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👁️ Aura & Energy Fields

Aura colors, how to sense an aura, and keeping your energy clear.

Many spiritual traditions describe an aura: a field of energy around every living being, often pictured as layers of colored light. Its colors are said to shift with your mood, your thoughts and your spiritual state.

You don't need to see auras to work with them. Plenty of people feel them instead, or simply use the idea as a way to check in with their own energy and look after it.

Aura colors and what they mean

Colors change all the time. A murky or dull shade is usually read as a passing state (tired, stressed, guarded), and a clear, bright one as that color's energy flowing well.

Red auraLife force and passionA red aura is associated with vitality, passion, courage and strong physical energy.Read more →Orange auraCreativity and enthusiasmAn orange aura is associated with creativity, enthusiasm, confidence and adventurous energy.Read more →Yellow auraClarity and joyA yellow aura is associated with an active mind, optimism, confidence and joy.Read more →Green auraGrowth and healingA green aura is associated with an open heart, growth, healing and a love of nature.Read more →Pink auraLove and gentlenessA pink aura is associated with love, compassion, tenderness and sensitivity.Read more →Blue auraPeace and truthA blue aura is associated with calm, honesty, clear communication and intuition.Read more →Indigo auraDepth and inner sightAn indigo aura is associated with deep intuition, spiritual awareness and wisdom.Read more →Violet auraSpiritual connectionA violet or purple aura is associated with spiritual connection, imagination and transformation.Read more →White auraFresh spiritual energyA white aura is associated with purity, openness and new spiritual energy.Read more →Gold auraDivine protectionA gold aura is associated with wisdom, spiritual protection and a strong sense of purpose.Read more →Silver auraIntuition and insightA silver aura is associated with intuition, fresh insights and abundance on the way.Read more →Gray auraGuarded or tiredA gray aura is usually read as a temporary state: guarded, tired, worried or stuck.Read more →Brown auraIn need of groundingA muddy brown aura is usually read as a sign that grounding is needed, or that energy feels congested.Read more →Black auraHeavy, but not foreverDark or black patches in an aura are usually read as heavy, absorbed energy: grief, stress or exhaustion. It clears with care.Read more →

How to see or feel an aura

  • Soft gaze: have someone stand against a plain, light wall. Look around them rather than at them, and let your eyes relax and unfocus. With practice, many people notice a faint haze or shimmer close to the body.
  • Peripheral vision: auras are often easier to catch out of the corner of your eye.
  • Feel it: hold your palms facing each other a few inches apart. Slowly move them closer and farther apart, and notice any warmth, tingling or gentle resistance.

Cleansing and protecting your energy

To cleanse: take a salt bath and picture the water drawing out energy that isn't yours; ring a bell around your body; or "brush" your aura from head to toe with your hands and shake them off.

To protect: picture a bubble of white or gold light around you; imagine the outside of that bubble as a mirror that reflects anything unkind away; or carry black tourmaline or labradorite.

Cord cutting

Close relationships are said to form energetic cords. When one keeps you tied to something you've moved on from, you can release it:

  1. Breathe deeply and picture the cord. Where does it connect to you?
  2. Call in a protective guide, if that feels right.
  3. Picture the cord cleanly cut and dissolving into light, and your end sealing with gold.
  4. Say: "I release all ties that no longer serve my highest good."
  5. Ground yourself with a few slow breaths.

Cutting a cord doesn't end a relationship. It releases the unhealthy attachment.

Aura work is a spiritual practice, not a medical or psychological diagnosis. If something is going on with your physical or mental health, please see a qualified professional.

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