It seemed like there were hundreds of them, with two colors of liquid inside each, creating top and bottom layers. Some bright, others pale, but all gorgeous with the endless combinations they created. After staring, mesmerized, she had to ask what they were. The proprietor of the shop explained that they were called Aura-Soma, a system of color therapy and healing, and if Girlawhirl would like to choose four bottles, she could give her a color reading.

Choosing wasn't easy. She was directed to choose the one bottle that she thought was the most beautiful, then a second that, if the first hadn't existed, would have been her choice as the most gorgeous. The last two bottles were chosen to ‘go with' the first two, in any way that Girlawhirl wanted them to. Bottles finally chosen and lined up, sparkling back at her, the reading began…

According to the findings and teachings of Aura-Soma's founder, Vicky Wall, people are attracted to the colors that mirror their auras. The bottles are full of what were once thought to be beauty oils, but actually turned out to be therapeutic healing oils which can be applied to the body to rebalance chakras and energy fields and help keep the mind and body in equilibrium.

As the color reading progressed, Girlawhirl was amazed at what the bottles she had chosen signified. Green related to her heart chakra, where truth and love intertwined. Red was paired with the root chakra, which gave her energy... blue, the throat chakra, for communication. She really had chosen colors that, when interpreted by the Aura-Soma practitioner, described her at this stage in her life.

She left with one of ‘her' bottles, which after being shaken to mix the oils and colors, she could use to help maintain her very own sense of equilibrium.

Find out more about Aura-Soma and see where you can have a color reading online.

In Los Angeles, book a reading with Jennifer at Healing Waters, 136 North Orlando Ave. (at Beverly) 323 651 4656