Seeing Auras

[Rusvul]

Supposedly a field that surrounds all living beings and has different colors depending on mood and the person in question.

Sounds dubious to me... It's a sort of paranormal thing, almost.

They were really cool in Michael Scott's The Alchemyst, though.

[The Mask]

Oh! It was in the alchemyst? When?

[Rusvul]

Uhm... The whole idea of the shiny bit around the people that let them use magic. Gold, silver, mint green, ice white, sulfur yellow... In that book, it had a distinctive smell as well. I love that series. So good.

[Gwen A. Mouse]

I'm more curious about what on earth an 'aura' is for, or what it means.

There are lots of names for them: auras, energy fields, chi, chakra, etc., though some of those have different (and not exactly accurate) connotations.

You know how Earth has an electro-magnetic field around it, right? Auras are sort of like that, only with individual things. And while the auras of living things are usually the easiest to sense or see, auras are not exclusive to them. I know how cheesy and silly this will sound, but in Pocahontas when she says, "...I know every rock and tree and creature has a life, has a spirit, has a name"- personally, I think that auras are kind of the "spirit" she refers to there. Certainly, Native Americans were more in touch with that sort of thing than most people are today.

*realizes that explanation has turned into a rambling rant, and stops* Whew. Sorry about that...

[Rusvul]

Rambling rant? You sound like me.

[The Skarzs]

Is that like a speak speech?

[Cornflower MM]

"...I know every rock and tree and creature has a life, has a spirit, has a name"

Everything DOES have a spirit, and a name. Whether or not that's the aura, I don't know. But considering the fact that I've had quite a few nice conversations with trees and a few rocks, I'd say the Native Americans have something there.

[Jukka the Sling]

... I've had quite a few nice conversations with trees and a few rocks, I'd say the Native Americans have something there.

I'm not even gonna ask...

[Tam and Martin]

Me neither ^^^

[Kitsune]

... I've had quite a few nice conversations with trees and a few rocks, I'd say the Native Americans have something there.

I'm not even gonna ask...

;-;

[Wylder Treejumper]

I have a few problems with that explanation...

[Cornflower MM]

... I've had quite a few nice conversations with trees and a few rocks, I'd say the Native Americans have something there.

I'm not even gonna ask...

Me neither ^^^

... I've had quite a few nice conversations with trees and a few rocks, I'd say the Native Americans have something there.

I'm not even gonna ask...

;-;

Is something wrong?

I have a few problems with that explanation...

Which one?

[Kitsune]

So how exactly do you um, talk to a rock?

[Cornflower MM]

Trees are easier, actually.

But, anyways, you have to concentrate, and open your mind. You don't have to extend it as it's harder, (For me, anywho) But in some circumstances it can help. Then you try and the tree's, rock's, or pencil's, consciousness, and say Hi. How're you doing? See? Easy-peasy! The most tricky part is opening your mind and keeping it open, and the second most tricky is listening for the thoughts of you tree, rock, or pencil.

[Jukka the Sling]

But a pencil and rock are inanimate objects. They're not alive. So...how do they have thoughts?