I have had the experience of assisting a few individuals with a sensory awakening. It wasn't something I planned. It wasn't something I had prior experience in.
But there is a beacon outside of my office that brings these people in the midst of crisis to my office.
This beacon is a light of welcome to these people in a world that is pummeling them energetically from all directions. Many of these people are just beginning to understand why they feel everything and are connecting the dots; they just don't know how to protect their self.
Cue the beacon. The beacon for newly discovered empaths that have absorbed too many emotions from other people.
Empaths are people with an extraordinary sensory ability to feel the emotions of other people. I assure you, this gift isn't always a welcome experience. It is one thing to feel the happiness and joy of others. It is quite another to feel overwhelming sadness, hurt, or anger of the people around you.
Many of the empaths that cross my door in a state of crisis tell me "I don't care what you do, just fix me." I then have to be the bearer of bad news and tell them "I can't fix you. BUT, I can help you fix yourself."
In my experience with empaths, the first step is to clear out the attached emotions of others. To assist the person with only having their feelings for a moment. Using reiki and crystals, I help bring a positive and pure white light of universal healing into the person in turmoil. I have also been known to smudge some sage over the person to assist in removing the negativity.
The next step is to begin teaching them how to energetically protect their self. Often, I recommend a good grounding crystal to begin with. Some people are tactile and need a physical object that they can use to protect their self. Similar to how a police office straps into a bulletproof vest, an empath straps on their black tourmaline to protect their self from negative energy.
Another technique I recommend is one that was taught to me to remove excess energy. I instruct them to hug a tree and ask the tree to remove any excess energy. To ask Mother Earth to absorb that which is not for their highest good. Now, many people express hesitance to hug a tree in the middle of their yard in front of God and everybody. For those people, I tell them even a cut piece of wood retains the ability to absorb that which you do not need. If you choose to utilize a cut piece of wood, I do not recommend burning that piece of wood in your house. It is my belief that you are then allowing that energy to permeate your home, which brings about a completely different level that can impact everyone in your home.
The other half of energetically protecting yourself that I teach people is to envision yourself in an energetic bubble. This shielding technique prevents the energy from others to attach and/or impact your self unless you allow it to. Now, this technique has a few more steps involved that I can't think of how to voice in written word as it varies from person to person. Some people are able to shield their self easily, others need further guidance and more specific instructions.
The final information I impart on new empaths is to remember, like any other new thing, you will have times you slip up. Days where you forget to shield yourself, moments where the negativity of others slips past your defenses and leech onto your energy field. The important part is to remember and focus on what emotions are yours and which belong to another.
As a side note, I believe this beacon exists at my office because God knew I would need the experience of assisting some adults and other people before I would be faced with the greater challenge of raising an empath. After a tumultuous period of time wrought with panic attacks and mayhem, I was able to piece together and recommend to one of my own children that perhaps the cause of the anxiety related to her absorbing the emotions of others. I could see the lightbulb click on in my daughter when I voiced those words. Seeing her gain the peace that comes from realizing that all of what an empath feels does not belong to them was an amazing experience for me. After such a long period of not knowing how to help my child, I finally was able to impart the wisdom that brought her peace. Praise be to the Lord Almighty for giving me the experience I needed to help her.
Raising an empath comes with a secondary level of information to pass on. I had to get into the ethical dilemma that comes from being able to sense the emotions of others. I also have to work hard to shield my own emotions from her. The last thing I want or need to do is add to the burden that comes with this gift.
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