Aura Colors

The word Aura means ‘glow of light'. It refers to the electromagnetic field which surrounds and permeates your body like a halo.

Auras hold a record of all our past experiences as well as our current state of health. All this is reflected in your aura colors.

What It Is

Your energy field actually has seven overlapping auras which have been classified into three main layers.

First Layer

The first layer, the etheric body, relates to bodily functions and physical sensations.

It’s associated with the five elements (earth, water, fire, air and ether) that make up your physical body, and governs the processes of your birth, growth, aging and death.

This layer's aura colors range from light blue to grey. A person with a sensitive body will have a bluish color, while a more robust body will lean toward grey. It radiates from 1/4” to 2” from your body, and is in constant motion.

Second Layer

The Second Layer, the emotional body, follows the outline of the physical body. It regulates body temperature, circulation, metabolism, hormones and breathing.

It’s associated with emotions. This layer's aura colors appear as colored clouds in constant motion. It extends from 1” to 3” from your body.

This layer contains all the colors of the rainbow, ranging from clear to muddy depending on your feelings at the time. Highly energized colors such as love or anger are bright, and confused feelings appear dark and muddy.

Third Layer

The Third Layer, the mental body, is associated with thoughts and mental processes. It usually appears as a bright yellow light radiating around the head and shoulders and surrounding your body, extending 3” to 8” from it.

Fourth Layer

The Fourth Layer, the astral body, is associated with the heart chakra and your love for your mate and humanity. It extends 6” to 12” from your body. It also contains a rainbow aura colors, each tinted with a rosy hue.

Fifth Layer

The Fifth Layer, the etheric template, is associated with higher will. It’s connected to the fifth chakra which relates to the power of the word, listening and taking responsibility for your actions.

This is the template for the etheric layer, which is the blueprint for your physical body. It extends 1’ to 2’ from your body.

Sixth Layer

The Sixth Layer, the celestial body, is connected with celestial love encompassing all life forms. It extends 2’ to 3’ from your body.

Through this layer through which you can achieve spiritual ecstasy through meditation and other means. It appears as a shimmering light radiating from your body like a glowing candle.

Seventh Layer

The Seventh Layer, the causal body, extends from 21/2’ to 31/2 ‘ from your body. It’s associated with the higher mind and integration of your spiritual and physical attributes, and contains all the auric bodies.

What It Does

Your aura will change in intensity of colour, size, and shape depending on your mental and emotional state. It reflects your individual gifts and potential.

Animals, plants and rocks also have auras.

The colors in your aura also reflect any negativity you're holding. They can be used to diagnose your health and spiritual well-being.

Auras can be photographed with the use of Kirlian photography, which uses high frequency electrical currents instead of light, a process discovered by Semyon Kirlian, in 1908.

Try It Yourself

You can learn to see your aura without any special equipment through these simple exercises:

1) In a dimly lit room, fully extend your arms with the backs of your hands facing you, fingers slightly open and fingertips touching.

It’s helpful to hold up your hands against a white or black background, which will help you to see the colors more clearly.

Gaze past your fingers, with your vision slightly unfocused. Keeping your eyes softly focused between your fingers and the space beyond, you’ll begin to notice white light surrounding your fingers.

Now slowly separate your hands, and you’ll see thin vapors of white light connecting them. You may even detect a hint of color.

2) Working with a partner, ask them to stand 18 inches in front of a white or neutral background, preferably in natural, indirect lighting, while you stand about 10 feet from them.

Ask them to breath deeply while you gaze at the surface behind their head and shoulders. Within moments you'll begin to notice a shimmering light radiating from their body like the glow of a candle.

You may even begin to notice colors. The trick is to focus on the surface behind your subject, rather than on them.

Try this same technique in front of a mirror to see your own aura.

3) Plants can also be used in a similar way to practice aura viewing. Set a vibrant green plant on a table before you and focus on the wall behind it, and you'll soon be able to see a light green aura surrounding it.

These exercises may require several attempts, as we’re not accustomed to focusing our vision in such a manner, but with persistence you’ll soon be able to view your own aura, as well as those of others.

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