Empathic Discernment
Vitality Medicine claims that the human design is an empathic design.
Why this matters is that it affects how we feel in our bodies.
As highly empathic beings we can feel/sense other forms of life (people/animals/trees/planet earth, etc). This is a true gift of being human.
It is a gift until you get born into a reality that does not value love and connection.
We, in the Western world, live in a hierarchical power-over society that is based in polarized duality. Us vs. Them. Me vs. You. White is better than black. Rich is better than poor. North is better than South. Man is better than woman. You get the picture.
How does this affect us as empaths?
We suffer.
We mourn for realities based in unity, love, connection, and respect. And why do we mourn? Because we remember those realities, we know them to be possible and true.
How does this affect our bodies?
Hugely.
To truly know our bodies, we need to delve into what it means to be in empathic connection with all life in a reality that does not honor life.
We think that we are the problem. We are too sensitive, too emotional, can't toughen up, can't deal with the world, we just can't adjust.
And we see that as a fault (??!!)
That we cannot adapt to a broken reality based in distortions is our fault?
Maybe it is just one of our greatest strengths.
As EMPATHS we need to understand what is affecting us.
A key EMPATHIC DISCERNMENT is essential:
Does it originate inside of us or is it coming to us from the outside world?
That simple.
What is the origin of how you feel in your body?
You may have big feelings, concerns, stress, and emotions come from out of the blue as insights, intuitions, flashes, thoughts, hits, waves of emotions/feelings, anxiety, fatigue, dizziness, pings...They can be very destabilizing.
Do they originate within us or are they coming to us from the outside? As empathic beings we are constantly in connection and receiving information as frequencies from the outside. We are connected to:
the cosmos (do you sleep well on full moon/new moon?)
the Earth (have you heard of the frequency of the Earth called the Schumann Resonance and do you follow its incredible spikes in recent years?)
other humans (have you gotten a feeling of anxiety and then later find out a dear friend or relative has had a problem?)
other animals (are you getting information from birds, pets, dolphins?)
To see if your intense feelings, stress, emotions, etc originate from within your body, do a check-in. I have an article called The Wisdom of Self CheckIn that I used to use all the time until I honed my discernment.
The discernment of what is mine and what I am at the effect of has been a real gift. I hope this article helps you too.