Camazotz
11-10-2005, 12:06 PM
The following is a very brief article that I wrote a couple of years back for a friend's college paper. Some of the techniques and ideas were borrowed from elsewhere (if anything sounds familiar lol).Hopefully this will be of use to some. Remember this was written specifically for a non-vamp audience- the vampire aura tends to look a bit different, often with tendrils coming from the outside.
The article contains a suggestion for learning to see auras, going through a few different stages. Many will find that they don't need to to all this, merely concentrating for long enough may suffice.
Also remember that everyone tends to see aura colours differently- the colours given are merely a basic guideline, but if they don't seem right to you go with your own instinct on it.
Oh.. and a final note, for myself personally whilst I can see auras, often I find it easier to "feel" the colours, rather than actually "see" them.
Cama
Auras
What is the aura?
Basically the aura is the energy field which is found surrounding all matter, in three dimensions. A healthy human aura surrounds the body like an egg, whereas a weaker aura is more patchy, or frayed around the edges.
Next to the skin lies the etheric aura. It is a narrow band that outlines the body, usually no more than half an inch wide, looking rather like pale 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 chakras. Each chakra is a transformer that generates energy of a different type and colour. The strength of each chakra depends on the person's nature and life style.
What can examining that aura do for us?
The aura if studied can be a good indicator of a person's health and emotional state.
Learning to see the aura
Anyone can learn to see or at least fell their aura and other people's as well. It doesn't need a special talent, just practise. Here is a basic technique for starting to learn to see your own aura:
To see the aura you have to be able to relax and concentrate at the same time and there is a trick to focusing the eyes in a special way.
1. You need soft light to train in, not dim, but good soft light. Get a book and cover it in blue or red paper. Stand it upright on a table several feet from you. Experiment with the distance until you find what is best for you. Make sure you have a plain neutral background. If the wall colour is wrong, hang a sheet of neutral coloured paper or cloth as a backdrop.
2. Close your eyes, take a few deep breaths and relax. When you are calm, look at the book. Focus your eyes on nothing, a little to the side and past it. Gently hold and get used to that focus but don't strain your eyes or tense your eyes or forehead. Concentrate! You need a gentle, steady un-focus.
Note: When you need to blink, do so, or it will cause your eyes to tense and water. Blink normally and quickly without changing focus and do not become preoccupied with it. It may cause the aura to disappear for a second, but it will reappear quickly if you stay relaxed and hold your focus.
After a while you will see a pale narrow aura coming from the book. Hold the focus, soon a bright yellow or green aura will start building up from the object. Don't change focus or look directly at it or the aura will disappear.
There is a reason for this strange un-focus. Your outer field of vision is many times more sensitive than the focussed area is.
3. Once you have completed the first step, gather several books and cover them, each with a coloured paper. Try using two at a time and watch how the auric colours affect each other.
4. Get a pot plant or some flowers and study them. The aura you will see emanates from the living plant and also from the colours of the petals. The orange hue comes from the green of the stems and leaves. You will also see a more distinct etheric field and a shimmering optical effect around them. This shimmering is the energy field or living aura of the plant.
5. For the next step use an animal, dog or cat etc, if you have one. Try and observe them when they are resting.
6. Observe your own aura. This can be done both inside and outside in the sun. Hold your arm out and study it against the sky or clouds. Alternatively, lie down and look at your legs. Make sure the skin is bare when you do this and remember, grass will give off an orange hue.
7. When you feel profficient enough, try it with a human subject. Just remember not to try too hard. Do it exactly the same as in the original exercise with the book. Remember that bare skin against a neutral background will make this easier.
On a human subject the first thing that you will see is the etheric aura. Next you will see the shimmering optical effect in the air, extending from several inches to a couple of feet deep, depending on the strength of their aura. Keep trying and the colours will build up, and out from, the etheric. It will first appear as a narrow band of colour, expanding slowly (if you hold your focus) until is is several inches or more thick.
