Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-11188061-20131214014011

Originally I wanted to write a literal essay on this topic, but I have been around long enough to know that the literature tolerance level around here was pretty... low so I'll refrain from doing so.

So, referring to Jaune's strange Aura emission that protected him from Cardin's punch, I deduce that an Aura ascends to another level when the person has attained spritual enlightenment on certain number of things.

For Jaune, it was when he became to resolved to protect his teammates no matter what the cost on himself, and was finally able to let go of his self interest for the sake of others. I think the important thing to learn here was 'the resolve to protect another', and once Jaune truly attained that enlightenment his Aura automatically ascended to the next level. This was also because that the resolve here was a major wall that he managed to overcome.

Note that every time a person learns a new thing, and every time they grow more mature and understanding (like how Ruby learned that she could no longer slack off and fool around like she probably did in Signal), their Aura - their soul - grows as well, even it doesn't necessary show like Jaune's (since they're small things). In game terms, an Aura gains experience when the person grows up emotionally (this works for both light and darkness - we may even assume that Cinder was one who attained dark enlightenment by resolving herself to do terrible evil. Her powerful destructive abilities may be a result of that), but would not actually reach the next level unless they climb past the great 'wall' in their own hearts.

This is likely unique to every individual, but I would imagine that over the years several common 'walls' have been discovered. Beacon Academy may set students through a number of trials to learn specific, spiritual-related lessons that if passed, would very likely help that ascend their Aura to the next level. 