Here’s an inner look at planetary empaths from Marcus Anthony, the Australian author, futurist and intuitive analyst. Marcus is residing in China with his wife, a Chinese national. Unfortunately, the Chinese government is blocking access to Word Press and Blogger, so Marcus is unable to comment here. We’ll e-mail comment to him, though.
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“I have received more information about planetary empaths. It started coming through last night. Feel free to use any of this information if you want, in your article, blog or elsewhere. This information was received from spiritual guidance. I asked a few questions, and this is what I got.”
What is the function of being a planetary empath?
Empaths help release emotional energy which is contained within the collective psyche of humanity. In a sense they are a release valve.
(I saw an image of the earth with volcanoes in many places. The volcanoes release heat from the earth.)
Is there anything negative about being a planetary empathy? Is there some issue that these people need to resolve or transcend?
At some level these people choose to process this energy. It is important that they understand that there is a choice here, even though the mechanism for the choice may be unconscious. There are actually other ways which the energy can be released from the human consciousness system, so in a sense the empaths are not strictly necessary. At a personal level, empaths may be harboring unconscious soul issues which “invite” the negative emotionality to channel through them. This may be to do with personal guilt and shame, or false belief structures. Commonly there may be a belief in the idea of redemption, that one can atone for ones negative acts through taking on the negativity of others. Again this is not strictly necessary. It is a misunderstanding which requires transcendence in the long term. Empaths may also have an ego attachment to the entire process of saving others. Further, at some level they may identify with their role as a channel for pain and suffering. A belief in self-sacrifice is another common issue for empaths. These issues reflect common themes in human consciousness evolution at this time.
In short, empaths help to release trapped energy from the human collective. Yet in another sense it is simply a phase in the consciousness evolution of the planet.
Can planetary empaths do anything to help release the energy they are processing more efficiently?
Yes. The empaths can give the energy to the creator, by imaging the compassionate and loving light source of all consciousness, and give the the emotionality of the event to that source. Secondly, the empaths can seek to address what their particular role is in the entire process. As stated, there will be some particular soul issues which they are unconscious of. Bringing these to awareness and “acknowledging” them to the Cosmic Source will help to transcend the issue. In prayer, the empaths can ask what it is that is inviting the energy, and reflect upon it. They may also ask for specific ways to move beyond the problem. This entire process may take some time however, as the awareness may require deepening.
What is the lesson in this entire phenomenon?
There is a greater love and purpose at the heart of the cosmos than individual human beings may be aware of. The ignorance of this creates a sense of anger and blame and suffering, often projected at the world, cosmos or God. These are issues of abandonment, betrayal and alienation. Both those directly experiencing the trauma of personal loss, such as with natural disasters or personal tragedy, and the empaths who are tapping into that emotionality, may unconsciously exacerbate the pain and suffering involved because of the disconnection from the Source. Yet, in the bigger picture, the suffering may be a means by which human beings seek to address the deeper causes for that suffering, and then to bridge the gap between individual human consciousness, and divine love.
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Marcus wanted to clear up one point. The volcanoes he saw in the reading were symbolic, related to the empaths and the related energy, but not an impression of any particular upcoming event.
Sweetheart.
Thank you sweeheart.
Wow. I am appearing very late in the game here- and I am going to keep this short because I definitely don’t want to get into a debate- but I have to agree with Natalie, that for me, personally, and the way in which I experience “planetary empathy” does not seem to feel like I am a release valve. However, the physical and emotional symptoms that I experience in this way seem to be very much muted compared to those of some of the others. My experiences tend to come more in dream/vision form where I can see what is going to happen, as opposed to really feeling the pain of it.
Maybe I am missing the point here, perhaps what I experience, and maybe Nat as well is more of a psychic “knowing” than an emotionally empathic one- although I do believe we both experience empathic symptoms at times.
P.S. I didn’t put the smiley-face with sun-glasses on my comment. Have no clue how it happened.
