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                 Discussion on Empathy
                  By Silver Eagle Dream Dancer
                I'm going to write a small series 
                  of posts on empathy. First though, I'd like to start with a
                  definition of empathy - what is it? To varying degrees and levels 
                  - it's where you can actually
                  feel what another person is feeling (receptive empath).You aren't 
                  just sympathetic to how
                  another is feeling (like you can understand it) - you actually 
                  feel it yourself. You could be
                  someone who has a mild version of empathy... it only affects 
                  you once in a while and only under
                  certain conditions OR you could be someone who has a great degree 
                  of it and must cope
                  constantly or be bombarded with others thoughts and energies.
                  
                  How to tell if you are an empath:
                  1. Do you avoid crowds because you feel lost' in 
                  them or just want to make yourself small?
                  2. If someone you know is ill and you visit, do you feel 
                  sick afterward?
                  3. If someone in your immediate vicinity is angry - are 
                  you immediately angry without knowing
                  good reason?
                  4. Do you get headaches in large groups of people?
                  5. If you see someone with a cast or obvious bandaging 
                  of a wound - do you feel a sharp surge of
                  energy at the sight?
                  6. Do you often have feelings that you're pretty sure 
                  don't belong to you? (if you are empathic,
                  you'll understand what I mean by this question)
                  7. If a friend is depressed, do you feel burdened when 
                  you leave them - like you're carrying
                  something?
                  
                  These are just a few of the ways to tell if you're empathic.. 
                  Off the top of my head.
                  RX for empaths
                  
                  This is a good cleansing exercise for letting go of energies 
                  that don't belong with you. I
                  recommend it for all empaths!
                  
                  1. Fill a tub with water - as hot as you can stand.
                  2. Get a candle.. just for ambiance not ritual.
                  3. Put three tablespoons of each sea salt and baking 
                  soda in the water to dissolve
                  4. Add whatever scent you want to the bath.
                  5. Get your butt in the water! May as well take the rest 
                  of your body in too.
                  6. Stay put until you feel the energies have washed off 
                  or been dissolved. You can direct this
                  through will.. but generally, it'll happen anyway on it's own 
                  so why not relax? Don't be alarmed
                  if your water turns a hazy or very dark color. That is supposed 
                  to happen.
                  7. Make sure that you've been fully immersed in the water, 
                  taking care not to get it in your eyes.
                  8. Let the water out but stay in the tub. Picture all 
                  the excess energy going down the drain and
                  back to Mother Earth to be recycled into good energy. Thank 
                  the water for cleansing.
                  9. Rinse off in the shower or you'll be itchy.
                  10. Thank the candle... this is something I always do 
                  out of respect for the fire spirits. Also..
                  Don't blow it out - snuff it. You should never put fire out 
                  with air - even when you're not in ritual
                  situations.
                  11. Repeat as needed. I do this in the evening so that 
                  all I've accumulated during the day can be
                  cleansed before bedtime.
                  
                  I wouldn't recommend any crystals be added to this. It's strictly 
                  for cleaning off excess energies,
                  nothing more. The ritual version isn't too different from this 
                  and it's one I use during the full
                  moon, before major healings, or if shielding others.
                  
                  Northernwolf:
                  Why shouldnt you put out a fire with air? It will get 
                  poed from having been dominated by
                  another element, or at you for using another element on it?
                  
                  SEDD:
                  LOL.... it was something I learned while training in shamanism. 
                  Fire should be grounded if
                  possible. I blew out a candle once, (course that was a ritual 
                  situation) which in effect mixed fire
                  energies with air energies. The energies grew exponentially 
                  and I was sick for a week! So
                  anytime now that A process requires me to recommend putting 
                  out a candle - ritual or not - I
                  recommend snuffing or grounding if possible.
                  
                  Earthwalker:
                  I am a little confused. Empaths have the ability to feel others 
                  moods. I can sense feelings and
                  moods of individual I know and of some I don't too. However, 
                  I do not take on their moods as an
                  empath seems to. At times I have consciously told people I understand 
                  and I will offer
                  suggestions but you need to solve you own problems. Are energies 
                  actually attracted to the
                  empath? Can't the empath just say no thank-you and send the 
                  energy away?
                  
