The
article below is copied from Expanded
Consciousness. So many of the feelings I have (which are sometimes
difficult to explain to others) are perfectly described here. I wanted to save
it and be able to find it again, so I’m reposting it here.
21 Traits of an
Awakening Soul
By: WakingTimes
You
can say it’s because of a global shift in consciousness,
a destiny we have arrived at due to spiritual evolution, or the outcome of
strange times, but, many people all across the globe are going through intense
personal changes and sensing an expansion of consciousness. Personal changes of
this magnitude can be difficult to recognize and to understand, but here are 21 traits of an awakening
soul, a ‘sensitive’, or an ‘empath.’
1. Being in public places
is sometimes overwhelming. Since our walls between self and other are
dissolving, we haven’t really learned to distinguish between someone else’s
energy and our own. If the general mood of the crowd is herd-like or negative,
we can feel this acutely, and may feel like retreating into our own private
space. When we have recharged our batteries with meditation, spending time in
nature, far away from other people, or just sitting in quiet contemplation, we
are ready to be with the masses again. In personal relationships, we often will
feel someone else’s emotions as our own. It is important to have this higher
sense of empathy, but we must learn to allow another person’s emotions while
observing them and keeping our empathy, but, realizing that not all emotions
belong to us. Social influence can
dampen our own innate wisdom.
2. We know things without having to intellectually figure them
out. Often called intuitive awareness, we have ‘a-ha’ moments and insights that can explain some
of the most complex theories or phenomenon in the world. Some of the most
brilliant minds of our time just ‘know.’ Adepts and sages often were given
downloads of information from higher states of consciousness after meditating
or being in the presence of a more conscious individual; this is happening for
more people with more frequency. As we trust our intuition more often, it grows
stronger. This is a time of ‘thinking’ with our hearts more than our
heads. Our guts will no longer be ignored. Our dreams are becoming precognitive and eventually our conscious
thoughts will be as well.
3. Watching television or
most of main stream media,
including newspapers and many Hollywood movies is very distasteful to us. The
mindset that creates much, but not all, of the programming on television and in
cinema is abhorrent. It commodifies people and promotes violence. It reduces
our intelligence and numbs our natural empathetic response to someone in pain.
4. Lying to us is nearly
impossible. We may not know exactly what truth you are withholding, but we can
also tell (with our developing intuition and ESP skills)
that something isn’t right. We also know when you have other emotions, pain,
love, etc. that you aren’t expressing. You’re an open book to us. We aren’t
trained in counter-intelligence, we are just observant and knowing. While we
may pick up on physical cues, we can look into your eyes and know what you
are feeling.
5. We may pick up symptoms
of your cold, just like men who get morning sickness when their wives are
pregnant. Sympathy pains, whether emotional or physical, are something we
experience often. We tend to absorb emotion through the solar plexus,
considered the place we ‘stomach emotion’ so as we learn to strengthen this
chakra center, we may sometimes develop digestive issues. Grounding to the
earth can help to re-establish our emotional center. Walking barefoot is a great way to re-ground.
6. We tend to root for the
underdog, those without voices, those who have been beaten down by the matrix, etc. We are very compassionate people, and these
marginalized individuals often need more love. People can sense our loving
hearts, so complete strangers will often tell us their life stories or approach
us with their problems. While we don’t want to be a dumping ground for
everyone’s issues, we are also a good ear for those working through their
stuff.
7. If we don’t learn how to
set proper boundaries, we can get tired easily from taking on other people’s
emotions. Energy Vampires are drawn to us like flies to paper, so we need to be
extra vigilant in protecting ourselves at times.
8. Unfortunately,
sensitives or empaths often turn to drug abuse or alcohol to
block some of their emotions and to ‘protect’ themselves from feeling the pain
of others.
9. We are all becoming
healers. We naturally gravitate toward healing fields, acupuncture, reiki,
Qi-Gong, yoga, massage, midwivery, etc. are fields we often find ourselves in.
We know that the collective needs to be healed, and so we try our best
to offer healing in whatever form we are most drawn to. We also turn
away from the ‘traditional’ forms of healing ourselves. Preferring natural
foods, herbs, and holistic medicine as ways to cure every ailment.
10. We see the possibilities
before others do. Just like when the church told Copernicus he was wrong, and
he stood by his heliocentric theory, we know what the masses refuse to
believe. Our minds are light-years ahead.
11. We are creative. We
sing, dance, paint, invent, or write. We have amazing imaginations.
12. We require more solitude
than the average person.
13. We might get bored
easily, but we are really good at entertaining ourselves.
14. We have a difficult time
doing things we don’t want to do or don’t really enjoy. We really do believe
life was meant to be an expression of joy. Why waste it doing something you
hate? We aren’t lazy, we are discerning.
15. We are obsessed with
bringing the truth to light. Like little children who say, “that’s not fair” we
want to right the wrongs of the world, and we believe it often just takes
education. We endeavor to explain the unexplainable and find answers to the
deep questions of life. We are seekers, in the Campbellian paradigm. ‘The Hero With a Thousand Faces.”
16. We can’t keep track of
time. Our imaginations often get away with us and a day can feel like a minute,
a week, a day.
17. We abhor routine.
18. We often disagree with
authority (for obvious reasons).
19. We will often be kind,
but if you are egotistical or rude, we won’t spend much time with you or find
an excuse to not hang out with people who are obsessed with themselves. We
don’t ‘get’ people who are insensitive to other people’s feelings or points of
view.
20. We may be vegan or vegetarian
because we can sense a certain energy of the food we eat, like if an animal
was slaughtered inhumanely.
We don’t want to consume negative energy.
21. We wear our own emotions
on our sleeves and have a hard time ‘pretending’ to be happy if we aren’t. We
avoid confrontation, But will quietly go about changing the world in ways you
can’t even see.
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