Seeing the Aura

There are two ways of seeing an aura; intuitive and physical. The intuitive way is to see it through the mind's eye within or through the 'third eye' as some say. This is suitable for those who are generally more relaxed and meditative. Such people have a sort of 'daydreaming vision', as if looking into nothingness. This habit is also helpful in objective or physical visualization of the aura with practice and persistence. Although both methods carry equal importance, the physical or objective viewing of aura carries the advantage of greater tangibility of subtle energies, such as the one possessed by dowsing rods and the pendulum.

Seeing the aura physically is a natural ability with almost everyone. It is normally more pronounced in childhood, but the elders in the house never encourage children to devote time to it for several reasons. This ability is thus seemingly lost and remains dormant, until evoked through special practices.

Ways of Seeing the Aura

Perform some relaxation exercises, such as meditation, and soft deep breathing, for some time. Begin with experimentation in a relaxed mood, a result-oriented, rigid view may deter success for some time. Tell yourself that it does not matter if you do not see anything today. It is good to begin with seeing one of your hands with the palm facing towards you, at a distance of one to one-and a half feet, against a white background, in a dimly lit room. Some people prefer a black background for the visibility of auric lights. Keep a soft focus on the finger tips and around, like the daydreaming vision of nothingness. Sooner or later, today or tomorrow, you will begin to see a soft haze around your fingers. With continued practice, colors will begin to appear as dots or flashes in the beginning.

Alternate between concentration and soft focusing on the hand for about half-a-minute each. The haze will begin to appear around the fingers and hands with continued practice for a few days; only in some cases it might take a month or so. Be aware of the dots or flashes of colors which may appear in the aura from time to time; do not dismiss them as fantasy or something else. Slowly you will be able to hold the colors.

Now hold both hands, 3 to 4 inches apart, palms facing towards you, at the level of your eyes. Concentrate on the edges or on the space between the fingers for about half-a-minute and then shift the focus to the area surrounding the two hands. Keep looking at the outline of the hands against the white background. Although the experiences vary from person to person, you normally see a soft haze around your hands, which may be colorless or pale white. With continued practice the colors will begin to appear in variations. A steady state may come after some time. There is another way to begin seeing the auras. Put the tips of your index fingers together in front of you, for about 15 seconds. Then slowly pull them apart. You may see fine thread of energy between them, which may disappear as the distance becomes more than half-an-inch in the beginning. Gradually you may use all the fingers of your hands or at times one or more fingers with your partner. You may start to see the aura around other parts of your body also.

Now you can attempt to see the auras of others. Make your friend stand about ten feet away from you against a white (or black) wall, in a dimly lit room. Look at the forehead of your friend for a while, and then move your eyes in a clockwise direction around his/her whole body. The movement of the eyes should be quick so that the powers of the eyes are evoked. Coming back to the forehead, keep your eyes focused on it for about half-a-minute. Alternate the concentrated focus on the forehead with a passive soft focus around the whole body for half-a-minute. Do it a couple of times. The aura around the head may appear first, and it is more pronounced than that around any other part of the body. A hazy aura may appear around the whole body, like the one you saw around your own hand in the beginning. Remember that clothing obstructs the aura. The aura may appear and disappear in the beginning, especially when you try to touch it. You may go back and forth to make it appear constantly. When you try to touch it, it will appear like a soft balloon-like material, which may be pressed like rubber, but you can enter it.

Variations in color will appear according to the emotions of the person. For example, if you ask your friend to become angry, you will notice a dull reddish tinge in the aura. If he/she becomes happy and cheerful, either by remembering something nice or by deep breathing, you can see that the aura becomes larger. You can also observe that the parts of aura around the chakras move rapidly in circular motions. You can practice seeing the aura of your friend when he/she is walking in a crowded area. you can also try to observe the auras of other people in the crowd. However, it should be remembered that you see auras best when there is dim light and a clear white or black background. Early mornings and late afternoons are the best times.