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It is believed that people, animals and plants radiate a form of electromagnetic energy - the aura. This acts as a transmitting and receiving station for emotions and thoughts and can reveal information about the physical, mental and spiritual well-being of the individual. Kirlian photography, named after the Russian professor Semyon Kirlian who discovered the technique in 1939, is a method of high-frequency electronic photography that reveals beautifully-patterned sparks and flares of energy emanating around the outline of living creatures. Plant auras fade when the plant is cut or deprived of water. And if a dead leaf is removed you can still see the ghost image of the missing part.

In experiments carried out at the Neuro-psychiatric Institute at UCLA in California, Kirlian techniques were used to record energy flares emanating from the fingertips of healers.

The Colours of the Aura

Children routinely see pink and blue auras around people, especially their grandmothers, a sign of the love that pervades all levels. Auras can extend from a few inches to a vast distance. The spiritual aura of the Lord Gautama Buddha was said to extend 320km (200 miles).

While the physical body lives on food, air and water, the etheric body is said to absorb prana or cosmic energy from the sun, as well as earth energies from the ground and from crystals, standing stones, flowers and trees. Indeed it is often said that, if you feel drained of energy, you should go out into the sunlight and hug a tree.

Predominant Colours

Many people see auras without acknowledging the fact on a conscious level. This is reflected in popular sayings such as 'she is feeling blue' or 'he is in a black mood'. When you first begin to read auras you will see one or perhaps two dominant colours. It is only as you develop that you will be able to distinguish between the different layers. However, this first overall auric colour is central to formal aura readings and also to understanding the current concern or mood of the person on a level deeper than that of non-verbal signals. It will always form the first stage in any aura reading or assessment and in the everyday world it is the level that will be most helpful to you in 'people reading'.

Red ~ Red is a very creative, life-enhancing auric colour and can vary from brilliant scarlet to deep ruby. An overall red suggest energy, activity and courage. When the impression is of a harsh or murky red tone, there can be great anger, perhaps suppressed, that needs to be resolved or harnessed.

Orange ~ Orange can appear as the predominant auric colour when a person is independent, confident and optimistic. A very pale orange aura can reflect uncertainty and low self-esteem.

Yellow ~ Yellow is the auric colour of communication. When the aura is golden yellow, the person is open, articulate and very creative while possessing a keen intellect and love of learning. However, when the yellow is dull, there may be many secrets and sometimes less than honest intentions.

Green ~ Green is the auric colour of the heart and the emotions and is especially dominant when relationships are the main issue. In matters of love, a clear green aura is a good sign of fidelity and in friendship it indicates trustworthiness. Pale green can suggest emotional dependency. A dull, muddy green can conceal conflicting emotions or an emotional leech. Yellowy-green can be a sign of possessiveness and unwarranted jealousy.

Blue ~ Blue is an aura concerned with principles, justice and ideals. Bright blue is altruistic and the person will put their principles before personal gain. It is also, like purple, the colour of healing. Navy blue has an unworldly quality and a dull blue can suggest that concern for convention is leading to rigidity.

Purple ~ Purple is the auric colour that deals with the spiritual and psychic side of human nature and is predominant in an intuitive person. Deep purple is the colour of spiritual awareness and becomes more prominent as psychic awareness evolves ritual areas. When the auric purple is muddy or blurred it implies that its owner is spending too long on day-dreams and illusions.

Pink ~ Pink in an aura is a sign of a natural peacemaker. If the pink is bright and clear, then you know that, whether you are in a work, social or emotional situation, the other person will be receptive to your suggestions, fears and feelings. A pale but clear pink reveals inner harmony but, if the pink is misty, you may be dealing with someone who sees other people's point of view so much that he or she is unlikely to reach any decisions without firm direction.

White ~ White is the synthesis of all the other colours and is most often seen emanating from the crown of the head. Unlike the pale colours of an aura that is drained of energy, this white is vibrant and glowing. It is the colour of spirituality, of the innovator and creator, and, though not often seen, draws pure light from the cosmos and in return sends forth inner lights in all other colours, so that the whole aura sparkles.

Black ~ This is the colour of protection and may reflect a person who is hiding something. It may also indicate an imbalance.

Brown ~ This could reflect a person who is 'earthy' and that a person is establishing new roots. However, if it is seen in the chakras, it may mean that a person's energy is in some way being blocked.

Silver lights or twinkles ~ Seeing these in a person's aura may mean that they are pregnant, have been or may soon be. However, this is not always so. Seeing this may indicate a person who is allowing great creativity into their life.

Black spots ~ The presence of black spots in the aura can indicate that it is imbalanced in some areas. This may mean that the person has some negative habits that he or she should work on . Mediation helps reduce these spots, as does exercise and sunlight.

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The 3 Levels of the Aura

Certainly the aura has several levels that are not clearly defined or agreed upon. There are many conflicting theories. Many people believe in the existence of a spirit body within us, upon which the physical body is imposed. When we die or travel astrally this spirit body, linked to the physical body by a silver cord, separates, and when the silver cord is severed, then we are said to die. Some see the etheric or sprit body as a silvery essence and others see it as a direct double, a doppelganger. This may be the form people see as living ghosts.

