The aura about a living body is a function of the flow of Chi through that body. An aura becomes suppressed if the flow/movement of Chi is blocked in the chakras or in the chi meridians. The deep sense which permits a person to visualize auras about living bodies is termed soft sight.

• enter a state of stillness and find center
• defocus your eyes ... you can look in a living object's direction … that object should be at the center of your vision field … however … don't focus on it … just look in that direction
• continue to relax your eyesight's focus until you are seeing "through" the object … at this point you should be able to see two distinct objects instead of one
• continue to see without moving your eyes or changing your focus … pay attention to the feeling of and the quality of this meditative state … with practice you will identify the mechanism that allows you to see the "two" objects in focus … about this time, you will begin to see everything through and around the "two" objects
• practice and, as your skill increases, you will be able to maintain this state and move your eyes

 

The auras which you see with soft sight are chi around a living body. The deep senses in our current study are soft sight and the ability to feel chi. Different folks are usually better at one or the other just because of individual predisposition. For skill development with soft sight, it's often best to start with trees since they have large auras which are relatively easy to visualize. Start with a large tree or a group of large trees. They should be at least fifty feet high with trunks larger than you can wrap your arms around. In the evening dusk or morning twilight, watch your tree(s) from a view with no back-lighting (for the tree) by the sun or any artificial light source … you should be facing in any direction except the direction where the sun is rising or setting … there should be no artificial light sources in the area. You should be able to see the top quarter of the tree(s) against a clear sky. Enter a state of stillness and find center. When you are relaxed and balanced enter soft sight. Focus your soft sight to the top of the trees where they meet sky … then … soften your sight even more. If it is evening, you will see chi "flaming off" from the tree toward the sky. In the morning, chi will "bursting outwards" or glow around each tree. Trees change their life processes at dawn and dusk, photosynthesis is starting or stopping and there is a shift between oxygen and carbon dioxide production. The diffuse light and this transition of metabolism for such large living bodies make a tree's chi a good opportunity to build skills in soft sight.

As you will inevitably move on to a human subject, preferably a cooperative human subject, you should find a quiet, white or cream colored room with no features on or in at least one wall. Ask your subject to sit quietly, perhaps reading a book. Position yourself unobtrusively and quietly so you can see them (not watch them) against the blank wall and enter soft sight. You will begin to see a halo effect around your subject. As he/she begin to relax and forget about your presence, their aura will become more and more apparent.

Over time, as you practice with your tree(s) and/or cooperative human subject, it is a good idea to purposely move between "not seeing" and "seeing" these auras. This exercise will help you develop skills that permit a quick/easy entry into soft sight. Remember, auras are best seen in low light and humid conditions.

When you meet other folks who have developed soft sight skills, remember that different people visualize and interpret auras differently. Sometimes a little differently and sometimes a lot. You will also meet folks who pretend. People, with soft sight, may describe auras as having color or contours. Auras may be smooth-contoured or rough, yellow in color, purple, pink, red, multi-colored or blue. The color of an aura is important because it can signify many different conditions … size, shape and contour are indicators for the relative harmony of Chi in a living body.