All the Academy Awards nominees for Best Actress have given outstanding performances… on the surface. They spoke their lines believably, developed an interesting character, got the voice, the walk, the look. Perhaps most extraordinary, these superb actors received direction with enough objectivity to improve a character's portrayal, rather than destroying it.

No wonder the Oscar nominees are so greatly admired. Yet only a tiny minority of them have gone all the way, changing their CHAKRAS. The takes the greatest talent, and a rare kind of courage.

What does it mean to shift that deep, playing a part? Nothing within you feels the same. Imagine a length of beige cloth that you are dying green. Most people would be satisfied with a cloth that looks green. But you won't be satisfied with some simple dunk in the vat. You find a way to do the ultimate transformation. Consequently, the cloth changes so completely that if you held the most powerful microscope in the world up that cloth, the most minute fibers would glow bright green.

Since I can read auras from regular photographs (and could teach you to do the same, incidentally), it is easy to compare the aura of an actress just being herself to her still shot from the movie, where she's in character. Did I see the movie? Yes. Although I disliked the plot and thought most of the performances quite pallid, I found Streep, as always, magnificent.

Hers is the first aura ever in which I observed that it was possible for a really talented actor to shift all the way down to the chakras.

But being impartial now, I'll read her from photos just like all the other Best Actress nominees, asking the question: Who could transform all the way? Here is what I found about Meryl in this movie:

Root chakra -- How her personality projects when she enters a room

As herself: She's one of the most down-to-earth celebrities anywhere, eagerly learning wherever she goes, and keeping perspective with an exceptionally vibrant sense of humor.

In the movie: Cold, calculating and about as subtle as an armadillo, this character is scary. Yet (despite the movie title's reference to "The Devil"), Streep's portrayal isn't about evil. In an aura, evil is rare and, frankly, rather boring. This character's warrior-like qualities co-exist with sexual power and a deep vulnerability. Well, well, a complete change of aura.

Sex chakra -- What would she be like as a lover?

As herself: Meryl is warm, deeply loving, and (when in the mood) definitely sultry. Sex is part of a love relationship for her, however, not something to flaunt. She doesn't use her sexuality to project charisma.

In the movie: Looking for a dominatrix? She's your gal! Steamy, confident, sexy, just a tad of cruelty—all this is available for the lucky winner of her favors.

Affection plays no part in this package.

Sexually, Streep is so intense and outrageous, speeding along on this sexual road. But she can stop on a dime. And this chakra display, outrageous though it is, just barely avoids driving over the top, into laugh-out-loud funny. A complete change of aura.

Solar plexus chakra -- Handling power, what is her pattern at the time of the photo?

As herself: This is a gentle power, belonging to someone who is deeply content with life. Sure, she won't let people trample over her. But the real beauty of what Meryl projects at this chakra is that there's so much goodness that only a really committed nasty person would even try to push against her power.

In the movie: Power like a steel trap—heartless conquest is the main motivation here. Thank goodness, a complete change of aura.

Heart chakra -- How does she handle emotions?

As herself: Brilliantly—Brilliant is the best word to describe Meryl Streep's emotional life. If she hadn't turned to acting, she might have made an amazing psychologist. She understands feelings, empathically traveling into them with total ease. She is also one of the most skilled empaths you'll find on a screen (and I say that as someone whose business is training natural empaths to become skilled; she's invited to help me teach workshops any day).

In the movie: She's passionate, manipulative and, deep down, a big worrier. The heart chakra clinches the performance for me, because it is so very different—not only from Meryl herself but from evil. The signature quality of evil, as you'll quickly learn reading auras in depth, is an ice cold heart chakra. A complete change of aura.

Communication chakra -- Truthfulness? Talent? What shows here?

As herself: Meryl is truthful. She is a real person, not hiding in the least. She also has nothing to prove to anyone. Connecting to the human core in an audience, she relates simply as another human being (whichever one she is portraying, with her near infinite repertoire of possibilities). The lack of pretense may help account for all those times that Streep has been nominated for Oscar but not won. Is it really 16 times? It's easy to take for granted communication that seems so effortless, gimmick-free, natural. Yet, really, isn't that the greatest mastery, making work appear completely effortless?

In the movie: In her personal life, there is nobody to know. She's empty inside. In public, such a liar! Such a schemer! Slipperier than ice, this woman. A complete change of aura.

Spirituality chakra -- How does she connect to God?

As herself: Meryl's consciousness shows an advanced degree of oneness, where she can directly experience with great clarity what it is like to be anyone she chooses. This is integrated God experience, reminiscent of the saying, "First there is a mountain. Then there is no mountain. Then there is."

In the movie: Ooh, this character actively hates God… or anyone with more power than she. A complete change of aura.

Soul expression chakra -- Deep down, how does the person feel as a human being?

As herself: Mastery shows here, as at all the chakra databanks I've read for you. This is one highly evolved, authentic, spiritual teacher who shows by her example how to live vibrantly, joyfully, with soul and spunk.

In the movie: Connection here isn't surprising, because selfish egomaniacs do tend to do what makes them happy on a consistent basis. But there is a surprise, nonetheless, as part of Meryl's carefully crafted aura transformation. This character projects an enticing charm at this chakra, as though she serves to inspire humanity as The Guru of Selfishness. What a tongue-in-cheek, or trick-in-chakra, performance!

Summary: Nobody can out-chakra-change Meryl Streep. Of course, in this role, she has wrought a complete change to each chakra.