The Etheric Aura, (shown as red in the diagram) from the spirit or astral body, is usually seen a few inches from the physical body, and follows its outline. The innermost aura reflects the state of health or dis-ease of the physical body. The colours of this aura are like a merging rainbow and parallel on both sides of your body, beginning in normal healthy circumstances as red beneath your feet and merging as they rise up the body through yellow and orange.

The Emotional Aura (green in the diagram) forms an oval beyond the etheric aura, rather than following the outline of the body, and is generally perceived as green. The emotional aura surrounds the whole body and head in an unbroken ellipse. We are creatures of feeling and it is increasingly recognised by medical science that our emotions not only help to trigger bodily illness but can also help to activate our immune system to fight disease. A clear green aura indicates that a person is in tune with his or her own feelings and is receptive to the emotions of others. A Full green suggests that the person may be overwhelmed by the emotional demands of others. Yellow-green may imply that jealousy or resentment are clouding the natural emotional flow and there may again be dark patches around the heart or in other areas. These often indicated the bodily area where a person is feeling physical pain or knots of tension in muscles were emotional pain has penetrated the etheric layers. Breaks here or dark patches can also indicate hurt and unresolved guilt.

When a person is in love, this is the level at which the auras of the loved ones merge around the heart. Equally, if two people feel strong dislike, their auric fields may clash and damage the emotional body. An intuitive, sensitive person will have a very fluid layer between the emotional body and the outer auric level and this should protect them from negative influences, especially in psychic work.

The Aura of the Mind & Body (blue in the diagram) is usually regarded as the outer layer of the aura. Like the emotional aura, it forms an oval rather than following the outline of the body. In some people this aura is rigidly bound; in others it instantly melts and gives access to the emotions and to influences from other people's minds and the cosmos. When this layer is fluid a person may be very telepathic and clairvoyant.

This is the area of the mind and is coloured blue, merging into purple as it rises higher in the body. In very spiritual people white, silver or gold can be detected above the head, as in medieval paintings of saints. In contrast, a murky grey, brown or black above the head suggests that logic is clouded by depression and a feeling of being overwhelmed by life's cares.

Clear auric colours indicate that thought processes are in harmony with the rest of the body and the outside world. As with the other layers, there may be areas of darkness or breaks where flecks of colour from the other layers have penetrated. For example, it may be dull red if thoughts are being clouded by physical discomfort or anger. If green clouds this outer aura, emotions may be colouring thought processes unduly.

Healers' outer auras are often pure purple or brilliant blue, merging with white or golden rays from the cosmos, as are those of evolved psychics who are concerned with using their gifts to help others.

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How to Read Auras

Reading auras is an important step in psychic development, since it can not only help you identify areas that need healing but can also help you understand the predominant concerns of anyone whom you meet socially or in a work situation as well as in psychic work. Reading an aura can reduce conflict and promote positive interaction with friends, bosses or lovers by enabling you to see beneath the non-verbal signals which many people are becoming increasingly skilful at masking.

At first you may need to practice reading auras under controlled conditions but in time you will see them even in broad daylight or under harsh lighting, especially the first predominant auric impression. Finally, you can learn to draw an auragram in order to offer a sitter a great deal of information about his or her own deeper well-being and feelings. Auras can be seen in the mind's eye, although some people see them physically. Neither method is better.

Sensing the Aura by Touch

To use this method:

Ask a friend to lie down or sit in a chair. Pass your hands 5-7.5 cm (2-3 inches) away from the body, from the head down to the feet, until you feel resistance. This is the etheric aura. Now move out a little further and try to trace the oval shape of the emotional aura. Finally, move your hands and feel the resistance of the outer mental aura. You may find it easier to use a crystal pendulum to trace the outlines and you can note any places where the pendulum reacts negatively as a sign of stress, knotted muscles or pain.
Close your eyes and see in your mind's eye one or two predominant colours. Alternatively, close your eyes, open them and see if you can make out one or two major colours as a haze around the head where they are clearest. You may at first see a silvery haze. This level of auric awareness will serve many purposes and indeed many aura readers will base the pictures they paint or the colour of your aura on this overall impression.
Once you are happy with this process, you may wish to examine the separate layers. If so, after the initial reading run your hands again over each auric layer in turn, noting any breaks or bulges in the natural shape and any places where the aura disappears. After you have sensed each layer, briefly scribble down the predominant colours or better still record them on an auragram. Do not talk over your aura readings until you have finished all the aspects but, as you talk to your subject, be aware of any auric impressions that emerge naturally.

