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Aura Definition

1. An invisible breath, emanation, or radiation.
2. A distinctive but intangible quality that seems to surround a person or thing; atmosphere
3. Pathology. A sensation, as of a cold breeze or a bright light, that precedes the onset of certain disorders, such as an epileptic seizure or an attack of migraine.

Some people view it as nothing more than the heat that our body creates, and yet to a spiritual healer it is source of information which determins a persons health and mood based on colours or strength of the aura they sense. There are 3 layers. One which surrounds the central part of the human torso, the second expands up to 3 feet beyond the physical body, and the third can encompas a small room. They do have names, but I don't feel like running down to my basement to find the notes from my courses to confirm them.

Sensing your aura

The middle aura is the one most healers work with as it is the easiest to find and contains most of the details about the person. To find it is as easy as recognizing your Personal space, that comfort level between you and someone you happen to be talking with.

With this exercise you will need the assistance of a friend. Sit on a low back, chair, stool or even the floor. Have your friend step behind you about 6 feet or so hold out their arm and start wiggling their fingers. Then while you continue to face forward the friend will walk towards you (still wiggling those fingers) until you can feel something brushing/tingling your back, or the friend actually touches you. Then when you feel something. Tell the friend to stop and see how far they are. If you were able to sense them without them touching you that should give you a rough idea as to how far out your middle aura extends.


Chakra Definition

1. One of the seven centers of spiritual energy in the human body according to yoga philosophy.

Actually, there have been some variations over the years around that. The 7 main ones are still being recognized within the body, but there is also some mention of 21 sub chakras in the body and another 5 main ones which extend from our aura and into other dimentions. Myself, I can sense up to the 8th and the sub chakras in feet, hands and shoulders but any of the ones existing in the torso don't stand out above the main one.

Sensing Chakras
Chakras are energy points of the body the main 7 are located around the groin area, lower tummy, just below the rib cage, the heart, throat, forehead and crown (top of the head). The 8th for anyone interested is about a foot and 1/2 above the top of the head.

Extend your hand out as far as your arm will go in front of one of the chakra areas. Then slowly draw your hand towards your body. If this works you should feel a bit of building pressure on your hand as you move closer to the chakra.

If these expariments don't work. Don't fret. Either you just need to practice or this isn't part of your calling.

Yep, it is a way to sense someones aura, and it does involve Empathic abilities (being able to feel what another is feeling). And not everyone can "see" an aura, but we do have other senses and for some, one or more of those other senses may be more sensitive to auras and spirit instead (which is why Mediums refere to themselves as clairvoyant, clairaudient, and/or clairsentient). But because we live in a "sight" orientated world, it is the ability that most psychics try to develop first, and it makes things confusing for those whos gifts lay in a different sense. wink

Having your eyes closed is common. Less stimuli and distractions, for starters, but also other senses have to compensate and allows intuition, E.S.P, and/or hightened awareness to come into play as well.

What do you mean when you say

Hopefully, you are not Sympathetic...where occasionally the emotions of others become part of you and not only do you feel the emotion, but you express it as well.

I'm glad your shields go up. Not that being able to feel other peoples emotions is bad or anything, but for those who can't cope with an emotional overload, it can prove to be very draining. There are ways to open your shields a small amount so that you can still feel the emotions of the other person, but not let too much of the emotion in.

In the case of emotions you will need to work in the areas of your heart and abdomen. These are the emotion centers of the body. To open them you can either touch in front of one or both of these areas or hold your hand(s) a couple of inches away from your body. Then slowly make small clockwise motion infront of those chakras, and as you do so you can imagine that it acts like rolling down a very small car window. This can help control how much of the other persons emotions you let in. When you want to close up the chakra, you place your hand in front and slowly pull up. As you close imagine that your hand is taking with it the other persons emotions as well. Then when the chakra is closed, imagine you are holding the emotions in your hand like a ball of fluff and using your breath blow it out of your hand. (you may send best wishes, prayers or healing energy with it as well)

With practice you can learn to open up and close the chakra with a simple touch of your finger. Sort of an up grade from a hand crank to power windows. xd

It's no big deal. I hope it helps.

I've added a sticky for those interested in aura colours
But I don't know if it will be of much help

Chakras are energy converters. They help direct our bodies energy flow into a necessary focus depending on our activities and interests. Each chakra is believed to represent various human aspects, personal skills, and activities. Depending on the activity, the coresponding chakra will redirect the necesary energy to assist us. The healthier the chakra, the better the flow, and the easier it is for us to complete the activity.

Does that help a bit?
If not I've added some web sites you can check out


http://www.sacredcenters.com/chakras.html
http://www.calmness.com/chakras.htm