G O NTG NT S .

P RE F ACE by ,
Mi M A Walss . . sh , v ;

AUTHOR S P RE F ACE
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vi i .

C H A P TE R I I NTRO D UCTORY . .

P u r pose of t he Wor k 1; Au ra Com m on t o all Thi n gs even of H u m an Man

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u f ac t u r e 2 ; D e n i t i on of t he A u ra 3 ; K n own t o An t i qu i t y 4 ; Au r as , ,

Of Rom an Cat hol i c P ict u r es an d of H i n d u D i v i n i t i e s 4 ; Lost t hrou gh ,

t he D ar k Ag es 5 ; M oder n I n c r ease of Ps y c h i c F ac u l t i es 6 ; Au r a as Se en
, ,

by Or di n ar y S eer s 7 ; V er y C om pl e x i n I t s C om posi ti on 8 ; G en er al Eu
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u m e r at i on Of Twen t y on e Au r i c S u bd i vi s i on s 9 ; The Au r a i n C on n ec
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t i on wi t h t he H u m an P r i n c i ples 11; M an a D ec ade n ot on ly a S e pt en , ,

ary 12 ; C l assi cati on of H u m an

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P r i n c i pl es K oshas or S heat hs 14 ; , ,

Ag reem en t wit h St P au l s Di visi on 15 .

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C HAPTER II .
D ES C RI P TI O N .

P res en t D escri pt i on Based on Di r ec t Hi gher Opt i c Vi si on C orr obor at ed by .

Psy chi c an d S ci en t i c Obser vat ion 16 , .

1 MATE R1 AL PO RTION . .

I E m an ati on s an d M
. an i fe st at i on s fr om t h e B ody E x hal ed P r an a 18 ; , ,

l st . Tat wi c C u r re n t s Cor r obor at i n g t he Tat wa Theor y , 19 ; Au r a of

P l an t s 19
C h rom at i c, F i v e C ol ored Li n e s C or r es on di n g t o t h e E lem en t s, 2 0 ;
a) p
b) Geom et r i c al F or m s Tr aceab l e t o t he V i br at i on s of E l em en t s, 2 2
Per i odi c al Ch an ges ,
2 3 ; Ex cept i on s, 2 5 ; Theor y of t he P u l se ,
2 5;
Sec r et of D isease ,
2 6;
2d . Mag n et c i Au ra 2 7 ; ,

3d . C al or i c Au ra 2 9; ,

4t h . Healt h Au ra 3 0 ; Pr ot ecti ve agai n st D i sease 3 0

Elect ri c or , ,

All Lower Au r as C om bi n e t o Gi ve a Lu m i n ou s Appear an c e to t he B ody , 3 1;

Ar e Aff ect ed by St at e of H ealt h 3 1 , .

II Et her i c B ody or Dou ble 3 2 ;

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III Pr ani c Au ra or In hal ed P r an a 3 3 ;

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2 PSYC HIC on m a PORTIONS . .

I V Kam i c Au r a 3 4 ;
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Thou ght F or m s, 3 6;

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Psyc hi c Au ra Lower Man as 3 8

V .
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Au ri c Col or s an d Thei r I m port ,
40 ;
Au r a of Adept s 4 4 46; , ,

V I Man asi c Au r a 45 ;
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3 SPIRITUA L PO RTIONS .

VI I .
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B u ddhi c Au ra 47 ; ,

V III At m i c
. Au r a or Au r i c Egg, 48 ;
4 . MISC ELLANEOUS .

S hapes Au ras 5 0 ; Au ra Of Per fect ed Man 5 1; Vari ou s Ot her Man ifes

Of , ,

t at i on s Sh eav es an d V ol u tes 5 1; G ol d D u st 5 2 ; I n u en ce of t he W or l d
, , ,

Th ou g ht C u rr en t s 5 2 Au r as in Sl eep an d Tr an ce 5 3 ; I m por t an c e Of Las t

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Thou ght b efor e Sl e ep 5 5 ; Au r a af ter D e at h 5 5, ,

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C H AP TE R III C O NCLUS I O N . .

Usef u l n ess of t he St u d y of t he Au r a ,
57 ; O pi n i on of P ar ac el su s ,
5 8 ; of Z O

r oast r i an i sm 58 Of M Si r . n n et t , 58 I n t er m i n gl in g of Au r as, 58 Tr an s
m i ssi on D is ease s t hrou gh t he Au r as 5 9 ; Mesm er ism 5 9 Kn owl edge
of , ,

of t he Au r a Usefu l f or S el f pr ote c t i on 60 ; -
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1 . Soci ally 60 ; ,

2 . Morally 60 ;

a ag ai n st D i seas e G e r m s 6 1;
3 .
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Phy si c ally b ) agai n st C on t ac t s 6 1;
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c a f t er D eat h ag a i n s t P r e m at u r e B u r i al , ,

AP P E NDI X .

S . I .
Au r a of P lan t s 63 ;
,

S II. .
Au ra o f t he Mag n et , 68 ;
S III. .
Pr ac ti c al I n str u c t i on for Si ght Tr ai n i n g, 7 1;
S VI B i bl i o r a h 7 5
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who foll ow l eads G d

They t h e pat h t hat t hr o dark n ess u p t o o ,

n d on t hei r way d ist i n ct i v e tu rn i n

g poi n t s . Thu s, we r ea li z e t hat i n

Theosophi c al li t er at u re an ot he r pl ane h as be en r eac he d. The t hou ght

l ead er s have passe d f rom t he pr oof Of r e ason t o t he proof of c e ar v isi on
l ;
an d e x pe ri m e n t s c on du ct e d by t h e i n n er per c epti on s no w for m a s c i en t i c

b asi s for a p r ac t i ca l k n o wl edge of t ran sc en den t al, y et n at u ra l l aws . Th e

L on don ban d Of hi gh ly gi ft ed an d ac c u r at e ly t r ai n ed seer s re v eal to u s

wor l ds i n v i si bl e, Obj ect ify t hou ght for m s -

an d desc r i b e fr om ac tu a l Obse r v a

t i on t he n at u re an d e vo ul t i on of at om s, whi le h er e ,
at t he G at e s of t he

S et t i n g Su n, o ther st u d en t s en do wed wi t h a r ar e c om bi n at ion of k een

i n n er si
g h t an d a sc i en t i c habi t Of m i n d, g i v e t o t he wor ld t he re s u lt s of

t hei r wor k on t he H u m an Au r a an d t hat of pl an t s t rac in g t he au ri c

, ,

l
c or r e at i on s wi t h p ri n ci l es an d forc es s o c l e ar
p y t h at al l m ay u n d erst and .

F or n ear ly h al f a c en t u r y t he ex i st e n ce of t he au ra has been k n o wn

ev en t o t he u n i n i t i at e d st u den t s of psy ch i c for c e h av e th eori z ed u on it ,
p
c ai r voy an t s an d
l Sen sit i v es h av e k n Of i t fam i li ar l y n ev e r t he e ss, l t he
s
po e

k n owl e dge

ge n er al of t hi s i n vi si bl e part Of se lf has b e en of a v agu e de

l u si v e c har act er . A c l ear an d well cl assi ed

-
st udy on t h e au ra has, t here

for e, becom e an i m per at i v e n ec ess i t

y to e ve r
y st u de n t of m an an d n at u r e,

an d j u st su ch a s t u dy wil l be fou n d in t hi s wor k .

To d ay we l ik e t he or i es, b u t we de m an d fac t s an d fact s t hi s au t h or

g i v es . Dr . Ma q r l
u es c ai m s n o au t hori t y sav e t hat Of ex
p e r i en c e ex pe r
i en c e con rm ed by re
pea t e d e x
pe r i m e n t s, t he r es u l ts of whi ch h ave b een
su bj e c t ed to l an aly si s I t has been m y pr ivi lege t o see a li tt l e of
c ri t i c a .

t h at t h e m et hod fol lowed i n t h i s st u dy by Dr M ar q u es an d I c an t ru l y s ay .

,

t he per son al eq u at i on has be en carefu lly e li m i n at ed an d a se ve r e sc i en t i c ,

j u dgm en t passed u pon e v er y Obs er vat i on . No con cl u si on i s f or c e d , no dog m a

f orm u l at ed ; on t he c on t r ar y , t he au t hor e m phasi z es t h e i de a t hat t he

wor k i s t e n t at i ve, m or e a su gge st i on for fu rt h er i n vest i gat i on t han an

ex h au st i v e an d c om p et e l wor k i n i tself . B u t t h e book i s r ea l ly f ar m or e

t han t en tat i v e, an d t he r eader who hospi t ably r ec ei v es i t s m e ssag e wi l l
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n d he r ei n a syn t het i c con cept i on Of t he au r a, whi c h wi l l ser ve as a fou n

d at i on an d fr am e wor k for al l f u t u re bu i ldin g on t he su bj ect . Whoever
r ead s i t will wan t t o b u i l d, t o i n v est igat e ; he wi ll wan t to v er i f
y an d to

k n ow for hi m sel f t hi s u n seen

I
no w obj ec ti ed i n for m an d co or , l wi t h
al l t he l i n k s t hat m oor i t to dewdr op an d cr y st al, to s tar d u st an d o wer
pet al , t o li ght , sou n d , form an d co or , l t o t he ver y cen t r a l su n i t s elf . As
he re ads, con s ci ou sn ess deepen s an d ex pan d s,
t he sphere of m i cr ocos m i c

e n er
gy, ca ll ed m an , i s bet t e r k n own the i n si gni ca f t h l
v i si b e, t he
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m ight i n ess of t he i n v isi b l e, t he po wer of h u m an t hou ght to c han ge, to

m x esH c om e Ra

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i

O e i, ed fact s . The list en in g ear c at ches e ch oes

of th e diapason t hr o u gh di sc or ds, t he c hor d of

sou ls l
ev o v i n g, e ve n lost
a per f ect ed h u m an i t y .

However , t he H u m an Au ra doe s n ot appeal so el ly to m y st i cs an d t hose

t r an sc en den tl y i n cl i n e d i t has a ve ry pr ac t i cal

, bear i n g u po n t he i ll s of life ;
for i t pr epar es t he way t o a m edi cal sy st em based u
p on th e t r u e n at u r e of

t he i n d i v id u al an d hi s cor r e lat i on wi t h t he plan et ar y for c es c r y st a ll i z ed in

h er b an d m i n er al, an d whi ch are m ost c osel ly ak i n t o t hat n at u r e. Apart

f r om t he pr om i se i t c on t ai ns of an ot he r spec ia l wor k on t he m at t er , t he

passage re at i n g l to D i sease Au ras m er i t s th or ou gh st u dy . I t i s fu l l of

c e l ws whi c h
, , car r i ed ou t to com pl et e de vel opm en t , wi ll r e vea l t he c au se of

d iseas e ; an d he wh o k n ows t h e t r u e cau se k n o ws a so t he c u r e

l .

M or eover H u m an Au r a gi ves the r e ason why of t he cu r es effect ed by

t he

t he m an y sc hools of M en t al S ci e n c e an d t h e basis is l ai d for a r at i on ali z ed

,

s
y st em of

Mi n d C u re that al l ad van c ed thi n k er s wi ll be abl e to u n der
st an d, acc ept an d p ract i c e .

To al l r eade r s, th er efor e, t his book c ar r i e

s a m essage . S om e wi ll n d

in i t wor ds of m i gh t, qu i c k en in g in to act i ve l i fe laten t po wer s; som e wi ll

n d in it a k ey t o u n l oc k m y st er i es . May all n d i t a hel p i n t he aqu i si

t i on of t ru e k n owl edge .

MARI E A WALSH . .

Novem ber 14,

 AUT HO RS
P R EF AG G .

B efor e su bm i t t i n g t he fol lowi n g e s say t o pu bl i c appr eci ati on , t he wri t er

wis hes t o i n vi t e c r i t i c i sm , m or e on t he su bst an c e t han on t he form . F or
t he ob v i ou s de ci en ci es of t he lat t er , he b egs t o ob s er v e

l st . That he i s a f or ei gn er ;
2 nd . That t he essay was ori gi n a ll y i n t en ded m er ely as a l ect u re t o t he
g r ou
ps o f Th eo
soph ist s of the Al oha B ran c h, Hon ol u l u ,
an d of t h e G ol de n

G ate Lodg e, San Fr an cis co who h ad

,
m ad e t he r eq u est for i t , an d wh o i n
s i st ed on i t s pu bli c at i on ;

3d . That t he pr i n t in g of i t i n i ts pr e sen t sh a
p e, has been hu r ri ed , t he

wr it er havi n g no t im e to at t e n d t o l i t e r ar y c hi se li n g .

Wi t h t his l
apo ogy, t he wr it er hopes t hat at l east food for u se fu l t hou gh t

wi ll be fou n d i n t he su bj ec t tr eat ed, an d hi s earn est desi re i s that h i s effor t s

m ay i n d u ce so m e on e, bett e r t t ed th an hi m s elf, t o c om p et e l the s tu dy .

San F r an ci s co, Novem ber 3 0 th,

 THEHU ANAURA M .

A STUDY .

Dedi cated to Tlz ose W/z o Can See, and to Tlz ose
Ale to See, Yet Can Un der stan d

C HAPTE R I .

I N T RODUC T ORY .

In an add e r ss b e fo r e t he A L O HA B RANC H T S o f
d e l i vere d . .

