Aura
Closely related to the chakras is the concept of
aura. The aura is the energy field surrounding each
person as far as the outstretched arms and from
head to toe. This energy field is both an informa-
tion center and a highly sensitive perceptual system
that transmits and receives messages from the
internal and external environment. Each of the
seven layers of the auric field is associated with a
chakra; the first layer is related to the first chakra,
and so on. Each layer has physical, mental, emo-
tional, and spiritual dimensions and purposes, and
the layers function together through the transmission of energy. (Refer back to
Figure 2.1 and see Table 2.2 for the characteristics and structure of the auric field.)
Virtually every alternative healing therapy has a way of interpreting the body’s sub-
tle energy.TABLE2.2 Seven Layers of the Auric Field
Level 1. Etheric Body
Location One-quarter inch to two inches beyond the physical body
Center of Physical functioning and physical sensation
Color Light blue to gray
Level 2. Emotional Body
Location One to three inches beyond the physical body; roughly follows
the outline of the physical body
Center of Emotional aspects of person
Color All colors of the rainbow
Level 3. Mental Body
Location Three to eight inches beyond the physical body
Center of Instinct, intellect, intuition
Color Bright yellow with additional colors superimposed
Level 4. Astral Body
Location Six to 16 inches beyond the physical body
Center of Love
Color Same colors as in level 3 but infused with the rose light of love26 ABSOLUTE BEGINNER’S GUIDE TOALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
note
For further informa-
tion on energy and spiri-
tuality, see Caroline
Myss’s bookAnatomy
of the Spiritand
Richard Gerber’s
textVibrational
Medicine.