Matthias Rang, Torsten Arncken, Jan-Dirk Monden (Project Leader)
Anthroposophical metal color light therapy works with specially manufactured glass panes whose color is created by adding a metal or metal oxide, such as iron, copper, gold, or manganese, during glass production. Etchings give the therapeutic glass panes additional shapes that stimulate the viewer's gaze and support the therapeutic effect. Medical experience shows that this form of therapy can make a very valuable and profoundly healing contribution to the treatment of seriously ill people with internal diseases like rheumatology, pneumology, oncology, or severe trauma, for example. Metal color light therapy was founded in 2001 by the clinical art therapist Marianne Altmaier (1949-2013). She was inspired by the windows of the Goetheanum, for which Rudolf Steiner gave precise information for the production of the metal-based colors and also described their special effects on human beings.
But what is the difference between the non-metallic colored light that is used in conventional color light therapy and metal-based colored light? Are there special qualities that can be identified in metal-based colored light?
Inspired by the impressive clinical treatment results of metal color therapy, Jan-Dirk Monden launched a research initiative that, since 2020, has been further developed in collaboration with Matthias Rang. Thanks to a fortunate exchange in 2023, Torsten Arncken also joined the project as a medicinal plant researcher. In July 2024, the three-year project “Basic research into the qualities of metal-based colored light” was launched with the support of a foundation.
The project takes a multifaceted approach to the study of metal-based colored light, ranging from research into the precise glass substances and characterization of the color spectra, to questions about the effects of metal-based colored light on living beings (plants). The effect of light generated by using colored gels on the shape, fragrance, and taste of plants is compared with that of using metal-colored glass. Experimental approaches for further characterization of metal-based colored light complement the research panel.
In the first few months of the project, the various project elements were formed; the colored light plant boxes, which are important for the main part of the project, were built, and growth trials were carried out in the first settings. These have already demonstrated the significant influence of colored light on plant growth, so we look forward to further results. The goal of the research project is to strengthen the scientific evidence for metal color light therapy in order to secure it for the future so that it can be made available to people with illnesses in a more substantiated way.
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