Seeing Auras

I could see auras when I was a child, but soon discovered that it wasn't an easy thing to discuss with adults or, indeed, with other kids at school or wherever. Eventually I just stopped talking about it. I think I probably also suppressed this ability, or at least stopped noticing it consciously. I suspect this is a very common pattern of behaviour and I think it's a damned shame that a perfectly natural ability, no less so than any other sense, like vision or hearing and the rest, is considered undesirable and is therefore repressed in this way. Thankfully, I rediscovered my ability consciously to see auras in my late teens.

I usually see auras as a "heat-haze" type of effect which appears to be in layers or waves around a person. I've also noticed that the more stressed someone seems to be, the closer together and the more "wavy" the layers appear.

A method I found useful is to look at the space around someone rather than directly at them, and to let my eyes drift out of normal focus slightly. I can personally recommend trees as very good practice subjects, as they usually have very strong auras that are fairly easily seen with a little perseverance.

I find I'm able to see auras better under certain conditions: it's easier for me when I'm tired or when the sky is overcast so that daylight doesn't "wash out" my auric sight, or whatever you choose to call it.

Some techniques which may help develop the ability to see auras:

Find a fairly dark background, such as a doorway to an unlit room, or a shady place such as an open cupboard for example. With your arms out in front of your body a little at about chest height, hold the hands with the fingertips touching those of the other hand. Now, slowly move the hands apart while looking at the space between them. You might see what appear to be fuzzy, light grey lines of light which appear to join the fingertips from hand to hand. Try moving your hands around a little and notice what happens to these lines.

Another method is to find a willing volunteer (choose someone who won't get freaked if you tell them what you see!) and ask them to sit or stand in front of a neutral coloured wall. A couple of feet from the wall is fine. You don't want a very brightly lit environment to try this in, because strong ambient lighting seems to make it a bit more tricky to see auras, and you don't want to be trying too hard; being relaxed and open to whatever you see is very helpful while you're practising. Ok, now look at your kind assistant and then after a few seconds look sort of past them to one side or above their head. If you let your eyes focus at a distance somewhere between the person and the wall you will probably start to see what looks like the heat haze you see above a hot road or a fire. You might even be aware of some colour to it; I don't often see colour but I do sometimes, and often I get a subliminal impression of colour, sort of "felt" rather than seen.

As I mentioned above, trees are great things to practice with. Go outside when the sky is overcast, or it's a bit misty or foggy, and find some trees to look at. Bearing in mind my thoughts about bright light making it more tricky to see auras (for me anyway), find a shady spot and have a good old gaze at a tree. If you let your eyes drift out of focus a bit and look at the space around it rather than straight at the tree you will probably start to notice a fuzzy layer of light emanating from the tree and going out to at least a few inches from it. This is the innermost part of the tree's aura and is the easiest part to see.

So, have a go, and don't get too bothered if you don't see anything unusual at first; it can take a bit of practice to get the hang of it. Keep having a little go at this stuff, maybe when you're in a queue or something and want a way to pass the time while you wait. It'll come. It might take a while; it's a bit like learning to use a limb that's been in plaster for ages: the ability is there but it's been lost through not being used. Be patient and don't get cross with yourself.

If you have kids, get them at it too; they might even tell you they know this stuff already! If not, then it can be good fun to try this together with them and make a game of it.

Remember, this is not magic or sorcery or the "work of the Devil" or any of that other nonsense, it's a completely natural ability like all your other senses. Use it or lose it. After a while you might even find it useful: some people say that emotional states affect the aura and that illness shows up there first long before it manifests itself physically. I'm in complete agreement with this line of thinking: this is a really useful talent to develop and it doesn't have to be a struggle, like learning to play a musical instrument or being good at a sport, it's just about being relaxed and observant.

Have fun!

psibernaut >;-)

Sunday, 21 January 2007