the
nervous system.
Tip 123. Add colour to
y
our health
with colo
u
r-charged
w
ater.
For this tec
h
nique, colo
u
red bottles
a
re needed. These bottl
e
s
should be
cleaned and
filled up
to three-fourths level with fresh well
water, distilled water or rain water. The bottles should be corked and
t
hen placed in bright sunlight for thr
e
e to four h
o
urs. After this exposure, the water
is said
t
o acquire medicinal properti
e
s
and this
colour-char
g
ed water can be used
b
oth
internally and for external applica
t
i
o
ns. Wounds
and ulcers
can be washed with this
water and
it can also
b
e used to massage the
affected par
t
s
or applied
as compress on them. For internal use, an adult can take
3
0 ml. of col
o
ur-charged
water as a single dose.
The dose c
a
n be
repeated as
required.
Tip 124. A Brief Expl
a
nation of the Healing Po
w
er of the
Sun
Sunlight pl
ay
s an important role in t
h
e recovery from chronic diseases. J
u
dicious
u
se
of sunlight
can be part of
t
he curing p
r
ocess in almost every af
f
liction. T
h
e
r
ays of the sun improve di
g
estion and
n
utrition, quicken blood
a
nd lymph circulation and increase t
h
e elimination
of impurities through the skin.
The action
a
nd effect of
various col
o
urs on the
b
ody and their healing q
u
alities are
a
s
follows:
Red:
Symbolic of
heat, fire a
n
d anger. It is a stimulati
n
g and energising colou
r
.
It stimulates arterial blood and b
r
ings warmth to cool extremities. Used as a gene
r
al tonic,
it is
very
valuable in the
treatment of diseas
e
s
like low blood
pressur
e
, r
h
eumatism, paralysis, a
n
aemia and advanced cases
of
tu
b
erculos
i
s
.
Orange:
Symbolic of
prosperity and pride, o
r
ange is use
f
ul for stimulating blood
supply and energising thenerves. It is benefici
a
l in the trea
t
ment of kidney and gallstones, hernia and appe
n
dicitis. It
is also
u
sed
to stimulate
the milk producing ac
t
i
o
n of breasts
after child
b
irth.
Violet:
Violet is be
n
eficial
in the
treatment of nervous and emotional disturbanc
e
s
, arthritis,
a
c
ute cases
of
c
o
nsumption
and
insomnia.
Yellow:
Associated
with joy and happiness,
yellow is laxative and diuretic. It is a stimulant to the brain, the liver and the spleen.
It is also ef
f
ective in
the treatment of diabetes, indigestion,
kidney and liver disord
e
rs, cons
t
ipa
t
ion, eye and t
h
roat infec
t
ions, syphilis and impotence.
Purple:
Purple or i
n
digo combines the bloo
d
-warming r
e
d and the c
o
oling antis
e
ptic blue. It
is an excellent stimulant without being an irritant. It is
beneficial
in
the treatment of advanced stages
of constipa
t
ion, hydrocele, leucorrh
o
ea, many
d
i
sorders of t
h
e stomach and womb, cataract, migraine and skin diso
r
ders. It exerts a soothing effect on t
h
e eyes, ears and the ne
r
vous s
y
ste
m
.
Green:
Made up of the blue and
yellow, green is regard
e
d as
a colo
u
r of harmony. It is a mild sedative.
It is usef
u
l
in the treatment of nervous conditions,
hay fever,
u
lcers, in
f
lu
e
nza, malaria, colds, sexual diso
r
ders and c
a
ncer. It preserves and strengthens
ey
esight. Being highly medicinal
and depressive, it is of
g
reat help in
t
he treatment of inflammatory conditions.
Blue:
Cool, soothing and sed
a
tive, blue alleviates pai
n
, reducing bleeding and
heals burns.
It is beneficial
in
the treatment of dysentery, colic, asthma, respiratory disorders, high bl
o
od pressure a
n
d skin aber
r
ations. IN a
study at the New Engla
n
d State Hospital in the
U
nited States, 25
members of
staff with n
o
rmal blood pressure were bathed in
blue light for
half an
hour. It resulted in universal fall
in bl
o
od pressure.
The blood
p
ressure rose when red light was
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