Chapter I: Front Matter

_True Occult Knowledge Gives You Practical Power and Strength_

THE HUMAN AURA Astral Colors and Thought Forms

By SWAMI PANCHADASI

Printed by YOGA PUBLICATION SOCIETY

COPYRIGHT, 1940

COPYRIGHT 1912 YOGI PUBLICATION SOCIETY

CONTENTS

Chapter I. What Is the Human Aura 5

The subtle, invisible emanation radiating from every individual.
An ethereal radiation. The egg-shaped human nebula. Psychic
atmosphere sensed by everyone, but seen by but few. The
clairvoyant vision. The phosphorescent flame, and luminous cloud.
The colors in the aura and what they mean. Effect of mental
states, emotion and passion, upon its aura. The human aura is a
very important and interesting phase of every personality. The
finer forces, the most powerful.

Chapter II. The Prana Aura 15

Prana, the Vital Force, Life Essence. How it affects the human
aura. Health Aura. Physical Aura. Health Magnetism. Peculiar
appearance of Prana Aura. How animals follow trails of Prana Aura
particles. The tiny electric sparks, and vibratory movements. How
one may perceive the vibrations of Prana Aura. Interesting
experiments. Seeing Prana Aura by ordinary vision. Prana Aura and
Magnetic Healing.

Chapter III. The Astral Colors 23

Each mental or emotional state has its own astral hue, tint,
shade or color. The Primary Colors, Red, Blue and Yellow. The
Secondary Colors, Green, Orange and Purple. The combinations of
Olive, Russet and Citrine. Black and White, and how formed. Key
to the Astral Colors. Red the Physical Color; Blue, the
Spiritual; Yellow, the Mental. White and Black the two poles of
Spirituality. Rainbow astral colors. Whirlpools of flame. Flashes
of astral light. A wonderful phenomena. Practice will enable
almost everyone to perceive plainly the outlines of the Prana
Aura.

Chapter IV. The Astral Colors (Continued) 31

Interpretations of the Astral Color Group. The Red Group. The
varying reds of vitality and health; the shades of love; high and
low; the crimson of sensuality; the scarlet plane of anger and
passion. The Yellow Group of Orange, and the Pride of Intellect.
The Golden Yellow of Intellectual Attainment. The haloes of the
great teachers. The lemon hue of inferior intellect. The Green
Group. The high and low greens. The green of love of nature. The
green of Altruism. The green of sympathy. The dull green of
insincerity and deceit. The ruddy green of Jealousy and malice.
The Blue Group. The great souls of the spiritual and religious
emotions. The Brown Group. The Gray Group. Black Group. White
Group. The Great White light.

Chapter V. The Aura Kaleidoscope 39

What the astral body is composed of. Also the etheric double. The
ever changing clouds of aura coloring. Placid scenes and furious
storms of the Aura. Opalescent effects. The pearly color of the
etheric substance. The Aura of mental activity. The Aura of
reverie or sleep. The Aura of anger and passion. The Aura of
hate. The Aura of love. The Aura of churches, prisons, hospitals
and places of vice. The Aura of character and of passing feeling.
Astral atmospheres of buildings and places. Collective and
composite auras. A key to some great and deep occult teachings,
and esoteric mysteries. How the trained occultist is able to
ascertain the character, and tendencies of a person.

Chapter VI. Thought Form 47

What a Thought Form is and what it is made of. How Thought Forms
are created. How Thought Forms travel. How Thought Forms affect
persons. Why some Thought Forms are semi-living, elemental
forces. Various forms and classes of Thought Forms. Full
description of their character, appearance and effect. Thought
Form whirls and swirls. Rotation Thought Forms. Thought Form
whirlpools. Explosive Thought Forms. Thought Form bombs. Octopus
Thought Form. How Thought Forms are projected and why they
travel. A wonderful study of a fascinating subject.

Chapter VII. Psychic Influence of Color 55

Action and Re-action. Effect of Color on Mental States and
Emotions. How certain tints affect persons favorably and
unfavorably. The calming effect of restful greens. "Seeing Red."
Gloomy Black. Depressing Grays. Angry Reds. Soothing Blues.
Illuminating Yellows. The Psychology of Color. Healing Effect of
Colors. The principles of Healing by Colors. Effect of color upon
character and morals. Color in Child Life. Interesting and
instructive information and teaching.

Chapter VIII. Auric Magnetism 63

Human Magnetism. The Auric Reservoir of Magnetism. Magnetic
Healing, how caused and why it occurs. Use of its hands. Flow of
etheric force. New Methods of Magnetic Healing. Use of Auric
Colors. Analysis and Full Explanation. Absent treatment by Auric
Color Vibration. Tables of Auric Healing Colors, showing effect
on Nervous System, Blood and Organs. Helpful suggestion in Auric
Color Healing. How to Treat yourself and others by this method.
Healing by the Great White Light.

Chapter IX. Developing the Aura 71

How to build up a strong, positive Aura. How to flood the Aura
with the right vibration. How to influence the color in the Aura.
"Holding the Thought." Reflecting Color States. Principles of
Occult Color Re-action. Self-analysis. Self-Treatment for
Character and Qualities. Effect of visualizing colors. How to get
the keynote of Color vibrations. The Key of Success.