AURAS

An Essay On The

MEANING OF COLORS

By
Edgar Cayce
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3 R E F A C E
The essay herein contained is the last labor to which Edgar Cayce put
his hand. The color chart was returned to me with corrections in his own
hand awwardly written. !ith it was a note" also written in longhand. #$
cannot use my typewriter"% it said. #$ ha&e lost the use o' my le't arm and
my right leg is numb. $ presume $ ha&e had a slight stroe.%
That was in September. A month be'ore" on my porch here in
Clearwater" while we watched the porpoises sporting in the (ul' o'
)e*ico and admired the spectacular sunsets" the boolet was planned.
The human aura was one o' our 'a&orite sub+ects o' con&ersation,
whene&er we got together $ -uestioned him about his ability to see colors
emanating 'rom persons" and he always had some new and interesting
anecdotes concerning this strange power" which because it 'unctioned
while he was 'ully conscious" in many" many ways intrigued him more
than his gi't 'or gi&ing readings. At least it entertained him more at the
moment it was taing place" 'or despite all the readings he ga&e" he ne&er
heard one. .uring all o' the most interesting portions o' his li'e he was
asleep.
!e were in the process o' woring out a new publication program
during this &isit" and it occurred to me that a short but instructi&e article
on auras would be help'ul to members o' the Association" particularly i' it
carried )r. Cayce/s interpretation o' the colors" wored out o&er a long
period o' years by patient trial and error. $ made the suggestion to him"
and he ga&e me the usual answer0that he didn/t now enough about the
sub+ect" had no bacground in it" etc." ad in'initum. 1e had a &ery low
opinion o' anything he said while awae. $ then put it di''erently. $ ased
him i' he would collaborate with me" and since he apparently had not the
power to re'use me anything $ ased 2any more than he had the power to
re'use anyone else3 he said yes.
!e set to wor immediately" right there on the porch" and $ began
maing notes. By the time the te*t was ready he had returned to Virginia
Beach" had 'allen ill" and was at Roanoe resting. Early in .ecember he
was brought home to the house on Arctic Crescent. There" on the night o'
4anuary 5" 6789" he passed away.
$ remember him 'rom those August days 'or so many things. 1e was
so thin and tired and wist'ul. :et his 'ace lighted with transcendent +oy
when he saw me enter the water and slosh away on my own" swimming
on my bac in the warm" still water. 1e lo&ed the Australian pines in
'ront o' our cottage" and wanted to ha&e some sent to Virginia Beach" to
plant along the lae behind the house. 1e was disappointed when he
learned that they would not 'lourish that 'ar north.
#Then $ will ha&e to come down here"% he said. #:ou 'ind a place" and
we will get it together. $ can rest here. $ dreamed the other night that $ was
on a train coming to ;lorida. $ had retired" and was going to li&e here.%
$ urged him to remain longer with me, $ pressed him to gi&e up the
interminable" punishing hours he put in at the mounting stacs o'
correspondence. $ suggested that he spend his time 'ishing and gardening"
e*cept 'or the periods when the readings were gi&en. But these re-uests
were to him unreasonable. $n the letters which came to him were tales o'
mis'ortune and su''ering. Each was a cry 'or help. 1e would ha&e heard it
as well in the garden or on the doc. $' he could ha&e answered it at once
he would not ha&e minded so much. But when he had to put o'' the
reading0at 'irst 'or wees" then 'or months" then 'or a year or more" his
heart was hea&y and his mind became numb with the burden o' his
helplessness. Though he stayed asleep longer than e&er be'ore and pushed
his output o' readings to unprecedented heights" he could mae but a
small dent in the pile o' re-uests. $t was this more than anything which
broe him.

<n the day he le't we dro&e with him as 'ar as =aeland. Along the
way we stopped and ate a picnic lunch. Together we rehearsed our plans>
publication and research were gradually to wor their way to the 'ore o'
the Association/s wor" gi&ing to e&eryone the wisdom and instruction o'
the readings.
(radually he was to slacen his own wor until it was de&oted mainly to
general readings on research sub+ects and 'or guidance and instruction. $n
this way the best that he had to gi&e would be a&ailable to all. That way
he would li&e long and help e&eryone" we were sure.
At =aeland he stepped 'rom the car and turned to smile at me and
s-uee?e my hand. #!ell" when we meet again we/ll ha&e e&erything
wored out 'ine"% he said. <ctober was the date we had set. 1e would
return then 'or a longer rest.
