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Occult Manuals #1
The Human Aura, Astral Colors and Thought Forms
The human aura may be described as a fine, ethereal radiation or emanation surrounding each and every living human being. It extends from two to three feet, in all directions, from the body. It assumes an oval shape-a great egg-shaped nebula surrounding the body on all sides for a distance of two or three feet. This atmosphere or aura is apparent to a large percentage of persons in the sense of the psychic awareness generally called "feeling." Being outside of the ordinary range of the five senses, we are apt to feel that there is something odd or uncanny about these feelings. But every person knows them to be realities and admits their effect upon his impressions.
76 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1912
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William Walker Atkinson
2,492 books399 followersPseudonyms: Theron Q. Dumont, Yogi Ramacharaka, Swami Bhakta Vishita & Swami Panchadasi
William Walker Atkinson (December 5, 1862 – November 22, 1932) was an attorney, merchant, publisher, and author, as well as an occultist and an American pioneer of the New Thought movement. He is also known to have been the author of the pseudonymous works attributed to Theron Q. Dumont, Swami Panchadasi and Yogi Ramacharaka and others.
Due in part to Atkinson's intense personal secrecy and extensive use of pseudonyms, he is now largely forgotten, despite having obtained mention in past editions of Who's Who in America, Religious Leaders of America, and several similar publications—and having written more than 100 books in the last 30 years of his life. His works have remained in print more or less continuously since 1900.
William Walker Atkinson was born in Baltimore, Maryland on December 5, 1862, to William and Emma Atkinson. He began his working life as a grocer at 15 years old, probably helping his father. He married Margret Foster Black of Beverly, New Jersey, in October 1889, and they had two children. The first probably died young. The second later married and had two daughters.
Atkinson pursued a business career from 1882 onwards and in 1894 he was admitted as an attorney to the Bar of Pennsylvania. While he gained much material success in his profession as a lawyer, the stress and over-strain eventually took its toll, and during this time he experienced a complete physical and mental breakdown, and financial disaster. He looked for healing and in the late 1880s he found it with New Thought, later attributing the restoration of his health, mental vigor and material prosperity to the application of the principles of New Thought.
Some time after his healing, Atkinson began to write articles on the truths he felt he had discovered, which were then known as Mental Science. In 1889, an article by him entitled "A Mental Science Catechism," appeared in Charles Fillmore's new periodical, Modern Thought.
By the early 1890s Chicago had become a major centre for New Thought, mainly through the work of Emma Curtis Hopkins, and Atkinson decided to move there. Once in the city, he became an active promoter of the movement as an editor and author. He was responsible for publishing the magazines Suggestion (1900–1901), New Thought (1901–1905) and Advanced Thought (1906–1916).
In 1900 Atkinson worked as an associate editor of Suggestion, a New Thought Journal, and wrote his probable first book, Thought-Force in Business and Everyday Life, being a series of lessons in personal magnetism, psychic influence, thought-force, concentration, will-power, and practical mental science.
He then met Sydney Flower, a well-known New Thought publisher and businessman, and teamed up with him. In December, 1901 he assumed editorship of Flower's popular New Thought magazine, a post which he held until 1905. During these years he built for himself an enduring place in the hearts of its readers. Article after article flowed from his pen. Meanwhile he also founded his own Psychic Club and the so-called "Atkinson School of Mental Science". Both were located in the same building as Flower's Psychic Research and New Thought Publishing Company.
Atkinson was a past president of the International New Thought Alliance.
Throughout his subsequent career, Atkinson wrote and published under his own name and many pseudonyms. It is not known whether he ever acknowledged authorship of these pseudonymous works, but all of the supposedly independent authors whose writings are now credited to Atkinson were linked to one another by virtue of the fact that their works were released by a series of publishing houses with shared addresses and they also wrote for a series of magazines with a shared roster of authors. Atkinson was the editor of a
William Walker Atkinson (December 5, 1862 – November 22, 1932) was an attorney, merchant, publisher, and author, as well as an occultist and an American pioneer of the New Thought movement. He is also known to have been the author of the pseudonymous works attributed to Theron Q. Dumont, Swami Panchadasi and Yogi Ramacharaka and others.
Due in part to Atkinson's intense personal secrecy and extensive use of pseudonyms, he is now largely forgotten, despite having obtained mention in past editions of Who's Who in America, Religious Leaders of America, and several similar publications—and having written more than 100 books in the last 30 years of his life. His works have remained in print more or less continuously since 1900.
William Walker Atkinson was born in Baltimore, Maryland on December 5, 1862, to William and Emma Atkinson. He began his working life as a grocer at 15 years old, probably helping his father. He married Margret Foster Black of Beverly, New Jersey, in October 1889, and they had two children. The first probably died young. The second later married and had two daughters.
