posted February 22, 2015 08:34 AM            

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Originally posted by Violets:
I'm not entirely sure of what an empath is, honestly.

But, looking at the link, I would say that I am to some extent (more so with other people I either share a strong bond with, or who also possess some abilities).

I don't know that it bombards me that much, although my mood is easily influenced by the overall energy of other people, or even by what I read.
I can feel my chakras move unpleasantly out of whack if I read something that bothers me, or that's negative in some way. Like it's an actual physical sensation.

I would say that I also have this ability with plants and trees (trees more than smaller plants).

We cut down the Oshima cherry trees that were in our back yard (which I didn't want to do, but we decided maybe it was best because they were diseased), but I had insisted that we keep them because I just felt really strongly that those trees wanted help, and to be cared for properly.
We didn't know how to do that, because they had been left unattended for a while and were not in great shape...

But when they were cut down I went outside and cried, and I put my hand on the trees and let healing energy flow from my hands to them...as though I were comforting them in their last hour.

I also know for a fact that a few things have happened with another person, where there was a psychic connection.

When that person was suddenly ill, I felt sick for no apparent reason (having absolutely no idea that they were sick at that moment), and I smelled something unpleasant. I felt a "snapping" like a twig in my mind, and later found out that at that moment they had experienced a nose bleed, and had been ill.

So...I'm not sure what that makes me.

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posted February 22, 2015 03:33 PM              

I confess that I sometimes feel apprehensive, thinking that what I'm typing makes me sound like lunatic.

We're moving to a place near my father in-law, and I've been hoping to be able to keep bees once we get out there.

Interestingly, they know an older lady who keeps bees, and she insists that they "talk" to her in a way, or at least that she understands them.

posted February 22, 2015 09:35 PM              

I've questioned the validity of my intuition and awareness quite a bit (and sometimes, unfortunately, I outright choose to ignore it for the worse).

I still question exactly what/who/how, when it comes to experiences I've had, so sometimes I'm not sure how to share those experiences with anyone.

I know what I thought happened, and I know that something happened, but I'm so accustomed to second guessing this type of thing that I'm never really sure of exactly what I've run into, unless someone else can confirm it. -__-

I think I need to stop asking for validation with this stuff, and trust myself despite what anyone else says.

I also really enjoy martial arts, but meditating is very difficult for me (as is quieting my mind in general).

Nature helps, for me. Digging in the earth, and just observing everything is very grounding, I suppose.

posted February 23, 2015 01:07 AM              

Your posts are always fascinating!

posted February 23, 2015 02:09 AM            

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Originally posted by Astro keen:
I'd like to read your manifestations thread - could you provide a link please, or for any other threads of yours you think that channelling was a component of .

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Sure (and thanks), though it takes awhile before I get to LL and my stories:
http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/Forum21/HTML/000707.html

posted February 23, 2015 04:09 AM              

I'm not sure, really. Is that standard, or is it just a Neptunian thing?

posted February 23, 2015 02:57 PM              

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Originally posted by Astro keen:
Violets, how do you mean affected by music? Does it change your mood greatly or do you feel it deeply, as in want to dance or move with it?

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It changes my mood greatly, or magnifies it (generally the latter, because I'm choosing the music and it seems to help me release energy sometimes).

I only feel it deeply if it resonates with me. I like many different types of music, though.
And I do enjoy dancing/moving to music, but I don't necessarily feel compelled to do so.
I think my husband may be partially referring to the fact that it can help change my mood, but also that if it's something I find depressing, overly aggressive, or just...badly done...it grates on me like fingernails on a blackboard. I can't listen to that type of thing.

posted February 25, 2015 01:24 PM              

That article defines empathy as "the capability to share and understand another’s emotion and feelings. It is often characterized as the ability to 'put oneself into another’s shoes'.. "

This I think is not an uncommon trait. I am not an empath but I can do the above very well. So there must be degrees of empathy - from my kind to those of people who can read minds even at a distance.