,true ,occult ,knowledge ,gives ,you    
,practical ,power and ,strength   ,,the 
,,human ,,aura ,astral ,colors and      
,thought ,forms   ,by ,,swami           
,,panchadasi    ,printed by ,,yoga      
,,publication ,,society  ,,copyright1   
#aidj  ,,copyright #aiab ,,yogi         
,,publication ,,society     ,,contents  
,chapter ,i4 ,what ,is the ,human ,aura 
#e    ,the subtle1 invisible emanation  
radiating from every individual4   ,an  
ethereal radiation4 ,the egg-shaped     
human nebula4 ,psychic   atmosphere     
sensed by everyone1 but seen by but few4
 ,the   clairvoyant vision4 ,the        
phosphorescent flame1 and luminous      
cloud4   ,the colors in the aura and    
what they mean4 ,effect of mental       
states1 emotion and passion1 upon its   
aura4 ,the human aura is a   very       
important and interesting phase of every
 personality4 ,the   finer forces1 the  
most powerful4   ,chapter ,,ii4 ,the    
,prana ,aura                            
#ae    ,prana1 the ,vital ,force1 ,life 

,essence4 ,how it affects the human     
aura4 ,health ,aura4 ,physical ,aura4   
,health ,magnetism4 ,peculiar           
appearance of ,prana ,aura4 ,how animals
 follow trails of ,prana ,aura          
particles4 ,the tiny electric sparks1   
and vibratory movements4 ,how   one may 
perceive the vibrations of ,prana ,aura4
 ,interesting   experiments4 ,seeing    
,prana ,aura by ordinary vision4 ,prana 
,aura and   ,magnetic ,healing4         
,chapter ,,iii4 ,the ,astral ,colors    
#bc    ,each mental or emotional state  
has its own astral hue1 tint1   shade or
 color4 ,the ,primary ,colors1 ,red1    
,blue and ,yellow4 ,the   ,secondary    
,colors1 ,green1 ,orange and ,purple4   
,the combinations of   ,olive1 ,russet  
and ,citrine4 ,black and ,white1 and how
 formed4 ,key   to the ,astral ,colors4 
,red the ,physical ,color2 ,blue1 the   
,spiritual2 ,yellow1 the ,mental4 ,white
 and ,black the two poles of            
,spirituality4 ,rainbow astral colors4  
,whirlpools of flame4 ,flashes   of     

astral light4 ,a wonderful phenomena4   
,practice will enable   almost everyone 
to perceive plainly the outlines of the 
,prana   ,aura4   ,chapter ,,iv4 ,the   
,astral ,colors 7,continued7            
#ca    ,interpretations of the ,astral  
,color ,group4 ,the ,red ,group4 ,the   
varying reds of vitality and health2 the
 shades of love2 high and   low2 the    
crimson of sensuality2 the scarlet plane
 of anger and   passion4 ,the ,yellow   
,group of ,orange1 and the ,pride of    
,intellect4   ,the ,golden ,yellow of   
,intellectual ,attainment4 ,the haloes  
of the   great teachers4 ,the lemon hue 
of inferior intellect4 ,the ,green      
,group4 ,the high and low greens4 ,the  
green of love of nature4 ,the   green of
 ,altruism4 ,the green of sympathy4 ,the
 dull green of   insincerity and deceit4
 ,the ruddy green of ,jealousy and      
malice4   ,the ,blue ,group4 ,the great 
souls of the spiritual and religious    
emotions4 ,the ,brown ,group4 ,the ,gray
 ,group4 ,black ,group4 ,white   ,group4

 ,the ,great ,white light4   ,chapter   
,v4 ,the ,aura ,kaleidoscope            
#ci    ,what the astral body is composed
 of4 ,also the etheric double4 ,the     
ever changing clouds of aura coloring4  
,placid scenes and furious   storms of  
the ,aura4 ,opalescent effects4 ,the    
pearly color of the   etheric substance4
 ,the ,aura of mental activity4 ,the    
,aura of   reverie or sleep4 ,the ,aura 
of anger and passion4 ,the ,aura of     
hate4 ,the ,aura of love4 ,the ,aura of 
churches1 prisons1 hospitals   and      
places of vice4 ,the ,aura of character 
and of passing feeling4   ,astral       
atmospheres of buildings and places4    
,collective and   composite auras4 ,a   
key to some great and deep occult       
teachings1   and esoteric mysteries4    
,how the trained occultist is able to   
ascertain the character1 and tendencies 
of a person4   ,chapter ,,vi4 ,thought  
,form                                   
#dg    ,what a ,thought ,form is and    
what it is made of4 ,how ,thought ,forms

   are created4 ,how ,thought ,forms    
travel4 ,how ,thought ,forms affect     
persons4 ,why some ,thought ,forms are  
semi-living1 elemental   forces4        
,various forms and classes of ,thought  
,forms4 ,full   description of their    
character1 appearance and effect4       
,thought   ,form whirls and swirls4     
,rotation ,thought ,forms4 ,thought     
,form   whirlpools4 ,explosive ,thought 
,forms4 ,thought ,form bombs4 ,octopus  
,thought ,form4 ,how ,thought ,forms are
 projected and why they   travel4 ,a    
wonderful study of a fascinating        
subject4   ,chapter ,,vii4 ,psychic     
,influence of ,color                    
#ee    ,action and ,re-action4 ,effect  
of ,color on ,mental ,states and        
,emotions4 ,how certain tints affect    
persons favorably and   unfavorably4    
,the calming effect of restful greens4  
,seeing ,red4   ,gloomy ,black4         
,depressing ,grays4 ,angry ,reds4       
,soothing ,blues4   ,illuminating       
,yellows4 ,the ,psychology of ,color4   

,healing ,effect of   ,colors4 ,the     
principles of ,healing by ,colors4      
,effect of color upon   character and   
morals4 ,color in ,child ,life4         
,interesting and   instructive          
information and teaching4   ,chapter    
,,viii4 ,auric ,magnetism               
#fc    ,human ,magnetism4 ,the ,auric   
,reservoir of ,magnetism4 ,magnetic     
,healing1 how caused and why it occurs4 
,use of its hands4 ,flow of   etheric   
force4 ,new ,methods of ,magnetic       
,healing4 ,use of ,auric   ,colors4     
,analysis and ,full ,explanation4       
,absent treatment by ,auric   ,color    
,vibration4 ,tables of ,auric ,healing  
,colors1 showing effect   on ,nervous   
,system1 ,blood and ,organs4 ,helpful   
suggestion in ,auric   ,color ,healing4 
,how to ,treat yourself and others by   
this method4   ,healing by the ,great   
,white ,light4   ,chapter ,,ix4         
,developing the ,aura                   
#ga    ,how to build up a strong1       
positive ,aura4 ,how to flood the ,aura 

with the right vibration4 ,how to       
influence the color in the ,aura4       
,holding the ,thought4 ,reflecting      
,color ,states4 ,principles of   ,occult
 ,color ,re-action4 ,self-analysis4     
,self-,treatment for   ,character and   
,qualities4 ,effect of visualizing      
colors4 ,how to get   the keynote of    
,color vibrations4 ,the ,key of         
,success4   ,chapter ,x4 ,the           
,protective ,aura                       
#gi    ,a forbidden subject plainly     
discussed4 ,need of ,occult protection4 
,how to change the ,aura so that it will
 repel physical contagion   and psychic 
attacks4 ,how to ,guard the body by     
,auric ,colors4 ,how   to energize and  
illumine the mind1 so as to protect     
against   mental influences4 ,the       
protective ,golden ,aura4 ,how to       
protect   your emotional nature from    
undesirable vibrations4 ,the ,great     
,auric ,circle of ,protection4 ,the     
oldest occultist's instructions         
regarding building up of the protective 

,aura4 ,how to fill the   aura with     
vibrations of health and physical       
strength4 ,how to   protect yourself    
from the low passions and feelings of   
others4   ,the ,aura of great moral     
teachers4 ,how those in ignorance of    
occult laws have been led from the moral
 path4 ,the ,auric ,circle   of         
,protection4 ,the crumbs of teaching    
scattered through this   book1 other    
than those concerning the ,aura4 ,those 
for whom these   teachings are intended 
will recognize and appreciate them4 ,a  
shelter for soul1 mind and body against 
psychic influence4 ,an   infallible     
,armor against all force of attack4 ,the
 ,great ,white   ,light4 ,words from the
 ,master4     ,,chapter ,i4  ,,what ,,is
 ,,the ,,human ,,aura8   ,the above     
question is frequently asked the student
 of occultism by some one who has heard 
the term but who is unfamiliar with its 
meaning4 ,simple as the question may    
seem1 it is by no means easy to answer  
it1 plainly and clearly in a few words1 

unless the hearer already has a general 
acquaintance with the subject of occult 
science4 ,let us commence at the        
beginning1 and consider the question    
from the point of view of the person who
 has just heard the term for the first  
time4  ,the dictionaries define the word
 aura as3 ,any subtle1 invisible        
emanation or exhalation4 ,the ,english  
authorities1 as a rule1 attribute the   
origin of the word to a ,latin term     
meaning air1 but the ,hindu authorities 
insist that it had its origin in the    
,sanscrit root ,ar1 meaning the spoke of
 a wheel1 the significance being        
perceived when we remember the fact that
 the human aura radiates from the body  
of the individual in a manner similar to
 the radiation of the spokes of a wheel 
from the hub thereof4 ,the ,sanscrit    
origin of the term is the one preferred 
by occultists1 although it will be seen 
that the idea of an aerial emanation1   
indicated by the ,latin root1 is not    
foreign to the real significance of the 

term4  ,be the real origin of the term  
what it may1 the idea of the human aura 
is one upon which all occultists are in 
full agreement and harmony1 and the     
mention of which is found in all works  
upon the general subject of occultism4  
,so we shall begin by a consideration of
 the main conception thereof1 as held by
 all advanced occultists1 ancient and   
modern1 omitting little points of       
theoretical variance between the        
different schools4  ,briefly1 then1 the 
human aura may be described as a fine1  
ethereal radiation or emanation         
surrounding each and every living human 
being4 ,it extends from two to three    
feet1 in all directions1 from the body4 
,it assumes an oval shape--a great      
egg-shaped nebula surrounding the body  
on all sides for a distance of two or   
three feet4 ,this aura is sometimes     
referred to1 in ordinary terms1 as the  
psychic atmosphere of a person1 or as   
his magnetic atmosphere4  ,this         
atmosphere or aura is apparent to a     

large percentage of persons in the sense
 of the psychic awareness generally     
called feeling1 though the term is not a
 clear one4 ,the majority of persons are
 more or less aware of that subtle      
something about the personality of      
others1 which can be sensed or felt in a
 clear though unusual way when the other
 persons are near by1 even though they  
may be out of the range of the vision4  
,being outside of the ordinary range of 
the five senses1 we are apt to feel that
 there is something queer or uncanny    
about these feelings of projected       
personality4 ,but every person1 deep in 
his heart1 knows them to be realities   
and admits their effect upon his        
impressions regarding the persons from  
whom they emanate4 ,even small children1
 infants even1 perceive this influence1 
and respond to it in the matter of likes
 and dislikes4  ,but1 human testimony   
regarding the existence and character of
 the human aura does not stop with the  
reports of the psychic senses to which  

