The
Seven Layers of the Auric Field
I have observed seven layers during my work as a counselor
and a healer. At first I could only see the lower layers,
which are the most dense and easiest to see. The longer
I worked, the more layers I could perceive. The higher the
layer the more expanded my consciousness needed to be to
perceive it. That is, in order to perceive the higher layer,
like the fifth, sixth and seventh, I would have to enter
into a meditative state, usually with eyes closed. After
years of practice, I even began to see beyond the seventh
layer, as I will discuss briefly at the end of this chapter.
My observations of the aura revealed to me an interesting
dualistic field pattern. Every other layer of the field
is highly structured, like standing waves of light patterns,
while the layers in between appear to be composed of colored
fluids in constant motion. These fluids flow through the
form set by the shimmering standing light waves. The direction
of flow is some what governed by the standing lines of light.
The standing forms of light are composed of light, each
blinking at a different rate. These standing light lines
appear to have tiny charges moving along them.
Thus, the first\, third, fifth and seventh layers all have
a definite structure, while the second, fourth and sixth
are composed of fluid-like substances that have no particular
structure. They take on form by virtue of the fact that
they flow through the structure of the odd layers, and thus
somewhat take on the form of the structured layers. Each
succeeding layer interpenetrates completely all the layers
under it, including the physical body. Thus the emotional
body extends beyond the etheric body and includes both the
etheric and physical bodies. Actually, each body is not
a "layer" at all, although that is what we may
perceive. It is, rather, a more expansive it the other,
more limited forms.
Form the point of view of the scientist, each layer can
be considered to be a level of higher vibrations, occupying
the same space as the levels of vibration below it and extending
beyond. In order to perceive each consecutive level, the
observer must move up in consciousness to each new frequency
level. Thus we have seven bodies all occupying the same
space at the same time, each one extending out beyond the
last, some thing we are not used to in "normal"
daily life. Many people erroneously assume that the aura
is like an onion, where you can peel away consecutive layers.
It is not.
The structured layers contain all the forms that the physical
body has, including internal organs, blood vessels etc.,
and additional forms that the physical body does not contain.
There is a vertical flow of energy that pulsates up and
down the filed in the spinal cord. It extends out beyond
the physical body above the head and below the coccyx. I
call this the main vertical power current. There are swirling
cone-shaped vortexes called charkas in the field. Their
tips point into the main vertical power current , and their
open ends extend to the edge of the each layer of the field
they are located in.
The Seven Layers and the Seven Chakras of the Auric Fields
Each layer appears different and has its own particular
function. Each layer of the aura is associated with a chakra.
That is, the first layer is associated with the first chakra,
and the second with second chakra, and so on. These are
general concepts and will get much more complicated as we
delve more deeply into this subject. For now we will list
them to give you a general overall view. The first layer
of the field and the first charkas are associated with physical
functioning and physical sensation-feeling physical pain
are pleasure. The first layer is associated with automatic
and automatic functioning of the body. The second layer
and second chakra are in general associated with the emotional
aspect of human beings. They are the vehicles through which
we have our emotional life and feeling. The third layer
is associated with our mental life, with linear thinking.
The third chakra is associated with linear thinking. The
fourth level associated with heart chakra, is the vehicle
through which we love, not only our mates, but also humanity
in general. The fourth chakra is the chakra that metabolizes
the energy of love. The fifth level is the level associated
with a higher will more connected with the divine will.
The fifth chakra is associated with the power of the world,
speaking things into being, listening and taking responsibility
for our actions. The sixth level and sixth chakra are associated
celestial love. It is a love that extends beyond the human
range of love and caring and encompasses all life. It makes
the statement of caring and support for the protection and
nurturing of all life. It holds all life forms as precious
manifestations of god. The seventh layer seventh chakras
are associated with the higher mind, knowing and integration
of our spiritual and physical makeup.
Thus there are specific locations within our energy system
for the sensations, emotions, thoughts, memories and other
nonphysical experiences that we report to our doctor and
therapists. Understanding how our physical symptoms are
related to these locations will help us understanding the
nature of different illness and also the nature of both
health and disease. Thus the study of the aura can be a
bridge between traditional medicine and our psychological
concerns.
Location of the Seven Chakras
The Location of the seven chakras o n the physical body
shown in figure 7-2A corresponds to the major nerve plexuses
of the physical body in that area of the body.
Dr. David Tansely, a radionics specialist, in his book Radionics
and the Subtle Bodies of Man, states that the seven major
chakras are formed at the points where the standing lines
of light cross each other 21 times.
The 21 minor chakras are located at points where the energy
strands cross 14 times. ( See Figure 7-2B.). They are in
the following locations : one in front of ear, one above
each breast, one where the clavicles meet, one in the palm
of each hand, one on the sole of each foot, one just behind
each eye ( not shown), one related to each gonad, one near
the liver, one connected with the stomach, two connected
with the spleen, one behind each knee, one near the thymus
gland, and one near the solar plexus. These chakras are
only about three inches in diameter at one inch distance
from the body. The two minor chakras located in the palms
are very important in healing. Where the lines of energy
cross seven times, even smaller vortices are created. There
are many tiny force centers where these lines cross fewer
times. Tansely respond to the acupuncture points of Chinese
medicine.
Each major chakra on the front of the body is paired with
its counterpart on the back of the body, and together they
are considered to be the front and rear aspect of one chakra.
The frontal aspects are related to the person's feelings,
the rear ones to her or his will, and the three on the head
to a person's mental processes. These are shown in Figures
7-3. Thus chakra #2 has a 2A and 2B Component and #3 has
a 3A and 3B component, and so on through the sixth chakra.
