Reading auras is a learnable perceptual skill, not a rare gift. Most people begin with feeling rather than seeing, and that is perfectly valid.
Stand near someone and notice your physical response: expansion or contraction, warmth or coolness, ease or unease. That is aura reading.
Look at your hand against a white background with soft, unfocused gaze for 2-3 minutes. The subtle shimmer at the edges is the etheric layer.
Red: vitality, passion, anger. Orange: creativity, emotions. Yellow: intellect, optimism. Green: heart energy, healing. Blue: communication, calm. Violet: spirituality.
Rooms hold emotional residue. Walking into a space and noticing heaviness or lightness is aura perception applied to environments.