The Power of Being Green

I am very into using colour for healing, particularly when associated with crystals. I have written a few image articles for my Spirit Healing page on Facebook, but I would like to incorporate it here as well! I think there is a lot we can learn from the vibrations of certain colours, and incorporating them into our daily life can facilitate balance and harmony within! 

Pictured: Malachite bracelet and Green Jasper pendant

Green is a very powerful colour. Linked to the Heart Chakra, it is a symbol of love, compassion and forgiveness. In the tarot, it is the colour of harmony and balance. In Wicca and Witchcraft, green is a colour to attract money and abundance. It is also linked to jealousy, envy and superstition, but we will focus on its more positive attributes! Just a quick note, if you wear a lot of green already and are prone to bouts of jealousy and envy, you might like to consider replacing it with a different colour for a while and see what happens! Perhaps its most powerful use is that of healing. In all areas where my research led me, healing was at the fore front of its symbolism and uses. Inna Segal describes many areas where it can be used as healing; such emotional issues include agoraphobia, claustrophobia, insomnia, self-esteem, money worries, heartache and shock. Its physical healing properties cover mostly illness concerning the heart and lungs, but also the liver, nervous system and the thymus (this last perhaps as the thymus is the gland governed by the Heart Chakra). It also helps to heal hay fever, laryngitis and ulcers while purifying the blood and restoring general health.

Drinking green infused water is an easy way of incorporating Green into your life! You can buy bottles that are already green in colour, but painting one is also a good option. Glass bottles are best for this purpose, as you will not get that 'plastic' taste or be consuming the chemicals form the plastic when you drink it. Fill the bottle with water and place in the sun for at least an hour. The longer you leave it the stronger it will be!!

But for the important part, what to do with it? Again, the easiest way to work with green is to wear it, specifically over the heart or the area of most concern. This need not be obvious, a green singlet or underwear is just as effective as a complete ensemble! Yet, if green is not your colour, try any number of green crystals available. The most common (and to my mind the most beautiful) is Malachite, but jasper, quartz and agate in green are just as effective! You can also meditate on the colour green, visualise breathing it in to the area of concern and breathing out the illness or issue at the same time. Eating more green food or drinking green infused water is also an easy way of using this colour. As with all work of this kind, it is about intent! You need not spend a lot of time or money on the endeavour, just small things with the intent of receiving the healing you desire is enough! I will sometimes wear green nail polish with the intent of it balancing my Heart Chakra and healing emotional issues, especially since the arms and hands are specifically linked to this Chakra itself! I would never advocate going against the directions of a doctor, especially as I am not one myself, but adding this to your already existing treatment is a worthwhile exercise!