Atkinson pursued a business career from 1882 onwards and in 1894 he was admitted as an attorney to the Bar of Pennsylvania. While he gained much material success in his profession as a lawyer, the stress and over-strain eventually took its toll, and during this time he experienced a complete physical and mental breakdown, and financial disaster. He looked for healing and in the late 1880s he found it with New Thought, later attributing the restoration of his health, mental vigor and material prosperity to the application of the principles of New Thought.
Some time after his healing, Atkinson began to write articles on the truths he felt he had discovered, which were then known as Mental Science. In 1889, an article by him entitled "A Mental Science Catechism," appeared in Charles Fillmore's new periodical, Modern Thought.
By the early 1890s Chicago had become a major centre for New Thought, mainly through the work of Emma Curtis Hopkins, and Atkinson decided to move there. Once in the city, he became an active promoter of the movement as an editor and author. He was responsible for publishing the magazines Suggestion (1900–1901), New Thought (1901–1905) and Advanced Thought (1906–1916).
In 1900 Atkinson worked as an associate editor of Suggestion, a New Thought Journal, and wrote his probable first book, Thought-Force in Business and Everyday Life, being a series of lessons in personal magnetism, psychic influence, thought-force, concentration, will-power, and practical mental science.
He then met Sydney Flower, a well-known New Thought publisher and businessman, and teamed up with him. In December, 1901 he assumed editorship of Flower's popular New Thought magazine, a post which he held until 1905. During these years he built for himself an enduring place in the hearts of its readers. Article after article flowed from his pen. Meanwhile he also founded his own Psychic Club and the so-called "Atkinson School of Mental Science". Both were located in the same building as Flower's Psychic Research and New Thought Publishing Company.
Atkinson was a past president of the International New Thought Alliance.
Throughout his subsequent career, Atkinson wrote and published under his own name and many pseudonyms. It is not known whether he ever acknowledged authorship of these pseudonymous works, but all of the supposedly independent authors whose writings are now credited to Atkinson were linked to one another by virtue of the fact that their works were released by a series of publishing houses with shared addresses and they also wrote for a series of magazines with a shared roster of authors. Atkinson was the editor of a
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October 7, 2014
This is a short, basic guide to the aura. There is some amazing information that I have never heard anywhere else. It is dense and rich.
June 6, 2015
This book is interesting though I am not sure if I would believe everything in it. I think it was the Buddha, and along with this, many in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition who said, one should never believe anything until they have experienced it themselves. However I will say I've seen human auras and they are not anything special, they are the thing that surround a person that inform you whether that person is experiencing great pain or whether they are the kind of person who is full of energy. If you ever want to experience this yourself you simply have to look at your first instinct when looking at someone, similar to when you see a friend where something is 'off' or 'uncanny'. With practice one could probably be very well trained at reading people, and the visual cues associated with such, which can include, not only body language, but the use of one's own feelings in the context of the people that surround them (based on the theory that all feelings are shared, and that what you feel is the same as what others feel), similar to when someone walks into a room and the tone of the room changes.
October 21, 2012
Some interesting ideas on the aura but ultimately I felt like something was missing. Perhaps this book is much too short for what it attempts to describe? Anywho, you can download a free copy above (green button that says "download ebook" ) or just go to www.gutenberg.org/ and grab a copy if you so desire.
April 7, 2022
So reading through the books on my old kindle is uncovering some interesting insights into who I was back then.
This book was written in 1912 and it is clear the author thought that being able to read and see auras would be a given thing in the future. Maybe it will be one day but over 100 years later and it’s still not a subject most people would discuss over dinner.
This book is interesting that he sets it out as a guide for those who already believe and have some understanding.
For me it is a jumping off board for research for future book ideas.
This book was written in 1912 and it is clear the author thought that being able to read and see auras would be a given thing in the future. Maybe it will be one day but over 100 years later and it’s still not a subject most people would discuss over dinner.
This book is interesting that he sets it out as a guide for those who already believe and have some understanding.
For me it is a jumping off board for research for future book ideas.
December 26, 2019
A small book which I read in one sitting. It is ok (ish)... You have to bear in mind while reading that it is a book in the public domain, having been published over 100 years ago. It has some interesting information but you will need to analyse it with other sources to retrieve any reliable or useful material. It lacks the more evidence-based argument that a modern reader would expect. A good beginners book on the subject though.
November 18, 2024
I really should have read this earlier into my esoteric studies, but better late than never. This is essential reading for every person who considers themselves spiritual; it’s non-denominational and accessible. The language is simple and the information is easy to grasp. I understand that this was all we knew at the time, but I just wish it was a tiny bit longer. You could almost read this over your lunch break.
