How to See Auras: 5 Essential Tips for Aura Readings

Have you been wondering how to see auras and do aura readings?

Reading auras is a fun and fascinating hobby, whether you’re practicing on a friend, scrutinizing your boss, or reading the aura of a complete stranger.

Along with body language signals and verbal messages, a person’s aura offers valuable clues about them, their thoughts, and intentions. Aura colors and characteristics can be indicative of someone’s inner world.

I’ve been able to see auras around people, as well as trees, animals, and even rocks since I was a teenager. I usually have to focus to see them, but occasionally they stand out.

It’s easy to develop aura-reading skills, and once you learn how to see auras, you never unlearn the skill.

I find it interesting that science is conflicted about whether auras exist. Some scientists say auras are new-age nonsense, while others only half-heartedly suggest that auras might exist.

In my experience, auras are very real. There’s an energy field around everyone and everything. And seeing auras is something anyone can do.

Each aura reading tip I’m sharing today focuses on a different way of seeing aura colors, size, and quality. Let’s dive right in!

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There are two ways of seeing auras

Before we begin talking about how to see someone’s aura, it should be said that there are two ways to see auras.

You may see them physically with your eyes.
You may see them psychically, either clairvoyantly, or with your claricognizance.

You may also experience seeing auras both ways at once.

5 Tips For Reading Auras Easily

1. Meditate on Your Third Eye Chakra

The third eye chakra, located between your eyebrows, is your center of psychic vision. To enhance your aura-seeing abilities, try meditating on your third eye chakra for a few moments first.

Focus on unblocking and clearing this energy center. Imagine your third eye vision as clear and easy to see. Visualize yourself seeing auras before you see auras. Think of your capability and tap into your ability.

Whether you see auras physically or sense them psychically, your ability to see auras will likely be enhanced by a moment of meditation first. Your third eye chakra is an excellent focus point for meditation prior to seeing auras.

2. Practice Aura Readings Against a Plain Background

I learned to see physically auras by looking at my teachers in high school since they were always standing by a wall or chalkboard and it was easy. (Instead of listening I was practicing my psychic skills, lol.)

Doing aura readings against a plain background makes it easier to distinguish a person’s aura from the surrounding environment. So, try it on someone standing against a wall or the open sky. The plain background, especially if it’s white, allows the aura to stand out more clearly, making it easier for you to see colors and observe their energy field.

3. Unfocus Your Eyes Slightly

Another tip for aura readings is to unfocus your eyes slightly for a brief moment.

Instead of looking directly at someone, allow your vision to “soften”. This helps you shift your usual visual abilities and alter them a bit.

You may be able to see auras more easily this way. You may also find it easier to see the edges of someone’s aura. This point leads us to…

4. Focus on the Perimeter or Outer Edges of the Aura

For many people, it’s easiest to see the outer edges as they are most visible.

So if you are able to see the outer edges of someone’s aura, then keep your attention there to grow your aura reading abilities.

By concentrating on the edges, you can start to discern the colors, shapes, and quality of the aura more easily.

Quality can be texture or energetic texture. For example, is the aura light? Or static-y, thick, cloud-like, etc? This is where your psychic skills of clairvoyance or claircognizance can come in handy. They can help you perceive the finer details of someone’s energy field.

5. Look Slightly Past the Person You’re Reading

Another thing to try when doing an aura reading is to look slightly past the person you’re observing.

Use your peripheral vision to see the auric energy field that surrounds them. Often, that field, the aura, appears as a light around a person’s entire body. The aura can appear light white at first and seeing colors may come more easily in time or with stronger focus. The more you practice, the more your ability to read auras will improve.

Final Thoughts

Aura readings are fun to practice and can help you grow your psychic and intuitive skills.

By practicing aura reading you’ll learn to interpret people in another way- you’re using your physical vision but with that extra 6th sense psychic vision mixed in. It’s both!

Aura reading adds a level of knowledge. You’re essentially gaining how-to-read-people skills that enhance regular body language and verbal communication understanding. Different aura colors can indicate different things about people, as can aura texture and quality.

As you continue to explore and develop your aura-reading abilities, you’ll likely find that your intuition grows stronger and your awareness continues to expand.

I hope you enjoyed this article on how to read auras. Have a great day!

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