Violet in Healing

Violet energy is associated with the Crown Chakra and soothes mental and emotional stress. It is used for bouts of hysteria, delusions and addictions and brings spiritual insight and renewal of our higher selves. This cooling, calming color is the most advanced color of the visible light spectrum. This color governs the central nervous system (CNS), pineal gland, cerebral cortex, the right eye and upper brain function. It slows down an overactive heart and mind. This color is contraindicated for those suffering from depression or melancholia.

The Nature of Violet

Violet is the color of amethyst, lavender and beauty berries. It takes its name from the flower violets . Violet is the color at the end of the visible light spectrum, between blue and ultraviolet. Violet and purple look very similar; but violet is a true color, with its own set of wavelengths on the spectrum of visible light, while purple is a composite color. Violet is found in amethyst, charoite and lepidolite crystals, mauve, violets, lilacs and iris flowers, and the violet-backed starling, Imperial Amazon parrot, marine hatchetfish, purple sea urchin and the violet carpenter bee.

The Tao of Violet

Feng Shui is the ancient Chinese art of placement to enhance the flow of “vital life energy” or Qi. Practitioners believe that environments can be arranged and decorated in a way that maximizes the flow of Qi, resulting in improvements to health and happiness of those who live in that environment. Violet is associated with the balance of Universal powers of Yin Energy and Yang Energy. It used in the southeast area of the bagua map of your home or office both in the Prosperity area and the southwest area for Marriage and Relationships. Use as an accent with yellow or gold to create a balance of the two colors.

The Taste of Violet

Food is an important and nourishing way to introduce color in our healing process.The pigments found in blue and purple foods are high in anti-cancer properties. As in the Chakra System, these foods also coordinate with the same energy centers. Include these blue/indigo/violet foods into your diet: Blueberries, black currants, eggplants, plums, concord grapes, purple cabbage, purple Peruvian potatoes, as well as, Vitamin E, kelp, iodine and seaweed products. Violet foods including sugar and alcohol, fall into this category because of its action on the brain.

Power Over Us?

Psychics and those who are able to observe the aura with their Third Eye Chakra, report that those who are most spiritually inclined often have a violet (Ketheric) aura. It is said that people with violet auras are forward looking visionaries who may include professions such as performers, artists, healers, photographers, venture capitalist, astronauts, futurist, or quantum physicists. The occult is tied to violet due to its association with mystery, intrigue and wisdom.

The Balance of Violet

We all need a certain amount of violet light in our lives.  When we surround ourselves with too much violet, we can feel a lack of contact with reality, which causes fanatic behavior, having no concern for others or a false feeling of superiority over others. A balance of violet, offers us great mental power with humility, kindness and fairness. We feel more reverence toward all life. This opens up the opportunity to be more of an idealists, self sacrificing and humane,

Magenta

A purple hue in terms of color theory, magenta is evoked by light having less power in green wavelengths than in blue/violet and red wavelengths (complements of magenta). In the Munsell color system, magenta is called red–purple.

This healing color blends to hot aspects of red with the cooling properties of purple. This color is thought to bring Universal harmony and emotional balance. It is spiritual (due to purple) yet practical (due to red), encouraging common sense (from red) and a balanced outlook on life (from purple).

Magenta is a color that encourages spontaneous and impulsive behavior. Its opposite also allows for a resourceful and organized approach to life.

The Crown Chakra

The Crown Chakra is called, Sahasrara or the 7th Chakra. It is most associated with the energies of thought, Universal identity, and relates to consciousness as pure awareness. It is our connection to the greater world beyond, to a timeless, space-less place of all-knowing. When developed, this Chakra brings us knowledge, wisdom, understanding, spiritual connection, and bliss. It is the combination of All that Is and the divine connection. The Crown Chakra is located at the top of the head.

Purple Agate

This is a stone of meditation and spiritual transformation. This stone works on the upper Chakra. It assists in allowing trust with your own intuition and opens the spiritual flood gates to a realm of endless possibilities. It gives us the space to “be” our spiritual selves and clears the mind for extraordinary vision and insight. Agate is composed of microscopic crystals of Quartz laid down in colorful bands or ribbons.

Amethyst

The stone of transformation, spirituality and dream recall. Amethyst is the stone of transformation from all addiction, promoting inner peace. Used for contentment and meditation. Provides common sense and flexibility in decisions. Strengthens and enhances psychic abilities, imagery and mind quieting. Wear when sleeping or when awake to reduce anger, depression, grief, impatience, and nightmares.

Auralite

AKA Auralite 23 is considered the “stone of peace and tranquility”. Rich in (now what is believed to be) 35 elements making up 17 different minerals, it therefore, can engage all 7 major Chakra. Brings about heightened awareness, this stone makes us conscious of how quiet and calm our mind can be, when we let go and allow this to happen. Its multi-layered mineral pattern makes these stones powerful synergy of different energies and a strong emotional healer.

Fluorite

This stone is an excellent stone for healing. This is a stone that is said to encompass the energies of all the other crystals in the gem kingdom due to its rainbow colors! This is the best crystal for any kind of disorganization in your life. It helps to awaken suppressed feelings and combats narrow mindedness. Therefore, it is useful to promote unbiased impartiality.

Kunzite

Kunzite is a powerful, high level stone. It is used against negative energy and empowers positive and loving thoughts. Used for healing abuse, loss, addictions. Kunzite helps those who suffer from inner turmoil and helps to find the balance between reason and feeling. For the Crown Chakra, it deepens altered states such as psychic readings, healing or being centered emotionally and spiritually.

Lepidolite

This is the stone of rebirth. Useful for transitions in life. Helpful in times of stress and coping with stress therefore, creating calm and relaxation. Lepidolite is used to help ease the transition from addiction. Gently eases intensity of our emotional feelings, mood swings, depression, manic-depression, worry, and anxiety. Brings hope, relief, gentleness, self-love, patience, self-forgiveness, unworried sleep, mental/emotional balance, and well-being.