8. The brightness of a person's aura has a lot to do wtih how they feel. If they feel happy and full of life their aura is stronger, larger and brighter. Try playing their favourite music and see if this energises the aura, making it easier to see.
The meaning of colours within the aura
Colour is a reflection of energy in an aura. It can be easy to see these colours but takes more time to learn to interpret them in a useful manner.
Normally colours closest to the body reflect a person's physical condition. Colours further from the skin relate more to the emotional or mental state.
Dark colours aren't always negative- if they are also bright it can indicate high energy levels.
Usually there is more than one colour in the aura and these colours interact in different ways and relate to different things. Learn to trust your own intuition when trying to interpret the meaning of colours that you do see.
Auras do change constantly, though people generally will have a dominant colour that will remain constant in their auric field.
Everyone see colours slightly differently and again trust your own instincts when learning what colours mean to you.
With all that in mind- here are some basic guidelines:
Red
This is the colour of strong life force. It can indicate strong will and mindset. It is associated with strong emotions generally, such as love,hate,anger and also unexpected changes.
This colour affects the circulatory system of the body, sexual energy and an awakening of latent talents.
Too much red or muddy red can mean over-stimulation, inflammation or imbalance, reflecting possible nerves, temper, aggression or excitement.
Orange
Orange is the colour of warmth, creativity and emotions. It indicates joy, sociability and courage.
Depending on the shade it can also mean aggitation or emotional imbalance. Muddy orange can hint at pride, worry or vanity.
Yellow
Yellow is one of the first and easiest aura colours to see. Pale yellow around the head indicates optimism. It is the colour of mental activity. It can reflect new learning, opportunities, lightness, wisdom and intellect. The more pastel shades reflect often an enthusiasm for life and spiritual development.
Deeper and muddier shades of yellow can reflect excessive thinking and analysing. It can mean being over critical or feelings of being deprived of recognition.
(Personally I would see certain shades of yellow as an indicator of physical illness, but that relates to how I see the colours myself).
Green
Green is the colour of sensitivity and compassion. It reflects growth, sympathy and calmness. It usually indicates a person who is reliable and open-minded. Bright greens moving towards blue indicate healing ability.
The muddier and darker shades of green can reflect uncertainty and miserliness. The muddier shades often reflect jealousy and possessiveness, or self-doubt and mistrust.
Blue
This is also one of the easiest colours to see. It is the colour of calm and quietness. It reflects devotion, truth and seriousness. The lighter shades of blue reflect an active imagination and good intuition. The deeper shades can mean a sense of loneliness. The deepest shades indicate devotion. Royal blue hints at honesty and good judgement.
Muddier blues can reflect blocked perceptions. They can reflect melancholy, worrying, forgetfulness and over-sensitivity.
Violet and purple
Violet is the colour of warmth, the colour of the blending of the heart and mind, the physical and spiritual. It reflects independance and intuition and important dream activity. The purple shades reflect an ability to handle affairs with practicality and worldliness. The paler and lighter shades of violet and purple can reflect humanity and spirituality. The red-purple shades can indicate great strength of will and passion.
The darker and muddier shades can reflect a need to overcome something. They can also reflect intense erotic imagination, tendencies to be overbearing, needing sympathy and feeling misunderstood.
Pink
This is a colour of joy and compassion, love and purity. It indicates a quiet, modest individual with a love for art and beauty.
Muddier shades reflect immaturity, times of new love and new vision.
Gold
Reflects dynamic spiritual energy and a true coming into one's own power. It reflects the higher energies of devotion and harmony. Great inspiration is also shown.
Muddy gold can indicate that the person is still in the process of awakening higher inspiration.
Brown
Brown can reflect new growth, especially when it appears above the head and around the feet.
On the other hand, brown across the face or touching the head may indicate a lack of discrimination. Brown is very difficult to interpret though, so don't jump to conclusions.
Black
Some people see black as an indicator of death or disease, but many would dispute this. Black is rather a colour of protection. It shields you from outside energies. It can also indicate that a person has secrets.
