Hi All,

Just wanted to share with you an article published in the Montreal Gazette July 7, 2008 by Albert Nerenberg. This gentleman contacted me asking if he could ask me some questions but was unable to due to the quick turn around on the story. It seems Mr. Nerenberg found the subject quite fascinating and is currently pitching a documentary on the subject. I welcome any opportunity to participate in this documentary in some form or another.

I found Mr. Nerenberg’s article very interesting and quite informative, with new tidbits of science and social principles I hadn’t even heard before that could explain some very BASIC aspects of Empathy, but definitely not the entire phenomenon I have known for many years. The author touched ever so slightly on the little known psychic phenomenon, aside from the science fiction angle and the animal kingdom references.

Bright Blessings to all!

Daniel ~ Raven ~ Ferr
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I feel for you. really

THE EMPATH is a recurring character in Star Trek, usually a woman, who has the ability to read the emotions of others, sometimes at great distance. Empath Deanna Troi, for example, is seen as having the seemingly futuristic and alien talent to feel what others feel.

ALBERT NERENBERG
Special to The Gazette

Saturday, July 05, 2008

What is truly sci-fi is that almost all humans possess this apparently fantastical ability. Empathy is a true human superpower. Most of us are empaths. Most of us feel for strangers, can read other people’s emotions and can feel other people’s pain. Some of us can even take on the suffering of others in an effort to help them.

A remarkable proof of our empathic talents is in the movies. Almost anyone in the world can sit down to watch a film and, in a matter of minutes, begin feeling for and identifying with total strangers. Because we see it all the time, we rarely marvel at this incredible talent. We have the power to put ourselves in the shoes of people who don’t even exist. These fictional creatures make us laugh, fear and cry.

This occurs in every part of the world, wherever there are movies and television. The effect is so well known that it is an essential part of commercial film and TV making. Directors use a specific set of techniques to get you to “feel for” characters: They’re shot in close-up. They go through something difficult. Cameras linger on their faces, allowing us to make eye contact with them. And the universal empathetic process begins: Within minutes, we will be feeling as the characters feel. In a sense, we become them. When they’re afraid, we will be afraid. When they’re angry, we’re angry.

This may be why successful actors often have a particular physiology, one that makes them easier to empathize with - proportionally large heads, wide round eyes and oversize mouths. The world’s most famous actress, Angelina Jolie, has these qualities in spades.

“There is an emerging awareness of empaths,” said Elisabeth Y. Fitzhugh, author of Dancers Between Realms, one of the first books about the subject.

Fitzhugh explains that empath awareness has come about largely through the popularity of the Star Trek characters. The original Star Trek had a large-eyed empath who was able to take on the pain of others in order to heal them.

“Star Trek is one of the first images of the empath that I know of,” Fitzhugh said in an interview. “And the show has created a kind of empathy awareness.” While Fitzhugh thinks true empaths have above-average empathic attributes, she believes most humans share a powerful empathic faculty.

But here’s the rub.

Although the concept of the empath is compelling, empaths apparently don’t really exist. “Empath” doesn’t appear in most official dictionaries. The spellcheck as I’m writing this article rejects the word. Even Wikipedia, often on the front line of recognizing new concepts, says the empath derives from science fiction.

But support for the strange powers of empathy is coming now from an unlikely source - science.

It began in 1991 when some neuroscientists in Parma, Italy, had their minds blown by an ice cream cone. The team was researching a particular brain cell that fired when a monkey did a particular action. A student walked into the laboratory eating an ice cream cone and something truly weird happened: The same neurons that fire when a monkey eats an ice cream cone, fired when a monkey watched a student eat an ice cream cone.

This was astonishing - not because both graduate students and monkeys like ice cream, but because it suggests that brain activity when we see an action is very similar to doing the action ourselves. Something in our heads mirrors the experience of what we watch.

The researchers dubbed the cells involved in this as “mirror cells.” “Mirror neurons allow us to grasp the minds of others not through conceptual reasoning but through direct simulation,” neuroscientist Giacomo Rizzolatti told the New York Times. “By feeling, not by thinking.” The mirror cell theory suddenly explained a mysterious aspect of shared emotion. We don’t just interpret what other people experience or feel, we simulate it inside us, sometimes with incredible exactitude.

The discovery of mirror cells would take a few years to draw attention, but when it did, it was labelled one of the most significant scientific breakthroughs of our time. It is now changing the way people look at emotion, connection, love and civilization. Mirror cells are the foundation of empathy, goes the theory, and empathy is the foundation of civilization.

Roughly speaking, people who have a lot of mirror cells tend to be empathetic; people who don’t are not and can hurt you without caring. Autistic children and people with Asperger’s syndrome are thought to have reduced amounts, although this is disputed, particularly by people with the conditions. Sociopaths and psychopaths don’t mirror, allowing them to hurt and kill without feeling. Empaths are the opposite, seemingly having too many mirror cells, making them sensitive, emotional and drawn into other lives whether they want to be or not.

Mirroring explains a wide range of human behaviours, including conscious ones. Salesmen are taught to mirror their targets. Some therapists mirror their patients in an effort to feel their troubles. The seduced mirror the seducers. People in love mirror each other.

But we may also mirror things without realizing it, which explains some of the mystique behind empathy.

According to the empathy movement, while almost all humans use mirror neurons, empaths are finely tuned to theirs. Empaths seem to display inexplicable powers of sense. They sometimes know that people in distant places are in trouble, or that something is going to happen before it does.

This has resonances in the animal world, where elephants thousands of miles away begin panicking when elephants in a particular herd are shot. It’s hard to argue with stampeding elephants.

What makes empathy so intriguing, as a social principle, is that it is a powerful civilizing force. It is very hard to hurt people you feel for. An empathetic society would be one with low crime and rapid social progress. U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama recently created buzz around empathy with his book The Audacity of Hope, where he states America is suffering from an “empathy deficit.” Several recent high-profile incidents in the United States have focused on a lack of empathy. This spring, Angel Torries, a 78-year-old retired forklift operator, was struck by a speeding car in Hartford, Conn., and left on the road. A video released by police shows bystanders simply walking over and seeming to watch passively as the severely injured man bleeds in the middle of the street.

The cold, indifferent behaviour led Hartford Police Chief Daryl Roberts to declare of modern society, “We no longer have a moral compass.” Another controversy arose over a mentally ill woman who had been sitting for almost 24 hours in a New York hospital waiting room. The woman began having seizures while a security guard and several people calmly looked on. Over the course of an hour, she lay face down on the floor and died. The resulting hullabaloo has led to a lawyer charging the hospital and its management with a systemic pattern of neglect.

A third popular video shows a man on a bus in Columbus, Ohio, being assaulted and beaten for his iPhone while passengers simply stare.

All of these incidents seemed to have a common denominator: a peculiar blank facial expression among the bystanders.

