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Auras: See Them in Only 60 seconds

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"Auras: See Them in Only 60 Seconds" provides an interesting way of seeing auras quickly. In summary the author's suggested technique is to look at the person in the same way that you would a stereogram. By focusing not on the person but on a point about eighteen inches past them you will see a faint aura surrounding the person. This does work but the technique brings on some questions. The reason a stereogram works is because it causes a mild cross-eyed effect. Since this same technique is used here I thought that I would see if it created an aura around other things besides people. Sure enough, I was able to see an "aura" around books, boxes, bricks, and just about anything else that I looked at this way. So, my first impression was that this is not a credible way to see an aura but just the normal result of crossing your eyes. On the other hand, I tried it several times and did find that I started to see tinges of various colors around people that were not there around inanimate objects. All inanimate objects continued to just have the gray "aura". The effects of crossing your eyes should not cause colors to appear that are not there in the object. So, maybe there is something to this after all.

The book is well written and easy to understand. The instructions are explained well enough that it is easy to follow the suggested process. The author details clearly what to expect and how to interpret various results. He also covers chakras, common auras for various occupations, how the various colors should be interpreted, etc. All in all this is an interesting book on auras and deserves a recommended read status for those who are interested in the subject.

I was looking for a book, which would allow me to see auras for myself. Unfortunately, this book disappointed me. It only has one short exercise (and it's in the attachment), and doesn't really give you much to practice. The whole book is all about how the author met different famous people, and what their auras are like.

I eventually found a book on auras by Ted Andrews "How to see and read human aura", which gave excellent exercises, lots of helpful and practical advice, explained difficulties that you may have to face, how to deal with them, and other "special effects" you may see (e.g. differences between aura and afterimage etc.) To those who really want to see auras for themselves I would recommend this book by Ted Andrews (it worked for me, after a week of practicing, I started seeing auras!!)

If you want to entertain yourself and read about how auras look like, and author's personal experience with auras, and not particularly seeking to seriously learn how to see it yourself, go ahead and buy this book by Mark Smith. After all, if you are serious about learning something, you KNOW 60 seconds is never enough. I wish I thought about this when I bought this book.

For all the "New Age" hype out there, I found this book to be very grounded. It has the ring of truth to it. A friend recommended that I read this one over the dozens of other books on auras, and I must admit that by following the steps as presented, I was instantly (less than 60 seconds) able to see the outline around my own body in the mirror. If you don't see color right away, try thinking of different colors for a few seconds, and when you get to a color that is resonant with your own, you will probably see it. It took me a few minutes to see color, but the trick is to relax, and don't force it. Let the colors come to you naturally, and as the author says, "un-focus on your body, and look past your outline to see the field of light around the body". It looks very similar to "Touched By An Angel". Think of every holy picture you've ever seen, and realize we all have halo power. This is a great gift for anyone looking for the Divine Spark in all of us. Perfect for this time of year. Or anytime you are looking for the truth.

Having read some 30 books on auras, this one really shows you how to do it! Stand the subject 18 inches in front of a white wall, and stand at least 8 feet away. Look past the outline of the subject's head and shoulders, and if you stay focused on the wall, you will see the HALO as promised in less than 60 seconds. You will see color sometimes right away, but I didn't see that right away. That took 3 days, but I can now see them on most people. Everybody is different, both in the way they look, and in how long it takes to see colors. But this book is THE ONE. I don't know what other writers are talking about most of the time. Mr. Smith is the the first one to put it so clearly and helpfully. I happened to catch him on TV (CNN) and this caused me to buy the book.He seems very "normal" and I think he is really on to something here. Other books talk about auras, this book shows you HOW in more detail than I have gone into above. There is some autobiography here, but it illuminates the story, and keeps the interest. Highly recommended

