Light on Acupoints Instead of Needles

By Tony Cocilovo

(Note: Always seek the help of licensed health care providers and physicians. The use of light may be helpful in emergencies, but only to assist after all other medical attention has been accomplished. Light is best for care after the emergency for pain relief, wound healing, etc.)

Although the use of light is not a first-line treatment or recommended for life-threatening conditions, it is to be used to help the body after all else has been accomplished to treat the condition. Light does not treat conditions or diseases. It does help the body refortify all internal organ and neurological systems by two very important means: the autonomic nervous system and the meridian system.

Some of the things light can offer in a health situation:

• Helps cut healing time • Helps with bacteria and fungal infections • Helps relieve pain • Helps with rashes, burns, abrasions, cuts and sores • Helps restore and balance the hormonal system • Helps calm the nervous system • Helps with digestion, cramps, constipation • Helps the body heal everything that the body does naturally on its own

No, you do not need years of acupuncture needle theory or experience. Light operates in a much simpler fashion. Meridians are based on light receptivity. There are charts for trigger points on the body, but ears are better in this case because they are close to the brain and nervous system coordination centers.

Light is taken into the body’s systems by a process of “photon sucking and pumping.” Once it is in the body, the body changes the wavelength and intensity to suit its own needs. There is no way we could dictate the complex interactions of light in the body. What is important is that it is safe and without side effects, and there is no way of doing it wrong if you follow these simple instructions.

The micro application of light to the body with optic fiber has completely different effects than that of large bulbs or the sun. Our bodies had to adapt to a very violent, bright and noisy world.  We developed sensitivities to micro amounts of light stimuli in order to have a functional internal communication system. The body’s health and ability to respond to breaks, bruises, cuts, bacteria, etc. is dependent on a strong internal communication system. This concept of light and intracellular communication via photons might be new to you; it certainly is not recognized by mainstream medicine, which is dependent upon chemical and neural interactions. But chemical interactions are very slow, and neural interactions are also much slower than light. Researchers are just now beginning to understand the multiple complex functions of light in the body.

Theory of how light works on the body
It is probably best to start by putting aside anything you have heard about how light is used on the body. This is because the new field of “biophotonics” has already shown most past theories to be wrong. Light affects the body’s surface (skin); it also enters the body at the eyes and at the meridian points.

Light interacts with the skin surface but does not penetrate very deeply, especially if you have dark skin. However, for surface issues such as cuts, rashes, etc., the skin has positive responses to full-spectrum light.

Light enters the body via the eyes and takes a variety of pathways. It can affect one psychologically via the optic nerve and cognitive processes, which can affect mood and mental functioning. It can affect the hypothalamus and hormonal regulation. It can also affect the autonomic nervous system.

Light also enters the body via meridians. Meridians once were only acknowledged by Oriental medicine; however, modern research has proven their existence to be quite real. They are pathways that may be influenced by a variety of sources. Needles and heat have been used traditionally by Oriental medicine. Light as a treatment source has not been used in the past because there were no tools developed to be able to apply light. However, light applied in micro amounts to meridian points is not only the most natural treatment but also the most effective.

The development of meridians is worth mentioning to help you understand why light is the perfect tool to reinforce and strengthen these pathways. The earth spins as it travels around the sun. Photons (light particles) hit the earth during the day and escape out to space at night. This creates movement—an in-and-out flow. This two-way flow is how meridians developed. Developing organisms formed encapsulating structures to hold in some of the light energy for use at night. These became elongated pathways which supplied light energy.

Light enabled the development of all the internal organ systems and structures of all living things. As life systems evolved, these almost invisible life-supporting networks never stopped working; we just didn’t have the tools to experience them until now. We are complex in that we have a variety of systems that take in nutrients from the surface of the planet, but meridians existed before the others were developed. These tubes carrying light cause reactions in the body which produce many photon and electron reactions, defining the chemical and neurological activities that animate us.

One of the most fundamental and marvelous aspects of our bodies is that they have developed extreme internal light conservation. This was necessary to survive in a sometimes dark world. Inside our bodies, photons are reused in every imaginable way. Their wavelengths are adjusted, their functions are changed, and they are grouped and ungrouped for special uses. It is like passing a battery around to service a variety of technologies. When there is an overabundance of light, some of the doorways for light absorption close. Light is also used in many ways outside of the meridian supply pathways. It coordinates all internal functions and is the basis of how each of these numerous systems communicate.

Why not just shine light on the body with a flashlight? One problem is the time it takes for that type of light to actually enter the body and interact with organ systems. Colored-light therapy pioneer Dinshah Ghadiali recommended tonations, the shining of light colored by specific gels onto specific parts of the body for half an hour or more. Russian research has demonstrated that tonating affects the skin, but actually very little enters the body, and yet Dinshah and the medical practitioners who used his equipment had good results. Taking advantage of the meridian system is key to short treatment time and better results. Light applied to meridian points reinforces the complete meridian pathway and sends light energy to the corresponding organ system. Realistically, there is no way we can look at or interfere with the delicate internal mechanisms of the interaction of light on cells and systems in our body. By applying light to meridian points, the body’s own intelligence directs the action and outcome of the light’s interactions as it travels within the body.