“There’s a look of deadness in the face,” said former Harvard psychology professor Arthur P. Ciaramicoli, author of The Power of Empathy. “Overworked, over-stressed people, frenzied people don’t have the physiology to empathize. They’re somewhere else and they can’t respond appropriately.

“I had a client who said he was so stressed running through an airport that he let a door slam right into a woman behind him who was in a wheelchair. He went back and apologized, but he told me this with his eyes full of tears and said that’s when he realized he was losing it.” Mary Gordon, the founder of Roots of Empathy, a remarkable Toronto-based organization, has inspired a slew of formal scientific studies. Gordon said she developed her empathy system after she found a pattern in troubled children who go on to become abusers and criminals.

“I’ve worked with abused and neglected children,” she said. “But I also worked with the abusers and the neglecters. What I discovered was that the common denominator was the absence of empathy. That conclusion hadn’t been drawn before.” Gordon believes empathy is often the result of children’s relationships with their mothers. Neglected and abused children fail to learn to empathize, and they may not activate their mirror cells the way an average child would. They often become bullies and later criminals.

In fact, we know criminal after criminal demonstrates incredible feats of uncaring. What we don’t necessarily know is that the lack of uncaring may be physiological, the result of a never-activated mirror neuron system.

And as Daniel Goleman, author of the book Social Intelligence points out, this situation is made worse by a criminal justice system that sends empathy-impaired people to isolation in violent jails, a de- empathizing institution if there ever was one. Criminals come out caring even less about other people.

The solution isn’t necessarily to close jails, but if we really want to get tough on crime, we may want to go right to the source. Gordon believes empathy can be learned, often by simply immersing someone in an environment where a lot of it is going on.

“Empathy can’t be taught,” she said. “It has to be caught. It’s a feeling thing. Empathy is learned with exposure to empathic interactions. There’s even hope for the most intransigent people.” While the promotion of empathy seems like a route to a better world, it’s still at the fringes. The literature is limited and many of the studies are new. Empaths are still trying to get into the dictionary. But science is finally coming around, and empathy and empaths may finally come out of the shadows, possibly for the betterment of all.

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10 things that make us less empathetic

1) Fear. Fear can cut people off from their natural empathic tendencies, as self-preservation sometimes trumps concern for others.

2) TV. Watch someone watching TV: You often see a blank-faced trance. Adbusters magazine recently featured a frightening montage of children’s unfeeling faces as they watch TV.

3) Stress. According to Mary Gordon, founder of Roots of Empathy, brains bathed in cortisol, one of the main stress hormones, apparently have difficulty empathizing.

4) Isolation. Studies have shown that people with more active social lives tend to be more empathetic.

5) Environments. There is some evidence that environment affects mental states. People who live in bland, ugly environments may become less empathetic.

6) Narcissism. People obsessed with themselves naturally can have trouble feeling for others.

7) Childhood neglect. Childhood neglect is seen as a key factor in the failure of people to develop basic empathy.

Unresolved trauma. According to psychologists, unresolved traumas may block natural empathic ability.

9) Some video games. Spending hours blowing away faceless entities may both undermine empathy and reinforce narcissism.

10) War. War is probably the ultimate de-empathizing trend. To bomb people, you need to not care about them.

10 things that make us more empathetic

1) Being around empathetic people. Mary Gordon, founder of Roots of Empathy, says empathy is taught by putting people in a “soup” of empathic behaviour. Empathy is emotional and contagious by nature, and cannot be taught intellectually or with stern lectures.

2) Listening. Just the act of listening to people can produce empathic behaviour, as long as they are not too boring.

3) Mirroring. People can practise empathic behaviour by mirroring or imitating other people. It may be the act of mirroring increases the activation of mirror neurons, which in turn improve empathy. However, mirroring can also be obnoxious.

4) Arts. Classical music, live concerts, live theatre, good movies … As empathy is driven by sensory awareness, anything that amplifies the senses may increase empathy.

5) Suffering. Strangely, suffering and pain tend to produce empathy. It may be that people need to learn to empathize with themselves before they can empathize with others.

6) Caring for babies. Caring for babies and infants can naturally produce empathy. Generally, we are built to empathize with babies to an extent. However, small babies are examples of pre-empathetic behaviour as they can drive their parents to the edge, without seeming to care.

7) SInging. Singing in groups produces empathetic behaviour as harmonizing requires advanced mirroring.

Laughter. Because of its connective contagious nature, regular group laughter seems to improve empathic behaviour.

9) Animals. Although some see over-empathizing with animals as a sign that someone can’t empathize with people, animals can be empathy-inducing. A special centre in West Bolton, in the Eastern Townships, uses animals to help treat autistic children.

10) Chick flicks. Although it’s hard for me to say this, so-called chick flicks may be excellent exercises for the empathy-impaired. Although men generally resist them, chick flicks may create the “empathy soup” effect that allows contagious empathy.

© The Gazette (Montreal) 2008

On 6/30/08, Yami wrote:
Hello Daniel, this is Yami416 from Universal Empath. I’d definitely like to learn more about the ’shielding’ technique you suggested. I think it could really help literally ’survive’ high school and prepare for the often crowded world I live in. I’m prepared to put it all the effort and dedication needed to learn this technique, no matter how long it takes. Are there any websites or books I can buy or look at?

Thanks again, Tiana
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Hi Tiana,
No, there are no shielding techniques available in books (that I’m aware of or were able to help me). I’m constantly looking for resources for Empaths out there… information for all to see… the Empath lessons are very helpful. If anyone out there finds any helpful info in your travels, please email me at deferr @gmail .com

I was tested a long time ago in London, UK in a parapsychology Institute where they tested me and determined I was a T1 (A Talent, strength 1) one being the strongest and T10 being the weakest. I used to have a breakdown of what specific abilities they associated with each level somewhere, but can’t seem to find it right now.

We are all Empaths to some degree. Some receivers, some broadcasters… some with both abilities…. I have both and have trained myself along with help with my Grandmother who was also a powerful Empath. It is my goal to write a book of my experiences and my techniques… but I am still working on that while trying to help others of “my kind”… no I don’t think we’re from outer space or something… I believe true Empaths are just “aware” of  ourselves and what is happening to and around us more than others.

The shielding technique is really quite simple… such as riding a bike. Riding a bike is really nothing is it, especially once you figure it out, it just comes natural doesn’t it?

Its your BALANCE you have to understand and master before you can first truely ride a bike. I find that visualizing something in my mind in very simple terms seems to ‘kick start’ the technique into gear.

Let me explain something. Empathy just HAPPENS… doesn’t it. You don’t really think about doing it, but your mind just does it!  This is my technique as it works for ME. You may need to visualize something else in your mind for your mind  in order to kick your talent into gear.

I visualize myself entering a soundproof room. Have you ever been in one? That helps alot if you have seen one. I concentrate on the room, down to every detail. How the lock mechanism works, down to the very cracks around the door don’t exist. Details details details.

Once you feel like you have the room “sound” proof, tell yourself that it’s not Sound you want the room to repel or absorb, it’s others’ EMOTIONS. Now REMEMBER this room!! look around the room, take in every detail that made. Memorize it.

