Trying to suss out which religion is the best is, to say the least, a chore. You can compare the number of believers on each side, but these days that automatically favors groups who won't let their believers use condoms. Similarly, war used to be a pretty reliable gauge of righteousness, but what happens when you get into the pussy--sorry, pacifist faiths who won't pick up arms? They just automatically lose? After racking our brains for hours, we decided the only way to know for sure was with a test of auras. After all, auras don't lie. They may be pseudo-spiritual New Age hoakum, but they don't lie. So we got one flaming Christian, one Satanist (technically he claims he's "a magician that deals with both sides", but we think that qualifies), and one Buddhist to pit their auras against one another to decide once and for all whose God is right. The best aura wins, and all the rest will go to hell when they die. Or, I guess, to heaven if Satan wins. Kind of confusing.We asked experienced psychic Carita Stenb√§ck, who knew nothing of the contestants' beliefs, to take pictures of their auras and to serve our judge. Carita told us that you can’t really "compete" in auras, they just mean different things for different people, which we took to mean that they're ALL bullshit. But then she also said the one thing the three people all had in common was that they were seekers of spirituality, that they knew how to link that spirituality to their earthly body, and that they all had strong connection with a higher level.Name: Dorotea, 25
Occupation: Studies biotechnology
Religion: Buddhism Karma Kagyu.
Description of her beliefs: "For me it’s about being here and now! When Buddha died he said: Don’t believe my words, but investigate them carefully, be the light for yourself."Analysis made by Carita: "It’s a very harmonic picture and as a whole it’s very balanced. The orange and pink ball shape above your head is typical for people who meditate. You’re a spiritual seeker and you’re very affable and have a humble way of approaching people. You have lots of compassion and empathy. The thin and delicate light that shines through you shows your ability to understand other people and where they are in life. The blue colour, where your arms are, reveal your creative power. There’s a complete balance, and you use the artist and the scientist inside you. To the inexperienced eye there are no colour to the sides but when I hold the picture in the light there’s a light violet shade that shows that you’re worrying about how to combine your belief with what you actually do in life. You would like to combine these two things with the gifts you receive from a higher conscience."VICE: What do you think of this? Load of crap or on the money?
Dorotea: Oh no, everything is correct.Name: Linus, 31
Occupation: Artist
Religion: Magician.
Description of his beliefs: "I’m a believer of the dark and the light and see no limits in between. The power I believe in comes in different shapes."Analysis: "Your picture has a very balanced shape. You have a lot of things happening in your life right now. A lot of artistic stuff. The red indicates a lot of physical activities. Your body loves to move and it’s a tool for your power. But the red also indicates suppressed anger and passion. The green colour symbolizes the heart chakra, and also that you’re going through a period of change. The yellow above your head is the intellect and the orange between the yellow shows that you have healing powers. On your right side there’s a bit of blue and that demonstrates that there’s a lot of focus on your creative side as an artist".VICE: Man, you’re shooting flames! Are you hep to what all she rapped about you?
Linus: Absolutely, everything is accurate.Name: Per-Johan, 22
Occupation: Studies music
Religion: Christian.
Description of his belief: "I believe in trinity, but Jesus is the central figure. Jesus is the road and the only way to salvation."Analysis: "When I closed my eyes, the first thing I saw was you standing with your arms reaching upwards like you’ve found salvation. The white above your head is the highest frequency of presence. Your aura displays a lot of honesty and spirituality. There’s a joy and happiness in the connection between you and your creator. The pink, violet and blue mix of colours above your head also indicate that you have more focus upwards than downward. On your right side, the masculine side, there’s an empty space that shows that your body is more active and outgoing. Your left side, the feminine, is complete though. However there’s some doubt on how to handle certain stuff in your life‚Ķ Oh! [Carita closes her eyes again] I can hear the words 'Oh my God, what horrible demands!' deriving from your right side. Overall, you have an incredible sensitivity in the arts and in the spiritual world. And you perceive this world as very harsh."VICE: Mr. Salvation, huh? What do you think?
Per-Johan: I’m not sure about the feminine and masculine stuff but apart from that, everything was true.WINNER: Linus, because his aura was the only one to indicate that he has "powers."- REBECCA RUSZ
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Occupation: Studies biotechnology
Religion: Buddhism Karma Kagyu.
Description of her beliefs: "For me it’s about being here and now! When Buddha died he said: Don’t believe my words, but investigate them carefully, be the light for yourself."Analysis made by Carita: "It’s a very harmonic picture and as a whole it’s very balanced. The orange and pink ball shape above your head is typical for people who meditate. You’re a spiritual seeker and you’re very affable and have a humble way of approaching people. You have lots of compassion and empathy. The thin and delicate light that shines through you shows your ability to understand other people and where they are in life. The blue colour, where your arms are, reveal your creative power. There’s a complete balance, and you use the artist and the scientist inside you. To the inexperienced eye there are no colour to the sides but when I hold the picture in the light there’s a light violet shade that shows that you’re worrying about how to combine your belief with what you actually do in life. You would like to combine these two things with the gifts you receive from a higher conscience."
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Dorotea: Oh no, everything is correct.Name: Linus, 31
Occupation: Artist
Religion: Magician.
Description of his beliefs: "I’m a believer of the dark and the light and see no limits in between. The power I believe in comes in different shapes."Analysis: "Your picture has a very balanced shape. You have a lot of things happening in your life right now. A lot of artistic stuff. The red indicates a lot of physical activities. Your body loves to move and it’s a tool for your power. But the red also indicates suppressed anger and passion. The green colour symbolizes the heart chakra, and also that you’re going through a period of change. The yellow above your head is the intellect and the orange between the yellow shows that you have healing powers. On your right side there’s a bit of blue and that demonstrates that there’s a lot of focus on your creative side as an artist".VICE: Man, you’re shooting flames! Are you hep to what all she rapped about you?
Linus: Absolutely, everything is accurate.Name: Per-Johan, 22
Occupation: Studies music
Religion: Christian.
Description of his belief: "I believe in trinity, but Jesus is the central figure. Jesus is the road and the only way to salvation."Analysis: "When I closed my eyes, the first thing I saw was you standing with your arms reaching upwards like you’ve found salvation. The white above your head is the highest frequency of presence. Your aura displays a lot of honesty and spirituality. There’s a joy and happiness in the connection between you and your creator. The pink, violet and blue mix of colours above your head also indicate that you have more focus upwards than downward. On your right side, the masculine side, there’s an empty space that shows that your body is more active and outgoing. Your left side, the feminine, is complete though. However there’s some doubt on how to handle certain stuff in your life‚Ķ Oh! [Carita closes her eyes again] I can hear the words 'Oh my God, what horrible demands!' deriving from your right side. Overall, you have an incredible sensitivity in the arts and in the spiritual world. And you perceive this world as very harsh."VICE: Mr. Salvation, huh? What do you think?
Per-Johan: I’m not sure about the feminine and masculine stuff but apart from that, everything was true.WINNER: Linus, because his aura was the only one to indicate that he has "powers."- REBECCA RUSZ