Empathy As a Spiritual Power: What Type of Empath Are You?
by Cyndi Dale
(Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.)
I work with clients every day; they call from locations as far-flung as Japan and as close to home as Iowa. The reason I can provide this long-distance service as an energy medicine healer and intuitive specialist is the support of a vast network of satellites, electrical lines, and Internet connections.
Empathy works in a similar way. Typically defined as the ability to sense what’s happening to another (person, animal, etc.), empathy relies on an amazingly complex set of linkages. Most researchers point to interchanges within and between the brain, various neurological systems, and psychological programming. If you back a scientist in a corner, though, they’ll admit that there are unseen forces at play. I believe that these are the more interesting and productive factors to study, and that understanding the more “unusual” aspects of empathy can help you embrace the true power of being empathic.
And that’s exactly what empathy is supposed to be: a power.
The “limited edition” version of empathy says there are two main types of ...
http://kajama.com/empathy-as-a-spiritual-power-what-type-of-empath-are-you/
(Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.)
Empathy works in a similar way. Typically defined as the ability to sense what’s happening to another (person, animal, etc.), empathy relies on an amazingly complex set of linkages. Most researchers point to interchanges within and between the brain, various neurological systems, and psychological programming. If you back a scientist in a corner, though, they’ll admit that there are unseen forces at play. I believe that these are the more interesting and productive factors to study, and that understanding the more “unusual” aspects of empathy can help you embrace the true power of being empathic.
And that’s exactly what empathy is supposed to be: a power.
The “limited edition” version of empathy says there are two main types of ...
http://kajama.com/empathy-as-a-spiritual-power-what-type-of-empath-are-you/