                  SEDD:
                  From what I've experienced and seen, yes - energies of all sorts 
                  are attracted to an empath. They
                  can refuse, but most of the time, they don't know this is something 
                  they need to do.
                  
                  Here's a bit more on the subject that may help clarify: There's 
                  a big difference in being 'sympathy
                  and empathy'. Definitely - most people are sympathetic as a 
                  byproduct of emotion. But in
                  situations where a sympathetic person will feel something about 
                  another's feelings - an empath
                  will feel what the other feels. A sympathetic person is able 
                  to let go of it or walk away from it
                  when the emotion passes - an empath will find that difficult 
                  if not impossible because what the
                  other person felt has now become a part of them.
                  
                  A good example is how viewing the news affects an empath verses 
                  a sympathetic person. A
                  sympathetic person will view suffering on the news and say ' 
                  That's so sad. Something really
                  needs to be done about that. I'm going to sniff around and see 
                  if there's anything I can think of to
                  help.' An empath will cry and feel, not only a bit of personal 
                  trauma related to what they viewed,
                  but likely feel a bit angry that they were exposed to it.
                  
                  Boiling this down to the simplest parts - whether an sympathetic 
                  person or empath - it's all about
                  energy interactions. The basics that I've seen and experienced... 
                  a sympathetic person doesn't
                  'take' any of the energies internally during the energy exchanges 
                  that happen all the time. An
                  empath does and then it becomes a part of them in some degree 
                  or another.
                  
                  Earthwalker:
                  Thanks for the information and clarification between sympathetic 
                  and empathetic. I can see
                  where empathy would be an excellent tool in the healing fields 
                  but it also could be very difficult. 
                  I cannot imagine what it would be like to feel everything everyone 
                  else feels in a hospital setting.
                  I guess what I feel is more sympathetic or at least feeling 
                  their feeling but from an objective
                  perspective. While I care a great deal I don't take the problems 
                  on at a personal level.
                  
                  Wisowl:
                  Well, SEDD, I noticed lately that I seem to be more of an empath 
                  than I thought. Most of your
                  questions here I could answer with yes, partly to my surprize! 
                  *S*
                  Pity, that I cannot follow your advice of what to do, as I can 
                  no longer make it out of a bathtub,
                  as I do not have the strength.
                  
                  Katt:
                  ((HUGS)) I know it's hard for you to get out of the tub. How 
                  about smudging yourself? Or
                  sweeping your aura with a feather? Another way to clear yourself 
                  is to sweep the front of your
                  body from one shoulder (L) to the opposite hip (R) with your 
                  (R) hand, then from the other
                  shoulder to opposite hip, straight down one arm, straight down 
                  the other arm...shake the hands
                  off, either towards running water or towards a flame (my personal 
                  preferences), stomp and
                  shake your feet...all with the intention of removing negativity 
                  from yourself. I hope that helps.
                  ((HUGS)) PS, I'm not at all surprised you were able to answer 
                  yes to so many of the questions!
                  You are highly empathic I think! xo
                  
                  Ravenstone:
                  That is the story of my life. I have been that way for as long 
                  as I can remember. Back in college I
                  would avoid shopping in malls during busy times because it would 
                  literally make me sick from
                  all the crashing emotions around me. My shields have gotten 
                  a lot stronger and my sense of self
                  is greater so I can actually stand crowds now, but its 
                  not always easy. It's not really such a bad
                  thing, but it does dictate a lot in your life. It has actually 
                  proven to be a big help in some of my
                  more recent undertakings.
                  
                  Earthwalker:
                  Just a question for empaths? Can't you just choose to tune everyone 
                  out and not listen or even
                  see them? How do you work in a noisy environment if you cannot 
                  block out noise and other
                  individuals that are working in the same room or laboratory? 
                  How do you plan your day when
                  you are walking to work if you cannot blocks other out. I don't 
                  mean completely; you are always
                  aware that someone is there but your mind is focused on something 
                  else and don't really see the
                  individual; you are only aware of the presence of others. For 
                  those in school, focusing on a
                  project or your homework in study hall. It must be extremely 
                  difficult to focus on accomplishing
                  a task if you cannot block out others let alone their emotions. 
                  Aren't there tricks to overcome the
                  intrusions so that you can function well in the world of people 
                  while also using this gift.
                  