Once you feel you have committed every detail possible to memory, go to a very crowded place like a Mall or Superstore or what have you. Before going in, shut your eyes, take even breaths, do a mini-meditation breathing technique.

Imagine opening the door to your “special room” and walking inside. Listen to all the noises outside the room… these are people Emotions… and imagine the noises stop completely as you close the room door and lock yourself in.

When you want to let the emotions back in, imagine unlocking the door, opening the door, and stepping out of the ‘room’.

In theory, your brain doesn’t know how to translate emotions into actual thoughts, so it bombards you with other peoples moods or the white noise of their current emotions. It is visualization that helps translate this technique into something more tangible your brain can understand and does what you are trying to visualize.

I hope this or some variation of this technique will help you Tiana… keep trying!

Keep in touch please!

Daniel ~Raven~

The concept of forgiveness is usually tied into many spiritual and religious paths. Within Christianity, the concept of forgiveness comes through Jesus’ sacrifice. In Buddhism, to show forgiveness to another is to lessen the suffering of everyone involved. Within Hinduism, the concept of karma is related to forgiving.

What about Paganism?

With Druidism, I find that there are not many discussions on the concept of forgiveness within Paganism. I think it has something to do with the idea that Pagans don’t follow a set dogma and do not discuss it in terms of their relationship with the divine.

It is difficult for a Pagan to discuss the concept of forgiveness within their religion because, in a traditional religious sense, it is tends to be tied to sin. And many Pagans don’t acknowledge the idea of sin.
While forgiveness isn’t central to the beliefs of Paganism, I would say that forgiveness is an important concept in life that Pagans do embrace. Pagans are not necessarily looking for forgiveness from the Gods, but from the ones that they have wronged.

When it comes to wrong doing, Pagans believe that one’s actions need to be dealt with in the here and now. To ignore the fact that you have done wrong against someone else and to ignore that there are consequences in this life, seems like a copp out to me when it comes to the idea of sin. I’ve seen too many people use the concept of sin as a way to forgive themselves of their actions.
That has nothing to do with forgiveness.

If I know that I have done something wrong, I try to go to that person right away and deal with the fact that, yes, I am human, and yes, I have hurt people with some of the things that I have said or done.
Humility is a big part of asking for forgiveness.
Everyone has difficulty in showing humility and admitting that they have done something wrong.

While asking for forgiveness requires humility, forgiveness also requires showing humility. It is difficult to forgive someone.

It is almost as if to forgive someone else, you need to realize that you yourself are not perfect. That is hard to admit. But when you forgive someone else you are showing them that you accept them in all their imperfection and are willing to take them for who they are. When you forgive someone, you are releasing your fears, your resentments, and your anger about the situation(s). And you are reconnecting to the person that is asking for forgiveness.

If the person(s) you have wronged cannot (or will not) forgive you, then that implies they are not willing to reconnect with you.
It is time to move on, mark it as a definite lesson(s) learned,
forgive yourself for your transgression(s) and grow wiser from the experience by learning not to do that to
another person ever again.

Empathic Talent is the by-product of psychic development. As you expand you own awareness of the universe through the experiences you get from these practices, you become more balanced and discerning. You will see the world and people from a different perspective. You’ll see things as a whole rather than from their individual parts and you will have a greater empathy because you’ll understand what is going on in many people, even if they don’t see it themselves.

Every day of our lives we engage in the paranormal practice of communicating with a higher realm of consciousness and we are not even aware of it. The following is a list of things that everyone has experienced at least once. Look them over and remember similar such psychic events that happened to you. Once you have become aware of them, practice them and more will occur. Through a higher awareness you can make the paranormal become the normal for you.

Pay attention to what is going on around you in everyday occurrences and events. When you experience one of events listed below, write it in a book or a diary that you keep just for that purpose.

Recording these events, no matter how trivial they may seem, will help you with your development. Try to discover other types not mentioned in this list. Pay particular attention to your own personal growth as you progress, looking for changes in the way you look at things, how you feel as compared to before. Be sure to track your personal growth as well as the Empathic events. This will give you added confidence in your self and your growing talent.

Here are a few types of events you should be looking for.

1) Coincidences - Pay attention to coincidences that amaze you, including those that don’t. All coincidences have a meaning, especially if they seem to further your psychic or spiritual path. Record all of them.

2) Hunches - See what happens with your hunches. Take the effort to see if they play out as they came to you.

3) Urges - Follow up on urges. If you followed the urge, what happened?

4) The little inner voice - Listen to it. Deep within it gives you an awareness and knowledge about yourself or someone else. About the present, past or future.
We don’t always hear it, because our conscious minds are preoccupied with ourselves. The subtlety of this voice sometimes makes us think that our mind is talking to itself. Record these occasions, because this practice will greatly enhance your ability to hear more of this voice.

5) Predictions - If you are going to see someone that you’ve never met, try to picture in your mind what this person looks like. When you speak to someone on the telephone, do the same thing. If you are going to a meeting or gathering, try to picture in your mind’s eye how many people will be there, what the interior or exterior looks like.

See if you can imagine what just one person will look like and what they will be wearing.

Practice advance awareness, by always trying to predict things in advance of seeing or experiencing them. This is a good method for getting immediate feedback.

Alone
by Edgar Allen Poe

From childhood’s hour I have not been
As others were — I have not seen
As others saw — I could not bring
My passions from a common spring —
From the same source I have not taken
My sorrow — I could not awaken
My heart to joy at the same tone —
And all I lov’d — I lov’d alone —
Then — in my childhood — in the dawn
Of a most stormy life — was drawn
From ev’ry depth of good and ill
The mystery which binds me still —
From the torrent, or the fountain —
From the red cliff of the mountain —
From the sun that ’round me roll’d
In its autumn tint of gold —
From the lightning in the sky
As it pass’d me flying by —
From the thunder, and the storm —
And the cloud that took the form
(When the rest of Heaven was blue)
Of a demon in my view —

From Christel Broederlow
Original Universal Empath 101

Empaths are often quiet and can take a while to handle a compliment for they’re more inclined to point out another’s positive attributes. They are highly expressive in all areas of emotional connection, and talk openly, and, at times, quite frankly in respect to themselves. They may have few problems talking about their feelings.

However, they can be the exact opposite: reclusive and apparently unresponsive at the best of times. They may even appear ignorant. Some are very good at blocking out others and that’s not always a bad thing, at least for the learning empath struggling with a barrage of emotions from others, as well as their own feelings.

Empaths have a tendency to openly feel what is outside of them more so than what is inside of them. This can cause empaths to ignore their own needs.

In general an empath is non-violent, non-aggressive and leans more towards being the peacemaker. Any area filled with disharmony creates an uncomfortable feeling in an empath. If they find themselves in the middle of a confrontation, they will endeavor to settle the situation as quickly as possible, if not avoid it all together.
If any harsh words are expressed in defending themselves, they will likely resent their lack of self-control, and have a preference to peacefully resolve the problem quickly.