But the dreams that came to him here in our sunshine" and the
whispers he heard in the Australian pines" were promises 'rom another
land. 1e will rest there" and +ust as he said" when we meet again we/ll
ha&e e&erything wored out 'ine.
Two days a'ter his death the proo's o' this boolet arri&ed. $n them is
his 'inal message" a plea 'or 'aith" hope" and charity" and abo&e all" the
courage and wisdom to engage in what Stephen )ac@enna described as"
#an acti&e mental li'e" with a little lo&e to warm it.% ;or the burden o' all
the readings is the necessity 'or man to tae up his cross0/ A)ind is the
builder> nowledge not li&ed becomes sin, in e&ery person o' whate&er
station loo not 'or things to critici?e" but 'or something you adore in
your Creator, 'or you will not enter the ingdom o' hea&en" e*cept
leaning upon the arm o' someone you ha&e helped.%
0Thomas Sugrue
Clearwater Beach" ;la."
4anuary 69" 6789.
B<TE> Thomas Sugrue" author o' There is a River, the authoritati&e biography o' Edgar
Cayce" was the &ictim o' a rare paralytic disease" and was sa&ed 'rom complete immobility
and almost certain death by )r. Cayce/s #readings% 'or him. This pre'ace" written a 'ew days
a'ter Edgar Cayce/s death" re&eals the deep personal and spiritual bond between the two men.
AURAS
EVER S$BCE $ can remember $ ha&e seen colors in connection with
people. $ do not remember a time when the human beings $ encountered
did not register on my retina with blues and greens and reds gently
pouring 'rom their heads and shoulders. $t was a long time be'ore $
reali?ed that other people did not see these colors, it was a long time
be'ore $ heard the word aura" and learned to apply it to this phenomenon
which to me was commonplace. $ do not e&er thin o' people e*cept in
connection with their auras, $ see them change in my 'riends and lo&ed
ones as time goes by0sicness" de+ection" lo&e" 'ul'illment0these are all
re'lected in the aura" and 'or me the aura is the weather&ane o' the soul. $t
shows which way the winds o' destiny are blowing.
)any people are able to see auras, many ha&e had e*periences similar
to mine0not nowing 'or many years that it was something uni-ue. <ne
o' my 'riends" a lady" who is a member o' the Association told me this>
All during my childhood $ saw colors in connection with people"
but did not reali?e that it was uncommon. <ne day the appearance o' a
woman in our neighborhood struc me as odd" though $ could not 'or
the moment see anything strange about her. !hen $ got home it
suddenly struc me that she had no colors about her. !ithin a 'ew
wees this woman died. That was my 'irst e*perience with what $
ha&e learned to loo upon as a natural action o' nature.
Apparently the aura re'lects the &ibrations o' the soul. !hen a
person is mared 'or death the soul begins to withdraw and the aura
naturally 'ades. At the end there is only a slim connection and the
brea is easy. $ ha&e heard that when people died suddenly" in
accidents" the passing was &ery di''icult because the way had not been
prepared.
A person/s aura tells a great deal about him" and when $ understood
that 'ew people saw it and that it had a spiritual signi'icance" $ began to
study the colors with an idea o' disco&ering their meaning. <&er a period
o' years $ ha&e built up a system which 'rom time to time $ ha&e checed
with other persons who see auras. $t is interesting to note that in almost
all interpretation these other people and $ agree. !e only di''er with
regard to the colors which are in our own auras. This is curious" 'or it
shows how uni&ersal are nature/s laws. !e now that opposites attract
and lies repel. !ell" $ ha&e a lot o' blue in my aura and my
interpretation o' this color does not always +ibe with that o' a person
whose aura does not contain it and who there'ore interprets it ob+ecti&ely.
<ne lady $ now has a great deal o' green in her aura" and she is inclined
to dislie green in the aura o' others" and place a disagreeable
interpretation on it" whereas it is the color o' healing and a 'ine one to
ha&e.
<ccasionally $ ha&e 'ound in boos de&oted to occult sciences"
de'initions o' colors" and these are generally in accord with what $ ha&e
'ound by e*perience to be true. The reading o' any particular aura"
howe&er" is a sill that is gained o&er a long period o' time by constant
obser&ation and endless trial and error. The intermingling o' the colors"
their relationship one to another" and the dominance o' one o&er the other"
are matters which must be considered be'ore rendering a +udgment. $ am
generally better able to #read% persons $ now than strangers" although
certain general characteristics o' the strangers" strie me immediately.
