What is it?

Every person is surrounded and interpenetrated by a luminous energy body, the Aura, alternatively called the bio-plasmic body.

Just like the visible physical body, it has a head, two eyes, two arms and so forth. In other words, the bio-plasmic body is a mirror image of the visible physical body and is also known as the etheric double, or etheric body.

The words "bio-plasmic" comes from the word "bio" meaning life and "plasma" which is the fourth state of matter; the first three states being solid, liquid and gas.

Plasma is ionized gas or, put differently, gas with positive and negative charged particles, its not the same as blood plasma.

This luminous energy body known as the bio-plasmic body means it's a living energy body made up of invisible subtle matter or etheric matter.

It is through the energy body that prana, chi or life-force energy, is absorbed  and then distributed throughout the whole physical body.

Looking at it another way, all living things (people, plants, animals, etc.) are made up of a complex combination of atoms, molecules and energy cells. As these ingredients coexist, they generate a large magnetic energy field that can be sensed, felt and even seen.

These close-knit electro-magnetic energies, of varying densities, that permeate through and emit or exit from the physical body of a living person, are also known as auric bodies.

Some of these layers follow the body's contours while others form the shape of an oval, which is commonly known as the auric egg. This "auric egg" emits out from the body approximately 60 centimetres (2 feet) to 90 centimetres (3 feet) on all sides. It extends above the head and below the feet into the ground.

These energies make you what and who you are and in turn, are affected by your surroundings and life style. The aura reflects your health, character, mental activity and emotional state. It also shows dis-ease - often long before the onset of symptoms.

There is a misconception that your aura is always the same and it is just that, a misconception. Your aura changes with emotion, feelings, thoughts, spiritual awareness and even your health, but one colour may remain more prevalent than others.

A special type of photography called Kirlian photography has even been able to capture the aura on film.

Most people consider the material world and the physical body to be the only reality that exists, as only these things can be discerned with the physical senses and grasped by the rational mind.

However, physics states that everything is energy and energy is never lost in the universe, it is merely transformed.

The power at work behind the body's material appearance with all its functions and capabilities consists of a complex energy system without which the physical body could not exist.

This system of energy consists of three basic components:

• The aura, or the subtle or energy bodies.
• The chakras, or energy centres.
• The meridians, nadis, or energy channels.

Dis-eases are caused by the depletion or congestion or blockage of chi, prana or life force energy in this energy system. Click the following link to better understand how energy and healing come together.