H o n ol u l u on ,
t he l at e st Sc i en t i c C o rr o bo r at i o n s o f T he os o p hy ,

A
occ u rr e d t h e fol l o wi n g p ass ag e
The osophy c l ai m s t hat we are, al l of u s, as wel l as al l t hin g s i m at e
an d i n an i m at e, en ve l ope d, s u rr ou n d e d, by a v e r y c om ple x , y et s u bt le, e m a
n at i on , wh i c h (t o t he c l air voy an t ey e i s / n t on ly l u m i n ou s, bu t t i n t e d
) q
wi th t h e m ost v ar i egat ed c ol or s, t hese c ol or s i n di cat i n g ou r c on st i t u t i o n ,
ou r pas si on s, ou r i d eas Of cou r s e, mat e r i al ist i c sc ie n t i st s wh o a r e so
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far fr om bei n g gi f t ed wit h c l ai r voyan t v i si on , s i c c mate ri ali s t i c t en de n c ies

"
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dest r oy psy c hi c fac u l t i es an d who c on s eq u en t l y c an n ot se e an y m an s or

,

wom an s au r a b ol dly den ie d i t s em st en ce i n t u to

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B u t h e re c om e s t h e .

h ot og r aphi c c am e ra t hi s l i t t l e i n st ru m en t t hat can n ot l i e (as an en

p
t h u si as t ex pr es sed i t ) an d whi ch has al ready re veal e d so m an y t hi n gs wh i ch

t he c am er a c o m esfor war d t o c ert ify t o t he ex is te n ce of t he au r a A sci .

en t is t i n Par i s, Dr B ar adu c, af t er s eci al st u dy i n t he m at t er , has been r e

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p
war ded by Obt aEi g aser i es pf b eau t if u l photogr aphs, wh i c h wi ll soon be
m '

u bl i shed, an d i n wh i ch t he au r as of v ar i ou s pers on s ar e cl ear l i m i t d

p y p r n e ,
wit h var i at i on s du e t o t he t en d en c i es or passi r n s, i df as an d em ot i on s, Of
t he s u bj ect (Theoso hi st X VI I , 18 2
p L u cif er XV II , Oct T A u s t
M
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aeOver, I m u st n ot fai l t o add that qu i t e r ecen t l y, an Am e r i can phy si ci an ,

n

M
Dr Gat es r epor ted in t he edi cal News l st , t hat t he em an at i on s of t he li v
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in g body, or au r as, di ffer accordi n g t o t h e st at es of t he m i n d, as we ll as t o

t h e con dit i on s of physi cal healt h ; 2 d, th at t hese em an at i on s c an be t e st ed
b y t he che m i c al react i on s of som e salt s of se l en i u m ; 3 d, t hat t hese r e act ion s
ar e char ac t er i z e d by vari ou s ti n t s or c ol ors, accordi n g t o t h e n at u r e of t he

m en t al i m pr essi on s ; 4t h, t hat fort y diff eren t em ot i on pr odu ct s, as h e calls
t hem , have al r eady been t hu s Ob t ai n e d H er e is an ot her con r m at i on by
.

sci en t ic au t hori t y Thu s i t wi ll n o l on ge r be possi bl e to sn e er at The

.

OSOphy s s ci en ti c d escr i pt i on of t he hu m an au r a an d i t s v ar i at i on s, wh i c h

sh owt h e s pi r it u al m an i n hi s t r u e n ak edn ess for good or bad, j u st as Rm n t gen s

X ray shows t he n akedn ess of t he sk el et on

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a wi n g m ber of sen sit iv es who can r c ei ve th i s au r a, t her e

g ro nu
pe can

e ve n t u all y be b u t on e r e su l t All hy poc r i s y an d c ri m e will be vain, when

.
r

m an wi l l be able t o s ee eve ry ot her m an j u s t as he r eally i s, n ot as he t ri es

t o appe ar ; an d t he wor l d m u s t, t he re for e, b e on t he ev e of som e psy c hi c al
r e v ol u t ion , as oc cu lt is m i n t i m ates, an d as t h e Bi b le re d i c te d for t he t i me
p
when m en will ru sh t o an d fr o an d k n o wl edge will i n c rease, as i t cert ai n ly

is t he case n owaday s .

The i n t e r e st r
by t hi s s tat em e n t l e d t o a r e q u e s t fo r a
a o u s ed

spe c ial l e c tu r e o n t he H u m an A u ra an d what he r e i n fo ll o ws 18

t he o u tc o m e o f t he p ar t i c u l ar s t u d y m ad e o f all t he avai l abl e i n fo r

m at io n for t he p u rp o s e o f ans we r i ng t hat r e q u e s t So m e O f t he

, .

fac ts have be e n c u ll e d fro m T he o s o p h i c al l i t e rat u r e whe n t hey ,

ac t u ally c o rr o b o r at e d d i r e ct O b s e rvat io ns ; ot hers are n e w an d o r i g

i n al t he wr i te r hav i n g had t he g o o d fo rt u n e o f b e i n g abl e t o i n

,

ve s t ig at e t h e s u bj e c t wit h s o m e ve ry i n t e ll ig e n t an d e d u c at e d pe r

s o n s highly g i ft e d bot h psyc hic ally an d m et ap hy s i cally n at u rally

, ,

cl ai rvoy ant wit ho u t b e i n g i n t ran ce o r u n d er hyp n o t i c i n u e n ce ,

who had al re ad y d e vo t e d t o the m at t e r y e ars o f s t u d y an d t e

s e arc h B u t whi le on ly t he r e s u l t s o f O bserv at io n s care fu l l y r e
.

e a t e d an d v e r i e d acc o r d i n g t o the e st abl i s he d sc i e n ti c meth

p ,

ods , are he re g i v e n t he y m u s t n o t b e t ak e n as au t ho r i t at i v e ;
,

t he y are fu lly s u bj e c t t o c o rr e c t i o n an d e sp e c i ally t o ampl i c at io n

, .

An d i f the y are at pre s e nt m ad e p u b l ic i t i s pri n c i pal ly w it h the ,

h op e that t h e y m ay ac t as an i n c e n t i v e fo r fu t u r e re s e arc he s an d
ver i c at i o n s m o re sys t emat i c an d c o mpl e t e o f a fasc i n at i n g s u b

, ,

j e c t ,
t he fu ll e l u c i d at n
i o O f w h i c h e spe c i ally i n w hat c o n c e r n s

t h e P ran i c A u ra an d it s i nn u m e r able t at wi c c han g e s an d t he ,

Kam ic A u r a W i th it s e m o t io n al as hes ever vary i n g

wou l d t e
, ,
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q u i re a w hol e l ife t im e - .

W hil e n othin g c an b e fo u n d o n t he s u bj e ct i n sc ie n t i c l iterat u re ,

i n m any o f t he early c o mm u n ic at i o n s o n Th e o s o p hy the i d e a was

O ft e n h i nt e d at i n a g e neral b u t very g u ar d e d m an ner t h at al l
, ,

O bj e c t s i n n at u r e are s u rr o u n d e d by o r e x hal e fr o m the i r p e r i p h

ery a so rt of va por or cl o u d c o nst i t u t i n g as it were t he i r o wn

, , ,

l ocal i ze d atm o sp her e w hi ch i s m o re an d m ore exten d e d an d c om

,

pl icate d as we pass o n t o m ore co mplex o rgan i sms fro m m in er al ,

u p t o m an Even .art i c i al O bjects ma d e by m an em it au r ic

, ,

ma n i fe stat i o ns si nce t hey are fo rme d of nat u ral m ol e c u les w hich

, , ,

as s u ch possess the ir i n here nt a u ras M oreove r, it i s as serte d by

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th o se who ou g ht to k n ow that these m an ifestat ions of art i c ial

,

o bjec t s vary wit h t he s p e c i al c har acte r i mpr i n t e d o n t hem by t h e i r

m an u fact u rer : t hu s e ve n b ooks pr e se n t a l i m i t e d au r a whic h di f

, ,

fe rs n ot on ly wi t h t h e mater ial b u t als o acc or d i n g t o t he l an g u ag e

, ,

u se d an d t he s u bject t re at e d i n t he bo ok .

I n H P B l avat sky s st an d ar d Gl o ss ary au r a i s d e n e d : A

. .
,

s u b t le i n v i s i bl e es s e n ce or u i d t hat e m an at e s fr o m h u m an an d
,

a n i m al bod ie s an d e ve n t hi n g s ; it i s a psyc hic e l u viu m part ak i n g

,

o f b ot h t he m i n d an d t he b od y as i t is t he e lec t r o vi t al an d at t he
,
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s ame t i m e an e l e c t ro m e n tal a u ra calle d i n T he o s o p hy t he ak as ic o r

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,

B u t as a who l e m u c h was t ake n fo r g r an t e d an d ve ry

m ag n e t i c .
, , ,

l i t tle n e arly n ot hi n g was pr o p e rly d e s cr i b e d a k i n d o f s e cr e cy

, ,

e v e n be i n g o bs e r v e d i n t h e mat t er u n d er t he ple as I s t t hat as

, ,

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t he te ac hi n g o f t he E s oter i c cl as ses o f the T he os o ph i cal Soc iety ,

b u t g i ve n o u t o n ly u n d er a s t r i ct ple dg e o f s e crecy w hi c h has ,

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i nco mplete septe n ary class i c at io n s w i ll have t o g i ve way to o n e

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er r d K ml A t l pl n ; om ing l ow t ill th phy i l b dy
e a as c an a e , or s ra , a es c er s , e s ca o ,

b u ilt u po n i t Et h i m od l i n lly y tali d in t h m id t f th t n l A u i Egg wh o

s er c e , s a cr s z e e s o e e er a r c , se

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i mal (t he h u m an o n e be in g i t s e l f fu rt he r an al h ig h er an d l o wer , ,

m i n d an d i n t e l l e ct ) we c an e as ily n d o u r fo u r m id d l e She aths

B u d dhic M an as i c Psyc hi c an d Kam i c wi t h t he i r s ou l attr i b u tes ;
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an d h i s B od y i s r e ally o u r d e n se b o dy cry s t all i z e d bu ilt u p o n ,

o u r s u btle E t he r i c m od e l b o t h b e i n g c o n n ect e d wi t h t he So u l

wi th i e o u r fo u r m id d l e s he aths b y t h e V i tal i ty ( Pr an a) w hi c h
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h u man t o t al I n th i s wi s e we e as i ly d i sp o s e o f t he w ho l e o f t he
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s e s e er s e a ex e r o c r c es .
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D E SCR I PT I VE .

We hav e th u s cleare d t he way for a c orrect u n d erst an d i n g o f

what the v ario u s parts o f t he c o mpl e x m an i festat i o n that g o es .

u n d er t h e g e n e r i c o r c o llect i v e n am e o f H u man A u r a d o re ally ,

r epr e s e nt . No w bear i ng i n m i n d t hat s o me o f t ho s e p arts ar e

,

s i mply e m an at i o n s , wh i l e ot h e r s are e e t i ng i mpr e ss i o n s an d ,

o thers ag ai n are tr u e m an i fe stat i on s o r p o rt io ns o f th e Sh e at h s o r

'

P r i n c i pl e s t hemselves d irectly vi s i b l e o n acco u nt o f t he ir o ve rl ap

,

p i n g t he m ater ial b od y wh ic h i s th e smallest of man s s h e at hs

,

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t he i r d e script ion as far as o u r pr e s e n t kn o wle dg e w i ll p e rm it .

H e r e we m u st c on gr at u l ate ou rs e lv e s t hat t he re c e n t ad vance s o f

,

sc i e n t i c k n owle d ge ren d er o u r t as k m u c h e as i e r n o w t han i t

w o u l d h ave been fo rm e rly O u r wo rk b e i ng b as e d o n d i rec t
.

hi g her o pt i c al an d psyc hi c o bs e rvat i o n s wo u l d have e n c o u n t e re d ,

t he sam e o bstacles as d id n e arly all e arly T he o s o p hi c al wr i t i ngs ,

w hi ch h ad t o be acc e pted o n faith i e o n t he i r m e r e pla u s i bil i ty

, . .
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by th o s e who c ann ot pr oc e e d t o ver i cat i o n for t he mselves .

H e n c e r e s u lt e d m u c h u n d e serve d r id i c u le an d u n be l ie f T hu s a .
,

fe w y e ar s ag o ou ts i d e o f t he au t ho r i ty o f o u r T e ac h er H P
, , . .

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B l av at s ky w o so ten m n t o n e d t b e c au se she co u l d s o thor
o u g hly s ee an d i nt e rp r et i t he rs e l f
,

an d ou ts i d e o f t he t e s t i m o ny
,

o f s o m e g i ft e d me d i u ms wh o c o u l d m o re o r less c o n rm he r s t ate
, ,

me n ts t he m e re existence o f th e A u ra c ou l d n ot h ave b e e n pro ve n

,

aga in st t he p oss i ble d en ial o r i n cr ed u l ity o f sc i enc e th e m o r e l i b ,

er al exp on e nts o f wh ich w e n t o n ly s o far as t o ad m i t t he e x istence
of a p u r e ly p h ys i c al e lectr o m ag n e t i c
, em an at i o n ar ou n d an d
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fr o m o u r b od i es B u t t he n t h e hi g her opt ic vi s io n was y e t u n
.
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s u sp e ct e d an d psyc hi c test im on y was d ec id e d ly n o t acc e pte d by

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o i c i al sc ie n t i sts o r was tr e at e d mer e ly as the w i l d v ag ary o f a

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t h e fac t s fo r h i msel f, t hro u g h hi s o ,

e v e ry st u d e n t o f T he os o p hy m a he c f rt h take f gr ant e d an d
y n e o o r

f u lly accr e d it an d acc e p t t he rep o rts of t hose m e mbers o f t he

T he o s o p hi c al So c i e t y who hav e t h e goo d fo rt u ne o f be i n g i n a
p o s it ion t o m ake of t hi s i n t e rest i n g s u bj e ct a special st u d y The
m att e r of c l as s i c atio n al o n e as att empte d here i n is l i able t o
, ,

re vis io n o r m o di c at ion .

1 .
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ate r i a l P or ti on .

I E MANAT I ONS FRO M T HE P HYS I C A L BODY PRANIC E x

HA L AT I ON S W he n an o bs e rve r wi t h pr oper o pt i c p o w e r rs t i n
.
,

ve s t i g at e s t he s u bj e c t o f t h e H u m an A u r a as i t i s fo u n d n e ar t he ,

sk i n he r e al iz e s t h e e x i s t e n c e of a m at e r i al cl ou d y m is t w hi c h he
, , ,

s o o n d i sc o ve rs t o b e n ot at all a s i mple b u t a v e ry c o mpl ic ate d m ix

, ,

t u r e o f var io u s e m an at io n s s t i ll p hy sic al i n t he i r n at u r e t ho u g h ,

ve ry t e n u o u s o r e t h e r i c He fu rthe r n d s t hat the cl o u d n e ar e st

.

t o t h e s k i n t u r n s o u t t o c o n t ai n a s y s t em o r b o r d e r o f c han g e abl e ,

m i cro sc o p i c g e o m e t r ic al g u r e s w h ic h t he hu ma n b e i n g c ar r i e s i n
, ,

c o mm o n wit h al l o t he r b e in g s an d e ve n t hi n g s d own t o t h e m i n
e r al t ho u g h i n t he l o we r k i n g d o ms t he y ar e x e d u n c h an g e ab l e
, , , , .