But to be help'ul $ 'ind it best to now the indi&idual. Then $ can tell him
when $ see the twinling lights o' success and achie&ement" or warn him
when melancholy or illness" threaten. <' course $ do not 2$n this
pro'essionally. $ would not thin o' such a thing. But $ belie&e it is an
ability which all people will someday possess" and there'ore $ want to do
what $ can to get 'ols used to the idea o' auras" so they will thin in
terms o' auras" so they will begin to attempt to see themsel&es.
$ ha&e been told that with proper e-uipment it is possible 'or almost
anyone to see an aura. E-uipment has been built 'or this purpose" and $
once met a pro'essor who said that he not only had seen auras but in his
laboratory had measured and weighed them.
!here do the colors come 'rom" and what maes them shi't and
changeC !ell" color seems to be a characteristic o' the &ibration o'
matter" and our souls seem to re'lect it in this threeDdimensional world
through atomic patterns. !e are patterns" and we pro+ect colors" which
are there 'or those who can see them.
$n his remarable boo" Pain, Sex, and Time, (erald 1eard" speaing
o' the e&idence 'or the e&olution o' consciousness" points out that our
ability to see colors is e*panding. The easiest color to see" as you now"
is red. At that end o' the spectrum the wa&es o' light are long. At the
other end" where blue runs into indigo and &iolet" the wa&es are short.
According to 1eard" who is a reliable scholar" our ability to see blue is
&ery recent. Bati&es who li&e on the Blue Bile in A'rica do not now it
by that name. Their title 'or it" when translated" means brown. 1omer" all
through the $liad and <dyssey" describes the )editerranean as the #wineD
dar sea.% )r. 1eard says that apparently 1omer caught #the slight tinge
o' red in the purple o' the )editerranean"% but did not see its predominant
blue. Aristotle" moreo&er" said that the rainbow had only three colors> red"
yellow and green. !e all now that perspecti&e in painting is recent" and
it is apparently unde&eloped in many primiti&e people to this day" 'or
tra&elers in the remote Paci'ic $slands ha&e 'ound that nati&es looing at
motion pictures are unable to percei&e anything but a 'lat sur'ace0their
eyes cannot gi&e threeDdimensionality to the pictures.
So it would seem that our eyes gradually are gaining in power. $ ha&e
heard many people comment on the pre&alence o' spectacles among our
ci&ili?ed people. They ha&e seemed to consider this a bad thing. Could it
be that it is a result o' constant straining on the part o' our eyes to see
more and to bring us to the ne*t step o' e&olutionE $ thin this is true and
will be recogni?ed in the 'uture. The 4apanese" 'or instance" are +ust
emerging 'rom a medie&al ci&ili?ation" and in attempting to see the things
we already percei&e they ha&e strained their eyes so that most e&ery one
o' them wears glasses.
!hat will it mean to us i' we mae this ne*t e&olutionary stepC !ell"
it will mean that we can see auras. !hat will this meanC $ am going to
answer that by telling two e*periences o' a 'riend o' mine who is able to
see auras.
This person" a woman" told me this>
!hene&er a person" whether it be a stranger" an intimate 'riend" or
a member o' my 'amily" decides to tell me an untruth" or to e&ade a
direct and 'ran answer to a -uestion o' mine" $ see a strea o' lemony
green shoot through his aura" hori?ontally" +ust o&er his head. $ call it
gasDlight green" and $ ha&e ne&er nown it to 'ail as an indication o'
e&asion or 'alsi'ication. $ was a school teacher 'or many years" and my
students mar&eled at my ability to catch them in any detour 'rom the
truth.
$magine what that will mean0e&eryone able to see when you plan to
tell them a lie" e&en a little white one. !e will all ha&e to be 'ran" 'or
there will no longer be such a thing as deceitE
Bow let me tell you the other incident.
<ne day in a large city $ entered a department store to do some
shopping. $ was on the si*th 'loor and rang 'or the ele&ator. !hile $
was waiting 'or it $ noticed some bright red sweaters" and thought $
would lie to loo at them. 1owe&er" $ had signaled 'or the ele&ator"
and when it came $ stepped 'orward to enter it. $t was almost 'illed
with people" but suddenly $ was repelled. The interior o' the car"
although wellDlighted" seemed dar to me. Something was wrong.
