Dr. George Starr White was an American physician, homeopath, and prolific inventor who is best known for his chronotherapeutic apparatuses, such as the Bio-Dynamo-Chromatic (B-D-C) Diagnosis system, and his Rithmo-Chrome Therapy devices. These devices combined frequency therapy with complementary colors, and magnetic fields to harmonize with a patient's natural state. Over his career, he claimed to have treated nearly 250,000 cases and authored over a hundred books, making him a notable, albeit controversial, figure in the realms of bioregulatory medicine and metaphysical science.
Early Years
George Starr White was born July 13th, 1866, on a homestead near Danbury, Connecticut. He was the fourth child of William White and Mary Elizabeth Nichols. He was named after a family friend George. His siblings were Henry Nichols White (1861-1923), Susan A White born in 1862, Edward White born in 1863, William S. White born in 1869 and Ester C. Jepson born in 1871.
In his autobiography he remembered his childhood years as idyllic, and to be a prodigy, distinguishing himself in the study of naturalism. He also claimed that he could see "auras” around the age of five.
In his late teens, George began private medical studies as an assistant to Dr. A. T. Clason, and later to Dr. Emerson E. Snow. During that time, he first explored and developed a practice of using electric light treatment (photodynamic therapy) with early Edison lamps.
Dr. White recounts the near-death experience that greatly influenced his spiritual life (from his autobiography):
"Between January 1, 1901, and January 1, 1904, in the springtime, I had a great experience. Something happened that made me 'dead' for about twelve hours. The Portals of 'Death' were opened by the Key of Life. My soul, or spirit, was liberated, and I beheld the Great Lite, and I felt the Guiding Power escort me through Endless Space and open up to me the Plan of the Universe."
Dr. George Starr White
New York Years
After three years studying under preceptors Drs Clason and Snow, White moved to New York City to earn a degree in medicine. (Although unmentioned in his "Biography," shortly after he arrived in New York, in December 1889, White married Hattie A. (unknown family name). Hattie remained his wife during his years in Brooklyn and Yonkers. Dr. White would eventually file for divorce in 1913, claiming in court that his wife "insulted his customers and ruined his business," in addition to once attacking him with a hairpin and pouring ammonia over him.
Unfortunately, in New York, he was denied the opportunity to attend the University of the City of New York (New York University). He then sought to attend Yale University, but abandoned the application after discovering his studies under Drs Clason and Snow would not qualify him for admission.
After his educational aspirations were thwarted, Dr. White turned to manufacturing baby food for city doctors, building a lucrative business that brought him significant wealth over the years. However, his success sparked jealousy among rivals, including corrupt officials from the Board of Health, who resorted to harassment, blackmail, and even attempted assassination in their efforts to undermine him.
Dr. White reported that numerous baseless lawsuits were regularly filed against him, and he became convinced that his business was being sabotaged from within. The mysterious death of his "silent partner"—an incident he hinted might have been foul play—prompted Dr. White to establish a "secret service" of private investigators. These operatives were tasked with uncovering the corrupt officials within the Board of Health and monitoring potential subversive activities within his own company.
By early 1904, then in his late thirties and established in New York City, Dr. White was able to secure admission to an unnamed medical school. He was perpetually on guard against attack and continued to feel persecuted by a conspiracy of "organized medical men," whom he wrote harassed, and extorted him during his time at the school. After two years, Dr. White transferred to the New York Homeopathic Medical College. The college was founded and opened as the Homeopathic Medical College of the State of New York on the corner of 20th Street and Third Avenue, near Union Square in Manhattan. The college later adopted the name New York Homeopathic Medical College in 1869 and, in 1887, New York Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital.
His time at the new college was also beset with trouble. He reported being poisoned during dinner and having experienced a laboratory accident that left his eyes injured, as well as a failed attempt by a professor to deny him his degree. He graduated and remained in New York for another five years following his graduation. During this period, he claimed, he would routinely find himself pressured to participate in scams and get-rich-quick schemes with public officials and private businessmen, bearing witness to the terrific corruption of all medical bodies in the city.
He remarried White Ada Rossman, a Reno-based stenographer, on December 24th, 1913. Soon after, the couple sold their baby food business and moved to Nevada. After some months in Nevada, during which time he reported having secured his medical credentials to practice in that state, Dr. White and Ada relocated to Los Angeles, California, where he would reside for the rest of his life.