As The os o p hy t e ac he s t hat f or m i s t he r s t m at e r ial m an i fes t

at o n so t es g
i h
,
e u r e s thou g h b e l o n g i n g t o P r an a an d to i t s e l

e m e n t al s u b d i v i s io n s q u al i e d i n H i n d u p hys i ol o g y by t he
n ame o f Tat was
,

d o app e ar t o be t he l owe st i n o r d er as w e ll as
i n s i z e whe r e b y t he y ar e v i s i b le o n ly t o ey e s e n d o we d wi t h a
,

m ag n i fy i n g fac u lty A ft e r t he se g u re s ar e l ocate d it b e c o m e s

.
,

app ar e n t t hat t he y s e em t o r u n o r o w o n a v ap o r i s h r i bb on

c o m po s e d o f var i ou s c ol o r e d ban d s Now col or fo ll o ws f or m i n

.
,

t h e o r d er o f k o sm i c m an i fest at io n ; s o t he se c ol o r e d ba n d s t h o u g h ,

als o b e l o n g i n g t o Pr an a o r t he El e m e ntal Tat was sh o w a step ,

h ig h e r i n l i fe an d e vol u t io n fo r i nst an c e w hi le t he m i n er al m an
,

i fe s t s o n ly on e c o l o r o r hu e i n c o n n ect i o n wi th i t s r i g i d g e o m e t
t i c al t at wi c fo rm s t he se c o lo rs au g m e n t i n n u mb e r as s o o n as we
,

p ass on t o t he n e xt hig h e r d e g r e e o f t he sc ale t he veget able

\ , .

F o l l o wi n g an d m i x e d u p wit h t he se t wo p o rt i o n s o f t he l o w e r a u ras
, ,

c o me a m ag n e t ic c u rrent an d a cal oric e m an at i o n ch aract e r i st ic o f a


m ore i n d e pen d ent l i fe as s hown by an i mal co m b u st i o n T he n fo l
l o ws an electri c e f u vi u m r ad i at i n g l i ke s o l ar r ays s ho wi n g t h e fu ll
,

gl o ry o f m ater i al l i fe All t hi s o f c o u rs e is i n d ep e n de n t o f o t her

.
,

w
,

m an i fe stat io n s o f a higher o r d e r hi ch als oi nte rpe n e t rat e t he ab ov e

,
,
.

an d wi ll b e d escr i be d i n t he i r pr o p e r pl ac e It wi ll n ow b e i n or
.

d e r t o d evo t e a c u rs o ry e x am i n at i o n t o e ac h o f t h e s e l o w e r au ras .

Ist. Tatwi c Cu r r en ts or Tatwi c Au r a Thi s i s a m o s t pr o

t e an an d c o mple x ma n i fe s t at ion W h il e i t i s t he m o s t m at e r ial
.

o f all o u r au r as an d th e m o st e asy t o p e rc e i ve yet i t h as n e ve r b e ,

fo re be e n m e n t io n e d so far as we k n o w pro b ably bec au s e o f it s b e

, ,

i n g very d i f c u l t t o an alyse o n acc o u n t o f t he n arrowel d i t e mbraces

an d o f t he ext r e m e t e n u i ty o f i t s c o mp o n e n t s The fact i s as al
.
,

re ad y i n t i mat e d t h at i t s s t u d y r e q u i r e s t h e fac u l t y s e l d o m fo u n d
, ,

i n o r d i n ary o bs e r ve rs o f m ag n i fy i n g as t r al o bj e ct s o r o f p e rc e i v i n g
,

r e ally m icr osc o p ical d i m e n s io n s The foll owi n g d e scr i p t ion is

.

t h e re fo r e o nly t e n t at i v e an d c an n o t at t h e pr e s e n t s t ag e b e fu lly
, , ,

d i scr i m i n at iv e th o u g h at an y r at e i t o ffe r s an u n e x p e c t e d an d
,

wo n d e r fu l c o n rm at ion o f t he t he o ry o f t he Tat was .

The re ad e rs who are acq u ai n t e d w i th an art icl e by t he wr i ter

o n th e A u ras o f Pl an t s p u bl is h e d i n Mer cu ry (s e e App e n d ix )

, ,

wrl l m o r e r e ad i l y u n d e r s t an d th e n at u r e o f t hi s divi s i o n of t he
H u m an A u r a The st u d y o f ve g et able au r as te ac he s t hat e ac h
.

l e a f is b o r d e r e d as i t wer e an d e n ve l op e d by a lm o f a very
, ,

te n u ou s ,
r i bb o n l ik e em an at i o n c o mpo s ed o f s e ve r al b an d s o f
-
,

var i o u s c o l o rs t h r o u g h which m an i fes t t he m o s t r ac e fu l c h ai ns

, g
o f g e o m e t r i cal g u r e s an d d e s i g n s c harac t er i s t i c o f t h e var i o u s
,

e l e m e n t s o r Tat was o f N at u r e w h i ch happ e n t o pre d o m i n at e i n

e ac h pl an t . In an i mals t hi s au r a man i fe sts i ts e l f i n a l i t t l e m o re

,

c o mpl i c ate d fo rms : the n i n man i t c on t ai n s all o f t he oth e r s

, ,

s i nce m an repres e n ts al l t he l owe r k i n g d o ms an d s o me th i n g m o r e
bes id e sw i th t h is d i fference als o t hat wh il e the Tat wic A u ra o f
,

pla n ts i s permanent u n cha n g e able an d s hi n i n g wi t h m etall i c h u e s

, ,

t he h u m an o n e c han ges o r m odi e s i t s g u res an d the d isp o s i t i o n

o f i t s c o l o rs wi t h t he ow of the v ar i o u s c u rre n ts o f t h e s o l ar ,

l u nar an d t e rrestr ial Pran as an d i t s be au t i fu l h u es are pr ismat ic

,

an d bel on g t o t he psyc h i c o ct av e .
 The H u m an Tatwi c A u r a occ u p ie s aro u n d t he b o d y j u s t ove r ,

t he sk i n a wid t h v ary i n g fro m o n e e ig h t h t o o n e hal f o f an i n c h

,
- -
,

an d i n t h is l i m it e d are a it i s pl ai n ly d i v i s i bl e i nt o t wo d i st i n c t

p arts wh i c h s hall he r e b e d e s ig n at e d t he C/z r om ati c an d the Geo

,

i n et r i cal :

a ) The Chr om ati c p art embr a c e s t h e w ho l e d e pt h o f t he Tat

wi c A u r a whate ve r t hat m ay b e an d i s cl e arly s u b d i v id e d i n to

, ,

v e s t r i p s r i bb o n s o r b an d s s o m e t i m e s e q u al s o m e t i m e s v e ry u n
, , ,

e q u al i n wid t h o n e o f wh i c h i s c o l o rl e ss t h e o t h e r fou r b e i n g r e s p e c t
, ,

i ve ly bl u e v io l e t y e ll o w an d r e d
, ,
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.

m an e n t c on s tan t t ho u g h t h e i r h u e s m ay v ary b u t t he i r r e spect

, ,
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i ve p o s i t i on o r o r d e r s e e m s t o b e s u bm i t t e d t o a k i n d o f r ot at i o n ,

al t h o u g h t he b l u e an d v io l e t l i n e s an d t he y e ll o w an d r e d o n e s ,

g e n e ral ly s e e m to ke e p c o n t i g u o u s At ti m e s ho wev e r s om e par .

, ,

t i c u lar l i n e o r l i n e s are d u pl i c ate d an d occ as i o n ally t he c o l o rl e s s ,

l i n e i s n e ar l y i n vi s i bl e o r i t is tr an s fo rm e d i n t o a d ark o n e E ac h
, .

ban d s t ar t s by a s harply d e n e d l i n e o f d e n s e r c o l o r an d afte r ,

ward s fad e s g r ad u ally away t o war d s t he l i n e ab o v e s o as t o ble n d ,

pr i s m at ic ally i n t o i t .

Th e m o s t fr e q u e n t c o mb i n at i on s fou nd by t he wr it e r st art i n g
,

fr o m t he sk i n ar e as fo ll o ws ,

( )
1 B r ig ht co l o rl e ss l i n e bl u e
-
, ,
v io e l t y e ll o w an d
, re d ;

( )
2 Br ig h t c ol o rle s s l i n e , red, y e ll ow v i ol e t , an d bl u e ;
Bu t m an y m o d i c at i o n s have b e e n o bs e rve d ex ampl e s o f w hi c h ,

fo ll ow :

(3 ) Br i g h t c o l o rl e ss l i n e p u rple bl u e y e ll o w re d ;
-
, , , ,

(4 ) Br i g h t l i n e i n v-
i s i bl e m ag e n t a r e d ,y e ll o w l i g h t bl u e an d -
, ,

l ig ht p u rp l e ;
Br i h t l i e i n v i s i bl e d ark r e d d ark b l u e y e ll o w p u rple ;
( 5) g n -
, , , ,

( )
6 D a rk l i n e r e d y e l l o w bl u e an d lav e n d er v i o let ;
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D rk b e v ry t h i n l i n e o f r e d y e ll ow v i o let an d a t h r e a d
(7 ) a l u e , , ,

o f d ark r e d ;

8
( ) R e d yell o w brig ht l i n e bl u e y e ll o w r e d ;
, , , , ,

Th s m e as ab o ve w i t ho u t t h e m id d le b r i g ht l i ne ;
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1 0 ) O ra n g e yell o w br i g ht l i ne bl u e o ran ge yell ow an d r e d ;

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( 11 ) Y e ll ow, b r i g ht or wh ite l i n e bl u e l in e br igh t

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lo w an d re d .

T h ese c ol o re d l i n es s e e m t o b e d er i ve d fr o m or t o r e pr e s e n t
t h e ve Elem e n ts fr o m wh i c h t he h u m an b o d y i s fo rme d an d ac " , ,

c o r d i n g t o t he I n d i an wo rks o n t h e Mahab u t as wo u l d c o rr e sp o n d ,

a s fo ll ows

C o l o rl e ss l i n e ,
or d ark bl u e Et he r Akas ha So n o r i fe ro u s Et he r ;
, , ,

L ig ht bl u e o r g re e n is h - bl u e Ai r V ay u Tan g i fe ro u s Et he r ;
, , ,

Re d i n var i o u s s had e s F i r e T ej as L u m i n o u s E t he r ;
, , ,

V io l e t o n a s il ve ry o r
,

m oo nl ight s u bs t r at u m W at e r Ap as Gu st ife ro u s Et he r ; , , ,

Y e ll o w o r o r an g e E ar th Pr it h i vi O d o r i fe r o u s E th er
, , , .

Th e s e ve El e m e n t s als o co rr e sp on d r e sp e ct ively t o t he fo ll ow
i n g o f m an s pr i n c i pl e s : L o we r M an as P ran a K am a Et he r i c

, , ,

Do u bl e an d M at e r i al B o d y O f c o u rse e s ot e r i c ally t he El e me n t s
.
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ar e s e ve n n o t ve an d so seve n i s al s o t h e n u mb e r o f t he Tat was

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t he y g i ve b i r t h t o B u t i n t h is R o u n d t he t wo hig he r o n e s c an
.
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n o t b e s e n s e d by o u r fac u lt i es an d r e m ain i n v i s i ble e v e n i n t h e i r ,

e ffe c t s o n o u r l i fe c u rre n t s -
.

The t i n t s o f t h e c ol o r s i n t he r i bb o n l i n e s vary s o m e wh at i n -

d iffe r e n t i n d i vi d u als acc o rd i n g t o t he n at u r e o f t he m an

, t he i r
i n t e n s it y al s o in an y o n e p e rs o n c han g e s fro m d ay t o d ay an d
, , ,

als o u c t u at e s wi t h t he o p e r at io n o f t he l u n g s d e e p e n i n g whe n ,

t he br e at h i s t h r o w n o u t b e c om i n g fai n t e r at t he i n sp i r at i o n
, .

Eve n t h e s i z e o r wid t h o f t he wh o le c h r o m at i c r i bb o n foll o ws t he

s am e r hyth m e x p an d i n g wi t h t he e xp i r at io n c o ntract in g whe n the
, ,

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t h e o bject wi l l ac t u ally b e acc o mpl is h e d i f t he t h ou g ht an d wi ll,

ar e p o w e r fu l e n o u g h .