Be'ore $ could analy?e my action $ said" #(o ahead"% to the operator"
and stepped bac. $ went o&er to loo at the sweaters" and then $
reali?ed what had made me uneasy. The people in the ele&ator had no
auras. !hile $ was e*amining the sweaters" which had attracted me by
their bright red hues0the color o' &igor and energy0the ele&ator
cable snapped" the car 'ell to the basement" and all the occupants were
illed.
:ou see what the nac o' seeing auras will mean when it becomes a
common ability. .anger" catastrophe" accidents" death" will not come
unannounced. !e will see them on their way as did the prophets o' old,
and as the prophets o' old we will recogni?e and welcome our own death"
understanding its true signi'icance.
$t is di''icult to pro+ect oursel&es into such a world" a world where
people will see each other/s 'aults and &irtues" their weanesses and
strength" their sicness" their mis'ortunes" their coming success. !e will
see oursel&es as others see us and we will be an entirely di''erent type o'
person" 'or how many o' our &ices will persist when all o' them are
nown to e&eryoneE
<ne more comment on the possibilities o' the 'uture, then we will
return to the more mundane present. Another person who sees auras once
told me this>

$' $ am taling to a person and he maes a statement o' opinion
which re'lects a pre+udice gained in one o' his 'ormer li&es" $ see as he
speas a 'igure in his aura" which is a re'lection o' the personality he
was in that time0$ see" that is" the body o' a (ree" or an Egyptian" or
whate&er he happened to be. As soon as we pass on to another sub+ect
and the opinion gained in that incarnation passes" the 'igure
disappears. =ater he will e*press another &iew. Perhaps he will say" #$
ha&e always lo&ed $taly and wanted to go there"% and as he speas $
will see the 'igure o' a Renaissance man or an old Roman. .uring the
course o' an a'ternoon/s con&ersation $ may see si* or eight o' these
'igures.
!ell" what is that but a =i'e Reading" e*cept 'or the interpretations
and +udgmentsC $t sounded so strange when $ heard it that $ was inclined
to be septical" until one e&ening at dus when" sitting on the porch o' a
'riend/s house" $ saw the thing mysel'. )y 'riend was speaing earnestly
to a group o' people" and he made some interpretation o' English history.
$n his aura $ saw the 'igure o' a young mon" and $ recalled that in his
=i'e Reading this 'riend had been identi'ied as a mon in England.
#But what do auras mean to the ma+ority o' people" who cannot see
them"% you asC !ell" the ma+ority o' people do see them" $ belie&e" but
do not reali?e it. $ belie&e anyone can 'igure out what another person Aa
aura is in a general way" i' he will tae note o' the colors which a person
habitually uses in the matter o' clothing and decoration. 1ow many times
ha&e you said o' a woman" #!hy does she wear that colorC $t does not
suit her at all.% 1ow many times ha&e you said" #1ow beauti'ul she loos
in that dress. The color is +ust right 'or her. She was made to wear it.% $n
both cases you ha&e been reading an aura. The 'irst woman was wearing a
color which clashed with her aura. The second woman was wearing a
color which harmoni?ed with her aura. All o' you now what colors are
help'ul to your 'riends" and bring out the best in them. They are the colors
that beat with the same &ibrations as the aura" and thus strengthen and
heighten it. By watching closely you can e&en disco&er changes in your
'riends as they are re'lected in a shi't in the color predominating in their
wardrobe.
=et me gi&e you an e*ample" one that has to do with health as it is
indicated in the aura. $ new a man who 'rom boyhood wore nothing but
blue 0 're-uently $ ha&e seen him with a blue suit" blue shirt" blue tie"
and e&en blue socs. <ne day he went into a store to buy some ties. 1e
was surprised to 'ind that he had selected se&eral which were maroon in
color. 1e was e&en more surprised when as time went on" he began to
choose shirts with garnet stripes and ties and pocet handerchie' sets in
&arious shades o' scarlet. This went on 'or se&eral years" during which
time he became more ner&ous and more tired. 1e was woring too hard
and e&entually he had a ner&ous breadown.
.uring this time the red had grown in prominence in his aura. Bow
gray" the color o' illness" began to creep into the red" but as he reco&ered"
the gray disappeared and then the blue began to eat up the red. E&entually
all the red was consumed and he was well. Bor did he e&er a'terward
wear anything red" scarlet" or maroon.
