A Critical Analysis on Chromo Therapy

Victorian mysticism is a group of myths that emerged during Victorian era, when new areas of science were discovered or invented. Theytypically combined area of new metaphysical science with ancient myths or stories from the bible, including stories about the pyramids or the power of pentagon. Chromo therapy, known as an alternative medicine is also one of them. It combined theory about light waves and ancientexperiences regarding colors. Advocates of chromo therapy believe that by exposed to colors, physical or psychological ailments can be cured.The main point is that colors’certain power can cure some illnesses. For instance, color red can cure anxiety issues and circulatory problems.Facts about light wave, and qui are the basis of the therapy. Since cells in our body can absorb certain range of light waves, by giving colors which are light waves with specific frequency, cells can gain the energy from the color. Receiving the energy from the color, our body can heal itself. Moreover, chromo therapy adopted theories regarding color psychology which is about colors’ influence on human mind, claiming its usage in psychological problems. It seems like a new area of medicine and there have been reports of successful cases of the therapy.However chromo therapyis not a validated medical treatment, considering exaggerated psychological effects of colors, its illogicality, and environmental factors.

First and foremost, psychological effect of chromo therapy is deeply exaggerated.Practice of chromo therapy claims that by affecting human mind with color, one’s psychological problems can be solved. This is somewhat true as colors do affect people’s mind.Faber Birren, who is a researcher at Yale University, is the first person to scientific...

... middle of paper ...

...bility to recover itself and time. Colors’ role is insignificant compare to these natural factors. Thus, effects of the color on human could simply be a mere reaction to other factors.

In conclusion, chromo therapy is not a scientific medical treatment. Chromo therapy deals with mental and physical problems with colors. However, the psychological effects of chromo therapy are overrated considering certain factors. Also, chromo therapy is illogical. It has a selection bias with weak basis and lacks verifiability. Finally, many other factors are often misunderstood as an effect of chromo therapy. Chromo therapy’s main ideas are actually quite similar with a real science, light therapy and color psychology. These two area of science are logical and proven whereas chromo therapy is not. Therefore, chromo therapy will remain a pseudoscience, without any medicinal values.