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Andalusite -> RE: Energy Exchange (11/3/2009 9:06:45 PM)
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Hmm, I haven't generally experienced energy draining, but I do pick up on emotions from other people (which usually is a good thing, but can be distressing when they are angry or upset, especially if I don't know them well enough to help them). I also sometimes feel physical pain/tension if I'm in close proximity to someone else, especially touching them. I find it useful when I give massages, but sometimes I'm not in a situation where I can or want to do that, so I have to move away or try to close myself off. Doing so takes a certain amount of concentration and focus, and feels a bit like wearing earplugs or having a stuffy nose - everything feels a bit muffled/muted, and it's a bit distracting. Focusing energy helps me take more pain, and with martial arts/etc., as well as with massage.
I'm not sure about lovingpet, but I'm also a Christian, and wouldn't feel comfortable using a Pagan ritual to "shield" or block the emotions out. I have a lot of friends who are Pagan, and have no issues with them worshipping in whatever ways they choose, but it doesn't fit well with my beliefs. I don't perceive the energy play or empathy as spiritual or religious, any more than feeling the electricity from warm clothes out of the dryer, or associating the smell of pine needles with Christmas. I haven't really seen any resources that are focused more on it as a practical talent, except in the context of martial arts. I don't know if any of you have non-faith/spiritual sites that you could point us at that might be helpful?
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