Los Angeles Years till Death
Soon after their move, they had a daughter Marion Estella White born on July 3rd, 1916, in Los Angeles. Dr. White was 49 and Ada was 40. Marion later married George Centoni in 1970, in Los Angeles. She lived in San Gorgonio Judicial Township, Riverside, California, United States in 1940. She died on 31 May 1994, at the age of 77.
After moving to California, Dr. White became the proponent of medical ideas propounded by an alternative physician, inventor then working in the state—Albert Abrams. Abrams, like White, had many inventions (radionic) and techniques. One of them was spondylotherapy, which was based on chiropractic and osteopathic methods and involved stimulating the nerves at their origin in the spine, with electricity, ice, or percussion.
He also invented a machine that could measure a bodily quality—based on the activity of electrons—he called ERA for the electronic reactions of Abrams. From a single drop of blood, the machine could detect disease. As early as 1915, Dr. White was giving courses on spondylotherapy. He also promoted Abrams’s ERA machines, though soon enough offered his own, similarly impressive, diagnostic machines.
By 1916, Dr. White had become one of the foremost practitioners of the "FitzGerald Method," also known as "Zone Therapy," a technique taught by Dr. William H. FitzGerald. Newspaper reports at the time highlighted several cases where patients experienced relief from pain or even complete recovery from various diseases.
Zone Therapy is based on the concept of dividing the body into 10 distinct zones, with five on each side of the body, extending from the midline. Beginning at the toes and moving upward, each zone is linked to specific health conditions. The roof of the mouth, throat, and other related areas are also divided similarly. Applying the right amount of pressure for a set duration in the corresponding zones is believed to help alleviate various ailments.
This was a lecture course for physicians that included hundreds of diagrams, cuts, and illustrations. The lectures included methods of treatment such as light, color, odor, magnetism, and electricity, blending into a system he called "BioDynamo-Chromatic Method of Diagnosis and Treatment."
That same year, 1920, he also wrote Prostatic Disease and Impotency.
In 1921 Dr. George Starr White's groundbreaking discoveries brought him to fame with the discovery that different colors of light can target specific germs, effectively destroying them. The science behind this is that disease-causing germs cannot survive in sunlight, which is made up of various colors, each with different vibrations. His research suggests that diseases are essentially vibrations, and each disease has a corresponding light vibration that can cure it.
Though at the time it may have sounded unbelievable, it was grounded in years of scientific study, much like the groundbreaking inventions of Marconi, Edison, and Newton.
For example, red light destroys tuberculosis germs, while orange light kills cancer cells. Dr. White’s work opened new possibilities for treating chronic diseases with this dynamic chromatic system.
Soon after Dr. White’s notoriety, tragically, Ada died September 22nd, 1921, in Los Angeles at the young age of 45. Dr. White remarried twenty-year-old Deborah Logan, the daughter of Sara and Robert Logan of Philadelphia.
In 1928, Dr. White published My Little Library of Health, a series of 28 books whose length ranged from 20–48 pages. The books measure 4.5 inches in height and nearly 3.5 inches across (3 ⁷⁄₁₆ to be exact). The advertisement at the back for each book boasted that each book contained illustrations, sometimes in color, and provided White’s sound advice on “health building by natural living.” Each book could be purchased for 25 cents (now somewhere near $4.50) or, for 5 dollars prepaid (around $90 for us today), one could score for the entire set.
In My Little Library of Health, he informed his readers about his research and strong belief in the healing properties of Ultra-Red Rays. Although Dr. White’s interest in chromotherapy began by viewing sunlight through oak leaves, based on his account in volume 27, his tests had revealed to him that artificial lights from electric lamps still produced healing effects. Some electric lamps worked better than others. Why? Ultra-Red Rays, that White describes as “the ‘thermal’ Rays upon which all life depends,” more commonly known as infrared light. Based on these beliefs, White developed the “Filteray Pad,” a heating pad that generated Ultra-Red Rays and was meant to be applied to the affected area.
Also, in 1928 Dr. White wrote The Story of the Human Aura.
