Auric colours and after - images

[boomyboomy]

I would like to see auras, and I understand the best way to see them is to do some NEW / stimulation work on the 3rd eye chakra.

But Robert Bruce says it isn't wise to start activating the primary chakra centres until I've done the secondary ones for six months. But I can't be arsed to wait six months - I'm an impatient bugger!

I've done secondary activation for about a month now. What would happen if I started doing some work on my 3rd-eye straight away. Would I automatically start seeing auras after a bit of activation?

I too am well ticked off with afterimages. We've been watching Big Brother on telly recently, and my mate said he reckoned he could see the aura of the blue diary room chair against the white background, but it was blatantly just an after image.

Boomy

[boomyboomy]

Timeless,

Well, I'd like to see them ASAP, because I'm interested in auras at the moment. However, it is likely that in six months time I'll be interested in something completely different, and hence will never get to see them.

I also asked because when you described the exercises in your previous post you didn't mention anything about levels of experience before doing the exercises. I wanted to know what your thoughts were on waiting before doing the 3rd eye stuff.

Particularly, because on the aura seeing article on this site, it doesn't mention anything about waiting for the secondary chakras to develop.

http://www.astralpulse.com/guides/auras/auras_14.htm#5

Boomy

[boomyboomy]

Timeless,

OK - thanks for your advice. Think I'll wait. Although I'll probably never stick with doing NEW for six months... []

[James S]

quote: Originally posted by James....in another forum section

I can only speak here from my own experience, and I have read the experiences of other that do differ from mine. I was also very wary of after-image when I first started learning to see auras. What I found when I did eventually see my own aura in a mirror, was that unlike an afterimage, the part of my aura that I could see - the etheric layer, the one closest to the skin - was alive. It moved and pulsated.

I dont think I noticed an afterimage from the actal aura itself, because it did keep moving, and by that time my eyes had adjusted to the kind of focus I needed.

I had a lot of trouble with many of the instructions given by various sources on seeing auras. Mainly I think because my eyes are quite light sensitive, and where most sources of info would say you don't see after-images for about half a minute, I always get them after only about 7 to 10 seconds. The way I got around that when practicing looking at my own aura in the mirror was to maintain my point of focus, and rock slightly from side to side. This stopped after-images from forming before I could properly see my aura.

Hope you have success.
James.

wangting,
Yes the mirror worked well for me. You need one like in a wardrobe or a cheval mirror that you can stand several feet from. Also consider the lighting - indirect soft sunlight or incandescent lighting works best. Avoid fluro's completely as a beginner - their's is a harsher light and the fact that they actually switch on and off around 50-60 times a second (sorry, don't know what frequency Greece's AC power runs at) doesn't help the eyes much.

Timeless, correct about afterimage - its the temporary desensitisation of photoreceptors after they've been stimulated by a specific colour. Colour afterimages will always result in the complementary colour being visible for a short time - ie. stare at blue, you'll get a yellow afterimage.

This hinders learning to see auras, as unless you can keep your head and your eyes dead still, you will always see bits of afterimage around a subject. This is something that I see as a basic failing in a lot of tutorials on seeing auras for the first time. The other thing not usually taken into account is deactivation of retial cells when staring at an object for a length of time. this will create the appearence of a haze around the object, then slowly everything dissapears from around the object.

Unfortunately a lot of people who think they are seing auras are only seeing side effects of the way our eyes are designed to work.

Boomyboomy's understanding is correct, that natural vision alone is not sufficient to see auras. The brow chakra must be active, which in turn "assists" in how the visual signals are being interpreted by the brain.

As to the chakras, despite R.B.'s comments about not rushing into the primary energy centres, I learned how to open and work with the 7 main chakras long before learning anything about the secondary system. Once I did learn about the secondary system though, I found that my work with the primary chakras became much more effective.

James.

[wangting]

I am doing the exercises in the guide to see auras from Astral Pulse and some other books that say pretty much the same things.

Should I also do the NEW exercises (to activate the 3rd eye chackra) in order to work? The thing is that I have my exams at the moment and I can't take much time off for both (NEW and Auric vision exercises). To which should I put the time in?

The activation of the 3rd eye chackra raises one other question. What is the difference between the chackras and the Tan Tiens (upper, mid and lower). I am also doing a chi gong exercise that involves the Tan Tiens and the 5 elements and I wonder... will working on the chackras be conflicting with that exercise. I mean chinese say about the 3 Tan Tiens and Induists about the 7 chakras. Can these 2 different (at least IMHO) theories be put together and train both of them or you have to chose one and work on it.

