12-24-2013, 08:09 AM
I have been observing the phenomena of 'sensitives' and 'empaths' for quite some time; or at least people who describe themselves as such.
I think I have come to some sort of understanding of the phenomena, and how there might be 2 categorizations of 'empaths'.
in the first class, I would describe the majority of people who consider themselves as 'sensitives' or 'empaths' as a case of Projected Empathy. This happens when such individuals see or hear about an emotionally charged situation (such as floods, or wars, or poverty), and then those individuals Project their feelings onto the event, and then, in a mistaken manner, claim to 'feel' what the other person is feeling. But at heart, it is just their own feelings that are being projected onto the external situation, although this is not recognised.
the second class of individuals, whom I regard as the 'true empaths' or 'sensitives' have cleared their own emotional blockages, and so really are able to 'feel' or understand what another individual is going through.
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the hallmark here is in the difference between the feelings evoked by the two types of 'empaths'
1) Projected Empaths will usually feel despair and hopelessness at the situation, and that the world is going to hell in a handbasket. That is because what is being projected is their own blockages, and so the sense of powerlessness is just their own feeling of being unable to deal with their own situation, which is the feelings that are being projected.
2) True Empaths, on the other hand, will usually feel a sense of greater hopefulness; because even though they are 'tuning into' the pain and difficulty of the other individual, they have cleared those pains and difficulties in the past, so they know (and have experienced) the possible resolutions to the pain and difficulty of the other individual. They 'know' that the situation can be cleared and resolved; if for a little advice, and perhaps being able to see things in a different light.
So indeed, while the other person maybe suffering and going through some distress, the true empath, who has cleared their own blockages, knows that the situation is NOT dire, and NOT unresolvable. There is a solution. There is a possible change. And that knowledge (and also prior experience) yields the reaction of joy, rather than hopelessness in the case of the Projected Empath above.
that is by no means joy at the other persons suffering lol.
the True Empath will absolutely know what the other person is going through, because they have been there themselves.
but they also know that things can change, and more importantly, just how to change it. And that is very much the opposite to the pain and despair of the Projected Empath.
I think I have come to some sort of understanding of the phenomena, and how there might be 2 categorizations of 'empaths'.
in the first class, I would describe the majority of people who consider themselves as 'sensitives' or 'empaths' as a case of Projected Empathy. This happens when such individuals see or hear about an emotionally charged situation (such as floods, or wars, or poverty), and then those individuals Project their feelings onto the event, and then, in a mistaken manner, claim to 'feel' what the other person is feeling. But at heart, it is just their own feelings that are being projected onto the external situation, although this is not recognised.
the second class of individuals, whom I regard as the 'true empaths' or 'sensitives' have cleared their own emotional blockages, and so really are able to 'feel' or understand what another individual is going through.
- -
the hallmark here is in the difference between the feelings evoked by the two types of 'empaths'
1) Projected Empaths will usually feel despair and hopelessness at the situation, and that the world is going to hell in a handbasket. That is because what is being projected is their own blockages, and so the sense of powerlessness is just their own feeling of being unable to deal with their own situation, which is the feelings that are being projected.
2) True Empaths, on the other hand, will usually feel a sense of greater hopefulness; because even though they are 'tuning into' the pain and difficulty of the other individual, they have cleared those pains and difficulties in the past, so they know (and have experienced) the possible resolutions to the pain and difficulty of the other individual. They 'know' that the situation can be cleared and resolved; if for a little advice, and perhaps being able to see things in a different light.
So indeed, while the other person maybe suffering and going through some distress, the true empath, who has cleared their own blockages, knows that the situation is NOT dire, and NOT unresolvable. There is a solution. There is a possible change. And that knowledge (and also prior experience) yields the reaction of joy, rather than hopelessness in the case of the Projected Empath above.
that is by no means joy at the other persons suffering lol.
the True Empath will absolutely know what the other person is going through, because they have been there themselves.
but they also know that things can change, and more importantly, just how to change it. And that is very much the opposite to the pain and despair of the Projected Empath.