Here is the link for My weekly challenge entry in this weekās challenge hopefully itās relevant enough considering I have accepted the fact that reading auras is not one of my gifts 
Iām okay with that though.
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I thought, I am going to be the one who canāt see it. I can never see those Magic Eye poster doo-hickeys. So I tried, let my eyes slip out of focus andā¦
OMIGOSH I LOOK LIKE A GLOW STICK. I just never looked before! Holy moly! I hope I did it right. I was looking in the mirror with the lights out. I left the room and went back to see if it was still there. Yup! Now I want someone to see my aura who is experienced because I saw a white glow and I understand white is pretty rare. So maybe I didnāt do it right. My eyes are old, I wear contacs. Who knows? But man! My heart is beating so fast. That was soooooo cool. It was literally like a glow extending about 2 or 3 inches from my head and shoulders. I also saw my forearms āglowā but with less extension.
I thought maybe itās my old eyes so I held up a shampoo bottle and a box and they did not have auras ā at least none, that I could see! I am going to keep experimenting with this with different backgrounds. When I used to sell fine jewelry, we used velvety black or white backgrounds. Especially white with the pearls. I want to be sure I am looking at auras and not shadows.
I also tried rubbing my hands together and bringing them slowly to see if I could āseeā the color of this energy. I see something filmy and grayish white, like steam or a cloud. I will keep practicing.
I would love to hear your thoughts about the following ā do you think there are layers? Have you seen any?
I read about auras in āPractical Magicā by Nikki Van De Car. According to this author, auras have layers that blend into each other, and it may be hard to distinguish the layers. She says they reflect your inner state so they can change (I guess like a mood ring?) I believe she is drawing from Theosophic teachings/traditions. I do not know if they are ālegitā or not. But I do like this author. Each is associated with a Chakra. The layers are, according to her:
- Etheric - closest to the body, about 1 to 2 inches from your skin. Can look clear or muddy depending on your state of mind.
- Emotional - 3 inches from body. Can be blotchy.
- Mental - 8 inches from the body.
- Astral - about a foot from the body. More like your higher self. She says when you are in love, it glows pink. I wonder?
- Etheric Template - About 2 feet from the body. Dark blue.
- Celestial - About 2 and half feet from the body. Shimmery. Pastels. Commuication with the Divine, spiritual realm.
- Ketheric Template - (Crown Chakra) - Gold, web-like. Where the intuition resides. Emotional connection to Spirit. Strongest aura.
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I might have seen this one while I practiced with the mirror using the technique @Susurrus describedā¦ clear but clearly there at that distance, kinda flowy, in the way heat can look on the surface of a road on a hot day or a fire pit for example! 
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Thatās what I saw 
& couldnāt really describe around my pups 
Like a flowy band.
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I wasnāt able to see actually the aura colors of the customers at work or while I was out shopping. But like always, I was able to sense what they were feeling and I assigned a color or colors to their auras. I donāt think that oneās aura is strictly a single color since our personalities are layered and our emotions can vary day by day.
At work and out shopping, a lot of the colors I āfeltā were various shadings of gray 
mixed in with other colors. These people seemed anxious, possibly from preparing their kids to go back to school and from other things going on in their lives that Iām unaware of.
Curiously, one guyās aura made think of the colors yellow and dark gray. 
The yellow seemed to be trying to push out the dark gray. So, maybe this guy was going through a rough time (dark gray) and better times were coming (yellow).
I āfeltā that the happier people had auras of pink 
(no pink circle so hereās a pink flower), blue, 
green 
, and violet 
.
There was a young girl at work who got mad at me because I wouldnāt sell her a pack of cigarettes without an ID. She looked underage and even though she āpromisedā that she was old enough, I knew I would get in trouble for not checking the ID of someone who would very much looked underage (I guess that she was 14 or 15).
Her aura was red 
and dark gray , but mostly red. I think this means that she was trying to hide some pain or anxiety through her anger.
I tried reading my own aura at one point, and at the time I could āfeelā the colors green , blue , and with a little bit of white , which I interpreted as feeling grounded (like the green plants in the Earth) and peaceful.
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Iām glad you found such a great therapist, @CelestiaMoon- and thatās a really interesting point about how energy bodies interact. I definitely agree that being close to someone with positive energy is a wonderful feeling, while proximity to someone with a more, well, icky energy is awful 
Thanks so much for sharing your wisdom!
Congrats to you on your aura readings, @Susurrus! And a round of applause to Moomers and Alphie for helping you with your aura work 
You have some wonderful helpers- Iām glad they were able to help you dig deeper into your aura readings!
Absolutely, @Colin! If you decide to give aura work a try, feel free to share how it went- wishing you good luck! 
Oopsies, @Peaches- I donāt think the eye doctor could do much about magickal sight, as itās not something that needs fixing! It sounds like youāve always had a natural talent for sensing things, and how amazing that you can see a haze! Thanks for sharing your story, as for the energy of others wearing you down, have you considered Empath Shielding? 
