Getting back on track...

Okay, so getting back on track, I just posted the pics of Indigo, and before that are pics of Orange (the current color week).  Whew...

What  I can further add about Orange right now is that I have been getting some really nice undisturbed sleep the last couple of days.  It's been nice.  Real nice.  I cannot say if it is directly related to Orange, but the timing seems to be that it might have something to do with it.

Oops...

I totally forgot PICTURES of INDIGO....!!!!!!!!

Here you go...

 Outside without..

 

 

 Comparison in one shot...

 

 

 

Looking Outside (and yes, it is pretty much this intense)...

Inside without above, and with below 

The Frames... 

Pics of Orange...

comparison in one shot... 

outside comparison in one shot... 

Looking Outside with Orange

 

 

 

The frames...

 

 

 



Inside with Orange...

 



Waiting on Pictures; Faced with insight...

Once again, I am having technical difficulties, but not to worry, pictures should be up by the end of the weekend.  That being said, I like Orange.  It's odd though because I identify these glasses looking a bit like safety glasses, most likely due to being a hunter's son--Orange is the safety color.  Ha ha.  So I have experienced a little bit of low self-confidence (maybe that's not the right word), or feeling a bit self-conscious while wearing these.  I mean, I'm all about safety (just ask my co-workers), but there's an odd feeling when I feel like I'm wearing shop glasses when I'm not in shop class, you know.

If you remember when this whole project started, I had a similar feeling when wearing Baker-Miller Pink-- something in the realm of being worried what others are thinking about me.  It's kind of a worrisome feeling.  Why do I have this?  Is it because I overcompensated as a child when I didn't get the right amount or kind of attention from those around me? Or maybe because when I overcompensated, if that's what it was, my mom stated she was embarrassed to be around me in public?  Or maybe this is just too much information for this blog and I should re-direct my inquiries of self to my counselor?  Lol.  ANYWAY...

The good news with this realization is that I continue to keep myself open to new realizations about self, and these glasses seem to be helping uncover some truths to the way I interact with, not only myself, but the world around me.  At some level, to some degree, I have always known this information within myself.  However, it's interesting to have it glaring me in the face when I'm out in public--undergoing a project that has me dedicating a specific amount of time to something that has potentially unknown outcomes of self and inner visions, at least unknown to me on the experiential level of existence.  I mean, I can read all about the experience of others until I get vertigo, but until I actually experience it for myself, I cannot fully know what that feeling is actually like.  For instance, the feeling I had of astral projection with Indigo:  No substance or drug compares to having experienced this with a sober state of mind.   In the past, I could have just explained it, or justified the trip, as induced by a chemical reaction in the mind from whatever drug I may have ingested, but in this case the drug being administered is the application of wearing a set of colored glasses.Wearing glasses...that's all!

Now, whether or not these occurrences (i.e. appetite suppression, astral projection, complete nonsensical tranquility) could be sustained if I wore a particular color for more than a week is something I cannot measure at this time.  Only time and experience can measure that. 

Have a wonderful day...

New Color Week: Day One: ORANGE

Yep.  ORANGE.  So far, everything is brighter.  wink.  (This was just meant to be a quick note.  Mission accomplished!)  I've got some time tomorrow to hopefully get some pictures up and tell a little more about today's adventure...in the meantime, I'd like to encourage you to check out my other blog: brokensoulnotbroken.  It is slightly less kept up, but hopefully fun in the realm of getting into my world.  Be well and remember to be kind to yourself.

End of Indigo=Off Day Today; New Color Tomorrow

Down the road I think Indigo will definitely come in handy for sleep induction and imagination or slightly elevated experiences of the soul in slumber...

What I experienced this last week while using Indigo:

• Restful sleep,
• Astral projection,
• Creative imagination (I mixed two ideas together for a painting that I normally might not have),
• Serene sense of surroundings and safety,
• Significant visual color changes in the world (i.e. don't drive with these!), and
• Emotional sensitivity.

What is listed as some possible suggested health benefits between two separate lists:

• May depress the thyroid while stimulating the parathyroid at the same time,
•  Use Indigo for ear, sinus, throat, and nasal problems,
• An analgesic--reduces swelling--relieving the associated pain,
• An alternative antibiotic which may be more powerful than prescription antibiotics with no side effects,
• A strong sedative resulting in a deep sleep**--Upon awakening, you will feel rested, refreshed, and alert,
• Stops hemorrhages and nose bleeds,
• Acts as an astringent, tightening, toning, and firming the skin,
• Serenity,
• Imagination, and
• Accurate perception.

** Deep sleep was noted on both lists.


NEXT UP:  New Color Week starts Tomorrow.  I'll be picking the color tonight.

Oh so Sleepy...

