| The Aura, also known as the Human Energy Field | | | | At the beginning of the 20th century, Dr. Walter |
| (HEF), is an energy field that protects our bodies. | | | | Kilner from St Thomas' Hospital in London |
| It is the shape of an egg, and goes out 3 to 4 | | | | produced a machine to look at auras. He |
| feet beyond our corporal bodies. | | | | incorporated ultraviolet light to illuminate a faint |
| The vibration that creates our aura begins | | | | haze around the body. Unfortunately, his |
| internally and externally. From the inside, it is | | | | experiments to utilise the machine as a diagnostic |
| formed by our vibrating cells which produce a | | | | tool for illness were cut short because of the |
| intense current of electromagnetic power that | | | | start of WWI. |
| expands outwards, past the barrier of our skin. | | | | Edgar Cayce, who is considered by many to be |
| Externally, the universe makes energy which our | | | | the "father of holistic medicine," was also capable |
| bodies collect. The spot where our aura connects | | | | of seeing auras. He used this gift when he worked |
| with the universal power is not unchanging but is | | | | with his clients. He had learned to interpret the |
| in a endless stream of give and take. When the | | | | aura's form, volume and color and what it meant |
| aura is powerful, our physical, emotional as well as | | | | about their health. He spent what turned out to |
| spiritual wellbeing is strong. When the aura is weak | | | | be the last year of his life writing the |
| or hurt, our health is poor. | | | | state-of-the-art reference book about auras |
| Chakras | | | | together with his friend Thomas Sugrue. Sadly, |
| The interchange between our auras as well as the | | | | Cayce died before the manuscript could be |
| universal energy is also influenced by our chakras. | | | | finished. As a result, rather than an extensive |
| The 7 primary chakras and their location: | | | | reference book, a twenty page pamphlet was |
| - Root - tail of spine | | | | published entitled Auras: An Essay on the Meaning |
| - Sacral - Tan T'ien | | | | of Colors. Fortunately, the outstanding information |
| - Solar Plexus - navel | | | | in that pamphlet makes up for it's small extent. It |
| - Heart - heart | | | | remains a popular reference guide to this day. |
| - Throat - throat/neck | | | | Seeing Auras |
| - Third Eye - middle of forehead | | | | Being able to see and feel auras is an important |
| - Crown - top of head | | | | part of energy healing. As an example, I had a |
| The word Chakra means 'spinning wheels'. As our | | | | patient who was suffering from a unceasing |
| chakras spin, they additionally produce energy that | | | | cough. She had gone to a medical doctor, had an |
| interacts directly with our auras. When we are | | | | x-ray, but they couldn't discover the reason for |
| well, our chakras rotate freely, producing an | | | | the cough. She then came to me for a Reiki |
| abundant supply of energy. When we aren't, our | | | | session. About 15 minutes into the healing session, |
| chakras stop, no longer giving energy back to | | | | I noticed that her aura had a big tear in it, right |
| ourselves. In severe cases, they will even turn | | | | above her chest. I used Reiki to fix the opening in |
| backwards and really drain the energy from us. | | | | her aura. When I followed up with her a few days |
| History | | | | later, she unreservedly reported to me that her |
| Many individuals have been seeing auras | | | | cough was no more. It has not returned to this |
| throughout history. Back in the sixteenth century, | | | | day. |
| the aura was referred to as the astral body. | | | | It's not impossible to learn to see auras. We do |
| Then, during the eighteenth century, Anton | | | | not have to be born with the natural gifts of |
| Mesmer, builta new theory of animal magnetism. | | | | people like Edgar Cayce. With a bit of practice, |
| To verify his theory, he carried out different | | | | you can quickly learn how to see the aura's first |
| scientific experiments, determined to show others | | | | layer that is closest to the skin. That layer is a |
| this phenomenon. His other experiments set out | | | | faint, blue-gray and it radiates outward only about |
| to prove the existence of a fluid-like, psychic | | | | ½ inch. Then, as you practice and build up your |
| ether that reacted with the movements of our | | | | abilities, you will be able to view the complete aura |
| astral bodies. | | | | which extends 3-4 feet away from our body. |