Seeing Auras

**ern** · 11-21-2005 07:02 PM

The easiest way to see an aura is have a friend stand up against a white wall. Make sure the lighting in the room is slightly dim. Then stand far enough from your subject so that you can see their entire body, from head to toe. Look closely at your subject, trace the edge of his/her form (especially around their head and shoulders) with your eyes. Don't look directly at your subject, look past him/her. You should be able to, if you're doing this correctly, see a fuzzy gray/white area around the outline of your subject. If you're seeing this then you are seeing their aura! If you're not seeing this, rest your eyes for a moment and try again. Once you have practiced this enough, you may be able to make out colors in your subject's aura.

Disease shows up in the aura in many different ways, sometimes weeks before any physical symptoms. An ear infection, for example, will show up as a shadow over the side of the head 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. These colors are commonly seen in infections.

Why most people fail to see the Aura

The most common reason people fail to see the aura when they first try is simply the way they go about it. The human aura is not a good training ground for beginners.

This is what usually happens: Your volunteer sits and waits, for a long time, while you strain for a glimpse of their aura. You are trying to relax and concentrate and master a tricky visual technique, all at the same time. You subconsciously worry about what they are thinking of you. Are they getting bored or impatient? Do they think you foolish, a failure, or both? This kind of pressure causes tension that effectively negates the relaxed state needed to see the aura. Trying to get results under this kind of pressure, as a beginner, is next to impossible.

Practicing to See Auras

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. No harsh light shining or reflecting in your eyes! 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.

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 aura varies with the shade and tone of the colour used, so use bright primary colours.

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, similar to day-dreaming.

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, don't look AT it, 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 focused area is. Have you ever seen a movement, out of the corner of your eye, only to turn and see nothing there? What you may have seen is an aura building up from something and your outer field of vision has detected it.

3. Once you have completed the first step, gather several books and cover them, each with a different coloured paper. Study these one at a time and write down the auric colour for it. Next 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 it. 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 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 proficient 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. Get your volunteer to remove some of their clothing and study the bare skin area against a neutral background.

On a human subject, again, the first thing you will see is the etheric aura, like pale smoke clinging to the skin. 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 aura's colour will build up, and out from, the etheric. It will first appear as a narrow band of colour next to the etheric. This will expand slowly, if you hold your focus, until it is several inches or more thick.

8. The brightness of a person's aura has a lot to do with how they feel. If they feel happy and full of life their aura is stronger, larger and brighter. Try playing their favourite music, this will help to energize their aura and make it easier to see.

9. Try it on your volunteer outside. Make sure the sun is behind you and use clouds as a backdrop.

It takes practise to see the human aura, so don't be disappointed if you fail, or see very little, the first few times you try. If you managed to see the auric colours of the books, you CAN learn to see the human aura. Using this training method stimulates the forehead chakra, which is responsible for this ability. With use, it will grow in strength, and become progressively easier to do.

I have taught many people to see the aura using this method. The fast results build confidence and keep interest high. This ensures enough work and effort is put in to get the desired results... seeing the human aura.

~ from "In a New Light" by Mark Smith

~compiled from Maat's Book of Shadows

**Placebo** · 11-23-2005 04:04 PM

Thanks for that, ern

I'll try it and see if it's any different from what I already see. And whether it's special in any way...

**Belisarius** · 11-27-2005 05:08 AM

Are you sure it's not just an optical illusion, it happens with everything. Stare at an orange dot on a white wall for thirty seconds and then stare next to it and you will see a fuzzy green dot. I think something similar is showing you these auras.

**Placebo** · 11-27-2005 08:09 AM

Originally posted by Belisarius
Are you sure it's not just an optical illusion, it happens with everything. Stare at an orange dot on a white wall for thirty seconds and then stare next to it and you will see a fuzzy green dot. I think something similar is showing you these auras.

Sometimes it's that, sometimes it's ghosting, but often I can't tell what it is.
It might be completely normal, and an illusion, I'm open to the possibility.
I don't see the animated and layered rainbow that aura-fans tend to see.

