There have been many lists generated as to what the colors in the aura mean. I am a little resistant about including such a list for I believe that they are erroneous and have more to do with the person's perceptions who wrote the list than what those colors actually mean. See the Symbols and Colors section for these meanings of colors that have been determined by others. I believe this is a field that is not highly researched enough yet to determine what each color is telling us as pertains to the aura. We do have generalizations about colors that everyone agrees on, for instance, blue often means calm and serenity while red means action, anger or vitality. However, this does not necessarily mean that these generalizations apply to the auras. I find that I am able to receive intuitively the meaning of the color on an individual basis, for each case seems to be different. I have never really seen two auras alike, just as there are no two people (except twins) who look exactly the same. Auras seem to be as individualized as people.

There are a few guidelines one can use in understanding the colors and what they mean. If colors are bright and vital, seemingly healthy, then they probably are, no matter what the color is. It is more the vitality of the color than the color itself that seems to be important. Also, the movement of the color seems to have something to do with how healthy or unhealthy an aura is. Does the color seem to move about freely like liquid, pulsing or glowing, or does it seem stuck, unmoving, rigid? (Some layers of the aura are rigid and unmoving, especially the "template" layers that appear more like a grid-work than a cloud of colors, but I am not speaking of those in this paragraph.) If a color that should be moving is not, or it is completely off kilter or center, then perhaps it is indicative of something out of sync in the physical, mental or emotional health.

Dull, muddy colors seem to have a negative meaning, even though I just finished saying that colors may or may not have particular meanings. However, when there are dull colors, like black, dull grey, or brown, even icky green colors, there does seem to be something seriously wrong in the aura and healing is in order. I can't say I know what particular colors mean, even though they fall in the dull negative category, but I have successfully worked with transforming those colors into healthy ones, and the client has experienced greater well-being because of it.

Sometimes auras have breaks or tears in them, or empty spots devoid of colors at all, as if it is a hole in the aura. The absence of colors and movement is as meaningful as their presence. You could get just as much information by seeing holes, tears or fragments as to what is going on. Like I said however, there is no true scientifically focused research and mapping of the human aura, so it is mainly up to you to figure out what it means. This exploration has only just begun, and the chakras and the auric body are still to be dissected and cataloged.

Use your intuition to find out what this color or that color means in a person's aura. You will have a working knowledge by the time you finish this course as to how the aura behaves, moves and acts, and from there you can ascertain what a color or movement means, based on the general rules an aura seems to abide by. If you ask your guidance what to do for a person with an auric imbalance, you will be guided as to what will help remove the blockage or the damage. If you calm your mind, you will receive the meanings of the colors and movements in every individual case on an as-needed basis. Refrain, however, from deciding that color means something in particular from then on when you see it, for in some people it may not mean the same thing at all.

Some people talk of an "auric tone" or "auric essence."I have not seen people's auras remain the same, or have an overtone that is overwhelmingly present above all others. These states change as a person changes. A person who is normally angry or irritable may have a typical set of colors (and red is not necessarily representing the presence of anger). However, if that same person has a moment of happiness or a peak spiritual experience, his or her aura will change to a new set of colors as if it has always held them. The previous colors were no longer present. This, of course is the emotional layer of the auric body, but the other levels that are multicolored and moving are also fully muteable and change with a person's state of mind and emotion the way a chameleon changes in different environments. The aura seems to be quite changeable depending on thoughts and emotions, and therefore cannot be primarily made up of one color depicting that this person is "prone to anger" or that person is "highly spiritual." A highly spiritual person will have the same colors in the aura as the person who is normally angry if that spiritual person is having a moment of anger, and vice versa.