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c u rre n t ar o u n d t h e h u m an b od y an d t he m ag n e t i c o r o d ic u i d o r

a u r a w hi c h i s s e e n st r e am i n g o u t o f t h e p ol e s o f m ag n e t s an d fro m

s o m e crys t als an d wh i c h i s we ll k n own t h r o u g h B ar o n R e i c he n b ac h s

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v al u abl e e xper i m e nts ; s o it has b e e n s u gg e s t e d t hat i t m ig ht be

t h e s am e k i n d o f e l u v iu m o n ly m o d i e d i n d i vi d u al iz e d b y t he
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h u m an b e i n g ; at an y r at e i t i s p r o b ably c o n n e c te d wi t h what t he
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d u c i n g m ac hi n e t h e r e c an b e n o won d e r t hat th i s he at s ho u l d r a
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d i at e away an d pr o d u c e what Mr Si n n e t t v e ry i mpr o p e rly c al ls

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s o m e what r es e mbl i n g i n i t s app e ar an c e an d t he c har ac t e r o f i t s

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fro m g ro u n d e x p o s e d t o t he s u n s r ays o r r i s i n g fro m a c l e ar
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d u e t o t he br e at h whe n p e rc e i ve d i n an atm o sp he r e b ar e ly c o l d
e n o u g h t o r e n d e r i t v i s i bl e b u t j u s t b e l o w t h e p o i n t at whi c h i t
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wo u l d b e c o m e c o mpl e t e ly i n v i s i bl e The C al o r i c e m an at i o n i s
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stati on ary an d t hi s e n abl e s t h e s ig ht t o d ist i n g u i s h i t fro m t he

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ow in g m ag n e t i c wave ; o t he r wi s e it wo u l d b e ve ry d iffi c u lt t o
rec og n i ze an d s e p arate t he o n e fr o m th e other s i n c e bot h o cc u p y ,

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t i n ct t ra n spare n t z o n e whi ch i s s o m e t i m e s d e scr i b e d as c ol o rl e ss

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e x am i n i n g t he au ras n e ar t he b od y t h ro u gh t he var i o u s cl o u d s ,

t hat i nt e rm i n g l e at t hi s pl ace It i s a syste m o f ve r t ic al str iat io n s

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o f var i abl e le n g t h o r al t ern at e ly l o n g an d s h o r t alm o s t c o l o rless ,

an d re m i n d i n g o n e o f t h e spar k s r ad iat i n g fr o m an e lec t r i c arc

l ig ht or of t he s u n s r ays
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t he asp e ct an d stre n g t h o f t h i s r ad i at io n i n o r d i n ary c o n di t i o n s ,

it s l i nes ar e al l e ve n ly s e p ar at e d o n e fr o m t h e o t he r ke e p i n g as ,

n e arly p ar all e l as t h e p o s i t io n o f t he r ad i at i n g p art all o ws ; b u t ,

whe re v e r d i s e ase g e n e r al or l o c al aff ect s the b od y t he n t h e l i n es

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i n t he n e ig h b o r hoo d of th e affect e d o rg an s fall i n to c o n fu s i o n cro ss ,

o n e an o t her i n all d i r e ct i o n s an d pr e s e n t t he app e aran c e o f b e i n g

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l i n es see m to st iffe n t hu s repr e s e n t i n g p o rc u p in e q u i lls br i stl in g u p

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t he h u m an b o d y l ik e a h al o o f l i gh t : t he n at u r al l e n g th fr o m t he ,

b o d y t o t he c i rc u m fe re n ce of t hi s hal o is twe l v e ngers o f t he ,

m an wh o s e Pr an a i s m e as u re d at t he t i me o f the e xp i rat io n o f ,

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t o o n e h u n d r e d i n sleep T he n ag ai n all these m e as u r e s are r e

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d u c e d i n c e r tai n men ; el e v e n n g e rs i n t ho se who r e str ai n t he i r

d es i r e s ; t e n i n m e n al ways pl e as an t an d hi l ar io u s ; n in e i n po e ts ;

e ig ht i n sp e ak e rs ; sev e n i n se e rs ; s i x i n l e v i tat io n etc T his a u r a , .

i s pro bably an e man at io n bel on g in g t o what th e I n d ian T an t ras

c all the So l ar o r p o s i t i ve c u rre n t s It wo u l d b e v e ry i n t e re s t i n g
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t o o bt ai n r e g u l ar syste mat ic o bserv at i o ns o f t he v ar i at i o n s o f th i s

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e l e c t r i c e f u vi u m d u r i n g v ar i o u s s i ck n e s s e s .

Be fo re d i sm i s s i ng t his p ar t o f t he s u bjec t it i s n e c e s s ary t o ,

state t h at fo r a c as u al obs e rv e r all the l ower au ras i n t e rm in g l e

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a n d c o mb i n e so cl o sely wit h e ac h o t he r that they pr o d u c e o n e

ge n e ral app e arance that o f a l u m in ou s m is t w hic h i ll u m i n ate s t h e
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o u ts i d e o f t h e b o d y an d t h i s l i g h t o ft e n c o nst i t u tes t he o nly thi n g

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p e rc e i ve d by cl airvo y an ts who se s ig ht i s n ot s harp e n o u g h t o d i s

t i n g u i s h an y o f t h e h ig h e r m an i fe st at io ns At n ig ht all t hes e .
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m ate r ial e f u e n c e s i ncre as e i n e xte n s io n an d br ig ht n e ss d u r i n g

sl e e p an d t he ir c o m b i n at i o n g i v e s t o t he sle e per i n t he d ar k t he
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app e ar an c e o f b e i n g b ath e d i n a g l o wi n g s h i n i n g cl o u d t he u p , ,

s hoo t i n g am e s o f wh ic h u ctu at e o ve r t he whol e b od y an d pre s e nt

a v e ry i nt e r e s t in g s i gh t t o t he s e e r Th i s l i g ht is esp e c ially br i g ht
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o v e r i n fan t s .

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t he Tat wi c c u rrents i s t h at t he y al l ar e affe cte d by t he state o f
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ass i s tan c e t o a kn o wle d g e o f di s e ases E ven the m e r e state o f

r e p os e o r fat ig u e o f t he p e rs on c an m od i fy t he i r wh o l e aspec t a
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scr i b e the ( l o wer) au ra of a pers o n r e fr e s he d by sl e e p an d t hat o f

an ot he r j u st be fo re g o i n g to sle e p ; t he fo rm e r will b e se e n b ath e d
i n r hyt h m i c al v i b r at i o ns o f l i fe c u rre n ts g ol d en bl u e an d r o sy ;
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t he se are t he e l e ctr i cal waves o f l i fe ( Pra n a) ; i n t he l atte r p ers o n , ,

t he s e l i fe c u rr e nts are q u i te fad e d w hi l e the wh ol e o f th e Pran ic ,

sphe r e i s as it were i n t he m id s t of an i n t ens e gol d e n o ran g e (o r

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i n cre d i bl e an d sp asm od ic r ap i d i ty th u s showi n g t hat t he pers o n ,

b e g i n s to be too s tro n g ly s at u rate d w it h l i fe ; i n o th e r wo r d s ,

s ho w i n g that re l i e f fo r the phys i c al o rg an s m u st b e so u g ht fo r i n

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s o th at the e x hau ste d n er vo u s ce n t e r sespec ially t h e

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s e n s o ry g an gl i a o f t h e br ai n w h ic h r e fu s e t o ac t an y l o n g e r
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o n t h i s pl an e s hou l d have o pp o rt u n i ty to rec u pera te th e i r str en g t h

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on an oth e r plan e o r Upad hi ( Tr an s B l avatsky L od ge I .

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Shar i ra t h e rs t i n t he reve rs e d o rd e r o f o cc u lt c las si ca t io n o f

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m an s P r i n c i ples t ho u g h ge n e r ally t h e sec o n d m an i fe s t at io n i n

aft er t h e m at e r i al au r as ab o v e d e scr i b e d )
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m atte r O n w h ich o u r p hy s i cal b od y i s fo rm e d an d g r ows as a pe r
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fe e t d e n si e d d u pl i cat e t h e t wo i n t e rp e n e tr at i n g e ac h o t he r
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e x am i n e d b u t a re al pr i n c i p l e H ow e ve r he r e is n o t the pl ac e fo r
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a d e scr i pt i o n o f the Do u bl e whi c h has b ee n e labo rate ly an d i n te r

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e s t i n g ly tr e at e d i n s e ve r al o f t h e r e c e n t T he o s o p hi c al p u bl i c at i o ns .

Th e o n ly t hi n g per t i n e n t t o s ay n o w i s t hat t o a g o o d s ig ht i t is , ,

cl e arly vi s i bl e th r o u g h the g e n eral au ra as a p e r fe ct s had ow i n ,

s i z e an d s h ap e o f t he p hy s ic al bo d y whi c h it pe rm e at es an
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e t he r e al i zed c o py O f e v e ry par t O f i t i n c l u di n g wo u n d s an d b lem ,

i s he s an d r e pr od u c in g e ve n all t he c o l o rs o f t he m an t ho u g h o r d i
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n ary O b s e r ve rs g e n e r ally s e e i t m e r e ly as a s had owy m ass O f fa i ntly

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c oars e r o r n e r i n text u re as t he
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d e n s e bod y is c o ars e o r n e ( M an an d his B od i e s ) It o rd i n ar i ly

.

o u t l i n e s cl o s el y t he mat e r al sha pe ; y e t an d very s t ra n g ely

i , ,

s i n c e it is we ll k n o wn t hat d u rin g l i fe t he Do u bl e ca n n ot s e parate

i t s e l f ab s o l u te ly fr o m i t s d e ns e c o py i t has t he fac u lty of t hr ow ,
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i n g i ts e l f at t im e s m o re o n o n e o r t he ot he r s id e whe n i t can b e ,

v i e we d pro tr u d in g n early to it s fu ll e xt e n t fro m t he bo d y e it he r

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pre ce d i ng o r follo w i n g t ho u gh u n abl e t o r i se ab o ve i t o n accou n t

,

o f be i n g t i e d t o i t t h rou g h t he spl e e n ; an d i n s u ch c as e s o f s e p

ar at e v i s i b i lit y i t cl e ar ly r e p e ats l i ke a tr u e s had o w all the m o v e

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m e n ts of t he p e rs on Whe n perc e i ved w i th any to lerabl e d is

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t inc t n e ss t he E t he r ic Do u b le al so pr e sents a spe c i al au r ic b or d e r

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o f i t s o wn ab o u t o ne i n ch i n wi dt h w hic h c o nt ai n s a ver y faint

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p ort io n r ad i at i n g c op iou sly fr o m t he b od y i n every d irect io n

.

W h i le t he i n h ale d Pran a i n he althy c o n d i t io ns, a s s u mes a ,

clear r e dd is h or laven d e r c o l o r vary i ng to bl u e it b e co m e s sm oky , ,

i n i ll h e alt h an d ashey grey i n a d y i ng p e rs o n

- - T hi s au ra acts as .

a k i n d of ve il o ve r all the l owe r o n es an d the u nabs orbe d p ort io n ,

appears to m e lt i nt o the go l d e n rad iat i o n of t h e Electr ic A u ra .

g 2 . Psy e bi e or 8 0 0 1 P or ti o ns .

The auras we have so far n o t ic e d are the m o st m ater ial or phys

i c al .
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, , ,

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C h r o m at ic t o t he vegetabl e an d t he C al or i c an d El e ctr ic t o t he
,

t h e a n i m al .B u t they m ay y e t c o ntain o t her fe at u r e s whi ch m o r e

ext e n d e d st u d ie s will reve al ; t hu s t he re seem t o b e m an ifest at io ns ,

pert ai n i n g t o t he var iou s c he m i c al co m p o nents o f t he b o d y an d

th e i r a u r as t o
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t h e n at u re o f t h e fo o d i ngeste d an d i t s actio n an d ,

t o s pe c i al c har act e r ist i cs O f t h e Et he r i c B o d y B u t we m u st n o w .

c o m e to t h e p ar t o f the H u m an A u ra w hic h is c o n c e r n e d w ith

s o meth i n g m o r e t han m at e r ial b od i ly c o n di t io ns ; we are re ach i ng
,

t he re a l m an an d t he m a n i fe s t a t i o n s O f hi s h i g h e r fac u l t i e s .

I V T HE K AMIC A UR A ( K am a Kama r u p a A n i mal So u l

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tr u e Astral B o d y T h i r d Pr i n c i pl e ) T hi s i s th e m an ife stat i o n of

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t h e K a m i c s h e a t h o f d e s i res a n d p a ss io ns a n d t h er
, e fo r e i t i s t he
el d o n w h i c h a ll s u ch id e a s a n d e m o t i o ns pr o d u ce t h e o u tw a r d
i n d i c a t i o n o f t h e i r ex i st e n ce I f w. e r eect th a t i n t h i s F
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R o u n d of o u rs K ama is s t ill t he pr e d o m in ant t h e m o st d evel ope d
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of o u r P r i n c i pl e s a n d t h a t w e r e ally a r e y e t u n d e r i t s fu ll s w a y w e

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w i ll eas i ly u n d e r st an d t hat t h e K am i o A u ra m u st l i k e wi s e be the

m o st d eve l o p e d o f thos e ab o ve t h e m e re m ater i al pl an e an d t he ,

m ost pr o m i n e n t i mp o rt an t an d i n te r e st i ng o n e t o st u d y on the

,

psyc hic pl an e w h il e it s als i o n e xt t o t he s i mpl e e l e ctr o-mag

net ic e f u viath e m o st e as i ly d i st i n g u i s he d by o rd i n ary see rs
,

I ts general app e aran c e seems to b e that o f a c ol ore d cl ou d y m ass , ,

in et rpen e tr a t i n g t h e l o w er b o d i es a n d a u r a s : T h e K a m i c b o d y o f

a m a n w h o se t h o u g h ts are l o w a n d a n i mal i s gr o ss , t hi ck d e
, n se a n d,

d ark i n c o l o r ,
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p u r i fy t he Kam i c bod y ev e n wi t ho u t hav i n g c o n sc io u sly w o rke d

t owar d s t hat e n d ( Man an d hi s B o d ie s ) H owe v e r what e ve r .
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m ay b e t he q u al i ty o f t he Kam i c s he ath s t art i n g fr o m th e sk i n it , ,

al ways di s t i n ctly s h in e s t h r o u g h t he r i bb o n O f t he Tat wi c A u ra

an d e xt e n d s ab o v e t hi s t o ab o u t fo u r i n c he s fr o m th e b o d y t hu s ,

fo rm i n g t he Kam i c A u r a pro p e r It app e ars t he r e t o b e o rd i n .

ar i ly s u b d i v id e d i n t o t hr ee z o n e s o f d i ffe r e n t c o l o rs d i s p o s e d fr om ,

t he b od y o u twar d i n t h e fo ll owi n g o r d e r : P i n k o r r e d v i o l e t o r ,

bl u e an d o ran g e yell o w t he re d b e i n g m or e acc e n t u at e d an d pr e

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d o m i n an t r ig ht th r ou g h i n a l o w m at e r i al s e n s u al i s t whi l e t he o t h e r ,

h u e s pr e vai l w h e n t h e Kam i c fo rc e s bec o m e m o r e s u b d u e d, m o r e

sp ir i t u al an d p u r i e d M rs B e s an t c o rr e ctly n o t ic e s th at i n a
. .
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m an o f g r o ss t y p e t he t h r e e ab o ve m e n t i o n e d K am i c z o n e s d u ll e d
, ,

i n h u e b e co m e d i rty r e d s an d g r ee n s an d br o wn s i n st e ad o f
o r an g e y e ll o w L u c i f X I X B u t i t m u s t b e we ll u n d e r s t o o d
-
( .
, .
,

t hat what e v e r m ay b e th e i r t i n ts o n t he wh o l e o f t he s e t h re e
, ,

c o l o r e d z o n e s as a b ack g r o u n d ar e s e e n c o n s t an t ly m an i fe s t i n g
, , , ,

as hi n g an d pl ay i n g l ik e the s t r e am e r s o f th e A u ror a B o r e al i s t h e ,
'

c hr o m at ic i mpr e ss io n s O f all O u r th o u g hts pas s ion s d e s i r e s an d , ,

e m o t i o n s as als o t ho s e o f o u t s id e i n u e n c e s s u c h as s o u n d m u s i c
, , , ,

etc . O u r own v o i c e an d t hat O f o the r s m u s t als o affe ct o u r Kam i c

