The Human Aura

—it as the "health aura" or "physical aura." Both of these terms are fittingly applied, as we shall see, although we prefer the simpler term we have used here: the prana-aura original: "prana-aura"; refers to the layer of the human energy field associated with vital life force (prana) and physical health.. The prana-aura shows the state of health of the individual radiating it, and it also contains physical power and magnetism which can be, and is, imparted to others.

The basic prana-aura is practically colorless; that is to say, it is about the color of the clearest water or a very clear diamond. By clairvoyant vision original: "clairvoyant vision"; the ability to see things beyond the normal range of human sight, such as energy fields., it is seen to be streaked or marked by very minute, bristle-like lines radiating outward from the physical body of the individual. This happens in a manner very like "the quills upon the fretful porcupine," as Shakespeare: This quote is from "Hamlet," Act 1, Scene 5. Shakespeare puts it. In the case of excellent physical health, these bristle-like streaks are stiff and firm-looking. However, if the person’s general health is deficient, these bristle-like radiations seem to be more or less tangled, twisted, or curly. In some cases, they present a drooping appearance, and in extreme cases, they look like soft, limp fur.

It may interest the student to know that minute particles of this prana-aura, or vital magnetism original: "vital magnetism"; another term for the life force or energy that animates the physical body., are sloughed off the body in con—