An aura is described in spiritual traditions as an invisible energy field that surrounds every living thing, shifting constantly but usually dominated by one or two colors that are read as reflecting personality.
What this page gives you: a real self-assessment you can do right now, on paper or in your head, in about three minutes. It is not an aura photograph and it does not measure anything — it asks which descriptions you recognise, and points you to the full guide for whichever color comes out on top. That is an honest thing for a free test to be, and arguably more useful than a portrait generated from a skin-conductance sensor.
The Aura Discovery Test
How to take it: read all eleven sets below. For each set, count how many of the four statements genuinely describe you at the moment — not how you would like to be, and not how you were five years ago. Write the number down. The highest score is your dominant color; the second highest is the color moving through it.
Red
- You act first and think it through afterwards.
- Physical activity is how you clear your head.
- People describe you as direct, sometimes more bluntly than you would like.
- You lose patience with things that move slowly.
Orange
- You say yes to new things before checking your calendar.
- You would rather be busy and tired than idle.
- You make friends easily and in unlikely places.
- You start more projects than you finish.
Yellow
- You explain things to people without being asked.
- You would rather understand a problem than solve it quickly.
- Your mind is hardest to switch off at night.
- You are the person who reads the manual.
Green
- People bring you their problems.
- You feel noticeably better after time outdoors.
- You find it easier to give help than to accept it.
- You notice when someone in the room is struggling.
Blue
- You keep the peace even when you disagree.
- You pick up the mood of a room within seconds of entering it.
- People tell you things they have not told others.
- You need real solitude to recover after social time.
Indigo
- You often know something before you can explain why.
- Large groups are more tiring than they seem to be for others.
- You have given up trying to justify certain instincts.
- You would rather one long conversation than ten short ones.
Purple and violet
- You are more interested in why something matters than how it works.
- Routine wears you down faster than difficulty does.
- You have changed direction because something stopped meaning anything.
- You are comfortable not fitting in.
Pink
- You would rather be kind than right.
- You assume the best about people, sometimes for too long.
- Conflict leaves you drained for hours afterwards.
- You look after others more consistently than you look after yourself.
White
- Something that used to weigh on you has genuinely resolved.
- You want less rather than more.
- People describe you as calming without your trying to be.
- You are content with your own company for long stretches.
Gold
- You give without needing it noticed.
- You have come through something difficult and are kinder for it.
- People rely on you quietly and often.
- You hold yourself to a standard you would never impose on anyone else.
Black
- You are running on empty and have been for a while.
- You are guarding yourself more than you used to.
- Something you have not fully grieved is still sitting there.
- Rest has stopped feeling restorative.
Scoring Your Result
| Your highest score | What it suggests |
|---|---|
| 4 in one color | A clearly dominant color. Read that guide first. |
| 3 in one color | A dominant color with room for another. Read your top two. |
| 2 or 3 across several | What the tradition calls a multicolored aura — the most common result. |
| Mostly 0 and 1 | Either a quiet period, or the statements simply do not fit you. Both are fine answers. |
One caveat worth stating plainly: descriptions general enough to fit almost anyone tend to feel personally specific. That effect — the same one that makes horoscopes land — is doing some of the work here, and knowing it makes the exercise more interesting rather than less.
Read the Full Guide for Your Color
- Red aura meaning and personality
- Orange aura meaning and personality
- Yellow aura meaning and personality
- Green aura meaning and personality
- Blue aura meaning and personality
- Indigo aura meaning and personality
- Purple and violet aura meaning and personality
- Pink aura meaning and personality
- White aura meaning and personality
- Gold aura meaning and personality
- Black aura meaning and personality
Or start with the complete guide to aura colors, and see how to read an aura step by step if you would rather try seeing one than scoring one.

Aura Cleansing
Different people have different energy, as you’ve undoubtedly guessed.
By the way, they make you feel, you can tell. This is due to the fact that every one of us has a unique frequency.
This vibration is created by our thoughts and deeds, but it can also have an impact on other forces.
Aura cleansing helps us return to our most true selves by removing any negative energy that prevents us from experiencing positive vibrations.
A polluted aura can cause melancholy, exhaustion, and unhappiness. A person feels at peace, content, and empowered when their aura is clear.
What is aura cleansing meditation?
The simplest and most efficient technique to purify your energy is through meditation. The ‘Aura Cleansing’ visualization course from professionals instructs you on how to picture your aura’s lively protective energy and fill it with loving and protective vitality.
The aura benefits from other types of meditation as well. As an illustration, mantra meditation and the use of encouraging words improve your body’s vibrational energy and speed up the purification process. Your aura will get stronger the more often you meditate.
Do the colors of the aura change?
Numerous things, including a person’s emotional state, physical health, and spiritual well-being, have an impact on their aura hues.
A person’s aura hue can also be influenced by the type of person they are. People who are inherently more extroverted and outspoken, for instance, might have brighter, more brilliant aura colors, whilst people who are more introverted might have more subdued hues.
Additionally, an auric field can alter in reaction to both internal and external elements including stress, trauma, or fulfilling life experiences.
The aura’s hue can also be influenced by personality attributes. A person who is innovative and creative, for instance, would have a purple or violet aura, whereas a person who is aggressive and self-assured might have a yellow or gold aura.
A Note on What Aura Reading Can and Cannot Tell You
Aura reading comes from a spiritual tradition with a long history and a genuine following, and many people find it a useful prompt for noticing how they actually feel. What it cannot do is measure anything. There is no scientific evidence that auras exist as a detectable field, and no controlled test has shown that anyone can perceive one. Nothing here is a medical or psychological assessment, and it should not replace professional advice.
Frequently Asked Questions About the Aura Test
Is this aura test accurate?
It is a structured self-assessment, not a measurement. It reflects what you recognise in yourself today, which is genuinely useful for reflection and is also exactly why it will read differently in three months. No aura test, including a photographic one, measures anything about you.
How is this different from an aura photograph?
An aura photograph reads galvanic skin response through hand sensors and composites colors from a preset scale. This test asks you what you recognise. Both are interpretations; this one is at least transparent about being one, and it is free.
Can my aura color change?
In the tradition, yes – the aura is described as shifting with mood, health, rest and circumstance rather than being fixed. That is why the same person can score differently at different points in their life.
What if I score evenly across several colors?
That is the common result, and in the tradition it is called a multicolored aura. Readers describe most people as having one dominant color with others moving through it. Take your top two and read both guides.
What is aura cleansing?
A set of practices – meditation, visualisation, mantra – intended to clear what the tradition describes as accumulated negative energy. Treat it as a reflective and calming practice rather than as something that alters a measurable field.
How often should I retake this?
There is no meaningful schedule. If you are curious how a difficult period or a good one has changed what you recognise in yourself, that is the useful moment to look again.
Which aura color is the rarest?
White and gold are the two most often described as rare, with silver and rainbow auras named as rarer still. There is no register of aura colors and nothing to count, so treat rarity claims as folklore.
Can this test tell me about my health?
No. Nothing here can detect, diagnose or rule out any physical or mental health condition. If the black section describes you closely and it has been going on a while, that is worth raising with a doctor rather than a color chart.


