Review: Aura You Serious?
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 10, 2014
I freely admit that, in general, I am not a "new-agey" person and I have spent the biggest part of my adult life looking upon the various disciplines therein as little more than nonsense and "hooey". So, it was with a degree of reluctance that I agreed to appease my girlfriend’s request to "open my mind" to the possibilities.She claimed that her friend (whom I generously referred to as, “Your crackpot friend”) had taught her how to see auras. She wanted me to try it— I declined. She insisted— I declined again. She reminded me who is boss with an endearing pout— I agreed. However, before I invested any time with the "crackpot friend", I wanted to learn a little about what I was in for. This is the book I found.I began to read but, before my arrogant pessimism could fully kick in, the author made a bold claim right out of the starting gate:“Anyone with vision out of both eyes can begin seeing the radiating energy aura surrounding every person, usually within just 5-10 minutes of training…”Okay, I thought. Prove it!I eagerly flipped ahead to Chapter 10, "Retraining Your Eye Rods and Cones” to Exercise 7 which asked me to begin by focusing on a pencil. I went through the next few exercises and it seemed that the net result of my effort would be a pair of crossed eyes. But then, a funny thing happened.Our dog, Flearoy, walked in my office and, as the book suggests, I attempted to look "through" my beloved pooch. To my utter amazement, I thought I saw a yellowish haze emanating from Flearoy as he prepared to lick himself in a place I shall not name. At first, I thought it was my imagination but, doggone it, there it was! My mind ferried between the shock of "seeing" an aura for the first time, and the disgust of being keenly aware of the actions of a canine tongue that frequently licked my face.In all seriousness, I was genuinely impressed with a book that I was fully prepared not to like. The author writes in a clear and conversational manner that is easy to understand. The layout and formatting of the e book version is very professional and the photos and diagrams are top-notch quality.I haven’t had my session with the crackpot friend yet, but I’m really glad I gave this book a chance. Maybe there’s something to this "aura" business after all!