If you are trying to read your own aura, you will also need a mirror. [3] X Research source If you don’t have a mirror, you can read the aura around your hand by placing it in front of a white surface or piece of paper. Make sure you are in a comfortable, quiet environment. You need to be able to concentrate and focus on your subject without interruption. [4] X Research source

Natural light is the best, but you can use candles or lamps to get the right concentration of light needed. [6] X Research source

When you first start, focus on a small area. On a subject, it may help to look for the aura around the subject’s head, using their forehead as a focal point. If you are trying to read your own aura, you can focus around your head or gaze at the tips of your fingers against white paper. In this case, use the fingernail as your focal point.

The longer you work at reading auras, the more colors and variations it is possible to see. It just takes time and practice. [8] X Research source

After-images are typically color paired: black and white, red and turquoise, orange and blue, yellow and violet, and green and pink. [9] X Research source

Some colors seen in auras are hard to recreate in an artistic medium. Just get as close as you can, but describe any differences somewhere on the page.

The brown aura is read as two different shades. The light brown aura is associated with discouragement, confusion, and a lack of confidence in oneself, the situation, or others. The dark brown aura denotes deception and selfishness. The black aura is associated with hatred, depression, and major illness. Individuals with a black aura can be considered miserly and cheap. [18] X Research source