we have just referred4 ,there are many  
individuals of the race--a far greater  
percentage than is generally            
imagined--who have the gift of psychic  
sight more or less developed4 ,many     
persons have quite a well-developed     
power of this kind1 who do not mention  
it to their acquaintances for fear of   
ridicule1 or of being thought queer4 ,in
 addition to these persons1 there are   
here and there to be found              
well-developed1 clear-sighted1 or truly 
clairvoyant persons1 whose powers of    
psychic perception are as highly        
developed as are the ordinary senses of 
the average individual4 ,and1 the       
reports of these persons1 far apart in  
time and space though they may be1 have 
always agreed on the main points of     
psychic phenomena1 particularly in      
regards to the human aura4  ,to the     
highly developed clairvoyant vision1    
every human being is seen as surrounded 
by the egg-shaped aura of two or three  
feet in depth1 more dense and thick in  

the portion nearest the body1 and then  
gradually becoming more tenuous1 thin   
and indistinct as the distance from the 
body is increased4 ,by the psychic      
perception1 the aura is seen as a       
luminous cloud--a phosphorescent        
flame--deep and dense around the centre 
and then gradually shading into         
indistinctness toward the edges4 ,as a  
matter of fact1 as all developed        
occultists know1 the aura really extends
 very much further than even the best   
clairvoyant vision can perceive it1 and 
its psychic influence is perceptible at 
quite a distance in many cases4 ,in this
 respect it is like any flame on the    
physical plane--it gradually fades into 
indistinctness1 its rays persisting far 
beyond the reach of the vision1 as may  
be proved by means of chemical          
apparatus1 etc4  ,to the highly         
developed clairvoyant vision1 the human 
aura is seen to be composed of all the  
colors of the spectrum1 the combinations
 of colors differing in various persons1

 and constantly shifting in the case of 
every person4 ,these colors reflect the 
mental 7particularly the emotional7     
states of the person in whose aura they 
are manifested4 ,each mental state has  
its own particular combination formed   
from the few elementary colors which    
represent the elementary mental         
conditions4 ,as the mind is ever        
shifting and changing its states1 it    
follows that there will ever be a       
corresponding series of shifting changes
 in the colors of the human aura4  ,the 
shades and colors of the aura present an
 ever changing kaleidoscopic spectacle1 
of wonderful beauty and most interesting
 character4 ,the trained occultist is   
able to read the character of any       
person1 as well as the nature of his    
passing thoughts and feelings1 by simply
 studying the shifting colors of his    
aura4 ,to the developed occultist the   
mind and character become as an open    
book1 to be studied carefully and       
intelligently4  ,even the student of    

occultism1 who has not been able to     
develop the clairvoyant vision to such a
 high degree1 is soon able to develop   
the sense of psychic perception whereby 
he is able to at least feel the         
vibrations of the aura1 though he may   
not see the colors1 and thus be able to 
interpret the mental states which have  
caused them4 ,the principle is of course
 the same1 as the colors are but the    
outward appearance of the vibrations    
themselves1 just as the ordinary colors 
on the physical plane are merely the    
outward manifestation of vibration of   
matter4  ,but it must not be supposed   
that the human aura is always perceived 
in the appearance of a luminous cloud of
 ever-changing color4 ,when we say that 
such is its characteristic appearance1  
we mean it in the same sense that we    
describe the ocean as a calm1 deep body 
of greenish waters4 ,we know1 however1  
that at times the ocean presents no such
 appearance1 but1 instead1 is seen as   
rising in great mountainous waves1 white

 capped1 and threatening the tiny       
vessels of men with its power4 ,or      
again1 we may define the word flame in  
the sense of a steady bright stream of  
burning gas1 whereas1 we know only too  
well1 that the word also indicates the  
great hot tongues of fiery force that   
stream out from the windows of a burning
 building1 and lick to destruction all  
with which it comes in contact4  ,so it 
is with the human aura4 ,at times it may
 be seen as a beautiful1 calm1 luminous 
atmosphere1 presenting the appearance of
 a great opal under the rays of the sun4
 ,again1 it blazes like the flames of a 
great furnace1 shooting forth great     
tongues of fire in this direction and   
that1 rising and falling in great waves 
of emotional excitement1 or passion1 or 
perhaps whirling like a great fiery     
maelstrom toward its centre1 or swirling
 in an outward movement away from its   
centre4 ,again it may be seen as        
projecting from its depths smaller      
bodies or centres of mental vibration1  

which like sparks from a furnace detach 
themselves from the parent flame1 and   
travel far away in other                
directions--these are the projected     
thought-forms of which all occultists   
are fond of speaking and which make     
plain many strange psychic occurrences4 
,so1 it will be seen1 the human aura is 
a very important and interesting phase  
of the personality of every individual4 
,the psychic phase of man is as much the
 man himself as is the physical         
phase--the complete man being made up of
 the two phases4 ,man invisible is as   
much the real man as is man visible4 ,as
 the finer forms of nature are always   
the most powerful1 so is the psychic man
 more potent than the physical man4  ,in
 this book1 ,i speak of the human aura1 
and its colors1 as being perceived by   
astral or clairvoyant vision1 for this  
is the way in which it is perceived and 
studied by the occultist4 ,the occult   
teaching is that1 in the evolution of   
the race1 this astral vision will       

eventually become the common property of
 every human being--it so exists even   
now1 and needs only development to      
perfect it4  ,but modern physical       
science is today offering corroborative 
proof 7though the same is not needed by 
the occultist who has the astral vision7
 to the general public1 of the existence
 of the human aura4 ,in ,europe1        
especially1 a number of scientists have 
written on the subject of the aura1 and 
have described the result of the        
experiments in which the aura has been  
perceived1 and even photographed1 by    
means of fluorescent screens1 such as   
are used in taking ,x-,ray photographs1 
etc4 ,leading authorities in ,england1  
,france1 and still more recently1 in    
,germany1 have reported the discovery   
767 of a nebulous1 hazy1 radio-active   
energy or substance1 around the body of 
human beings4 ,in short1 they now claim 
that every human being is radio-active1 
and that the auric radiation may be     
registered and perceived by means of a  

screen composed of certain fluorescent  
material1 interposed between the eye of 
the observer1 and the person observed4  
,this aura1 so discovered 767 by the    
scientists1 is called by them the human 
atmosphere1 and is classified by them as
 similar to the radiations of other     
radio-active substances1 radium1 for    
instance4 ,they have failed to discover 
color in this atmosphere1 however1 and  
know nothing1 apparently1 of the        
relation between auric colors and mental
 and emotional states1 which are so     
familiar to every advanced occultist4 ,i
 mention this fact merely as a matter of
 general interest and information to the
 student1 and not as indicating1 even in
 the slightest degree1 any idea on my   
part that the old occult teaching1 and  
the observed phenomena accompanying the 
same1 regarding the human aura1 require 
any proof or backing up on the part of  
material scientists4 ,on the contrary1  
,i feel that material science should    
feel flattered by the backing up by     

occult science of the new discovery 767 
of the human atmosphere4 ,a little later
 on1 material science may also discover 
767 the auric colors1 and announce the  
same to the wondering world1 as a new   
truth4     ,,chapter ,,ii4  ,,the       
,,prana-,,aura4   ,many writers on the  
subject of the human aura content       
themselves with a description of the    
colors of the mental or emotional aura1 
and omit almost any reference whatsoever
 to the basic substance or power of the 
aura4 ,this is like the play of ,hamlet1
 with the character of ,hamlet omitted1 
for1 unless we understand something     
concerning the fundamental substance of 
which the aura is composed1 we cannot   
expect to arrive at a clear             
understanding of the phenomena which    
arises from and by reason of the        
existence of this fundamental substance4
 ,we might as well expect a student to  
understand the principles of color1     
without having been made acquainted with
 the principles of light4  ,the         

fundamental substance of which the human
 aura is composed is none other than    
that wonderful principle of nature of   
which one reads so much in all occult   
writings1 which has been called by many 
names1 but which is perhaps best known  
under the ,sanscrit term1 ,prana1 but   
which may be thought of as ,vital       
,essence1 ,life ,power1 etc4  ,it is not
 necessary in this book to go into the  
general consideration of the nature and 
character of ,prana4 ,it is sufficient  
for us to consider it in its            
manifestation of ,vital ,force1 ,life   
,essence1 etc4 ,in its broadest sense1  
,prana really is the ,principle of      
,energy in ,nature1 but in its relation 
to living forms it is the ,vital ,force 
which lies at the very basis of         
manifested ,life4 ,it exists in all     
forms of living things1 from the most   
minute microscopic form up to living    
creatures on higher planes1 as much     
higher than man as man is higher than   
the simple microscopic life-forms4 ,it  

permeates them all1 and renders possible
 all life activity and functioning4     
,prana is not the mind or the soul1 but 
is rather the force or energy through   
which the soul manifests activity1 and  
the mind manifests thought4 ,it is the  
steam that runs the physical and mental 
machinery of life4 ,it is the substance 
of the human aura1 and the colors of    
mental states are manifested in that    
substance1 just as the colors of        
chemical bodies are manifested in the   
substance of water4 ,but ,prana is not  
material substance--it is higher than   
mere matter1 being the underlying       
substance of ,energy or ,force in       
,nature4  ,while it is true1 as we have 
seen1 that all auras are composed of the
 substance of ,prana1 it is likewise    
true that there is a simple and         
elementary form of auric substance to   
which occultists have given the simple  
name of the prana-aura in order to      
distinguish it from the more complex    
forms and phases of the human aura4 ,the

 simplicity of the character of the     
prana-aura causes it to be more readily 
sensed or perceived than is possible in 
the case of the more complex phases or  
forms of the aura4 ,for whereas it is   
only the more sensitive organisms that  
can distinguish the finer vibrations of 
the mental and emotional aura1 and only 
the clairvoyant sight which can discern 
its presence by its colors1 almost any  
person1 by a little careful             
experimenting1 may become aware of the  
presence of the prana-aura1 not only in 
the way of feeling it1 but in many cases
 of actually seeing it with the ordinary
 vision rightly directed4  ,that which  
is known as the prana-aura is of course 
the most simple form or phase of the    
human aura4 ,it is the form or phase    
which is more closely bound up with the 
physical body1 and is less concerned    
with the mental states4 ,this fact has  
caused some writers to speak of it as   
the health aura1 or physical aura1 both 
of which terms are fittingly applied as 

we shall see1 although we prefer the    
simpler term we have used here1 i4 e41  
the prana-aura4 ,for the prana-aura does
 show the state of the health of the    
individual radiating it1 and it also    
really contains physical power and      
magnetism which may be1 and is imparted 
to others4  ,the basic prana-aura is    
practically colorless1 that is to say1  
it is about the color of the clearest   
water or a very clear diamond4 ,by the  
clairvoyant vision it is seen to be     
streaked or marked by very minute1      
bristle-like lines1 radiating outward   
from the physical body of the           
individual1 in a manner very like the   
quills upon the fretful porcupine1 as   
,shakespeare puts it4 ,in the case of   
excellent physical health1 these        
bristle-like streaks are stiff and      
brittle-looking1 whereas1 if the general
 health of the person be deficient these
 bristle-like radiations seem to be more
 or less tangled1 twisted1 or curly2    
and1 in some cases present a drooping   

appearance1 and in extreme cases present
 the appearance of soft1 limp fur4  ,it 
may interest the student to know that   
minute particles of this prana-aura1 or 
vital magnetism1 is sloughed off the    
body in connection with physical        
exhalations such as scent1 etc41 and    
remain in existence for some time after 
the person has passed from the          
particular place at which they were cast
 off4 ,in fact1 as all occultists know1 
it is these particles of the prana-aura 
which serve to give vitality to the     
scent of living creatures1 which enables
 dogs and other animals to trace up the 
track of the person1 or animal1 for a   
long time after the person has passed4  
,it is not alone the physical odor1     
which must be very slight as you will   
see upon a moment's consideration4 ,it  
is really the presence of the particles 
of the prana-aura which enables the dog 
to distinguish the traces of one person 
among that of thousands of others1 and  
the feat is as much psychical as        

