Auras

[jgh7]

Auras are described as colors emanating from people's bodies that somehow indicate the person's nature. I have a friend who claims they can see people's auras since they were a child. I found it rather interesting and was wondering what Christians and others thought about it.

Is seeing auras a gift from God and supported by Christianity? Or does it come from other religions? Could it be true or most likely fake? If it is real, is there a reliable source for proper information on it and how to interpret auras?

[JehovahsWitness]

Yes, but who knows exactly how telling "your light" is? "let your light shine" or "Then your light will break out like the dawn"?

The bible say that "Satan keeps transforming himself into an angel of light" and Jesus warned that even so-called Christians would be fooled into believing that all powerful works (or supernatural encounters) come from God when they may well come from Satan or his angels.

Most believers accepts that there are both good and wicked forces unseen to humans, yet few in my experience accept that demons can appear beautiful (angelic) luminious (angel of light) and the whole experience of contacting or being contacted by a demon can be a physically moving and seemingly uplifting positive experience.

Hollywood may be influencial in that, depicting Demons as horrendous looking monsters, but let us not forget that the bible implies demons are simply fallen or rebellious angels and their outward beauty would not have been transformed by their moral corruption.

The point is that biblically, demons have manifested themselves speaking truth on many occassions, even "helping" people with their requests and speaking a measure of truth. Satan, for example, quoted scripture, the Demon of divination that followed Paul and his associates around declared accurately that the men were servants of God, the demons of Sceva declared their knowledge of Paul and Jesus, during Jesus ministry the demons frequently declared him (Jesus) to be the Messiah and the Son of God... the accounts are numerous.

Given the above then, it is for a bible believer, far from implausible that a demonic encounter would be a "positive" "beautiful" experience and since they seem to no longer be able to take on human form, there is nothing to say they cannot manipulate the immediate environment of an individual to make their presence known and convey the idea that something "good" is around them. For bible believers, however, the manifestation of the Holy spirit remains founded, not on changing of colour around their bodies, but in displaying the qualities that give evidence of that spirit, namely love, joy, peace, goodness, kindness, mildness, faith, patience, self control... etc. The light this creates is a metaphoric light that enables people to see spiritual truths not a changing of the colour or the giving of a glow to the bodies of believers. Indeed the bible never speaks of Jesus seeing or having himself a colour coded glow about him, even though he was reportedly full of holy spirit and when he chose his disciples and later his 12 Apostles, it was never reported to be on the basis of them having a specific aura or colour around them.

In any case, the bible indicates that in our modern age legitimate contact with good spirits would only be through prayer to the ultimate good spirit Jehovah God. The ending of the miraculous gifts of the spirit in our modern age is wisdom on God's part, because short of having a proven Prophet at one's side, how could a human actually tell if their encounter was with a "deceptive" demon or an angel. Surely concluding "if its a demon he'll tell me" is like believing we'll be able to spot a swindler or a con artist because he'll be dressed in black or he'll tell you "I'm a con artist and I'm here to fool you and ultimately do you harm".

Biblically all other "gifts of the spirit" ended with the Apostolic age; if this is indeed the case, which I personally believe, ALL direct contact with the spirit world, especially those of divination (demons that tell about future events in an individuals life) and miraculous "healings" (faith healings etc) fall under the catagory of spiritism, and are effectively contact with demons; "beautiful, colourful, helpful", demons that leave one with a delightful buzz or a knowledge of future events, but demons nonetheless because the end game is to trick or fool humans into disobeying their Creator.

JW





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[catnip]

Yes, but who knows exactly how telling "your light" is? "let your light shine" or "Then your light will break out like the dawn"?

The bible say that "Satan keeps transforming himself into an angel of light" and Jesus warned that even so-called Christians would be fooled into believing that all powerful works (or supernatural encounters) come from God when they may well come from Satan or his angels.

You have to have developed spiritual vision in order to see the light of any being. Jesus himself is referred to in the Gospels as "the light". Discernment, according to Paul is a Gift of the Spirit, 1 Cor 12. Paul doesn't warn us--he simply states that Satan himself comes as an angel of light--all beings reflect the light of God in their creation.

