy and healing properties. I also draw on my own intuitive resources to mak part of the reason Sky talks to each customer before creating a garment, even if it is one of the standard designs.

Sky also refers customers to, and works with Arkin, in applying color readings to garment design. They are current Arkin's readings into The Dreaming Goddess Web site. Resources: Angie Arkin, Intuitive Healer www.beyourownhealer.com

Jasmine Sky, The Dreaming Goddess www.thedreaminggoddess.com

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