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.
By:
Raven Digitalis
Imprint: Llewellyn Publications,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 203mm,
Width: 133mm,
ISBN: 9780738758602
ISBN 10: 0738758604
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 April 2019
Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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
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.