Healing With the Color Violet

The violets in the mountains have broken the rocks.
~Tennessee Williams

Overview:

Violet is at the opposite end of the spectrum from red. It is a deeply healing and cleansing color, soothes pains in body, mind  and spirit. This color is known as one of the “cool” colors. The color violet has a very calming effect on us and is, therefore, very helpful for those people experiencing sleep difficulties or stress. However, it can be contra-indicated for those suffering from depressive disorders.

Violet light slows down an over-active heart; stimulates the spleen and the white blood cells (immunity). Brings sleep. Soothes mental and emotional stress. Decreases sexual activity. Decreases sensitivity to pain. Helps in detoxification. Exposure to violet light is good for mental and emotional problems, rheumatism, epilepsy, deep tissue work, and bones.

Healing with the color violet:

• Good for mental disorders, the nervous system, baldness and female complaints.
• Helps with pain, is used in deep tissue work and to heal bones, suppresses appetite.
• Can promote inner peace.
• Good for migraines, analgesic, stimulates the immune system.
• Helps with spiritual healing, inner balance, a tranquilizer, promotes sleep. Sedates and subdues.
• Rebuilds the energy body template.
• Used sparingly, violet can be good for mental and nervous disorders and emotional disturbances.
• Maintains potassium balance, reduces hunger.
• Purifies the entire system.

According to Dinshah Ghadiali’s Spectro-Chrome Therapeutic System, violet light demonstrates the following qualities:

• Splenic Stimulant
  Increases the Functional Activity of the Spleen
• Cardiac Depressant
  Decreases the Functional Activity of the Heart
• Lymphatic Depressant
  Decreases the Functional Activity of the Lymphatic Glands for Nutrition.
• Motor Depressant
  Decreases the Functional Activity of the Motor Nervous System, which energizes the Muscles into Motion.
• Leucocyte Builder
  Builds the White (truly the Violet) Corpuscles in the Spleen

Contra-Indications:

• Overuse can be tiring
• Do not use for depression, use green or blue instead.

Violet is balanced by the color yellow.

The Violet Flame