Empaths are sensitive to TV, videos, movies, news and broadcasts. Violence or emotional dramas depicting shocking scenes of physical or emotional pain inflicted on adults, children or animals can bring an empath easily to tears.

At times, they may feel physically ill or choke back the tears. Some empaths will struggle to comprehend any such cruelty, and will have grave difficulty in expressing themselves in the face of another’s ignorance, closed-mindedness and obvious lack of compassion. They simply cannot justify the suffering they feel and see.

People of all walks of life and animals are attracted to the warmth and genuine compassion of empaths. Regardless of whether others are aware of one being empathic, people are drawn to them as a metal object is to a magnet! They are like beacons of light.

Even complete strangers find it easy to talk to empaths about the most personal things, and before they know it, they have poured out their hearts and souls without intending to do so consciously.
It is as though on a sub-conscious level that person knows instinctively that empaths would listen with compassionate understanding.

Here are the listeners of life. Empaths are often problem solvers, thinkers, and studiers of many things.

As far as empaths are concerned, where a problem is, so too is the answer. They often will search until they find one–if only for peace of mind.

From Christel Broederlow
Original Universal Empath 101

Empaths are often poets in motion. They are the born writers, singers, and artists with a high degree of creativity and imagination. They are known for many talents as their interests are varied, broad and continual, loving, loyal and humorous.

They often have interests in many cultures and view them with a broad-minded perspective. They are mother, father, child, friend, nurse, caregiver, teacher, doctor, sales people… to psychic, clairvoyant, healer, etc. (That is not to say that any of these categories are all empaths.) The list is extensive and really unimportant.

It is more important to notice that empaths are everywhere… in every culture and throughout the world.

Empaths are often very affectionate in personality and expression, great listeners and counselors (and not just in the professional area).
They will find themselves helping others and often putting their own needs aside to do so.

In the same breath, they can be much the opposite. They may be quiet, withdrawn from the outside world, loners, depressed, neurotic, lifeís daydreamers, or even narcissistic.

They are most often passionate towards nature and respect its bountiful beauty. One will often find empaths enjoying the outdoors, beaches, walking, etc. Empaths may find themselves continually drawn to nature as a form of release. It is the opportune place to recapture their senses and gain a sense of peace in the hectic lives they may live. The time to get away from it all and unwind with nature becomes essential to the empath.

Animals are often dear to the heart of empaths, not as a power object, but as a natural love. It is not uncommon for empaths to have more than one pet in their homes.

From Christel Broederlow
Original Universal Empath 101

Empathy is the ability to read and understand people and be in-tune with or resonate with others, voluntarily or involuntarily of one’s empath capacity.

Empaths have the ability to scan another’s psyche for thoughts and feelings or for past, present, and future life occurrences. Many empaths are unaware of how this actually works, and have long accepted that they were “sensitive” to others.

Empathy is a feeling of another’s true emotions to a point where an empath can relate to that person by sensing true feelings that run deeper than those portrayed on the surface. People commonly put on a “show” of expression. This is a learned trait of hiding authentic expression in an increasingly demanding society.

An empath can sense the truth behind the cover and will act compassionately to help that person express him/herself, thus making them feel at ease and not so desperately alone.

Empaths experience empathy towards family, children, friends, close associates, complete strangers, pets, plants and inanimate objects.

Empathy is not held by time or space. Thus, an empath can feel the emotions of people and things at a distance. Some are empathic towards animals (ie: The Horse Whisperer), to nature, to the planetary system, to mechanical devices or to buildings etc. Others will have a combination of the above.

Empaths are highly sensitive. This is the term commonly used in describing one’s abilities (sensitivity) to another’s emotions and feelings. Empaths have a deep sense of “knowing” that accompanies empathy and are often compassionate, considerate, and understanding of others.

There are also varying levels of strength in empaths which may be related to the individual’s awareness of self, understanding of the powers of empathy, and/or the acceptance or non-acceptance of empathy by those associated with them, including family and peers. Generally, those who are empathic grow up with these tendencies and do not learn about them until later in life.

Empathy is genetic, inherent in our DNA, and passed from generation to generation. It is studied both by traditional science and alternative healing practitioners.

Empathy has both biological/genetic and spiritual aspects.

Empaths often possess the ability to sense others on many different levels. From their position in observing what another is saying, feeling and thinking, they come to understand another. They can become very proficient at reading another personís body language and/or study intently the eye movements. While this in itself is not empathy, it is a side-shoot that comes from being observant of others. In a sense, empaths have a complete communication package.

While there is much we don’t yet understand about how empathy works, we do have some information. Everything has an energetic vibration or frequency and an empath is able to sense these vibrations and recognize even the subtlest changes undetectable to the naked eye or the five senses.

Words of expression hold an energetic pattern that originates from the speaker. They have a specific meaning particular to the speaker. Behind that expression is a power or force-field, better known as energy. For example, hate often brings about an intense feeling that immediately accompanies the word.

The word hate becomes strengthened with the speaker’s feeling. It is that person’s feelings (energy) that are picked up by empaths, whether the words are spoken, thought or just felt without verbal or bodily expression.

The Expressive Stage

Welcome to the final stage of your preliminary training as an Empath. If you have read each lesson in order and started each of the practices as described, then you have set powerful wheels in motion. With that, you have activated your own empathic potential and are nourishing its growth and development. The process of co-patterning has already begun where your empathic mind and your waking mind are merging into one. This process continues over time and sets in motion evolutionary stages that will be covered in future lessons.

In stage eight you learned about twenty-five receptive levels of Dreamtongue and what kind of information comes through each. You are now ready to begin learning about the expressive side of Dreamtongue, which involves ways of communicating empathic levels through writing, speaking, and interacting empathically. Dreamtongue is the language of the Empath. It is born of your heart and flows through your actions, your eyes, and your words. As you open up within yourself to the emerging empathic presence within you, your awareness of Dreamtongue grows like a small sprout into an abundant healthy vine.

Expressing Dreamtongue is a creative act. Creativity is the key to accessing the deepest inner levels of life and the abundant interactivity between all lifeforms. It involves turning speech, written words, or any form of communication into a creative motion which allows for all levels of Dreamtongue to flow. As I mentioned before, channeling is a direct way to speak Dreamtongue, but channeling will not be the choice for everyone. The fact of the matter is that channeling can happen in multiple forms. In some of the advanced courses I will show you how you can actually channel empathic information through your daily actions and conversations. In this final stage of your training you can begin to understand the expressive levels of Dreamtongue and ultimately put the expressive and receptive levels together to begin to master the language. I have a special course where I teach Empaths who are familiar with Dreamtongue how to access Dreamtongue levels of communication utilizing the English alphabet. The result of the course is to learn how to “read names.” I developed the system for “name reading” and used it in consultations for years. It’s amazing how much information can be accessed through the process. Successful completion of this course prepares an Empath to deliver a professional service to others. This service can be used for guidance, counseling, and training purposes.