The Story of the Human Aura is a comprehensive guide to understanding the aura, a subtle energy field that surrounds and permeates the human body. Dr. White explores the history and science behind the aura, including its connection to the chakras and the subtle body. He also delves into the practical applications of aura reading and healing, providing exercises and techniques for developing one's own aura awareness and healing abilities. With its clear and accessible language, The Story of the Human Aura is an essential resource for anyone interested in energy healing, spirituality, or personal growth.
Dr. White continued his work in energy medicine, and in 1929 wrote one of his classics, The Finer Forces of Nature in Diagnosis and Therapy.
Inventions
Along with the “Filteray Pad” there were “Valens Essential Oil Tablets” (sold during the 1918 Flu Epidemic for and his methods of Bio-Dynamo-Chromatic (B-D-C) Diagnosis, and “Ritho-Chrome Therapy” (light-based diagnosis and treatment using multiple colored rays that were similar to other forms of chromotherapy; the “Electronic Reactions of Abrams” by Albert Abrams and Dinshah Ghadiali’s “Spectro-Chrome” device respectively).
In 1936, at the age of 70, Dr. George Starr White wrote My Biography, a personal account that details his childhood and career as a physician. Much of the information in this account is drawn from that text. In the book, Dr. White offers candid reflections on various aspects of his life, including his family, education, career, and personal relationships.
Divided into chapters that span different stages of his life, each section provides a unique perspective on his experiences. With honesty and openness, he recounts both the triumphs and struggles of his journey. The book is enriched with photographs and other personal memorabilia, giving readers a more intimate view of his story. Throughout the narrative, Dr. White shares the valuable lessons he has learned and the challenges he has overcome, offering advice and insights to those who may be facing similar obstacles. His story is one of resilience, determination, and hope, providing inspiration for others on their own life journeys.
In 1936 at 70, he wrote My Biography, describing his childhood and life as a physician. Much of this biography was gathered from this text. In his text, Dr. White shares his experiences and reflections on various aspects of his life, including his family, education, career, and personal relationships. The book is divided into chapters that cover different periods of his life, each providing a unique perspective on his experiences. The author writes candidly and honestly, sharing the highs and lows of his life journey. He also includes photographs and other personal materials that help to bring his story to life. Throughout the book, White reflects on the lessons he has learned and the challenges he has faced, offering insights and advice to readers who may be going through similar experiences. His story is one of resilience, determination, and perseverance, and his message is of hope and inspiration.
The Finer Forces of Nature in Diagnosis and Therapy explores the concept of energy medicine. The book delves into the idea that the human body is not just a physical entity, but also an energetic one, and that these energies can be harnessed for healing purposes. White draws from a variety of sources, including Eastern and Western medicine, to explain how energy medicine can be used to diagnose and treat various health conditions. The book covers topics such as the human aura, chakras, and the use of magnets and other energy-based therapies. It also includes case studies and practical exercises to help readers better understand and apply the concepts presented. Overall, The Finer Forces of Nature in Diagnosis and Therapy offers a unique perspective on the role of energy in health and healing.1929. In this text, Dr. White describes the “Magnetic Meridian”, aka the "psychic compass'' or “Orientometer,'' revealing how "the energy that turns the compass needle and unerringly directs the navigator through perilous seas of air and water, as well as can be used in diagnosis, prevention, and treatment." Dr. White would go on to develop other light-based therapies and medical systems.
In 1929, Dr. George Starr White, once a highly revered figure in the medical community, found his reputation under attack. His groundbreaking discoveries in healing through colored lights, which had promised a revolutionary shift in treatment methods, now put him at odds with the American Medical Association (AMA). The Journal of the American Medical Association (Volume 92, Number 15) featured an unflattering article in its "Bureau of Investigation" section, casting doubt on Dr. White's medical credentials and questioning his career in patent medicines.
Inventions
Along with the “Filteray Pad” there were “Valens Essential Oil Tablets” (sold during the 1918 Flu Epidemic for and his methods of Bio-Dynamo-Chromatic (B-D-C) Diagnosis, and “Ritho-Chrome Therapy” (light-based diagnosis and treatment using multiple colored rays that were similar to other forms of chromotherapy; the “Electronic Reactions of Abrams” by Albert Abrams and Dinshah Ghadiali’s “Spectro-Chrome” device respectively).