So...zzzz...I mean... (insert cricket chirping here).  What was I saying....Oh yeah, sleepy.  So sleepy.  I've been wearing Indigo when I can throughout the day when appropriate (lunch time and other breaks, at home, inside and outside, blah, blah, blah--P.S. those are clinical terms. Lol).

Sunday, I took a nap and had a very lazy day that I just chalked up to being a little under the weather, noticing that the pressure in my sinuses matched the change in barometer; however, yesterday (feeling particularly well that I have been taking care of myself through these weather pressure changes), I came home from work after a full day and wearing Indigo when I could, and decided to take a short 30 minute nap...

...THREE HOURS LATER, I woke up having found out that not only had I been texting a co-worker in my sleep about our schedules, but I am also a horrible speller when I am sleeping.  At first, I thought "Wow, the barometer pressure stuff has me out of it and down for the count."  Then I thought, "Wait a second, me!  What if this is related to the Indigo?!"

Hmmm....

Troubles with Indigo

Just a quick post to note that an ongoing trouble I've been having with Indigo is the consistency of wearing them.  I'm out an about a lot; I have a 40 minute commute to work each way, and last week I was in a work related training most of the color week (Wed-Fri), which was not conducive for wearing dark glasses. I wear them when I can, but just wanted to make a public note that the amount of time I am wearing them is not what I was anticipating.

New Color week INDIGO

Wow, what a week!  So, Wednesday was day one of the new color week and the color randomly chosen was Indigo; a color that I thought was going to be more intense than it has turned out to be...or is it?!  Unfortunately, I already know a little bit about the benefits of Indigo, but we will press on and try to not let it influence my experience.  What I can tell you is that Indigo is very relaxing for me at this point in the experience.  It's like looking through the lense of a black-light without all the candy-flipping raver beats bouncing around me.  These are not suggested to wear while driving, either.  Yellow paint on the road is brighter, but yellow lights in the stop lights don't register at all!!!  The lights go from green to nothing to red.  YIKES!  DON'T DO IT!

However, I have experienced better sleep the last couple nights and that is not to say longer sleep, just better sleep.  I average between four and six hours of night for sleep.  It's been that way for the last four years.  Each sleep cycle is broken.  Which means I am waking two or three times throughout the night.  The last couple nights have been totally different; still getting the same amount of sleep, I'm just not waking as much and I wake up rested.  NOTE*: I am not wearing these while I sleep--I am wearing these throughout the day and for a little while before I crawl into bed.

I feel totally calm.  And for the first time in my life (Wednesday night: the night of the first day wearing Indigo)   I experienced what I can only describe as Astral Projection; a kind of out of body experience wear I was among the stars--the stars were all spinning together as if they were all glued to a spinning disc and layered between my perception of me and the spinning disc of stars was a series of spirals and star-bursts.  This reminded me of similar experiences with Floating, but now I wasn't floating!! It was really cool.  I remember having a brief moment of realization into the experience thinking that I was aware of what was going on but couldn't quite explain it of understand it.  Technically, I was awake, or at least experiencing some kind of lucidity.

Yesterday, I experienced a intensity of adrenaline, having been nominated to show in a skit, with a co-worker, what Intimidation looks like (I work in Mental Health and was in a training).  The adrenaline got the best of me and rattled my cage.  Adrenaline has always been difficult for me, but t his seemed more intense that ever.  Was it related to the Indigo?  I don't know.  However, I had been wearing them for a couple of days, and was now definitely having a physical response that had me almost in tears--having just displayed this intense violent expression.

I'm having some difficulty with the picture upload feature tonight, so I will post them shortly...

Comparisons of Magenta

Wow, what a week!  I did even get close to posting on my off day!  Geesh.  I apologize, yet again, for the delay.  That being said, Magenta was a very intense week.  The following list is a general list of the things I experienced with Magenta:

• Visual disturbances of color appearances in the world--red becomes yellow, yellow becomes a lime green, etc...,
• Driving while using Magenta is potentially very, very hazardous,
• Possible increase of peripheral vision/blind spots,
• Increase appetite,
• Calmness,
• Happiness (with a smile), and 
• Increase in energy
• Less sleep

The following listed items below at t his junction is the combined information from two lists that provide possible suggested health benefits for the use of Magenta:

• Stimulate and build the heart,
• Bring blood pressure within normal range (whether up or down),
• strengthen reproductive organs,
• Stimulate or depress arteries or veins to bring them to normal,
• Stimulate or depress adrenal glands and kidneys to bring them to normal,
• Balance emotions (both over and under),
• Adjustment of composure,
• Relaxation, and 
• Tranquility

Voice of Concern Equals a Need to Clarify...