However, it can indicate imbalances. Physical imbalances show up as black or dark areas in the aura around the body, locationally specific.
The article contains a suggestion for learning to see auras, going through a few different stages. Many will find that they don't need to to all this, merely concentrating for long enough may suffice.
Also remember that everyone tends to see aura colours differently- the colours given are merely a basic guideline, but if they don't seem right to you go with your own instinct on it.
Oh.. and a final note, for myself personally whilst I can see auras, often I find it easier to "feel" the colours, rather than actually "see" them.
Cama
Auras
What is the aura?
Basically the aura is the energy field which is found surrounding all matter, in three dimensions. A healthy human aura surrounds the body like an egg, whereas a weaker aura is more patchy, or frayed around the edges.
Next to the skin lies the etheric aura. It is a narrow band that outlines the body, usually no more than half an inch wide, looking rather like pale 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 chakras. Each chakra is a transformer that generates energy of a different type and colour. The strength of each chakra depends on the person's nature and life style.
What can examining that aura do for us?
The aura if studied can be a good indicator of a person's health and emotional state.
Learning to see the aura
Anyone can learn to see or at least fell their aura and other people's as well. It doesn't need a special talent, just practise. Here is a basic technique for starting to learn to see your own aura:
To see the aura you have to be able to relax and concentrate at the same time and there is a trick to focusing the eyes in a special way.
1. You need soft light to train in, not dim, but good soft light. Get a book and cover it in blue or red paper. Stand it upright on a table several feet from you. Experiment with the distance until you find what is best for you. Make sure you have a plain neutral background. If the wall colour is wrong, hang a sheet of neutral coloured paper or cloth as a backdrop.
2. Close your eyes, take a few deep breaths and relax. When you are calm, look at the book. Focus your eyes on nothing, a little to the side and past it. Gently hold and get used to that focus but don't strain your eyes or tense your eyes or forehead. Concentrate! You need a gentle, steady un-focus.
Note: When you need to blink, do so, or it will cause your eyes to tense and water. Blink normally and quickly without changing focus and do not become preoccupied with it. It may cause the aura to disappear for a second, but it will reappear quickly if you stay relaxed and hold your focus.
After a while you will see a pale narrow aura coming from the book. Hold the focus, soon a bright yellow or green aura will start building up from the object. Don't change focus or look directly at it or the aura will disappear.
There is a reason for this strange un-focus. Your outer field of vision is many times more sensitive than the focussed area is.
3. Once you have completed the first step, gather several books and cover them, each with a coloured paper. Try using two at a time and watch how the auric colours affect each other.
4. Get a pot plant or some flowers and study them. The aura you will see emanates from the living plant and also from the colours of the petals. The orange hue comes from the green of the stems and leaves. You will also see a more distinct etheric field and a shimmering optical effect around them. This shimmering is the energy field or living aura of the plant.
5. For the next step use an animal, dog or cat etc, if you have one. Try and observe them when they are resting.
6. Observe your own aura. This can be done both inside and outside in the sun. Hold your arm out and study it against the sky or clouds. Alternatively, lie down and look at your legs. Make sure the skin is bare when you do this and remember, grass will give off an orange hue.
7. When you feel profficient enough, try it with a human subject. Just remember not to try too hard. Do it exactly the same as in the original exercise with the book. Remember that bare skin against a neutral background will make this easier.
On a human subject the first thing that you will see is the etheric aura. Next you will see the shimmering optical effect in the air, extending from several inches to a couple of feet deep, depending on the strength of their aura. Keep trying and the colours will build up, and out from, the etheric. It will first appear as a narrow band of colour, expanding slowly (if you hold your focus) until is is several inches or more thick.
8. The brightness of a person's aura has a lot to do wtih how they feel. If they feel happy and full of life their aura is stronger, larger and brighter. Try playing their favourite music and see if this energises the aura, making it easier to see.
