You are more than physical – you are made of colour and light. Beneath the surface, your body is energy, vibrating and radiating its own unique frequency. This energy field, your aura, shimmers around you, reflecting your thoughts, emotions, and inner state. Think of it as your personal energy signature, an invisible mirror of your inner world that radiates out and attracts what aligns with you.
The Seven Layers of Your Aura
Your aura isn’t just one glow of light; it’s made up of seven distinct layers, each connected to a part of your physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing. Together, these layers form a complete picture of your energy system:
- The Etheric Body
The layer closest to your skin. It reflects your physical health, vitality, and strength. - The Emotional Body
Holds your feelings, memories, and moods. It changes most quickly as your emotions shift. - The Mental Body
Contains your thoughts, beliefs, and mindset – the stories you tell yourself. - The Astral Body
The layer of love and connection, where empathy and relationships live. - The Etheric Template
Linked to self-expression and how freely you communicate your truth. - The Celestial Body
Connected to intuition, inspiration, and your dream space. - The Causal Plane
The outermost layer, representing your soul’s purpose and spiritual balance.
Each layer emits its own colour or combination of colours, constantly shifting depending on how you’re feeling, thinking, and growing.
The Language of Colour
Your aura is colour-coded energy. Unlike your chakras, which tend to hold one consistent colour, your aura’s palette changes with your current state of being. These shades tell the story of where you are right now; emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.
Here’s a simple guide to what your colours might mean:
❤️ Red: Strength & Vitality
A bright red aura reflects physical energy, courage, and passion. You’re feeling strong, active, and ready to take on challenges.
🧡 Orange: Joy & Creativity
Orange radiates warmth, optimism, and enthusiasm. It’s the energy of fun, movement, and new beginnings.
💛 Yellow: Confidence & Clarity
Yellow is the colour of the solar plexus. It glows when you feel confident, focused, and self-assured.
💚 Green: Healing & Balance
Green energy suggests growth, compassion, and renewal. It’s the colour of healers and those finding peace within.
💙 Blue: Calm & Communication
Blue represents truth, serenity, and open expression. When your aura is blue, your energy feels calm and steady.
💜 Violet: Intuition & Spiritual Insight
Violet is the colour of higher awareness. It glows when you’re deeply intuitive or connected to something beyond yourself.
🤍 White: Purity & Expansion
White or pearlescent tones show cleansing, openness, and a state of spiritual awakening.
🖤 Dark or Cloudy Shades: Overwhelm or Fatigue
Dull tones don’t mean something is wrong. They simply show where your energy needs rest, grounding, or emotional release.
How to See Your Aura
You can actually start to sense or even see your aura with a simple practice.
- Find a quiet space with a plain, light-coloured wall.
- Hold your hand out in front of it and soften your gaze. Try not to stare, just relax your eyes.
- Look at the space around your fingers. You might start to notice a soft glow, shimmer, or colour outlining your hand.
It can take time to notice. Some people see colour right away, others feel warmth, tingling, or emotion first. Both are real and valid ways of connecting with your energy field.
Discovering Your Dominant Aura Colour
Your aura shifts all the time, but there’s often a dominant colour that represents your current vibration.
Think about:
- The colours you’ve been drawn to wearing lately.
- The tones you decorate your home with.
- The shades that make you feel calm, confident, or joyful.
These clues reveal where your energy naturally wants to be. If you’ve been craving orange, you might be stepping into a new creative phase. If deep blue feels right, your energy could be calling for peace and clear communication.
Fragrance and the Frequency of You
Scent, like colour, carries vibration. Each fragrance note holds its own energy; grounding, uplifting, soothing, or energising. The aromas you’re drawn to often align with your aura’s current frequency.
- A red or orange aura resonates with warm spices, amber, and citrus – scents that spark energy and passion.
- Green or blue energy harmonises with herbal, oceanic, and floral notes that restore calm and balance.
- Violet or white tones are reflected in soft musks, woods, and delicate botanicals that invite clarity and peace.
Choosing your perfume, candle, or diffuser can become a form of energy care, a way to support how you feel and what you’re becoming.
So next time you light a candle or choose a fragrance, pause for a moment. Notice which scent feels like “you” right now. Let it be your quiet reminder that you are energy; evolving, luminous, and entirely your own.