TerriPatrick, I appreciate and honor and respect each point you have made, and your reasons for watching the TV program. However, the few times I’ve stumbled upon snippets of the show while scrolling through the channels, have shown me a completely different view and I cannot click the remote quickly enough to go somewhere else. When my husband is home in the daytime he has the show on for its entire hour, and watches it. As a means of spending precious time with my husband, because we have so little time together, I’ve reluctantly watched it with him, down to the final moments when the credits appear on the screen. These hours have been sufficient for me to form a personal opinion on it. My reasons for feeling as I do about the Jerry Springer show, and for choosing to not watch it, are, (in my opinion):
1) It encourages violent behavior, both physical and emotional and mental
2) It intentionally stimulates contention and conflict
3) It doesn’t offer resolution or assistance between the combatants, but encourages
the battles
4) It demonstrates the lowest aspects of animalistic human behavior, ie, expressions
of extreme uncontrolled anger, hostility, ill will, vicious hatred, non-acceptance
5) The energy that is released, during the few times I’ve stayed with it,
seems to me to be dark and negative energy that I don’t want in my space
6) It supports in-fighting and aggression among the guests, among family members,
and within the audience
7) It cues the audience to hiss and boo and otherwise display overt disapproval of
guests and otherwise fosters discord
8) The entire premise of the program appears to me to be counterproductive to
harmony and peace but instead provokes and stokes belligerent, anti-social
behavior
9) I’ve found no indication of any type of positive agenda underlying the script
So, while I honor and respect and accept your opinion and ideas regarding the program, I prefer to not allow it into my home if I can prevent it because, FOR ME, it simply isn’t a way I want to spend even a brief period of my life and time engaging my mind. But, that’s me. And again, while I disagree with some of your comments regarding the show, I nevertheless respect them and honor them as yours, and accept them as such.
The Jerry Springer Show and the myriad of contestants and audience participation has been a recent addition in my daily life. The reasons would take too long to explain but the repetition of the occurrence has made me consider a few things:
1. every person on the show is a human soul with a life purpose
2. it’s an awesome example of ego unleashed
3. there’s a lot of judgment, ridicule, and self-power posturing
4. it’s all about personal ownership of others
That last point is what I’ve decided is something that needs to be considered regarding the human condition at this time. We all have a sense of ownership regarding our personal talents, our homes & things, our relationships. We may even have a sense of ownership regarding our spiritual successes. We are all connected and every soul journey and talent has value to the evolution of our connection to each other and mother earth.
There is a duality to life. An agree-to-disagree mentality only works if there is a respect for the journey of the other as being as important to our evolution and balance. There have always been planetary empaths, and probably will be for generations to come. How each learns to bring balance to this sensitivity is paramount to the transition from the old energy of separation and chaos. There is no rule book on this transition.
It’s easy to feel a sense of compassion for victims of natural disasters and terrorists traumas. Can we also feel compassion for the guests and audience on the Jerry Springer show? They are victims to ignorance, trauma, and a distinct lack of spiritual “enlightenment.” So they fight hard for ownership of their personal power.
I won’t recommend the show but I have learned some basic truths because it has become a repeated occurrence for my attention. That is when I pay attention for the potential lesson to learn.
jerry springer!!!???
Call me sentimental, call me sensitive, call me whatever you wish, but I take powerful umbrage with this informative blog post and its comments being compared, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, to the “Jerry Springer Show”. I find that comparison to be insulting and denigrating to everyone who frequents this space. The Synchro blog is a loving and lovely gathering of people who come together to share individual thoughts and ideas that are not always aligned with each other. We are a family here, and we may, and we sometimes do, have disagreements here, and we generally talk them through to resolution and move forward. Like any community and/or family, we occasionally have those spats, which we iron out and resolve. Sometimes, printed words do not accurately give voice to what the writer intends, and are subject to misunderstandings or misinterpretations. We work through those occasions. To compare this blog to that ugly and tasteless and chaotic and rabble-rousing and essentially nasty, gutter-trash TV program is, in my humble opinion, expressing a complete lack of grace, tact, and diplomacy. That’s all I have to say, except for offering a sincere and heart-felt apology for any offenses I may have unintentionally committed during the previous discussion. Jerry Springer??? C’mon now.
I’m back in Hong Kong now, so can blog again! Planetary empaths is obviously a fascinating subject, and one many can relate to at a personal level. Might be worth writing a book about, if someone has an interest in it.
Thanks for posting this, and my response, Rob and Trish. However, I do admit to being strangely detached from the original writing, and also the comments about it, both positive and negative. I’m not taking anything personally, so no need to worry about my feelings!
thanks so much for the information, marcus – it is always a positive thing to hear and see and learn of new theories and experiences – your input is much appreciated –
A lot of interesting discussion here. All I know is that my ears are a ringing right now.
When Marcus mentioned the volcanoes it reminded me of the vision I saw in meditation but I felt they were real volcanoes.