The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is a primitive reaction system that controls where energy goes in the body. For the most part, we are not aware of its hidden activities. Under peaceful circumstances, blood and nerve energy remain in our center—around our guts and navel area—also called the enteric brain. It has more synaptic centers than the brain in our head. When energy is there, it is able to operate all of our internal organs, repair damage, detoxify, deacidify, etc. But when we sense a threat, immediate or long term, the energy and blood from our center is sent to our exterior defenses—muscles—so we can “hit and run.” If we have these energies in our outer shield for too long, then the internal system starts to break down. So many of today’s chronic illness are a direct result of immediate and chronic stresses, which cause an incredible variety of symptoms ranging from insomnia to intestinal disorders.

The two aspects of the autonomic nervous system are:
Sympathetic: when the body is reacting to stress and threats
Parasympathetic: normal function when not overly stressed

Here is a simple analogy that I like to use because most of us are familiar with the “Star Trek” TV show and movies. You know that when the starship is attacked by Klingons, Captain Kirk asks Scotty in the energy center to send power to support the protective shields at the outside of the ship. Scotty can only send power to withstand a limited number of attacks before there is damage to the energy production mechanism itself. This is exactly how our ANS system works in the body. The pathways for this energy transferal are called the vagus nerves.

I am discussing the ANS because it has quite a bit to do with whether the meridian system is open or closed. Fear responses not only block off flows of energy to the center, but in doing so they also block some parts of the meridian pathways. With light treatment, we affect the ANS and the meridian system. We start each treatment by treating two master points in each ear for 30 seconds with turquoise or blue light. This moves the energy back into the center (as demonstrated by heart rate variability monitors) and opens up the meridian system to further treatment. This is valuable on its own, because when in parasympathetic mode (the peaceful part of the ANS), energy is in our center, and the body heals itself of many conditions just by the presence of increased energy in our internal organ systems. Thus, simply by using ear points we can help balance the ANS and the meridian system.

Reflex Zones: There are miniature areas of the body which have reflexes connected to the larger body and organ systems. Some of these appear on our hands, feet, eyes, torso and ears. For our treatment purposes and because of its superior effectiveness, we will concern ourselves with the ear. By placing light on specific points on the ear, we can influence these reflex areas.

Embryology also offers treatment opportunity. On the outer layer of the three-week-old egg/embryo are some very special areas that are rich with parasympathetic nerves. These are the navel, parts of the ear and the pupillary border of the eye. These respond well to light and can be very helpful with pain relief, even immediately after surgery.

Colors: I use the Dinshah colors because he had researched them so thoroughly and the body is familiar with them. They are a spectrographic match of elements that our bodies use such as oxygen, hydrogen, magnesium, etc. (Ed. Note: The 12 primary Dinshah colors are violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red, purple, scarlet, lemon, turquoise and magenta.) However, there are other ways of choosing colors. One is by muscle testing. There are a variety of ways to accomplish muscle testing, but that is beyond the scope of this article—Google “muscle testing techniques.” You can also simply use your intuition, if you trust it.

A good resource is “The Auriculotherapy Manual” by Terry Oleson, PhD, available from Health Care Alternatives, Los Angeles, CA; (323) 656-2084; http://www.auriculotherapy.com. The book contains a Health Disorder Index where you can look up a particular condition. The Principle Points (PP) of the ear are illustrated in the book. You might want to copy the Health Disorder Index pages so it is not bulky when you are looking things up.

My approach to color choices is based on research. It is also very simple and effective: It is based on the colors you see outside.

• The most dominant colors from sea and sky are blue-violet.
• The surface of the earth yields a variety of greens and browns.
• Minimal and rare colors are pure reds and yellows from flowers and minerals.
• Blue=Parasympathetic, or body normalization if we are already in Sympathetic (stress) mode.
• Turquoise is a great blend of blue and green, which I use mostly for the beginning treatment of ear masterpoints prior to treating any condition specifically.
• Green=A strengthener and revitalizer.
• Reds and yellows move one into Sympathetic mode. These may be required during certain emergencies, but I hardly ever use them. When you are in an accident, you don’t feel pain right away because you are in sympathetic mode. Reds may relieve pain but do not necessarily decrease healing time.
• Red should be mixed with blue just as in the evening and morning sky. Indigo, violet, purple, scarlet and magenta all have increasing amounts of red mixed with blue. If you need to stimulate or irritate something to wake it up, then mix the red with some blue.

The rest is experimental. Trust your inner guidance. Trust yourself or you will end up not experimenting and not using this valuable tool. Just do it.

Tony Cocilovo is president of Lightforms Inc., Prescott, Arizona.