The Art of Aura Photography: A Journey into Nocturna's Magical World

As I stepped into the Harper Collins office, I couldn't help but feel a sense of excitement and curiosity. I was about to embark on a unique adventure with Epic Reads, sponsored by the Family of Light Holistic Center, where we would be getting our aura photographed and learning about the magical world of Nocturna, an own-voices Latinx fantasy novel written by Maya Motayne. The book follows the story of a risk-taking prince who was never meant to take the throne, and a face-changing thief who accidentally unleashed a powerful evil together, and they have to stop it.

The Concept of Aura Photography

So, what is aura photography? According to Alaknanda Nabar, the founder of the Family of Light Holistic Center, it's a biofeedback system that uses hand placement on a hand plate to send an ultrasound signal into our aura, energy, and body. The goal is to capture the colors and energies present in our aura, which can reveal insights about our personality, spirit, and well-being.

The Hand Plate: A Tool for Aura Photography

To begin the process, we placed our hands on the hand plate, with our left hand on top of it. This was done to create a connection between our energy fields and the device, allowing it to scan and read our aura. The plate sent a signal into our body, which then sent a response back, creating an image that represented our aura.

The Colors of Our Aura

As Alaknanda explained, each color has its own significance and meaning. Yellow represents the third chakra, associated with inner power and ability to move things forward. Orange is connected to the second chakra, which governs creative energy and manifestation. The crown, located at the top of our head, channels our energy into the world, promoting intuition and spiritual growth.

Our Personalized Aura Reading

As we looked at our aura images, we were amazed by the unique colors and patterns that emerged. Our first and second chakras were highlighted as being particularly active, indicating a strong connection to manifestation and creation. The fact that some of our chakras were larger than others suggested areas where we might need more focus or attention.

The Importance of Balance and Energy

Alaknanda emphasized the importance of balance in our energy systems, explaining that our energetic immune system acts like a defense mechanism against negative energies. The amount of energy present in our aura determines our ability to create something new, defend ourselves, and connect with others on a deeper level. It was encouraging to hear that meditation and healing work can help increase our aura size and overall well-being.

Maya Motayne's Inspiration: Creating a Color System

As we delved into the world of Nocturna, I discovered that Maya Motayne drew inspiration from her own experiences with synesthesia, where she sees colors when looking at people. This idea sparked the concept of a color system in the book, where each character has their own unique color associated with them. This colorful magic system adds an extra layer of depth to the story, inviting readers to explore and connect with the characters on a more personal level.

Meditation: A Key to Unlocking Our Aura

As we concluded our aura photography experience, Alaknanda emphasized the importance of meditation as a tool for balancing our energy systems. She recommended that anyone looking to increase their aura size or improve their overall well-being should start incorporating meditation into their daily routine. This simple yet powerful practice can help us tap into our inner strength and connect with our true selves.

