Edgar Cayce on Auras & Colors. Kevin J. Todeschi

with the human aura without really knowing it at the time or realizing what they have encountered. Have you ever come in contact with another person and instantly had the feeling of wanting to take a step back, as though something was repelling you? Conversely, have you ever met someone for the very first time and had the feeling of being instantly drawn to that individual? Both of these experiences note how it can “feel” to be in proximity to another person’s energy field or vibration. There is an instantaneous effect that another individual’s aura and vibration have upon your own.

      One of the early proponents of the existence of the human aura was Edgar Cayce (1877-1945), the most documented psychic of all time. Called the “father of holistic medicine” and “the sleeping prophet,” Edgar Cayce became known for his incredible clairvoyant accuracy and for a psychic legacy that continues to help and inspire individuals around the world. For forty-three years of his adult life, Cayce possessed the ability to lie down on a couch, close his eyes, fold his hands over his stomach, and put his mind into an altered state in which virtually any type of information was available to him. The accuracy of Cayce’s psychic work is evidenced by approximately one dozen biographies and literally hundreds of titles that explore the thousands of topics he discussed and various aspects of his information, as well as a thriving organization and a university that continue to exist based on his work. (Additional information can be found in There Is a River by Thomas Sugrue, Edgar Cayce—A Seer Out of Season by Harmon Bro, and Edgar Cayce: An American Prophet by Sidney Kirkpatrick, or by visiting www.EdgarCayce.org and www.AtlanticUniv.edu.)

      When asked about the source of his information, Cayce replied that there were essentially two. The first was the subconscious mind of the individual for whom he was giving the reading and the second was the Akashic records. In further describing these records, Cayce stated: “Upon time and space is written the thoughts, the deeds, the activities of an entity . . .” (1650-1)¹ The Akashic records somehow maintain an account of everything that has transpired in the universe. Similarly, the human aura is the sum total of everything that has transpired in an individual’s unique soul history, including the past times and the previous lives of that person. When asked to describe his personal experiences with auras, Cayce had this to say:

      Ever since I can remember I have seen colors in connection with people. I do not remember a time when the human beings I encountered did not register on my retina with blues and greens and reds gently pouring from their heads and shoulders. It was a long time before I realized that other people did not see these colors; it was a long time before I heard the word “aura,” and learned to apply it to this phenomenon which to me was commonplace. I do not ever think of people except in connection with their auras; I see them change in my friends and loved ones as time goes by—sickness, dejection, love, fulfillment—these are all reflected in the aura, and for me the aura is the weathervane of the soul. It shows which way the winds of destiny are blowing. (See Auras booklet, Appendix I)

      Cayce gained a wealth of personal experience with the meaning of colors and energy patterns that he saw emanating from all individuals. He perceived the aura as a series of vibrating colors that surrounded an individual and provided a barometer of a person’s health, state of mind, strengths, weaknesses, desires, thoughts, and more. In fact, Cayce believed that every thought and action possessed an energetic vibration that was essentially reflected in a person’s aura.

      In addition to perceiving the colors in auras throughout the many years he gave life readings to people—those readings which discussed the soul’s history through time as well as personal strengths and weaknesses—Cayce frequently discussed which colors most aligned with an individual and which colors were most in tune with an individual’s personal vibration. As a case in point, during a reading given to a nineteen-year-old stenographer who was apparently strong-willed, strong-minded, temperamental, and prone to condemning herself and others, Cayce advised her against ever wearing red, as the energy and vibration of the color would reinforce her negative attributes. Instead she was encouraged to wear delicate shades of grays and greens, as these colors would be more conducive to her temperament and more apt to inspire confidence in herself and others. (2522-1) Conversely, Cayce once advised a withdrawn, introverted, and subdued forty-four-year-old clerk that she needed to wear red in order to energize her own vibrations and give herself more “flash or show.” He went on to say: “. . . For the vibrations of . . . {self} have even been so subdued about the entity that little of the real beauty has escaped, because the love and deep emotion had been kept hid so long.” (3564-2)

      Edgar Cayce repeatedly emphasized that color was a vibration and that each individual had an affinity to certain colors more than others because of her or his own level of soul growth and personal vibration. By utilizing the vibrations of certain colors, an individual could empower traits or abilities he or she needed to work on, whereas other colors might help to restrain or diminish undesirable characteristics.

      One discussion of the use of vibrations occurred in a reading given to a thirty-seven-year-old woman who apparently needed more balance in her life. Her positive qualities included having a good sense of humor, possessing a great capacity for love, and often being perceived as someone who was extremely “sweet.” On the other hand, the same woman was told that she was entirely too sensitive, which often adversely affected her relationships with others. Extremely hard-headed, she also exhibited a bad temper. In order to help in her daily interactions with others, the reading recommended the use of all seven principal colors at different times—red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet—as well as black and white. The reading advised: “. . . For color itself is vibration, just as much vibration as—or even more than—music.” (3637-1) By alternating the various colors, in time she would be able to achieve the balance she apparently needed. Cayce added, “By the colors indicated, ye can control almost thine own physical being, by thine own mind!”

      Throughout his life Edgar Cayce gave additional readings that explored the importance of color. He gave readings on life seals, which discussed the creation of a unique personal symbol for motivation and inspiration, and aura charts, which contained a visual depiction of the soul’s history through time. Cayce also gave readings on color symbolism such as that contained in dreams and in the Book of Revelation and discussed how certain past-life experiences could influence individuals to be more drawn to specific colors. There are literally hundreds of Cayce readings on the subjects of auras, colors, and personal symbolism.

      In addition to Edgar Cayce, reputable contemporary psychics are also able to access the Akashic records as a source of information and can discuss how those records manifest in the lives of individuals. Many have also worked a considerable amount with auras. For example, according to psychic Carol Ann Liaros who has given readings for many decades: “An individual’s aura is a personal manifestation of his or her Akashic records. Whatever is going on in the person’s life is evident in the aura. An individual’s aura changes as the body’s physical health or vitality changes.” When she sees gray spots around the heart area, for example, she knows that the individual has had a heart attack or has some other problem with the heart. Much like a networked computer system, from the aura it is possible to access anything contained within the central record itself.

      Carol Ann began her psychic work back in the 1960s but was extremely surprised that life events led her in that direction. Her career began after friends convinced her to see a reputable psychic who gave Carol Ann a reading of her own. The individual told her that she was extremely psychic and that she would be using her intuition to teach others. He went on to say that Carol Ann would be doing extensive travelling with her teaching, that she would be working with “men in white coats, like doctors and scientists,” and that she would write a book about her psychic experiences.

      After the reading Carol Ann was convinced that the psychic had been wrong and that she had no intuitive talents of her own. However, her friends insisted that she try to give them readings. In time Carol Ann came to understand that not only she had intuitive talents, but everyone else did also. Eventually she told Hugh Lynn Cayce, Edgar Cayce’s eldest son, about some of her psychic experiences; and he referred her to Dr. Justa Smith,