[.ca] What Color is Your Aura? (ISBN 0671707639)

Very important work:
I purchased this book over ten years ago and it still has a profound impact on how I view the world and other people. This is not a book to buy if you want to learn about chakras, actually seeing the aura, etc... but is written to help us understand the differences between people. Over the last ten years I have done away with a lot of new age ideas but this is one book that I truly cherish. It helped me to understand myself (crystal aura) with all of my strengths and weaknesses and how I relate to the world around me. In some ways this is similar to the Myers-Briggs which is a wonderful way to understand and appreciate personality differences. The book gives you a test which is fairly good but over the years I have given it to people and it has not always been correct. I have retaken the test and I now come out with a mixed blend of crystal/green/violet and I know I have added these colors or personality attributes to my aura over the last decade. Pamala Oslie's book Life Colors is very similar and the ideas were taken from this book- if you are really interested in this I would recommend both titles since Oslie's book contains information that is not in this title.

Very insightful.:
Dr. Bowers has truly been able to capture the essence of personalities in her book. After being able to identify my personality/aura type (Crystal), I felt a sense of relief from being able to understand the differences I've always felt in relation to other people. In many ways, the author's insights have brought me some serenity...I can accept that I have a totally different experience in life than other aura-types, and become the individual that I'm wired to be. It was quite fascinating and helpful to read about all the other aura-types, and it helps me to relate to them in some ways. Thank you, Dr. Bowers!

Very disappointed:
I've read many books on aura. This book just contain very limited information on aura. The intensity and the different shades of a color is not even mentioned. I'm thinking about throwing it away.

They don't get any better than this!:
The best book on aura's I've ever "seen". See yourself through the perspective of color and light. A must-have if you see auras and don't know what to do with your talent.

Maps The 14 Auric Colors and Personality Patterns:
Dr. Barbara Bowers was a lady who had an amazing gift of discerning the slightest difference between hues and colors. She also could see auras. In her book "What Color Is Your Aura?", she catalogues humanity into that correlates with their aura color: 14 distinct personality patterns: red, orange, magenta, yellow, physical tan, mental tan, green, nurturing tan, loving tan, blue, violet, lavender, crystal and indigo. Her book also contains an in-depth questionnaire to determine your predominant personality type and aura. Bowers explains each of the 14 colors and how each approaches physical reality, their mental attitudes, emotional makeup, social style, compatibility with the other 13 colors, personal power and leadership style, financial choices, career options, and spirituality. It's an informative manual on 14 distinct personality patterns that can aid in career searches, understanding mate compatibility, relationships, finding life purpose, and so on. In many ways, this book was a precursor to the ANSIR® personality system. (Bowers and Seich were planning on collaborating before Bowers' untimely death.) What Color Is Your Aura? is a fascinating trip into auras, energy, and personality patternsand--aiding you in seeing yourself and others with fresh, and more compassionate, eyes. To see the rest of this review, visit http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art14243.asp