Definition of the Aura

An aura is usually in the shape of an egg surrounding the body, and its size is directly proportional to the spiritual development of the person. It is believed that the aura of Buddha extended to several miles. This is the reason why a large number of people were attracted to him. The aura of an average person extends to several feet. A person indulging in unlawful activities or a miser, for example, will have a small aura with murky colors. Each subtle body governs a pa reticular aspect of the person. Thus, astral aura governs the sentiments or emotions of the person; mental aura takes care of the thought process and intellect; intuitional aura is responsible for love and inner knowledge; atmic aura governs spirituality; and monadic and divine auras govern the manifested and un-manifested aspects of God - Absolute, respectively. All of them simultaneously affect the last sheath, that is, the physical body, and what we see in a person is the bodies. Conversely, one can read every sheath of the aura and know about every aspect of the person. Normally the energies flow in vertical and horizontal directions. Some waves flow from the spinal column and head towards the boundaries, and the result is an interwoven mesh.

Etherc body/double is a grey matter immediately surrounding the body in a thickness of up to half an inch. Health and emotional variations first affect the etheric body, and these can be known through variations in colors, energy patterns and brightness/dullness, etc. Some standard symbols are sometimes seen in an aura, for example, a circle denoting wholeness, a triangle denoting protection, a cross denoting indecision, a star denoting paranormal faculty, an arrow denoting stress and strain, etc.

Every person has a unique frequency and every aura is unique in this way. Of course, there are similarities and dissimilarities. Similar auras attract each other and get combined, while dissimilar auras repel each other. This is why you like or dislike a person at first sight. However, opposite auras may begin to like each other as a result of concerted and patient efforts.

The electromagnetic property of auras makes them interact with each other. You are always absorbing something or giving away something, whenever you are in contact with a person or an object. Some of them, who are stronger than you, will suck and drain your aura, and you feel exhausted after meeting or talking to them even on the phone. For this, you should make your aura stronger by physical exercise, deep breathing, spiritual practices, etc. Yogis are strong enough not to be affected by any evil. It is good to be around animals, plants and nature at regular intervals, since you absorb energy from them. Hugging a tree is a healthy habit. Crystals and suitable stones also make your aura strong. Totems have a similar, though limited, effect on humans.

Energy exchange is directly proportional to the length and intimacy of the contact. Objects, persons, rooms, etc, get charged with your energy, and this charging is deeper and nearly permanent if the contact is repeated and sustained for longer periods. Toys of children, beds we sleep on, rooms we live in, shawls and blankets of meditating yogis, our regular sex partner - they all get charged with our energy, and we feel comfortable being with them whenever we are exhausted; they recharge our batteries. It is easy to get concentration and Samadhi on the same cushion and same room, since they have been used for a long time.

Generous and kind persons have large auras with radiant and luminous colors. They spend their lives helping others quietly, many times unnoticed by others, many times taken for granted by friends and relatives, but the nature or psyche, which has the records of everyone's doings like a bank, recognizes them. Two people in love have most attractive auras, with colors dancing in them, the two merging in one and the single aura getting enlarged, touching the heights of spirituality. Self-centered and highly materialistic people have small auras with dull and muddy colors. However, the appearance and intensity of colors keep changing throughout the day according to the current situation in life.