A u r a H e re be ar i n g i n m i n d the i n t i m at e c o rr el at i on b e t we e n
.
,

s o u n d an d c o l o r a di gr e ss i o n m u st b e all o we d Sp e e c h m ay b e
, .

de n ed :
s o u n d s i mb u e d wi t h a p e rs o n al m e an i n g e x pr e s s i n g ,

m o de s o f t he sp e ak i n g e n t ity

T h e r e fo r e wh i l e affe ct i n g t he .
,

l i s t e n e r s au ra sp e e c h m u st als o b e i n t i m at e ly c o n ne c te d wi th t he

au r a o f t h e spe ak e r I n fact i t wo u l d s e e m o n ly n at u ral t hat i f

.
, ,

we k n e w how t he c har acter th e m o r al as w e l l as t he p h ys i c al stat u s

, ,

O f e ve ry p e rs on c o u l d b e s e n s e d th r o u h t h i t at i s f h i
g e n on o n o s

v o ic e an d the var io u s c haract e r i st ics i n s o u n d fo rms an d c ol o r s

,

g i ve n o u t by hi s sp e e c h In o th e r wo r d s as m an i fes tat io n s o f hi s

.
,

th o u g hts t he sp e c i al v i brat ion s o f a m an s s p ee c h what m ig h t b e

,

t e rm e d hi s pers on al e q u at io n O f sp e e c h o u g h t t o i n d u c e on a ,

s e n s i t i ve or trai n e d h e are r i mpr e s s i o n s o f th e s am e n at u r e as t ho s e

,

t hat t he a u r i c c o l o rs wh ic h are pr o d u c e d by the s am e tho u g hts

,
-
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an d m an i fe ste d o n t h e Kam ic A u r a d o o n an e d u c ate d s e e r

, .

T h u s sp e e c h m u st b e au r ic c ol o rs m at e r ial iz e d an d i n th is l i n e of , ,

i d e as t he re m u s t e x i st a spl e n d i d e l d o f o bservat i o n fo r st u d e n ts
, .

As Mr Si n n e t t s ays : The Kam ic A u ra i s t he m i r ro r o n whi ch

'

e v e r y fe e l i n g e v e ry d e s i r e i s r e e ct e d
,
an d re pr e se n t i n g as i t d o es
,

t h e an im al s o u l i n m an i t s app e ar a n c e as a wh ole
, e xpr e ss e s t o

t ho s e who c o mpr e he n d i t s s ig n i c an c e t h e g e n e r al stat u s o f t he

,

l o we r s e n s u al n at u re in an y i n d i vi d u al o bserve d
T he n agai n
.

we re ad t hat C l ai r vo y an t s c an s e e as he s o f c o l o r c o n st an tly ,

c han g in g i n t he au r a t hat s u rro u n d s ev e ry p e rs on e ac h tho u g ht . ,

e ac h fe e l i n g t hu s tr an s l at i n g i ts e l f i n t he astral wo rl d v i s i ble t o ,

t he astr al s ig h t P e r s o n s s o m e what m o re d e vel o p e d t han o r

.

d i n ary cl ai r vo y an ts c an als o s e e t he t h o u ght fo rms (t hat acc o mpa n y

t he as he s ) an d t h e e ffe ct s pr o d u ce d by t h e as h es o f c o l o r am o n g

t he ho r d e s o f El e m e n t als ( A B e s ant K arm a)
.
, T he se t ho u ght

.

fo rm s are proj e ct e d wi t h m o r e o r l e ss fo rc e an d d e n it e n e s s an d

,

t o a g re at e r o r l e ss e r d i st an c e acc o r d i n g t o t he me n t al c ap ac i t i e s
,

an d p o s i t i v e c har ac t e r o f t h e p e rs o n ; t he i r pr o jec t i o n s e e ms t o

o cc u r g e n e r ally fr o m t h e fac e i n t h e fr o n t p art o f t he au r a b u t i t

, ,

m u st als o b e ad d e d t h at c e rt ai n Kam i c as he s r e pr e s e n t i n g ,

e m o t io n s m o re i n t i m at e ly c o n n ect e d wi t h t h e e ss e n c e o f t h e Pe r

so n al i t y s h o ot r i g ht t h r o u g h K ama t o t h e P syc hi c A u r a
,
.

So m e ve ry i nt e r e st i n g t ho u g h t forms have b e e n p u bl i s he d i n
-

L u cif er ( Sep t e mber

, ,y e t t h e y d o n o t b e g i n t o e x h au st t h e

s u bj e ct wh i c h is as u n l i m it e d as t he po we rs o f h u m an t ho u ght
,

i tsel f It is n ot po ss i bl e he r e fu r t he r t ha n by t he acco mp any i n g

,

sp e c i m e n pl ate t o d e al wi t h t hi s sp e c ial t o p ic w hi c h w o u l d req u i r e

, ,

m u c h m o re sp ace an d t i me th an is he r e g i ve n to t h e whole o f th e
A u ra ; b u t t he wr it e r h o pes to d e vote an o the r e s s ay t o i t .

As i t m u st r e ad i ly b e e x p e cte d fr om t he i r v e ry c haracter the ,

d i i c u l t y i n s t u d y i n g t h ou g h t fo rm s i s t he i r s u d d e n o ft e n u n e x
-
,

ec t e d ma n i fest at ion an d t h e i r e p h e meral d u rat io n Mr S i n n e tt

p . .

acc u r at e ly s ays : t here i s v e ry l i t tle p e rm an e n cy ab o u t t he ma n i

fe s tat io n s o f K am a it s c o l o rs ( th o se that as h th r ou g h it s s u b
, ,

s t an c e n o t t h e t h r e e p e rm an e n t z o n e s ) it s br ill iancy t he r ate o f

, , ,

i t s p u ls at io n s are al l c ha n g i n g fr o m m o me n t t o m om e n t ; an o u t
b u r st o f a n ger w i ll c harge t he who le Kam ic A u ra w it h d e e p re d
 37

( sc
or a rl et
) as h e s o n a d ark
g r o u n d ; a s u d d e n fr i g h t ( p hys i c al
o r m at e r i al t e rr o r
) wi ll i n a m o m e n t c han g e e v e ryt hi ng t o a m as s
,

o f g hastly l i v id ,

If t he m an fe e ls l o ve r o s e re d t hr ill s ,
-

t hr o u g h i t ; t he hu e s of a l l t he s e m an i fe stat i on s c h an g i n g ho w

,

ev e r with t he n at u re o f t he em o t io n
, .

The sp e c i me n s g i ve n i n t he pl at e r e fe r to t h e foll ow i n g
t ho u g hts

F igu r e I F ear o f d e t e ct i o n e m an ate d fr o m a g u il ty c o hs c i e n c e

.
, ,

t he c i rcl e s b e i n g b r i g ht r i n g s spr e ad ou t i n a m i st o f vary i n g s h ad e s

,

o f gr e y p i n k an d p u r ple ;
,

F ig u re 2 A b e au tifu l d e vot i on al t ho u g ht
.
,
n ot d e e p b u t fe rve n t ;
s o ft an d m e ll o w l i n e s i n a bl u i s h m i s t ;
F ig u r e
3 r e.d d i s h v
P i ty
i o l e t cl,o u d i n t-h e c e n t er fad i n g o u t ,

ward ly to p al e v io l e t ; t he r i n g s ar e b r ig ht l ig ht an d t he ho r n s ,

d ar k p i n k s had i n g o ff t o l ig h t p i n k ;
F i g u r e 4 Decepti on an u g ly b u t ve ry c haract e r i st i c fo rm o f
.
,

vary i n g c o l o rs , g e nerally st e e l or d ark bl u e , a pp e ar i n g in a m i st

o f as h e y p i n k ;

F ig u r e 5 . Su d d e n
t h o u g h t o f h o w t i m e h as p ass e

d an d i s

e e t i n g away s howi n g t he cr e sc e n t h o rn s o f d e s i r e an d re g ret ,

t he sm al l e r o n e i n s id e b e i n g bl u e t he sec o n d y e ll o w an d t he
, , ,

n arr o w o n e o u ts i d e whi t e i n a c o l o rl e ss m i s t ;
, ,

F ig u re 6 M e n t al F ear acc o mp an i e d w i t h a s hr i n k i n g s e n s a
.
,

t i on i n t h e k n e e s an d st o m ac h br ig h t b all s i n a m is t o f g r e y pi n k
, ,

a n d yell ow;

F ig u r e 7 A n ot he r form p hys i cal F ear w i t h an g e r a bl ac k

.
, ,

an d g rey m i st w i t h el e ctr i c al as he s o f expl os i v e p as s i o n

, .

It i s n ot he r e t he pl ace t o say a n yt hi n g ab o u t t he n at u r e o f t he
Ram ic sh e ath i tsel f n o r abou t th e fo rm at io n fr o m it o f t he K am a
,

r u p a t hat o t he r C o py o f t he b od y b y m e ans o f whi c h t he i n i t i at e d

,

m an c an trave l ou t an d m an i fe st hi m s e l f far away fr o m h i s b od y ,

n o r t e ll o f what h appe n s t o t he Kam ic e n v e l o pe aft e r d e at h an d

a fter the s h e d d i n g of t he Et he r i c Do u ble T he s e p o i nts whic h .

,

h ave l i ttle c o n nect io n wit h t he pr e se n t s u bj e c t wi ll b e fo u n d s at ,

i s fac t o r il y e l u c id at e d i n var io u s l at e p u bl ic at i ons an d espe c i ally ,

i n Mrs B e s an t s Man an d lz i s B od i es

. .
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V PSYC HI C A UR A ( L ow e r M anas Se m i a n i m al hu man So u l

.
, ,
- -
,

P e rs on al i ty F ou rth Pr in c iple ) A fter th at whi c h has b e e n se t

, .
-

fo rt h ab ove o f Kama be i n g yet t he pre d o m i n ant pr i nc i pl e wi th

,

t he maj o r i ty o f o u r pre s e n t h u m an ity what we n ow h a ve t o s ay ,

o f th e Psyc h i c o r L o wer Ma n as i c Sh e at h wi ll n ot be u n e xp e ct e d , .

Alt ho u g h th i s o u g ht re ally to b e the m o st i mp ortant of o u r

s he at hs s i n ce it r e pre s e nts t he P e rs o n al i ty the me n tal m an o n
, ,

t he l ower plane an d alt h o u g h i t i s al r e ad y m o re d ev e l o p e d i n o u r

,
-

fth r ac e th an i t was i n t he pr e vi o u s fo u rth rac e yet it i s v e ry ,

far fro m t h e d e vel o pm e n t it wi ll e ve n t u all y r e ac h

, C o n seq u e n tly .

al s o it s m an i fe sta t i on s as au ra are ge n e r ally l e ss m ark e d t han

,

t he y o u g ht t o b e F r o m t he b od y o u t war d s the s e e r c an fo ll o w.
,

th i s a u r a as i t i n t erm i n gl e s wi th t he o t he rs ; b u t it i s o rd i n ar i ly
,

so fai n t i t s t e x t u r e i s s o d e l ic at e an d s o o ve rs had o we d by t h e g r o s s e r
,

m att e r o f th e l owe r au r as t hat i t b e c o m e s b e st v i s i bl e o ve r an d ,

ab ove t h e K am i c e l d away fr o m t h e b o d y T he r e i t als o pr e

, .
,

s e n ts t he appe ar anc e o f a cl o u d y l m o f a m u c h h i g h e r an d n e r ,

m at t e r than t he Kam ic o n e n ot p e rc e pt ibl e t o all cl ai r vo y an ts , ,

b u t e as i ly d i s t i n g u i s h abl e by t h os e who c an an alyz e i t as c o m ,

p o s e d o f t wo p art s o r l ay e rs : t he rs t i s o f a g r e e n c o l o r t he i n ,

t e n s i t y o f wh ic h d e n ot e s t he d e g r e e o f d e ve l o pm e n t o f th i s s h e at h
o r pr i n c i pl e an d t h er e fo r e t h e st at u s o f t he P e rs o n al ity ; t h e
,

o t h er or u pp e r
,
o u t s id e o n e b e i n g a s o rt o f y e ll o wi s h e d g e o r
, ,

b o rd e r o f a m o re o r l e ss l i g h t t i n ge acc o r d i n g t o t h e i n t e n s ity o f
, ,

t he l o we r p o rtio n T hi s au ra e xt e nd s to ab o u t s ix o r s e v e n i n c he s
.

fr o m t he s u r fac e o f t he d e n s e b o d y *
B u t Mrs B e s an t s ay s . .

T he re i s on e m ark e d p e cu l i ar it y ab o u t t h e m i n d b o d y ( L o we r -

*All th m a u m nt f th v iou pa t f t h a a h in giv n a tak n f om a t al

e e s re e s o e ar s r s o e u r ere e re e r c u
'

ob vat ion b t t h ow h ow
se r s, u at ly t h y o n m t h
, o s old Hindu t t m nt t h foll ow
accu r e e c r e s a e e s, e

ing q uotat io n f om a w o k o n Y og a will t b

r t f pl r , no e ou o ace

At a d i t f f tw g

s a i ce o b dth (t ak n t b q u l t h al f in h ) f om t h t i p f th
o n er - rea s e o e e a o c es r e o e

n o h o i o nt ally t h i t h Bl u Ak h a Tat wam se, r z , ere s e e as

(C l o i A ); a r c u ra

At a d i t an f fou g
s b dth i th b ow V y ( dd i h P a i )
ce o r n e r- r ea s s e r n a u re s r n c

i d T j
s x (K m i on ) ; re e as a c z e

t g n Ap ( o n f L ow M n a )
en r ee as z e o er a s .

t w lv y ll ow P it hivi ( gold n i m f t h P y hi A u a)
e e e r e r o e s c c r .