[boomyboomy]

James S,

You said:

quote:As to the chakras, despite R.B.'s comments about not rushing into the primary energy centres, I learned how to open and work with the 7 main chakras long before learning anything about the secondary system. Once I did learn about the secondary system though, I found that my work with the primary chakras became much more effective.

That's exactly what I thought. I've seen tonnes of information about opening the 3rd eye on the internet, and the only place where I've seen a warning about it is by Robert Bruce.

I have great respect for Robert Bruce and believe he is saying this in our best interest, but as most people who try to see auras won't have heard about RB, surely this indicates there isn't that great a problem having a go at opening the third eye, as a lot more people would complain about the exercises. As I said in a previous post, I have been doing NEW for a month now, so am not completely unfamiliar with it.

Boomy

[Novice]

I'm a bit confused now after reading the comments regarding after images.

Lately I've been experiencing things that I wasn't really sure what was happening. For example I glance at the sky and begin seeing white flashes of light all around me and I'll see air start to 'pulsate' (for lack of a better word).

And sometimes, after looking at the clouds for moment or two, I can close my eyes and I'll begin seeing the colors of the spectrum, starting with purple (or violet). The colors will gradually change/blend from one to another. And this will last over 30 seconds. If I open my eyes on any one color, I'll see the 'opposite' color. So if I open my eyes when I see green, I'll see red or fuscia (depending on the shade of green) with open eyes. From what I had read on other sites, they describe this as the auric colors of color. Not sure what the white lights or pulsing stuff is though. But from what you all describe, this isn't some type of aura?

I'll also be able to see a soft white 'outline' around people, animals and plants simply by looking at them. I don't need to stare or anything. Is that also some kind of optical illusion? Because none of these things have ever happened to me until recently - so they aren't 'normal' for me.

Thanks!

[Novice]

quote:We were talking about staring at cards and then looking at a white wall and seeing the complementary colour. This has nothing to do with aura seeing.

Sorry - I missed reading that in the post. [:I]

And yes, I do feel pressure often times in my 3rd eye. Occasionally I'll get a nice buzzing/swirling energy sensation going -- but rarely. I always feel the pressure when I meditate, and often times throughout the day as well.

I also have been feeling a lot of energy lately. Its been increasing with intensity. Usually its up my spine and into the back of my head when I meditate. But lately I'm feeling it off and on throughout the day. My fingers have been really weird lately. Like I have ten 'balls of energy' on my fingers. Even using the computer for extended periods results in strange sensations. Almost like getting shocked (static electricity style) when typing or using the mouse.

Well, thanks for the clarification. I think something's happening, but we'll see how it unfolds.

[Novice]

Thanks Timeless -- yes I believe it was air elements. I will see it especially against a clear sky (or fluffy white clouds). I will also see them if I look at something white or light colored (occasionally I'll see them inside my house too). I rarely see them if I look into a shaded area. So I'm assuming they are particles of some sort.

[James S]

Hello Timeless,

Good opening line – you got my attention ![]

I know exactly what you mean regarding all the conflicting info regarding chakras. For this reason I decided to use my personal crystal as an indicator, and when I knew all of my chakras were fired up and running well, I tested the spin of each. I wrote down the results so I wouldn't forget, and that's become my personal chakra bible, and I refer to it when meditating or clearing blockages.

My third chakra also spins clockwise from my own viewpoint.
This could prove the theory that men and women do have opposing spins, and the direction will be different depending on which hemisphere you are in. It could also prove absolutely nothing. Does that help ease the confusion? [:p]

As support for the former, I have spoken with a couple of people here Down Under, both a  man and a woman who's findings were consistent with this idea – the other man and I had chakras spinning the same way, and the woman's span the opposite way. We each found that the spin between each consecutive chakra was different, supporting the "meshing gears" idea.

The meshing gears idea for the spin of the chakras in our bodies is something that makes good sense to me. Some basic principals in physics remain the same, no matter how they are applied. The transfer of energy always works the same. With kinetic or mechanical energy, the forces have to work in opposite directions for transfer to take place, such as the meshing of gears. With electricity and magnetism the energy has to be transferred through opposing poles – positive connects to negative, and so on. I feel that the energy transfer through our chakras is the same.

As I've always equated the bodies energy as working in basically the same way as electromagnetic energy, it seems to make sense that the earths magnetic field will have some bearing on our energy bodies. So the hemisphere you live in will have an effect on your energy body, just as it does with draining water or the alignment of TV picture tubes.

