AURA MEANINGS



When I perceive an aura, I get impressions depending on the colors I see...there 
are some basic traits I have learned to recognize and apply to all auras and 
these are:

THE AURIC BODY

The Auric Body is what I call the color(s) closest to your physical body. In the 
case of a long distance reading, I concentrate and focus on a human shape and 
then observe the color closest to that shape. This is the Auric Body.

The Auric Body Color(s) usually indicate those characteristics and traits 
closest to the person; their karmic lessons, the spiritual choices they will and 
have made; their natural and innate skills; their basis fears and goals. In 
short, the color(s) of the Auric Body tells you exactly who the person really 
is, the face they never turn to the world.

Normally, most people tend to have a thin white band around a secondary color. 
You will observe that the white band is the color closest to the physical body 
while the secondary color will comprise most of the Auric Body. This is because 
most of us keep our true selves deeply hidden and protected. Consider this thin 
white line the "Inner Child".

THE THREE OUTER AURIC BANDS

After the Auric Body I have found there are three separate "bands" or lines of 
color demarcation. It may take time to perceive them as being three separate and 
distinct sections because the colors sometimes blend and bleed one into the 
other, but I believe they are there. The best way I can think of to describe the 
Outer Auric Sections is to imagine a dot and then draw a circle around the dot, 
then a second circle around the first and a third circle around the second... 
with the dot in the middle. The dot represents the Auric Body and the three 
circles the Outer Auric Section.

I have personally come to think of these Outer Auric Circles as: Past, Present 
and Future. The Past section is the one closest to the Auric Body, the Present 
is the section of color right after the Past and the Future section is normally 
the outer colors that tend to be wisps or a very thin, fine line of color at 
times barely perceptible.

This is the technique that works best for me.

THE PAST CIRCLE

The Past are the colors that are closest to the Auric Body and represent the 
lessons, traumas, memories, disease, triumphs and victories of the person. Those 
things that are still very much a part of the person.

As you observe the colors of the Past, look for those colors that stand out from 
the rest. Those are usually memories and issues that the person you are reading 
is still grappling with. The more vibrant the color, the more important it is 
for the person to come to terms with this. Lighter colors tend to indicate those 
lessons and issues that the person has internalized and has moved on about... 
unlike the more vibrant ones that are still pending and unresolved.

THE PRESENT CIRCLE

Like the Past, the Present will also give you a pretty good idea of what is 
happening in the person's life now. However, because the Present is mid way 
between the Past and the Future, acting as a bridge between both, you may see 
colors bleeding in from the Past and from the Future. These may appear as thin, 
spidery veins criss crossing the Present circle. Try to pinpoint the origin of 
this color thread....does it come from the Past? If so, then this is an issue 
that the person has not dealt with and consciously has buried and that is 
definitely affecting their current situation. If the color is originating in the 
Future (farthest away from the Auric Body) this may be an indication that the 
issues associated and characteristic of this color may be carried over from 
past lives and are still unresolved and thus still out there in the future of 
things...

The colors of the Present Auric Circle are to be read a little more closely than 
the Past. Here is where decisions are made, judgments are called for, lessons 
are learned, joy and triumph, sorrow and loss is experienced, physical and 
emotional pain is recorded, and the experiences of the past as well as the 
characteristics of the Auric Body are expressed.

Look for the subtle differences in colors, textures are important as well. Do 
you perceive more pastels than the more bright gem colors? Are the colors muted 
or deep? Are there metallic hues here and there? What about the texture of the 
colors? Are they flat, fluffy, grainy, smooth, satiny. Look at the colors 
themselves. Are they bright and clear or smoky and blurred?

All of these mean something.

THE FUTURE AURIC CIRCLE

The Future Auric Circle is the band of colors or a single color which is usually 
seen as a thin, fine and wispy line of color at the very edge of the aura. It 
usually flares and peaks.

Studying these thin, wispy lines, which are usually in a rainbow color pattern 
tells us a great deal about the aims and goals of the person. Those colors that 
tend to peak are areas of concern for the person and should be given special 
care and attention for they often symbolize issues that may be entering the 
person's life.

DEFINITIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS

What parameters do I use in interpreting colors, shapes, movement, textures? 
These are associations I have learned that seem natural and correct for me. As 
in all esoteric things, you must also explore what feels best and natural for 
you.

Below are the parameters I personally employ:

COLORS:

White: Purity and virginity; usually found close to the Auric Body in young 
women and men who are still sexually inexperienced or have not yet conceived a 
child. It is the color of new beginnings, religious and spiritual humility. An 
auric "blank page"

Black: Normally not found as a solid color, but more in splotchy dots here and 
there. Indicative of emotional, spiritual or physical illness. A completely 
black aura is normally seen in photos of those who have passed over. Should you 
see a black aura around a living person, please proceed with care. Never 
predict death....this is unethical.

Blue: The color of the musician, the teacher, those who express self via the 
word, usually great speakers and orators. Peace and tranquility. Lovers of art 
and poetry. Avid readers. Endowed with expansive memories. Issues of justice and 
law are of deep concerns. Appeal to this person via the mind and logic.