There has been some emailed concerns about the safety of myself and others when it comes to driving with colored lenses on.  This is a post to just clarify that this is to be done WITH CAUTION and otherwise not recommended if there is a drastic change in colors.  In a previous post, I mentioned that I have been driving here and there with Magenta on and how the colors of the lights had changed and that I had adjusted to the change; however, that was an isolated incident (the driving).  I don't believe I explained this in the previous post.  While I feel I have adjusted to the color changes with Magenta, I do not wear them when driving--I've tried, but each time I have put them on, it's just too intense and I realize that it is not the safest move.  SO, if you've been reading and feel I have influenced you to think it is a good idea to drive around with Magenta, please re-consider your efforts.  USE with EXTREME CAUTION (even when walking around).   

Interesting diet observation that may have no connection...

Thanks for checking in.

I realized the other day that my appetite has drastically increased!  It seems as though nothing fills me up.  Then I am overstuffed and not feeling so well.  I did not get this feeling during Aqua, in fact, I got the opposite feeling from Baker-Miller Pink where I encountered appetite suppression.  So, either Magenta has the ability to increase appetite, my body is compensating for the suppression it felt a few weeks ago, or I am somehow compensating my emotional stresses from the last week through the use and abuse of food. I'd like to think it's related to the Magenta lenses as I'd like to believe that I have been very mindful of my diet over the course of this project (at least).  I just know that during the Baker-Miller Pink week I ate very little heavy foods and seemed drawn to mostly fruits and salads.  Don't get me wrong, I am not over doing my intake, I have just noticed the intake has changed from light foods back to heavy foods and the heavy foods potions seem to be higher than I remember eating in the last few months. 

I am interested to see how my diet fluctuates over the course of the next few weeks.  I don't plan on using the lenses as a manipulating crutch, but if there is a natural occurrence that takes place for weight management just by wearing a set of color lenses a few times each day, count me in!  I have been half-assedly trying to break certain habits and develop a new routine for my weight and food intake.  The fruits and salads kick I was on during Baker-Miller Pink was not my idea, it just seemed to be more satisfying in the moment--meats and pastas didn't look good.  Also, I am not wearing the Magenta as often as I wore the other colors due to the intensity that you read about in the last post--that might have something to do with it, too. 

Anyway, I'm headed out to Float On to help out and build my intern hours and gain more experience in the float world.  Just thought I would stop in here before I left and share an observation before the week was up. Last day for the Magenta is...today?  What?!  Geesh! I am a day behind, I thought it was tomorrow.  Tomorrow is my off day and I will be picking a new pair and (hopefully) be providing a summary and comparison along with pictures for the new color.

Take care and be kind to yourself & those around you---not because they deserve it, but because you are a nice person.  wink.

Moments of Magenta...

Alright, let's see...Magenta has been great, but it has also been difficult to wear consistently.   I don't believe it's best for the safety and sanctity of my clients to wear these during a shift on the milieu.  My supervisors have stated I may conduct this experiment at my own discretion.  Being that I work in Mental Health on an inpatient unit, where tensions can change very quickly, Magenta is not the color for this environment.  Sure, it makes a great conversational piece, but with the lighting in the building, when I have them on it feels like I can't see particular areas of the unit.  I am a little OCD when it comes to safety of myself and others.  Magenta presents some obstacles in this area.  This is a great color during the day and outside!  It is one of the more intense colors in the set.  Interestingly enough, when I wore Aqua for a while it filtered out the red so when I took them off everything was very red (I mentioned the "harsh lighting" in a previous post).  Similarly, the Magenta filters out the greens so when I take them off everything is very, very, green.  While wearing them, however, the greens are tinted brown and yellow is highlighted.  The first day I wore these, it was difficult to drive because the red lights were yellow, the yellow lights were lime green, and the green lights were very dark to see.  I became very hesitant and VERY careful when trying to drive with them on.  It appears though, that the longer I wear them, the more I adjust and I begin to lose sight of the Magenta.  Everything begins to blend with my unaided sight and the traffic lights are now able to be seen as red, yellow, and green.  They have adjusted.  Weird.  Also, I have noticed a slight disconnect (head from body) feeling from time to time--it is not consistent, but it has been happening.  I think they're pretty cool.  The social aspect is pretty funny: I have yet to share them with someone who's first response is not "Woooooah."  Every time.  It makes me laugh how consistent people's responses are.

Comparison Pictures of Magenta

 Side by side

 Without

 With

 Side look

 

 the look

Previously Unposted Pictures of Aqua

Okay, sorry for the delay--here are the comparison pictures of Aqua...

 The look

 one side in/one side out

 All in

All out

The lense

Where are the Pictures?

I just realized late last night that I failed to put up pictures of the Aqua and am now also needing to put up pictures for Magenta.  Thank you for your patience.  This has been an emotionally trying week, as tomorrow is the one year mark from when my amazing & loving dad passed away.  My emotional response to this unfortunate time, in the last few days, has been to distance myself from simple tasks.  At any rate, picture will be coming.  Until then, please refer to a previous post that contained a collective understanding of all the lenses.  And later I will past a little about my current experience with Magenta.

