SHIFT HAPPENS Are you an Empath

SHIFT HAPPENS ANDREA WAGEMAKER

How do you know

YOU'RE AN EMPATH?

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Em·path noun — a person with the paranormal

ability to apprehend the mental or emotional state of another individual. Empaths feel the emotions of every person they are around, whether they want to or not. They may not even like the person whose emotions they are feeling, or care what is going on in a particular circumstance or argument. They may completely disagree with the person who is emitting strong energy, but they still feel all of the associated emotions.

In general most empaths are very sympathetic and caring, and deeply want to help people feel better. If you are an empath, you may also notice that you are strongly affected by watching TV, or reading about people or animals in pain or suffering, to the point that you feel the same discomfort in your own body.

When empaths enter a room, they are surrounded by the energy of everyone present. It’s like swimming through energy, and the more people in the room, the thicker it feels, especially if anyone is feeling upset and emotional. The difference in emotional intensity can range from feeling like we are floating in a pool of water with a few fish swimming around, to being pulled under a title wave during a tsunami.

Empaths may find it difficult to deal with other peoples’ feelings or emotions, as it can be challenging to know

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which emotions belong to others and which are true to them. The very thought of being surrounded by people who are stressed out about paying bills, hung over, dealing with infidelity and family secrets, people arguing and feeling the million other stresses that adulthood brings can shut an empath down for days.

As an empath you feel the seasons; sensing the earth as the seasons change, feeling fall in the air before it turns, and the pent-up energy in early spring as the bulbs under the earth and leaves in the trees are ready to burst into bloom. Empaths might enjoy a sensual and sensory experience of people, places, nature, and things that not everyone will know.

So how do you handle this energy and transform it into positive experiences? Being an empath is something like having a super power! Learn how to handle this energy so that it does not feel overwhelming, because you are here for an important reason, and this is the time to awake into your spiritual gift. This ability offers enormous potential to do great good in the world.

The first step is to visualize a strong energy grid around your aura and see it filled with massive amounts of white light energy, so that you can do the type of work described above and so much more. As human all of our cells communicate thought light.

Empaths can benefit by a modality called Lucia N°03. This powerful light brings in light frequencies to relax and dilate the central nervous system. The brain moves from beta-dominance to alpha-theta and it can move into harmonic coherence. This can lead to lower stress, increased creativity, more frequent flow states and a feeling of wonder and awe. The Lucia N°03 grows with you, from resetting the nervous system and lowering the baseline levels of stress during intense periods, to opening the space for peak experiences, to inspiring creativity and accessing flow states more regularly.

The challenging aspects that you feel as an empath when emotions enter your auric field are very similar to the grain of sand in an oyster: they lead to a pearl. These experiences are guiding you to build a strong aura, so that you can direct your positive energy to do great good.

Andrea Wagemaker Shift Happens & Lucia Light in Courtenay www.ShiftHypnotherapy.ca • 250-338-3401

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GROWING UP COASTAL JOSEPH MCLEAN

I heard them talking quietly together, when they

thought I wasn’t listening. “There are lots of days,” Kevin was telling Ryan. “But the best day is Sunday. And do you know why? Because that is the day Daddy doesn’t even work a little bit. Instead we get to adventure from the lightness until the darkness. It is the day we wake up and eat our breakfast FAST and go for a big adventure. In fact, it is the greatest day.”

I’ve read the manual, and I’m pretty sure four year olds aren’t supposed to know what day it is. But just like clockwork, 8am Sunday morning, a visitor padded softly into my bedroom. He was wearing flannel pyjamas, floppy socks, and an enormous all-over smile. “Daddy, do you remember what day it is? This is the day you don’t have to get up and work. Get up! Are you ready for our biggest adventure?”

And yes, yes I was. It took me a moment, and I may have dozed off a few times with my son under my elbow, but I was ready. I was motivated. I was... surprised, as I rubbed my eyes and read the weather forecast. Arctic Outflow Polar Vortex Blast is not the name of a mouthwash — it is a chilling combination of weather patterns that knock temps down to -10° C. Snow was falling steadily outside our windows, with absolutely no chance of stopping. It was perfect.

On went the layers, the puffy jackets, the alpine snowbo boots. On went the backpack with a emergency bivy sack, extra buffs, bank robber ski masks, and dozens of snacks. (“I’ll carry the pack of course,” said Ryan. “Even though it’s very heavy, it’s not heavy for me!”). On went

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the hats, and the hoods, the giant overhoods. And out went the brave adventurers. Five minutes later, we all marched back home. Off came the hats, the boots, the giant overhoods. The door burst open. “I really need to pee!!”

Outside, a momentary silence. Snowflakes fluttered down, settling gently into our fresh footprints. Then the door sprung open once more. And out went the brave adventurers. This time we followed a series of trails known to the localest of locals. The wind was bitter and full of powdery snow, darting around us like a vortex of tiny polar bears. “Why is the ice cream place not open?” the children asked. We could not think of a reason.

Now came the crux of our mission, a challenging march through an open field in full face of the wind. Over the dread marshes and through some incredibly secret trails, until at last the ice palace of Edgehill School Playground opened before us. Our goal at long last, glittering under a pale sun. We frolicked and played for exactly 10 minutes until everyone decided they were freezing. It was a tremendous success.

Feeling proud and chilly, we activated our emergency hand warmers and headed for home. “I am now a medium temperature,” Kevin declared happily. Then he began skiiing down the sidewalk, and since I was holding his hand I began skiing too. So we slid home in record time, singing, shouting, and snacking, as the sun set on our adventure, and the snow spun around us like crazy confetti. After all, this was Sunday. This was the greatest day.

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