Most believers accepts that there are both good and wicked forces unseen to humans, yet few in my experience accept that demons can appear beautiful (angelic) luminious (angel of light) and the whole experience of contacting or being contacted by a demon can be a physically moving and seemingly uplifting positive experience.

Where do you get that? And there is a difference between being able to see auras and seeing spirit beings anyway. Auras are telling as to the motivation of that person by color--that couldn't be faked.

Hollywood may be influencial in that, depicting Demons as horrendous looking monsters, but let us not forget that the bible implies demons are simply fallen or rebellious angels and their outward beauty would not have been transformed by their moral corruption.

You don't realize that this is all fiction? There is no basis for all of this nonsense. It is spiritual awareness only. Most people refuse to see anything at all of a spiritual nature and certainly will not be able to if they choose to be in the dark--that precludes the good and the hope of faith.

The point is that biblically, demons have manifested themselves speaking truth on many occassions, even "helping" people with their requests and speaking a measure of truth.

This is folklore. It is believed by some that demons will help a person get what they want and thereby put them into bondage. It isn't biblical. It is the root of the belief of selling your soul to the devil.

Satan, for example, quoted scripture, the Demon of divination that followed Paul and his associates around declared accurately that the men were servants of God, the demons of Sceva declared their knowledge of Paul and Jesus, during Jesus ministry the demons frequently declared him (Jesus) to be the Messiah and the Son of God... the accounts are numerous.

Yes, apparently the spiritual realm all knew who and what Jesus was. But according to the scriptures people knew when they were possessed by a demon and a demon would cause them to do things they otherwise would not do--negative things.

Given the above then, it is for a bible believer, far from implausible that a demonic encounter would be a "positive" "beautiful" experience and since they seem to no longer be able to take on human form, there is nothing to say they cannot manipulate the immediate environment of an individual to make their presence known and convey the idea that something "good" is around them.

They never could take on human form. A spiritual being is a spiritual being. Period.

For bible believers, however, the manifestation of the Holy spirit remains founded, not on changing of colour around their bodies,

To be clear, an aura is merely to be able to see the life force of a person--like a slight electrical charge around their bodies that is generated by their very life. Everyone at all times carries an aura for those who see them. The color is created by the mood and intent and nature of the person. An angry person gives off a muddy red color, for example.

but in displaying the qualities that give evidence of that spirit, namely love, joy, peace, goodness, kindness, mildness, faith, patience, self control... etc. The light this creates is a metaphoric light that enables people to see spiritual truths not a changing of the colour or the giving of a glow to the bodies of believers. Indeed the bible never speaks of Jesus seeing or having himself a colour coded glow about him, even though he was reportedly full of holy spirit and when he chose his disciples and later his 12 Apostles, it was never reported to be on the basis of them having a specific aura or colour around them.

He would have given off a white or silver light--it would be perceived as purely light, no color. This is probably the reason for the halos we seen drawn in art.

In any case, the bible indicates that in our modern age legitimate contact with good spirits would only be through prayer to the ultimate good spirit Jehovah God.

In our modern age? Spiritual things do not change in time. Time is a construct--temporal--it will end. The truths haven't changed and never will.

The ending of the miraculous gifts of the spirit in our modern age is wisdom on God's part, because short of having a proven Prophet at one's side, how could a human actually tell if their encounter was with a "deceptive" demon or an angel. Surely concluding "if its a demon he'll tell me" is like believing we'll be able to spot a swindler or a con artist because he'll be dressed in black or he'll tell you "I'm a con artist and I'm here to fool you and ultimately do you harm".

There is no basis for this fear mongering. It is not scriptural. It is folklore and I have no idea whose. It is not based on spiritual realities. We once knew that our demons were our own, that it was our own sinful tendencies and we meditated on it. Check St. Ignatius of Loyola. Discerning evil is not so very difficult--it is based on what is loving vs absence of love. The test of spirits is found in 1 John and is not a single sentence--pretty much the entire Epistle. You should be reassured.

