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AN AURA ABOUT YOU

When you say someone's energy is shining, what does that mean? What is energy? What can that mean to someone who has shining energy?

Everything in this Universe is made up of energy, and energy is life-force itself. Every living thing shines with energy to a greater or lesser degree, depending on how much positive energy and life-force it is emitting. The energy that shines around you is called your "aura". Some people are able to see this energy field in color, and the different colors correspond to different emotions and different types or frequencies of energy that you are emanating. If someone is shining a golden light, for instance, this is the light associated with the divine, and this is what is depicted as a golden "halo" in religious paintings dating back hundreds of years. The word aura has even been used in our own language for the last century to refer to a certain impression that one is receiving about a person: "She has an aura of kindness about her". The aura itself is an energy field or force field around us that serves many purposes with regard to our protection, health, wellbeing, and prosperity:

OUR FORCEFIELD OF PROTECTION

The light that shines around us is our invisible field of protection. We may not consciously be aware of it, but we are constantly picking up on other people's energy, and the energy that they emit speaks to us. Over 80% of our communication is non-verbal - we are picking up on people's body language, and the energy signals that they are sending out. This is part of our intuitive system of protection and self-preservation. Have you ever had the experience of a person saying and doing all the right things, but you have an uneasy feeling? Have you ever felt an immediate distrust for a person, even though there is no logical reason for you to feel that way? Your intuition is reading their energy, and you need to trust yourself, always!

A person who emits a strong field of light exudes power and self-confidence. Those people who seek to prey on others will avoid someone who exudes this kind of energy and power, and will seek those people whose light is small and dim, because they are lacking power and are therefore vulnerable. You can increase the light around you with your mind simply by intention (everything in the Universe is directed by intention, because everything is pure energy). Simply close your eyes and visualize a bubble of white light all around you, even below you into the ground. I recommend doing this first thing every morning, right after you put on your smile for the day. This will set your boundaries of protection in place all day long.

I first learned to work with this white light of protection when I lived in New York City. People were always bumping into me all the time as I walked down the street because New York is so crowded. When I started to use this visualization of white light around me, no one touched me anymore, unless I intended it. This was true even on a crowded subway - I always had my own space. This is what your energy field is about - it is your own personal space in this world.

Many people withdraw their light and shrink it when they are afraid, but this leaves them vulnerable. Often children will dim their light to tone down their life-force energy because other people, especially their parents, find it to be too much, too bright, too intense, and too much energy. This is a shame. In fact, the energy of shame itself in one form or another will often be used in this process to cause another person to feel ashamed and thereby dim his/her light. Your light is your power and your protection in the world. Dimming your light leaves you vulnerable to being controlled, manipulated, abused, attacked, dominated and overpowered. Shine your light brightly at all times, especially when you feel frightened or intimidated. Never dim your light for anyone, and never apologize for how bright you are. The stronger and brighter your light shines, the safer you will be in this world.

OUR HEALTH AND IMMUNE SYSTEM

Our energy field not only protects us from other people, it is also the first line of defense of our immune system. The field of energy around people, plants and all living things is meant to protect and preserve life-force. The healthier a person is, the stronger and brighter their light will shine, which will protect them from disease. Light functions at a high frequency, higher than that of disease. The more positive you are and the more joy you feel, the higher your vibration will be, causing your light to shine more brightly. Disease cannot exist at this vibration of light because disease functions at a lower vibration. Depression actually depresses the immune system, lowering the energy and vibration, which leaves a person vulnerable to manifesting disease. This is why happy people live longer (you usually don't see people live to be over 100 if they are bitter) - love and enjoyment of life is the key to longevity and wellbeing.

Accidents, shock and trauma can damage the aura, leaving tears or holes. Surgery can also create tears or holes in the auric field. These tears or holes leave the energy field open and vulnerable, and the immune system will be forced to expend its energy trying to seal these holes to prevent energy leaks. The body is a miracle of self-healing - it is a pharmacy that produces all the chemicals necessary for us to heal and maintain health. As long as it is properly shielded from outside forces, it can focus on the process of healing itself and maintaining health and wellbeing. However, when there are holes in our protective force-field, our immune system will be forced to expend its energy on protecting us from outer forces instead of internal healing.

