Eighth Chakra: The Aura

The Eighth Chakra, often called the Aura, is an electromagnetic field that surrounds and interpenetrates the physical body. It’s like your energetic fingerprint, unique to you, and constantly shifting to reflect your thoughts, emotions, health, and spiritual state. While the Seventh Chakra connects us to universal awareness, the Eighth displays the unique frequency of our energy in each and every moment for others to feel and see.

The Eighth Chakra is the combined energy of all the other chakra centers and is the most expansive. It is a radiant field of energy that surrounds and suffuses all other bodies, encompassing our state of health, the type and intensity of emotion we are experiencing, and our capacity and abilities. The Aura is the state of our inner energy projected out into the world. As such, the healthy flowing energy of the other chakras and bodies produces a large, strong Aura, which gives us a strong projection. 

This chakra is not associated with any element, but with broadcasting your presence to the world, “This is who I am. Witness my identity and caliber.” When your electromagnetic field is strong, because the other chakras are aligned and functioning well, your presence alone seems to do the work for you and direct the force of the universe to fulfill your desires and needs with little effort on your part. Strong presence can also help others to know who you are, and trust or even admire you, before you speak one word to them.

The Aura also serves as a protective energetic barrier for our entire system; this is sometimes described as the Circumvent Field in Modern Kundalini Yoga. Every other magnetic field we encounter crosses and may penetrate our Aura. A bit like a fence or a blockade, its strength determines what gets in and what does not. A strong Aura can prevent negativity, attacks, and even germs from entering our systems; a weak Aura allows our energy to be affected by that of others, making it more difficult for us to maintain our health, individuality, and elevation.

We also relate to emotions differently, depending on the strength of our Aura or electromagnetic field. When the Aura is strong, we can choose whether to express or redirect an emotion. When it is weak, emotions may seem overwhelming and in control of our behavior; we cannot separate them from our identity or direct them consciously.

The flow of energy in the Aura can become blocked or irregular due to our cemented habits of thinking and behavior. When our established patterns become firmly cemented, it can cause a split or division between our rigid actions and the naturally fluid response of our mind. This is described by those who can see Auras as a hole or a cut in the Aura, which reduces our radiance and defenses.

Ideally, your Aura is oval or egg-shaped and can extend up to 9 feet in every direction, including under the ground beneath your feet. When healthy and strong, it is said to be white, which is the combination of the colors of all the other chakras. One of the other energetic bodies, the Arcline, is said to be part of the overall Aura. The Arcline is in charge of discrimination and deciding what should be allowed to penetrate the Aura, and what cannot get in or affect us. When our mental vibration is strong, our Arcline protects all vulnerable areas of life automatically. What the Arcline determines is to our benefit enters and merges with our own energy.

A strong Aura signifies well-balanced inner energy, granting a magnetic presence, protection from negativity, and emotional clarity. It is our mechanism of energetic defense and the broadcaster of who we are in the world.