                  CinnamonMoon:
                  Your questions are all valid, Earthwalker, but sadly the answer 
                  is both yes and no. Not everyone
                  can block out their empathy for others and it can be a very 
                  painfully debilitating condition.
                  Many people (those caught up in the fluff and white light of 
                  the spiritual paths today) are under
                  the misconception that these gifts are always wonderful and 
                  painless. The truth is that it's just the
                  opposite. As an empath, thankfully one who can block (when I 
                  see it building up, there are times
                  it hits me too) it is something that I tend to be able to control 
                  but not everyone is like that. For 
                  some people this is a very painful experience that cannot be 
                  overcome in the conventional sense.
                  They need to literally avoid crowds or public situations. Empathic 
                  and other abilities often bring
                  with them the onset of physical pain. For example, many clairvoyant 
                  people find they have
                  headaches or nausea that accompany their gift when it is active 
                  and that's not something they
                  enjoy. It's not all glitter and light. Whatever a gift might 
                  be, it can and often does have side effects
                  be they painful or disorientating.
                  
                  Another example I can give you from my own experience is when 
                  my Guides want to get my
                  attention. A ringing takes place in my ears, very high pitched, 
                  and very soft. I stop what I'm
                  doing and enter the Silence to listen to them. That's not always 
                  possible though, and then that
                  sound gets louder and louder (insisting I heed the Call). Even 
                  then I can't always step out of the
                  situation I'm in. When that happens it can be very distracting 
                  and un-nerving to contend with.
                  There are times when I can't connect too, and the sound continues 
                  for lengthy periods making me
                  feel like I'm about to lose my mind if it doesn't stop. Eventually 
                  the connection comes and it does
                  stop, but going through that is not always pleasant.
                  
                  Sometimes those reactions can be intense heat or cold flowing 
                  through the body, dizziness,
                  blackouts, or any number of other physical, emotional, or spiritual 
                  experiences. For some it is
                  temporary, lasting through an initial stage of onset until the 
                  gift is mastered. For some it is
                  lifelong. As for choosing to tune everyone out and not listen 
                  or even see them, regrettably that
                  answer is no where some empaths are concerned. And working within 
                  noisy environments or
                  walking to work if you cant block others out, well, unless 
                  the individual is able to shield they
                  are unable to tolerate those situations (in some cases being 
                  housebound). It's physically,
                  mentally, emotionally, or spiritually (sometimes all of these) 
                  painful for them. It is extremely
                  difficult. Now the average person can shut out those around 
                  them and focus on things as a rule,
                  but certain people simply can't. It's sad things are like that 
                  but it's also a fact.
                  
                  With regard to tricks in overcoming the intrusions that would 
                  allow one to function using this
                  gift, there are methods of shielding, centering, and grounding 
                  that work and a fairly wide variety
                  of methods as well. The trouble is that for many of these inflicted 
                  people those methods are
                  useless as they dont understand what is happening or why. 
                  They are often individuals seeking
                  the help of Spiritual Healers to overcome their inflictions. 
                  In some cases that is effective, in
                  others not. This does not just apply to empaths. It applies 
                  to all psychic abilities that we hold and
                  the work we do. For instance, when I transition on a spiritual 
                  level and undergo change I have a
                  very physical reaction to it. I will have dizzy spells where 
                  I nearly blackout and have to grab
                  hold of something to steady myself. I have moments when it feels 
                  I've been physically hit by an
                  unseen force that shoves me off balance from the side, as when 
                  someone bumps into you. When
                  that happens my inner self is shoved around too. It can be very 
                  strong and my spirit is literally
                  pushed out of my body to some extent and then snaps back. This 
                  is usually a side to side motion
                  but can vary. It serves to align me and I know my Guides are 
                  doing this. However it's still
                  shocking when it happens because there is never a warning. It 
                  just hits. That's part of the process.
                  If we knew we'd steady ourselves to take the blow and that would 
                  hinder the results. So we are
                  taken off guard and it's done very quickly, and sometimes intrusively 
                  too.
                  
                  There are times when my power centers are aligned for me by 
                  my Guides so that I can work
                  more accurately. That's a sense of Kundalini (warm rushes) moving 
                  up and down my spine
                  lasting anywhere from a few brief moments to hours. It actually 
                  tickles and gives me the giggles 
                  when that happens, but it's much different from the onset of 
                  Kundalini going active in my
                  pathwork. It's an adjustment and it goes to a cellular level. 
                  When people transition that cellular
                  restructuring is something that forces us to purge negative 
                  energies and can cause physical illness
                  to be part of that process...expelling dis-ease or spewing up 
                  what we no longer need. It's all part
                  of the whole. For an empath unable to control their reactions 
                  this is often a constant state for
                  them.
                  
