Being An Empath: Are You One? ... Zelana**

Hello everyone,

Recently I have been getting very interested in learning about spiritual gifts. Now, this is something that I have been looking into for years and recently there has been a lot of articles and awareness of certain intuitive gifts- we all possess. One of them is empathy. Empathy is the ability to feel compassion, concern, and understanding for someone else. To be able to connect with the feelings, emotions and energy of a person or place. Empathy is an ability that we all have- though it ranges in people based on personality and experiences. When this ability becomes evolved or there is an awareness of this ability you can be described as an Empath. This is someone who consciously can connect and influence the feelings, emotions and energy of a person or place.

Often these people are extremely overwhelmed with stress and emotions because they take in everything around them. Empaths are able to connect with the emotions of an environment and often in places with large crowds of people they become extremely anxious and overwhelmed and seek solitude. This can also overlap into an introverts personality- hence many people who are Empaths have an introverted personality. Like Empaths, introverts draw their energy from within and are quite intuitive observers. But, extroverts can also be Empaths, drawing their energy from the people and places around them. Empaths also have a difficult time identifying their own emotions. Often overcome with different ranges of emotions from other people, an Empath's mood can change very quickly if they are picking up on angry, nervous or fearful energy.

Have you ever walked into a room and felt tension? This is picking up on the energy impression left by the person(s) in the room. We all have this ability yet we cannot see it with our eyes. It's a feeling. And that is what it really all comes down to, feelings and emotions.

We all have an energy field around us, science can show that there is a magnetic force around life. We emit colors based on our feelings and moods and health. Empaths have the ability to often see and feel this energy. Many are aware and many are not aware. Some people go through life being classified as bipolar or manic -depressive when really, not all but some, of these people could possibly be picking up on different energies that influenced their own energy field.

There are different types of Empaths and in some degree, we all possess this spiritual gift. Some Empaths can be healers and bend energy and light. They can remove darkness from another person's energy field. Many of these people are highly psychic. Some Empaths are more nature based and have a great love of nature and being outdoors. They are drawn to water, mountains, forests, the ocean and outer space. They draw energy and messages from nature and the Earth; afterall, Earth is full of life energy and magnetic forces. Other Empaths are clairvoyant and receive messages when asleep. They can astral project and reach people on a different wavelength. These people have dreams that can come true or premonitions. They are in touch with their subconscious which provides as an open channel for them to receive messages from the energy we are all connected to. Other Empaths possess other spiritual gifts such as telepathy and being a medium.  And some, have closed off their minds to this ability and can possess a very cold exterior because they do not understand nor want this gift, and can appear cold and bitter; but never judge a book by it's cover- they are extremely sensitive as well. 

Here is a small list of traits of an Empath:

• Knowing- Empaths know things about other people, they 'just know' and receive messages or have 'feelings' that are almost always accurate
• Feel the emotions of other people
• Know when someone is not being honest- you cannot lie to an Empath
• Pick up physical symptoms of other people- for example: if someone close to an Empath is experiencing pain or an illness the Empath will start to exhibit the same symptoms, this is know as sympathy pains
• The Empath is drawn to the underdog- anyone considered meek, weak, bullied or suffering the Empath will be immediately drawn to you, they will want to help you
• The Empath is often the counselor of friends and family- even strangers will tell you their problems 
• Empaths are drawn to healing, Reiki, metaphysical therapies
• Love nature and animals- can often have a sense of communication with animals
• Strive for the truth
• Have a longing or calling, but often don't know what their "mission" is here
• Always looking for knowledge and answers
• They find routine and rules to be like a prison, Empaths must find a way to do things their way
• Excellent listener
• Extremely intolerant to Narcissism and other associated traits
• Ability to feel the days of the week- some days have a light feeling while others have a heavy feeling
• Love the rain, recharges the Empath
• Like adventure and freedom
• Can have lower back and digestive disorders
• Hates clutter
• Loves to daydream
• Has an overwhelming feeling to help others
• Creative
• Feeling of not belonging or fitting in with society

There is a lot more, please feel free to look up the word Empath. There are some tests you can take to see your level and what type of Empath you are, but if you are, you already know. I wrote this for anyone who feels similar to this, for a long time I looked for traits of what an Empath was, without the word being present to me. I think there are many people in this world with this evolved gift. Imagine what we could accomplish if everyone looked after one another?

Hope you liked this post and please feel free to leave your own stories, examples or if you think you are an Empath. 

<3 Zelana 

I am more aware of who I am and where I want to go within my life.

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