Empowered by sensitivity? It sounds strange, doesn’t it? Sort of ironic, contradictory, even mutually exclusive.
How can you be empowered by something so soft, subtle and delicate, in a world full of hard, overpowering and loud people? Indeed, many of us Empaths get trampled, used, thrown around, and taken advantage of. But we have a secret.
Deep down inside, beyond the veil of our superficial appearances, we harbor something quiet, but powerful. Our gifts don’t dominate, tyrannize or overthrow people, but that doesn’t detract from their strength, or usefulness. If anything, our powerful but subtle gifts benefit us more in the long term, allowing us to gather emotional, psychological and physical information from our surroundings that is often inaccessible and undisclosed to the average, unreceptive mind.
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While we can’t bully, back-stab or use brute force, we can heal, guide, protect and deeply understand the lives of the people around us. In essence, we can gather immense amounts of knowledge. And knowledge, as they say, is power.
If you would like to discover whether you are an empath, take our empath test. Also, if you would like to discover what type of Empath you are, you will discover the 10 types at the end of this article.
Are You An Empath?
If you are an Empath, you will experience a combination of some or all of the following symptoms:
- You absorb other people’s emotions like a sponge, carrying them as your own.
- When someone close to you is physically ill, you can feel this as physical pains in your body.
- You often suffer from physical or mental fatigue and tiredness.
- You find Solitude immensely refreshing, and you require it to “recharge”.
- You often experience many mood swings or emotional states throughout the day.
- Witnessing violence or cruelty is unbearable to you.
- You are a very good listener.
- People often come to you with their problems.
- Animals and children are attracted to you.
- You are caring and nurturing by nature.
- You are hyper-aware of the physical environment, e.g. to smell, taste, sight, touch, hearing, etc.
- You can’t stand interpersonal conflict.
- Crowded places are very overwhelming and draining to you.
10 Types Of Empaths
While being an Empath can have its many positives and benefits, it can also weigh us down heavily with confusion, disorientation and anxiety. That is why it’s important to put a name to what we individually experience to better understand ourselves, and identify others who share the same abilities as us.
For this reason, I have included below a list, and small description, of each type of Empath. By understanding who you are, what gifts you possess and where you stand in life, you will be able to begin working with your soul. I elaborate on these types in our awakened empath book.
Claircognizant Empath
This is usually defined by the ability to simply know something needs to be done, or is true or misleading, without having any basis in logic or reason. Often this type of Empath will just “know” when something is right to do, or not, or when someone is lying or hiding something.
Emotionally Receptive Empath
Most Empaths are emotionally receptive, and can physically and emotionally feel the emotions from other people before they are even expressed.
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Physically Receptive Empath
Many Empaths are also physically receptive to other people’s illnesses and bodily pains. This often manifests itself in the Empath’s own body, and can be an especially useful skill in healing.
Fauna Empath
This type of Empath can hear, feel and interact with animals.
Flora Empath
This type of Empath can communicate with plants, being able to receive physical and emotional signals.
Geomantic Empath
The Geomantic Empath can read the energy and signals transmitted by the earth. Many are able to feel/predict natural disasters before they occur.
Medium Empath
This type of Empath can either see, hear, feel (or a combination of these elements) spirits, usually from deceased individuals.
Psychometric Empath
This manifests itself as the ability to receive information, energy and impressions from physical objects, e.g. photographs, clothing, jewelry, utensils, etc.
Precognitive Empath
This type of Empath can feel the occurrence of an event or situation before it actually happens. This is usually manifested in dreams, or as physical/emotional sensations, for instance: dread, anxiety, or excitement.
Telepathic Empath
The ability to accurately read a person’s unexpressed thoughts is the main defining feature of the Telepathic Empath.
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Being an Empath can be difficult and confusing, but with awareness of your gifts and abilities, you can refine them and use them to guide, heal and protect yourself and the people you love.
My hopes are that the information within this article can continue to make ripples within your life. Please share with me any stories or experiences you have below. This will help all of us broaden our knowledge and understanding of what it is to be an Empath!
