The four Subtle Bodies of the Aura

The Aura is comprised of individual and interrelated bodies of consciousness and layers of Etheric energy. The four subtle bodies of consciousness that defines your personality, your perception, your direction in life, and your soul's expression are known as:

• The Causal or Spiritual Body
• The Mental Body
• The Emotional Body
• The Etheric Body

The Seven Layers of the Aura

The Aura also has seven distinct layers of energy that are intimately connected to what is known as the Chakra System which is located along the spine. Essentially, the difference between an auric layer and an auric body according to Stephen Bishop is:

• An auric body is a body of consciousness and awareness.
• An Auric Layer is the representation of the chakra interacting in the aura

These auric layers are not segregated in the way the use of the word layer might seem to imply.

Each layer interpenetrates the others and begins at our centre. The vibration of each level becomes finer and higher as we go from the inside out and each layer is related to the chakra of the same number.

The way the aura is perceived can vary greatly from person to person so my remarks about the layers are based on a general consensus and my experience but are by no means absolute.

Size also varies greatly largely depending on the energy level of the person and the way they use that particular part of themselves.

Stress, trauma and emotional pain can show as distortions and blocks in the aura long before they manifest as dis-ease in the physical plane. The layers are as follows:

• Etheric Layer
• Emotional Layer
• Mental Layer
• Astral Layer
• Etheric Template
• Celestial Layer
• Ketheric Template

The aura can be defined in terms of three types of energy:

Absorbent Energy

The aura is open to exchange with all forms of energy. For example, a walk alone through a forest will soothe and restore your aura as it absorbs the balance and renewal of nature. Conversely, an angry encounter will deplete your energy, leaving you feeling shattered and emotionally bruised.

Data Energy

The aura retains your past and present feelings, thoughts and actions. Practitioners of hypnotherapy, past-life regression, re-birthing and clairvoyance tap into their clients' data energy to help them understand themselves. Future predictions can also be gleaned from data energy.

Life-Force Energy

The aura exists only while you are alive. During illness it shrinks and fades with the level of dis-ease. It completely evaporates when you die. It can be likened to a mirror by which you are reflected at every stage of your development.

In addition to the inner workings  around living beings, some people believe objects (non-living objects) also have an aura.

There is some debate concerning the cause or origin of these energy fields. Some practitioners believe the molecular structure of these objects has energy of their own and therefore the object, such as a table, has a real aura.

Then there are those that believe the object is simply being surrounded by an energy residue from a person, animal or plant that has recently come in contact with it, such as a dog sitting in a chair.

Still others believe the only non-living objects that may have an aura are electrical appliances, such as a lamp or computer. What a practitioner sees in those cases is the energy field of electricity that travels through the appliance and not the appliance itself.

Following a short synopsis of the "auric" bodies:

The Causal or Spiritual Body

The Spiritual Body also known as the Causal Body is a body of consciousness associated with your true spiritual path and direction in life. It is your highest potential and reflects your ability to manifest your souls true potential here on earth.

The essence of your soul's reality is the expression "to be" and this ultimately is the reason for your existence. It has the highest vibration of the auric bodies and depending on the development of your spiritual nature, this body can emanate up to three feet from the physical body.

It appears as a whitish glow and contains your true spiritual essence.

"Casual consciousness deals with the essence of a subject while the mental level studies the subject's detail. The casual body deals with the essence of substance and the true causes behind the illusion of appearance... The causal plane is a world of realities... deals with essence and underlying nature of things in question. Healing at this level is more powerful than the mental body." (Gerber)

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The Mental Body

The Spiritual body is the blueprint to your spiritual potential. However, it requires the creation of patterns of energy for this potential to be expressed and experienced. These patterns of energy are stored in the Mental body as thoughts - both conscious and sub-conscious.

The patterns stored within the mental body creates the character framework for the soul to project its personality. The "self" manifests and expresses concrete intellect through the mental body.

This body appears as a golden yellow light radiating out and around the head and shoulders and extending around the whole body. It expands and becomes brighter when its owner is concentrating on mental processes.

Extending up to twelve inches from the body, the mental body filtrates thoughts down to the emotional body which reacts to the thoughts with an emotional association be it love, fear, happiness, anger, and so forth. A balanced mental body will provide an individual with clarity and direction.

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The Emotional or Astral Body

The Emotional Body is more fluid and of a higher vibration than the etheric body. It appears as coloured clouds in continual motion, reflecting the quality and intensity of the emotions. This is the part of you that likes to "jump out" in times of trauma and shock, to produce a feeling of emotional numbness, which will allow you to slowly integrate the knowledge of the shock in your own way.

The Emotional body, which is also known as the Astral body, is the seat of your emotions. It is the bridge between the mind and the physical body. Your emotional energy governs your fears and hopes, loves and pains. It governs the extent and nature of one's personality expression upon the physical plane.

This body is the projection of your longings, moods, feelings, appetites, and fears. The emotional "self" is the expression of your mental "self" thus the emotional body is the expression of the mental body.

The energy of the emotional body impacts the Etheric body, which in turn impacts the physical body. Consequently emotional blockages prevent the manifestation of clarity of thought and direction in the physical body. 

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The Etheric Body

The Etheric Body appears as a bluish-grey colour or shadow, extending approximately one inch from the physical body. It is responsible for the transfer of life energy or vitality from the universal energy field to the physical body.

The Etheric body is a body of Etheric or subtle matter which furnishes the basic blue print for the physical body. Every cell in the physical body has an etheric counterpart.

This body also serves as a filtration system. Universal life force energy filters down through the Spiritual, Mental, Emotional and Etheric Bodies into the physical body. The Etheric Body is the interface between the physical body and the other subtle bodies of the Aura.

When the flow of this energy is disrupted, the physical body is affected and if this imbalance is not corrected, illness and dis-ease can manifest in the physical body. There is a synergistic relationship between each subtle body of the aura.

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