ENERGETIC LITERACY
rize that the cause of anxiety is being born an empath, maybe it’s time they learned how to read auras; then these helpers of humanity could learn more about what’s really happening, ener- getically, with different empaths. Of course, anxiety is a widespread problem today. But the causes and cures lie outside the scope of empath coaching. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of Amer- ica (ADAA), anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 18.1% of the population every year. Also, anxiety disorders are highly treatable. Remember the statistic we started with, namely that empaths are 1 in 20 people, which amounts to 5% of the population. Surely, with right-side-up thinking, it’s preferable to recognize anxiety as a category with its own pro- fessional experts, and a completely separate category from anything em- pathic. Empaths and Trauma: 1,130,000 hits on Google SUPPOSEDLY…Poor empaths, alas, have suffered trauma, which suppos- edly can even turn somebody into an em- path.
Maybe you remember when that term first became popular, during the Oprah Years, the decades preceding the Shift into the Age of Awakening on Dec. 21, 2012. Are you energy sensi- tive? I bet you are. By now, everybody who wishes to be energy sensitive, is. As a result, each of us has a choice as to just how many of our waking hours we plan to devote to noticing energies. According to a considerable amount of research that I’ve done on this topic, what I’ve concluded is about 55% of Americans today have a “conscious- ness lifestyle” where they’re over- emphasizing energy. Of course, they can change that kind of lifestyle. In any case, choosing to notice energies has nothing to do with being born an empath. Lifelong Neurophysiological Sensi- tivity is about your degree of sensitiv- ity; it means how your nervous system is wired for life. Being born an HSP or empath isn’t a lifestyle, but a choice. Hardly, which is why Dr. Aron made such a brilliant discovery in her pio- neering work about people hardwired for life as HSPs. That said, what about empaths and anxiety? Clarity-Seeking Reader, you can easily connect the dots between over-emphasizing energy, and feel- ing anxious. So, for those who theo-
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The Upside-Down Part According to most of today’s em- path experts, we empaths are exotic, delicate, and/or just plain needy. Think I’m kidding? I’ll treat you to a quick survey of today’s rampant Em- path Coddling, based on a short list of three popular Google searches about empaths. I’ll share the results with you, and then question what the heck is going on with today’s upside-down pop culture regarding the terrible plight of empaths. That is, the alleged terrible plight of empaths. Empaths and Anxiety: 1,130,000 hits on Google SUPPOSEDLY…Empaths are like sponges, absorbing the emotional and physical energy of other people. This makes empaths anxious. IN REALITY…Look, Clarity-Seek- ing Reader, to help you understand how ridiculous this is, let’s back up for a moment and give ourselves some context and talk about energy sensitiv- ity rather than lifelong neurophysiologi- cal sensitivity. Energy Sensitivity means being able to notice people’s energies.
has found 15 gifts that every empath might have. [Consumer tip: If you’re ever vetting an empath teacher, ask which special gifts go with being an empath, then evaluate what you’re told. Sadly, some of today’s empath teachers offer pretty upside-down ideas. At the end of this article I’ve supplied a link to the list I’ve developed regarding empath gifts, so you can evaluate my perspective as well.] Another aspect of right-side-up em- path teaching is this: If you’re born with even 1 of these 15 possible em- path gifts, excellent! Not only are you an empath for life, you’ve got potential to learn the Skilled Empath Merge . Once you’ve learned this skill, you can safely gain super-perceptive insights into family, friends, folks at work, and even public figures. Notably, you can gain insight that’s even more precise and personal than anybody can gain from everyday aura reading (a.k.a. the topic here, Energetic Literacy). That’s right, only empaths can learn to do a Skilled Empath Merge, but every hu- man being can learn excellent skills for reading auras.
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