The Layers of Aura

by rebelbam @ deviantART

A while back, I was doing some research for this little spiritual research journal I'm working on, and I came across a site that listed the 12 layers of aura. I found that this perspective - and its descriptions - went along with what I now believe about the aura. See, I feel that all information pertaining to our life and life story resides in the aura as the particular "instance" of Adonai that we are. So when I tune in to people, I feel that I'm tuning in to everything in their aura - not what some higher being or snippet from the "Akashic Records" tells me. 

Here's my understanding of these layers:

•  Layer 1: Physical/lower etheric. Associated with awareness of physical - bridges the material body to the higher bodies. Seen as grayish-white outline. Associated with root.
• Layer 2: Emotional body (lower emotional aspect). Associated with sacral. Perceived by third eye.
• Layer 3: Mental body (lower mental aspect). Associated with solar plexus, and the vibrational thoughts and mental processes of the ego.
• Layer 4: Astral body. Expression of physical, emotional, and mental level, and associated with heart. Bridge between denser vibrations and higher ones. The layer in which all energy must pass through when going from one world to the other.
• Layer 5: Etheric template body (physical aspect). Associated with throat. Blueprint of lower etheric, and where matter is shaped into the physical aspect. Where sound creates matter. Balance and restoration of physical illnesses in the lower etheric requires healing work at etheric template level.
• Layer 6: Celestial body (emotional aspect). Associated with third eye, as well as processes of enlightenment. Composed of light and gives access to higher qualities of feelings, thoughts, and manifestations.
• Layer 7: Ketheric or Causal body (mental aspect). Associated with crown. Contains the life plan and reflects all experiences related to the incarnation. Purest form - link to Creator. Can't be experienced from limiting viewpoint of ego.
• Layer 8: Memory body. Associated with karmic memories, the time continuum. 8th chakra.
• Layer 9: Soul body. 9th (soul star) chakra. Interfaces with our divine oneness. Occupies minute space on physical plane.
• Layer 10: Integrative body, also known as "Traveling path" for dream body. It can access data from genetic and soul heritage and contains imprints of our purpose. Integrates chakras and spiritual energy. 
• Layer 11: Eternal body, where physical is transformed into light body.
• Layer 12: Universal mind body. Ultimate connection to divine consciousness.

So yeah. I'm not all into the fancy names, but I do feel that everything we need to know is already part of us. I used to swing for the whole "let me contact a higher being for that information" thing, too; however, within the last few months, my perspective has changed. Therefore, I need to adjust my readings to fit this perspective.