Exercise to See Auras

Focusing on a Point in spaceStart out by meditating until you reach a state of calm mind, with intense neural discharges on the inside of the eyelids, a buzzing in the inner ear, and a feeling of connectedness with the universe.Look at the plant you are trying to see the aura of. Now, focus on a point in space about a foot (12 inches) behind the plant you are trying to view. Remaining calm and focused, simply gaze and meditate on this point until the objects aura becomes apparent to you of it's own accord. Do not attempt to shift your focus from the point to the actual aura as anything you were percieving will dissappear as soon as you shift your focus. Rather, attempt to view the whole aura by broadening your vision while retaining focus on the point you selected.Many athletes develop a kind of "field sense", where they are able to see and be aware of everything happening at once while focused on what they are doing in the game. Some basketball coaches call this having good "court vision"; this is simply a broadening and extension of normal vision. This is exactly the kind of vision needed to percieve an aura using the above technique.The actual aura is very far removed from how it is often depicted in popular culture, especially anime cartoons and videogames. While those mediums generally express it as being very bright and resplendant, like a candle flame around a person, it is most often seen as a more ghastly outline or afterimage that is usually moving or wavering. This of course depends on what you are viewing and how spiritually potent that object is. It may appear as a cloud around the plant reminiscent of a gas, or may appear as more of a diffusive glow similar to the visible heatwaves around a grill flame in the hot summer months. Auras have also generally been described as a "faint haze". A good deal of the perception lies in the individual, so in this regard auras can be a very subjective thing.