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I know I’m definitely precognative. I get constant feelings of DejaVu and I’ve had a few other weird experiences. The most bizarre experience I’ve had occured about 8 years ago when I was working at a McDonalds. I could have sworn I experienced the same 10 minute period twice across two different days nearly a year apart. Can’t 100% recall whether the first time was actually real or if it was just in a day dream when I was bored at work, but whatever the case was, I recall feeling something odd at the time that I could not explain. When the second event occured about a year later, I recalled the exact sequence of the first event immediately. I could see everything as it was happening, knew exactly what each person was going to say, where they were going to be when they said it, what else was happening in the room. Entire time I just knew I’d done this all before. Was kinda freaky in a way, and I kept thinking about it for the next few months, wondering if there was something I was supposed to notice, or do differently from the first time around. Still not… Read more »
Hi Luna, for a very long time I’ve felt like this reality has been hurtling towards me. I can read vibes, I have played the right kind of cupid in certain situations. I have had lucid dreams all my life. I have always believed I am different but the odda of the place I live on has never adforded me the solace to believe. After nearly 7 years I have found a kind of faith and belief system. i can read people’s thoughts clearly and more often than not find myself in a fix when there is an altercation between two parties becauase somehow I understand both points of view absolutely correctly and knowing both sides of an altercation does make it easy to create amends but in a world where people have sworn to tear each other apart, it can be heartbreaking indeed. Is there any way you could confirm if I’m an empath. And if yes, please rell me how to control myself.
Hi everyone, so this is the first time I have read anything about Empaths. I know what empathy is and I’ve always felt that I had a lot of it towards other people. I work in the medical field and it’s definitely a blessing and a curse to have some of these traits. However, I’m not sure if I’m a full Empath or not? I say this due to the fact that for one I’m an extrovert and I actually enjoy being around others. Now I do have the ability to sense or read other people and all my life I’ve had people come to me with their issues but it has never really bogged me down. I also am not that sensitive to what others may think or say about me, I have “thick skin” (which I may have acquired after serving in the military) it does bother me immensely to watch, read, or hear about tragic stories or events occurring in the news or where ever. I’ve always had a soft spot for animals but I’m not really all that spiritual or into nature. I mean I enjoy it and all but I don’t know maybe I need… Read more »
All my life I knew I was different.I was always told I was like a sponge. 2years ago I was given the explanation that not only was I a medium that I always new about it runs in my family.but being an empath is very hard for me.reading this helps.but I feel really alone
I have never found a label that has fit me so well as “Empath” so I truly thank you, Sol and Luna, for creating LonerWolf and providing these essays full of information for us still finding our way. You really have developed a safe haven and cultivated a sense of community for individuals whom usually do not feel at “home” in much of society. So thank you for all that you do! (And I apologize for writing so many longwinded comments these last few weeks–I very much appreciate your patience! This is all so new to me, it is invigorating to discuss these ideas with like minded individuals who might be able to relate! Thank you for carrying on an ongoing dialogue about these topics. I hope I am not depleting your energy or causing annoyance with all my questions and self focused oversharing.) Of the ten types of Empaths listed above I might be an: Emotionally Receptive Empath Physically Receptive Empath Fauna Empath Flora Empath Precognitive Empath Telepathic Empath Flora and Fauna are very near and dear to my heart. I feel at home surrounded by plants and animals. I was ridiculed as a child for my protective nature… Read more »
This was so insightful to read and wonderful to know I’m not alone. Ever since I was around 12 I started noticing people would attach themselves to me, and confide in me ALL THE TIME. I used to make jokes that I felt like Dr.Phil. As I got older I began realizing that I could read people extremely well. If something was off with anyone I interacted with I could immediately tell, even if said person hadn’t told me so or acted like something was wrong. People would always tell me they were so thankful for me and felt like they could trust and tell me things that they couldn’t to others. My mother used to tell me that people were drawn to me because I was so empathetic. I’m 21 now, and honestly I feel like i’m at an all time low, and feel completely drained often. Physically, mentally and spiritually. My personal life is pretty good, and I feel extremely privileged compared to others so I don’t think it has anything to do with that. It’s that I can’t deal with the heart breaking terrible things of this world. Everyday there is a new news story about racism,… Read more »
Hello:
Do you have any information on the empaths who feel through their chakras? Most importantly the heart chakra? Thanks.
Hi,
I just startet to read abou Empaths and almost everything I read described me and it felt good because I’ve always felt different and people (mostly my parents) have told my that I’m over sensitive etc, and I’ve always had mood swing and i could tell if some one was sad when they said they’re happy and people have always had a easy time talking to me about their problems and i never thaught about it but this one time a man came to me and started to talk to me about his dead wife and his problem and i thaught that that was very weird…
And when ever im in a room whit many people and can go from happy to sad just like that and i dont know why… I’ve always felt like im not normal because I’ve always been able to tell when someones lying and i’ve been hurting when someone else is hurting and it feels like everybody is putting their energy and feeling onto me… Is this normal or am i an empath?? Btw english is not my firts language so dont judge please
Ok what I’m wondering is it possible for an empath to focus their energy into their hands and literally heal people?
I im able to focus energy to my hands
And I ment to put medium, which is the weirdest one