The idea of taking this on unconsciously makes sense to me because I would have never volunteered for this but have accepted it.
There is a lot to ponder here.
I have always taken all info and then taken what felt true to me, we are all walking different paths so it makes sense that we might have different takes.
Vicki,
There’s a volcano in Ecuador that was spitting out boulders yesterday. In Siberia, 2 volcanoes have become active, and the reindeer moss terrain is being destroyed. My left ear is having symptoms as well.
I have a bit of a migraine today after some reprieve yesterday. I just saw on Breaking News feed that 3 Alabama counties are under tornado warning right now.
D, I do think I saw volcanoes erupting almost at the same time.
I don’t have a migraine just a headache, I am sorry you are suffering so.
My ear ringing is in both ears and has gotten louder, I hope there isn’t another large earthquake coming.
well, that makes three of us with the [left] ear [for days] – and in my case a dull headache/insomnia – however i did notice the solar activity the past few days which always impacts me physically –
Reading through this post was like reading a script from “the Jerry Springer Show”.
When I saw this post go up last night,I cringed,because…I’m not an Empath
(whatever that’s meant to be),but I could feel the pain that was going to be unleashed by Marcus’s comment…but I thought that was going to be mainly pain for Marcus.-)
I see crossed wires everywhere here,but very little empathy being demonstrated.
I haven’t got a clue who is right,or if anyone is right,for that matter…but I do feel sorry for Nat..it looks to me that she is on the end of a big misunderstanding by her fellow “Empaths”.
I’ll just stick with being a Sympath .-)
Good description, Daz! Jerry Springer. Hmm.
We sent Marcus the comments from his post, and here is his response.
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I just got back from an wonderful workshop/retreat here in Beijing, so
haven’t accessed email for a few days.
Interesting that the writing stirred up the dust a little! That is a good
thing. Actually I don’t mind either positive or critical reactions to the
ideas. In fact I don’t have any attachment to the ideas at a personal
level. Natalie is right that the direct connection with the Source is the
best information “out there”.
One thing that could be clarified though, is the idea of “choice”. I’m not
sure how it was worded in the original information I sent you, but
“choice” in this case is unconscious. The idea of an unconscious choice
may seem to be a contradiction in terms, but this term is just a way of
describing the way the mind comes to move into futures unconsciously, but
futures which are nonetheless chosen at a certain level. In fact many,
many of the choices we make are unconscious. A wave breaking on a beach
may look like a singular event in itself, but is preceded by a chain of
events and forces which may be thousands of miles in the making, or
hundreds of thousands of miles if you consider the gravitational effect of
the moon. Many choices we make are like this, and are actions which are
results of forces within the psyche which may be years or lifetimes in the
making.
Yet in the end this does not matter so much. When the mind is brought to
deep levels of presence, the psychic energy which we are processing – our
own and others – can be witnessed, and the unconscious “motives” and
issues which lie behind them can often be seen.
Whatever the cause, “God” permits planetary empaths to exist, regardless
of what positive or negative judgment we have about the process. This can
only mean one thing. There is consciousness which can be “gained”, and
potential “mastery” which can arise out of the experience for those
involved.
Personally, I have no judgment about the process. However, if there is
suffering involved for the empath, there is unconsciousness which needs to
be brought into consciousness for the pain to be transcended – which is
precisely the same for any other kind of emotional pain. I have seen and
experienced enough now to know that divine love is the “end” state of
spiritual evolution.
My comment was to Jenean, in my haste I forgot to address her personally. I do not believe anyone is a garbage dump, it was a poor choice of words as stated above. I do not believe ANYBODY has the right to tell me what my job is here in the physical plane. In the first instance I actually took offense at Marcus’ words as stated above also:
“I think that anybody here in the physical who thinks they have all the answers is treading a very slippery slope. I don’t think Marcus has all the answers, he certainly doesn’t hold all my answers. Only Source and my soul know what my truth is. If my buttons are being pushed, it would be about people thinking they know better than me in regard to MY life. I answer to God only, and as far as I am aware, God allows me free will. If I choose an opposing belief here every once in a while, I certainly deserve the respect of my peers.”
I vehemently opposed Marcus’ words, but Connie felt it was her duty to set me straight.
If there was a question as to why certain individuals are Planetary Empaths, then I suggest that the people in question ask the Creator of their understanding themselves, and not listen to somebody who has never met them.