Chakras 1 and 7 may be considered to be paired if one wishes,
because they are the open-ended points of the main vertical
power current that runs up and down the spine into which
all the chakras point.
The points or tips of the chakras, where they connect to
the main power current, are called the roots or the hearts
of the chakras. Within these hearts are seals which control
exchange of energy between layers of the aura through that
chakra. That is, each of the seven chakras has seven layers,
each corresponding of the auric field. Each chakra looks
different on each of these layers, as will be described
in detail in the descriptions of each layer. In order for
certain energy to flow from one layer to another through
the chakra, it must pass through the seals in the roots
of the chakras. Figure 7-4 shows the auric field with all
seven interpenetrating layers, and all seven interpenetrating
layers of chakras.
Energy can be seen flowing into all of these chakras from
the Universal Energy Field (Figure 7-3). Each swirling vortex
of energy appears to suck or entrain energy from the UEF.
They appear to function as do fluid vortexes we are familiar
with in water or in air such as whirlpools, cyclones, water
spouts and hurricanes. The open end of a normal chakra in
the first layer of the aura is about six inches in diameter
at a distance of one inch from the body.
Function of the Seven Chakras
Each of these vortices exchanges energy with the UEF. Thus,
when we speak of feeling "open", that is literally
true. All the major chakras, minor chakras, lesser chakras
and acupuncture points are openings for energy to flow into
and out of the aura. We are like sponges in the energy sea
around us. Since this energy is always associated with a
form of consciousness, we experience the energy we exchange
in terms of seeing, hearing, feeling, sensing, intuiting
or direct knowing.
Therefore, we can see that staying "open" means
two things. First, it means metabolizing a lot of energy
from the universal field through all the chakras, large
and small. Second, it means letting in, and in some way
dealing with, all the consciousness that is associated with
the energy that is flowing through us. That is not an easy
task, and most of us cannot do it. There would simply be
too much input. Psychological material related to each chakra
is brought to consciousness by increasing one's energy flow
of material would be released by a sudden flow of energy,
and we could not process it all. We therefore work in whatever
growth process we are in to open each chakra slowly, so
that we have time to process the personal material that
is released and integrate the new information into our life.
It is important to open the chakras and increase our energy
flow, because the more energy we let flow, the healthier
we are. Illness in the systems is caused by an imbalance
of energy or a blocking of the flow of energy. In other
words, a lack of flow in the human energy system eventually
leads to disease. It also distorts our perceptions and dampens
our feelings and thus interferes with a smooth experience
of full life. We are not psychological prepared, however,
to stay open without working and developing our maturity
and clarity.
Each of the five senses is associated with a chakra. Touching
is associated with the first chakrs; hearing, smelling and
tasting with the fifth (or throat) chakra; and seeing with
the sixth ( or third eye ) chakra. This is discussed in
detail in the chapter on the perception.
The chakra of the auric body have three major functions
:
1. To vitalize each auric body and thus the physical body.
2. To bring about the development of different aspects of
self-consciousness. Each chakra is related to a specific
psychological function. Chapter 11 deals with psychological
effects of opening specific chakras in the etheric, emotional
and mental bodies
3. To transmit energy between the auric levels. Each auric
layer has its own set of seven major chakras, each located
in the same place on the physical body. Since each progressive
layer exists in ever increasing octaves of frequency, this
is possible. For example, for the fourth chakra there are
really seven chakras, each of higher frequency band than
the lower one. These chakras appear to be nested within
each other like nesting glasses. Each chakra of each higher
layer extends out farther in the auric field ( to the edge
of each auric layer ) and is slightly broader than the one
below it.
Energy is transmitted from one layer to the next through
passageways in the tips of the chakras. In most people these
passageways are sealed. They open as a result of spiritual
purification work and thus the chakras become transmitters
of energy from one layer to another. Each chakra in the
etheric is directly connected to the same chakra in the
next finer body that surrounds and interpenetrates it. The
chakras in the emotional body are connected to those in
the next finer body, the mental, etc. and so on for all
seven layers.
In eastern esoteric literature, each of the chakra is seen
as having a certain number of petals. On closer investigation,
these petals appear to be small rotating vortices spinning
at very high rates. Each vortex metabolizes an energy vibration
that resonates at its particular spin frequency. The pelvic
chakra, for example, has four small vortices and metabolizes
four basic frequencies of energy, and so on for each of
the other chakra. The colors observed in each chakra are
related to the frequency of energy being metabolized at
its particular rate.
Since the chakras server to vitalize the body they are related
to any pathology in the body. The seven major chakras along
the spine with the area of the body each governs. Each chakra
is associated with an endocrine gland and major nerve plexus.
The chakras absorb the universal or primary energy ( ch'I,
orgone, prana, etc.), break it up into component parts and
then send it along energy rivers called naadis to the nervous
system, the endocrine glands and then the blood to nourish
the body.
A: Normal aura B: Musician performing
C: Man lecturing on his favorite subject D: Man speaking
with passion about education
E: Woman after core energetics class F: Man who had often
wears a shirt this color
G: Woman meditating to increase field H: Pregnant woman
Soft Pastel Colors are Often Associated With Femininity
Auras Seen in Therapy Session
A: An eleven-year-old child playing B: A woman experiencing
strong feeling associated with the death of her father
C: Anger being expressed D: Anger turned inward
E: Etheric mucus caused by sniffing cocaine F: Man who had
taken many LSD trips
G: Man who always held head at an angle H: Aura appears
to have weight