There are five expressive levels of Dreamtongue. Expressing and emoting are parts of Empath abilities that fall under the category of “effluence.” Empaths generate effluence all the time; either consciously or unconsciously. There is an “art” to effluence that can only be mastered by advanced Empaths. By advanced I mean those that have truly been trained and have developed clear skills sets and experience. In the final advanced levels of coursework I will train you to be a “Master Empath” by taking you through intensive skill development. For now I will introduce you to the subject of expressive Dreamtongue. By learning the expressive levels you will learn to use the voice of an empath. By developing the voice you will be able to deliver empathic messages through speaking. This will take practice and time to perfect, but it is an exciting aspect of empath development

The Beta voice is the directive voice. It is good for giving orders, telling someone what to do, making something happen, and getting things done.

Parents and teachers use a Beta voice when directing children. Leaders use a Beta voice to direct followers. Coaches use a Beta voice to direct teams. Police use a Beta voice when they ask for your ID. Any time you want to get something done you use a Beta voice when it requires speaking. To generate a Beta voice requires that you be in a Beta state. It requires energy, emphasis, clarity, strength, and steadiness. A Beta voice is calm, steady, confident, and very direct. The more direct, the more truthful, the more accurate the communication, the more Beta strength it has. The tone is steady, calm, and focused. Shouting is not a Beta tone, yet the amplitude of the Beta voice can be increased when there is sufficient strength to the intent. Shouting is usually the result of someone losing control. A Beta voice can only be maintained when someone is truly in control of his or herself.

Beta expressions deal with concrete and literal matters. “The box is heavy,” or “I have to work today.” Beta expressions deal with obvious facts. When someone is speaking to you with Beta expressions the communication is about literal or actual facts,” the store is two blocks south on the right side of the road.” These expressions can be spoken or written. A technical book or set of instructions is a good example of written Beta expression. Practice your Beta voice by being a leader on a project and giving orders, directing a play, or taking charge in a situation.

People who speak with predominantly Beta expressions are usually more literal or concrete in their thinking, which tends to be confined to what their senses can detect. A Beta personality is one that is confined intellectually by rigid ideas and thinking, but could be gifted with physical skills. You will learn to identify Beta personality types in time. (along with the other groups).

The Alpha voice is the persuasive voice. It is good for convincing, enticing, seducing, encouraging, reassuring, emoting, and guiding. Therapists use an Alpha voice when talking with a client. Mothers and fathers use an Alpha voice when encouraging or reassuring their children. Lovers use an Alpha voice when seducing their partners. Singers use an Alpha voice when they sing. Liars use an Alpha voice when they lie. An Alpha voice is one that conveys and provokes emotion. A speaker might use an Alpha voice to deliver a persuasive speech. It is the emotional content and degree of emotional stimulation that determines the extent of the Alpha voice. An Alpha voice is one that is based upon emotion, emotion of any sort for any purpose. A calm, loving, reassuring voice is an Alpha voice. An angry, vicious voice is an Alpha voice. An Alpha voice delivers and provokes emotional qualities. Any tone may be used with an Alpha voice. The tone is determined by the emotion involved. As an Empath you will become more and more sensitive to the emotional (Alpha) content of voices. To generate an Alpha voice involves experiencing an emotion that is conveyed through your voice.

Alpha expressions often deal with reactions and responses to things. An Alpha expression is usually something like, ” I really don’t like him,” or,” She makes me feel all excited inside,” or,” That movie was so scary!” Alpha expressions deal with the relations between people and things, and with the responses that something provokes. Someone who uses Alpha expressions frequently is someone who is very sensitive and emotionally responsive. An Alpha personality is someone who feels things very deeply and who is largely driven by their emotions. (Sound familiar?) Alpha personalities are intuitive and tend to be the ones who are aware of his or her own empathic nature. Practice your Alpha voice by reading aloud poetry, singing a song, or trying to persuade someone to see your viewpoint on a topic.

The Theta voice is the probing voice. It is good for questioning, investigating, researching, inquiring, analyzing, evaluating, understanding, educating, training, and penetrating. Lawyers use a Theta voice in the courtroom. Detectives use a Theta voice when investigating a case. Consumers use a Theta voice when grilling a salesman before buying an item. Students use a Theta voice when trying to learn a topic. Educators use a Theta voice when explaining a topic. A Theta voice is one that probes for and utilizes information. The Theta voice is information driven and oriented, not in the declarative way of Beta, but in an analyzing, synthesizing, and penetrating way. The Theta voice is used to reach, to probe, and to discover.

Theta expressions are primarily questions or statements made to illuminate the nature of a fact. The more available the information the less the degree of Theta in your voice. If you ask a grocer how much does a loaf of bread cost, you are using a very small degree of a Theta voice. You are asking a question, so technically it is a Theta voice, but the information is readily available. The grocer would gladly tell you the price. If you were a prosecuting attorney and you were asking a defendant if he committed the crime, you would be using a full Theta voice. The greater the intent to penetrate and to probe, the stronger the Theta in the voice. In a self-actualized Empath the Theta voice can become very strong and must be used carefully. A person who has a lot of Theta in their voice is often a person of strong intellectual ability and has an analytical mind. A Theta personality is shaped around logic and higher degrees of knowledge. A Theta voice can be conveyed with clear and steady annunciation using varying tones. Practice your Theta voice by conducting an interview, taking a class and asking lots of questions, or solve a mystery through detective work.

Note: a demand for information is not a Theta voice, it is a Beta directive. The types of voice you are using often changes several times in every conversation. As an Empath you can sharpen your skills by observing the changes in voice during conversations with people. Always note these observations in your Empaths journal. What you will learn in time is how voices get layered with different levels of empathic activity. In time you will be able to empathically “read” a person based upon the voice of the person.

The Delta voice is the pure voice of the Empath. Since Delta is the nest for your empathic nature, and “rests” within your unconscious mind, you may have never used or encountered a Delta voice. The Delta voice can be used to convey empathic messages, which are messages that are not heard by the ears or seen by the eyes. This is a very advanced topic but I did want to introduce you to it now. Dreamtongue is the Delta voice of Nature. Nature speaks to you all the time in a Delta voice. A Delta voice can be a sign, a symbol, an omen, a gesture, or an action. A Delta voice can be conveyed through words, when the words contain symbolic and hidden meaning. I recommend eighteen months of work as an Empath before pursuing a fully developed Delta voice. I usually offer Delta voice training as an internship for serious students. This means that everything that you do over the next year and a half as an Empath will prepare you for using the Delta voice. Anyone interested in pursuing advanced empath training will need to get academic credit for this course. For more information on how to do that just write me at Empaths@MySilentEcho.com .