The Journey Continues

As I left the Harper Collins office, I felt grateful for the opportunity to explore the magical world of Nocturna and learn about the art of aura photography. The experience was not only fascinating but also insightful, offering a new perspective on my own energy and well-being. Whether you're a book lover, a seeker of spiritual knowledge, or simply someone looking for a unique adventure, I encourage you to embark on this journey with me and discover the wonders that lie within your aura.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enHey, what's up, hello! My name is Emma and today, I am heading in toNew York City to film a very fun, bookish video.This morning, I am travelling in to the Harper Collins officeas Epic Reads is kindly sponsoring this video.And I'm basically going to get my aura photographed.If you are someone like myself who doesn't know a ton about auras,it is essentially the atmosphere or energy that surroundsa person or thing. And apparently,there is a way to photograph it, and find out whatcolor aura you have.The whole reason why we are doing thislittle photo shoot is because of a book called Nocturna byMaya Motayne which just recently came out this May.It is an own voices latinx fantasy story following a risk-takingprince who was never meant to take the throne, and a face changing thiefwho accidentally unleashed a powerful evil together, andthey have to stop it. From what I understand there isa sort of link between auras and magic in this book,so me and the Epic Reads team are going to have ourauras photographed, and then we are going to sit down with the author, Mayaand shes' going to tell us what that means in the world of Nocturna.I think today is going to be super fun. I'm veryinterested to find out what color aura I have, and I'm super pumpedto take you guys along with me.Hey everybody!Michael from Team Epic Reads here, and I am here with Alaknanda Nabar,the founder of the Family of Light Holistic Centerand we are having our aura photography read today.I'm very excited, I don't know a lot about aura, but I know what colorI want to be, so before we jump in, can youtell me a little bit about aura photography.Yes, so this is a bio feedback system, where you put your handon the hand plate. Over here, your left hand andit sends a signal, kind of, like an ultrasound into your aura, in to your energy andyour body sends the signal back, and we'regoing to get to see what your aura looks like in terms ofcolor, as well as your chakras and it's very interesting. Yes. Alright, I'm excited to find out.For people who arego-getters, and the yellowcolor represents the third chakra.which is the color of inner powerand ability to move things forward. Okay.The color on top of your head over herewhich is the crown is the energy that is actually your channelling into yourself.And you can see, it's mostly orange and yellowwhich is the color, the orange color, is the colorof your second chakra, and the yellow of your third.You have a lot of turquoise blue colours. Yes.As well as a little bit of green around and on top of your headso there are actually awesome colours to have especially fora writer because blue isactually the colour of your throat chakra.and- Your throat chakra. .which is responsible for expression. Over here, isthe sleeve of your mind and bodywhich actually show you're pretty well centred and alignedThat is surprising to me.I think it just means for you that you'reactually aligned where you should be in life.Welcome, Emma. Is this your first time getting your aura read?Yes. Awesome. So you just hold this hand plateand you put your left hand on there.Line it up with the..? Yes, with the littlecylinders and just look into the camera for just a momentas it, it is going to readand scan the energy within in your aura.You have some beautiful colours coming up.Lots of purples and a bit of orange and green. You can see over hereon the left side of your aura you have a lot ofpurple and orange, which is the colours or theenergy, which is actually your- coming into your aurawhich you are bringing in. The purpleactually represent the third eye.or the intuition, the clairvoyance, the ability to be able to dreamand ability to connect to the etheric world, and the orange over hererepresents creative energy of the second chakraso you're able to bring those two energiesand actually, the colour on top of your headwhich you're channelling in is a yellow with a green mixed.so you actually have four colours so the green is the colour of theheart chakra, which helps you toconnect to other people, create relationships and the yellowis the colour of the third chakra which helpsto give you inner power and ability to actually move things forwardor ability to get things going alright, projects going forward.On the right side of your aura is purple and yellow whichhelp you to actually put the energy out into the world, which is alsointuition, being able to bring that dream state intoreality, through that yellow colour that's in your aura.Let's look at your chakras right now.Yes.Yes, this is beautifuland you can see that some of your chakras are biggerthan others. Right now, your first and second chakras are the most active ones.Those are the ones that help you to manifest things into therealm, into the physical realm, as well asthe second chakra which helps you to create, so creating and manifesting andgrounding into your real life now. Over here, we can see again inmind and body you are pretty centred, aligned. . E: That is good to hear.Yes and body, mind and spirit very much withinthe physical realm, currently. Not so muchwithin the mind or the spirit.so again, if you would like to distribute the energy equally between the physical body as wellas the spirit and the mind and emotions, then I always recommendmeditations, which help you to be more balanced.Yeah, I've actually recently started meditating. Yeah, it's something new to me but I've definitely been startingto reap some of the benefits. Yes, actuallythat might be the reason why you have so much purple colour.Yes so you're startingto open up, that's great.The amount of energy that is in your aura right nowis actually at 60 percent 70 between 60 and 70 percentso that's the amount of energy that you havein order to create something new; in order to alsothe aura helps you to defend.It's like the immune system of your energeticbody. Your energetic immune system so it's something that helps to defend from negative energies or whenyour in places where there's a lot of people to prevent those energies from coming through, into you.so the bigger your aura, the more you're able tokind of hold that space and protection for yourself.So you think I should increase my aura? The biggerit is or the thicker it is, the better it is for you.Definitely, yes.Yes, definitely meditation and any kind of healing work really helps.So how did you come up with the magic system in the book?Okay, so there's so much magic in the book but my favourite part is that it'sa colour system. Each character has it's- has their own colourand I came up with this when I was in college and I met a girl who had synesthesia, which means when shelooks at any person, any given person, she sees a certain colour. Basically, kind of likethe aura photos that we did. I knew I wanted to make thatidea, of seeing people and seeing colour emanating from them,a part of the magic system so that's where thecolour idea came from. Thanks.It relates back tothe idea of proplei magic\n"