Auras are most easily perceived by the beginner through the peripheral vision. If at first you do not succeed in seeing an aura, use your peripheral vision. If you stare directly at something, it will be more difficult to perceive its aura. Peripheral vision is sensitive to movement, more so than the direct gaze and central focus of the eyesight. It is a primitive survival trait of the human form. Movement in the side of your vision is an alert to "unseen" danger and gives its perceiver a chance to react before the danger is closer. Animals have a highly developed sense of peripheral vision as well. Martial arts experts are well-trained in their ability to use the peripheral vision to maneuver through combat situations, using the peripheral vision especially if there are two or more against one.

Peripheral vision is also sensitive to other kinds of energy besides physical movement, especially other-dimensional energy. How many times have you thought you saw something out of the corner of your eye, and yet when you turn to look at it, nothing is there? It is quite possible that you were perceiving the movement of a ghost, an auric flare, and other non-physical phenomena. I believe it is possible to even "see" emotions as they travel about the room, especially if they are directed from one person another. The periphery vision picks this up.