Many of us grow up learning about sympathy —essentially the feeling that relates to what another is going through. But what is empathy, then?
For those that don’t know me, I’m a channeler, and here is how Spirit defined it through me:
“Empathy.. is a normal function, a normal human ability. It’s a balanced approach to life.”
Empathy is, essentially, the ability to pick up other people’s emotions and share yours on an energetic level. Meaning: Rather than relating to one’s emotions, you’re literally ENGAGING in their active emotions and energy field.
Without even hearing more, you can easily see how this can quickly become an issue. You see, if you’re simply feeling FOR someone (sympathy,) you’re coming from a place of understanding. When you’re feeling WITH someone (empathy,) you’re coming from a place of experiencing.. and that can easily wreck your entire emotional state.
If you’ve never heard the term, you might be thinking, “This explains so much!” I’ve gone through that “Aha!” moment, myself. But whether you’re just learning of the definition or you’re very familiar, let’s go into the ways you can tell whether you’re experiencing this in a healthy manner or if you have some work to do to protect your energy moving forward.
There are two ways to experience empathy: Imbalanced and Balanced.
Imbalanced Auras (or energy fields) are what many suffer from, and it can become this way for a variety of reasons — one being that of a difficult childhood or one where you potentially had to take on a caretaker role young. If you’re an empath and have Imbalanced energy, then every time you engage with someone else, your field essentially merges with theirs and you *take* a bit of their energy with you as you go. It can be overwhelming to live in this state, where you’re constantly engaging in multiple energies and have a hard time discerning what is yours and what you’re carrying for others.
Balanced Energy, on the other hand, is the healthy way to operate as an empath. You take your own energy with you, meet up and share some energy, and then leave with your own energy again. It means you’re always aware that what you carry is yours and yours alone, with maybe smaller changes experienced amongst the energy of others.
I’ll be doing an Empath Series on my Youtube channel where I dive in further to the world of empathy, what it means, and how you can best operate with it in this world. To stay posted, watch below and be sure to subscribe to stay updated on new releases!