Lots of people are killed for cars, jewelry, cash, and hundreds of other possessions. Are the possessions to blame? That's as much of a stretch as saying it was their own fault for having possessions.

wow - I am sorry for everyones losses here - lots of sorrow around. :comfort: and :flower: to you all.

Interesting side note - John of God ("healer" in Brazil) says the Entities (spirits who possess him and heal others) hate pot - makes a persons aura all dense and red and hard to read - they say it takes about a year to clear the aura of a pot smoker. I never thought about auras and how drugs/liquor would mess with them. Some guy names Dr. Moody wrote a book about his near death experience and he had lots to say about alcoholics and the spirits that possess them when they are drinking (no pun intended) - some very interesting stuff.

Possibly because the auras don't exist?

harsh

Nothing exists if you can't perceive it.
cf germs in the 18th C.

just a sidenote. If you're not into it - no biggie. Just an interesting thing I read.

Wasn't intended to be harsh. Just a flippant remark.

yeah...but some say they can perceive auras.

Don't you know that you snort oxy? God!

That's why I used to get high - I don't like people reading my aura. I feel all naked when they do. ;)

can you prove that they can't?

;)

My aura is all purple-y turquois green!

What's yours??

Black and shot through with livid green:P

RFN, my aura prolly looks Xmas tree green, and smells kinda like Xmas tree, too. And hazy.

Yeah, I know. Someone might get mad over the way I use a period (.) and hunt me down.

You never know.

BTW: (.)(.)

That will be me.

and when I :shotgun: you will understand why I call it a "full stop". :D

There have been (crude) tests of people who claim to see auras, based on the claim that they extend beyond the body. Put a screen that hides the body, and ask the seer to locate the auras. Seen it once on video. Total fail.

Until better evidence comes along, I don't believe in auras.