The auras of healthy, calm individuals reportedly differ from those of tense, sick subjects. Kirlian photography is also used to measure the healing powers of psychics which is supposedly transferred to the patients they treat. Taking this cue, New Age hucksters began promoting Kirlian photography as a new diagnostic tool that could detect serious diseases. Even nutritional deficiencies, drug abuse, confusion, and psychiatric illness are laid bare by the Kirlian photos. The aura is also believed to convey important information about a person's character and emotions.
Bright red means anger.
Dark red means passion and sensuality. Yellow means high intellectual activity. Orange means selfishness, pride and ambition. Brown means greed. Green means many, many different things.