                  All of us, while basically the same, have different strengths 
                  and weaknesses to our makeup. Each
                  level of our being varies, and we need to learn to master those 
                  aspects of self. That's what the
                  spiritual path brings to us among other things, but it's often 
                  a long and painful search to find
                  those answers for an empath...if they find them at all. For 
                  those who cannot it becomes a chronic
                  and debilitating condition. Those of us who understand it try 
                  to help in whatever way we can,
                  sometimes that's just reduced to the level of understanding 
                  and our hands are tied, but at least
                  they have someone who knows what they're talking about and doesn't 
                  label them as psychotic.
                  There may not be a whole lot of comfort in that, but it's better 
                  than nothing. We make
                  suggestions where we can and sometimes that helps. Like I said, 
                  there are many techniques to
                  try, it's a long list though and that means a lot of searching.
                  
                  Wisowl:
                  Well Earthwalker I had to wait until Cinnamon could answer you 
                  here first (me not having
                  enough words to express myself properly LOL).
                  
                  Empathic and other abilities often bring with them the 
                  onset of physical pain. For example,
                  many clairvoyant people find they have headaches or nausea that 
                  accompany their gift when it is
                  active and that's not something they enjoy. It's not all glitter 
                  and light. Whatever a gift might be,
                  it can and often does have side-effects be they painful or disorientating.
                  
                  Now here I can say, YES that is exactly how it feels! I have 
                  various abilities that come together
                  with various reactions. I am not always sure what the *problem* 
                  is. Sometimes it could also be a
                  simple panic attack, simple in the sense it would be purely 
                  physical, my own physical problems.
                  The day before yesterday I had another strong empathic reaction 
                  to what somebody wrote on
                  another board, there it was clear to me why I felt the way I 
                  did. Yesterday and today I am totally
                  giddy and can barely walk straight lines, now this time I am 
                  not sure why! Now I could walk
                  about with shields around me, but I do not want to bother with 
                  them, the take too much strength
                  for me to keep up. I am one with multiple abilities who has 
                  to live a bit isolated, but that is good
                  for me!
                  
                  When my guides want for me to listen to something or want to 
                  make me see something the sounds
                  around me get more unbearable for me or the light around me 
                  hurt my eyes more. When I get a
                  deja vu experience my heartrate shoots up and I get more and 
                  more excited.... etc. Now I haven't
                  developed my mediumistic abilities yet...wonder what that feels 
                  like? Hmmm........
                  
                  Clairaudience....I hear things nobody else does or at least 
                  not as clearly...etc.. etc.. LOL I am
                  NOT going on an EGO trip here, just to give you some more examples!
                  
                  Earthwalker:
                  I cannot really understand since I can block out just about 
                  anything. Although that too can create
                  problems. I have walked down the street passed my husband and 
                  never saw him. It is not good 
                  for relationships to do this often. Maybe that is why we got 
                  divorced (only kidding). I think the
                  closest I have come to your situations is when I have been asked 
                  to go to group settings with
                  people experiencing cancer or family members with alcohol problems. 
                  I am always asked back
                  and I refuse. I can feel what they feel since I had been through 
                  the same thing and can share the
                  way I handled the situation. But so many people want you to 
                  take on their problems or just
                  accept them which I refuse to do. I tackle problems, I do not 
                  just accept them. It must be brutal if
                  you cannot draw that line. I like the ability to be able to 
                  talk to people at a level beyond small
                  talk immediately and have spent hours helping people through 
                  crisis but really don't accept
                  limitation of disease etc. so cannot be really empathetic to 
                  these individuals.
                  
                  I can also feel when people are trying to hurt me but I don't 
                  walk away I simply address the
                  feelings so we both can continue to function in an environment 
                  where we understand one
                  another. It would be debilitating not to be able to confront 
                  or deal with these emotions. I do get
                  some physical signs when I dance or see visions. Usually the 
                  sides of the back of my head feel
                  like they are pounding slightly. I guess others might consider 
                  it a headache but I can block out
                  most pain. I also occasionally get blisters on my toes after 
                  I dance even if I have been sitting. It is
                  of no concern, Hydrocortisone and cotton socks always clear 
                  it up. As for spirit getting my
                  attention, visions keep showing up until I spend time or get 
                  frustrated and promise to dance at
                  night.
                  