Aft whi h in d p on t m pl ti o n a h
er c , t udd nly t h
ee c i t h Tatw m Ch i d ak m
e a , s es ou s e e s x a , as a .

( ilv y d g f th High M n a ic A u ) whi h nv l o p t h ob

s er e e o e er v a d v yt hing l
a s r a, c e e s e s er er n e er e se

wi th i t Ch i tk al a th t dy on t m pl at o f whi h t h n
s e s ea o nly mac f ligh te r o c e s e es on e ss o

,

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n t i k am Th
av ar X 4 9 ; l o R j ,Y o g a B h a.h y Th .X V,II 0 I t will b al
see a s a a s a, . .
, e re

iz e d h th t th
ere in t u t io n t h in g iv n m an im ply t h at th Y ogi i t h i on t m
a e s r c er e e e s s e s o x s c e

p l at i o
onn v a i ou p a t f h i
r o wn s a r s o s au r .
it pl aces t he o bserv e r i n s u btl e rel at io n w i th the Ak as i c pl an e s o n
wh ic h are r e c o r de d all t he e v e n ts c o nn e cte d wit h th at pl an e an d ,

c on s e q u en tly w it h all the a c t ion s pe r fo rme d by t he L o we r M anas

o r P e rs on al i ty see Tr ns L on d o n L o d ge No I 8 p
( a 1 7
Au r i c Col or s an d t/z ei r Impor t Be fore pass i n g t o t he d e sc ri p
. . .
, ,

t ion of the highe r au ra s an d s i n ce it is i n t he l o we r o n e s that

the c hro m at i c m an i fest ati o ns b o th p hys ical an d m e ntal are t h e
,

m o st n u merou s an d i mp o rt an t i t wi ll be pro per t o s ay s o m e thi n g

,

o f t he i mp o rt o f t he c ol o rs s e e n i n t he m T her e i s n o c o u ntry.

w he re the symbol ogy o f col o r i s b e tt e r u n d erst o od t han i n I n dia .

T h u s e v e n t he st atu es o f Di v i n it ie s are t here c o l o r e d acco rd i ng

,

t o th e myst i c sp ir i t u al m oo d at t r ib u t e d to e ac h o f t he m
, white ,

an d y e ll o w c o mpl e x ion s typ i fy i n g m i l d m oo d s wh il e r e d b l u e . ,

an d bl ack bel o ng t o the e rc e fo rms th o u g h s o m e t i m e s l ig ht bl u e

, ,

p i ctu r i n g the sky m e an s m e r e l y c e l e s t ial ; g e ner ally t he g od s ar e

,

p ai n t e d wh it e g o bl ins re d an d d e vi ls bl ack l i k e the i r E u ro p e an

, , , , ,

r e l at i ve s ( Su rg e o n M aj o r W ad d e ll B u d d hi sm i n T h i b e t
-
, ,

The g u ard ian a n gels o f t he fo u r c o r n e rs o f the Un i ve r s e ar e re s

e c t i ve l y : E ast wh it e ; Sou t h g r e en ; West re d an d N o rt h yel
p , , , , ,

low . Un fo rt u n ate ly i n I n d i a t h e s u bj ect of c o l o rs an d t he i r

, ,

tr u e s h ad e s an d mea n i n g are j e al o u sly gu ar d e d u n d e r ex o t er i c

,

an d v ery m i sle ad i ng bl i n d s The r e as o n fo r t hi s s e cr e cy i s t he

.

p o w e r re s u lt i ng fr o m the tr u e k n owle d g e F or i n s t an c e in t he .
,

m att e r o f the H u man A u ra i t is c o rrectly ass e rt e d t hatfor on e

,

wh o k n o w s every c ol o r e ve ry a sh o f l i ght ma n i fes t e d in an

,

au ra d u r i n g t he wak i n g s t ate has a spec ial m e an i n g h e lp i ng to

, , ,

s ho w what t he m an i s m at e r i ally an d m o rally ; t o what d e g r e e or

,

d e v e l o pm e n t he has re ach e d an d e v e n wh at are h i s d ai l y hab its

, ,

t hou g hts p ass i o ns an d d e e d s T hu s i n an au r i c e n q u i ry ab ou t

, .
,

t he n at u re o f a m an c haract e r an d i n t e ll e ct u al i t y m u s t b e s o u ght
,

for i n t he fo u r t h an d ft h ( Mas an ic ) a u ras ; t he t ho u g ht s d es i res ,

an d pass i o ns i n t he t hi r d ( Kam ic ) an d t he mater i al p h ys i cal c o n

, ,

d it io n s i n t he sec on d an d r s t ( Pi an i c an d El e c t ro Mag net i c ) -

.

F u rt he r m o re the ge ner al t i n t w h i ch happe ns t o pre d o m i n at e all

,

o ve r i n d i c ates w hi c h o f t he Pr i n c i pl e s i s t he r u l i n g o n e e it he r o r
, ,

d i n aril y or at t he t i m e o f t he o b s e rvat io n an d i t s u ct u at i o ns o r ,

t he i n t e n s i ty o f i t s v i br at i o ns sh ow t he act i v i ty o f t he c o rr e sp o n d
i n g P r i n c i pl e
.
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Many di fc u l t ies howe ve r be s e t the way to t hi s k nowle d ge

, .
-
,

a ) I t has b e en well said th at i n t h e astral and m e n tal pla nes ,

j u st as m u ch as in the phy s ical w o rl d c ol o rs d epe nd on t he n u mber ,

o f v ib rati on s t hat t ak e pl ace i n a se c o n d ; an d t he h ighe r t he ,

pl an e an d the m om ele va te d the tho u g ht or e m o t ion on that plane ,

the gre at er is t he n u m be r of v i brat i o ns in d u ce d Therefo re i t .

,

c an be readi ly u n d e rst ood tha t the var iou s c o l o rs an d s ha d e s i n ,

t he i r app e aranc e and n a t u r e as we ll as in s ign i can ce d iffer very ,

gre at ly acc o rd i ng to t he p lane an d t o t he s pec ial a u r a i n whi ch the y

ma n ifest Th u s r ed fou n d i n t he Tat wic e man at io ns of P ran a
.
, ,

m u st h ave ah ent ir ely d i ff e re n t be ar i n g fr o m re d fou n d i n t he

Kami c o r i n t he Ma n as i c s hea th s T h e n ag ai n wh ile th e c ol o r s
.
,

o f Pr an a ar e t he m o st mater i al t h e y ar e alread y v e ry u nl i k e t h e
,

co ars e r pr i s m at i c h u e s kn own to p hy s ic al eyes M r Si n n e t t . .

c on ve ys a c or re ct id ea a bo u t the pe c u l iar i mpo rtan c e of the

u lt ra r ays of t he s pe c tru m ( A u ra p 2 0 b u t h e m ay al s o
, .

be m isl e adi ng s i nc e he app are n t ly wi s hes to c o n n e t he as tral

,

c ol or s to the i n vi si bl e r ays of t hos e t wo u ltra s id e s the t ot al n u m ,

b er o f s p e ctral c o l o rs be i ng acc o r d i n g t o h i m fo u rtee n i n s t e ad o f

, ,

o nly t h e s e ve n k n o wn i n P h ys i cs B u t whil e i nc ompl e t e i n t hi s

.
,

r e spe c t s in ce by followi n g j his o wn stat e m e n t the c ol ors o u g ht

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-
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an d s ev en i n v i s i ble t o the or d i n ary Vi Si o n i n e ac h o f t h e c al o r i c

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an d c h e m i cal z on e s ) ; i n re al it y t h e p s yc hi c o r astr al c ol o rs s e en ,

by c la i rvo y an t s appe ar to be t r u e a stral octaves of the p hy s i c al

,
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colo rs an d the i r sha d e s ar e fu rthe r m od i ed by t he fact of the i r b e
l o ng in g to a pos it i ve or negat i ve c u rren t ( R ama Prasa d T h e o s , .
,

IX p.
, . t he re by in d i cat i ng i n t h e H u man A u ra t he po s it i ve
ness o r n eg ati ve n e s s of any i n d i v i d u al characte r ( O lcot t T heo s , .
,

XV I I p .
, .

b) O n t he hig her plan es t he co l or s o f t he h i gher pr i nc i pl e s o r

,

t he i r au r as bec o m e sti l l m o re eth e r eal sp i rit u al d el i cat e i n d e

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scr i babl e wit h h u e s that n o l ang u a g e can d es cr i be b e c au se

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t hey have n o pl ace i n t he eart h s s pe c tr u m

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so that i t req u i r e s , ,

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e rl y e n u m e rat e o r q u a li fy t h ose i n e ff abl e s h ad es an d t o atte m pt ,

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Mr Si n n ett so me are m o re tr u ly sens ed than perce i ved by o r

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d i n ary o bs e rvers It cann o t t here fore be s u rpri s i ng th at so

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m u ch d i ffe re n ce o f o p i n io n sh o u l d have be en expres se d b y d iffer

e nt s e e rs o n the ass ignm e nt o f th e var io u s sh a d es of c o l o r to t he

m e ntal o r m oral q u al i t i es t he y are s u ppo se d t o b etoken ; m ore

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o v e r t he val u e an d me an i n g o f e ac h chromat i c s e n s at i o n an d i t s
,

a pp a r e n t c o rres p o n d e n c e w i t h c h aracter s e
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th rou g h the p e rs o n al eq u at io n o f t he o bs e r ve r a facto r very

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d i f c u l t t o es t i mate o n t he h i ghe r pla nes C o nseq u e ntly as

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wi tho u t res e rve any cat e g o r ic al id ent i cat ion o f a u r i c col o r wi th

p has e s o f ch aracte r an d m an y y e ars o f st u d y an d e x pe r ime n ts
,

b v n u m e r o u s o b s erv e rs w i ll b e n e c e ss a ry t o a tt a i n p o s i t i ve r e s u lts ,

u n l e ss w e a r e h el pe d by T h o s e w h o kn o w .

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ig ht n e ss an d ten d er n e ss o f c o l o rs g o wi t h el e vat io n an d id e ally

p e r fe c t h u man charac t e r ; bl ackness an d m u rk y g r e yi s h o r

sm o ky cl o u d s e it her wi t h m o ral d e basement hatr e d mal i ce d is a , , ,

g re e a b l e f e e l i n g s o r
,
w i t h m e l a n c h o l i a a n d p h ys i c a l s u ffer i n g ;

bl o o d re d with cr u e lty an d s avag e pas s i o ns ge n e rally bro wn r e d
-
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an d sc a r l e t w i t h a nger sl i my, ,
n o t cl e a r a n d b r i g h t g r e e n w i t h
de e c i t tr e
,
a c h e ry a n d sel s h n e s s
( s e e Th e o s X . VI, I .
, T h i s
wo u l d e xpl a i n t h e i n t u i t i o n o f t h e a rt i s t s w h o p a i n t a n g e l i c e n t i t i es
f l i h w h i l d m i c l c h r c t ers al w ys
'

i n an e u l g e n c e o g t ,
e e o n a a a a a r e a

cc
a o m p a n i e d w i t h blac k cl o u d s a n d t h e l u r id gl o w o f r e d a mes .

M r Si n n e tt conveys very s i m i lar i d e as
.

we d o n ot nd he s ays ,

t ha t t h e spec t r u m can b e t r a c e d t h r o u g h o u t t h e c atal og u e o f

au i r c c o l o rs i n a n y w a y t h a t br i n g s t h e t w o ser i es i nt o d i rect r e

l at io n s

; y e t i
, n a br o a d w a y , t h e a u r i c c o l o rs c o u l d be cl a ss i e d
as fo ll o ws

1 . T h e m i d d le t i nts o f t h e sp e ctr u m , y e ll o w a n d br i g h t g r e e n ,

are s u sp e c t e d t o be as s o c i a t e d w i t h str o ng v i t a l ity a n d al so wit h

t he m
o re a ct i ve f o rms o f i n tell e ct u al i ty c o, rresp on d i n g t o t h e

br ig ht e s t l ig ht o f the sp e ctr u m ;
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,
l u e a n d v i o l e t s h a d es h ave t o d o w i t h sp i r i t u al
c haract e r i st ics certa i n u n k n o wn t i nts o f t he u l tra v iolet ray s
,
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be i n g s e e n i n the a u ra o f p e rs ons g i fte d w i th hi gh psyc hic at tr i

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b tes ass oc i ate d wit h a n o ble u n s e l sh n at u re an d tr u e sp i rit u al

u ,

as pi rat i o ns ;

3 R e d its .d ir e y
c tl c o nn e ct e d w i t h l o wer pass io ns o f v ar i o u s
k i n d s espec i ally wi th ang e r t ho u g h by n o me an s every k i n d o f
, ,
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r e d ; fo r i t m u s t b e r e m e mbe r e d t h at

the co l o r i n d i cat i o n s o f t he
au r a ar e m o re n u m e r o u s th an t he s e v e n t i nts of t he sp e ctr u m ,

an d t hat eve ry o n e o f th o se has v ery m u c h mo r e t han o n e s i g n i

c at io n s o t hat i n rel at i on t o re d e sp e c ially whi l e o n e k i n d m ay

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are d i rectly as soc iat e d w i t h t h e em o ti o n o f l o v e

cr i m s on wit h an i ,

m al l o ve an d d e l i cat e r o s e wit h l o ve i n i t s l o ft i e r an d p u r e r as

h i s r s e be i n g al s o m i n l e d wit h br o wn whe n s e l f

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i s h o r wi th d u ll g r ee n wh e n acc o m p an i e d wi t h j e al ou sy ( L u c i f

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t e r i o u s k n o wl e d g e l e ad i n g t o bl ack m ag i c fo r b as e an d e vi l pu r ,

p o s e s are c e rt ai n ly i nd i cat e d i n t he au ra b y t he c o l o rs o f t he u ltr a

,

red .