Holes and tears in the aura can be repaired and healed by intention. You can run your hand slowly along a person's energy field all around the body, about 4-6 inches away from the body on all sides. Where the aura is intact, your hand will flow smoothly and quickly; where there are holes or tears, your hand will feel a bit "stuck". You can smooth these places over with your hand, with the intention to heal and seal this area, making the energy field intact and allowing for the healing of the body. The person will often tell you that he/she experiences problems in that particular area of the body, and once those holes are sealed, the immune system can return to its proper function of healing and maintaining the wellbeing of the body. This exercise should be performed after any and all forms of surgery, and after all types of traumas, accidents or shocks. It is easiest to perform this exercise on someone else, but you can also do it on yourself. (I teach this exercise in my Advanced Intuition class.)

THE FORCE OF MAGNETISM AND ATTRACTION

The law of attraction is: "like attracts like vibration". Your energy field is a magnet for attracting things, people, energies and experiences to you based on the energies and vibrations ("vibes") you are putting out. The more positive your thoughts, energies and emotions are, the more brightly you will shine, and the more attractive you will be to other positive energies, people, and experiences. Happy people glow with light, and people are naturally attracted to them because they want to bask in this positive energy, like basking in the light and warmth of the Sun.

Conversely, the more negative your thoughts, emotions and energies are, the more you dim your light (like being under a dark cloud), and this will cause you to attract more negative energies, people and experiences. Negative people continue to draw negative experiences to them, and see everything in a negative light, which perpetuates the cycle of negative thoughts creating negative emotions, which attract more negative experiences. This is the energy behind those who are "lucky" or "unlucky" - you can change your luck and your fortune simply by changing your mind!

Your energy and intention determines what you attract to you and experience. Your thoughts determine your emotions, and your emotions determine the frequency of the energy and vibration you emit. In other words, the quality of your thoughts and emotions effect and determine the quality of your light and what you attract to you. The more brightly you shine, the more attractive you are - this is why some people who are not necessarily physically beautiful can still be very attractive - it is the energy and light they exude that is attractive. They exude an aura of confidence, and confidence is attractive because it is the positive energy of security and intention.

The reason that the rich get richer is because like attracts like energy; they are money magnets because they are resonating at the frequency of wealth, and therefore attract more wealth to them. Those who are "stars" shine a light that is so powerful, it comes across through the camera; they shine an inner light that sparkles in their eyes. This is irresistibly attractive, and causes us to love them and want to give to them. People give them things for free on a constant basis, even though they may not need anything. This is because they are so attractive energetically, whether or not they are actually beautiful. This is a great power, and is easy for some to take advantage of and abuse, especially when it comes to attracting other people. This light must be directed with integrity, and the intention to shine in the Light of Love, which is truly beautiful.

You can attract anything you choose simply by directing your thoughts and emotions toward that intention, and allowing yourself to draw it to you. Remember that like attracts like, so you must resonate at the frequency of that which you want to experience. If you want to attract love, you must shine the Light of Love into the world with loving thoughts and emotions toward everything. If you want to attract money and wealth, you must have loving, positive thoughts about money and wealth, and you must embody that energy, radiating the energy of wealth into the world. The same is true for success, for peace, for health, and for anything else you would like to experience. Be the shining example of that which you would like to attract, be a beacon for it, and it will be drawn to you.

SEEING AURAS AND ENERGY FIELDS

I see the aura around people, plants and living things as a white energy that surrounds it in various degrees of brightness and thickness, depending on how much positive life-force energy that person or thing is emanating. You can train yourself to see this energy as well, if you like. I find that it is often easiest to see it if the background is white, though some say that a dark background works as well. Look at a person's head, then look beyond their head, either slightly over it or slightly to the side. Allow your vision to blur and relax slightly, and you should see a kind of "light" around their head. It is easiest to see this energy around the head area, and this is why it is often depicted as a halo in paintings.

Because everything is energy, I am able to "see" and pick up on a person's energy no matter where they are in the world, and this is what allows me to do psychic readings and receive energy at a distance. Time and space is an illusion, and energy is omnipresent (existing everywhere in all places at once). This divine hologram is directed by our intention, so all I have to do is set the intention to connect with a person's energy, and there it is. I use a person's name and birthdate as a form of address to locate their energy in the matrix of all creation. The telephone is not even necessary for me to connect with someone, but I prefer to have the personal connection of hearing another person's voice, and they receive the vibrations of healing that are intentionally transmitted through my own voice. I can see you shining your light throughout the Universe, and it is beautiful!

One of my favorite songs goes like this:

"This little light of mine, I'm going to let it shine
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine!"

I invite you to let your light shine brightly every day!

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