The aura is your life-force, spirit, or energy, whichever term you want to use. Historically artists would show the aura as halos depicted in religious paintings. However, auras in fact surround the whole of the body, and have several levels or layers. The first level of the aura, which is also the easiest to see, is the Etheric layer. The aura is made up of many colours which emanate from the chakras, and the colours change all the time depending upon mood, energy level, or what activities you are undertaking.
A process called Kirlian photography has proven that energy fields or auras exist and can be captured on film. Simyon Kirlian accidentally discovered this phenomenon in 1939 when carrying out high voltage contact photography.
The aura is in a sense a by-product of your chakras. As we know chakras are energy centres at different parts of your body, which spin and vibrate at a certain energy level. There is evidence that in ancient times the Egyptian, the Chinese, and Indians all had healers that worked on the energy field (known as Chi, Prana, or Ki). They worked on the chakras of their patients using methods such as colour, crystals, incense, and music, all of which have individual vibrations which resonate with certain chakras. These non-invasive methods of healing are seeing a huge resurgence today as people look for alternatives to balance and heal the mind, body, and spirit.
One way to cleanse and heal your aura is to sit in a quiet room where you will not be disturbed. If you wish, have soft lighting and relaxing music playing in the background.
Complete a grounding and protection routine.
Sit on the floor either holding, or facing a clear quartz crystal.
Imagine energy rising up from your feet into your Base Chakra. Once it is there see your Base Chakra as a red flower. Watch this flower opening in your minds eye. How does this flower feel? How does it open?
Move the energy up from your Base Chakra to your Sacral Chakra. Once it is there see your Sacral Chakra as an orange flower. Watch this flower opening in your minds eye. How does this flower feel? How does it open?
Move the energy up from your Sacral Chakra to your Solar Plexus Chakra. Once it is there see your Solar Plexus as a yellow flower. Watch this flower opening in your minds eye. How does this flower feel? How does it open?
Move the energy up from your Solar Plexus to your Heart Chakra. Once it is there see your heart chakra as a green flower. Watch this flower opening in your minds eye. How does this flower feel? How does it open?
Move the energy up from your Heart Chakra to your Throat Chakra. Once it is there see your Throat Chakra as a blue flower. Watch this flower opening in your minds eye. How does this flower feel? How does it open?
Move the energy up from your Throat Chakra to your Third Eye. Once it is there see your third eye as a purple flower. Watch this flower opening in your minds eye. How does this flower feel? How does it open?
Move the energy up from your third eye to your Crown Chakra. Once it is there see your Crown Chakra as a pure white flower. Watch this flower opening in your minds eye. How does this flower feel? How does it open?
Once all the chakra flowers are open, visualise the white light from the quartz crystal entering your aura and cleansing and healing each of your chakras.
Feel the energy.
Feel the purity of the white light.
Feel the cleansing.
Once you are happy that your chakras, and your aura have been cleansed and healed begin to close you chakras.
Begin at your crown chakra and slowly close all the petals of the flower and repeat each process as you move down the chakras to ensure that your chakras are now closed and safe.
Then slowly open your eyes, and take a few moments to come round. Then have a drink of water and make a note of how you feel.
Katy is a holistic therapist / teacher and a psychic teacher at
Harmony House, a VTCT and CMA accredited training centre, based in Glossop Derbyshire and within easy reach of Manchester, Stockport, Macclesfield, Huddersfield, Sheffield, Barnesly and Buxton