Since people have not yet consciously developed the Delta voice in our society, we can look at the Delta voice of the world around you. Delta messages come as signs and omens. After decades of work with a mystical system called the Qabalah, the number eleven became a significant Delta message for me. Everywhere I would go and everything I would do, I would somehow always encounter the number eleven. It still happens now when I need guidance or a confirmation with something I am doing. The study of omens and signs is the study of Delta messages. The experience of synchronicity is a form of Delta language. Synchronicity is when two apparently unrelated things happen together as if they were connected. Synchronicity is the result of the interconnectedness of all things. Synchronicity would be something like one day saying,” Gee, I think I am going to go back to school,” and on that same day you get a package in the mail from a local college inviting you to attend a program. It is like life talking back to you, guiding and confirming your direction in life.

The Gamma voice is the “sovereign” voice. This voice can take many forms, but it is always the voice of your greater self, the part of you that is unconfined and unlimited. It does not matter whether this is only a hypothetical construct, a psychological state, or a spiritual phenomenon. It is the direct filtering of your consciousness as an energy field that is inter-linked to all other energy fields. Information from the sovereign level is very difficult for the conscious mind to process because there is no verbal language to facilitate it. What happens in channeling is that a person opens up to their sovereign level and lets “the energy pour into the mind.” The mind then has to translate that energy into words and states. The problem is that there are no words which directly translate the energy from Gamma. Here your mind has to be creative at its maximum potential. Theoretically, at the Gamma level you have access to the past, present, and future. The visionary power available in Gamma can be overwhelming to some individuals. Opening up Gamma is accessing the unlimited potential of consciousness. It taps into many levels of the self, most of which are unexpressed and connected to higher levels of reality. I do not teach channeling in early Empath training, I only mention it in context so that if you decide to work with it you will have a sense of what you are getting into.

Your ability to work with all of the voices will develop as you observe the forms of voice occurring around you. The more observant you become as an Empath the more you will develop. Observation is your first power and experience is your best teacher in this field. What is difficult for most of us is that it is a lonely experience. There are no Empath Universities, Empath Temples, or even Empath Clubs. (?) The experiences you have, and the needs you have are virtually left unaddressed, and unsupported. This is why I encourage the development of Empath Circles which I will explain at the end of this lesson.

This completes the introductory lesson of Dreamtongue, covering the receptive and the expressive levels of empathic communication. If you are interested in pursuing the full coursework then I encourage you to sign up with The School of Empath Psychology. There are no fees – it simply sets up a student record for you so that you will have a transcript for your work.

As a supplement I would like to introduce you to the Nine Empathic Cycles which govern all communication & experience.

The Nine Cycles

Now one final lesson to help you get started with functioning as an Empath. There are nine empathic cycles which determine the types of messages you will receive through empathic language. These cycles affect you and the people you encounter. When interpreting Dreamtongue for yourself or for others it is useful to be acquainted with these cycles. I teach these cycles to people who are interested becoming empathic counselors. You may choose to do some counseling or advising as an Empath and will find this knowledge useful. If you do not choose to work as a professional Empath, this training and information can enhance any work you do and all relationships in your life.

The Nine Cycles of Dreamtongue

There are nine cycles that can be perceived empathically in a “reading” or empathic counseling session. The cycles tend to follow each other but this pattern is easily disrupted by conscious choices and actions. Free will is always a powerful influence on empathic information. The visualization for understanding these cycles is to see them as a set of nine concentric rings. All nine cycles are always active but usually one at a time predominates. The predominant ring emerges as the outermost ring and will manifest in external events. The cycles also help you put the empathic messages you receive into a context.

Cycle One - (solar) This cycle involves the process of discovering and developing the Self/Identity. During this time people are focused on “who am I”, “what is my life about”, the roles they play in their lives, etc. The big question during this phase is, “Who am I?”, “Who do I want to be?”, “Where do I belong?” and so forth.

Cycle Two- (lunar) This cycle involves the he process of growing and changing. During this cycle a person is experiencing many changes and/or the opportunity to change. This is typically a very unstable time, leaving the person with feelings of uncertainty, and often confusion. The big questions are “What’s going on?”, “What’s going to happen?”, and “What choices do I make?” It is common for people to seek consultation during this cycle.

Cycle 3- (terrestrial) This cycle involves the process of karma and responsibility. During this cycle a person is feeling that life is getting very complicated and sometimes overwhelming. Many energies tend to be at work during this phase, yet changes are not very big during this cycle. On the surface things appear to be stuck or staying the same. Often there is a persistent issue or challenge that must be met during this phase. The big questions tend to focus on, “What is the work for me during this time?”

Cycle 4- (pyrrhic [fire]) This cycle involves process of skill and mastery. During this cycle a person is experiencing a sense of optimism, success, and overall sense of control over life. Passion and drive are strong during this phase. People tend not to seek out readings/counseling during this cycle, but often in a session it is possible to discern approximately when the cycle will emerge.

Cycle 6- (aquatic [water]) This cycle involves the process of healing and regeneration. During this cycle a person is feeling the need to withdraw from the pace of things, often from relationships and responsibilities. Energy appears to be low and outward action is not the priority during this time. The priority is to heal and take care of oneself. Often there is not a specific question during this cycle. There is more of a sense of “searching for something.”

Cycle 7- (aerial [air]) This cycle involves the processes of creativity and relating (relationships). During this cycle a person is primarily focused on a relationship or relationships. Social events and important connections are made during this time. When relationships are stable, creativity seems to be the focus during this cycle. Issues tend to be focused on others.

Cycle 8- (geometric) This cycle involves the processes of intellect and vocation. During this cycle issues of career and direction are prominent themes, this includes education. Career changes and directions are often the key issues during this cycle. Often choices and opportunities are abundant. Intellect is the strong force during this phase (whether that is a good or a bad thing), therefore knowledge and facts are more important than intuition alone.

Cycle 9- (implicate) This cycle involves the processes of empathic awareness and “”mystical communion”. By mystical communion I mean an increasing awareness of a reality greater than oneself and all the implications that follow. During this cycle deeper levels of meaning are being revealed about any and all of the other cycles, often through symbolism, dreams, and spiritual revelations. The predominant issues center on, “What is the meaning of life,” and “What in life are my alignments?” Synchronicities are often abundant during this time.

The dominant cycle will influence the types of activity and messages that you receive through empathic language. Beta, Alpha, Theta, Delta, and Gamma levels all process the nine cycles. There is a very special pattern that is revealed when you take the empathic levels of communication and combine them correctly with the nine cycles. I will share this pattern in a later course. Over time you will learn how to determine the dominant cycle of another person. Perception of the active cycle normally occurs at the Theta level, as a thought that enters your mind. It is usually accompanied by other empathic messages and alpha associations. As you grow as an Empath, your sensitivity to the cycles will become quite adept. In the meantime you can use your Empath tool’s to determine the present cycle you are in or that of another person.