$n another case a woman who ordinarily wore greens and yellows"
went to a dress shop which she had patroni?ed 'or years. The proprietress
brought out se&eral dresses but seemed perple*ed when the lady tried
them on. #$ don/t now what it is"% the proprietress said" #but you need
something red or pin. $ ha&e ne&er thought you could wear those colors
hut something in you seems to call 'or them now.% The lady e&entually
bought a dress with red stripes. !ithin a month she was in a hospital"
su''ering 'rom a ner&ous condition. She reco&ered" and continued to
patroni?e the same dress shop" but the proprietress ne&er again suggested
that she wear red or pin.
Red
Red is the 'irst o' the primary colors and in ancient symbolism it
represented the body" the earth" and hell" all three o' which meant the
same thing in the old mystery religions. The earth was the irrational
world into which the soul descended 'rom hea&en. The body was the
earth 'orm which held the soul capti&e. 1ea&en was blue" and the spirit
was blue. The mind was associated with yellow. $t is interesting that in
some systems o' metaphysics blue is considered to be the true color o' the
sun, that is" i' we could be outside earth we would see the sun as a blue
light0so't" power'ul" and spiritual. The yellow color is supposed to result
'rom the collision o' the sun/s rays with the atmosphere o' earth. Since
the greatest spiritual weapon o' man is his intellect" it is natural that mind
be associated with the sun/s color in this world.
As to the meaning o' red" it indicates 'orce" &igor and energy. $ts
interpretation depends upon the shade" and as with all colors" upon the
relationship o' other colors. .ar red indicates high temper" and it is a
symbol o' ner&ous turmoil. A person with dar red in his aura may not be
wea outwardly" but he is su''ering in some way" and it is re'lected in his
ner&ous system. Such a person is apt to be domineering and -uic to act.
$' the shade o' red is light it indicates a ner&ous" impulsi&e" &ery acti&e
person" one who is probably sel'Dcentered. Scarlet indicates an o&erdose
o' ego. Pin" or coral" is the color o' immaturity. $t is seen usually in
young people" and i' it shows up in the aura o' one who is grown it
indicates delayed adolescence" a childish concern with sel'. $n all cases o'
red there is a tendency to ner&ous troubles" and such people ought to tae
time to be -uiet and to get outside themsel&es.
Red is the color o' the planet )ars" and corresponds to do, the 'irst
note in the musical scale. $n early Christianity it signi'ied the su''ering
and death o' Christ" and was the color o' war" stri'e and sacri'ice.
Orange
<range is the color o' the sun. $t is &ital" and a good color generally"
indicating thought'ulness and consideration o' others. Again" howe&er" it
is a matter o' shade. (olden orange is &ital and indicates sel'Dcontrol"
whereas brownish orange shows a lac o' ambition and a don/tDcare
attitude. Such people may be repressed" but usually they are +ust la?y.
People with orange in their auras are sub+ect to idney trouble.
$n the early church orange signi'ied glory" &irtue" and the 'ruits o' the
earth" all o' these being connected naturally with the sun. $n the musical
scale the note re corresponds to orange.
Yellow

:ellow is the second primary color. !hen it is golden yellow it
indicates health and wellDbeing. Such people tae good care o'
themsel&es" don/t worry" and learn easily, good mentality is natural in
them. They are happy" 'riendly" and help'ul. $' the yellow is ruddy" they
are timid. $' they are redDheads they are apt to ha&e an in'eriority
comple*. They are thus apt o'ten to be indecisi&e and wea in will"
inclined to let others lead them.
$n the musical scale the note mi corresponds to yellow" and )ercury is
the planet o' this color.
Green
Pure emerald green" particularly i' it has a dash o' blue" is the color o'
healing. $t is help'ul" strong" 'riendly. $t is the color o' doctors and nurses"
who in&ariably ha&e a lot o' it in their auras. 1owe&er" it is seldom a
dominating color" usually being o&erDshadowed by one o' its neighbors.
As it tends toward blue it is more help'ul and trustworthy. As it tends
toward yellow it is weaened. A lemony green" with a lot o' yellow" is
deceit'ul. As a rule the deep" healing green is seen in small amounts" but
it is good to ha&e a little o' it in your aura.
Saturn is the planet o' this color" and fa is its musical note. $n the early
church it symboli?ed youth'ulness and the 'ertility o' nature" taing this
-uite naturally 'rom the sight o' the 'ields in spring.

