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| 13 Jan 2010 02:04:05 pm |
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What does yellow have to do with health and healing?
I was prepared to edit a previous article I wrote to include in this newsletter, when I came across an article titled "Yellow expected as a bright spot for 2009" (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081203/ap_on_re_us/color_of_the_year).
After reading the article, I thought I might add some information at the beginning of the newsletter, but that information quickly developed into a full-fledged article of its own.
According the the Yahoo! news article, "There's a prediction from a leading color source that cheerful and sunny yellow will be the influential color of 2009".
So what does this have to do with health and healing? Everything.
I shared with you in my previous article that I use the chakra system as a way to convey information, regardless of whether someone actually believes in chakras. The belief in chakras is not what is important, the information is what is important. (Don't look at the finger, look at where it is pointing.)
In the chakra system, yellow represents the third chakra, personal power. Some call it the will center. It is a place of action. Remember from the last article how I wrote that changes in beliefs will always necessitate changes in action? This is where that comes into play.
Let's back up a bit. The first chakra is associated with the color red. It relates to grounding and feeling safe in the world. Many of us have experienced some damage in this chakra through erroneous beliefs that were taught to us at an early age about what it takes to survive in this world. When one's grounding is threatened (home, health, physical safety, food, clothing) we rightly become enraged. You might say we become red with rage. However some of us were taught not to feel anger. When anger is suppressed, it becomes depression. When it is expressed uncontrollably or inappropriately, it can lead to violence.
However, when that anger is moved up through the chakra system, it moves through the second chakra...feelings (also sexuality and creativity, but those are topics for another time). Here, one can only move the energy through the second chakra through FEELING. And if you have been taught not to feel your feelings, you will experience difficulty. The key is to fully feel how it feels to have your grounding threatened....feel the hurt, feel the fear, feel the terror, feel the rage, feel whatever comes up. When you do so, you will move the energy to the third chakra......personal power. This is where action comes into play. Once the energy moves to this level, you will be guided as to what action to take.
What do we call someone who appears to have no personal power? Yellow. In fact, there is a song about it. Country music singer Kenny Rogers sang a song called Coward of the County. Here is a line from that song: "His momma named him Tommy, the folks just called him yellow." In the song, Tommy eventually takes back his power, albeit in a violent way. The song also has an interesting message about beliefs that are taught to us and how we must break through those beliefs to find our own truth.
So what does all of this have to do with the article I cited at the beginning? Think about it. Wasn't the recent election about taking back personal power? After the events of September 11, 2001, many people surrendered their personal power to authorities who abused that trust. This election, among other things, was about taking back personal power. So it would seem to follow that yellow would enter the consciousness as a popular color.
To take this a bit further, compare the organizations pushing for change in an election held during the current unpopular war with the actions during the unpopular Viet Nam war. There was much less violence this time even though some groups were attempting to "recreate 68". It appears we are evolving, thanks to many leaders who showed us the way...leaders such as Dr. Martin Luther King who showed us how to take back our personal power through non-violent means.
And here is how this relates to health. One of my favorite quotes is attributed to Dr. King. The quote is: "Our lives begin to end the moment we become silent about things that matter." THIS IS A LITERAL TRUTH. Our health suffers when we do not speak our truth, whatever that truth may be. Speaking that truth requires that one be fully present in one's personal power and you cannot be fully present in your personal power if you have un-healed issues around grounding and/or feelings (sexuality, creativity, etc) ie the first and second chakras.
Here is another interesting point about the article I referred to at the beginning. Almost as an after-thought, the author included the following: "The fashion world first embraced orange a few years ago and that has evolved into yellow." Interesting choice of words. I have not yet mentioned the color associated with the second chakra......orange. We are evolving as a nation. Think about it. From violent protests around race and war (red), to recent years when individuals of a different sexual orientation began to become more accepted into the mainstream (orange), to taking back one's personal power by electing an African-American we hope will more accurately reflect the will (yellow) of the people. As the author of the article points out we are evolving.
Evolving as a nation can only take place if the citizens are willing to face their individual issues and evolve on a personal level. And when you work through those issues on a personal level, you WILL become a healthier person in all respects. It cannot be otherwise.
Blessings,
Charles Kempf
www.charleskempf.com |
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