Raven Digitalis - The Everyday Empath: Achieve Energetic Balance in Your Life

Llewellyn Publications

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The Everyday Empath: Achieve Energetic Balance in Your Life 2019 by Raven Digitalis.

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First e-book edition 2019

E-book ISBN: 9780738758640

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Digitalis, Raven, author.

Title: The everyday empath : achieve energetic balance in your life / by

Raven Digitalis.

Description: Woodbury, Minnesota : Llewellyn Worldwide, [2019] | Includes

bibliographical references.

Identifiers: LCCN 2018055803 (print) | LCCN 2018059923 (ebook) | ISBN

9780738758640 (ebook) | ISBN 9780738758602 (alk. paper)

Subjects: LCSH: Empathy. | Sensitivity (Personality trait)

Classification: LCC BF575.E55 (ebook) | LCC BF575.E55 D54 2019 (print) | DDC

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For Estha K. V. McNevin and William F. L. Richardson,

my two greatest teachers of empathy.

And for he who is on his way

Contents

List of

chapter one:

chapter two:

chapter three:

chapter four:

chapter five:

chapter six:

chapter seven:

chapter eight:

About

Exercises

Everyday Empathic Techniques

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Five

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Introd uction

Greetings, beloved reader! Thank you for picking up a copy of this book. My guess is that you either identify as an empath, wonder if you might be one, or are trying to understand someone in your life who demonstrates a high level of empathy. Whatever the case, this book is designed to help sensitive readers learn to achieve energetic balance in daily life. This book provides information, perspectives, and techniques for enriching your life with the gift of empathy.

Personally, Ive been an empath all my life. Like any other gift (and yes, it is a gift!), empathy is an ability that everyone has to one degree or another. Its not only a spiritual ability; its also very much biological. Empathy makes the world go round because if we can truly understand each others perspectives, we can begin to evolve socially. In fact, it is generally accepted by the scientific community that empathy itself is connected to the evolution of our species. By cooperating and supporting one another, humankind can more easily advance as a whole.

In my teenage years, I discovered that there was a term for my tendency to absorb and take on the emotions of others around me. Truth be told, we are all developing empathsand thank goodness for that!

Ive long felt a calling to explore what it means to be highly empathic, especially during times of emotional turmoil. At the end of the day, the biggest recommendation I have for struggling empaths is to explore the concept of selfless service . Ive long believed that part of an empaths calling is to help others through lifes journey. This is why I write metaphysical books, in addition to providing spiritual consultations, working with individuals with disabilities, and co-operating a nonprofit multicultural temple and farm. Empaths of all stripes can find personal healing simply by assisting and uplifting others to the best of their ab ility.

It feels good to give back. For empaths who seek emotional equilibrium within themselves and their environment, there is no better feeling in the world than to realize that we can have a significant positive influence on those around us. This book will explore these themes alongside the most important theme of them all: personal ba lance.

When we constantly and consistently seek emotional balance in our own lives, we become better equipped to help others on an emotional level. Individuals who identify as empaths feel the intricacies of life on a very deep level. We are emotionally invested in all of lifes experiences because thats just how were wired. We can lead by example by utilizing techniques that keep us centered and he althy.

The Everyday Empath is a book for everyone. It encompasses a broad range of empathetic approaches and does not assume that the reader follows any specific spiritual path. The first metaphysical books I wrote were focused on Wicca, Paganism, and magickal spirituality. In fact, my original book on the subject of empathy, called Esoteric Empathy , focuses greatly on these metaphysical as pects.

Regardless of your own spiritual approach, this book will help you gain perspectives that can be of assistance on your own empathic expedition. In these pages, you will discover numerous approaches to the experience of empathy. This is designed to give readers a well-rounded view of what it means to experience high levels of empathy in daily life. From science to spirituality, this book emphasizes the necessity for personal balance in order to live an empathically empowered life.

Just the same, Ive got to be totally honest here: Even if I were to compile an enormous tome consisting of all the empathic information in the world, it still wouldnt be enough. The material presented here, and indeed in all empathic studies, is but a collection of tools to help you along the way. The true path of achieving energetic balance comes from discovering what works best for you in life and choosing to actively apply those skills throughout your daily exper ience.