Auras are always shifting and evolving, but the colors that pop up more often than others are thought to represent an aspect of your personality. (You can find out about your own aura by getting a reading, having an aura portrait taken, or taking a quick aura color quiz.) She adds that she believes energies can come over us and make us feel low, and that is likely what people are thinking about when they talk about a black aura—though it isn’t exactly accurate. The host of the Know Your Aura podcast, Mystic Michaela, agrees, saying, “I’ll see colors get very dark when something not great is going on in their life, but I wouldn’t call it black. Darkness in colors is different from black.” Michaela adds that she’s only seen a true black aura once. “Black is kind of like a void—like their soul is not present,” she describes. “It could also be a darkness or entity or darkness surrounding someone,” Merrick adds. As Merrick explains, “Just like you can change your mind, you can change your aura. A big misconception people have about auras is it’s like your astrology sign—I believe we’re more like chameleons in the sense that energy is always moving.” With that being said, she notes that she doesn’t believe a black aura reflects someone’s personality like other aura colors do. “This is an energy we all kind of experience sometimes in different moments of our lives,” she says. Generally speaking, though, Michaela notes that mental instability, or even a personality disorder, can accompany a black aura. For example, “If you’re working with red medicinally,” Merrick notes, you could start to associate the feelings you have with that energy, like passion and fieriness and feeling grounded. There are nine main aura colors that you can incorporate into your life: Yellow auras symbolize brightness and cheer. White auras are incredibly spiritual and wise. Those with purple auras tend to be highly intuitive and emotional. Blue auras are all about expression and communication, and green auras represent heart-centered action. Here are some ideas for how to color in your life, energetically speaking: That being said, if periods of depression linger, you should consider seeing a mental health specialist to talk things out.