Blue

Blue has always been the color o' the spirit" the symbol o'
contemplation" prayer" and hea&en. The sy is blue because gas
molecules in the air cause light rays 'rom the sun to be scattered. This is
the scienti'ic e*planation but" as $ ha&e mentioned be'ore" blue is said to
be the true color o' the sun" and it is also the color o' the planet 4upiter"
which is the ruler o' great thoughts and highDmindedness.
Almost any ind o' blue is good" but the deeper shades are the best.
Pale blue indicates little depth" but a struggle toward maturity. The person
may not be talented" but he tries. 1e will ha&e many heart aches and
many headaches" but he will eep going in the right direction. The middle
blue" or a-ua" belongs to a person who will wor harder and get more
done than the 'ellow with light blue" though there may be little di''erence
between them in talent. Those with the deep blue ha&e 'ound their wor
and are immersed in it. They are apt to be moody and are almost always
unusual persons" but they ha&e a mission and they stead'astly go about
'ul'illing it. They are spiritualDminded 'or the most part" and their li'e is
usually dedicated to an unsel'ish cause" such as science" art" or social
ser&ice. $ ha&e seen many Sisters o' )ercy with this dar blue" and many
writers and singers also.
The musical note o' blue is sol, and in the early church the color was
assigned to the highest attainments o' the Soul.
Indigo and Violet
$ndigo and &iolet indicate seeers o' all types" people who are
searching 'or a cause or a religious e*perience. As these people get
settled in their careers and in their belie's" howe&er" these colors usually
settle bac into deep blue. $t seems that once the purpose is set in the right
direction" blue is a natural emanation o' the soul. Those who ha&e purple
are inclined to be o&erbearing" 'or here there is an in'iltration o' pin.
1eart trouble and stomach trouble are rather common to persons with
indigo" &iolet and purple in their auras.
Venus is the planet o' indigo" and la is its musical note. The moon is
the planet o' &iolet and ti is its musical note. $n the early church indigo
and &iolet meant humiliation and sorrow.
The per'ect color" o' course" is white" and this is what we all are
stri&ing 'or. $' our souls were in per'ect balance then all our color
&ibrations would blend and we would ha&e an aura o' pure white. Christ
had this aura" and it is shown in many paintings o' 1im" particularly those
which depict 1im a'ter the resurrection. :ou recall that 1e said at the
tomb" #Touch me not 'or $ am newly risen.% 1e meant that as a warning" $
thin" 'or the &ibrations o' 1is being must at that time ha&e been so
power'ul that anyone putting a hand on 1im would ha&e been illed0
shoced as i' by li&e wire.
Color is light" and light is the mani'estation o' creation. !ithout light
there would be no li'e" and no e*istence. =ight" in 'act" is the primary
witness o' creation. All around us there are colors which we cannot see"
+ust as there are sounds we cannot hear" and thoughts we cannot
apprehend. <ur world o' comprehension is &ery small. !e can only see
the 'ew colors between red and &iolet. Beyond red on one side and &iolet
on the other are unguessed numbers o' colors" some o' them so bright and
wonder'ul" no doubt" we would be stricen blind i' by some chance we
could see them.
But in the 'act o' these colors we cannot see" these sounds we cannot
hear" these thoughts we cannot apprehend" lies the hope o' e&olution and
the promise o' eternity. This is a small and narrow world" and beyond it
are the glories which await our souls. But i' we labor to e*pand our
understanding and our consciousness" we can push bac the limits a little
bit e&en while here" and thus see a little more" understand a little more.
;i&e hundred years be'ore the birth o' Christ" Pythagoras" the 'irst
philosopher" used colors 'or healing. Today medical science is +ust
beginning to see the possibilities in this method. $' colors are &ibrations
o' spiritual 'orces" they should be able to help in healing our deepest and
most subtle maladies. Together with music" which is a indred spiritual
'orce" they 'orm a great hope 'or therapy o' the 'uture.
But $ do not thin that color therapy will become widespread or
practical until we ha&e accepted the truth o' auras and become
accustomed to reading them in order to disco&er what imbalance is
disturbing a person. <' course" we cannot trans'orm all auras into a pure
white light" but we can learn to detect signs o' physical" mental and
ner&ous disorders" and treat them in a proper way.