Mark Smith's book does what its title says it will do: It will show you how to reliably and consistently see an aura within 60 seconds. It's that good. I've studied other aura books with limited success (eg. Ted Andrews' "How To See And Read The Aura"), but this is the first book I've read that has actually taught me to see the colors within the energy field. I made a spiritual breakthrough while practicing the techniques in "Auras" and reached a new level in my ability to perceive them. Smith's writing style is engaging and conversational, and his realism, practicality, and enthusiasm for his topic help to counterbalance a somewhat egocentric approach. I feel the author's warm, entertaining teaching style takes the stress out of learning to do this. There is some fluff in this book, but I got what I paid for as it taught me to do what I wanted to learn to do - and more. If you've been struggling to perceive auras, I definitely recommend this book. If there's a practical, helpful "Quick & Dirty Guide" to reading auras out there, this is it. :)

There can be no doubt that we all have auras, which have been seen for thousands of years, measured for 60 or so since Kirlian first did it in Russia, and now seen with the naked eye. Humans just happen to have the most complex fields, and that is why they change from moment to moment. Plants have them too, and they can be seen as more subtle and stationary, until you put something like a magnet (or a glass of red wine) near their field, and then you will see a change. Even inanimate objects have them, but they are seen to be totally stationary, never changing. Science can now measure auras as electro-magnetic energy that is outside the body. Some people who claim to be healers can be measured exuding up to 80 Volts for several seconds at a time. These tests have been conducted repeatedly at the Menniger Institute in Kansas, as well as The National Institute of Health in Maryland, and no serious scientist who looks at the results can question the veracity of these things. Do we know what this "energy" is totally? No. Does that mean the energy, whatever it is, doesn't exist? No. It can also be felt! What proved to me that seeing auras are not an optical illusion, was the fact that no two human auras appeared the same. When the author gives demonstations at bookstores, I've seen all types of different shapes, sizes, and intensities, as different people stood up to be seen. Although I can't say I saw color as intensely as some people did, when I did see a color, it was the same color as other people reported, and I came to that determination before other people said anything. Since that time, there have been several opportunities to see different people ( at church, in lectures, and at school) that have helped strengthen this natural ability everybody seems to have. I've even taught my wife, who was very skeptical at first, to see auras, and she sees colors much better now than I do! This book is very well written, and the information contained within is the most clear and concise on the subject that I'm aware of, and if you want to learn how to see the aura, this is the best place to start. Highly recommended.

I was quite disappointed with this book. As other reviewers have commented it is really just a book about the author's experience of aura viewing and not much info on anything else. Instructions for the reader to actually see auras are limited to a one-page appendix. Auras are such a vast and interesting subject and this book doesn't do that justice. It's really just a basic introduction for people who are only mildly interested in learning about auras. If you're really hungry to learn may I suggest something like "Hands of Light" by Barbara Brennan which goes really in-depth into the subject. And as someone who has bought quite a few "aura books", I'd also recommend that you buy one that contains excercises which will actually prime your vision for aura viewing. EVERYONE is capable of seeing auras so get practising and enjoy the journey!

As the former CTO of a Photonics company, I was a little skeptical of the book's claim "see them in 60 seconds". But that's all it took. My scientific mind says this can't be happening, but my eyes aren't lying.
As a Ph.D in Optical Science, I really want to study this phenomenon, but I'm having too much fun "seeing" everyone in a new light right now. I don't know how this happens, and I can't see auras on everybody, but I'm successful at seeing something >80% of the time.
What that "something" is needs to be studied, perhaps at the Menniger Institute or Stanford.
As for the book, it's entertaining, and I'm glad to see that the author doesn't seem to take himself too seriously. He does seem to have stumbled on to this accidentally and I hope he is serious enough to proceed scientifically with large random samplings of subjects and viewers to ascertain a baseline, and get some metrics strapped on this thing. Then maybe we can find out why some exibit and others don't (at least to my eyes that seems to be the case), and what causes the great variety of display.

