An aura is an energy field generated by each human being. Anyone can learn to see auras with practice. Auras vary in widths, depending upon the strength of the personality of the individual being viewed, and may or may not be accompanied by a color. To focus on auras, enter a state of light meditation and look past the person's left shoulder or past the back of their head approximately 6-12 inches. Preferably, the person should be in front of a light-colored, solid background.
Auras can give clues to the person's emotions, and for me, mental development. I have seen the following colors of auras, and here are the accompanying emotions I sensed:
Clear – undetermined, generally the person is mentally focused on something, and not emoting. Many of these people are so balanced and living at such a high spiritual level that it is almost as if they had transcended this aspect of their beings.
Blue – Denotes empathic ability, a high level of compassion. May or may not indicate an average level of intelligence, though many people with this aura color are unaware of their abilities.
Yellow (also referred to as Gold) – One of the highest spiritual colors, it is found generally on persons with exceptional gifts and abilities. I sense powerful personalities and exceptional intelligence and talents. These auras are generally accompanied by a sense of peace with self and the world, and a driving sense of purpose underlying all.
Green – Called “the color of the heart”, this is found generally on persons of action, gifted physically in some manner, but not particularly strong intellectually, i.e. they tend to let their actions speak for them, and do not tend to philosophize. Again, strong personalities and a strong sense of purpose. Also, I sense an underlying sense of affection, though carefully hidden. These people do not wear their hearts on their sleeves. What also might be interesting to mention is how someone's aura is affected by his or her zodiac sign. For example, Cancers, being one of the most emotional of the twelve signs, commonly have green in their auras. Paralleling the chakra system and zodiac will probably give a good indication of the relationship between auras and other zodiac signs.
Red – Generally on persons under some emotional stress or experiencing anger or physical pain. Raw emotion is strong in them, overriding reason in most cases.
Purple – Again, this represents one of the highest spiritual colors, (along with gold, white, green and some blues) and generally appears around the head area (the crown chakra). The crown chakra is associated with the color purple.
White – On persons of exceptional spiritual enlightenment, usually with a strong gift of healing. These persons exude a peace and serenity stronger than that of any other aura color.
Orange - Generally indicates the presence of stress and/or frustration. May be a blending of red and gold.
Grey - a dangerous color, usually an indicator of depression, suicidal thoughts/ideations/tendencies and excess (negative) mental energy. Watch for auric leaks and energy drain from people with this aura. Subconsciously, these people tend to compensate for their energy leakage by siphoning the psychic energy from those around them. This will leave the people around them feeling tired, irritable and generally unwell.
May the Force be with you, and may you rest in the love and care of the Divine.