January 2, 2022
Buku ini menjelaskan bagaimana manusia memiliki auranya masing-masing. Bagi yang telah mempelajari ilmu aura sudah paham betul bagaimana aura-aura manusia jika mengalami suasana senang, sedih, marah, cemas, bingung. Menampilkan warna merah, jingga, kuning, hijau, biru, nila , ungu dan warna-warna lainnya.
May 15, 2021
Aku baca versi terjemahan bahasa Indonesia, penjelasannya menarik hanya banyak sekali yang hilang tanpa tahu itu apa, seperti ada yang kurang.. sehingga setelah membaca ino terasa bingung namun secara garis besar paham dengan pembahasan aura yang ada di dalam buku ini
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May 5, 2025Read this because I thought it was interesting that a swami mentioned this, thought it would be something about the chakras, but it more so it a western book under a pseudonym. Super short book in the public domain.
April 17, 2021
I appreciated the instructions for practicing seeing your own aura using your hand/fingers. Simple but effective steps.
April 26, 2025
Confirmation of personal experiences.
December 31, 2022
Menceritakan warna-warna aura yang terpancar dari seseorang yang dapat dilihat oleh okultis yang terampil. Aura, merupakan warna yang terpancar dari tubuh yang terbentuk dari aktivitas mental dan emosional seseorang.. Seringkali orang biasa yang tidak bisa melihat aura tetap dapat merasakannya, seseserhana merasa senang, tenang atau tidak nyaman dengan orang tersebut atau bahkan seperti terserap energi kita hanya ketika berinteraksi dengannya.
January 17, 2014
The Human Aura Astral Colors And Thought Forms
By William Walker Atkinson
It's hard to finish a Non Fiction, specially harder when you redevelop your fetish for watching television shows. Still, I can say proudly that despite all the above hindrances I completed three non fictions this month. Namely “Chakra Balancing”, “The Secret” and now “The Human Aura Astral Colors And Thought Forms”. Strangely, I have to read all three of them simultaneously, as all are related to each other in some way or other. In order to understand the one, you should know about the other. That’s why it took me so long to post a book review.
Nevertheless, here I am. I completed “Chakra Balancing” and “The Secret” first. Human Aura I read about on and off, as required while studying the previous ones. Today, when I completed it, I realized just how much wisdom there is just lying in plain sight around us. So much energy and life, meaningful things that we completely ignore and rather focus on some trivial materialistic things.
Coming to the book, it begins with revealing what is actually Human Aura or Prana or Aabha as we call in Hindi. Prana is the Vital essence The Life Force. This Prana Aura does not only reflect our being, but it reflects on what we are? What we are thinking? What state we are in? More importantly, how we are communicating with the universe?
When we feel something or are going through a particular emotion we are projecting that feeling through our Aura. This is mirrored in so many different colors, each corresponding to various feelings out there. I have dealt with the same in one of my previous post “The Color Of Love”. This topic is so vast though that it can not be covered in a single post. In the book, each color is explained with its corresponding state. Even the hue, tint and shade of a color make a huge difference towards the Aura visualization.
But, what is the so called Feeling that gets projected in these Aura's colors. It is our Thoughts. Our thoughts who are manifested in our Aura in the forms of colors and vibrations. Vibrations that we send to our universe. They not only affect us, but also the persons who come in contact (not necessarily touching) with us. Have you ever thought how you feel sad in someone's company, or why a Hospital always feels like a Morgue, or a playground feels like freedom? Have you thought, why did you label someone as a positive person and some as dull and boring or a pessimist? Most of the times what we feel about others is what their thoughts are projecting about them to the universe.
Another interesting aspect that this book talks about is about healing through Aura Magnetism. Healing with the help of a strong magnetic Aura is pretty old phenomenon. I have heard of many saints and god souls who have helped others by just touching them or giving them the life energy; Prana. This works on the same concept as Aura Projection. I have tried my hands at this too, and that too successfully. Cheers!!!
This book has dealt with many such concepts related to Human Aura, but still this subject is too vast and knowledge is so ancient that one can not fully capture it in one book. For a beginners sake this book is pretty good in answering some of the basic questions. Good read. :)
By William Walker Atkinson
It's hard to finish a Non Fiction, specially harder when you redevelop your fetish for watching television shows. Still, I can say proudly that despite all the above hindrances I completed three non fictions this month. Namely “Chakra Balancing”, “The Secret” and now “The Human Aura Astral Colors And Thought Forms”. Strangely, I have to read all three of them simultaneously, as all are related to each other in some way or other. In order to understand the one, you should know about the other. That’s why it took me so long to post a book review.