                  Another way spirit gets my attention was shown to me a few days 
                  ago; I was probably tuning
                  these faint images out as I was watching TV. All of a sudden 
                  I black and white images flask
                  across the TV followed by a faint visions. After several times 
                  I gave in and danced. It was kind
                  of interesting although it did startle me.
                  
                  To get back to the point I find empathy very interesting but 
                  cannot really imagine what it would
                  be like. How often are empaths diagnosis inadvertently as schizophrenic? 
                  This could be
                  extremely dangerous. Does this get stronger over time. I certainly 
                  haven't ever had to stop what I
                  was doing. I simply told spirit I would dance latter this evening 
                  and did. I would think that a
                  huge difference would be that both of you are getting messages 
                  that are important while mine are
                  still teachings. Probably teaching me to pay attention and not 
                  block everything out. Still would I
                  see the visions if I couldn't refocus and to an extent and block 
                  out the mundane. It is really more
                  like relegating the mundane to a secondary focus. Don't you 
                  really have this capability as well.
                  How does an empath concentrate on a message if they don't possess 
                  this blocking ability?
                  
                  Wisowl:
                  Now women are supposed to be able to do at least three things 
                  at a time...I can do only one, one
                  reason I never have a radio on, music or people talking would 
                  drive me absolutely nuts. When I
                  listen to music, I listen to music; when I read, I read
nothing 
                  else.
                  
                  Does this get stronger over time. I certainly haven't 
                  ever had to stop what I was doing. I simply
                  told spirit I would dance latter this evening and did. I would 
                  think that a hugeh difference would
                  be that both of you are getting messages that are important 
                  while mine are still teachings.
                  Probably teaching me to pay attention and not block everything 
                  out. Still would I see the visions
                  if I couldn't refocus and to an extent and block out the mundane. 
                  It is really more like relegating
                  the mundane to a secondary focus. Don't you really have this 
                  capability as well. How does an
                  empath concentrate on a message if they don't possess this blocking 
                  ability?
                  
                  Now Cinnamon can walk between the worlds, I cannot...yet. She 
                  has 35 years of experience I
                  have not in the sense of shamanic ways. I had all my life experiences 
                  of deja vu, knowing
                  things, seeing through people. I am still a learner/student 
                  like you, Earthwalker, only I like
                  everyone else have different experiences, have different things 
                  to learn. I cannot just say I dance
                  later, since that one time I tried over and over again without 
                  success. I also asked for dreams to
                  come to me, but they don't, not when I want to. They just come 
                  when they are supposed to. I
                  guess it is like everything else, you are given what you need, 
                  not what you want. I know when
                  there is something for me to learn and I wait until that is 
                  clear to me, I do not say I dance
                  tonight! LOL
                  
                  I got *visions* like in normal TV reports, or in a news report 
                  in the newspaper. One time I was
                  so confused why I was feeling I had to tell a neighbor something 
                  before they left. He got into a
                  bad fight before a bar in town and had to stay in hospital for 
                  a while. Now I *read* that story in
                  the paper before it happened! After I heard that I looked through 
                  all the papers in the house and
                  I couldn't find that article! Before I came to this village 
                  where I live right now, I saw a report on
                  TV about it, in which all the people I would later meet were 
                  included! I doubt very much that this
                  report was *real*! These visions or whatever one wants to call 
                  them are clear to me like any
                  other TV program or newspaper article!
                  
                  Earthwalker:
                  It must be wonderful to know things before they happen. Can 
                  you change things by intercepting
                  them before they actually happen? This would go along with an 
                  article (physics) I have been
                  reading. In other words if an object emits light in all directions, 
                  if you could block the light,
                  divert it, or change it prior to it being observed you could 
                  affect the future by changing the past. I
                  think it would be a wonderful gift. It sound exciting.
                  