In 1936, at the age of 70, Dr. George Starr White wrote My Biography, a personal account that details his childhood and career as a physician. Much of the information in this account is drawn from that text. In the book, Dr. White offers candid reflections on various aspects of his life, including his family, education, career, and personal relationships.
Divided into chapters that span different stages of his life, each section provides a unique perspective on his experiences. With honesty and openness, he recounts both the triumphs and struggles of his journey. The book is enriched with photographs and other personal memorabilia, giving readers a more intimate view of his story. Throughout the narrative, Dr. White shares the valuable lessons he has learned and the challenges he has overcome, offering advice and insights to those who may be facing similar obstacles. His story is one of resilience, determination, and hope, providing inspiration for others on their own life journeys.
In 1936 at 70, he wrote My Biography, describing his childhood and life as a physician. Much of this biography was gathered from this text. In his text, Dr. White shares his experiences and reflections on various aspects of his life, including his family, education, career, and personal relationships. The book is divided into chapters that cover different periods of his life, each providing a unique perspective on his experiences. The author writes candidly and honestly, sharing the highs and lows of his life journey. He also includes photographs and other personal materials that help to bring his story to life. Throughout the book, White reflects on the lessons he has learned and the challenges he has faced, offering insights and advice to readers who may be going through similar experiences. His story is one of resilience, determination, and perseverance, and his message is of hope and inspiration.
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Dr. White claims to have had numerous encounters with extraterrestrial beings and to have visited a multitude of planets throughout the universe. In his Book of Revelations, he shares his firsthand accounts of these experiences and offers insights into the nature of life on other planets. The book is divided into several chapters, each of which focuses on a different planet and the beings that inhabit it. White describes the physical characteristics of each planet, as well as the cultural and social customs of its inhabitants. He also provides detailed descriptions of the various technologies and scientific advancements that he witnessed on each planet. One of the most intriguing aspects of the book is White's claims about the spiritual and metaphysical aspects of life on other planets. He suggests that many of the beings he encountered possessed advanced spiritual knowledge and that they were able to communicate telepathically. He also describes the existence of a universal consciousness that connects all beings throughout the universe. Overall, A Book of Revelations is a thought-provoking and engaging read that offers a unique perspective on the mysteries of the universe.
Dr. George Starr White died November 28th, 1956, in Los Angeles, California at the age of 90. His office address in Los Angeles was 327-333 South Alvarado Street. He leaves a legacy of books on early methods of color and frequency therapy. Most of these were written with “reformed spelling” (hence his autobiography was “My Biografy”) and at least some on special paper with particular inks to reduce strain on the eyes.
As he tells it in his biography, Dr. White was interested in nature and healing from an early age. It took a long time for him to get into medical school, though—he started in 1881. He did not establish a practice until 1908 after he had graduated from New York Homeopathic Medical College. He devoted his long life to the discovery of innovations to help his patients self-heal through energy medicine. His medical theories grew to encompass reincarnation and the existence of life on other planets.
References
By his account, George Starr White authored dozens of books, many later volumes using "Simplified Spelling".
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White, George Starr, (1918), A lecture course to physicians on natural methods in diagnosis and treatment; aids to humanity helpers.
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White, George Starr, (1919), Prostatic disease and impotency; new and original methods of treatment.
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White, George Starr, (1920), Think; side lights, what others say, clinical cases, etc.
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White, George Starr (1921), Youth Obtaind and Retaind
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White, George Starr, (1924), Filtered ultra-red rays for health; their discovery and therapeutic value as produced by the "Filteray pad" and "Penetray pad".
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White, George Starr (1927), Un-helth Can Be Changed to a State of Helth Thru Natural Methods
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White, George Starr (1928), The Story of the Human Aura
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White, George Starr (1929), Finer Forces of Nature in Diagnosis and Therapy
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White, George Starr, (1934), The emancipation of women; or Regulating the duration of the menses
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White, George Starr (1936), My Biografy: Compiled from the Author's Personal Diaries and Yearly Record Books since 1876
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White, George Starr (1940), Cosmo-Electro Culture for Land and Man
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White, George Starr (1945), A Book of Revelations: A True Narrative of Life on Many Planets