Anyone curious (or disbelieving) about the existence of auras, I have something for you! While I'm not entirely sure what the aura is, I do know that it's pretty easy to see the beginnings of it if you try. I was going to link the wikipedia page, but it's kind of biased and doesn't explain a lot. On the other end, I don't want to link some paranormal site filled with gifs, because then I'd lose all credibility. =P
Open notepad, or anything that gives you a white background, and hold up your hand between your face and the monitor, about a foot away from each. Look at the monitor, but keep your hand in focus, and move it slowly, with fingers apart. There should be a distortion at each fingertip. The key is to give your peripheral vision and your focal point the same amount of attention. If you're persistant, you can also see the astral outline around the edge of your hand, extending less than a centimeter outwards. I find this terribly interesting and entertaining.
(This works against any background, but I chose the monitor because it's accessible and a solid color, which is easy to work with. The actual color aura can be seen if you're REALLY persistant, and I myself have only seen it like three times in five years.)
Tell me your findings!
When I focus on my fingers and something behind them at the same time, my fingers get surrounded by this finger-colored haze! Am I a mage?
The human body, like any living creature with a nervous system, emits a generally invisible low-level electrical field constantly. It's a byproduct of your nerves using electrochemical energy to transmit nerve impluses. As electrical devices also rely on electricity to operate, they also emit the same type of field at varying strengths.
Or in other words, yes, you have an aura - an electrical one. Whether it has a relation to the astral plane is... um, a matter for debate. 😛
That's interesting; I never knew it was electrical. Sounds a lot more plausible. There is, however, an outline that I haven't found any explanation for besides an astral one. What do you think?
Honestly I'm not sure what you mean, though I will say this reminds me of a similar thread on this subject about five years ago in which someone claimed to be suddenly able to see auras and had to be taught how to surpress this ability.
Could have been an elaborate troll attempt. Meh.
I've heard of people claiming to have been able to see the color auras around things at a very young age, but then lost the ability as they had to use normal sight for school and learning and such. Whether it's paranormal or electrical, I wonder if this is indeed true. Although I've never heard of someone suddenly gaining the ability later in life without extensive practice.
