Aura

What is the aura? What does it do? Can it been seen with the human eye?

The aura has been described as many things, but most often it’s portrayed as essence that emanates from the body that can be seen through various means. It is often described as bands of color or light, the border of the etheric body, the “human rainbow.” In religious works of art, auras are often portrayed as a halo surrounding the head of the saintly or spiritual.
Everything has an aura of some kind. An aura can be used to detect physical, mental and emotional health problems – even before disease or illness is present. Auras change colors depending on your mood or state of health, becoming more vibrant in higher states, muddy and grey in illness and fear.
People’s auras can also affect each other – becoming harmonious and uplifting together, or causing dissent and repulsion. Perhaps this is why some people instantly connect and get along great while other people seem to put off the people around them.

Scientific Studies of the Aura

Several scientists have studied the aura — Baron Charles Von Reichenbach, Dr. Walter Kilner and Seymon Kirlian. They each used different terms for it but came to many of the same conclusions.

Development of the Dicynanin Screen

Walter Kilner developed a “dicynanin screen” which made the aura visible to the human eye. He believed the aura had three parts:
• The etheric double closest to the body
• An inner aura radiating from all parts of the body several inches wide
• The outer aura starting at the edge of the inner aura and extending outward several inches.
Using his dicyanin screen, Kilner discovered that 95 percent of people could see the aura. His primary interest lay in using the aura as a diagnostic tool to find diseased areas of the body.

Kirlian Photography

In 1939, Semyon Kirlian developed a way to photograph the aura and conducted series of experiments to study the differing auras of living things. He found that disease could be detected through the aura before it manifested in the physical body. Using this method, a person was able to be treated before illness developed.
Kirlian also discovered that a person’s emotional, mental and physical state affects the aura which can, in turn, affect the things around them. For example, when preparing equipment for some visiting scientists, he began feeling unwell and the equipment would not function, so he went to bed. However, when his wife, Valentina, set up the equipment, it worked fine. This led them to further investigation about the makeup of the aura—was it heat radiation or an electromagnetic field? The aura remains something of a mystery. Some people say they can see it without the use of any devices such as a dicynaninscreen. Some believe that Kirlian photography simply detects the amount of water in an object, rather than its life force. Perhaps, in time, future scientists will reveal more answers.
Reference: Morris Pratt Institute Educational Course on Modern Spiritualism

The colours of an aura can change as a person's feelings, emotions, or mood changes, or if a person's health or state of well-being is altered. Different moods or states of health create different frequencies of energy and vibrations, thereby producing different colours.

Auric Colours and Their Meaning

The colours of an aura can be used to determine a person's mood or overall energy. The following is an overview of the various colours of the aura and their meaning.
• Gold - A person with a gold aura is a very lucky individual. Whatever other colours are in the aura, this person still has an extra sprinkle of good luck.
• Black - This colour in a person's aura is very negative. It could signify that the person have a very bad attitude, has done something terrible in their life, or it could signal a serious problem with the person's health.
• White - This is the colour of innocence and purity. It is also the colour of a very spiritual person, possibly a psychic, a medium, or a healer. A person with a white aura is usually a very sensitive, compassionate person.
• Grey - Someone with a grey aura is in a state of transition. A change is happening in their life; one door is closing and another is opening.
• Brown - This colour signifies a grounded, earthy, well-organised individual. They may not be creative or imaginative, but they know exactly what they are doing.
• Red - A person with a red aura is very headstrong, strong-willed and determined. They are likely to succeed in any ventures or opportunities. But it is also a warning colour, to warn of anger and aggression.
• Orange - This colour in a person's aura shows that the person has lots of warmth and empathy. They can understand others well, and are very caring and nurturing.
• Yellow - This colour signifies a happy, cheerful person. Possibly and slightly naive, gullible person, but with a very positive attitude.
• Green - An individual with green in their aura is patient and will not give up on things. They are tenacious and usually quite successful and business minded.
• Blue - This colour shows that the person is very deep. They are very emotional and sensitive, they wear their heart on their sleeve, and can influence others easily.
• Indigo, Violet, or Purple - These are magic, mysterious colours. They are found in the auras of magical, mystical, or psychic people.

In auric healing, healers study a person's aura (or odic force) to determine any problems, with health or otherwise. Then they try to re-balance the colours of the aura. e.g. if a person's aura was very deep blue and the person kept shivering, the healer would concentrate on red energy entering that person.

How to See or Feel an Aura

Most people need to practice to be able to see auras, but some people just have the "gift" and can see them automatically. To practice, have someone stand in front of a plain background facing you.
Look at their third eye (between their eyebrows) and squint slightly, you will start to see the aura around the person's head and then gradually making its way around the rest of their body. If you look directly at the aura, you will lose focus on it and will not be ale to see it. If you cannot see the aura at all, try again with the person standing against a different coloured background (either black or white is best).

Some people prefer to feel an aura. To do this place they place the palms of their hands about 2 inches from the person's skin and slowly move them in and out. They should feel a sense of slight resistance, or warmth, which is the outer edge of the aura.
The aura surrounding a living being, is a field of electromagnetic energy, which changes color depending on the mood and health of the person.