Help in identifying intuitive information

[LauraLee]

Hi All,
About a year and a half ago, I discovered that I was an empath and quite adapt at "reading" people. I cannot tell you how momentous this discovery was! The mass of confusion that my life had been up until this point, was gone. Now, I knew why my life had manifested as it had. Since I have started paying attention to my "impressions", I've discovered that I am not limited to sensing and feeling people's emotions. I receive all sorts of psychic input. My problem is that I cannot identify when it is psychic information or simply my own thoughts. For example: In August, I felt a certain urgency in contacting my aunt. She passed on a month later. Now I know understand why I felt this urgency. Another incident was when I was playing hide n go seek. One of my friends is aware of my nature so he hid in a certain place and then tried projecting where he was so I would find him. I did NOT find him, but when it was my turn to hide, I hid in the exact same spot he did. LOL So how does one tell when the thoughts in one's head are not spontaneous but psychic in nature? Another question I have is this: I was born this way. I have been empath since I was a child. As a child, before I posessed language abilities, I was still processing empathic energy so I did so WITHOUT using words or word concepts. I simply processed in a way that I could understand. NOW, when I try to find words for these "impressions" I find that it is a huge struggle. Words cannot adequately capture all the subtle nuances of the energy I am reading. At the moment, I use "pictures" and "images" since this is how I understand energy. When I get an impression, I get a mental picture and this picture not only tells me what elements are present but the relationship between the elements. My pictures are composites of layers upon layers of information. For example: The way I "saw" my ex-husband was a vast expanse of cold, black deep outer space filled with stars, but in the lower right hand corner I saw a black hole that "felt" "dangerous". I understood this picture more clearly years later when things had played out. My ex was a cold-hearted, selfish person - as illustrated by the cold, blackness of outer space. He was capable of kind deeds on occassion, when it served his purposes - as illustrated by the stars. The picture showed me, that I was so enamored by the stars, that I was ignoring the cold, black outerspace. I had relegated that outerspace to the "background". The black hole was the mental illness that manifested 13 years later. On a certain level, I had always been aware of it. But how the picture made me "feel" also imparted information to me, which I cannot put into words. So by this example with the elements in the picture and the relationship of the elements, how do I communicate my "impression" using words and not word pictures? Is that even possible? Thank you.
gently,laura

[Tory LaPointe]

Hi Laura,

I've been meaning to reply to this for days but I've been swamped. I know exactly what you mean. I too have been an Empath and a Psychic all my life. For many years I kept my "impressions" pretty much to myself. Fortunately I chose to come in this time around with a very understanding and supportive Mother who encouraged my "visions". My Mom and my Sister and I have always shared a special bond in which we can sense what's going on in each others' lives, so I've been lucky, I've had a lot of practice. And therein lies the key. I'd suggest you keep a journal of your insights along with the physical and emotional experiences you're having at the time. Then go back and match up the incidents with the ones that are accurate and the ones that aren't see if you find a pattern there. Practice your art. Also, don't worry about the words, speak in pictures. I do this all the time in my business and it is off the charts accurate. I frequently have people come back and tell me that what I "saw" fit exactly into their situation. It often seems to have more meaning to them than me. Finally don't be too attached to the outcome, try to just put it out there and trust that what you've seen/felt is exactly what's needed at the time.
It is.

In Light and Joy,
Tory

[Rodger Higgins]

You know, I've actually thought of this. It's hard to explain but lately i've been able to feel more... well, images rather than sensing emotions. A flash or an image or an idea comes to my mind. But some times i have this greater... pain when people are going through stress and especially when it effects them physically. Like a pain in my stomach or a feeling of getting sick when they feel that.

I understand that it's something i'm suppose to work with as well... maybe it's just me, but at least i understand it now!

with light-

Rodger

[LauraLee]

Hi Tory,
This is good advice. I do need to journal my observations. I know much about energy because I feel it so intensely. As for validating my impressions. Some, cannot be validated right away. I'm very good at detecting lies so when someone says something that I feel is a lie, they're certainly NOT going to admit it so I'm left wondering. As it plays out, then I KNOW. But what is the point of knowing ahead of time if I don't act on it until I KNOW. So far, my impressions have been dead on accurate but since they were never validated as I was growing up, I learned to ignore and discount them. When do you decide to absolutely believe your impressions without validation?

[Tory LaPointe]

Hey Lauralee,

I wish there was an easy answer but, alas no. It's a moment to moment decision. There are lessons we're meant to learn, some immediately and some not. My knowing is that learning to trust your inner voice without judgement is the key. When we rely too much on others for validation we short change ourselves. Trust yourself LauraLee your senses keep proving themselves out and you wind up behind the curve.

In Light and Love,
Tory

[Clark]

When I feel the truth of a matter within me it is usually not something I enjoy to know.
It is a certainty I have nurtured secretly for the most part ,otherwise I get a lot of " Your not a psychologist !" or " How do you know what I'm feeling?!" and then later the apologies that I was indeed right.
Going against your inner voice is a perilous path that leads to despair and pain , for me anyway.
Learning to act within my inner awareness without making it apparent to others is a skill I'm still developing.
I reach out and express it with the intention of unconditional love, the results are often surprising and rewarding.
If I attempt to use my awareness for personal gain it is always a disaster.
That is how I tell the difference between imagination and intuition, one is love and the other is not.