                  Wisowl:
                  No, Earthwalker, it doesn't sound exciting to me at all. Things 
                  I see, sometimes, are going to
                  happen or they come as a warning , when one can change them. 
                  Like when I lived in Nova Scotia
                  here in Canada on the East Coast and used to watch the news 
                  from New York. There was one
                  female newscaster that annoyed me...no idea why. One evening 
                  I said out loud: Oh, go home and
                  get killed in an auto accident. It shocked me to hear my own 
                  words. Well, the next morning I
                  heard the news, she did get killed on her way home in a single 
                  car accident! There was also a
                  story about David Rappaport, a diminutive actor, being interviewed. 
                  Now I saw him once before
                  in an interview and this time he was asked the same stupid questions 
                  and his answers were the
                  same, but this time I had the feeling that he would kill himself, 
                  as he had said in the interview. I
                  got all excited and hoped desperately that someone in his surrounding 
                  would notice that this
                  time he would do it. Well I do not have to mention that a few 
                  days later he was found under a
                  tree in a park dead. The way he had described it! Also with 
                  our Superman I had the feeling that
                  something was going to happen when I saw him on his horse in 
                  an news item or whatever, it
                  looked wrong to me and I said out loud Be careful! well, and 
                  we all know what happened to him!
                  I think it might be good to know beforehand for oneself. But 
                  seeing or knowing things like that is
                  more of a burden, and I do not think it is exciting! In my humble 
                  opinion only. But then there
                  maybe others here who have a different opinion.
                  
                  Earthwalker:
                  To me it doesn't make sense that Spirit would only give you 
                  the gift to see things before they
                  happen. That would not be exciting and would serve no purpose 
                  unless it was for initial
                  teachings. Haven't you also been given the gift to heal or to 
                  intervene or to be able to take some
                  action? Isn't that the real gift? To me that is exciting and 
                  would make the pain at least partially
                  acceptable; doesn't it?
                  
                  CinnamonMoon:
                  Pardon my interruption here but whoa Nellie! It can be wonderful 
                  knowing things are going to
                  happen...if they are good things to begin with. Seeing tragedy 
                  is not pleasant. All gifts are not
                  blessings in that regard and they aren't always meant for us 
                  to take action in. They teach us
                  things but we're not to change those things. It's a fine line 
                  to cross attempting to change the
                  future and there are strict cosmic laws about what is right 
                  or wrong to mess with. Sometimes we
                  can change things through intercepting before they take place, 
                  but we have to have permission
                  from the party involved to interfere in their life and free 
                  will. Otherwise it's an intrusion and we
                  may be interfering in preventing them from learning something 
                  important about life and
                  themselves.
                  
                  Here energy work (channeling and directing it such as in Reiki 
                  and other methods of spiritual
                  pathwork) comes into play and yes, more or less directing that 
                  energy is much like directing a
                  light beam. Our gifts are not for amusement. Nor are they here 
                  to excite us (though they can
                  from time to time). To see things is to allow us in some way 
                  to forewarn others of impending
                  trouble and we can do that but we can't alter the outcome without 
                  permission to do so and that
                  would come from the person/s involved or Spirit directly.
                  
                  The work of a practitioner is not always pleasant, but yes, 
                  it's a gift to work with and use.
                  However, we can't alter other's lives or their decisions. Free 
                  will is theirs. Nor should we take it
                  upon ourselves to act, we must receive a request to do so or 
                  we are invasive. We don't know why
                  things are happening the way they are otherwise and we can do 
                  more damage than good even if
                  we think we are acting for the betterment of the situation. 
                  Sometimes out of the darkest clouds we
                  find the brightest silver linings.
                  
                  Certainly we cannot go back and alter history, nor can we step 
                  into the future and think we have
                  a right to determine the fate of the world on any level. That's 
                  all wrong. The changes we would
                  make would mean some people born would not have been given life, 
                  and many side-effects would
                  stem from such activity. We are not by any means all-seeing, 
                  all-knowing, or omnipotent and we
                  should never assume we have a fraction of that ability. We get 
                  glimpses for certain reasons and
                  we have to act as best we can. Sometimes it's simply to be an 
                  observer/witness to life itself so we
                  can see the need to change something in ourselves.
                  
