aura

The energy field which radiates from all living organisms, and which some people claim to see in the form of a luminous glow of various colours. The aura may also be revealed by such techniques as Kirlian photography. The shape, colour, and strength of the aura may be affected by a person's emotional, mental, and physical well-being, and therapists claim to be able to detect dysfunction in the internal organs through analysing its appearance. There is current research interest in the computer analysis of Kirlian images for diagnostic purposes.

Aura may refer to:

in Science

Aura (symptom), a symptom experienced before a migraine or seizure. Aura (optics), an optical phenomenon. Aura (satellite), a satellite in the NASA Earth Observing System series, launched July 15, 2004. Aura River, a river in Finland.

in Music

Aura (album), an album by the Finnish rock group CMX. Aura (Asia album), is an album by the progressive rock band Asia, first released in 2000. Aura (Miles Davis album), an album by jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1989).

in Business

The Saturn Aura, a concept car that débuted in 2005. Aura, a character from Flash Gordon The Aura, a 2006 film Aura, novel by Carlos Fuentes

in Software

Aura (Animation Software), an animation software package. AURA (Automated Underwriting and Risk Analysis), A software program that automates life insurance underwriting AURA (Argos UNIX Retail Application), A software console used by high-street store Argos for management options

others

Aura (paranormal), a paranormal effect. Aura (cheese), a Finnish blue mold cheese. Aura (.hack), the name of an important character in the .hack//sign and .hack//Legend of The Twilight franchise.

The Marxist cultural critic Walter Benjamin also used the term "aura" to refer to the feeling of awe created by unique or remarkable objects such as works of art or relics of the past. According to Benjamin older cultures can generate auras around particular objects of veneration, while capitalist culture has the opposite effect, causing the decay of the aura due to the proliferation of mass-production and reproduction technologies.