Aurav

Aurav is a term used in some spiritual and New Age contexts to describe a subtle, energetic field that is believed to surround and emanate from living beings. It is often visualized as a colored aura, with different colors and patterns purportedly indicating a person's emotional state, physical health, spiritual development, and personality traits.

The concept of the aurav draws from various ancient traditions, including Indian yogic philosophy, which speaks of prana or life force energy, and ancient Egyptian beliefs about the Ka, a spiritual double. Modern interpretations of auravs have been influenced by the work of early 20th-century researchers like Walter Kilner, who developed methods for observing what he called the human aura, and later by photographers like Dr. Walter and Evelyn P. J. Ousley, who developed Kirlian photography, a technique that captures electrical discharges from objects placed on photographic film, sometimes interpreted as auravs.

Practitioners who claim to see or interpret auravs, often referred to as aurav readers, use this ability to gain insights into an individual's well-being. They may suggest that auravs can change in response to thoughts, emotions, and external influences. While widely discussed in certain spiritual communities, the existence and nature of auravs are not recognized by mainstream science, and there is no empirical evidence to support their objective reality or the claims made about their interpretation. Scientific explanations for phenomena sometimes associated with auravs, such as Kirlian photography, typically attribute them to physical processes like corona discharge.