physical4  ,another peculiarity of the  
prana-aura is that it is filled with a  
multitude of extremely minute sparkling 
particles1 resembling tiny electric     
sparks1 which are in constant motion4   
,these sparks1 which are visible to     
persons of only slightly developed      
psychic power1 impart a vibratory motion
 to the prana-aura which1 under certain 
conditions is plainly visible to the    
average person4 ,this vibratory movement
 is akin to the movement of heated air  
arising from a hot stove1 or from the   
heated earth on a mid-summer day4  ,if  
the student will close his eyes         
partially1 until he peers out from      
narrowed lids1 and then will closely    
observe some very healthy person sitting
 in a dim light1 he may perceive this   
undulating1 pulsing vibration extending 
an inch or two from the surface of the  
body4 ,it requires some little knack to 
recognize these vibrations1 but a little
 practice will often give one the key2  
and after the first recognition1 the    

matter becomes easy4  ,again1 in the    
case of persons of active brains1 one   
may perceive this pulsating prana-aura  
around the head of the person1          
particularly when he is engaged in      
concentrated active thought4 ,a little  
practice will enable almost any one to  
perceive faintly the dim outlines of the
 prana-aura around his own fingers and  
hand1 by placing his hand against a     
black background1 in a dim light1 and   
then gazing at it with narrowed         
eye-lids1 squinting if necessary4 ,under
 these circumstances1 after a little    
practice1 one will be apt to perceive a 
tiny outlined aura1 or radiation1 or    
halo1 of pale yellowish light           
surrounding the hand4  ,by extending the
 fingers1 fan shape1 you will perceive  
that each finger is showing its own     
little outlined prana-aura4 ,the        
stronger the vital force1 the plainer   
will be the perception of the           
phenomenon4 ,often the prana-aura1 in   
these experiments1 will appear like the 

semi-luminous radiance surrounding a    
candle flame or gas light4 ,under the   
best conditions1 the radiation will     
assume an almost phosphorescent         
appearance4 ,remember1 this is simply a 
matter of trained ordinary sight1--not  
clairvoyant vision4  ,this prana-aura is
 identical with human magnetism1 which  
is employed in ordinary magnetic        
healing4 ,that is to say it is the outer
 manifestation of the wonderful pranic  
force4 ,it is felt when you shake hands1
 or otherwise come in close physical    
contact with a strongly magnetic person4
 ,on the other hand it is what the      
weakly1 human vampire-like persons      
unconsciously1 or consciously1 try to   
draw off from strong persons1 if the    
latter allow them so to do from want of 
knowledge of self protection4 ,who has  
not met persons of this kind1 who seem  
to sap one's very life force away from  
him8 ,remember1 then1 that the          
prana-aura is the aura or radiation of  
life force1 or vital power1 which is the

 steam of your living activity1 physical
 and mental4 ,it is the pouring out of  
the vital steam which is running your   
vital machinery4 ,its presence indicates
 ,life--its absence ,lifelessness4      
,,chapter ,,iii4  ,,the ,,astral        
,,colors4   ,the term astral1 so        
frequently employed by all occultists1  
is difficult to explain or define except
 to those who have pursued a regular    
course of study in occult science4 ,for 
the purpose of the present              
consideration1 it is enough to say that 
over and above the ordinary physical    
sense plane there is another and more   
subtle plane1 known as the ,astral      
,plane4 ,every human being possesses the
 innate and inherent faculty of sensing 
the things of this astral plane1 by     
means of an extension or enlargement of 
the powers of the ordinary senses1 so to
 speak4 ,but1 in the majority of persons
 in the present stage of development1   
these astral senses are lying dormant1  
and only here and there do we find      

individuals who are able to sense on the
 astral plane1 although in the course of
 evolution the entire race will be able 
to do so1 of course4 ,the colors of the 
human aura1 mentioned in the preceding  
two chapters1 and which arise from the  
various mental and emotional states1    
belong to the phenomena of the astral   
plane1 and hence bear the name of the   
astral colors4 ,belonging to the astral 
plane1 and not to the ordinary physical 
plane1 they are perceived only by the   
senses functioning on the astral plane1 
and are invisible to the ordinary       
physical plane sight4 ,but1 to those who
 have developed the astral sight1 or    
clairvoyance1 these colors are as real  
as are the ordinary colors to the       
average person1 and their phenomena have
 been as carefully recorded by occult   
science as have the physical plane      
colors by physical science4 ,the fact   
that to the ordinary physical senses    
they are invisible1 does not render them
 any the less real4 ,remember1 in this  

connection1 that to the blind man our   
physical colors do not exist4 ,and1 for 
that matter1 the ordinary colors do not 
exist to color blind persons4 ,the      
ordinary physical plane person is simply
 color blind to the astral              
colors--that's all4  ,on the astral     
plane each shade of mental or emotional 
state has its corresponding astral      
color1 the latter manifesting when the  
form appears4 ,it follows then1 of      
course1 that when once the occultist has
 the key to this color correspondence1  
and thus is able to perceive the astral 
colors by means of his astral vision1 he
 also is able to read the mental and    
emotional states of any person within   
the range of his vision1 as easily as   
you are now reading the printed words of
 this book4  ,before proceeding to a    
consideration of the list of astral     
colors in the human aura1 ,i wish to    
call your attention to a slight         
variation in the case of the prana-aura1
 of which ,i have spoken in our last    

chapter4 ,i have stated therein that the
 prana-aura is colorless like a diamond 
or clear water4 ,this is true in the    
average case1 but in the case of a      
person of very strong physical vitality 
or virility1 the prana-aura takes on1 at
 times1 a faint warm pink tinge1 which  
is really a reflection from the red     
astral color1 of the meaning of which   
color you shall now learn4  ,like their 
physical plane counterparts1 all the    
astral colors are formed from three     
,primary ,colors1 namely 7#a7 ,red2 7#b7
 ,blue2 and 7#c7 ,yellow4 ,from these   
three primary colors1 all other colors  
are formed4 ,following the ,primary     
,colors1 we find what are known as the  
,secondary ,colors1 namely3 7#a7 ,green1
 derived from a combination of ,yellow  
and ,blue2 7#b7 ,orange1 formed from a  
combination of ,yellow and ,red2 and    
7#c7 ,purple1 formed from a combination 
of ,red and ,blue4 ,further combinations
 produce the other colors1 as for       
instance1 ,green and ,purple form       

,olive2 ,orange and ,purple form        
,russet2 ,green and ,orange form        
,citrine4  ,black is called an absence  
of color1 while ,white is really a      
harmonious blending of all colors1      
strange as this may appear to one who   
has not studied the subject4 ,the       
blending of the ,primary ,colors in     
varied proportions produce what is known
 as the hues of color4 ,adding white to 
the hues1 we obtain tints2 while mixing 
,black produces shades4 ,strictly       
speaking ,black and ,white are known as 
neutral colors4  ,now for the meaning of
 the astral colors--that is1 the        
explanation of the mental or emotional  
state represented by each4 ,i ask that  
the student familiarize himself with the
 meaning of the ,primary ,colors and    
their combinations4 ,a clear            
understanding of the key of the astral  
colors is often an aid in the           
development of astral sight4   ,,key    
,,to ,,the ,,astral ,,colors4  ,,red4   
,red represents the physical phase of   

mentality4 ,that is to say1 it stands   
for that part of the mental activities  
which are concerned with physical life4 
,it is manifested by the vitality of the
 body1 and in other hues1 tints and     
shades1 is manifested by passions1      
anger1 physical cravings1 etc4 ,i shall 
describe the various forms of ,red      
manifestation1 a little later on4       
,,blue4 ,blue represents the religious1 
or spiritual1 phase of mentality4 ,that 
is to say1 it stands for that part of   
the mental activities which are         
concerned with high ideals1 altruism1   
devotion1 reverence1 veneration1 etc4   
,it is manifested1 in its various hues1 
tints1 and shades1 by all forms of      
religious feeling and emotion1 high and 
low1 as we shall see as we proceed4     
,,yellow4 ,yellow represents the        
intellectual phase of mentality4 ,that  
is to say1 it stands for that part of   
the mental activities which are         
concerned with reasoning1 analysis1     
judgment1 logical processes1 induction1 

deduction1 synthesis1 etc4 ,in its      
various hues1 tints and shades1 it is   
manifested by the various forms of      
intellectual activity1 high and low1 as 
we shall see as we proceed4  ,,white4   
,white stands for what occultists know  
as ,pure ,spirit1 which is a very       
different thing from the religious      
emotion of spirituality1 and which      
really is the essence of the ,,all that 
really is4 ,pure ,spirit is the positive
 pole of ,being4 ,we shall see the part 
played by it in the astral colors1 as we
 proceed4  ,,black4 ,black stands for   
the negative pole of ,being--the very   
negation of ,pure ,spirit1 and opposing 
it in every way4 ,we shall see the part 
played by it in the astral colors as we 
proceed4  ,the various combinations of  
the three ,astral ,primary ,colors are  
formed in connection with ,black and    
,white as well as by the blending of the
 three themselves4 ,these combinations1 
of course1 result from the shades of    
mental and emotional activity manifested

 by the individuality1 of which they are
 the reflection and the key4  ,the      
combinations and blending of the astral 
colors1 however1 are numberless1 and    
present an almost infinite variety4 ,not
 only is the blending caused by the     
mixing of the colors themselves1 in     
connection with black and white1 but in 
many cases the body of one color is     
found to be streaked1 striped1 dotted or
 clouded by other colors4 ,at times     
there is perceived the mixture of two   
antagonistic color streams fighting     
against each other before blending4     
,again we see the effect of one color   
neutralizing another4  ,in some cases   
great black clouds obscure the bright   
colors beneath1 and then darken the     
fierce glow of color1 just as is often  
witnessed in the case of a physical     
conflagration4 ,again1 we find great    
flashes of bright yellow1 or red1       
flaring across the field of the aura1   
showing agitation or the conflict of    
intellect and passion4  ,the average    

student1 who has not developed the      
astral vision1 is inclined to imagine   
that the astral colors in the human aura
 present the appearance of an egg-shaped
 rainbow1 or spectrum1 or something of  
that sort4 ,but this is a great mistake4
 ,in the first place1 the astral colors 
are seldom at rest1 for all mental and  
emotional activity is the result of     
vibration1 change1 and rhythmic motion4 
,consequently1 the colors of the aura   
present a kaleidoscopic appearance1 of  
constant change of color1 shape and     
grouping--a great electrical display1 so
 to speak1 constantly shifting1         
changing1 and blending4  ,great tongues 
of flamelike emanations project         
themselves beyond the border of the     
aura1 under strong feeling or           
excitement1 and great vibratory whirls  
and swirls are manifested4 ,the sight is
 most fascinating1 although somewhat    
terrifying at first4 ,nature is wise in 
bestowing the gift of astral vision only
 gradually and by almost imperceptible  