Seeing the Aura

Seeing the aura, either physically or in your mind's eye without tracing it, is not difficult. To use this method;

Look at the person against a darkish background, with a northern light (either natural or candles), while he or she is totally relaxed in a comfortable but well-supported chair that does not obscure the outline. Alternatively, the person can lie on a bed or couch, again wearing fairly close-fitting clothes, and facing upwards.
Sit quietly and throw your eyes slightly out of focus by concentrating 15-22 cm (6-9 inches) beyond the subject so that he or she is only vaguely discernable but the general outline can be seen.
Begin with your overall impression of the predominant colours and record these. The head is the source of these stronger overall impressions.
When these are clear, close your eyes or blink to clear this picture and concentrate on the separate layers. You may find it easiest to begin reading at focal points - around the feet, or around the heart for the emotional layer, and around the head for the mind/spirit aura - and then trace the aura around the rest of the body.

Studying Your Own Predominant Aura

It can be quite difficult to see your own separate auric layers until you are very practised. However, almost everyone can see the predominant aura and learn to strengthen it for everyday encounters. Look in the mirror, either in soft sunlight or with a candle or soft lighting behind you. Close your eyes and let the picture of the rainbow emerge around your head (the easiest place to see it). Now open your eyes and see what colours are left. That is your predominant aura at present.

Try this at regular intervals; after a quarrel; after making love; after a success at work or home; and when you are sad, tired and sleepy. Note down the colours. Try this for two or three weeks to get a representative pattern.

If you keep an aura diary in your Book of Shadows, you may find that certain situations evoke the same auric pattern, perhaps before visiting a difficult relation or even going along to an activity you feel you ought to enjoy but don't any more.

If you always present the same auric colour or colours, regardless of the situation or person, then you may need to become more adaptable. Equally, if you have no predominant auric pattern, you may be influenced too much by people and situations.

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Strengthening your Aura

The easiest method of strengthening your aura is to use crystals. However you can use any dense block of colour, although those from natural living sources - like the sun, flowers and trees - will work fastest and can boost low energy levels. Gold, silver, orange, yellow and white are potent restorers of auric vibrance. Blue of purple can help before healing or psychic work and pink or lilac can create harmony and tranquility over knotted auric sections. If you tend to make heavy emotional demands use a rich vibrant green to give you emotional strength.

Hold the crystal, or focus on the flower, and in your mind's eye see the colour rising up and flowing around your outline, permeating every pore, until your whole body vibrates with the brilliant colour. Now let the colour rise so it forms a halo around your head. If you look in the mirror you may see the auric glow of the input colour around your head or a faint white radiance

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Healing Your Aura

Pranic Breathing

Sit comfortably tense by placing your hands behind your head, pulling, then releasing and stretching, like a cat awakening from a sleep.
Breathe in slowly, hold for a count of three and exhale through the mouth with a sigh. Do this five or six times. As you inhale, visualise the air as either pure white for energy; gold for matters of the spirit; a rich clear red to unclog any physical blocks; rich green to heal the heart; purple or pink to restore general harmony. See the light radiating through your body.
As you exhale, see black mist being released, leaving your body lighter and more harmonious.
Breathe in slowly again (one and two and three) and see that wonderful healing light entering. Hold your breath for three seconds (and one and two and three). Breathe out slowly (one and two and three), so that the dark breath leaves. Then wait for three seconds (one and two and three) and breathe in, repeating the pattern about half a dozen times at first. In your mind' eye, the exhaled breath should become paler and paler until all the negativity is gone.

Gemstone/Solar & Lunar Recharge

In your mind's eye create around yourself a golden, protective ellipse, drawn clockwise from the top of your head and under the soles of your feet, joining at the top. You can trace with your pointed energising crystal or a pointed golden energising citrine, or draw a representative figure on a circle of paper and crayon around it clockwise in gold pen or yellow crayon, an oval from above your head right around. After you have done this, place the paper, anchored by a crystal quartz, on a window ledge where it may receive energies from sunlight or moonlight.

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Making an Aurogram

Recording an aura is best done on an aurogram. All you need is a large sheet of dark cream paper, so that you can draw white, and a set of paints, markers or crayons in a range of colours so you can differentiate between shades. Draw four circles, each inside the other. The outermost circle is for the predominant aura, the first impression, and will be one or two major colours. Colour this first.

Then move to the innermost auric circle to record the etheric body. Colour it as you see it, which may not be the colours you expect at all. Use a dark colour for any breaks or clouding.

Then colour in the second innermost circle of the emotional aura, noting particularly any darkness and the shade of green. If you see a hole in this layer around the level of the heart, ask if the person has formed a deep attachment or is reaching out emotionally to someone else.

Finally, colour in the third layer, which may be penetrated by both inner and outer influences that can be seen as shafts or rays. Cosmic rays were often pictured as coming from the halos of saints.

Some people prefer to draw a person and the auras around him or her as they talk. Even an untrained artist can produce a meaningful picture.

Talk to the person for whom you are reading and ask about any areas of darkness that do not indicate serious illness but perhaps any aching joint or a neck held stiff with tension.

Use the aura reading as an opportunity for the sitter to talk about their hopes and fears. This, in itself, can be immensely healing.

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