Now, on to a topic that will help you accelerate your growth as an Empath:

ECHO (Empath Circles / Houses of Origin)

An Empath Circle is a study group of budding and mature Empaths who meet for the purpose of supporting each other, sharing resources, and empowering their development as Empaths. Anyone can form an Empaths Circle but there are guidelines that need to be considered. Anyone with experience in working with groups, clubs, organizations, etc. knows that group work is potentially very hazardous territory. Whenever people gather in groups many things begin to happen and “these same things” have happened in EVERY group since the beginning of time. Personalities emerge, compete, manipulate, act out, and generally undermine the group unity. No one sets out to do that but it tends to happen anyway. This always happens and should be expected. What can make the difference is a commitment by each member to develop and participate in a plan to handle these issues as they arise. The key is open and honest communication. Any issue that is not openly addressed creates an empathic illness in the group. If you would like to sponsor a School of Empath Psychology study group in your community send a letter of intent to: Empaths@MySilentEcho.com.

Here are some general guidelines for forming an Empaths Circle.

Forming an Empaths Circle/ House of Origin (ECHO)

1. Before you start an Empaths Circle, ask yourself the following questions:

Why do you want to do this? What are your motives?
What do you want to get out of the circle?

Would it be better for someone else to start the circle? Why or why not?
Would it be better for you to join an existing circle if available?
Explain your commitment to starting and maintaining the circle.
Explain your commitment to the health and equanimity of the circlle

Are you comfortable as an organizer or would you seek an organizer?

Write your answers in detail on paper. Be prepared to share what you write with anyone interested in joining the circle. Nothing should be secretive or hidden- this is key to setting a quality level to the energy you will be maintaining.

2. The goals of an Empaths Circle are support, fellowship, and growth. A stable and harmonious environment is essential. Plan when, where, and how you are going to meet. Plan how you will let others know about the circle.

3. Ask anyone who is interested in participating in the circle to answer all the questions in #1 in writing. The purpose of writing this information is not as a commitment but as an expression of openness which is key to the Empaths Circle.

4. Empaths who are compatible in nature will be drawn together. Personalities can be very different and the empathic connection still very strong. People must be free to come and go as they wish but this is better done with respect to the integrity of the group. New members must be accepted by all existing members. This is not an elitist membership requirement, it is a empathic necessity. Any unmanaged conflict or tension in an Empaths Circle gets magnified many times over by the nature of the group. The group must be unanimous in all of its decisions or the power of the group is lost. Although you may be the organizer, there can be no leader, for the group must lead itself. If you have a problem with this concept then you will not be effective as a leader of an Empath Circle. Each member must contribute equally. If you find followers collecting around you then please note that you are in for serious trouble. You do not have to take my word for it. You can find out the hard way if necessary. I have over thirty years of experience and have many stories I could share. If you have the need to have followers then please do it through a different type of group. Take this as experienced advice. If the people who want to join the circle are unwilling or unable to be equal partners with you then you are in for some powerful dynamics of the unconscious, which will have a tremendous cost for everyone involved. Please read this paragraph again before proceeding.

5. I recommend limiting the group to eight Empaths. The circle needs to be intimate and fully available to each person. If it gets too large the dynamics become unmanageable and the focus is easily lost. A circle can be formed with as little as two empaths but should not go larger than eight. A vital and healthy ECHO may split up into two new groups, which is a positive direction for all involved.

6. Put a limit on your meeting time in order to keep the energy focused. Two hours represents a good upper limit to work with. There is flexibility here but be sure that you are able to maintain a focus with the time you use. The structure of the time is part of the support which benefits the growth of the Empaths.

7. In the same way that you chose an totem for your empathic nature, you can select a empathic totem for the circle. It is best to do this when there are two or more of you, rather than doing it on your own. The consensus in choosing the totem initiates the beginning power of the circle. From that point Empaths will be attracted to your circle by the nature of the totem. An Empaths Circle is also called a “house of origin” because it can function like the nest or birthplace of your Empath abilities. An ideal Empaths Circle would function as an empathic family or support group. Yet, keep in mind, distinct and realistic boundaries are necessary for healthy relationships.

8. The agenda of the meeting is to be set by all participants. The organizer can keep a clipboard or notebook for each person to write in the agenda for the meeting. One agenda item per person should be recorded. If someone wants more than one it can be requested from the group. Although a group unity is formed, the power of the circle comes from the individuality of each Empath and the contributions made by each.

9. The style, format, and character of the circle are shaped by the participants. You will see the circle grow and evolve over time. In the same way that you practice your own personal empowerment, this is a way to receive group empowerment, which can potentially be an incredible experience.

10. Any problems between Empaths or between an Empath and the rest of the circle should be dealt with openly and honestly. This point cannot be stressed enough. A persistent problem that cannot be resolved usually represents one or two people who do not feel compatible with the circle. This issue should be handled with kindness and support. The person who is unhappy with the circle for any reason can be helped to start a separate circle. The existing circle should offer help and resources to get this person started. Note: this section pertains to normal disagreements and mature behavior. If there is a member who is disruptive and unstable, creating chaotic and unreasonable problems, then the issue has to be dealt with in another manner. Unfortunately, such unstable personality types are drawn to this kind of work so you will have to be alert and aware of this potential problem. I will not elaborate on this issue here but I do have supportive information for anyone conducting an Empath study group.

11. When an existing circle is full, an interested Empath should be guided to an available circle or helped to start a new circle. Keeping a waiting list is a good idea for a couple of reasons. It gives opportunity to new members but it also tests out the motives & sincerity of the applicants. Anyone who is willing to wait for membership, and does so, is usually a more solid candidate. Some one who angers quickly or who is impatient is going to be a problem in the group anyway.

12. Circle time can be used to share experiences, learn information, practice skills, create, celebrate, and renew energy. How you do this is determined by the group. Keep in mind, that when choices are not unanimously agreed upon, there will be an energy imbalance in the group. Working towards a unanimous goal greatly amplifies the empathic qualities of the group.

13. You will notice many interesting things happening in the group. You will notice people taking on specific types of roles. A Beta Empath will likely emerge, one who generates a lot of influence and activity; An Alpha Empath will appear, one who is like the thermometer of the group, sensitive to the currents of the circle; A Theta Empath will emerge, one who is always probing and analyzing (it is the Theta Empath who is likely to try to be the leader, not the Beta/ the Beta Empath is usually unaware of the influence they generate); there will be a Delta Empath who is very quiet and deep; and there will be a Gamma Empath who is spiritually focused and who often works with some form of channeling. The truth is, most Empaths are a combination of these qualities in fascinating ways.

14. It is important for the circle to develop its own code of ethics. Each circle must have its own code of ethics shaped by its specific members. New Empaths must feel comfortable with the existing code of ethics and should contribute something to it at some time.

15. Someone should record the content of the meetings for the benefit of anyone who is absent. The circle will need to develop a benign policy regarding attendance. Erratic attendance creates irritate energy but a flexible circle is a healthy circle.

16. No Empath should ever dominate another. A mature Empath must show as much respect to a budding Empath as he or she would expect in return.

17. Be creative and have fun. Play is a form of expression and growth. A joyful circle is a powerful one. A somber heavy circle is likely to be empathically constipated! Always be aware of the personality of your Empaths Circle and encourage open discussion of it.