stages of advance4 ,there are many      
unpleasant1 as well as pleasant1 sights 
on the ,astral ,plane4     ,,chapter    
,,iv4  ,,the ,,astral ,,colors          
7,continued74   ,remembering1 always1   
the significance of the three primary   
colors on the astral plane1 let us      
consider the meaning of the             
combinations1 shades1 hues1 and tints of
 these colors4  ,,the ,,red ,,group4 ,in
 this group of astral colors seen in the
 human aura1 we find strongly in        
evidence the clear bright red shade1    
similar to that of fresh1 pure arterial 
blood as it leaves the heart1 filled    
with pure material freshly oxygenated4  
,this shade1 in the aura1 indicates     
health1 life-force1 vigor1 virility1    
etc41 in pure and untainted form4 ,the  
aura of a healthy1 strong child shows   
this shade of color very plainly and    
strongly4  ,strong1 pure natural        
emotions1 such as friendship1 love of   
companionship1 love of physical         
exercise1 healthy clean sports1 etc41   

are manifested by a clear clean shade of
 red4 ,when these feelings become       
tainted with selfishness1 low motives1  
etc41 the shade grows darker and duller4
 ,love of low companionship1 unclean    
sports1 or selfish games1 etc41 produce 
an unpleasant muddy red shade4  ,a shade
 of red1 very near to crimson1 is the   
astral color of ,love1 but the tint and 
shade varies greatly according to the   
nature of this form of emotional        
feeling4 ,a very high form of love1     
which seeks the good of the loved one1  
rather than the satisfaction of oneself1
 manifests as a beautiful rose tint--one
 of the most pleasing of the astral     
tints1 by the way4 ,descending in the   
scale1 we find the crimson shade        
becoming darker and duller1 until we    
descend to the plane of impure1 sensual1
 coarse passion1 which is manifested by 
an ugly1 dull1 muddy crimson of a       
repulsive appearance1 suggesting blood  
mixed with dirty earth or barnyard soil4
  ,a peculiar series of red shades are  

those manifesting anger in its various  
forms1 from the vivid scarlet flashes of
 anger color1 arising from what may be  
called righteous indignation1 down the  
scale to the ugly flashes of deep1 dull 
red1 betokening rage and uncontrolled   
passion4 ,the red of anger generally    
shows itself in flashes1 or great       
leaping flames1 often accompanied by a  
black background1 in the case of        
malicious hate1 or by a dirty1 greenish 
background when the rage arises from    
jealousy1 or envy4 ,the color of avarice
 is a very ugly combination of dull1    
dark red1 and a dirty ugly green4 ,if   
persons could see their own astral      
colors accompanying these undesirable   
mental states1 the sight would perhaps  
so disgust them with such states as to  
work a cure4 ,at any rate1 they are most
 disgusting and repulsive to the        
occultist who beholds them in the human 
aura1 and he often wonders why they do  
not sicken the person manifesting       
them--they often do just this thing1 to 

tell the truth4  ,,the ,,yellow ,,group4
 ,in this group of astral colors seen in
 the human aura we find as many         
varieties as we do in the red group4    
,yellow1 denoting intellect1 has many   
degrees of shade and tint1 and many     
degrees of clearness4  ,an interesting  
shade in this group is that of ,orange1 
which represents different forms of     
pride of intellect1 intellectual        
ambition1 love of mastery by will1 etc4 
,the greater degree of red in the astral
 orange color1 the greater the          
connection with the physical or animal  
nature4 ,pride and love of power over   
others1 has much red in its astral      
color1 while love of intellectual       
mastery has much less red in its        
composition4  ,pure intellectual        
attainment1 and the love of the same1 is
 manifested by a beautiful clear golden 
yellow4 ,great teachers often have this 
so strongly in evidence1 that at times  
their students have glimpses of a golden
 halo around the head of the teacher4   

,teachers of great spirituality have    
this nimbus of golden yellow1 with a    
border of beautiful blue tint1 strongly 
in evidence4  ,the paintings of the     
great spiritual teachers of the race    
usually have this radiance pictured as a
 halo1 showing a recognition of the     
phenomenon on the part of the great     
artists4 ,hoffman's celebrated painting 
of the ,christ in the ,garden of        
,gethsemane shows this nimbus so        
accurately depicted that the occultist  
is convinced that this artist must have 
actually witnessed a similar scene in   
the astral light1 so true to the astral 
facts are its details4 ,the images of   
the ,buddha also show this radiance4    
,the rich golden shades of intellectual 
yellow are comparatively rare1 a sickly 
lemon color being the only indication of
 intellectual power and found in the    
aura of the great run of persons4 ,to   
the sight of the occultist1 employing   
his power of astral vision1 a crowd of  
persons will manifest here and there1 at

 widely separated points1 the bright    
golden yellow of the true intellect1    
appearing like scattered lighted candles
 among a multitude of faintly burning   
matches4  ,,the ,,green ,,group4 ,this  
is a peculiar group1 consisting as of   
course it does of various combinations  
of blues and yellows1 tinted and shaded 
by white or black4 ,even skilled        
occultists find it very difficult to    
account for the fact of certain green   
shades arising from the spiritual blue  
and the intellectual yellow--this is one
 of the most obscure points in the whole
 subject of the astral colors1 and none 
but the most advanced occultists are    
able to explain the why in some         
instances4 ,to those who are fond of    
analysis of this kind1 ,i will drop the 
following hint1 which may help them out 
in the matter1 viz4 ,the key is found in
 the fact that ,green lies in the centre
 of the astral spectrum1 and is a       
balance between the two extremes1 and is
 also influenced by these two extremes  

in a startling manner4  ,a certain      
restful green denotes love of nature1   
out of door life1 travel in the country1
 etc41 and also1 slightly differing in  
tint1 the love of home scenes1 etc4     
,again1 a clear beautiful lighter tint  
of green indicates what may be called   
sympathy1 altruistic emotion1 charity1  
etc4 ,again1 illustrating variety in    
this group of astral colors1 another    
shade of green shows intellectual       
tolerance of the views of others4       
,growing duller1 this indicates tact1   
diplomacy1 ability to handle human      
nature1 and descending another degree or
 so blends into insincerity1 shiftiness1
 untruth1 etc4 ,there is an ugly        
slate-colored green indicating low1     
tricky deceit--this is a very common    
shade in the colors of the average aura1
 ,i am sorry to say4 ,finally1 a        
particularly ugly1 muddy1 murky green   
indicates jealousy and kindred feelings1
 envious malice1 etc4  ,,the ,,blue     
,,group4 ,this interesting group of     

astral colors represents the varying    
forms and degrees of religious emotion1 
spirituality1 etc4 ,the highest form of 
spiritual1 religious feeling and thought
 is represented by a beautiful1 rich1   
clear violet tint1 while the lower and  
more gross phases of religious emotion  
and thought are represented by the      
darker and duller hues1 tints1 and      
shades until a deep1 dark indigo is     
reached1 so dark that it can scarcely be
 distinguished from a bluish black4     
,this latter color1 as might be         
expected1 indicates a low superstitious 
form of religion1 scarcely worthy of the
 latter name4 ,religion1 we must        
remember1 has its low places as well as 
its heights--its garden grows the rarest
 flowers1 and at the same time the      
vilest weeds4  ,high spiritual          
feelings--true spiritual unfoldment--is 
indicated by a wonderfully clear light  
blue1 of an unusual tint1 something akin
 to the clear light blue of the sky on a
 cool autumn afternoon1 just before     

sunset4 ,even when we witness an        
approach to this color in ,nature1 we   
are inspired by an uplifting feeling as 
if we were in the presence of higher    
things1 so true is the intuition        
regarding these things4  ,morality1 of a
 high degree1 is indicated by a series  
of beautiful shades of blue1 always of a
 clear inspiring tint4 ,religious       
feeling ruled by fear1 is indicated by a
 shade of bluish gray4 ,purple denotes a
 love of form and ceremony1 particularly
 those connected with religious offices 
or regal grandeur of a solemn kind4     
,purple1 naturally1 was chosen as the   
royal color in the olden days4  ,,the   
,,brown ,,group4 ,the brown group of    
astral colors represents desire for gain
 and accumulation1 ranging from the     
clear brown of industrious accumulation1
 to the murky dull browns of            
miserliness1 greed and avarice4 ,there  
is a great range in this group of brown 
shades1 as may be imagined4  ,,the      
,,gray ,,group4 ,the group of grays     

represents a negative group of thought  
and emotions4 ,gray represents fear1    
depression1 lack of courage1 negativity1
 etc4 ,this is an undesirable and       
unpleasant group4  ,,black4 ,black1 in  
the astral colors1 stands for hatred1   
malice1 revenge1 and devilishness       
generally4 ,it shades the brighter      
colors into their lower aspects1 and    
robs them of their beauty4 ,it stands   
for hate--also for gloom1 depression1   
pessimism1 etc4  ,,white4 ,white is the 
astral color of ,pure ,spirit1 as we    
have seen1 and its presence raises the  
degree of the other colors1 and renders 
them clearer4 ,in fact1 the perception  
of the highest degree of ,being known to
 the most advanced occultist is         
manifested to the highest adepts and    
masters in the form of ,the ,great      
,white ,light1 which transcends any     
light ever witnessed by the sight of man
 on either physical or astral plane--for
 it belongs to a plane higher than      
either1 and is absolute1 rather than a  

relative1 white4 ,the presence of white 
among the astral colors of the human    
aura1 betokens a high degree of         
spiritual attainment and unfoldment1 and
 when seen permeating the entire aura it
 is one of the ,signs of the            
,master--the token of ,adeptship4       
,,chapter ,v4  ,,the ,,auric            
,,kaleidoscope4   ,as we have seen1 the 
human aura is never in a state of       
absolute rest or quiet4 ,motion and     
change is ever manifested by it4 ,it has
 its periods of comparative calm1 of    
course1 but even in this state there is 
a pulsing1 wave-like motion apparent4   
,the clouds of changing color fly over  
its surface1 and in its depth1 like the 
fast driven fleecy clouds over the      
summer sky1 illumined by the rays of the
 setting sun4  ,again1 fierce storms of 
mental activity1 or emotional stress1   
disturb its comparative calm1 and the   
wildest scenes are witnessed in the aura
 by the observer4 ,so intense are the   
vibrations of some of these mental      

storms that their effect is plainly felt
 by the average person1 though he is not
 able to distinguish the colors or the  
great whirls and swirls of auric        
substance accompanying them4  ,a person 
sunk in reverie1 dream-states1 or sleep1
 presents an interesting auric          
kaleidoscope1 which possesses great     
beauty if the person be normal and of   
average morality4 ,in such a case there 
is a cloudy-clearness 7if the term may  
be used7 tinged with tints and shades of
 varying colors1 blending in strange and
 interesting combinations1 appearing    
gradually from previous combinations1   
and sinking gradually into new ones4    
,to the observer of the aura the term   
opalescent instinctly presents itself1  
for there is a striking resemblance to  
the opaline peculiar play of colors of  
delicate tints and shades in a body of  
pearly or milky hue4 ,color shades into 
color1 tint into tint1 hue into hue1 as 
in the color scale of the spectrum of   
which the rainbow is the most familiar  

example4 ,but the rainbow or spectrum   
lacks the peculiar semi-transparency of 
the auric colors1 and also the          
constantly changing and dissolving body 
of colors of the aura4  ,at this point1 
,i wish to call your attention to a     
phase of the aura which ,i purposely    
passed over in the preceding chapters4  
,i allude to the phase of the aura which
 presents the pearly appearance of the  
opalescent body1 which we have just     
noted4 ,this appearance is manifested   
neither by any of the mental or         
emotional states1 nor is it the         
prana-aura or vital force which ,i have 
described in a previous chapter4 ,it is 
the manifestation of what is known to   
occultists as etheric substance1 and is 
a very interesting feature of the auric 
phenomena4  ,this etheric substance1    
which manifests this peculiar radiance  
in the body of the aura1 composes that  
which is called by some occultists the  
astral body1 but this latter term is    
also employed in another sense1 and ,i  

