CHAPTER XXVIII 



THE AURIC ENVELOPE. ITS CONSTITUTION 



WHEN we talk about the Auric Envelope, 

 which encloses the physical body in " al 

 luminous ovoid mist," within and upon 

 which the colors of the aura play, we are not de- 

 scribing something which is conjectured as possible 

 or probable, but something which has been seen 

 by many eyes. Although to the large majority 

 of people it is invisible, except under extraordinary 

 and exceptional circumstances, all persons of re- 

 fined and sensitive perceptions are conscious of a 

 distinction in the atmosphere surrounding different 

 persons. The presence of one is always calming; 

 of another, often exciting when not irritating; 

 the cheerful person radiates happiness and cour- 

 age upon all; while others are more chilling than 

 a wet blanket, and the impressions received are as 

 varying as the persons receiving them. 



This marked something which differentiates our 

 fellows one from another is their personal atmo- 

 sphere which forms the Auric Envelope extending 

 from some inches to several feet around every hu- 



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