In this course I have given you all the essential information for growing and developing as an Empath. Your best learning and growth will come from direct experience and application of this information. There are volumes more of information to share with you, which will come in the coursework ahead, but for the purposes of your training you are now well equipped. This is the beginning of an incredible journey. It is a journey of awakening and of personal transformation.

Listen to the language of Dreamtongue in your life and you will always be guided and supported in path. Listen with your heart, your soul, and your mind. In time you will speak and understand the language as if you had always done so. This is only the beginning.

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Lesson 13 Review

1. The goal of stage nine is to understand that the expressive side of Dreamtongue involves creative application of your empathic awareness; also to be introduced to the five levels of voice.

2. The Beta voice is the directive voice.

3. The Alpha voice is the persuasive voice.

4. The Theta voice is the probing voice.

5. The Delta voice is the voice of the Empath.

6. The Gamma voice is the sovereign voice.

7. The Nine Cycles of Dreamtongue interpretation are outlined in this stage.

8. Guidelines for forming an E.C./H.O. are offered in this lesson.

The Language Of Gamma

Gamma Language is the meta-language of the spirit, it is the whole (holographic) nature of a person that expresses through countless means. All the above levels of Dreamtongue are in fact Gamma language. Gamma language expresses spiritual questing, spiritual needs, and spiritual understanding.

The word spiritual here means a connection to existence and meaningful relationship with all of life. Gamma is the spiritual language. This is the deepest level of empathic functioning.

“The Creative Urge” (the Beta of Gamma) emerges deep from within the Beta level of spiritual language and involves perceptions/expressions of beauty and joy in the physical world. The recognition of beauty (aesthetics) and the emotion of joy trigger unique patterns within select parts of your brain.

Messages regarding the sanctity and the beauty of nature, of physical life, of physical love, of art, and movement are all Beta messages of spiritual language. As Gamma signals, these messages originate from within you at the deepest level of your self. Gamma signals are often felt as intense creative impulses.

“Spiritual States” (the Alpha of Gamma) occur at the Alpha level of spiritual language. This level involves signals of spiritual emotional states, states of wholeness, joyfulness, clarity, love, internal freedom, and peacefulness. These signals result from an awareness of the holographic nature of things, or put another way, the oneness behind all things.

You normally receive information at the Alpha level of spiritual language when something inspires you or touches you in a significant way. Standing before a waterfall, watching the sunset, holding a baby, or reading inspirational materials can generate these signals within you. When you can read these states in another person you are accessing their Alpha level of spiritual language.

“The Universal Mind” (the Theta of Gamma) can be found through the Gamma level of spiritual language. It is the place where all rational explanations fall short.

The entire area of metaphysics, including religion and all spiritual topics, come into discussion at this level. This is a level that is personal and significant to each person in some unique way. How you interpret it and what you decide about it is a personal choice and experience.

To give you one example that relates to empathic nature, I would mention the subject of channeling. I have had a very profound experience with channeling that I will not recount here. What I will share is that the result of that experience has led me to understand channeling as a means to tap into our higher natures. Whether we call these higher natures spirit or whatever, is of no matter. We all have a higher nature.

From my channeling experience I learned to call my higher nature my “sovereign self.” I do not think that other beings use our bodies to speak during channeling, but that is just my opinion. It merely involves greater parts of ourselves that speak, using Dreamtongue, to convey information from our deepest levels. Still, the problem with defining these experiences comes with defining beingness.

We do not really understand our own ultimate natures, so how can we understand where to draw the lines between our consciousness and other levels of consciousness? What is useful to know is that channeling is a way to tap into your own Gamma level. To channel only requires that you learn to trust in yourself enough to let this level open up inside of you. Channeling is nothing more than speaking out loud with your dream voice. You can do it alone or with other people.

If you do work with channeling, try to record it through writing or on tape, so that you can put it in your Empath’s journal. You will be amazed at what can potentially come through you. Many subjects open up at this level. The concept of the collective consciousness of the planet; the collective unconscious; Jungian archetypes, and ideas of a “universal mind” all come into view at this level of empathic communication. We have barely skimmed the surface in this discussion.

“Walking between the Worlds” (The Delta of Gamma) If the last level is the place where all “explanations fall short,” you can imagine that this level will be even more of a challenge to the intellect. The Delta level of Gamma refers to the “inner observer” , the “inner eye,” as the part of you that sees existence from the innermost level. This inner observer is more like the “eyes of your soul.”

The closest anecdotal information related to this level involves moving out of one’s body and into other dimensions, worlds, universes. Whether or not these dimensions and worlds would be constructs of the brain or actual locations cannot be always determined at this point in our development as a species. To explore this level further I would direct you to books related to shamanic journeying and Eckankar.

“The Door” (the Gamma of Gamma) At this pure Gamma level we can only be aware of the potential that we are each interconnected with the rest of existence. The pure state of Gamma is where we are all connected and therefore have access to the “universe” itself. It can be thought of as the “door in which we entered this existence” and the “door by which we will exit.”

If there is communication between worlds, if noncorporeal beings of any sort exist, this would be the place through which those communications would occur. This is the place of the great mystery. Here, our brains cannot wrap around the ultimate reality. Instead we are challenged to find this door and to explore on our own. Some say it leads to a great Abyss that cannot be traversed. Others say they have crossed that Abyss and returned with new vision and inspiration. Whatever lies beyond what the human brain can conceive/perceive is to be found within this “door” of the Gamma level.

Throughout this lesson you were introduced to a primer of Dreamtongue components. So far we have identified 25 key levels of communication available to an Empath. What is more important is that you get a feel for all of these parts, more than memorizing them. The parts always work together into a whole tapestry of information.

Rarely, if ever, does any one part of Dreamtongue occur without all the others present in some degree. Yet, as I mentioned before, learning about the parts will help you have greater understanding in working with the whole. There is so much to share here, but this is all that is necessary for this stage of your preliminary training. Understanding the parts of the language will help you better listen to and interpret the flowing messages of Dreamtongue occurring around you everyday.

You can use this lesson as a reference guide as you begin to notice Dreamtongue more and more in your life. What lies ahead in future courses will bring all of this information to life and will pull a veil away from your eyes. A veil that you did not even know was there. To become an awakened Empath is something far greater than just realizing you are an Empath. Your intuition will tell you when you are ready.

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Lesson Eight Review

1. The purpose of stage eight is to begin to develop an understanding of the language of Dreamtongue, from the receptive end; to establish some basic guidelines for interpreting empathic language components.

2. Beta language is empathic language conveyed through the body and through actions.

3. Alpha language is emotive language which conveys emotional and psychological states.

4. Theta language is mental language which conveys mental content.

5. Delta language is visual language which conveys direct and symbolic imagery.

6. Gamma language is the spiritual language which conveys holographic and symbolic information.

7. All levels of Dreamtongue occur together blended into a flow of information.

This concludes Lesson 12. Lesson 13, the final lesson for this course is next.