prefer to use the term etheric double to
 indicate what some others know as the  
astral body4 ,etheric substance is much 
finer form of substance than that which 
composes the physical body4 ,it is      
really matter in a very high degree of  
vibration--much higher than even the    
ultra-gaseous matter of physical        
substance4 ,it may be sensed1           
ordinarily1 only on the astral plane1   
which is its own particular plane of    
activity4  ,the etheric double1 composed
 of this etheric substance1 is the exact
 counterpart of its physical            
counterpart--the ordinary physical body 
of the individual--although it is       
capable of great expansion or shrinking 
in space4 ,like the physical body it    
radiates an aura1 and this combining    
with the other forms of the auric body1 
gives to it its peculiar pearly         
appearance1 which is the background of  
its opalescence previously noted4  ,the 
etheric double explains the phenomenon  
of spectral appearances or ghosts1 for  

it persists for a time after the death  
of the physical body1 and under some    
conditions becomes visible to the       
ordinary sight4 ,it sometimes is        
projected from the physical body1 and at
 such times appears as an apparition of 
the living1 of which there are many     
cases recorded by the societies         
investigating psychical subjects4  ,the 
etheric double1 or astral body1 is      
referred to here1 however1 merely to    
explain the peculiar pearly tint of the 
background1 or body1 of the aura1 in and
 through which the mental and emotional 
auric colors play and move4 ,it may     
interest you1 however1 to know that this
 phase of aura is always present around 
and about a ghost or dematerialized     
disembodied soul1 or spirit as common   
usage terms it4  ,the aura of the       
wide-awake person is1 of course1 far    
more active and more deeply colored than
 is that of the person in reverie1      
dream1 or sleep4 ,and1 again the aura of
 the person manifesting a high degree of

 mental activity1 or strong feeling or  
passion1 is still brighter and deeper   
than the ordinary person performing his 
daily routine work4 ,in the state of    
anger1 or love-passion1 for instance1   
the aura is violently disturbed1 deep   
shades of color whirling and swirling in
 the depths and surface of the auric    
body4 ,lightning-like flashes shoot     
forth and great bodies of lurid smoky   
clouds fly on the surface4 ,looking into
 the aura of a man wild with rage and   
passion1 is like peering into ,inferno4 
,the astral plane1 in the region of a   
lynching mob1 or other body of persons  
filled with rage1 becomes a frightful   
scene of auric radiation4  ,a person    
filled with the emotion of pure love1   
fills his aura with the most beautiful  
tints and shades of high rosy color1 and
 to behold the same is a pleasure fully 
appreciated by the occultist4 ,a church 
filled with persons of a high devotional
 ideality1 is also a beautiful place1 by
 reason of the mingling of auric        

violet-blue vibrations of those therein 
assembled4 ,the atmosphere of a prison  
is most depressing and presents a most  
unpleasant appearance to one possessing 
the astral vision4 ,likewise the astral 
atmosphere of an abode of vice and      
passion1 becomes really physically      
nauseating to the occultist of high     
ideals and taste4 ,such scenes on the   
astral plane are avoided by all true    
occultists1 except when the call of duty
 leads them to visit them to give aid   
and help4  ,there are two distinct      
features connected with the auric       
coloring of every person4 ,the first is 
the coloring resulting from the more    
habitual thoughts and feelings of the   
person--from his character1 in fact2    
while the second is the coloring        
resulting from the particular feelings1 
or thoughts1 manifested by him at that  
particular moment or time4  ,the color  
of the feeling of the moment soon       
disappears and fades away1 while the    
more habitual feeling1 bound up with his

 character1 causes its corresponding    
color to abide more permanently1 and    
thus to give a decided hue to his       
general auric color appearance4  ,the   
trained occultist is1 therefore1 able to
 ascertain not only the passing thoughts
 and feelings of a person1 but also to  
determine infallibly his general        
character1 tendencies1 past character   
and actions1 and general nature1 simply 
from a careful examination and study of 
the auric colors of the person in       
question4  ,as all occultists well know1
 every place1 dwelling1 business place1 
church1 courtroom--every village1 city1 
country1 nation--has its own collective 
aura1 known as astral atmosphere1 which 
is simply but a combined reflection of  
the individual auras of the human units 
of which its body of inhabitants is made
 up4 ,these atmospheric vibrations are  
plainly felt by many persons1 and we are
 instinctively attracted or repelled by 
reason thereof4 ,but1 to the developed  
occultists1 these places manifest the   

auric colors1 in the combinations       
arising from the nature of the          
mentalities of the persons dwelling in  
them4  ,each place has its collective   
aura1 just as each person has his       
individual aura4 ,the astral plane      
presents a wonderful scene of color by  
reason of this and similar causes4 ,the 
harmony of the color scheme1 in some    
cases1 is marvellously beautiful2 while 
the horrible aspect of scenes resemble a
 nightmare vision of the worst kind4    
,it is easy to understand why some of   
the ancients who stumbled into glimpses 
of the astral plane1 while in           
dream-state or trance1 reported the     
vision of terrible hells of unquenchable
 fire1 fiery lakes of smoking brimstone1
 etc41 for such ideas would naturally   
come to the mind of the uninformed      
person who had peered into the astral   
plane in such cases4  ,and1 in the same 
way1 the visions of heaven reported by  
the saints1 and others of high          
spirituality1 are explainable on the    

theory that these persons had sensed    
some of the beautiful scenes of the     
higher astral planes1 filled with the   
combined auric tints and hues of souls  
of high development4 ,the principle of  
auric colors holds good on all the many 
planes of being and existence--high as  
well as low4  ,i merely hint at a great 
occult truth in making the above        
statements4 ,the thoughtful will be able
 to read between my lines4 ,i have given
 you a little key which will unlock the 
door of many mysteries1 if you will but 
use it intelligently4     ,,chapter     
,,vi4  ,,thought ,,forms4   ,that       
interesting phase of occult phenomena1  
known as thought forms1 is so closely   
related to the general subject of the   
human aura that a mention of one must   
naturally lead to the thought of the    
other4 ,thought-forms are built up of   
the very material composing the aura1   
and manifest all of the general         
characteristics thereof1 even to the    
auric colors4 ,an understanding of the  

facts of the human aura is necessary for
 a correct understanding of the nature  
of the thought-forms composed of the    
same substance4  ,a thought form is a   
peculiar manifestation of mental        
activity on the astral plane4 ,it is    
more than a powerful disturbance in the 
body of the human aura1 although this is
 the place of its embodiment or birth in
 the objective world4 ,it is formed in  
the following manner3 ,a person         
manifests a strong desire1 feeling or   
idea1 which is naturally filled with the
 dynamic force of his will4 ,this sets  
up a series of strong vibrations in the 
body of the aura1 which gradually       
resolve themselves into a strong        
whirling centre of thought-force        
involved in a mass of strongly cohesive 
auric substance1 and strongly charged   
with the power of the prana of the      
person4  ,in some cases these thought   
forms survive in the auric body for some
 little time1 and then gradually fade   
away4 ,in other cases they survive and  

maintain an almost independent existence
 for some time1 and exert a strong      
influence upon other persons coming in  
the presence of the person4 ,again1     
these thought forms may be so strongly  
charged with prana1 and so imbued with  
the mental force of the person1 that    
they will actually be thrown off and    
away from the aura itself1 and travel in
 space until they exhaust their initial 
energy--in the meantime exerting an     
influence upon the psychic aura of other
 persons4  ,a thought-form is more than 
merely a strongly manifested thought--it
 really is such a thought1 but          
surrounded by a body of ethereal        
substance1 charged with prana1 and even 
carrying with it the vibration of the   
life energy of its creator4 ,it is a    
child of the mind of its creator1 and   
acquires a portion of his life-essence1 
so to speak1 which abides with it for a 
longer or shorter time after its birth4 
,in extreme instances it becomes        
practically a semi-living elemental     

force1 of necessarily comparatively     
short life4  ,to those who find it      
difficult to understand how a           
thought-form can persist after          
separation from the presence of the     
thinker1 ,i would say that the phenomena
 is similar to that of light traveling  
in space1 long after the star which     
originated it has been destroyed4 ,or1  
again1 it is like the vibrations of heat
 remaining in a room after the lamp or  
stove causing it has been removed1 or   
the fire in the grate having died out4  
,or like the sound waves of the         
drum-beat persisting after the beat     
itself has ceased4 ,it is all a matter  
of the persistence of vibrations4       
,thought forms differ greatly one from  
the other in the matter of shape and    
general appearance4 ,the most common and
 simple form is that of an undulating   
wave1 or series of tiny waves1          
resembling the circles caused by the    
dropping of a pebble into a still pond4 
,another form is that of a tiny rotating

 bit of cloud-like substance1 sometimes 
whirling towards a central point1 like a
 whirlpool2 and sometimes swirling away 
from the central point like the familiar
 pin-wheel fireworks toy4 ,another form 
is akin the ring of smoke projected from
 the coughing locomotive1 or the rounded
 lips of the cigar smoker1 the movement 
in this kind being a form of spiral     
rotation4 ,other thought forms have the 
appearance of swiftly rotating balls of 
cloudy substance1 often glowing with a  
faint phosphorescence4  ,sometimes the  
thought form will appear as a great     
slender jet1 like steam ejected from the
 spout of a tea-kettle1 which is        
sometimes broken up into a series of    
short1 puffed-out jets1 each following  
the jet preceding it1 and traveling in a
 straight line4 ,sometimes the thought  
form shoots forth like a streak of dim  
light1 almost resembling a beam of light
 flashed from a mirror4 ,occasionally1  
it will twist its way along like a long1
 slender corkscrew1 or auger1 boring    

into space4  ,in cases of thought-forms 
sent forth by explosive emotion1 the    
thought form will actually take the form
 of a bomb1 which literally explodes    
when it reaches the presence of the     
person toward whom it is aimed4 ,every  
person has experienced this feeling of a
 thought bomb having been exploded in   
his near vicinity1 having been directed 
by a vigorous personality4 ,this form is
 frequently found in the thought forms  
sent out by a strong1 earnest1 vigorous 
orator4  ,there are strong thought forms
 which seem to strive to push back the  
other person1 so correctly do they      
represent the idea and feeling back of  
their manifestation4 ,others seem to    
strive to wind around the other person1 
and to try to literally drag him toward 
the first person1 this form often       
accompanying strong appeal1 persuasion1 
coaxing1 etc41 when accompanied by      
strong desire4 ,a particularly vigorous 
form of this kind of thought form takes 
on the appearance of a nebulous octopus1

 with long1 winding1 clinging tentacles1
 striving to wrap around the other      
person1 and to draw him toward the      
center4  ,the force of the feeling      
behind the manifestation of the thought 
form will often travel a long distance  
from the sender--in fact1 in cases of   
great power of concentration1 space     
seems to be no barrier to its passage4  
,in striking instances of thought       
transference1 etc41 it will be found    
that thought forms play an important    
part4  ,the variety of shapes of thought
 forms is almost endless4 ,each         
combination of thought and feeling      
creates its own form1 and each          
individual seems to have his own        
peculiarities in this respect4 ,the     
forms ,i have above described1 however1 
will serve as typical cases to          
illustrate the more common classes of   
appearances4 ,the list1 however1 might  
be indefinitely expanded from the       
experience of any experienced occultist1
 and is not intended to be full by any  