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fee l i n g d e vo t i o n an d e ve n i n t he i r n er s had e s wit h ve ry e x

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r an h ma s d r din g t t h q alit y f t h t h o gh t
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volv d b y h i m t v y m o m nt f hi individ al i t n
e e a e Th t h ol o f t h u f a
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v y vi i o m i n ti ly bla k whil t h at f high Y og i i f a p f t ly whit colo ; at i

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i tsel f ly by c ol or s bu t al so b y the g re at e r l u m in os it y o f t he
n ot o n ,

au r a by i t s i ncre ase d s i ze an d m o re d e n i te o u tl i n e
, F or fu r .

the r i n fo rmat i o n o n the k n o wl e d ge possesse d at the pr es en t t i m e

i n T he o s oph ical c i rcl e s o n c ol o r si g n i c anc e the r ead e r iS r e fer re d ,

t o t he tab u lat i o n mad e by M r Le ad beat er ( The os X V II . 139 .

, ,

al s o i n pamphle t for m p u bl i s he d b y t he I nd ian Se ct io n T S .

wh ic h n e e d s t o b e ca re fu ll y ve ri e d b u t whe re in w l be fo u n d a ,

m o st u se fu l steppi ng s to ne to a wide e l d of i ntere s tin g an d pro t

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abl e research .

In co n n e ct ion w ith t he s u bje c t of co l or s it m u st al s o be m e n ,

t io n e d t hat o u t s i d e o f t he general ch ro m at i c fe at u re s of t he va ri o u s
,

au r as s o m e cert ai n p arts o f t h e b o d y sh o w s pec i a l li m i t ed ema

,

n at io n s o f t i n t s wh ic h appe ar t o c o r resp o n d m o r e d i re c tl y t o t h e

p e c u l iar pr i nc i ple wit h whic h t hat part i s m o re in ti m at e ly rel ate d .

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,

r e ad y m e n t io n e d ) an d o v e r the l u n g s green o ve r t he r e g io n o f ,

t he l i ve r re d s h a d i n g i n t o o ra n ge bel o w t h e sto m ach yell ow o v e r

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,

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, ,

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,

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an A d e p t i s n o t on ly s i lvery br ig h t an d i n ten s e r ad i at i ng i n n ,

i te l y fart he r i n to sp ace t han t he au r a o f t he o rd i n ary man b u t i t ,

i s c onst an tly p u ls at i n g an d arran g i n g i tsel f i nt o ge o m et ri cal g

u re s

. C ol o n e l O lc ott who wr i t e s t h is ( T he o s X V I I
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se ems to b e rat he r d u b io u s o f t he co rrectness of t he fact ; y e t ,

fr o m t he o bserv at i o n s gat he re d by t he wr it e r i t a ppe ars t hat ,

the se g e o m e tr ic al p u ls at io n s ar e n ot by an y m e ans c o n ne d t o
the au r as o f A d epts b u t are c om m o n pr operty ; o nly in o r d i nar y
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.

d ne c i e s t o w a r d s o cc u lt i sm t h ey be c o m e q u i t e ap parent wi tho u t
,

th e o wner h av i ng a n y pret e n s i o n t o A d e p t s h i p These g u r e s .

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are de s cri b ed as i s ol ate d stars cros sesor i rreg u larly d i str i b u t e d , ,

c i r cles tr i a n g l e s etc
,
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, .
,

o f t he Kam ic an d P s yc hi c a u r as appar e ntly fo rm e d ou t o f t he ,

s u bsta n ce o f t h e au ra i tsel f thou gh the i r c o ns tan t m ot i on o r vi ,

b r at io n c o mm u n i c ates to them a ki n d o f d a z z l i n g app earanc e .

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h ave y e t b e e n d u ly ascertai ne d tho u g h C o l o nel Ol c ott is prob ,

a bl y rig ht ab o u t the ir b e i ng c o n necte d w i th Pl ato s aph o ri s m t hat

God e v er ge o m e tr i ses .

VI . MA N A S I C
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nett F i fth Pr i n c iple s o met i mes i mpro perly call e d t he A u r ic

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, ,

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, ,

t he M an as i c A u r a an d t he best place to o bs e r ve t h i s clea rly i s

,

where i t r i s e s ab ov e t he Psyc hi c A u ra It i s th er e d escr ibe d as .

a v ap o ry cl o u d o f t he m o st s u btle i n d ig o bl u e t he i n t e ns it y an d ,

s had e o f whic h d e p e n d u p o n t he m e n t al d e vel o pmen t of t h e pe r

s on . It i s o vo i d i n s hap e an d e x t e n d s t o ab o u t 1 2 i n c he s a way
fro m th e s u r face o f t he m ate rial bo d y an d it i s b o r d ere d by a ,

br igh t s il ve ry e d g e the br i ll iancy an d i n t e n s ity o f wh i c h als o d e

,

p e n d u p on t h a t o f t h e b l u e p or t i o n bel o w i t Mr L e ad b e at e r . .

ve ry pro perly rem arks t hat it i s n o t ar ou n d everyb od y we m e e t

t hat th i s a u r a i s t o be d is t i ng u i s h e d al t ho u g h it i s l at e n t e ve n i n ,

t he l o west m an be ca u s e as M rs Bes an t e x pla i n s

, ,

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l o ws t he l aw o f e vo l u t io n an d i n th e aver age man i t i s b arely , , ,

d i st i ng u i s hable at all e ve n t o t he m os t e xp e rt seer fo r i t i s a

, ,

mere c ol o rless l m (o f s u btl e st m atter) j u st s u f c i e nt appare n tly ,

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.
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, when he pract i c e s c o ncentrat i o n ,

an d e x e rc i se s the p o wer o f th in k i ng a c han g e o cc u rs t he gr o w , ,

i n g i n d i v id u al i ze d c haracter rap i d ly s ho w ng i tsel f i n t h e enl arg e d

i

s iz e t h e br i ght e r c ol o r an d l u m i n o s ity an d t he gre ate r d e n i t e

n ess an d cle ar o u tl i ne o f t he C a u s al ( M
, ,

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t he d eve l opment o f the P ers o nal i ty s hows it s e l f i n t h e l o we r m i n d

bod y ( Psych ic She ath ) e xcept t hat t he C au s al b o d y be ing t h e
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ve ran c e fo r g o od s oo n t ells on th i s

( M a n a n d h i s B o di e s ) .

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, ,

n ou n c e d t he M an as icSh ea t h beco m e s ; i t the n

o u ts h i nes al l t he

re s t wi t h startl i n g b r ill ian cy t o ob servers q u al i e d t o p e r ce i ve i t ,

,

an d am o n g o t h e r c han g es t hat i t t h e n u n d erg o e s

t hi s v e hicle ,

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.
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,

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t he r than th at as s aid ab o ve i t is t h e abso l u t e ly pe rm an e n t i m , , ,

m o r t al ( Man van t ar i c ) an d m os t i n t i m ate e n ve l o pe of all i m m o r ,

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Ros icr u c ians e x c .

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o f myst i c p arl anc e As Mrs B e s ant very b e au t i fu lly s ays ;

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m an ag e d wit h o cc u lt k n o wl e d g e Gr o wt h o f t h e So u l
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a happy i n t e rm i n g l i n g o f symp at he t i c au r as T h e n ag ain .

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s e e r s d e sc r i b e t he m ag n e t i c e f u e n c e s o f t wo p e rs o n s who are

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b e e n d e p icte d as b at tl i n g ag ai n s t e ach ot her l oo k i n g th e whi l e ,

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k n owl e d g e attr ib u t e s t o anyth i n g b u t t h e r ig ht c au s e H owe v e r .
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t his i n t e rp e n e trat ion o f t he au r as o f d i ffe re nt pers o n s g i v e s t he s t u

d e n t a fa i r i d e a o f t he i n terp e n e t r at i on o f wo rl d s an d o f v ar i o u s
st at e s o r p l an e s of m at t e r so o ft e n sp o k e n o f i n th e Secr et D oc
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tr i n e . B u t what i s m o r e it als o o p e n s a n e w v i s t a t o t h e s u bj e c ts
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o f t he t r an sm i s s i o n o f d i s e as e an d o f M e sm e r i c i n u e n ce or Su g

g e s t i on :

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l i e ve an i n j u n c t i o n ,

ag ai n s t c o m i n g wi th i n th e d i st an ce o f t wo cn bi ts o f a p at ie n t
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s u ffe r i n g fro m c e r t ai n d is e as e s b e c au s e the m al ad i e s are l ik e l y to

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b e c o mm u n i c at e d to o n e ; t hi s o f c o u r se wo u l d m e an t hat t hey
w o u l d p ass t hro u g h the t wo au r as whe n t he y t o u c h e d an d i n t e r
bl e n d e d an d t h is wo u l d o cc u r whe n t he two i n d i v id u al s e ac h
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wit h an au r ic e n ve l o p e o f o n e c u b it s r ad iat i o n cam e wit hi n t wo

c u b i t s d is tan ce o f e ac h o t he r o l O lc o t t The o s t XV I I

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c o n s i d e r e d n e c e s s ary t o pr e v e n t all d e l e m e n t .

I n what c o n c e r n s M e sm e r i s m t he fac tm e n t i o n e d ab o ve i n t h e
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p art t r e at i n g o f th e M ag n e t i c A u rao f m e s m e r ic p ass e s havi n g

t h e p o we r t o


c o mb u p an d resto r e t o t he i r n o rm al o rd er t he
d i s o r d e r e d Elec t r i c o r H e alt h l i n e s o f a d i s e as e d p e rs o n wh i le ,

e x pl ai n i n m esmer i c c u r e s an d s o m e fac t s o f cl ai rv oy anc e al s o

g ,

s h o ws t h e tr u t h o f t h i s ass e r ti o n t h at i t i s t h r o u g h t he au ras

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that t he m e sm e r ist c o n tro ls hi s s u bj e ct an d t he te mpt e r o bt ai n s

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as c e n d an cy o v e r hi s vi ct i m s (
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m e r i sm i s the fac u lty o f i m part i n g s om e o f t he c u rr e n ts o f o n e s

o wn Pr an i c o r M ag n e t ic A u r as i n t o an o t h e r p e rs on s b o d y an d

t h e fam o u s Am e r i can se e r A J Dav ie s i ll u st r at e d t he pr o c e ss

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i n an in t e r est i ng m an n e r by g i v in g i n h i s au t o b io g r ap hy a s e r ie s
o f d i ag r ams i n wh i c h h e tr ie d t o d e l i n e ate t he e ffe ct t hat m e s
,

m e r ic t r e atm e n t prod u c e s s i m u ltan e o u s ly on t he au ra o f t he pe r

s o n s u bm i tt e d t o it an d t hat o f t he m e sm e r i z e r He fu rthe r d e
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s cr i b e d t h e m e sm e r i st an d t h e p e r s o n m e sm e riz ed as s u r rou n d e d
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i n t he beg i n n in g by t he i r o wn s e p arate egg s haped au ras wh ic h -

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grad u ally i n terpe n e tr ate d s o t hat by t he t i me t he s u bj e ct b e cam e ,

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ar at i n g a g ai n a l i t tl e wh e n t he s u bj e c t b e g i n s t o speak c lai r voy

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A u ras ; b u t i t i s t o b e r e g r e tt ed t hat th e y ar e n ot al ways s c ie n t i
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re fe rr in g t o t he a u ras o f s o m e e v illy d i spo s e d o r u n he althy pe r

s o ns d e scr i b e d by cla i rv oy an ts as be i n g l ike a d e cid e d l y g r e e n i sh
vap o r wh i c h c au s e d s i ck n e s s t o se n s i t i ve i n d i vi d u als o f t he s ame

fam i ly by c o n t am i n at i n g t he i r o wn au r as o r app aren t ly p oi s o n i n g

t h e fo o d t hat happ e n e d t o p ass t h ro u g h t h e han d s o f t he il l g i ft e d -

p e rs on s B u t n o i n fo rm at ion was g i ve n as t o what p art o f t he

.

au r a t h i s g r e e n v ap o r b e l o n g e d n o r what k i n d o f g r e e n i t was
,

W e m ay n o w c o n cl u d e th at o u ts id e o f m any ot h e r c on s id er
at i o n s an d o u t s id e o f i t s b e ar i n g o n t he ar t o f h e al i n g
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r e ct k n owl e d g e o r st u d y o f t he H u m an A u r as by t ho s e who c an ,

p e rc e i ve an d s e n s e t h e m o r who are will i n g t o t rain t he msel ve s

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fo r acq u i r i n g t he pr o p e r p o we r o f vi s i o n m u st l e ad to t h e foll o wi ng
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prac t ic al r e s u l t s q u it e s u fc i e n t t o j u s t i fy t he u n d e rt ak i n g o f
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t hat s t u d y v iz : Self P r otect i on u n d e r t hr e e as p e cts s oc i ally

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an d t e n d e n c i e s o f t h e p e r s on s we c o m e i n c o n t act w i t h t he r e by ,

b e c o m i n g at o n ce m o r e pr u d en t o u rs e l ve s an d m o r e j u st l e n ie n t ,

an d c h ar it abl e t owar d s o t he rs ;

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b l ack m ag i c A b e t t e r u n d er st an d i n g o f t he s u bj e ct wi ll fu rt her
.

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.

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l e ss p e r vi o u s t o g oo d t ho u g hts will b e m ore re ad i ly permeable ,

t o e vi l B u t t he v e ry e ff o rt o f l e ad i n g a p u r e l i fe m u s t t e n d t o
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p u r i fy t h e a u ra a n d t h e reby attract a n d abs o rb as well a s t h r o w ,

ou t , p u re i n u e n ce s ; an d t his pro ce ss m u st e n abl e t he i nt e rn al

m an t o r e ac h hig he r pl an e s o f t ho u g h t an d t o h e lp H u m an i t y ,

wh i l e b e t t e r i n g h i ms e l f .

