tell you the status of each of the organs of the body but the presence of environmental irritants and viral and bacterial infections, allergies, yeast infections, heavy metal, chemical toxicity, digestive disorders, vitamin/mineral deficiencies, psychological and spiritual abnormalities, etc. I can find no scientific evidence whatsoever that any of these have been unequivocally proven, except the Asyra (see Chapter 9).
The Human Aura
Physicians who are open to psychically derived information consider the concept of subtle energies around living beings known as the “human aura.” Highly intuitive individuals are able to perceive the aura around the physical body, and it often manifests as shell-like layers or bodies. The first layer is termed the “etheric.” The Etheric Body is said to be in immediate contact with the physical body to sustain it and connect it with the higher bodies. Tradition holds that through this particular layer of energy around the body the soul and mind ultimately make contact with the physical body. The term “etheric” derives from the writings of Theosophy founder Madame Helene Blavatsky and was significantly formalized by fellow theosophists C.W. Leadbeater and Annie Besant. I personally have always “seen” energy around people. It looks like heat waves coming off the body. It is bright white in individuals who appear to be highly spiritually evolved. It looks like a tornado in psychotics with flashes of black, yellow, and red.
Hindu mysticism describes seven major sheaths and subtle bodies around the physical body, much like energetic envelopes. Leadbeater and Besant explained this system in terms of higher and lower astral bodies and higher and lower mental bodies. The second layer outside the body is the Astral or Emotional Body; the third is the Mental Body; the fourth is the Causal Body (abstract mind); and finally the Spiritual Body. Subtle energy manifests in all these bodies from the physical on out.
The American psychic Edgar Cayce considered the aura to be the energy surrounding a living being, essentially the electromagnetic radiation from the individual’s physical and emotional energy. Perhaps Cayce’s most famous statement is, “Mind is the builder.” (2269–1) But he also said that an individual, “. . . builds or retards according to the choices of the ideals.” (2326–1) Thus, the aura is the result of the whole physical/mental/spiritual being. According to Cayce, the aura reflects the character of the individual. Another way of looking at the individual is the relationship of the mind to the soul, but ultimately it is the relationship of the mind, body, and soul to our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health balance that influence the aura or energy bodies.
Talented intuitives who see the various and sundry colors in the energy surrounding the human body associate these colors with various mental thoughts or emotions. Emotions are actually physical feelings that result from mental beliefs. Thus, unusual colors and activity observed in the aura are interpreted as healthy or unhealthy. When I see what appears to be heat waves rising off the body; most of the time I see only a couple of inches of energy with some slight movement. Sometimes, however, it is very narrow and gray or dark and I associate that primarily with low life forces, depression, or focal disease. Occasionally I see splotches of black or brown, which I also associate with disease. Very rarely, I see lighter colors such as pink, violet, or green, and I cannot unequivocally determine what these mean.
The Seven Chakras
In addition to the energy layers around the entire body, of course, there are also other subtle energy factors, primarily the energy centers called chakras in Hinduism. Chakras are wheel-like energy vortices existing on the surface of the Etheric Body that connect, among other things, with particular areas of the physical body. These “force centers” are additionally associated with the energies of color and musical tones.
Although there is significant variation in the description of the chakras by some authors, I personally prefer those Caroline Myss and I have used over the past twenty-seven years. Caroline is the most accurate medical intuitive I know. She and I collaborated on a book, The Creation of Health, and we have conducted scores of workshops over the years. Her book Sacred Contracts discusses not only the chakras but their relation to many other aspects of life.
While Hinduism identifies many more than seven chakras, here is some basic information on the seven main chakras, from the base of the spine to the top of the head, with their corresponding colors and musical notes:
First Chakra: The Root
Color: Red
Note: C
Leadbetter and Besant associated the Root with the ovaries or the prostate, but I personally think of it as being primarily the legs right up through the hips. Caroline Myss associates the Root with one’s groundedness or connection to the earth, family, and nation.
Second Chakra: The Sacral
Color: Orange
Note: D
To me, the Sacral Chakra encompasses the area from the coccyx up to the navel and, therefore, would include the physical parts of the body, low back, pelvis, and lower abdomen. Caroline Myss considers the Sacral Chakra to be that involved with finances, security, and sexuality. I have seen thousands of patients with low back pain, and virtually all of them have financial and sexual difficulties.
Third Chakra: The Solar Plexus
Color: Yellow
Note: E
Also its anatomical name, I associate the Third Chakra area from the navel up to the rib cage, with the majority of abdominal organs. Caroline’s description of the Third Chakra includes one’s relationship to self-esteem and responsibility either of self or of others. It is interesting that diabetes, one of the most common modern illnesses, is often associated with obesity and other issues of self-esteem.
Fourth Chakra: The Heart
Color: Green
Note: F
The Heart Chakra includes the thymus gland and actually the entire chest, breasts, heart, lungs, aorta, esophagus, and thymus. It is associated with love and forgiveness by virtually all experts in the field of subtle energy.
Fifth Chakra: The Throat
Color: Blue
Note: G
Though it is called the Throat Chakra, to me it includes everything from the nose down through the arms and hands. Its primary function is an expression of will. We express our basic will by speaking, but also with use of our hands and arms. Once again, my clinical experience reveals that physical problems in this area are associated with over or under expression of needs, desires, and basic will.
Sixth Chakra: The Third Eye
Color: Blue/purple/indigo
Note: A
This chakra is sometimes associated with the pineal gland. To me, it includes the eyes, ears, and everything in the brain. It is the center of wisdom—or lack thereof! Thus all disorders of the brain and these related organs appear to result from issues of unwise choices.
