Who observes the ghost of a living out-of-body person or of a dead person or of a person in the normal waking state will notice a slightly luminous form with large spots of phosphorescent colors. The nebula which reproduces the form of the physical body resembles a large egg; it is an energetic atmosphere of astral atoms, whose colors, now strong, now delicate, indicate at which moral and initiatic level the individual under examination finds himself. The point of concentration of this ovoid atmosphere is the “Causal Body ”, but it can also move to other points. The colored aura carries the imprint of the entire light spectrum: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. Here we summarize the meanings of the colors of the ”emotional body ”:

BLACK: the dense clouds of the aura and, therefore of the astral body, when tending towards the black indicate a psychic state of malice and hate. A clairvoyant observing someone who is found prey to an excess of anger will see him with his tremendous thought-forms fluttering in his aura, similar to coils of poisonous and heavy smoke, an evident symptom of hate.

 

BROWN: the color rust, reddish-brown and opaque, is avarice. If arranged in parallel stripes it is a crisis of avarice. A gray-brown reveals egoism. Greenish-brown with dark red or scarlet streaks: jealousy.

RED: as dark red flashes or streaks, generally on a black background, it denotes rage, and if there is brown, we have the egoism in rage. Who is reviled or oppressed and feels a noble indignation reveals flashes of scarlet on the background of the aura. Sensuality tinges the aura with a bloody and livid red.

 

CRIMSON: is the manifestation of love with a range of shades. Opaque, oppressive and mixed with the brown of egoism when love considers how much affection it receives from others. If the love is genuine and gives itself without claiming recognition, in a rush of willing self-giving to the beloved, then it expresses itself with a stupendous and pleasing pink color; if, then, this pink is very brilliant, with shades of lilac, then the aura expresses the most spiritual love towards humanity. From these observations we have derived the bases for a spiritual Ascesis, using in pictorial Art the colors which can, with extended use, mold and modify the consciousness of the artist and make him an Initiate for the Kingdom of God.

 

ORANGE: is the symptom of ambition and pride, and is often associated with irritability.

YELLOW: high grade of intellectuality. Colored darker and opaque if the intellect is oriented towards the base, and is even more somber if this intellectuality is directed towards egoistic ends. When the aims are elevated and more altruistic then the color is of a brilliant gold, and bright and luminous like the yellow of a daisy.

 

LEAD GRAY: expresses a profound depression. When in parallel lines we have avarice and moral imprisonment. A livid gray is a symptom of a state of terror.

 

LIGHT BLUE: the color light blue, ultramarine or cobalt blue indicates the devotion to a very noble spiritual ideal, and if this color gradually rises to a luminous lilac-blue it demonstrates a superior spirituality, while the elevated spiritual tendencies, the lofty aspirations, are indicated by the same color accompanied by sparkling golden stars. If in the aura a light or dark blue is seen we have the religious sentiment; but we could have either pure or bigoted sentiments, nobility or egoism, and in this case we have the hues of indigo and rich violet or a muddy blue-gray of low cults.

 

GREEN: is a color, which must be studied with insight. Muddy gray-green indicates betrayal and cunning. It is found among savages and in not very evolved people. Light emerald green is versatility, ingenuity, resourcefulness, but without malice or bad intentions. It is the color of those who do everything for others, but seek their praise, gratification and favor only to help them to become stronger. When the green becomes a beautiful, luminous pale blue then it reveals compassion, sympathy and adaptability. Strong vitality is indicated by a bright apple-green.

 

ULTRAVIOLET: is the purest and most elevated development of the psychic faculty.

 

INFRARED: indicates the base psychic faculties of the black sorcerer, the faculties which disgust the Archeosopher and honest people.

Tommaso Palamidessi

excerpt from "THE COLORS OT THE PSYCHE AND OF ITS AURA"

in the 8^th Booklet of Archeosophy