A i s t t h e acc e s s i o n i n t o t he syst e m o f d i se as e erm

a ) g a n g s ,

t his s t u d y l e ad i n g t o a bett e r k n o wl e dg e o f the way t o pr e s e rve

o u r p hys i ca l h e alt h ; e v e ry d e r an g e m e n t o f l i fe b e i n g i n d i cat e d by

certai n sp ec i al i mp re s s i o ns an d c ol o rs i n t he var io u s au ras t he ,

k n owl e d g e o f t he s e i n d i cat io n s w o u l d n ot o n ly co n st i t u t e a war n

i n g t o t he s ick b u t al so a s u r e g u id e t o t he c ho ic e o f t he m o s t e f
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m e t wit h wh e r e ve r a cr o wd i n g o f pe o p l e c o n d u c e s t o d an g e ro u s
i n t e rm i n g l i n g o f t h e i n d i vi d u al au r as ; t hi s i n cl u d es pro tecti o n
a g ai n st t he i n u e n c e o f t h e wo rl d t h o u g ht c u rr e n t s an d ag ai ns t -
,

what i s k n own as V amp i r i s m As Mrs Be s an t expr e ss e s it ( L n. .

c i fe r XV I I I
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as a sp on g e abs o rb an d d r ai n t he v i t al i ty o u t o f t h e m
,

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o n e who i s sen s it i v e an d n d s h i msel f v e ry e x h a u st e d by s u c h a

d r ai n e i t he r fr o m s u rr o u n d i n g p e rs o ns o r wh e n att e n d i n g s o

c alle d s e an c e s w ill d o w is e l y t o prote c t hi m s el f b y t he will
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s u c h as was m e n t i on e d abo ve ;
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c ) Ag ai n st s o m e d i re fu l ch an ces o f after d e ath b y br in g i n g i n to ,

g e n e r al u s e s o m e m o r e r e l i abl e s i g n s o f t he p os i t i ve c e ssat i o n o f

p hys ical l i fe s o as to pr e ve n t t he horr i d p os s i b il it i e s o f prem a

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t u r e b u r i al .

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prote ct io n th ro u g h o n e s au ra i n cr o wd s d oe s n o t n e e d t o b e

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may an d will be abso rb e d e sp e c ially i f o u r t e n d e nc ie s are pre

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s o l itary c on n e m e n t act u ally l o se forceme n tal an d p hys ic al
t h ro u g h n o t havi n g con tact w i th an y o ther l i vi n g m agne t ism .

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e xc h an g e i n u e n c e s an d i mpro v e by c o n t act with o u r fe ll o w

cre atu re s ; an d t h i s m ay b e on e o f t he t hi n g s t hat th e B ibl e

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whe n Go d s aw t h at it was n ot goo d for m an to b e
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,

k no wle d g e of t h e A u r a is als o o n e pro o f m o r e o f h ow n e c e s sary

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r ac e s i nc em e re ly t hr o u g h o u r l ivi n g au r as we m ay an d we
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l i near g u res wh ic h appe ar to start fr o m the rim o f t he l e a f pe r

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,

th es e l i ne ar g u res app e ar h o r i z on tal stre aks o f l ig ht fro m fo u r t o ,

s i x str e aks i n e ac h g u r e .

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t hen a l i n e o f d ark b l u e s had i n g away i nt o v e ry fai nt l ig ht bl u e ,

al l t h i s fo ll o w i n g all t he i n d e n ta t i o n s o f th e e d g e of t he l e af ;

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s e m i l i n e ar s t r i n g o r b o r d e r o f
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l e af th e n ab o v e t he s e a cr e sc e n t e d wave o f d ark bl u e m i st s h ad i n g
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a pr e tty o r an g e y e ll o w an d aft e r war d s i n t o a l i l ac m i st ; i n t h e

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i n d e n t at i on o f th e l e af th e n i n n u ,

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p u rpl e m ist thro u g h wh ic h i s m an i fes t a c om pl i c at e d sys t em o f

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.
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e n g e wi t h a d ark sp o t o r d ot i n i t s c e n t re al l t h e s e s had e d w i t h var i ,

o u s s had e s o f c o l o r d i m i n i s h i n g i n i n t e n s i t y fr o m t he i ns i d e t o war d s

t h e o u t s id e The o t he r g u r e s are c i rcl e s an d hal f c ircl e s w i t h

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,

b e wi l d e r i n g c o m b i n at i o n o f t he c haract e r i s t i c fo rm s o f t he F r i t h
i vi Te j as Ap as an d V ay u Tat was
, ,
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.

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c h ai n o f t he t i n i e s t hal f ell ipt ic d o ts The e x trao r d i n ary r ic h n e ss
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,

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N UTMEG
.

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th e sp ace o f t h i s au ra be i n g fu r
t h e r s u b d i v i d e d i n to t he g e o m e

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t he l e af .

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t ho se st u d ie d after t he t wo ge r an i u ms ; rst a s il ve ry l ight aro u n d

, ,

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an o th er b an d o f p i n k l i l ac .

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lav e n d er backg ro u n d ; ab o ve t h i s a re d d i s h y e ll o w b an d fad i n g -

away .

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t o t hat o f t he pe t al b e g i n n i n g by a l i g h t r i m t he n fo u r d i s t i n c t
, ,

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r eg u l ar an d l e ss an g u l ar t han t ho s e o f t he p e t al t he s e r o w s b e i n g ,

s e par at e d by a b ack g ro u n d o f d ark l ave n d e r an d ab o ve t h e m a ,

y e ll owi s h e m an at ion fad i n g i n to i n vis i b il i ty ,

N B . All t he s e au r as wer e o bserve d as t he y o w fro m t he

.

e d g e o f t he l e ave s he l d p e rp e n d ic u l ar ly b e fo r e t he o bs e r ve r It .

wo u l d s e e m t hat t he m o r e c o m p l i c at e d i s t he o u t s i d e fo rm o f t h e
l e af t he p re t t i e r m o r e c o mpl i c at e d i n d e s ig n i s t he au r a; i t s e e m s
, ,

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l eave s c on s is t m e re ly o f a g ray i s h m i s t *
.

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ab o ve n d i n g s ; y e t t he r e c e rt ai n ly i s a g e n e r al i n d ic at i dn t hat

t he n at u r e o f t h e g e o m e t r i cal fo rms se e n i n n e ar l y all t he au r as , ,

fo l l o ws v e r y cl o s e ly b u t wit h i n n u m e r abl e v ar i at i o n s t he l aws

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,

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, g g p r -

d om i n ant tej as fo rm o n t he s c all o p e d wave s s hows t h e wo r k i n g, ,

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ere s e ers a e cc a cu s, c re rea a e , ar e

int nd d o nly t g iv o m g n al id f t h a p t f v g tabl u

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var i o u s pr o pert ie s an d essent ial c h e m i cal c o mp o n en ts o f t h ose

pl an ts It i s the h o pe o f t he wr i ter t o b e ab le at s o m e fu t u r e
.

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t h e a u r a s o f o w e rs a n d m i n er als .

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br i n g i n g th i s st u d y to
an e n d t
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p o n d in g t at wi c part s o f t he Hu m an A u ra wi t h the m o st c o m m o n , .

ly k n o w n m i n eral A u r a ,th a t o f t h e M a g n et B a .r o n R e i c h e n b a c h
was t h e rs t ,a b o u t f o rty y e ars a g o t o, d i sc o v e r t h a t o n an d

m t d i ff r f rc s c i w h i c h rme

thr g o u h a g n e s , e e n t o e a r e a t n g , h e t e d
te r r e s tr i a l M a g n e t i sm a n d O d i c fo rc e t h es e l a s t fr o m hi s

, ,

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-
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sc i e n t i c a cc u r a cy o f w h i c h i s n o w f u l ly c o n c e d e d h e rst
as c e r t a i e d t h a t t o o r d i n a ry s e n s i t i v e s i g h t t h e m a n t
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t i o n s b e i n g aft e r ward s s u b d i vid e d by h i m i n t o I in c an d e s

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.

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, ,

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edg e a d n d i/d n o t k n o w h o w t o g u i d e h i s h e lp e rs No w ho we ve r
.
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m e r e n s a n d bet t er e d u cate d a n d, i t h a s be e n repe a t e d ly ver i e d

t hat t he A u r a o r E f u vi u m fro m a ma g n e t can b e s e en b o th i n
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br ey
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.
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t he m e t al an d c o rr e s po n d i n g t o t he M ag n e t i c C al o r i c an d Tat ,

wic ho r iz o n tal c u rre n t s o f th e A u ras o f Pl an t s An i m als an d Man ,

.

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, ,

a l o n g t h e me t al a p ar all e l z o n e o f y e ll ow l igh t d e e p e n i n g i nt o
, ,

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, nt sl an t
i n g l i n e s o f a m e tall i c wh it e am e l i k e l i g ht ; t h e n a s e c o n d z o n e
-

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, t h r ou g h whi c h ar e se e n i n t e rr u p t e d
, , ,

br o k en l in e s o f s t r aig ht s ho rt e l e c t r i c sp arks r u n n i n g p arallel t o

, ,

t he s i d e s o f t he m e t al ; an d ab o ve t he s e t wo a t h ir d z o ne o f o w ,

i n g m e t all ic re d on t he t o p o f w h i c h r u n s a c o n t i n u o u s b o r d er
, ,

o f v e r y m i n u t e b u t r e g u l ar tr i an g u l ar fo rms o f t h e s am e m e t all i c
, ,

whi t e l ig ht m e n t i o n e d ab o ve i n t he r s t z o ne I n d e p e n d e n tly o f .

t h e e ffe ct o r app e ar an c e o f p ar all e l l i n e s pr o d u c e d o n t he s i g h t

, ,

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o u s p ar all e l l i n e s n i n e i n al l b u t l e s s d i s t i n c t ar e als o d is tr i b u t e d
, , ,

wit hi n t h e s p ac e o f t he t h r e e c o l o r e d z o n e s ;

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b ve an d e m an at i n g ve rt ically fr o m th e
,

m et al a g e n e ral o ve rl app i n g m ist r is i n g far ab o ve t h e t hi rd o r

, , ,

h ig he s t c o l o r e d z o n e ; t hi s was rst c all e d

am e s by R e i c he n
b ach b u t after war d s b e tt e r d e s ig n at e d by h i m as a t h i n l u m i n
,

,

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, wh i c h c orr e sp o n d s t o t he
,
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H u m an A u r ic E g g .

At t he p ol e s ex i st t he s am e t hr e e co l o r e d z o n e s b o t h s id e s b e ,
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in g p e rfe ctly symmetr i cal i n s i ze d e s ig n an d c o l o rs t ho u g h th e s e

, ,

are rat h e r fai n ter o n t he s o u th p ole ; a n d t he s am e l u m i n o u s ve i l

i s als o s ee n e xt e n d i n g st ill h ig he r an d s o m e what th i ck e r whil e ,

t h ro u g h i t s s u bstan c e d art i nn u m e rable t i n y sp ark l ike l i g hts -

,

s i m il ar t o tho se w hi c h r u n t hro u g h t he m i d d le bl u e z on e As .

R e ic he n b ach n o t i c e s t he e m anat io n s o f t he s o u t h p o l e g e n e rally

,

s e e m less ac t i v e an d s hor t e r than tho s e of t h e n o rth p ol e .

B u t t h e act i v i t y an d br i ll i an cy o f t he v ar i o u s p arts of t he m ag
.

n e t s e f u via app ear c on n e c t e d wi th an d i n u e n c e d by atm o sp he r i c

an d o t he r c au s e s .

T he ab o ve d e scr i pt i o n i s far fro m exhau st i v e ; y e t i t wi ll s u fce

t o s how t hat i n t he m ag n e t em an at i o n s c orr e sp o n di n g t o t h e
, ,

m id d l e an d h ig he r au r as o f m an ar e ab s e n t an d al s o t hat i n t h e , ,

ho r i z on t al z o n e s t he m an i fe st at i o n s o f t he t at wi c g e o m e t r i c al g
,

u r e s ar e far m o r e r u d i m e n t ary t han i n pl an t s an d an i m als t he ,

o n ly we ll i n d ic ate d fo r m b e i n g i n fac t t h e b or d e r o f Te j as tr i an
-

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m e tals T hi s i s t hat t he whol e bre ad t h o f t he col o r e d z o n e s

.

i s i n te rsp e rs e d at r e g u l ar d is t an c e s by l arg e fai n t c i rc u l ar fo rm s

, , , ,

r e s e mbl i n g whe e l s wit h t he i r c e n t r al k n o b s an d sp ok e s .

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, ,

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, ,

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q u e n t ly ar e t h e m o st e as i ly perc e i ve d an d d e scr i b e d by n at u r al

o r u n t r ai n e d v i s i o n H e nc e it c an b e s aid t hat t he m ag n e t s
.

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,

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abl e t o s e e t he hi t he r t o i n vis i b l e m ag n e t i c e f u vi u m i s o n a fa i r

r oad to mast e r t he s ig ht o f al l t he s i m i l ar au r astat wic an d m ag

,

n e t i co f l i v i n g e n t i t i e s .
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pr o ac h i t o r sl id e it aw ay fro m y o u u n t i l y o u d i sc e r n the b e s t ,

foc u s o f v i s io n ; l oo k st e ad i ly al o n g t he s am e p o i n t u n ti l i t d awn s ,

o n you t hat a k in d o f a q u i ver i ng narr o w ban d o f m i st o r v ap o r ,

owi n g fr o m the metal pr e v e n ts y o u r s ig ht fr o m fre ely pe rc e i v ,

i n g th e o bjects b ac k o f i t pr od u c i n g i n fac t a s o r t o f r e fr ac t io n , , ,

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.

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i n s u mm e r t i me fro m hot e l d s t he r s t p s yc hi c v i s u al vi c t o ry ,
-

has b e e n att ai n e d an d t he perc e p t i o n o f t he o t he r phe n o m e n a ,

c on n e ct e d wi t h t he au ra w i ll o n ly n e e d t i me p e r s e ver an c e an d , ,

pract i c e ; an d o n ce t h e m agn e t i s c o nq u e r e d on e m ay e x p e ct t o ,

sp e e d ily o b tain t he s ig ht o f t he be au t i fu l an d i n t r ic at e Tat wic c u r

re nts ar o u n d le aves an d o n t he hu m an s k i n The o wi n g c u r r e n t s .

m ay i n d e e d at r s t b e p e rc e i ve d o n ly as d i ffe r e n t iat e d l i n e s o f l ig h t
o r v ap o r m o r e o r l e s s br i g h t b u t st e ad y a ppl ic at io n wi ll g e n e r ally
, ,

br i n g o u t g rad u ally t h e ill u m i n at i n g c ol o r s : the n i f t he s t u d e n t s ,

e y e s ar e at al l g i ft ed wit h t he p o we r o f p e rc e i vi n g m i c ro s co p i c o b

ec ts p w r w h i c h T h s p h y cl i ms o b e i n h e r e n t wi t h n at u r al
j o e e o o a t

,

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