means4 ,all varieties of geometrical    
forms are found among the thought forms1
 some of them being of remarkable       
beauty4  ,in considering the subject of 
projected thought forms1 moreover1 it   
must be remembered that they partake of1
 and manifest1 the same colors as does  
the aura itself1 for they are composed  
of the same material and are charged    
with the same energy4 ,but1 note this   
difference1 that whereas the aura is    
energized from the constant battery of  
the organism of the individual1 the     
thought form1 on the contrary1 has at   
its service only the energy with which  
it was charged when it was thrown       
off--being a storage battery1 as it     
were1 which in time expends all of its  
power and then is powerless4  ,every    
thought form bears the same color that  
it would possess if it had been retained
 in the body of the aura itself4 ,but1  
as a rule1 the colors are plainer1 and  
less blended with others--this because  
each thought form is the representation 

of a single definite feeling or thought1
 or group of same1 instead of being a   
body of widely differing mental         
vibrations4 ,thus the thought form of   
anger will show its black and red1 with 
its characteristic flashes4 ,the thought
 form of passion will show forth its    
appropriate auric colors and general    
characteristics4 ,the thought form of   
high ideal love will show its beautiful 
form and harmonious tinting1 like a     
wonderful celestial flower from the     
garden of some far off ,paradise4  ,many
 thought forms never leave the outer    
limits of the aura1 while others are    
projected to great distances4 ,some     
sputter out as they travel1 and are     
disintegrated1 while others continue to 
glow like a piece of heated iron1 for   
many hours4 ,others persist for a long  
time1 with a faint phosphorescent glow4 
,a careful study of what has been said  
regarding the characteristics of the    
various feelings and emotions1 as       
manifested in the auric body1 will give 

the student a very fair general idea of 
what may be the appearance of any       
particular variety of thought form1 for 
a general principle runs through the    
entire series of auric phenomena4 ,an   
understanding of the fundamental        
principles will lead to an understanding
 of any of the particular varieties of  
the manifestation thereof4  ,finally1   
remember this3 ,a thought form is       
practically a bit of the detached aura  
of a person1 charged with a degree of   
his prana1 and energized with a degree  
of his life energy4 ,so1 in a limited   
sense1 it really is a projected portion 
of his personality4     ,,chapter ,,vii4
  ,,psychic ,,influence ,,of ,,colors4  
,in all of ,nature's wonderful processes
 we find many evidences of that great   
principle of ,action and ,reaction1     
which1 like the forward and backward    
swing of the pendulum1 changes cause    
into effect1 and effect into cause1 in a
 never ending series4 ,we find this     
principle in effect in the psychic      

relation of mental states and colors4   
,that is to say1 that just as we find   
that certain mental and emotional states
 manifest in vibrations causing         
particular auric astral colors1 so do we
 find that the presence of certain      
colors on the physical plane will have a
 decided psychic effect upon the mental 
and emotional states of individuals     
subject to their influence4 ,and1 as    
might be expected by the thoughtful     
student1 the particular astral colors   
manifested in the aura by the presence  
of some particular mental or emotional  
state exactly correspond with the       
particular physical colors which        
influence that particular mental or     
emotional state4  ,illustrating the     
statements in the preceding paragraph1  
,i would say that the continued presence
 of red will be apt to set up emotional 
vibrations of anger1 passion1 physical  
love1 etc41 or1 in a different tint1 the
 higher physical emotions4 ,blue1 of the
 right tint1 will tend to cause feelings

 of spirituality1 religious emotion1    
etc4 ,green is conducive to feelings of 
relaxation1 repose1 quiet1 etc4 ,black  
produces the feeling of gloom and grief4
 ,and so on1 each color tends to produce
 emotional vibrations similar to those  
which manifest that particular color in 
the astral aura of the person4 ,it is a 
case of give and take along the entire  
scale of color and emotions1 according  
to the great natural laws4  ,while the  
explanation of these facts is not known 
to the average person1 nevertheless     
nearly everyone recognizes the subtle   
effect of color and avoids certain      
colors1 while seeking certain others4   
,there is not a single living human     
being but who has experienced the sense 
of rest1 calm1 repose1 and calm inflow  
of strength1 when in a room decorated in
 quiet shades of green4 ,nature1        
herself1 has given this particular shade
 to the grass and leaves of trees and   
plants1 so that the soothing effect of  
the country scene is produced4 ,the aura

 of a person experiencing these         
feelings1 and yielding to them1 will    
manifest precisely the tint or shade of 
green which is shown on the grass and   
leaves around him1 so true is this      
natural law of action and reaction4     
,the effect of scarlet upon animals1 the
 bull for instance1 is well known--to   
use the familiar term1 it causes one to 
see red4 ,the sight of the color of     
blood is apt to arouse feelings of rage1
 or disgust1 by reason of the same law4 
,the sight of the beautiful clear blue  
sky tends to arouse feelings of         
reverence1 awe or spirituality4 ,one can
 never think of this shade of blue      
arousing rage2 or red arouse feelings of
 spirituality4  ,it is a well known fact
 that in insane asylums1 the use of red 
in decorations must be avoided1 while   
the proper shades of blue or green are  
favored4 ,on the other hand1 the use of 
a proper red1 in certain cases1 will    
tend to arouse vitality and physical    
strength in a patient4 ,it is not by    

mere chance that the life giving blood  
is a bright1 rich red color when it     
leaves the heart4  ,when one feels blue 
he does not have the impression of a    
bright or soft blue--but he really is   
almost conscious of the presence of a   
dull bluish gray4 ,and the presence of  
such a color in one's surroundings1     
tends to cause a feeling of depression4 
,everyone knows the effect of a gray day
 in the ,fall or ,spring4  ,again1 who  
does not know the feeling of mental     
exaltation coming from the sight of a   
day filled with golden sunshine1 or from
 a golden sunset4 ,we find proofs of    
this law of ,nature on all sides1 every 
day of our lives4 ,it is an interesting 
subject1 which will repay the student   
for the expenditure of a little time and
 thought upon it4  ,speaking of the     
general class characteristics of the    
three primary groups of colors1 all     
occultists1 as well as many             
physiologists and psychologists1 are    
agreed on the following fundamental     

propositions1 viz43 that 7#a7 ,red is   
exciting to the mind and emotions2 7#b7 
,yellow is inspiring and elevating1 and 
intellectually stimulating2 and 7#c7    
,blue is cool1 soothing1 and calming4   
,it is also universally conceded that   
the right shades of green 7combining the
 qualities of blue and yellow in        
appropriate proportions7 is the ideal   
color of rest and recuperation1 followed
 by a stimulation and new ambition4 ,the
 reason for this may be seen1 when you  
consider the respective qualities of    
blue and yellow which compose this      
color4  ,it is interesting to note that 
the science of medicine is now seriously
 considering the use of colors in the   
treatment of disease1 and the best      
medical authorities investigating the   
subject are verifying the teachings of  
the old occultists1 regarding the       
influence of colors on mental states and
 physical conditions4  ,dr4 ,edwin      
,babbitt1 a pioneer in this line in the 
,western world1 gave the general        

principles in a nutshell1 when he laid  
down the following rule3 ,there is a    
trianal series of graduations in the    
peculiar potencies of colors1 the center
 and climax of electrical action1 which 
cools the nerves1 being in violet2 the  
climax of electrical action1 which is   
soothing to the vascular system1 being  
in blue2 the climax of luminosity being 
in yellow2 and the climax of thermism or
 heat being in red4 ,this is not an     
imaginary division of qualities1 but a  
real one1 the flamelike red color having
 a principle of warmth in itself2 the   
blue and violet1 a principle of cold and
 electricity4 ,thus we have many styles 
of chromatic action1 including          
progression of hues1 of lights and      
shades1 of fineness and coarseness1 of  
electrical power1 luminous power1       
thermal power1 etc4  ,read the above    
statement of ,dr4 ,babbitt1 and then    
compare it with the occult teaching     
regarding the astral colors1 and you    
will perceive the real basis of the     

science which the good doctor sought to 
establish1 and in which cause he did    
such excellent pioneer work4 ,the result
 of his work is now being elaborated by 
modern physicians in the great schools  
of medicine1 particularly on the        
,continent1 in ,europe--,england and    
,america being somewhat behind the times
 in this work4  ,the advanced occultist 
also finds much satisfaction in the     
interest1 on the part of physicians and 
jurists1 in the matter of the influence 
of color upon the mental1 moral and     
physical welfare of the public4 ,the    
effect of color upon morality is being  
noticed by workers for human welfare1   
occupying important offices4  ,the      
,american journals report the case of a 
judge in a large ,western city in that  
country1 who insisted upon his courtroom
 being decorated in light1 cheerful     
tints1 instead of in the old1 gloomy1   
depressing shades formerly employed4    
,this judge wisely remarked that        
brightness led to right thinking1 and   

darkness to crooked thinking2 also that 
his court1 being an uplift court1 must  
have walls to correspond1 and that it   
was enough to turn any man into a       
criminal to be compelled to sit in a    
dark1 dismal courtroom1 day after day4  
,this good judge1 who must have had some
 acquaintance with the occult teachings1
 is quoted as concluding as follows3    
,white1 cream1 light yellow1 and orange 
are the colors which are the sanest4 ,i 
might add light green1 for that is the  
predominant color in ,nature2 black1    
brown and deep red are incentives to    
crime--a man in anger sees red4 ,surely 
a remarkable utterance from the bench6  
,the effect of color schemes upon the   
moral and mental welfare of persons is  
being recognized in the direction of    
providing brighter color schemes in     
schools1 hospitals1 reformatories1      
prisons1 etc4 ,the reports naturally    
show the correctness of the underlying  
theory4 ,the color of a tiny flower has 
its effect upon even the most hardened  

prisoner2 while the minds of children in
 school are quickened by a touch of     
brightness here and there in the room4  
,it needs no argument to prove the      
beneficial effect of the right kind of  
colors in the sickroom1 or hospital     
ward4  ,the prevailing theories1 and    
practice1 regarding the employment of   
color in therapeutics and human welfare 
work1 are in the main correct4 ,but1 ,i 
urge the study of the occult            
significance of color1 as mentioned in  
this book in connection with the human  
aura and its astral colors1 as a sound  
basis for an intelligent1 thorough      
understanding of the real psychic       
principles underlying the physical      
application of the methods referred to4 
,go to the center of the subject1 and   
then work outward--that is the true rule
 of the occultist1 which might well be  
followed by the non-occult general      
public4     ,,chapter ,,viii4  ,,auric  
,,magnetism4   ,the phenomenon of human 
magnetism is too well recognized by the 

general public1 to require argument at  
this time4 ,let the scientists dispute  
about it as much as they please1 down in
 the heart of nearly all of the plain   
people of the race is the conviction    
that there is such a thing4 ,the        
occultists1 of course1 are quite        
familiar with the wonderful             
manifestations of this great natural    
force1 and with its effect upon the     
minds and bodies of members of the race1
 and can afford to smile at the attempts
 of some of the narrow minds in the     
colleges to pooh-pooh the matter4  ,but 
the average person is not familiar with 
the relation of this human magnetism to 
the human aura4 ,i think that the       
student should familiarize himself with 
this fundamental relation1 in order to  
reason correctly on the subject of human
 magnetism4 ,here is the fundamental    
fact in a nutshell3 ,the human aura is  
the great storehouse1 or reservoir1 of  
human magnetism1 and is the source of   
all human magnetism that is projected by

