The Everyday Empath: Achieve Energetic Balance in Your Life

by Raven Digitalis

Overview

Deepen Your Understanding of Empathy, Develop Your Gifts, and Discover Emotional Balance

Enrich your knowledge of empathy and improve your empathic abilities with this captivating, easy-to-use guide. The Everyday Empath offers a well-rounded view of what it means to experience high levels of empathy in daily life. Featuring exercises, examples, and insights, it's an essential resource to have on your shelf.

Explore empathic self-care and how to spiritualize your empathy through daily meditation, prayer, shrines, vision boards, and more. Learn about the importance of creative expression and astrological shifts. Find out how to share your gifts with friends, family, and your community. From science to spirituality, this book shows you how to achieve personal balance and reveals new ideas that will help you thrive in your empathic life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738758640
Publisher:	Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.
Publication date:	03/08/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	216
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Raven Digitalis (USA) is an award-winning author best known for his "empath's trilogy," consisting of The Empath's Oracle, Esoteric Empathy, and The Everyday Empath, as well as the "shadow trilogy" of A Gothic Witch's Oracle, A Witch's Shadow Magick Compendium, and Goth Craft. Originally trained in Georgian Witchcraft, Raven has been an earth-based practitioner since 1999, a Priest since 2003, a Freemason since 2012, and an empath all of his life. He holds a degree in cultural anthropology from the University of Montana, jointly operated a nonprofit Pagan temple for sixteen years, and is also a professional Tarot reader, editor, card-carrying magician, and animal rights advocate.

Table of Contents

Contents

List of Exercises xi

Everyday Empathic Techniques xiii

Introduction 1
Exercise: A Public Empathic Experiment 5

Chapter One: What Is Empathy, Anyway? 9
Social Aspects of Empathy 10
Empathic Brain, Empathic Mind 21
Metaphysically Speaking 25
Exercise: Sitting with the Shadow 29

Chapter Two: Empathic Energy & Social Skills 35
The Ins and Outs of Emotional Energy 35
Everyday Interactions 41
Communication Skills 46
Exercise: Absorptive and Projective Empathy 52

Chapter Three: Protection & Discretion 57
Mine vs. Yours 57
Shielding and Visualization 64
Navigating Adversity 74
Exercise: Self-Limitation Cord Cutting 81

Chapter Four: An Empath's Natural Cycles & Rhythms 87
Daily Energy Shifts 88
Planetary and Astrological Cycles 94
Exercise: Morning and Evening Rituals for Empaths 104

Chapter Five: Empathic Self-Care 109
Receiving Care 110
Empathic Sleep, Exercise, and Diet 114
Working with Anxiety and Depression 120
Exercise: Overloaded: A Bathtime Cleansing 126

Chapter Six: Empathic Expression 131
Spiritual Art 132
Creative Self-Image and Inspiration 134
Exercise: An Empathic Journey into Art 139

Chapter Seven: Spiritualizing Your Empathy 147
Daily Prayer and Meditation 148
The Healing Power of Nature 157
Exercise: An Empath's Charm Bag 165

Chapter Eight: Live to Serve 169
Sharing Our Gifts 170
Methods of Service 174
Exercise: Think Global, Act Local 179

Conclusion 183

About Opus Aima Obscuræ 195

Exercise: Action for Animals 185 Further Reading 191