**Wicked** · 11-28-2005 05:02 PM

Pffft. Here, stare at the + in the center and watch the "magical aura" of the dots appear.

**cd27** · 11-28-2005 05:53 PM

Originally posted by Wicked
Pffft. Here, stare at the + in the center and watch the \"magical aura\" of the dots appear.

what?

cd

**Wee YaK** · 11-28-2005 10:11 PM

im quite sure that aura's are not an optical illusion. i can see them and thats proof for me.

**Belisarius** · 11-29-2005 05:13 AM

Originally posted by Wee YaK
im quite sure that aura's are not an optical illusion. i can see them and thats proof for me.

Can you not also see the green dot? I'm not saying that you don't see them, just that they might not be what you believe they are.

Edit: What do you think auras are anyway?

**Wicked** · 11-29-2005 06:56 AM

Originally posted by cd27

what?

cd

See those pink dots swirling around? Look at the center. You can see a green dot. It does NOT exist on your screen, the spot where you see it is completely empty. It's an optical illusion. Wait some more, and the pink dots start to dissapear.

**Wildman** · 11-30-2005 06:41 AM

I'm not an expert on this, but I think what a lot of people think are auras is because of the way the eye views things. I don't exactly know how it works, but because of the imprint that stays a short moment on the retina makes the effect of what would look like an an aura when you look at something for a long time, but nothing is really there.

**Cyclic13** · 11-30-2005 07:17 AM

Thats fine that some of you think aura viewing is an optical illusion, skepticism is a great thing, but when someone can tell what kind of person you are based off of the color they see and be right, it isnt exactly an illusion now is it? If it were just random colors without meaning that people were seeing I would agree that its all in your head. Basically the colors represent colors found in nature, the spectrum between Light and Dark. The more muddled your color, the more uncertain of yourself and what you are doing. In general, the more colorful, cleaner and brighter the Aura, the better and more spiritually advanced the person. Also, the more uniform the energy distribution in the Aura, the healthier and more balanced the person is. This isnt something seen when one stares off into space, it is something that is continually seen again and again. Colors remaining the same for each perspective person (although as that person evolves/devolves their color will change).

Its cool to be a skeptic, Im all about it. When you see the auras for yourself though, then it kind of changes things. You know how people say they get a 'vibe' off of someone? That is probably just a loose interpretation of feeling their aura, even if they dont actually see it. Sometimes we get what that person is about without actually hearing or seeing anything physically odd with the person. Make of it what you will.

I always ask myself as my eyes worsen and my need for glassescontacts increases- Are my eyes really getting worse or just seeing things they way they really are meant to be seen, without shape? Society dictates that if you cant see distance or function to a normal degree with your eyesight, your eyes are 'bad'. But as a general rule- when people tend to learn/see more about the fundamental truths of the universe, the less they are able to normally function in it. Thats why I have respect for most so-called 'crazy' people, maybe they arent as 'crazy' as we label them to be, maybe they just see too much.

**Philman123** · 12-04-2005 02:53 AM

The techinique listed above has been proved false. The outlines and colors you may see are caused by retinal fatigue.(Not that im against auras, i just like to go by facts).

This website explains it and says if you can really see auras, to come forth. You could go home 1,000,000 bucks richer. http://skepdic.com/auras.html

**faerie** · 12-09-2005 01:32 PM

wow talk about skepticism!

Believe it when you see it.

If you believe you can't, you can't. If you believe you can, you can. Either way you are right.

But I don't believe there's such thing as 'can't'.

Have you ever felt energy running through your body? Energy shooting out the top of your head?

But why shouldn't energy be able to be seen? If an eagle can see a mouse from the sky and a cat can see at night and only in black and white, why shouldn't we see energy?

If we only use so much of our brains...

**Placebo** · 12-09-2005 02:09 PM

Originally posted by faerie
If we only use so much of our brains...

