Martel Anadi (ed.) Light Therapies: A Complete Guide to the Healing Power of Light

Healing Arts Press, 2018. — 436 p.A comprehensive guide to the therapeutic benefits of light and color and how they affect our physical and psychological well-being.Beginning with sun worship in prehistory and sunshine therapies in ancient Egypt, Greece, and India, light has long been associated with the sublime, the divine, and healing. Yet only recently have we begun to understand how different parts of the light spectrum, from infrared to ultraviolet, can affect our physical and psychological well-being. Covering the historic, scientific, and spiritual aspects of light and its role in energy medicine, Anadi Martel explores the vibrational nature of light and the interaction between light, biology, and consciousness. He demonstrates light’s incredible effects on the physical, energetic, and cognitive dimensions of life and examines several forms of light therapy, including chromotherapy (color therapy), heliotherapy (sun therapy), actinotherapy (ultraviolet therapy), and thermotherapy (infrared therapy). He details how to use light therapy daily, get optimal benefits from sunlight, and avoid the health risks of new artificial lighting such as compact fluorescents and LEDs. Combining his own 30 years of research with practical insight from the many phototherapy pioneers he’s encountered, the author examines scientific studies on how specific wavelengths of light influence our cells and DNA, brain function, sleep patterns, and emotional stability; speed the healing of wounds; and are effective in the treatment of disease, including arthritis, stroke, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and brain and nerve injuries. Exploring the spiritual aspects of light, the author explains why auras and halos have been used to represent sages and saints of all traditions, revealing the intimate link between light and consciousness. Investigating the many laser, monochrome, audiovisual, and infrared machines designed to heal disease and treat emotional disorders, Martel also reveals promising medical applications for light that are currently in development, inviting the reader not only to appreciate the complexities of light but to maximize its therapeutic dimensions.Understanding Light
The Origin of Light Therapy: Ancient and Modern Uses, Advancements, Controversies
A Short History of the Science of Light: Revelations from Crucial Experiments
What Is Light?: Physical Properties
Light’s Influence on Health
The Three Biological Pathways of Light: Entry and Influence
Light Medicine: The Modern Use of Phototherapy
Health Risks of Light: The Harmful Potential of Artificial Light
New Applications of Light
The Dawn of Energy Medicine: Integrating Vitalism and Science
Color Medicine: The History and Uses of Chromotherapy
Alternative Light Medicine: Modern Chromotherapy Technologies
Cognitive Aspects of Light
Sync and Resonance: How Light and Sound Cause Biological Balance
Objective Light, Subjective Light: Using Light to Promote a Harmonious State of Being
Light and Consciousness: An Intimate Association