What is an Aura?

Some of you probably already know what the aura is, but some of you are probably thinking to yourself, "What is an aura?? And why should I care whether or not is it clear or balanced???". Certainly those are all valid questions, and the fact that you are sitting here now reading about it is a wonderful step to increasing your awareness of how the body works!

If we rewind a bit to look at things on a bigger scale, let us consider Hermetic Law. Hermetic Law states what what is below, is also above; meaning that what is true on the macrocosm must also be true in the microcosm. So, with that in mind let us consider the electric magnetic field of the Earth.

This diagram is a wonderful starting point to illustrate the similarities between the human aura (also known as the Human Energy Field, or HEF) and the electromagnetic field that surrounds Earth. If you look at the two images of both the human aura and the electromagnetic field of the Earth you can see how similar the shape of each is! There is a main axis which penetrates the main axis of the Earth, and that axis, in the human being, is approximately the area of the spinal column.

The electromagnetic field of the Earth is an amazing natural phenomenon and it's purpose is still unsure. However, it is fairly certainly that our field does play a part in protecting the planet from damaging solar winds.

In that same way, the aura also serves to protects us from being bombarded from foreign, outside energies that could be harmful to us. However, when we let our energies fall out of balance we are no longer able to fully filter out all harmful energies and negative thought patterns. This happens when we experience traumatic physical, emotional, mental OR spiritual events that alter the way we think and act.

After an event like this, the energy of that trauma can be stored in the aura, causing disruptions and stagnations of energy within the HEF. Sometimes in certain emotional states, the aura will take on certain, unhealthy shapes and configurations. At times the body will self-adjust, and other times the body is unable (or at the time, unwilling) to release whatever traumatic experience on an energetic level which can eventually lead to emotional, mental, and physical illness.

Some also believe that the human energy field (HEF) serves as a matrix for the human body, rather than the aura being an extension of our physical bodies. It is also believed that the higher the level of the aura, the finer and higher the vibration of the energy. So, as these disruptions and stagnations begin on the highest level and work their way down, their vibrations, too, become slower and coarser. Eventually it will penetrate to the emotional level to cause emotional distress; the mental level to cause mental distress; and finally to the physical level where it can cause illness and disease.

The idea of energy healing is to nip these energetic disruptions in the bud, so to speak. By treating them on the higher levels, before they become physically manifest, the hope is to prevent major illness and disease. In the case of pre-existing physical problems, the idea is that by removing the energetic cause on the level of the HEF, which is the matrix for the human body, the physical manifestation will cease to exist as well.

The human body is an amazing thing in and of itself, and when you begin to expand your awareness and learn that there are levels of the human body beyond the physical flesh and blood, the complexity (and yet amazing simplicity) of it can completely blow your mind. It is important to care and maintain this vital part of ourselves in order to maintain health and it is my goal to help you do just that and learn how you may begin to take the steps to be able to heal yourself on your own.