Green: The color of the Mother/Father archetype. Nurturing and loving; calm and 
reliable. Does best when close to nature. A romantic idealist. Tends to think 
more with the heart than the mind. Appeal to this person via the heart and the 
emotions. 

Red: A color of passion, movement and energy. Lust and love of life; vigor and 
health. A masculine color full of dreams and ideals, goals and ambition. These 
are the movers and shakers of society. The born leaders. Appeal to their sense 
of justice and right.

Yellow: The healers and lovers. A color between red and orange, a sunny 
delightful disposition. Gentle and calm, energetic when needed, full of robust 
health and ideas. A thinker rather than a doer. Romantic and gentle, they retain 
memories of past loves for many years. Appeal to their sense of kindness and 
fair play.

Orange: Career and goal oriented, these are the makers and creators. Self 
confidence, self pride and self-love. Energy and dedication to see a project 
through. Appeal to their sense of organization and success.

Purple: The color of the spirit. Spirituality and philosophy. The mystics and 
seers. A connection to the Universe and the gods. A desire to evolve and grow. 
The least materialistic of the colors.

TEXTURES:

As you progress and become more comfortable with reading the colors, you will 
begin to notice that the actual Auric field also has textures....or at least 
something which I perceive to be texture. I have come to associate certain 
textures with specific characteristics...these also have worked well for me:

SATIN/SILK: A satiny/silky texture will show up when you see that a color tend 
to have what look like "highlights" The color has a smooth look to it and 
combined with these highlights definitely look like a piece of satin fabric.

Satiny textures tell me about the person....dreamy, romantic individuals. People 
who shun confrontations and tend to be more or less balanced in their approach 
to life. Persons who are also drawn to art, beauty, comfort and luxury.

FLUFFY: Like a cotton, or cotton candy texture, fluffy textures to colors tend 
to look like fluffy clouds. An indication of a sunny disposition and one who is 
almost child-like (not childish) in their trust and outlook on life. Easy-going 
individuals sometimes being too carefree.

FLAT: Flat textures do not reflect any sort of light in the color. Indication of 
superficiality, inability to attach emotionally to others. Loners, these are the 
loners. Hardworking and steady but with little imagination. Loyal and stalwart.

GRAINY: Grainy textures often indicate some sort of deep emotional, physical or 
spiritual pain or discomfort. Often they are best described as "splotchy" colors 
that pop up here and there and look like little bumps or pimples. They are 
indeed the "pimples" of the Aura, and should be seen to as quickly as possible 
so that they do not fester and grow into unmanageable problems. Grainy auras 
tend to respond well to Reiki attunements.

SMOOTH: The most common of the textures, the smooth current of color, bleeding 
into the three bands, forming rivulets of colors. A well balanced outlook on 
life. Creative, problem solving capabilities, mature, reliable.

SHAPES:

* Bumpy shapes tend to indicate physical, emotional or spiritual pain.

* Thin veins of colors or single color tend to indicate a situation not yet in 
the person's life (if in the Future) or an issue that the person is attempting 
to bury or ignore.

* Colors that stand out above the rest indicate issues that are very much on the 
person's mind.

* Colors that fade in and out as you observer are characteristics that are 
coming into the person's personality or lessons being learned which have not yet 
fully developed.

* Peaking colors (wisps and peaks like little flames) on the tips of the Future 
Auric Band indicate issues, characteristics which are not yet part of the 
person's life experience and may very well be.


DEEP COLORS: Sensual deep colors, usually found only the "gem colors" such as 
emerald, sapphire blue, ruby red, hunter green or jade, amethyst, topaz, etc are 
indicative of a person who is also highly sensual, woodsy and adventuresome; 
young at heart and spirit. An ancient one who has returned to teach. This is 
rare but it is out there.

PASTEL COLORS: Gentle loving creatures who are more at home with the animals of 
the World than with fellow humans. One must be gentle and careful with these 
people who have such auras as they are usually naÔve and innocents. Their symbol 
is usually a flower. Make magnificent friends and once you meet a person with 
pastel colored auras you will never forget them.

METALLIC COLORS: Metallic colors for me tell me one of two things: I am dealing 
with someone who may be ill or at least taking some sort of medication, or 
therapy; the secondary association is someone who is highly evolved and is 
aspecting the God (gold) or the Goddess (silver)

Take a good look at the other colors and how these speak to you in order to 
determine which of the two associations you will go with.

FINAL COMMENT

This is as much as I know and employ when reading an aura. As I said at the 
beginning of this article, this is a system I personally have devised and used 
for many years. It may work for your, or it may not. Or you may find portions 
that you can adapt to your own personal system.

Whatever technique you settle on, make sure you keep good records so that you 
can go back and see for yourself where the patterns are emerging. This is how 
you develop your own personal style for reading auras.

Good luck!

Bry

© 2002 B. FairRaven. All rights reserved.


[Note: the above are associations and traits that work for me and may not be 
exactly the same for you. Always stick with what feels comfortable and natural 
for you]