Biblically all other "gifts of the spirit" ended with the Apostolic age;

No. In fact the Bible does NOT say that. In fact in ACTS 2 it claims that in the end-times people will prophecy and dream dreams. The Gifts of the Spirit that Paul speaks of is continuing. They are to be used for the up-building of the church (the Ekklesia, the Called Out). Do you think God would leave us rudderless? Revelation must continue or you could not expect God to respond to your prayers or guide his faithful people.

if this is indeed the case, which I personally believe, ALL direct contact with the spirit world, especially those of divination (demons that tell about future events in an individuals life) and miraculous "healings" (faith healings etc) fall under the catagory of spiritism, and are effectively contact with demons; "beautiful, colourful, helpful", demons that leave one with a delightful buzz or a knowledge of future events, but demons nonetheless because the end game is to trick or fool humans into disobeying their Creator.

You are welcome to believe anything that you choose to believe. That doesn't always make it true or right. "Direct contact with the spirit world" could relate to more than one level or spiritual plane. It could relate to communicating with the dead, for example. That would be spiritism and is precluded in scripture. I don't know that it leaves people with a delightful buzz--where on earth do you come up with that? I have been contacted by recently deceased members of my family and there is no delightful buzz at all (1/4 of the population experience this phenomenon at some point in their lives) but that isn't communication as it is usually one sided. Those who do it know they are, however, choosing to communicate with the dead and the dead have voices recognizable as the same they had in life. It is strange that you believe in that at all as a Christian because most Christians don't. Or, "direct contact" could relate to spiritual reality of the cosmos as Paul speaks about in spiritual warfare or as in seeing angels. Or it could relate to awareness of the presence of God. Each of these is a different spiritual plane that is either obscured by clouds or curtains as the person may perceive it. Do note that in spiritual warfare you certainly know that you are being spiritually assaulted if you are spiritual--and then you merely turn to God for protection, rely on faith. It is very negative energy and comes in waves, like light. No mistaking it. And I am not sure that it can happen unless you are equipped for that purpose as in exorcism or, in other words, a gift of God used in healing.

Stop blocking your spiritual tendencies out of fear of folklore. It is grossly exaggerated and most often told and repeated by those not in the know. Again, perfect love casts out all fear and there is no reason to fear in faith. Note the meaning of the word "faith" itself--complete trust.

[Monta]

[Replying to catnip]


"You have to have developed spiritual vision in order to see the light of any being. Jesus himself is referred to in the Gospels as "the light". Discernment, according to Paul is a Gift of the Spirit, 1 Cor 12. Paul doesn't warn us--he simply states that Satan himself comes as an angel of light--all beings reflect the light of God in their creation. "

Satan may come as a being of light but that is only appearance.
That is trickery that a Christian should be able differentiate.

God is the only true light and those who acknowledge and honor Him
have the true light within.

[dio9]

[Replying to post 13 by Monta]

Many good people did not see Jesus' light. Spiritual discernment is the key, clear minded empathy is the way to see auras. To see auras you need a big open mind.

[marco]

[Replying to post 13 by Monta]

Many good people did not see Jesus' light. Spiritual discernment is the key, clear minded empathy is the way to see auras. To see auras you need a big open mind.

To see auras you need to be rid of bigotry. There are good people in all walks of life and it takes a big heart and, as you say, an open mind to see the light of goodness in other faces. I recall a train journey where an inspector approached a ragged old man who had not paid his fare and was going to be thrown off. A young man that you would have at first glance taken to be rough and ready came and paid his fare.

[dio9]

[Replying to post 15 by marco]

and what a beautiful light that must have been.

[dio9]

When Jesus said let your light shine he wasn't talking about the colors of the rainbow reds and greens and blues he was talking about generosity and such other acts of kindness.

[Monta]

When Jesus said let your light shine he wasn't talking about the colors of the rainbow reds and greens and blues he was talking about generosity and such other acts of kindness.

If it were that simple we'd all go and find a way to manipulate our auras
and make them look nice pretty colors

[dio9]

[Replying to post 18 by Monta]

Oh but we can create our auras, or are we born with a certain aura /nature? Ebeneezer Scrooge comes to mind, he changed or rather liberated his aura didn't he, from miser to benefactor, big difference in color.
question for color freaks , What is the color of greed? Beneficence? Greed is a pukeish color while beneficence has a golden hue .
Does anyone think Auras have nothing to do with our emotional moral ethical behavior? Why do you think Santa Claus wears a cherry red suit.
We can all have very beautiful auras.