The meaning of colours within the aura
Colour is a reflection of energy in an aura. It can be easy to see these colours but takes more time to learn to interpret them in a useful manner.
Normally colours closest to the body reflect a person's physical condition. Colours further from the skin relate more to the emotional or mental state.
Dark colours aren't always negative- if they are also bright it can indicate high energy levels.
Usually there is more than one colour in the aura and these colours interact in different ways and relate to different things. Learn to trust your own intuition when trying to interpret the meaning of colours that you do see.
Auras do change constantly, though people generally will have a dominant colour that will remain constant in their auric field.
Everyone see colours slightly differently and again trust your own instincts when learning what colours mean to you.
With all that in mind- here are some basic guidelines:
Red
This is the colour of strong life force. It can indicate strong will and mindset. It is associated with strong emotions generally, such as love,hate,anger and also unexpected changes.
This colour affects the circulatory system of the body, sexual energy and an awakening of latent talents.
Too much red or muddy red can mean over-stimulation, inflammation or imbalance, reflecting possible nerves, temper, aggression or excitement.
Orange
Orange is the colour of warmth, creativity and emotions. It indicates joy, sociability and courage.
Depending on the shade it can also mean aggitation or emotional imbalance. Muddy orange can hint at pride, worry or vanity.
Yellow
Yellow is one of the first and easiest aura colours to see. Pale yellow around the head indicates optimism. It is the colour of mental activity. It can reflect new learning, opportunities, lightness, wisdom and intellect. The more pastel shades reflect often an enthusiasm for life and spiritual development.
Deeper and muddier shades of yellow can reflect excessive thinking and analysing. It can mean being over critical or feelings of being deprived of recognition.
(Personally I would see certain shades of yellow as an indicator of physical illness, but that relates to how I see the colours myself).
Green
Green is the colour of sensitivity and compassion. It reflects growth, sympathy and calmness. It usually indicates a person who is reliable and open-minded. Bright greens moving towards blue indicate healing ability.
The muddier and darker shades of green can reflect uncertainty and miserliness. The muddier shades often reflect jealousy and possessiveness, or self-doubt and mistrust.
Blue
This is also one of the easiest colours to see. It is the colour of calm and quietness. It reflects devotion, truth and seriousness. The lighter shades of blue reflect an active imagination and good intuition. The deeper shades can mean a sense of loneliness. The deepest shades indicate devotion. Royal blue hints at honesty and good judgement.
Muddier blues can reflect blocked perceptions. They can reflect melancholy, worrying, forgetfulness and over-sensitivity.
Violet and purple
Violet is the colour of warmth, the colour of the blending of the heart and mind, the physical and spiritual. It reflects independance and intuition and important dream activity. The purple shades reflect an ability to handle affairs with practicality and worldliness. The paler and lighter shades of violet and purple can reflect humanity and spirituality. The red-purple shades can indicate great strength of will and passion.
The darker and muddier shades can reflect a need to overcome something. They can also reflect intense erotic imagination, tendencies to be overbearing, needing sympathy and feeling misunderstood.
Pink
This is a colour of joy and compassion, love and purity. It indicates a quiet, modest individual with a love for art and beauty.
Muddier shades reflect immaturity, times of new love and new vision.
Gold
Reflects dynamic spiritual energy and a true coming into one's own power. It reflects the higher energies of devotion and harmony. Great inspiration is also shown.
Muddy gold can indicate that the person is still in the process of awakening higher inspiration.
Brown
Brown can reflect new growth, especially when it appears above the head and around the feet.
On the other hand, brown across the face or touching the head may indicate a lack of discrimination. Brown is very difficult to interpret though, so don't jump to conclusions.
Black
Some people see black as an indicator of death or disease, but many would dispute this. Black is rather a colour of protection. It shields you from outside energies. It can also indicate that a person has secrets.
However, it can indicate imbalances. Physical imbalances show up as black or dark areas in the aura around the body, locationally specific.