the word aura has always intrigued me since around middle school when i first learned about it. back then i really didn't understand exactly what the word meant, but i had a rough idea. now that i think about it, the word still doesn't make full sense to me. the question is, will it ever? probably not. an aura is a concept, which makes it more difficult to grasp, along with the fact that there are different meanings for different types. concepts can still be fun though. let's take the color red for example. you know that the pigment red exists, but really it only exists in your mind. one cannot go and collect a bucket of red; it is just a perception from our mind. the same is for an aura. you cannot see an aura, not to mention collecting it, but it exists as a perception in our minds. auras are a radiance of whatever the outward quality is, which is felt by others around the emitter.

someone mentioned in discussion that in order for someone to feel certain auras, there must be a connection between the giver and a receiver; that connection must be physical and mental. in fact if both of those connections are not acquired then there is no aura. no aura can be felt if the person/object is not present, and no aura can be felt if there is no perception of it. when you do have both, there is satisfaction/fulfillment from Picasso's original painting, or one's favorite sports idol, and yes, even one's significant other.