Using White in Color Therapy
Associations and Activities with the Hue of Purity and Peace
Mar 14, 2009
“White is the absence of color, or blankness, but also the presence of all colors and so a symbol of transcendence. At the same time, white is a symbol of weakness, delicacy, infirmity, and surrender…because it is the color of bloodlessness and lack of vigor.” explains Bill Whitcomb in The Magician’s Reflection: A Complete Guide to Creating Personal Magical Symbols & Systems (Llewellyn Publishing, 1999).
So, what to do with white when it comes to color therapy? At its best, it symbolizes peace, at its worst, cowardice.
Bringing Peace into Your Life With Color Therapy
In most cases, people associate the color white with peacefulness and purity - think of moonlight, cumulus clouds, and new-fallen snow. Yet, how often do people allow mental confusion and emotional upheaval to get in the way of feeling peaceful? Some may be left wondering if they are too bloodless, to cowardly, to allow for the ascention to something more?
Wear something white. If you normally do not, is it because you fear staining a white garment? When you do wear white, do you end up spilling something on your clothing in a self-fulfilling prophecy? Is this action somehow symbolic of your fear of calmly reflecting on your life? Are you afraid of noticing the stains (discord) that are already there or of creating them?
Since white is the presence of all colors in the spectrum, consider working with other colors, such as violet, indigo, and blue and any others that support your goals.
Stream of Consciousness Journaling
Purchase a notebook that you will use as a journal. Skip the beautiful journals with the embossed covers and thick paper and buy a composition book. These are the notebooks with the pages stitched into the binding, preventing you from ripping pages out as you could with a spiral-bound notebook.
You are not creating something that others will read. You are writing your thoughts, expressing your emotions as you work your way toward peacefulness. Use stream-of-consciousness writing, not paying attention to spelling, grammar, or punctuation. Write without stopping for 15 to 30 minutes each day.
If you don’t know what to write, start with “I remember….” “I want to write about…” “I don’t want to write about…” “The first time I….” “This is the last time I….”
Restoring Balance to Your Energy Centers With the Color White
Find someplace comfortable where you can lay down without being disturbed for at least 15 minutes. Imagine white light flowing through the top of your head, traveling through your chakras.
When the energy flows through the bottom of your feet, imagine the light looping up along either side of your body until can flow through the top of your head once again.
Continue this visualization, pulling the white light through your body with your breath. Julie Soskin in How Psychic Are You? 76 Techniques to Boost Your Innate Power (Penguin Books, 2002), suggests that when you come to the end of this quiet period, imagine a gold band encircling you, bringing the energy within you.
To find the peacefulness of the color white, you will work through the internal clutter and confusion that distracts you as you find your way toward accepting the things in your life you cannot control.
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