All of the Academy Award nominees for Best Actor have delivered outstanding performances… on the surface. They delivered their lines believably, they developed an interesting character, they got the voice, the walk, the look. Perhaps most remarkable of all, these magnificent actors received direction with enough detachment to enhance the portrayal of a character, rather than destroy it.

It’s no wonder Oscar nominees are so admired. However, only a small minority of them have made it to the end, changing their CHAKRAS. This requires the greatest talent and a rare kind of courage.

What is it like to change so profoundly, playing apart? Nothing inside you feels the same. Imagine a piece of beige fabric that you are dyeing green. Most people would be satisfied with a fabric that looks green. But you won’t be satisfied with a simple dunk in the tub. You find a way to make the ultimate transformation. Consequently, the fabric changes so completely that if you were to hold the world’s most powerful microscope over that fabric, the tiniest fibers would glow bright green.

Well, okay, here’s something easier to imagine: What happens when an aura reader like me becomes a film critic? I can read the deepest possible changes within an actor. And that is precisely what I will do in this article, with a deep critique of Leonardo DiCaprio’s performance in “Blood Diamond.” (If you would like to receive links to the photos I used in this article, please email me at my website.)

Since I can read auras from regular photographs (and could teach you to do the same, by the way), it’s easy to compare an actor’s aura being himself to his still image from the movie, where he is in character. Did I see this movie? No. All I know about this role is that he plays a South African mercenary. But reading the photos, I asked this question: Who could completely transform? This is what I found about Leonardo in this movie:

Root Chakra: How Your Personality Projects When You Walk Into a Room

As himself: powerful charisma, with a very strong physical presence and a good dose of ego.
In the movie: Tough as nails, indomitable, ready to kill. A complete change of aura.

Sexual chakra: what would he be like as a lover?

As himself: Strong drive, intensely attractive, emphasizing physical sensuality, takes his time.
In the movie: bad boy sexiness, very hard to come by, intensely desirable…especially if you like men on the sadistic side. Immediately, DiCaprio achieves a complete change of aura.

Solar Plexus Chakra: Driving Power, what is your pattern at the time of this photo?
As himself: Huge confidence. He is not arrogant, there is an almost regal feeling that “No one messes with Leonardo”.

In the movie: Love power, live for it. The quest for power dominates his aura, projects more than other databanks. By the way, for this character “power” means getting away with it, with as much cruelty as possible just to enjoy. I am happy to say that for Leonardo this represents a complete change of aura.

Heart chakra: how do you handle emotions?

Like himself: intensely private, Leonardo has become a walking computer about emotions, having developed an enormous detachment about his inner experiences. Along with a huge repertoire of felt emotions, he has analyzed, memorized and compartmentalized how to project various emotions. (The closest you or I could get to meeting someone like this is if you meet a very experienced analytic therapist… Or a very self-aware long-term therapy patient.)
In the movie: Insensitive, interested only in himself and dead even to his own feelings. It’s another complete aura change.

Chakra Communication: Truth? Talent? What does it show here?

Like Himself: Cunning and cunning, Leonardo is like a card player with a full deck. He could choose any way to act. Veracity almost seems irrelevant, as if this is a consideration only for people with such limited awareness that they are only given one card to play. He has no problem with deceiving people or lying, just extraordinary flexibility. (And if he should be thinking, “Aren’t all actors like this?”, the simple answer is, “Absolutely not. This is the throat chakra of a master actor.”)

In the movie: I’d rather lie than spit, and I’d be happy to do both. The accumulated anger and resentment contribute to his need to remain hidden as a person, keeping all his communications under control. Get a more complete aura change.

Chakra of spirituality: how do you connect with God?

As himself: Huge awareness here shows a highly advanced soul. This is the aura of someone who is much more awake inside than most people you will meet on the planet.
In the movie: Access to the spirit is limited. He advances on his own, without expecting or receiving much conscious help from anyone but himself. If he thinks of God at all, he would be a cruel God of hate. Ready! Here’s another complete aura change.

Soul Expression Chakra: Deep down, how does this person feel as a human being?

As himself: Resplendent, enjoying his life to the fullest, Leonardo is a highly self-realized person.
In the movie: Because he puts himself first in every situation, this man shows a strong connection in the higher heart chakra. Gloomy rather than happy, he still shows a determination to put me first that can be very inspiring to the audience. (Most people don’t do enough on the target, which brings joy, “me first”.) This also counts as a full aura change.

Summary: Leonardo DiCaprio is one of America’s most talented actors. In “Blood Diamond”, he has given his chakras a complete and believable makeover. Cleverly, he has combined characteristics of strength, self-confidence, exceptional focus and that outrageous sexiness.

It makes sense to talk about sex appeal during a performance. This correlates strongly with winning, whatever your category as an actor. Academy voters may think they’ve responded to a variety of emotions or other refined artistic values, but if they’re human, they respond most strongly to the amount and type of sex appeal projected in a movie.