How accurate is your aura profile?

An aura is an aura, or at least that is what we thought when we decided to put aura photography's claims to the test. Two people talk about their views of their aura photo and profile.

Dewi, in her late 30s, is an event organizer who recently began a new job. Her aura was orange with reddish tones (yang), indicating creativity, worldliness, independence and a high emotional level.

I came across this place while I was shopping here with my family, and I decided I would come back to try it out. I didn't necessarily believe in it or doubt it, I just wanted to see what it would tell me.

It's important for me to find out where I'm going in my life and career because I've been so confused in starting a new job and feeling like a fish out of water.

I would say it was 80 percent correct. People consider me calm and soft-spoken, but my profile showed that I can be very emotional, that my heart is surrounded by fire. That is true.

On the other hand, it also shocked me that it was so accurate in indicating that I'm very worldly, not really concerned with spiritual matters. For so much of my life, money has been everything to me -- I've measured success in terms of money, using it as the gauge of whether I've made it or not. That is something I would like to work on now.

The independence aspect is also interesting. My husband says I can be very self-centered, not really caring about anything that is going on around me as long as it doesn't affect me directly. It's also a bit hard to admit that the evaluation of me as a parent, that I often wish to be left alone by my kids, is true. The only part I don't really agree with is the creativity -- I don't consider myself particularly creative. Otherwise, however, it put to rest my doubts about myself, showing me that my strengths do really lie in a marketing role.

Barry, mid-30s, expatriate, media industry worker. Aura was blue, with aquamarine and white tones (yin), indicating spirituality, compassion, sensitivity but with a tendency to self-doubt.

I was very cynical about doing this, only coming along to accompany my friend. And when the counselor advised her to purchase a crystal for Rp 700,000 to put herself in balance, I sort of smiled to myself and thought, "this is so bogus." Basically, I took the photo just to prove to myself what a sham it was.

But the results were really startling. First of all, I was yin, which I knew for myself, but I was surprised that it came through on the results. Some of the results were as though it was speaking directly to me. For instance, the description of me as sensitive, easily disappointed, needing to show to people that I like them by giving and with a tendency to self-pity about things that have happened in my life -- it was so true that it left me startled.

However, the findings that I'm patient and responsible with money were way wrong. I guess it could be that I do have those qualities, but my aura is so out of whack with the different tones that it has been distorted. Let's hope so. -- Kevin Vickers