The aura—often called the Human Energy Field (HEF)—is the subtle, multi-layered field of light and consciousness that surrounds and interpenetrates the physical body. As Barbara Brennan teaches, it is both the energetic blueprint of the physical form and the living archive of our emotional, mental, and spiritual experiences.
Your HEF is not separate from who you are; it is you. It carries the vibrational patterns of your beliefs, wounds, strengths, longings, and the deeper intelligence of your soul. Each layer of the field has its own unique quality—some resonate with emotional expression, others with mental clarity or spiritual connection—and together they form a responsive, dynamic matrix that mirrors your inner landscape.
These energetic levels are in constant dialogue with one another and nourish the chakras that radiate along the spine and through the hands, feet, and eyes. When we sense or read an aura, we are tuning into shifts within this matrix—changes in colour, density, flow, resonance, and patterning that reveal how someone is relating to themselves at a deeper level.
The Human Energy Field & the Universal Energy Field
Your personal energy field does not float alone. It rests within—and is continually supported by—the Universal Energy Field (UEF): the vast web of consciousness, life-force, and creative intelligence that permeates all things.
Brennan describes the UEF as the luminous fabric of existence itself.
"Your HEF is a unique expression of that universal field, shaped by your soul’s intention, your experiences, and your moment-to-moment choices".
You can think of it like this:
The UEF is the ocean; the HEF is your individual wave.
The UEF is the source; the HEF is your personal expression of that source.
The UEF provides the raw energy; your HEF organises and metabolises it into physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual reality.
Every breath, emotion, intuitive impulse, and focused thought influences how your energy field interacts with the larger field. Your HEF is constantly exchanging information with the UEF—receiving guidance, aligning (or misaligning) with your deeper truth, and shaping how you experience your life.
Why This Connection Matters
Understanding this relationship reminds us that:
We are never isolated; we are held within a vast field of intelligence, support, and possibility.
Healing arises by restoring coherence between our personal field and the universal field—not through force, but through alignment.
Intuition becomes clearer when our energy system is grounded, open, and in flow.
With intention, presence, breath, and self-awareness, we can cultivate a state that strengthens our connection to both our inner essence and the greater whole.
When we learn to sense and tend to our Human Energy Field, our awareness expands. We feel more guided, more attuned to subtle information, and more anchored in our own truth. This is the heart of Integrative Energy Healing: remembering that we are both individual and universal—held by the same field of consciousness that animates all life.
Reading Auras and Developing Subtle Awareness
Reading auras—or attuning to someone’s energy field—is far more natural than most people realise. We do it every day through our instincts, our emotional sensitivity, and the quiet ways we perceive others beyond words.
In training, we refine this innate ability by learning to access another’s field with clarity, neutrality, and a spacious, grounded presence.
People sense the aura in many ways:
through colours or light
through sensations such as warmth, tingling, pressure, or movement
through symbolic impressions or images
or through intuitive knowing without any visual component
There is no “correct” way—your intuitive system has its own language. The real practice is learning how you receive information.
You’ve likely felt this already:
a sudden unease that makes you turn around, sensing someone looking at you;
or an instant feeling of trust—or contraction—when meeting someone new.
This is your energy field communicating before the mind has time to interpret.
As your awareness grows, you become clearer on your boundaries, more sensitive to your needs, and better able to discern what belongs to you and what you’ve absorbed from others. This deepens the way you hold space—for yourself and for those you support—and allows you to move through the world with greater presence, compassion, and energetic integrity.
Curious or Interested?
If you feel called to understand your own energy field more deeply, explore chakra-to-field interaction, or expand your intuitive awareness, you are warmly invited to connect with me.
I offer integrative energy sessions, trainings, and embodied practices to support you in awakening your natural sensitivity and grounding it into daily life.
You can reach me through my website’s contact page—I would love to support your journey.