                  Wisowl:
                  Cinnamon. I was looking for some of those words you used to 
                  explain things! *smiles* You are
                  right! I think sometimes there should be people here on earth 
                  seeing things, knowing things just
                  to be witnesses also. We are otherwise just *hollow bones* as 
                  you say. Like I add sometimes to a
                  wish of healing for someone "only if I am supposed to help" 
                  put into better words then that
                  though. Even in sending healing energies I don't take for granted 
                  that it is granted so to speak!
                  Oh......I need a rest from words
they are so confusing!
                  
                  Earthwalker:
                  Cinnamon and Wisowl,
                  No of course you won't just interfere with another under normal 
                  condition. Individuals need to
                  be respected. I am sorry that to me was a given. I just didn't 
                  express what I was asking well. I
                  was trying not to get into theory but maybe I need to "just 
                  a little". By observing something (deja
                  vu) for no other intent than just to observe seems to be a waste 
                  energy and is inefficient. Energy
                  by its nature is highly conserved and efficient. All things 
                  have a cause and an effect. The effect
                  could be to make us more aware of something in the future. But 
                  I still think it would have more
                  repercussions.
                  
                  By absorbing the energy (observing it) in any form such as deja 
                  vu you have altered it and
                  changed it into something other than what it was prior to the 
                  observation. Even with no intent,
                  you have nevertheless blocked the wave pattern and thereby diverted 
                  or altered it in some
                  manner. If that change precedes the event you have altered its 
                  form unconsciously. In other
                  words you are changing it simply by observing. You have changed 
                  the future (at least in part) by
                  observing the past.
                  
                  Are there different ways of adsorbing it (observing) thereby 
                  relegating the energy pattern
                  meaningless or meaningful by your free will as you absorb it, 
                  reflect or divert that which you are
                  observing? If it is observed consciously does that make it fact? 
                  If it is reflected does that change
                  its course?
                  
                  By the deja vu experience you are already part of the process 
                  of energy transfer even if
                  unknowingly. I guess that is where my questions come in. Can't 
                  you consciously use the energy
                  that is drawn to you. As an example. In the mundane world, if 
                  I saw a truck moving along a
                  highway and saw a small child or any individual in front of 
                  it an immediate response would be to
                  pull the child / person out of the way. You wouldn't wait and 
                  ask the question if it was the free
                  will of the child or the person to be killed. Yet, the reality 
                  is you have altered future events
                  through observation of past events and action in the current 
                  time frame without considering the
                  free will of the person involved. Wouldn't the same be true 
                  in the world of Spirit as well?
                  
                  Wisowl:
                  I for one have to give up on your questions! Phew (wipes sweat 
                  of her brow)! Cinnamon gave
                  you great answers to your questions if you do not understand 
                  them, maybe it is time to go and
                  dance and put your clearly formulated questions there, one at 
                  a time. As far as I can see only
                  Spirit has a way to make you see things/understand things the 
                  way you may need to see them!
                  Well, friend, here you have my clear/direct answer! LOL
                  
                  Earthwalker:
                  Thanks, that was my intent for tonight. But actually SEDD answered 
                  my question (as well as
                  Cinnamon) this morning at least in part. You use the word hollow 
                  bone, but I think the purpose
                  of empaths are more like filters (to me, semantic difference 
                  only); attracting negative or positive
                  energies and either neutralizing it and grounding it so its 
                  no longer charged or changing it to
                  send "blessings" back. Purification is important work; 
                  therein a reason for the pain and to me
                  the purpose. I have asked these questions and guides are showing 
                  me how to work with energy
                  but that doesn't bring an understanding of the purpose at least 
                  as of yet. 
                  
                  Thanks again and I apologize for the confusion. Well, maybe 
                  at least a beginning. I have these
                  other questions though? Just kidding; at least for tonight. 
                  Thanks for all of your inputs! I do like
                  to understand purpose and intent (Cinnamon cringes). Unlike 
                  most of you I need to understand
                  and have been telling my guides the same. I just don't readily 
                  accept things until I understand
                  them and my guides do know this; it has been thoroughly addressed. 
                  Although for me it is easy to
                  visualize my guides, communicating is still hard. Hopefully 
                  in time I will understand their
                  teachings more easily.
                  
                  CinnamonMoon:
                  You will, and then you'll get the giggles to go with it. Coyote 
                  Medicine is part of all our lives.
                  Believe it or not your questions are wonderful contributions 
                  to the community. They raise issues
                  others think about but don't want to address for whatever reasons. 
                  Thank you! 
                
                   
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