From what I have found from my own experiences there definitely is a right and wrong spin for our chakras. I first became aware of all of this when I found my 4th chakra was blocking any further energy movement, and I discovered it was spinning the wrong way. When I corrected it, all chakras started working properly. So yes, wrong spin, or no spin does have an effect (as does alignment, but that's another discussion altogether).

As to what is right or wrong for each individual, well, as much as I have found some consistent results, I feel people should find out for themselves what is right for them. We all differ somewhat in our physiologies, so the best thing we can do is to find out how our own chakras spin.

Hope that helps,
James. []

[James S]

Hallo again Timeless,

You're welcome! Glad to help you enjoy yourself.[]

Back or front, its the same chakra. As you've noticed the high energy point inside you closer to your spine is the core of the chakra, and the sensations we get on the skin is the radiations from that chakra. Kind of like a search light sending out beams from both ends. This is true for all chakras except the Root and Crown, which are more like a single cones pointing straight down and up.

The spin in back is the same as front, i.e if you see your 3rd chakra spinning CW as viewed from within, if you were looking 3rd person at your own back it would still be spinning CW. I too generally only feel the sensations in front, well, more like a few inches inside from the front of my body. I have felt them through my back, but only when focussing more awareness on my back.

I pictured the idea of all your chakras spinning the same way and throwing you off balance like a lopsided gyroscope...hehehe. Could it explain why some people have such a one-sided view to things? []

I'd wondered a bit about the spin on a homosexual's chakras. I imagined them to be the opposite of a heterosexual of the same sex.[?]

Don't be afraid to try spinning the chakras different ways. I've never made myself feel ill from this, you just feel that your energy system's had a few lights go out. Changing the spin is really easy. Just focus your awareness on the chakra, and visualise it spinning in a certain direction. The chakra will follow your will. Also while your mind is on it, see if you can feel wether the sensations from the chakra are sitting in the middle of your body, or slightly off to left or right. If it is off to one side, just gently pull it back into the middle.

If I'm teaching you how to suck eggs her just let me know. []

Love chatting with you about things like this. I get a real buzz from the idea that something I've learned might help someone else.

take care,
James.

P.S. Timeless, if you've noticed any particular side effects of having your sacral chakra out of whack, mentally, physically, whatever, please PM me. I'd just be interested in comparing notes, esp from a female perspective.

[James S]

Dear Timeless,

As you say -

quote:Well, I always have been a bit odd ball. For example I am the opposite of most people who work with crystals. I hold my crystals in the opposite hands to what I 'should' but it is the way that works best for me.

You odd-balls trying to be different, you're all the same![]

Ok, bad jokes aside, I couldn't agree with you more regarding that whole statement!

This brings me back to my experiences of seeing my aura. I tried the prescribed methods, and they didn't work. I compensated for what I knew to be the probelms I was having with afterimage, did it my way, and it worked. I've adapted the NEW routine to my own way, so it works better for me - I draw energy from the ground, but at the same time draw in a great deal of energy from all around, and above me, which was something my guide told me was important for me to do.

This morning I had all my chakras open, was focusing on my heart chakra, and started drawing in energy like white light from all around me. My heart chakra soon started purring like a small motor. I can't do that if I just draw energy from the ground.

It's good to be pointed in the right direction here, but learning to work with chakras, crystals, auras, etc. is not like learning maths or physics where things work by exact rules. We need to use our intuition to find out what works best for us.

Back to your chakras, its just an opinion, but I don't think the root chakra will be affected by whats happening with your sacral chakra. The energy feeds and converts upwards. If you feel you might be having problems with the root, this could go towards explaining why the sacral isn't working properly, but not the other way around.
Unfortunately any more detailed information or how-to here would require knowledge that is beyond me. (sorry)[:I]

I liked that concept about the time movement of the chakras. Interesting! I suppose then if they do alternate in direction it would keep this aspect in balance also.

Take care,
[]
James.

[yothu]

Hi Folks!

In 1999 I first got interest in what an aura actually is. It was then when I found a very practical and easy to do giude: http://www.thiaoouba.com/seeau.htm

I believe this is the easiest and most beneficial way to train your auric vision. All that is required is conscious effort. So get going!

PS: Everything will be explained in that article: What an aura is, what the meaning of its color is, what an after-image is, how it came that people lost their skill to see and read auras and why it is so important for us to see and read auras.

[wangting]

How can someone differentiate between the two? I mean when doing the auric vision exercises you see many things. How do you know if what you see is an after image or an auric colour? Does auric colours produce an after image themselves?