Nevertheless, here I am. I completed “Chakra Balancing” and “The Secret” first. Human Aura I read about on and off, as required while studying the previous ones. Today, when I completed it, I realized just how much wisdom there is just lying in plain sight around us. So much energy and life, meaningful things that we completely ignore and rather focus on some trivial materialistic things.
Coming to the book, it begins with revealing what is actually Human Aura or Prana or Aabha as we call in Hindi. Prana is the Vital essence The Life Force. This Prana Aura does not only reflect our being, but it reflects on what we are? What we are thinking? What state we are in? More importantly, how we are communicating with the universe?
When we feel something or are going through a particular emotion we are projecting that feeling through our Aura. This is mirrored in so many different colors, each corresponding to various feelings out there. I have dealt with the same in one of my previous post “The Color Of Love”. This topic is so vast though that it can not be covered in a single post. In the book, each color is explained with its corresponding state. Even the hue, tint and shade of a color make a huge difference towards the Aura visualization.
But, what is the so called Feeling that gets projected in these Aura's colors. It is our Thoughts. Our thoughts who are manifested in our Aura in the forms of colors and vibrations. Vibrations that we send to our universe. They not only affect us, but also the persons who come in contact (not necessarily touching) with us. Have you ever thought how you feel sad in someone's company, or why a Hospital always feels like a Morgue, or a playground feels like freedom? Have you thought, why did you label someone as a positive person and some as dull and boring or a pessimist? Most of the times what we feel about others is what their thoughts are projecting about them to the universe.
Another interesting aspect that this book talks about is about healing through Aura Magnetism. Healing with the help of a strong magnetic Aura is pretty old phenomenon. I have heard of many saints and god souls who have helped others by just touching them or giving them the life energy; Prana. This works on the same concept as Aura Projection. I have tried my hands at this too, and that too successfully. Cheers!!!
This book has dealt with many such concepts related to Human Aura, but still this subject is too vast and knowledge is so ancient that one can not fully capture it in one book. For a beginners sake this book is pretty good in answering some of the basic questions. Good read. :)
February 26, 2024
me gusta el orden y los detalles de los consejos porque va directamente al punto. Literalmente es breve y muy útil
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October 5, 2016
Enjoyed very much, Thank you
Stay in the light always, working on protecting my energy from a loved one's grief and sadness,
Understanding that they mean no harm, but drains you just the same,
She is muddled and her energy is negative,
The book helped in reading the shades and tints, and the final egg of light will be a blessing _(")_
_(gratitude)_
Stay in the light always, working on protecting my energy from a loved one's grief and sadness,
Understanding that they mean no harm, but drains you just the same,
She is muddled and her energy is negative,
The book helped in reading the shades and tints, and the final egg of light will be a blessing _(")_
_(gratitude)_
August 16, 2016
Superb!
Best Styled and Structured writing ever!
I can't recommend this book enough.
It explains the the phenomena of human aura
very astutely and I am glad to have found this book
for my Research on Reiki!
Best Styled and Structured writing ever!
I can't recommend this book enough.
It explains the the phenomena of human aura
very astutely and I am glad to have found this book
for my Research on Reiki!
February 1, 2017
A true diamond waiting to be discovered!!!
This is one of the most necessary and helpful teachings for anyone interested in the occult. Far more than just ideas and words this is practical knowledge that when applied appropriately will change your world !!
This is one of the most necessary and helpful teachings for anyone interested in the occult. Far more than just ideas and words this is practical knowledge that when applied appropriately will change your world !!
November 13, 2011
Quite a fascinating book. The author writes from a first-person perspective matter-of-factly as if he has the ability.
September 2, 2015
Bor...ing, I read for ever and got nothing new plus I think Amazon's copy is messed up.
March 13, 2015
Good read
Enjoyable and informative. A recommended read for all who are interested in human auras. I hope you also enjoy it. Well finally enough words!
Enjoyable and informative. A recommended read for all who are interested in human auras. I hope you also enjoy it. Well finally enough words!
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April 1, 2016This was a very short but concise book about the human aura and colors.
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June 2, 2016Excellent insight and information. A true guide book.
February 6, 2017
Research is one of the best parts of writing.
November 18, 2019
Muy interesante para practicar la clarividencia y el poder de los pensamientos
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December 4, 2021I am not sure how to rate it as it is the first book of this kind that i read. It is well organised, informative and simply written
April 7, 2017
Short, sweet, and incredibly enlightening book about the astral colors, auras, and healing! As a beginner to this field of knowledge, I found it super useful.
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