Calling All Empaths ~ You Can Come Out Now, It's Safe

by Sharda Chaitanya

This topic is finally getting some play.  If you are an empath, like others with similar gifts, you know what it means to be closeted about your talents and how strenuous it can be to appear normal when everything around you is silently communicating.  To be automatically tuned into what are other people's wave-lengths, to be hyper-aware of energies of all kinds, puts the empath in touch with a bit more information than s/he knows what to do with.  If you look at someone you can know their inner emotions and sometimes why they have them; if someone speaks to you, you automatically know if you are getting the whole story or if it is being edited or embellished; if you open an email, you can know another's motivation in writing it.  And the list goes on.


Being in possession of empathic perceptions is an exercise in self-control - you see things, but you must remain silent.   We must dumb-down in a sense, and it's hard to have a fully honest conversation.  Or even relationship.  I wouldn't say that we must be isolated, but we do prefer the company of our Higher Selves and the un-seens, where we are free to express our genuineness.  It is weird not to be able to look others directly in the eye for too long for fear of the Too-Much-Information factor may take over.  People often ask, "What are you looking at?" or "Why are you staring at me in that way?", when in fact I have no clue what they mean.  Over time I have come to understand that my gaze can be penetrating and therefore I avert my eyes if I sense the other person may see that I "see", and that just makes for an uncomfortable situation. 

It feels like we have to sell ourselves short, we can never really give someone the whole picture.  But there is an upside.  As empaths, there is a very natural protective/protecting element involved with being this perceptive.  To say we are not easily duped is an understatement.  We "just know things", so it simplifies how we navigate life's more mundane activities.  And for us, MUCH of it seems mundane because we grasp the essence of things so quickly, that we must get on to the next topic. or remain bored.  If you are involved as a healer or lightworker in a job or vocation where intuition is necessary, then it's a done deal - we can go in and take care of business without strain.  As a Feng Shui practitioner, when people ask me how I know, I tell them "the walls speak to me".   My gift allows me to be thorough in my expression of Feng Shui as an art as well as a spiritual tool.  Feng Shui is often overlooked as a viable way to address energy.  It should not be dismissed as a glorified version of interior decorating.  As an empath I can tell you that the subtle energies that I find in any given situation have been lingering there a while, and I can usually recognize them by the time I have finished my first phone interview with the client.

And honestly, there is some fun to be had.  After all, it's not so bad if, when at a party or gathering (provided we are in any state of mind to withstand a crowded place) we can effortlessly figure out which people are compatible with us and with whom to strike up a conversation.  Or if something becomes awkward in a business meeting or job situation, you can know what really transpired rather than wondering what the heck happened there.  And then you can attempt to rectify it with the subtle tools of discretion and diplomacy which many empaths are also gifted with.

As empaths we must learn, if we haven't yet, to honor our gifts and give them the audience they require.  To understand what it means and perhaps why we've been given a sixth sense.  We are living in such times as to be supported by the change in the general perceptions of what is considered "alternative".  We no longer need to hide; I find for the most part people are receptive.  I am often pleasantly surprised when I find someone who I wouldn't otherwise expect being understanding or willing to listen.  So in turn my boundaries expand, I let go of my own biases and limitations.

It is a wonderful time to be on the planet, to be part of Ascension and to know that we are somehow making a difference.  The more we open up about what we really are and not hide our truth, no matter what that might be, we are contributing to the slow and steady unfoldment of the greater truths of Love and Acceptance.  As the nova earth emerges and we find ourselves on the cusp of change, our gift will be more recognized and our efforts rewarded.  It is then we shall joyfully come full circle.