What is an aura?

Question

Can it be seen? Is there a way to...for a lack of a better word, "reveal" it?

Answer 1

OK LET ME MAKE THIS SIMPLE ,YOUR AURA IS YOUR PROTECTION SHIELD THAT U MUST WORK ON BY READING THIS GREAT BOOK PSYCHE SELF DEFENSE STRENGTH YOUR AURA BY DENNIG & PHILLIPS HAS SOLD OVER 100,000. COPY.YES AFTER READING THIS BOOK YOU WILL BE AMAZED. YOUR AURA TO ME IS READY TO LEARN. ALSO THE THIRD EYE IS ANOTHER THING U CAN LEARN TO READ. GOOLUCK AND REMEMBER KNOWLEGDE IS POWER.AND YES U CAN SEE THEM IF U HAVE THE RIGHT TOOLS

Answer 2

Believers say it is an energy field that surrounds all living things (sounds like the Force!).

Of course you can see "auras" if you suffer from migraines, a cetain form of epilepsy, and various sight/brain disorders.

Ask different New Age believers and you will get different answers on what "color" aura means what....there is no real consensus.

Science has developed machines that can measure energy emitted from any person/object as well as wavelengths of light reflected from people/objects. These machines can detect extremely minute  energy fields and yet they have never detected an "aura". So is it more logical to assume that these machines cannot detect an aura even though they can detect any other real energy field on the planet OR since there has never been any real scientific evidence to support their existence, perhaps auras are....make-believe?

There is an actual medical condition called "Synaesthesia" which is found in 1 in 2000 people in which stimulation of one sense produces a response in one or more of the other senses. For example, people with synaesthesia may experience shapes with tastes or smells with sounds. It is thought to originate in the brain and some scientists believe it might be caused by a cross-wiring in the brain, for example between centres involved in emotional processing and smell perception. Synaesthesia is known to run in families. Dr. Jamie Ward of University College London’s Psychology Department "documented a woman known as GW who could see colors like purple and blue in response to people she knew or their names when read to her," a condition known as emotion-color synaesthesia. Nothing supernatural about it.

Here is a video of James Randi testing an "aura reader" to determine if he really can "see" auras. Watch the video and determine if it makes a strong case for people seeing auras or does it make a stronger case that it is all pretending and guesswork.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=39PM03iVbqE

Also, if you practice the methods mentioned by other posts(staring at someone's forehead against a white background) what you will experience will not be an awakening of your mystical powers, but retinal fatigue and other natural processes. You can experience something similar here:

http://www.west.net/~science/exhib1.htm

Answer 3

Everyone has an aura which is like your own personal energy field. there is alot of books on the subject and lots on the net abot it (check out wikipedia- they have everything!) Alot of children can see auras but they grow out of it, but some people can still see them when they are older. If you want to see auras you might need to meditatate and look with your eyes half foccused. a persons aura is always there so it doesnt need to be "revealed" but they can look clearer depending on the person whose aura it is and the person trying to see it. good luck and Blessed Be. :)

Answer 4

All people have an aura.  It is light energy that surrounds each person and the colors of each aura will give a another person who can see it and knows what each color means a very good glimpse of what is happening within the person.  For example if a persons aura is light with beautiful colors it means they are at peace and hold alot of love towards others.  If the aura is dark colors there is troubles within that person.  I'm not an expert but I know there are those gifted people who can see auras and read them quite precisely.

Answer 5

Colors of the Aura!

Purple=Intuitive, Psychic, mystical understanding, Spiritual attainment, artistic, blending of heart & mind. Crown charka. Creative, abstract.

Indigo=Higher mental planes, intuition, creative, artistic, intellect combined with intuition, artists.

Blue=Strong mental powers, intelligence. Light bule-happiness. Dark blue-depression, sadness. Blue is a calm color, tranquil. Professions-Doctors, engineers, science, teachers, etc.

Green=Healing (self or healing abilities), balance, harmony, abundance, growth, affluence. Dark green-jealousy, envy. Light green-healer, nurse (aqua green).

Yellow=Joy, wisdom, learning, teaching, mental activity, ideas, self-esteem, happiness, optimism.

Orange=Warmth, creativity, courage, high energy, vitality, mature sexuality, sociable. Lots of activity, change, achiever, extrovert.

Red=High physical energy, high s*x drive, impulsive, anger. Dark red-anger, violence, temper. To much red may mean need to rest, too much energy used. Red is good for atheletes or any profession needing lots of physical energy and action i.e. a firemen. Lots of stress, major transitions, changes, frustration.

Rose/Pink=Love, gentleness, calming. In love, (marriage?) romantic.

Gold=Highly spiritual, spiritual energy.

Silver=spiritual, creativity, constant change, protection.

Gray=Depression, fear, low energy.

Black=Depression, negativity, malice, low energy.

White=Protection, purity, highly spiritual, truth, spirit guidance, perfection.

An Aura is a vibration surrounding every material object.

Answer 6

An aura is a field of luminous multicolored radiation around a person or object.  

How to practice to see an aura:

Situate the person in front of a very softly illuminated PLAIN WHITE background. A color background will change Aura colors, so you need additional knowledge about combining colors. Some combinations of background and Aura colors may cause misinterpretation problems.

Choose ONE SPOT to look at. The middle of the forehead is VERY GOOD. This is a location of so called Brow Chakra or the Third Eye. In some cultures (India) they put a mark on a forehead. Such a mark in ancient times could mean the invitation to look and see the Aura.

Look at this spot for 30 to 60 seconds or longer

After 30 seconds analyze surroundings with your peripheral vision, while still looking at the same spot. Continuing the concentration is most important. Resist temptation to look around. You should see that the background nearby the person is brighter and has a DIFFERENT color than the background further away. This is your own perception of the Aura. The longer you concentrate, the better you will see it. Remember, concentration on one spot increases your sensitivity by accumulating the effect of the Aura vibration reaching your eyes.

Good luck.