 the individual toward other            
individuals4 ,just how human magnetism  
is generated1 is1 of course1 a far      
deeper matter1 but it is enough for our 
purpose at this time to explain the fact
 of its storage and transmission4  ,in  
cases of magnetic healing1 etc41 the    
matter is comparatively simple4 ,in such
 instances the healer by an effort of   
the will 7sometimes unconsciously       
applied7 projects a supply of his pranic
 aura vibrations into the body of his   
patient1 by way of the nervous system of
 the patient1 and also by means of what 
may be called the induction of the aura 
itself4  ,the mere presence of a person 
strongly charged with prana1 is often   
enough to cause an overflow into the    
aura of other persons1 with a resulting 
feeling of new strength and energy4 ,by 
the use of the hands of the healer1 a   
heightened effect is produced1 by reason
 of certain properties inherent in the  
nervous system of both healer and       
patient4  ,there is even a flow of      

etheric substance from the aura of the  
healer to that of the patient1 in cases 
where the vitality of the latter is very
 low4 ,many a healer has actually1 and  
literally1 pumped his life force and    
etheric substance into the body of his  
patient1 when the latter was sinking    
into the weakness which precedes death1 
and has by so doing been able to bring  
him back to life and strength4 ,this is 
practically akin to the transfusion of  
blood--except that it is on the psychic 
plane instead of the physical4  ,but the
 work of the magnetic healer does not   
stop here1 if he be well informed       
regarding his science4 ,the educated    
healer realizing the potent effect of   
mental states upon physical             
conditions--of mental vibrations upon   
the physical nerve centers and organs of
 the body--endeavors to arouse the      
proper mental vibrations in the mind of 
his patient4 ,ordinarily1 he does this  
merely by holding in his mind the       
corresponding desired mental state1 and 

thus arousing similar vibrations in the 
mind of the patient4 ,this of itself is 
a powerful weapon of healing1 and       
constitutes the essence of mental       
healing as usually practiced4 ,but there
 is a possible improvement even upon    
this1 as we shall see in a moment4  ,the
 advanced occultist1 realizing the law  
of action and reaction in the matter of 
the auric colors1 turns the same to     
account in healing work1 as follows3 ,he
 not only holds in his mind the strong  
feeling and thought which he wishes to  
transmit to the patient1 but 7fix this  
in your mind7 he also pictures in his   
imagination the particular kind of color
 which corresponds with the feeling or  
thought in question4  ,a moment's       
thought will show you that by this      
course he practically multiplies the    
effect4 ,not only do his own thought    
vibrations 7#a7 set up corresponding    
vibrations in the mind of the patient1  
by the laws of thought transference1 but
 7#b7 his thought of the certain colors 

will set up corresponding vibrations not
 only 7a7 in his own aura1 and thence   
7b7 to that of the patient1 but will    
also 7#c7 act directly upon the aura of 
the patient and reproduce the colors    
there1 which 7#d7 in turn will arouse   
corresponding vibrations in the mind of 
the patient1 by the law of reaction4    
,the above may sound a little           
complicated at first reading1 but a     
little analysis will show you that it is
 really quite a simple process1 acting  
strictly along the lines of ,action and 
,reaction1 which law has been explained 
to you in preceding chapters of this    
book4 ,the vibrations rebound from mind 
to aura1 and from aura to mind1 in the  
patient1 something like a billiard ball 
flying from one side of the table to    
another1 or a tennis ball flying between
 the two racquets over the net4  ,the   
principle herein mentioned may be       
employed as well in what is called      
absent treatment as in treatments where 
the patient is present4 ,by the laws of 

thought transference1 not only the      
thought but also the mental image of the
 appropriate astral color1 is           
transmitted over space1 and then1       
impinging on the mind of the patient1 is
 transmitted into helpful and           
health-giving vibrations in his mind4   
,the healer of any school of mental or  
spiritual healing will find this plan   
very helpful to him in giving absent as 
well as present treatments4 ,i recommend
 it from years of personal experience1  
as well as that of other advanced       
occultists4  ,of course the fact that   
the ordinary healer is not able to      
distinguish the finer shades of astral  
color1 by reason of his not having      
actually perceived them manifested in   
the aura1 renders his employment of this
 method less efficacious than that of   
the developed and trained occultist4    
,but1 nevertheless1 he will find that1  
from the knowledge of the auric or      
astral colors given in this little book1
 he will be able to obtain quite        

satisfactory and marked results in his  
practice4 ,the following table1         
committed to memory1 will be of help to 
him in the matter of employing the      
mental image of the auric colors in his 
healing work4   ,,table ,,of ,,healing  
,,colors4  ,nervous ,system--   ,cooling
 and soothing3 ,shades of violet1       
lavender1 etc4   ,resting and           
invigorating effect3 ,grass greens4     
,inspiring and illuminating3 ,medium    
yellows1 and orange4   ,stimulating and 
exciting3 ,reds 7bright74  ,blood and   
,organs--   ,cooling and soothing3      
,clear dark blues4   ,resting and       
invigorating3 ,grass greens4            
,inspiring and illuminating3 ,orange    
yellows4   ,stimulating and exciting3   
,bright reds4  ,the following additional
 suggestions will be found helpful to   
the healer3 ,in cases of impaired       
physical vitality2 also chilliness1 lack
 of bodily warmth1 etc41 bright1 warm   
reds are indicated4 ,in cases of        
feverishness1 overheated blood1         

excessive blood pressure1 inflammation1 
etc41 blue is indicated4 ,red has a     
tendency to produce renewed and more    
active heart action2 while violets and  
lavenders tend to slow down the too     
rapid beating of the heart4 ,a nervous1 
unstrung patient1 may be treated by     
bathing her1 mentally1 in a flood of    
violet or lavender auric color2 while a 
tired1 used up1 fatigued person may be  
invigorated by flooding him with bright 
reds1 followed by bright1 rich yellows1 
finishing the treatment with a steady   
flow of warm orange color4  ,to those   
who are sufficiently advanced in occult 
philosophy1 ,i would say that they      
should remember the significance of the 
,great ,white ,light1 and accordingly   
conclude their treatment by an effort to
 indicate an approach to that clear1    
pure white color in the aura--mentally1 
of course4 ,this will leave the patient 
in an inspired1 exalted1 illuminated    
state of mind and soul1 which will be of
 great benefit to him1 and will also    

have the effect of reinvigorating the   
healer by cosmic energy or para-prana4  
,everything that has been said in this  
chapter regarding the use of color in   
magnetic treatments1 is equally         
applicable to cases of self-healing1 or 
self-treatment4 ,let the patient follow 
the directions above given for the      
healer1 and then turn the healing       
current1 or thought1 inward--and the    
result will be the same as if he were   
treating another4 ,the individual will  
soon find that certain colors fit his   
requirements better than others1 in     
which case let him follow such          
experience in preference to general     
rules1 for the intuition generally is   
the safest guide in such cases4         
,however1 it will be found that the     
individual experience will usually agree
 with the tables given above1 with      
slight personal variations4             
,,chapter ,,ix4  ,,developing ,,the     
,,aura4   ,when it is remembered that   
the aura of the individual affects and  

influences other persons with whom he   
comes in contact--and is1 in fact1 an   
important part of his personality--it   
will be seen that it is important that  
the individual take pains to develop his
 aura in the direction of desirable     
qualities1 and to neutralize and weed   
out undesirable ones4 ,this becomes     
doubly true1 when it is also remembered 
that1 according to the law of action and
 reaction1 the auric vibrations react   
upon the mind of the individual1 thus   
intensifying and adding fuel to the     
original mental states which called them
 forth4 ,from any point of view1 it is  
seen to be an important part of self    
development and character building1 to  
develop the aura according to scientific
 occult principles4  ,in this work of   
aura development1 there is found to be  
two correlated phases1 namely3 7#a7 the 
direct work of flooding the aura with   
the best vibrations1 by means of holding
 in the mind clear1 distinct and        
repeated mental pictures of desirable   

ideas and feelings2 and 7#b7 the added  
effect of mental images of the colors   
corresponding to the ideas and feelings 
which are deemed desirable and worthy of
 development4  ,the first of the above  
mentioned phases is probably far more   
familiar to the average student1 than is
 the second4 ,this from the fact that   
the average student is apt to be more or
 less familiar with the teachings of the
 numerous schools or cults which agree  
in the axiom that holding the thought   
tends to develop the mind of the        
individual along the particular lines of
 such thought4  ,this is a correct      
psychological principle1 for that       
matter1 even when those practicing it do
 not fully understand the underlying    
facts4 ,mental faculties1 like physical 
muscles1 tend to develop by exercise and
 use1 and any faculty may be developed  
and cultivated in this way4  ,another   
teaching of these same schools is that  
the character of the thoughts so held by
 the individual1 effects other persons  

with whom he comes in contact1 and1 in a
 way attracts to him objective things1  
persons1 and circumstances in harmony   
with such thoughts4 ,this also is in    
accordance with the best occult         
teaching--from which1 of course1 it was 
originally derived4  ,i heartily endorse
 the facts of these teachings1 and      
pronounce them fundamentally correct4   
,and1 in this connection1 ,i may say    
that every healer may apply his own     
methods ,,plus this teaching regarding  
the aura1 and thus obtain greatly       
increased results4  ,by the faithful1   
persevering1 holding in mind of certain 
ideas and feelings1 the individual may  
flood his aura with the vibrations and  
colors of such ideas and feelings1 and  
thus charge it with auric energy and    
power4 ,by so doing1 he gains the       
benefit of the reaction upon his own    
mind1 and also secures the advantage of 
the effect thereof upon other persons   
with whom he comes in contact4 ,in this 
way he not only builds up his individual

 character along desirable lines1 but at
 the same time develops a strong1       
positive1 attractive personality which  
affects others with whom he comes in    
contact4  ,i do not consider it         
necessary to go into details here       
regarding this phase of holding the     
thought1 for1 as ,i have said1 the      
average student is already familiar with
 the rules regarding the same4 ,in a    
nutshell1 however1 ,i will say that each
 individual is largely the result of the
 thoughts he has manifested1 and the    
feelings which he has harbored4         
,therefore1 the rule is to manifest and 
exercise the faculties you would        
develop1 and inhibit or refrain from    
manifesting the ones you would restrain 
or control4 ,again1 to restrain an      
undesirable faculty1 develop and        
exercise its opposite--kill out the     
negatives by developing the positives4  
,the mind produces thought2 and yet1 it 
tends to grow from the particular       
portion of its own product which you may

 choose to feed to it--for it not only  
creates thought1 but also feeds upon it4
 ,so1 finally1 let it produce the best  
kind of thought for you1 and then throw 
that back into the hopper1 for it will  
use it to grind out more of the same    
kind and grow strong in so doing4 ,that 
is the whole thing in a nutshell4  ,the 
second phase of aura development 7as    
above classified71 however1 is not      
likely to be familiar to the average    
student1 for the reason that it is not  
known outside of advanced occult        
circles1 and very little has been       
allowed to be taught regarding it4 ,but1
 the very reticence regarding it is a   
proof of its importance1 and ,i strongly
 advise my students to give to it the   
attention and practice that its         
importance merits4 ,the practice1       
thereof1 however1 is extremely simple1  
and the principle of the practice1      
moreover1 is based solely upon the facts
 of the relation of color and mental    
states1 as shown in the astral auric    

colors1 as fully explained in the       
preceding chapters of this book4  ,in   
order to intelligently practice the     
development of the aura by means of     
flooding or charging it with the        
vibrations of psychic colors1 it is     
first necessary that the student be     
thoroughly familiar with the scale of   
colors related to each set of mental    
states or emotional feelings4 ,this     
scale and its key is found in a number  
of places in the preceding chapters4    
,the student should turn back the pages 
of this book1 and then carefully re-read
 and re-study every word which has been 
said about the relation of mental states
 and auric colors4 ,he should know the  
mental correspondence of the shades of  
red1 yellow1 and blue1 so thoroughly    
that the thought of one will bring the  
idea of the other4 ,he should be able to
 think of the corresponding group of    
colors1 the moment he thinks of any     
particular mental state4 ,he should be  
thoroughly familiar with the physical1  