End of Week-Two--Start of Week-Three!

Yesterday was the last day of Week-Two; Aqua.   Yesterday, I was so calm while walking across the street (to an antique shop looking for beads in Sellwood, OR)  that some "bad-ass" on a bicycle thought it would be cool to yell "GO!...Get moving!" and try and start a fight with me.  Luckily my Color Therapy kicked in and I replied "Keep on riding bro."  Which upset me because this guy was clearly not my bro.  Ha ha!  But, he kept on riding.  Anyway...so, my overall experience with Aqua consists of the following:

I have been consistently calm, 

Perhaps a little more open minded,

Reading is much easier, 

Very little stress, and

I have not experienced as much headaches in the last week as I normally do.

Here is the combined listed items from the possible suggested benefits for Aqua:

Irritations, itching and inflammation of the skin

Rebuild the skin when damaged by burns, scratches, infections or sores.

Relieve pain from burns. Helps with scaring

Remove muscle fatigue toxins from the body. Relieve aches and pains

Fever

Harmonize all circulation processes

A mild sedative with no side effects

Dyslexia. Read more about dyslexia and color.

Headaches relief

Macular degeneration. Reported to improve vision and relieve stress on the eyes.

Openness

Relaxation

Purity

Calm, and

Stress-relief

That being said, at this point all I can tell you is that I really DO love Aqua.  Very soothing and wearable practically anywhere indoor, outdoor, good weather, bad weather, conversationally social, and fairly stylish.  It's a good color for me, in my experience.

Next up:  Tomorrow is the start of Week-Three: MAGENTA!  I've secretly been awaiting the pick of this color.  These are awesome!  However, I have only worn them for a minute or two up to this point.  Hopefully, I am not having unrealistic expectations for these ones.  ;^)  

nothing but calm...

I have not noticed anything to out of the ordinary with my diet, mannerisms, exercise changes, or mood, other than complete consistent calmness.  This is a very subtle pair of lenses that invites me to wear them throughout the day.  I have had more conversations start up as a result of the Aqua pair than the Baker-Miller Pink.  There have been many people interested in purchasing these from me so I have considered taking up a secondary position as a wholesaler, but will need to wait for some finances to clear before I can start that chapter.  So far, so calm.  I may have mentioned it in a previous post, but taking off the Aqua reminds me of how harsh the lighting is that I am regularly taking in--life is more Red than I thought it was; only until after I take off Aqua do I see the Red.

Calming effects of Aqua

I'm REALLY liking Aqua.  It has been very calming for me.  It's a subtle change.  Oddly, when I take them off, I realize how much harsh lighting is actually infiltrating our lives.  Interestingly enough, things are much more red when I take off the Aqua.  It's weird, slightly uncomforting with them off, and very soothing to have them on.  No headaches.  Reading seems to be easier.  I am unable to comfortably wear Aqua during low levels of light, so like right before dawn, right after dusk, and later in the evening times don't work so well for me with this color; however, during the day is great! 

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Re-do

Okay, so Week-Two has turned up to be a bunk week and I am needing to do a re-do.  You remember "re-do" don't you?  Haha.  It was still very beneficial in regards to social atmosphere  SO, last week I traveled out of town to the Gorge Amphitheater, just outside of Quincy, WA, to go to the Dave Matthews show (3 days, 20,000 people, tent city in an open field, madness)--potentially one of the biggest parties I've ever witnessed.  There was little to no shade and Aqua was not helping matters regarding the sun in my eyes--it was way too bright.  Making an executive decision (which was, in fact, difficult for me, as I wanted to push along with the experiment), I switched up and utilized the other pairs of glasses depending on the time of day (darker, like Indigo, during the day and brighter, like Yellow, during the evening).  This also helped spread the word about Color Lense Therapy: people would see me one minute with Blue on and then a little bit later see me with Red or Green and would start asking me questions about the glasses.  It was a great way to engage with others.  Then came the moment when someone had an interest to buy them, so after some discussion, I made a sign and displayed my set of glasses near my tent while I sold hemp bracelets.  In short, I felt one of the best ways to spread the love of these beautiful glasses was to "share the wealth" and as a result several pair are now no longer available in my set.  I still have Aqua, I just had a slight detour this last week and am now getting back on track with the project.  So, like I said..."Re-do!"  and now I need to go buy the colors I am missing.

Oh, and thanks for visiting!  I noticed the page views increased over the weekend.  Seems like several of you got the email sent out by Barb over at ColorGlasses.com. I had no idea she was going to do that!  I recently met Barb at the Float Conference in Portland a couple of weeks ago and told her that I had picked up a set and was about to start up this experiment.  Thanks Barb for spreading the blog!

Okay, back to Aqua and starting over with Week Two, Day One---Today.