Betwixt the Sea and Sky

What Is An Aura?

The human aura is both an energy field and a reflection of the subtle life energies within the body. These energies make us what we are and in turn, are affected by our surroundings and life style. The aura reflects our health, character, mental activity and emotional state. It also shows disease - often long before the onset of symptoms.

Close to the skin is the etheric aura. It is a pale, narrow band that outlines the body and is usually no more than half an inch wide. It looks like milky smoke clinging to the body.

The main aura is banded around the body - strata like. Imagine a person with thick, coloured hoops of light dropped over them and you get the idea. These colours emanate from the psychic centres (or chakras). Basic energy is drawn up from the planet through the feet and fed into the chakras, much like a plant does with water. Each chakra is a transformer that generates energy of a different type and colour. The strength, activity and colour tone of each chakra, depends on the person's character, personality, emotional state and life style. Together they generate the dominant hue of the aura.

Disease: This shows up in the aura in many different ways, sometimes days or weeks before any physical symptoms. An ear infection, for example, will show up as a shadow over the ear before any symptoms appear. This shadow will gradually change into a murky, khaki green. As the infection takes hold, it will become shot through with red and orange flecks. Khaki and murky green with red and orange flecks, is common to infection.

Death: When a person is dying the aura changes dramatically. I have observed the auras of people with terminal cancer during the few weeks prior to death. First the aura fades and weakens, and then, a week or so before death it starts to expand, changing into a beautiful pale Sky-blue aura shot through with Silver sparks.

How To See The Aura

To see the aura you have to be able to relax and concentrate, at the same time. There is a trick to focusing the eyes in a special way that activates the forehead chakra (or The Third Eye.)

1. You need soft light to train in, not dim, but good soft light. No harsh light or a reflection of it must be shining in your eyes! Get a book and cover it in blue or red crepe paper. Stand the book upright on a table several feet from you. Make sure you have a neutral background, light tan, soft grey, off white or even a black board is good. If the wall colour is wrong, hang a sheet of neutral coloured paper or cloth on it.

Note: The auras of the colours Blue and Red are the brightest and easiest to see. Blue has a Yellow aura and Red has a Green aura. The brightness and tone of the colour varies with the shade of colour used.

2. Close your eyes, take a few deep breaths and relax. When you are calm, look at the book. Focus your eyes on nothing, just a little to the side and a foot or two behind it. Hold and get used to that focus but don't strain your eyes or tense your forehead. Concentrate! you need a gentle, steady un-focus, just like day-dreaming. It is crucial your eyes are really relaxed and dreamy while you hold the un-focus.

After a while you will see a pale milky aura coming from the object. Keep looking steadily at it and a bright yellow or green aura will start building up from the object. Don't change focus and look directly at it or the aura will disappear. If you have trouble seeing the aura again after the first attempt, have a rest. This is a common problem and just means your eyes are tired.

Once you have done this and seen your first aura, you have taken the first step into a much larger world.

Common Aura Colors

The following is a list of aura colors that are associated with the person’s conscious and subconscious state. The color spectrum varies with a person’s physical, mental, emotional and spiritual states.

Red: The color of strength, passion, impulsiveness and will.

Orange: Color of affection, kindness, and creativity. The muddier shades denote vanity, while golden orange represents self-control. Someone with orange in his/her aura may suffer from kidney troubles.

Yellow: Mental activity, optimism, perfectionism, responsibility, sometimes shyness.

Green: The color of sympathy and reliability. The person may be an effective healer. Dark shades of green however indicate one who is jealous or hesitant.

Blue: The color of calm, and spiritual and material attainment. May sometimes represent a tendency to moodiness and depression.

Indigo/Violet: The colors of the seeker who has inborn psychic and intuitive abilities. They represent an astounding ability in the handling of practical matters.

Dark shades may show that the person is often misjudged and misunderstood. May indicate heart or stomach trouble.

Black: The color of self-protection. The person is good at ‘wearing masks�?

Pink: A compassionate person who is fond of the arts. Darker shades of pink may point to immaturity and irresponsibility.

White: Purity and honesty. A color associated with spiritually evolved persons.

Silver: The person might be pregnant or is going to be soon! However, this is not always so. Seeing this may indicate a person who is allowing great creativity in their life.

Sometimes you experience the interplay of an outside energy field upon your aura. You can tell this is happening to you in the following circumstances:

When you are around some people and you feel ‘drained�?and weak.
When you feel there is someone staring at you intensely.
When you have an instant liking or disliking for someone you’ve just met.
When you sense someone’s presence before you saw this person.

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