I liked your post right up to this sentence.
Please read this: http://www.snopes.com/science/stats/10percnt.htm
Then ask yourself who told you that you don't use your entire brain. Funny how so many people believe it to be true, and can't recall the source.
I speak of myself here too, as I also didn't realise this was a myth a few years ago.

**Wicked** · 12-09-2005 04:01 PM

Originally posted by faerie
wow talk about skepticism!

Believe it when you see it.

If you believe you can't, you can't. If you believe you can, you can. Either way you are right.

But I don't believe there's such thing as 'can't'.

Have you ever felt energy running through your body? Energy shooting out the top of your head?

But why shouldn't energy be able to be seen? If an eagle can see a mouse from the sky and a cat can see at night and only in black and white, why shouldn't we see energy?

If we only use so much of our brains...

So you can move a mountain, fly, and fart cinnamon in real life. Right. There's a big difference between philosophy and the physical reality. The fact you are sentient and thus happen to be capable of "willing" something does not grant you dominion over physics.

**faerie** · 12-14-2005 01:26 PM

Originally posted by Placebo

I liked your post right up to this sentence.
Please read this: http://www.snopes.com/science/stats/10percnt.htm
Then ask yourself who told you that you don't use your entire brain. Funny how so many people believe it to be true, and can't recall the source.
I speak of myself here too, as I also didn't realise this was a myth a few years ago.

Hi Placebo,

I haven't had a chance to read the article yet. I know what you mean though, I have also heard contrary evidence to the 10% of the brain thing and I admit don't believe that's quite true...
But there are certain parts of your brain that are used for certain things. One example is reading music. Translating symbols into sound. There is a part of your brain that is used only for this. Those who sing or play an instrument don't use it unless reading music.

It's not so much 'how much' of our brains we use as 'how' we use our brains. And I believe that there is always room to improve (that goes without saying really). And with training we get better and things come more naturally. If someone gives me a note I'd never have to stop and think about it. (yes I'm a musician

)

**faerie** · 12-14-2005 01:58 PM

Hey Placebo,
I just read the article - it's very good. I find it very presumptuous of psychics to state that 90% of our brains is for psychic powers. It defies logic. It was good to point out that while we may not use our whole brain at any one time (eating etc) in the course of a day we use much of it.

I suppose someone who does nothing but eat, sleep and perform bodily functions will get away with using very little of their brain...

I think that the claim we use less of our brains than we used to is absurd. A caveman would have had little thought but for survival.

Our brains need stimulation to grow (if that's the right word...), to form connections and increase fluidity of thought. I suppose it's like exercise really.

This doesn't have anything to do with auras does it? But I suppose it all links in..

**Placebo** · 12-14-2005 03:18 PM

It's a bit off topic, but it has a slight relation.
Glad to have shown you something of value to you

**Khaz** · 12-14-2005 06:46 PM

Originally posted by Placebo
I liked your post right up to this sentence. *
Please read this: http://www.snopes.com/science/stats/10percnt.htm *
Then ask yourself who told you that you don't use your entire brain. Funny how so many people believe it to be true, and can't recall the source. *
I speak of myself here too, as I also didn't realise this was a myth a few years ago.

I don't believe it... I had spent my whole life up to this point believing that! Oh boy, do I feel stupid now, especially after having told others that...

I wish I could see some very specific research and evidence to support the fact that we do use all of our brains.... Without something you can have complete and utter faith in the accuracy of, it's a bit hard to change a belief held so long...

**Placebo** · 12-15-2005 01:11 AM

Well ask yourself what evidence you had of only using 10% of your brain in the first place

PS: Hmm. I think I'll split this thread soon

**Khaz** · 12-15-2005 01:49 AM

Originally posted by Placebo
Well ask yourself what evidence you had of only using 10% of your brain in the first place

PS: Hmm. I think I'll split this thread soon

Well, I'm not about to make the same mistake twice: "Oh, there's nothing all that credible to back up this myth. It MUST be false!"

EDIT: Sorry for helping derail a thread....