An aura is an e''ect" not a cause. E&ery atom" e&ery molecule" e&ery
group o' atoms and molecules howe&er" simple or comple*" howe&er
large or small" tells the story o' itsel'" its pattern" its purpose" through the
&ibrations which emanate 'rom it. Colors are the perceptions o' these
&ibrations by the human eye. As the souls o' indi&iduals tra&el through
the realms o' being they shi't and change their patterns as they use or
abuse the opportunities presented to them. Thus at any time" in any world"
a soul will gi&e o'' through &ibrations the story o' itsel' and the condition
in which it now e*ists. $' another consciousness can apprehend those
&ibrations and understand them it will now the state o' its 'ellow being"
the plight he is in" or the progress he has made.
So" when $ see an aura" $ see the man as he is" though the details are
missing. $ belie&e the details are there" but they are missing 'rom my
perception and understanding. By e*perience $ ha&e learned to tell a good
deal 'rom the intensity o' the colors" their distribution" and the positions
they occupy. The aura emanates 'rom the whole body" but usually it is
most hea&y and most easily seen around the shoulders and head" probably
because o' the many glandular and ner&ous centers located in those parts
o' the body. The dar shades generally denote more application" more
will power" more spirit. The basic color changes as the person de&elops or
retards" but the lighter shades and the pastels blend and shi't more rapidly
as the temperament e*presses itsel'. The mind" builder o' the soul" is the
essential go&erning 'actor in the aura, but 'ood" en&ironment" and other
conditions ha&e their e''ect. Sometimes outside 'orces bring about a
change. $ once met a man in whose aura $ saw a sha't o' light" coming
downward o&er his le't shoulder. $n it there was some white" a great deal
o' green" and a great deal o' red with blue mi*ed in it. $ read this as a sign
that the man was recei&ing in'ormation inspirationally" which he was
using 'or constructi&e purposes. $ wondered i' he was a writer" 'or it
struc me that this would be a proper aura 'or such wor. $ ased him"
and he told me that although he had been a writer" he was now engaged in
lecturing and teaching" still gi&ing in'ormation 'or the help o' others.
The shape o' the aura is sometimes help'ul. $n children" 'or instance" it
is possible to tell whether a great deal o' training by e*ample will be
needed" or whether precept will do as well. $' the child is reasonable and
will accept instruction on this basis the aura will be lie a rolling crown.
$' e*ample is needed" the aura will be a more de'inite 'igure" with sharp
points and a &ariety o' colors. $' the child intends to be a law unto
himsel'" the aura will be lie a rolling chain" lower than the position o' a
crown" going about the shoulders as well as the head. $n the green aura o'
healers" i' the color -ui&ers as it rises" the person is most sympathetic.
Se&eral times $ ha&e seen people in whose auras there were little hoos o'
light here and there. $n each case the man had a +ob as o&erseer o' large
groups o' other men" a director and a leader.
=et me gi&e you a 'ew e*amples o' aura reading. These are not
complete" +ust some notes that were taen one day at the end o' our
annual congress" when $ was sitting with some o' the members who had
attended our meetings. Since $ new them all $ ga&e them only an
indication o' the general condition o' their auras.
A woman" middleDaged> :our aura has changed more in the last three
days than any $ ha&e e&er seen :our thoughts" your ideas" ha&e wandered
'rom the heights to the depths. At times the aura has been &ery beauti'ul"
at others it has not been good. $ ha&e seen a great deal o' the low" dull
colors" about you. E&idently something has been worrying you. $t is more
mental than physical.
:oung woman" a secretary> There has been a great deal o' red about
you lately" which means that you ha&e been rather de'iant. <'ten $ ha&e
seen lines running away 'rom your 'ingers when $ can/t see the aura about
your 'ace. That is probably because you thin with your 'ingers" writing
so much. $n the last 'ew days you ha&e had a great deal o' purple" which
means the spiritual has mingled with your de'iance, your desire and hope
'or better things has in'luenced your doubts and 'ears. :ou are sure" but a
little 'ear'ul at times that you will not be able to put it o&er. :ou also
ha&e a great deal o' coral and pin" meaning acti&ity" but at times you
smear it with more green than white" which indicates your desire to help
others irrespecti&e o' themsel&es. That is not (od/s way.
