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The Amica Temple of Radiance is a
new religious movement A new religious movement (NRM), also known as alternative spirituality or a new religion, is a religious or spiritual group that has modern origins and is peripheral to its society's dominant religious culture. NRMs can be novel in origin or th ...
begun in 1959 in
Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
by Roland Hunt and Dorothy Bailey based on the teachings of
Ivah Bergh Whitten Ivah (or Ava) was a city in Assyria, it lies on the Euphrates river between the cities of Sepharvaim and Henah. Meaning: overturning. * 2 Kings 17:24, 18:34 and 19:13 it is mentioned in a group of cities regarding the Assyrian Gods whose gods di ...
. Whitten had been diagnosed as a child with a disease considered incurable and which she claimed had been cured by her "color awareness". She began to teach her system, with her first course published in 1932. The Temple continues and expands on Whitten's teachings. These teachings include that each color is an aspect of existence, and individually ruled by a master. By coming to understand which color ray an individual was born under, that individual can discern their proper work and place in life. She also taught that each color ray has a different healing potential. The Temple currently offers lessons in "color awareness" to students across the country in centers located in
California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
and
Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
. The current leader of Washington Temple is Paola Hugh.


References

*Lewis, James R. ''The Encyclopedia of Cults, Sects, and New Religions''. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 1998. . Religious organizations established in 1959 New religious movements Churches in Los Angeles {{reli-org-stub