I have seen auras for 20 years. It was painful to be so isolated and not be able to express what I saw to everyone else. I tried igoring them and only saw more. I thought I would share with you becasue of your intrest in this book my experince that over the years that clear band so many of you are able to finally tap into is the aura you were hoping to see. I don't know exactly why I see much more then that and people who write books to tell you why or what they mean are all misleading you becasue its only you who can answer those questions yourself within yourself. When you choose to look at that band or even if youre able to see the colors yourself, its the lesson youre getting thats for you to figure out, alot like your dreams, which no one can explain to you as you need to do the work yourself to understand them. I can tell you however that 20 years of seeing auras eventually led me to accept that i was psychic and a medium. I think that when i started seeing auras it was an opeing door to me to allow me to gradually accept many more gifts comming to me and it was so visual i couldn't run away from them. It took me that long, all those years to open myself up totally to the spirit world and really, the gifts in this world. Auras are extremely beautiful and unlike the colors we have here. They arn't as flat and make oyu very senstive to color on Earth. When I hear people saying "this color means this and that" its not really true. When we become aura readers the way colors are on the body and and the hues and shapes all are so infinate theres no one way that they can possibly mean anything that can be catagorized so easily. I found it amusing that the author added he'd seen Gerry Garcias aura as I saw it once while Gerry was dining with me. It was a white halo. I was shocked as I did not respect him very much, what I took from it was that it was a colection of the faith so many people had in Gerry and it actually made him blessed. All the people who admired Gerry as a "Saviour" healed Gerry on his soul-path in this lifetime. It was also shortly before Gerry passed.
All living things have auras. Cats are esp easy to view for some reason. Also auras are left on doorways people lean on and have layers from thier energies they left behind, also any sacred object esp ones where people pray alot. Furniture collects energy and places. The auras deplete over time... wear off objects if not used for long periods. Tree have auras! they are esp easy for new viewers. If you see that clear band youre doing well opening up please dont' become fustrated. What I learned was that folks who do not see auras do not need to see auars. those who do need to. All these things have a purpose in our lives. While its exciting to be able to see these pretty colors, after 20 years of seeing them plus shapes and thoughts and past lives within them i can assure you that becomeing a medium and becomeing clairaudent has by far surpassed anything I experinced in aura-reading. Now when I do a "reading" ( I work for free- i wasn't charged for seeing auras thus shouldnt' charge for telling people about them) I start out asking the person to "breath in white light thru thier nose and exhale thru their mouth the first color they see in thier heads or feel"
please try this five times. its important to uncross your body parts and get very comfertable. you need quiet for this. People who have expericed trust issues from life trama need practice. It may take a few times. When you breath in and out please use sound and allow yourself to make noisy lusty air breaths in and out so you can hear them. Do not hold naythign in or hold anythign back. The Color you see when you exhale is what you need to work on OK> you dont' have to see your aura to know this information. This will help you in your healing. For you to know what that color means ( it changes evey day sometimes stays the same over days or week depending how long you have to work thu it)- it wou;d be better growth for you spiritually to try to understand yourself on a deeper level, as this is where all healing comes from, ask yourself "what does this color really mean for me? how do I feel about this color?"
I know its easier to rely on outside sources for your information but it will always keep you distant from yourself if you place authority outside yourself for knowledge. These are the things I have learned as a healer and aura reader. The still small voices you hear in your head speaking to you are by far more significant then your aura colors. Good luck blessing to you on your Journey in earth School.

I got dragged, literally to a book signing that I was sure would be a bore. My co-worker had read this book years ago, and wanted me to experience it for myself, knowing I would never read a book on such a wierd subject as auras. At first as the author was demonstrating this aura technique I couldn't see anything, but I wasn't really trying. THEN IT HIT ME! I could see the golden light that surrounds the head and shoulders get bigger as he did some breathing exercises. Then when he wrote down a color on a piece of paper and handed it to one of the members of the audience, I could see the color slowly (about half a minute) change to a greenish blue. When the lady held up the paper, "turquoise" was what was written. Many others in the group of about 50 said they saw it too. Needless to say this was one of the most mind blowing things I have ever seen.
I've since recommended this book to several people, and I just hope that he comes around again so I can try it again. I can see auras on some people, but the author really has a strong one, and seems to be able to control it as well. One Warning though, the colors don't look anywhere near as strong as on the cover. So don't go looking for that. But I definitly saw colors, and they change from person to person.