)iddleDaged woman" a teacher> There is a great deal o' leaden gray in
your aura" not only 'rom your physical condition but because you ha&e
been doubting your own belie's. :ou ha&e become 'ear'ul o' the thing to
which you ha&e entrusted your whole inner sel'. There also rise some
smears o' white" coming 'rom your higher intellectual sel'" and 'rom your
spiritual intents and purposes. Broaden these. :ou also ha&e a great deal
o' indigo" indicating spiritual seeing. There is green" but o'ten 'ringed
with red" 'or sometimes you would lie to be in the other 'ellow/s place"
and would lie him to be in your place" so that he/d now what you go
through.
A middleDaged woman" social ser&ice worer> :our aura had been
growing more and more to dar blue" golden" and white" with more and
more white. $ hope it won/t entirely reach the halo" 'or then $ would be
'ear'ul that you were lea&ing us. :ou ha&e white with gold" which shows
an ability to help others to help themsel&es. :ou ha&e the ability to
magni'y the &irtues o' an indi&idual" and minimi?e his 'aults.
:oung woman" a cler> :our aura is beauti'ul" yet o'ten you become
&ery 'ear'ul. At times you are easily dissatis'ied. There is a great deal o'
blue" which is good. :ou should wear blue more o'ten. :ou may not lie
it" but it will help you to thin straight. :ou will be able to sing or hum
more o'ten as you wor" i' you wear blue. $' you don/t wear it outside"
wear it close to your body. There are also some minerals to which you are
susceptible" particularly green stones0not because o' their healing
-uality 'or you" but because o' the help'ul in'luences they will enable you
to gi&e out to others. :ou control others a great deal by what you say and
do" more so than you reali?e" yet there is a great deal o' coral in your
aura" which means that you become 'ear'ul o' your own choices and are
unhappy in your en&ironment.
:oung woman" a nurse> $n your aura there is a great deal o' green" but
you o'ten rub it out with blue" then strea it up with red. $ would not want
to be around when you do the streaing" and most people who now you
'eel the same way" 'or when you let go it is -uite a display o' temper. :ou
ha&e a good deal o' ability" especially in being able to act as a healing and
help'ul in'luence to others. Conse-uently" the principal color in your aura
is green" but you strea it up when you desire to ha&e your own way.
:oung woman" a student> :our aura is changing. There is a great deal
o' indigo" indicating the seeer. This indigo is not always in a regular
line" but loos more lie tatting all around your head. $ belie&e this
indicates that there will be a change in your relationships with certain
groups o' people soon.
$ ha&e gi&en these e*amples to show how colors blend to 'orm an
aura" and how they change 'rom time to time. $ do not e*pect that many
o' you will be able to see these colors around others" though $ am sure
some o' you ha&e the power without reali?ing it. :ou can become colorD
conscious" and you can learn to read auras 'rom people/s clothes and the
colors you see predominant in their surroundings0their homes" their
o''ices" e&en the color o' their automobiles" their dogs" and the 'lowers
they ha&e selected to grow in their gardens.
$t can be a 'ascinating game" noticing how any person with &itality and
&igor will ha&e a little splash o' red in a costume" in a room" or in a
garden, noticing how persons who are -uiet" dependable" sure o'
themsel&es" and spiritual" ne&er are seen without deep blues0it is almost
as i' they turn things blue by being near them. Botice how bright and
sunny people" who lie to laugh and play" and who are ne&er tired or
downhearted" will wear golden yellow and seem to color things yellow"
lie a buttercup held under the chin.
Colors re'lect the soul and the spirit" the mind and the body" but
remember they indicate lac o' per'ection" incompleteness. $' we were all
we should be" pure white would emanate 'rom us. Stri&e toward that" and
when you see it in others" 'ollow it as i' it were a star. $t is. But we who
must tae solace 'rom smaller things can draw com'ort 'rom blue" get
strength 'rom red and be happy in the laughter and sunshine o' golden
yellow.
Color Chart
Co)or M,si&a)
Note
3)anet Interpretation A'')i&tion
Red .o )ars ;orce"
Vigor"
Energy
Ber&ousness"
Egotism
<range Re Sun Thought'ulness"
Consideration
=a?iness"
Repression
:ellow )i )ercury 1ealth"
!ellDbeing"
;riendliness
Timidity"
!eaness o'
!ill
(reen ;a Saturn 1ealing"
1elp'ul
)i*ed with
:ellow F .eceit
Blue Sol 4upiter Spiritual"
Artistic"
Sel'less
Struggle"
)elancholy
$ndigo =a Venus Seeing"
Religious
1eart G
Stomach
Trouble
Violet Ti )oon Seeing"
Religious
1eart G
Stomach
Trouble