I heard that I should cleanse my aura daily. Why is that? And what are some easy ways for cleansing of my aura?
We are all interconnected and our auras, or the human energy field, constantly interact with the energy field of other beings and the environment.
For example, if you feel drained or overwhelmed in large crowds or with certain people, then you have experienced this interconnectedness. Your aura, your energy field, picked up the energy of others.
So, our energy field is affected by interactions with other beings as well our physical environment - electromagnetic pollution, air quality, water quality, food we eat and also our own emotional state.
Just as we take care of our physical body, we need to take care of our energy body on regular basis. For many healers, aura cleansing is part of a daily routine.
There are many ways to cleanse the aura - drinking plenty of fresh, clean water a day is one way to keep your energy field humming. Taking time for yourself, meditating, engaging in arts, and anything that nourishes your soul, helps your energy field as well.
In this article, I talk about three ways you can intentionally cleanse your aura: using the Earth's energy, smudging and taking a salt bath.
Aura cleansing using the Earth's energy
One of my favorite ways to cleanse my aura is to use the energy of mother Earth. I spend a lot of time in nature and at least twice per week I go for long walks in the woods.
The Earth is a living, breathing, pulsing organism that emits her own energy. You can use this energy to cleanse your energetic field, to balance the vibrational frequencies of your chakras and to bring equilibrium to your subtle body.
Just being in nature, away from electromagnetic pollution, will aid in cleansing of your aura. You don't have to do anything else. Slowing down, being present, sensing the earth, the trees, the vastness of the sky, and taking deep belly breaths will help to cleanse your aura.
Sometimes I also incorporate the following ways of using the Earth's energy for aura cleansing:
- Hugging a tree - closing my eyes and sensing the aura of the tree, allowing it to merge with my own aura. I would hug a tree also when I was feeling loneliness. The energy of loneliness is a memory from my childhood, when I was left alone for long periods of time, and by connecting with the tree in the present moment, in the here and now, the energy of loneliness dissipated.
- Walking barefoot on grass - being present, sensing my feet on the ground, sensing the temperature, the softness, settling into the quietness and the humming of Earth's energy. Letting the energetic frequency of Earth merge with my own frequency very quickly cleanses unsettling energy.
- Meditating under a tree, sensing my auric field, sensing the energy of nature, sensing the body's boundaries merging with Earth's energy into oneness.
Earthing - cleansing, connecting, and grounding with the energy vibration of the earth.
Aura cleansing with a smudge stick - smudging
Shamans, healers and many spiritual teachers cleanse their aura daily with smudging. Smudging is also used as part of a ritual to begin or conclude healing ceremonies. The shaman or the healer will use a smudge for this process.
A smudge is a bundle of dried herbs also called a "smudge stick". You can make a smudge stick on your own or you can buy one at a metaphysical store.
Most commonly used herbs for smudging are:
- sage
- cedar
- sweetgrass
Any herb can be used instead of these. A friend of mine sometimes use rosemary as it grows abundantly in her garden. First, she lets it dry and then ties the branches together into a tight stick.
The smudge stick is burned in a way that it produces smoke rather than a flame or fire.
For your own aura cleansing, it is best to have someone to help you. If you would like to do it alone, I recommend placing the smudge stick into a safe porcelain container in order for you to have both hands free.
Light up the smudge stick, once there is smoke, scoop it up with your hands (or have a friend to do this) and with smooth rolling hand motions bring it over to the body.
Start at the top of the head and continue down towards the legs. Scoop up more smoke as you move along the body. You do not touch the body, rather you bring the smoke over to your auric field. Let your intuition guide you how far or how close to bring the smoke to the physical body.
Smudging can be used to cleanse a room, an entire house, your car, your sacred meditation space, basically anything since all objects have aura. The smudging ritual purifies energy, auric field of all objects and spaces.
Aura cleansing with sea salt
You can also cleanse your aura by taking a sea salt bath. Sea salt has wonderful electrical and cleansing effects on the body and the energetic field.
Draw a warm bath and add a cup or two of sea salt.
You can buy sea salt in a health food store, my favorite is pink himalayan salt, but any other sea salt is great for the bath.
Avoid adding commercial bath products into the water as they can contain many chemicals. If you wish to use something fragrant, use pure essential oils in your bath.
These are a few ways you can cleanse your aura. I encourage you to cleanse your energy body regularly. If you want to create a habit of aura cleansing, it takes 40 days of repeating a certain behaviour for it to become a habit. So, at the beginning, it will take a conscious effort to remember to cleanse your aura, but if you stick with it, in 40 days, it will became a habit.
Meaning of Aura Colors
Learning to see Auras is easy, understanding and interpreting what you see is a bit more complex. Learning what different colors of Human Aura mean is a first step in this understanding.
Chakra Colors in Depth
Explore the deeper meaning of color and its connection with your seven chakras. Learn about the science of color, how we see colors and delve into color psychology. Awaken your sense of self and re-connect with your soul.
Simona Sebastian is the founder of Chakra-Anatomy.com. Simona's curiosity led her from science and computer programming studies, to exploration of subtle energy, healing, and consciousness.
Reiki Self-Healing
All healing is self-healing. Tapping into the universal energy, we can use Reiki to heal our physical, emotional, and spiritual bodies. A gentle and safe method for holistic self-care, anyone can use Reiki energy for self-healing.
Third Eye Chakra
The Brow Chakra or Third Eye is the 6th chakra also known as Ajna chakra. The gift of this chakra is clear seeing. It is seeing beyond the physical form, beyond the frequencies of material world, seeing the subtle energies and higher vibrations. The energy of Ajna chakra allows us to access our inner guidance.
Stay connected! Subscribe to Chakra Wisdom eZine and
download a free Chakra Affirmations poster.
New! Comments
Do you have something to say about what you just read! Leave me a comment in the box below. I'd love to hear from you!