Chapter 8 Auric Magnetism The phenomenon of human magnetism is still well recognized by the general public.
To require argument at this time,
Let the scientists dispute about it as much as they please.
Down in the heart of nearly all of the plain people is the conviction that there is such a thing.
The occultists,
Of course,
Are quite familiar with the wonderful manifestations of this great natural force,
And with its effect upon the minds and bodies of members,
And can afford to smile at the attempts of some of the narrow minds in the colleagues to poo-poo the matter.
But the average person is not familiar with the relation of this human magnetism to the human aura.
I think that the student should familiarize himself with this fundamental relation in order to reason correctly on the subject of human magnetism.
Here is the fundamental fact in a nutshell.
The human aura is the great storehouse,
Or reservoir,
Of human magnetism,
And is the source of all human magnetism that is protected by the individual.
Just how human magnetism is generated is,
Of course,
A far deeper matter,
But it is enough for our purpose at this time to explain the fact of its storage and transmission.
In cases of magnetic healing,
The matter is comparatively simple.
In such instances,
The healer,
By an effort of the will,
Sometimes unconsciously applied,
Projects a supply of their pranic aura vibrations into the body of their patient.
By way of the nervous system of the patient,
And also by means of what may be called the induction of the aura itself,
The mere presence of a person strongly charged with prana is often enough to cause an overflow into the aura of other persons,
With a resulting feeling of new strength and energy.
By the use of the hands of the healer,
A heightened effect is produced by reason of certain properties inherent in the nervous system of both healer and patient.
There is even a flow of etheric substance from the aura of the healer to that of the patient,
In cases where the vitality of the latter is very low.
Many a healer has actually,
And literally,
Pumped their life force and etheric substance into the body of their patient.
When the latter was sinking into the weakness,
Which precedes death,
And has by so doing been able to bring them back to life and strength.
But the work of the magnetic healer does not stop here,
If they be well informed regarding their science.
The educated healer realizing the potent effect of mental states upon physical conditions,
Of mental vibrations upon the physical nerve centers and organs of the body,
Endeavours to arouse the proper mental vibrations in the mind of their patient.
Ordinarily,
They do this merely by holding their mind,
The corresponding desired mental state,
And thus arousing similar vibrations in the mind of the patient.
This of itself is a powerful weapon of healing,
And constitutes the essence of mental healing as usually practiced.
But there is a possible improvement even upon this,
As we shall see in a moment.
The advanced occultist realizing the law of action and reaction in the matter of the auric colors,
Does the same to account in healing work as follows.
They do not only hold their mind,
The strong feeling and thought which they wish to transmit to the patient,
They also picture in their imagination the particular kind of color which corresponds with the feeling of thought in question.
A moment's thought will show you that by this course they practically multiply the effect.
Not only do their own thought vibrations set up corresponding vibrations in the mind of the patient by the laws of thought transference,
But their thought of the certain colors will set up corresponding vibrations,
Not only in their own aura and tends to that of the patient,
But will also act directly upon the aura of the patient and reproduce the colors there,
Which in turn will arouse corresponding vibrations in the mind of the patient by the law of reaction.
The above may sound a little complicated at first reading,
But a little analysis will show you that it is really quite simple process,
Acting strictly along the lines of action and reaction,
Which law has been explained.
The vibrations rebound from mind to aura and from aura to mind in the patient,
Something like a billiard ball flying from one side of the table to another or a tennis ball flying between two rackets over the net.
The principle here I mentioned may be employed as well in what is called as in treatments where the patient is present by the laws of thought transference.
Not only the thought,
But also the mental image of the appropriate astral color is transmitted over space and then,
Imagined in the mind of the patient,
Is transmitted into helpful and health-giving vibrations in their mind.
The hearer of any school of mental or spiritual healing will find this plan very helpful to them in giving absent as well as present treatments.
Of course the fact that the ordinary healer is not able to distinguish the finer shades of astral color by reason of them not having actually perceived them manifested in the aura renders the employment of this method less effective than that of the developed and trained occultist.
But nevertheless,
They will find that from the knowledge of auric or astral colors they will be able to obtain quite satisfactory and marked results in their practice.
The following table,
Committed to memory,
Will be of help to them in the matter of employing the mental image of the auric colors in their healing work.
Table of healing colors Nervous system,
Cooling and soothing Shades of violet and lavender Resting and invigorating Effects Grass greens,
Inspiring and illuminating Medium yellows and orange Stimulating and exciting Reds Blood and organs Cooling and soothing Clear and dark blues Resting and invigorating Grass greens,
Inspiring and illuminating Orange yellows Stimulating and exciting Bright reds The following additional suggestions will be found helpful to the healer in cases of impaired physical vitality.
Also chilliness Lack of bodily warmth Bright warm reds are indicated In cases of feverness Overheated blood Excessive blood pressure Inflammation Blue is indicated Red has a tendency to produce renewed and more active heart action,
While violets and lavenders tend to slow down the too rapid beating of the heart.
A nervous,
Unstrung patient may be treated by bathing them,
Mentally,
In a flood of violet or lavender auric colors,
While a tired,
Used-up,
Fatigued person may be invigorated by flooding them with bright reds,
Followed by bright,
Rich yellows,
Finishing the treatment with a steady flow of warm orange color.
To those who are sufficiently advanced in occult philosophy,
I would say that they should remember the significance of the great white light,
And accordingly conclude their treatment by an effort to indicate an approach to that clear,
Pure white color in the aura,
Mentally of course.
This will leave the patient in an inspired,
Exalted,
Illuminated state of mind and soul,
Which will be a great benefit to them,
And will also have the effect of reinvigorating the healer by cosmic energy or prana prana.
Everything that has been said in this chapter regarding the use of color in magnetic treatments is equally applicable to cases of self-healing or self-treatment.
Let the patient follow the directions above given for the healer,
And then turn the healing current or thought inward,
And the result will be the same as if they were treating another.
The individual will soon find that certain colors fit their requirements better than others,
In which case let them follow such experience in preference to general rules,
For the intuition generally is the safest guide in such cases.
However,
It will be found that the individual experience will usually agree with the tables given above,
With slight personal variations.