mental1 and spiritual effect of any of  
the colors1 and should moreover1 test   
himself1 psychically1 for the individual
 effects of certain colors upon himself4
  ,he should enter into this study with 
interest and earnestness1 and then by   
keeping his eyes and ears open1 he will 
perceive interesting facts concerning   
the subject on every side in his daily  
work and life4 ,he will perceive many   
proofs of the principle1 and will soon  
amass a stock of experiences            
illustrating each color and its         
corresponding mental state4 ,he will be 
richly repaid for the work of such      
study1 which1 in fact1 will soon grow to
 be more like pleasure than like work4  
,having mastered this phase of the      
subject1 the student should give himself
 a thorough1 honest1 self-examination   
and mental analysis4 ,he should write   
down a chart of his strong points and   
his weak ones4 ,he should check off the 
traits which should be developed1 and   
those which should be restrained4 ,he   

should determine whether he needs       
development along physical1 mental1 and 
spiritual lines1 and in what degree4    
,having made this chart of himself1 he  
should then apply the principles of     
charging the aura with the color        
vibrations indicated by his self        
diagnosis and prescription4  ,the last  
stage is quite simple1 once one has     
acquired the general idea back of it4   
,it consists simply in forming as clear 
a mental image as possible of the color 
or colors desired1 and then projecting  
the vibrations into the aura by the     
simple effort of the will4 ,this does   
not mean that one needs to clinch the   
fist or frown the brow1 in willing4     
,willing1 in the occult sense1 may be   
said to consist of a ,,command1 leaving 
the rest to the mechanism of the will   
and mind4 ,take away the obstacle of    
,doubt and ,fear--then the ,royal       
,command performs the work of setting   
the will into operation4 ,this1 by the  
way1 is an important occult secret1 of  

wide application--try to master its all 
important significance4  ,the mental    
imaging of colors may be materially     
aided by concentration upon physical    
material of the right color4 ,by        
concentrating the attention and vision  
upon a red flower1 for instance2 or upon
 a bit of green leaf1 in another        
instance2 one may be able to form a     
clear1 positive mental image of that    
particular color4 ,this accompanied by  
the willing1 and demand1 that the       
vibrations of this color shall charge   
the aura1 will be found to accomplish   
the result4 ,have something around you  
showing the desirable colors1 and your  
attention will almost instinctively take
 up the impression thereof1 even though 
you may be thinking of1 or doing        
something else4 ,live as much as        
possible in the idea and presence of the
 desirable color1 and you will get the  
habit of setting up the mental image and
 vibration thereof4 ,a little practice  
and experience will soon give you the   

idea1 and enable you to get the best    
results4 ,patience1 perseverance1 and   
sustained earnest interest--that is the 
key of success4     ,,chapter ,x4  ,,the
 ,,protective ,,aura4   ,among the very 
oldest of the teachings of occultism1 we
 find instructions regarding the        
building up and maintenance of the      
protective aura of the individual1      
whereby he renders himself immune to    
undesirable physical1 mental1 psychic or
 spiritual influences4 ,so important is 
this teaching1 that it is to be         
regretted that there has not been more  
said on the subject by some of the      
writers of recent years4 ,the trouble   
with many of these recent writers is    
that they seem to wish to close their   
eyes to the unpleasant facts of life1   
and to gaze only upon the pleasant ones4
 ,but this is a mistake1 for ignorance  
has never been a virtue1 and to shut    
one's eyes to unpleasant facts does not 
always result in destroying them4 ,i    
consider any teaching unfinished and    

inadequate which does not include       
instruction along protective lines4     
,physical auric protection consists in  
charging the aura with vital magnetism  
and color1 which will tend to ward off  
not only the physical contagion of ill  
persons1 but1 what is often still more  
important1 the contagion of their mind  
and feelings4  ,the student who has     
really studied the preceding chapters   
will at once realize that this          
protection is afforded by filling the   
aura with the vibrations of health and  
physical strength1 by means of the      
mental imaging of the life-preserving   
reds1 and the exercise of the mind in   
the direction of thought of strength and
 power4 ,these two things will tend to  
greatly increase the resistive aura of  
anyone1 and enable him to throw off     
disease influences which affect others4 
,the aura of the successful physician   
and healer1 in the presence of disease1 
will invariably show the presence of the
 bright1 positive red in the aura1      

accompanied by the mental vibrations of 
strength1 power and confidence1 and the 
absence of fear4 ,this in connection    
with the ,auric ,circle1 which shall be 
described presently1 will be of great   
value to healers1 physicians1 nurses1   
etc41 as well as to those who are       
brought into intimate contact with sick 
persons4  ,of practically the same      
degree of importance1 is the charging of
 the aura with the vibrations of mental 
protection1 viz1 the vibrations of      
orange1 yellow and similar colors4      
,these are the colors of intellect1 you 
will remember1 and when the aura is     
charged and flooded with them it acts as
 a protection against the efforts of    
others to convince one against his will1
 by sophistical arguments1 plausible    
reasoning1 fallacious illustrations1    
etc4 ,it gives to one a sort of mental  
illumination1 quickening the perceptive 
faculties1 and brightening up the       
reasoning and judging powers1 and       
finally1 giving a sharp edge to the     

powers of repartee and answer4  ,if you 
will assume the right positive mental   
attitude1 and will flood your aura with 
the vibrations of the mental            
orange-yellow1 the mental efforts of    
other persons will rebound from your    
aura1 or1 to use another figure of      
speech1 will slip from it like water    
from the back of the proverbial duck4   
,it is well to carry the mental image of
 your head being surrounded by a golden 
aura or halo1 at such times--this will  
be found especially efficacious as a    
protective helmet when you are assaulted
 by the intellect or arguments of       
others4  ,and1 again1 there is a third  
form of protective aura1 namely         
protection of one's emotional           
nature--and this is highly important1   
when one remembers how frequently we are
 moved to action by our emotions1 rather
 than by our intellect or reason4 ,to   
guard one's emotions1 is to guard one's 
very inmost soul1 so to speak4 ,if we   
can protect our feeling and emotional   

side1 we will be able to use our        
reasoning powers and intellect far more 
effectively1 as all know by experience4 
,what color should we use in this form  
of auric protection8 ,can anyone be in  
doubt here1 if he has read the preceding
 chapters8 ,what is the emotional       
protective color8--why1 blue1 of course4
 ,blue controls this part of the mind or
 soul1 and by raising ourselves into the
 vibrations of positive blue1 we leave  
behind us the lower emotions and        
feelings1 and are transported into the  
higher realms of the soul where these   
low vibrations and influences cannot    
follow us4 ,in the same way1 the blue   
colored aura will act as an armor to    
protect us from the contagion of the low
 passions and feelings of others4  ,if  
you are subjected to evil influences1 or
 contagion of those harboring low       
emotions and desires1 you will do well  
to acquire the art of flooding your aura
 with the positive blue tints4 ,make a  
study of bright1 clear blues1 and you   

will instinctively select the one best  
suited for your needs4 ,nature gives us 
this instinctive knowledge1 if we will  
but seek for it1 and then apply it when 
found4 ,the aura of great moral         
teachers1 great priests and preachers1  
advanced occultists1 in fact all men of 
lofty ideals working among those lower  
on the moral scale1 are always found to 
be charged with a beautiful1 clear blue1
 which acts as a protection to them when
 they are unduly exposed to moral or    
emotional contagion4 ,ignorance of the  
occult laws have caused the downfall of 
many a great moral teacher1 who could   
have protected himself in this way1 in  
times of strong attack of low           
vibrations1 had he but known the truth4 
,the individual who knows this law1 and 
who applies it1 is rendered absolutely  
immune from evil contagion on the       
emotional plane of being4   ,,the       
,,great ,,auric ,,circle4  ,but no      
occult instruction on this subject would
 be complete without a reference to the 

,great ,auric ,circle of ,protection1   
which is a shelter to the soul1 mind1   
and body1 against outside psychic       
influences1 directed1 consciously or    
unconsciously against the individual4   
,in these days of wide spread though    
imperfect1 knowledge of psychic         
phenomena1 it is especially important   
that one should be informed as to this  
great shield of protection4 ,omitting   
all reference to the philosophy         
underlying it1 it may be said that this 
,auric ,circle is formed by making the  
mental image1 accompanied by the demand 
of will1 of the aura being surrounded by
 a great band of ,,pure ,,clear ,,white 
,,light4 ,a little perseverance will    
enable you to create this on the astral 
plane1 and1 though 7unless you have the 
astral vision7 you cannot see it        
actually1 yet you will actually ,,feel  
its protective presence1 so that you    
will know that it is there guarding you4
  ,this ,white ,auric ,circle will be an
 effective and infallible armor against 

all forms of psychic attack or          
influence1 no matter from whom it may   
emanate1 or whether directed consciously
 or unconsciously4 ,it is a perfect and 
absolute protection1 and the knowledge  
of its protective power should be       
sufficient to drive fear from the heart 
of all who have dreaded psychic         
influence1 malicious animal magnetism   
7so-called71 or anything else of the    
kind1 by whatever name known4 ,it is    
also a protection against psychic       
vampirism1 or draining of magnetic      
strength4  ,the ,auric ,circle is1 of   
course1 really egg-shaped1 or oval1 for 
it fringes the aura as the shell cases  
the egg4 ,see yourself1 mentally1 as    
surrounded by this ,great ,white ,auric 
,circle of ,protection1 and let the idea
 sink into your consciousness4 ,realize 
its power over the influences from      
outside1 and rejoice in the immunity it 
gives you4  ,the ,auric ,circle1        
however1 will admit any outside         
impressions that you really desire to   

come to you1 while shutting out the     
others4 ,that is1 with this exception1  
that if your inner soul recognizes that 
some of these desired influences and    
impressions are apt to harm you 7though 
your reason and feeling know it not7    
then will such impressions be denied    
admittance4 ,for the ,white ,light is   
the radiation of ,spirit1 which is      
higher than ordinary mind1 emotion1 or  
body and is ,master of ,all4 ,and its   
power1 even though we can but           
imperfectly represent it even mentally1 
is such that before its energy1 and in  
its presence1 in the aura1 all lower    
vibrations are neutralized and          
disintegrated4  ,the highest and deepest
 occult teaching is that the ,white     
,light must never be used for purpose of
 attack or personal gain1 but that it   
may properly be used by anyone1 at any  
time1 to protect against outside psychic
 influences against which the soul      
protests4 ,it is the armor of the soul1 
and may well be employed whenever or    

wherever the need arises4  ,throughout  
the pages of this little book have been 
scattered crumbs of teaching other than 
those concerning the aura alone4 ,those 
for whom these are intended will        
recognize and appropriate them--the     
others will not see them1 and will pass 
them by4 ,one attracts his own to him4  
,much seed must fall on waste places1 in
 order that here and there a grain will 
find lodgment in rich soil awaiting its 
coming4 ,true occult knowledge is       
practical power and strength4 ,beware of
 prostituting the higher teachings for  
selfish ends and ignoble purposes4 ,to  
guard and preserve your own will is     
right2 to seek to impose your will upon 
that of another is wrong4 ,passive      
resistance is often the strongest form  
of resistance--this is quite different  
from non-resistance4   ,,the ,,end4