Thanks again for sharing your entry, @phoenix_dawn- and great job giving aura reading a try! I mentioned it in the other thread, but I really donāt think you need to see something in order to be adept at aura reading. I think youāve already got a great talent for sensing! 
Thatās amazing @mary25- congrats to you! It looks like you unlocked your ability to see aura colors, and youāve got quite the talent for it too! 
Iāve seen a few sources that explore layers of colors, but I believe thatās a much more advanced realm of aura reading. It sounds like youāve already surpassed the basics, though, so I wish you all the best as you explore your aura reading abilities! 
I love how you explained sensing the colors (rather than seeing them), @Kasandra- I think you described it much better than I did! 
You have a very strong intuition to allow you to feel the colors so clearly- even in those who have multiple layers. Thanks so much for sharing your experience- I hope you enjoyed delving into aura readings!
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Weāve covered many different types of magick over the past year of challenges- but out of all of them, Aura Reading has likely been the hardest one for me yet
Like several others have mentioned- aura reading is not a big part of my practice. Iāve squinted and meditated and tried both focusing hard and not thinking about it at all, but alas- to date, I have not been able to see any aura colors when I look at people 
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While part of me thinks that a shame (from reading othersā experiences, it sounds like a really cool ability to have! ), another part of me thinks that just how it is. Every magick user has different talents and varying abilities- and thatās absolutely fine!
Although I wonāt continue trying to see aura colors, this challenge helped me to become more aware of how I sense auras- aka the energy, moods, and overall character of people around me. I believe this sense is how auras present themselves to me.
Intuition is a big part of magick- we use intuition when reading tarot or other forms of divination, we use it to time spells and to know what spells to cast, to sense the energy around us 
Iāve done plenty of work building and enhancing intuition when it comes to divination, but my practice tends to be very personal and I very rarely do intuition work when it comes to sensing other people. This challenge opened my eyes that perhaps I cannot see auras (or even sense them as strongly as others) simply because I havenāt devoted much time to developing that magickal sense.
Iāve realized that I have a lot to gain by working on enhancing my intuition about reading others, and in turn, building my ability to sense (and perhaps even see someday!) auras- something to focus on going forward!
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Itās friendly reminder time!
This challenge will close TOMORROW
If you would like to participate and havenāt done so already, please post about your challenge experience(s) by the deadline: Tomorrow: August 17th, 7:00 AM CET (Central European Time Zone)
Blessed be! 
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Same here! I could read others energy like a book. Itās a feeling Iāve always had. Then as I look into their eyes, thatās a given! Growing up, I thought that everyone had this āfeelingā.
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Hehehe 
oh wow thatās made my morning 
You did a wonderful job!!! Iād love to meet you Moonshine and Alphie!!! 
And thanks for the Pinterest pic bc Iām saving that!!! Swiper, no swiping!! 
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I could never do those either and I hated it because I was the only one in my family (siblings) who couldnāt do that stupid stuff!! Lol
But now Iām the one that can and they canāt! Na na na boo boo!! 
Yes! The different names of auras are correct!! I was going to add them and the corresponding colors to my entry but I ended up forgetting. Theyāre correct anyway!!!
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Hehe, I do 
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= pink lol but thanks for the entry, I love how you saw colors with emotion.
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I think Iāll catch this challenge during a catch up week. I didnāt have time to do anything yesterday, what with all that reading I was doing. LOL! I donāt want to just slap something together, especially since I need to research more for auras.
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This is absolutely a thing in my house, especially with the kids.
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Mine too 
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For this weekās challenge, Iāve been working on trying to actually see auras. As I mentioned previously, I can feel various energies and can intuitively read them, but I couldnāt actually see auras or anything. Throughout the week, Iāve been able to see the auras around trees! 
I havenāt yet been able to see them for other plants, but Iāve been working on that too because Iāve been swept up by my fascination with plants/herbalism recently.
I have briefly been able to see them around my own hand and arm, but I havenāt yet been able to see them around other people. I also still canāt see any colors in the auras, but I can see the faint ālightā (for lack of better words) around trees and my own hand/arm! Rome wasnāt conquered in a day, eh?
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@Jewitch thatās great! Iām so happy for you! I have some time today, so I want to go into my backyard & try in my garden & with the trees that we have here. 
I also saw them briefly when I did it with my dogs. They are so willing to help me with these things when itās just us & they are literally laying around with me.
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Aweee doggos are such great animals 
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It was in mine years ago. My little isnāt so little anymore 
most of the Spanish I can speak came from Dora the explorer. I can even say thank you and hello in Chinese from watching ni-hao kailan with her while I was getting ready for work 
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My youngest didnāt really watch Dora or Diego, but my oldest was all about Nickelodeon. Blueās Clues, Dora the Explorer, & he did like Bear in the Big Blue House too. My 2 younger children liked to watch Disney more than Nickelodeon. My middle was a good mix of both though. Lol
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