Trish, am not sure I agree with you about the Jim Jones group. I don’t think they abdicated their free will to Jones. I think they exercised their free will to believe what he was telling them and therefore they drank the poison. A matter of semantics? For me, no. Did Jones hold a gun to each of their head and say “drink this or I will shoot you”? If I remember, JJ pretty much used brain-washing techniques to accomplish his motives….and by allowing that and staying in the compound, his followers exercised their free will by allowing the brain washing. Again, just a difference of opinion in discussion of same. Either we have free will or we don’t. I try not to re-arrange the concept to fit the situation or circumstances. I understand that my convictions about choice and free will are not shared by all, and that’s OK. They work for me, and I don’t argue with yours….just saying that mine are different. It’s great that we have a place here where we can voice our differences of opinion without becoming rabble-rousers. This is a peace-loving group.
Connie – jones pretty much held a gun to their heads. The only free will I see in that whole scenario was the free will to follow him, to be brain washed by him, and to completely turn over their free will to him.They agreed to be brainwashed. They were. What I find horrifying about that scenario is that they were brainwashed to the point that they agreed to die for that fruitcake. That’s a complete abdication of free will. It went against self-preservation. There’s no other way to look at that. When you go against your own self interest, when you no longer have the capacity to know what’s right and what’s wrong, you’re cooked.
Excuse me, Natalie, but you are becoming extremely defensive where there is no need for your being defensive. I did not, nor do I EVER, “beat someone over the head” with my belief systems. What a strange statement for you to make. Nor do I EVER attempt to convert anyone to my own convictions. But, I certainly SHARE my convictions and people may do with them as they please. I listen to the preachings of the born-agains who populate my husband’s family and who try to convert me, but I remain silent and keep my peace, having solace and comfort within my own doctrines, and I do not “beat them over the heads” with my own belief construct, just as I have not “beat you over the head” with them. Nor have I in any manner attempted to put you down or to appear more knowledgable than you. Each of us is exactly where we need to be at any given time. If you have perceived that I have “beat you over the head” or tried to appear more knowledgable than you, it is within your own misinterpretation of what has been said. You have the right to believe what you feel is right for you, and I have merely been sharing with you what for me is a difference of opinion. In the past, that’s what we do here on this blog, and usually with respect and without rancor or ruffled feathers. Different strokes for different folks has been the unspoken rule, with respect and acceptance of others’ views yet with comfortable discussions that are not insulting towards anyone. A perception of insults is, I feel, misconstrued and is a misunderstanding. I am the very first to admit that, in point of fact, there is not a single person living in a human body who knows the answers, no matter how “highly evolved” they may think they are. All we know is what we perceive as our own reality and our own truth, gathered from many sources, and it will not be until we are out of a physical body that we KNOW what is real and what is not. Everything else, everything else, is individual speculation based on personal discovery. I would never in a million years presume to be so arrogant as to suggest that I am all-knowing. No one is who resides in a physical body. However, as Gypsy remarked, I do not feel that I am ‘a receptacle for other people’s garbage’ by being a planetary empath. Contrarily, I feel privileged to be able to be of service in whatever tiny manner manner I may be, and that does not express any sense of superiority. On the contrary, it makes me feel quite humble and grateful for any assistance I may be blessed to offer, even when it may be painful for me. If that makes me a garbage dump, well, I accept that I am a garbage dump. Bring it on, and I’ll do all I can to help sort it out with what little abilities I may possess.
And no, Natalie is not being overly defensive. She is telling you her belief, as you are telling her yours, so we might say that you, too, are being overly defensive, math. The challenge here is the same challenge that faces the planet: I’m right, you’re wrong, and we have to agree to disagree. Of all the phrases I have ever heard about justifying one belief system over another, that’s the one I dislike the most. People who hold opposing beliefs will never agree to disagree. They may say they do, out of courtesy, but the bottom line is they don’t really believe that.
Forgot to sign – Trish
My apologies if i sounded like I was implying that I was above anybody who sees themselves a a release valve. I was actually trying to say (obviously badly) that I wasn’t one, not that I was above that level. I was saying that it did not resonate with me, I was saying that i refuse to accept it. If in time that I evolve some more and find myself being a release valve, then I will accept it as my undeniable truth. Until then, NO.
If you honest with yourself, you will also note that i called myself unlearned and a nitwit, I did not call anyone else any names. I do not for the life of me see how could take offense from what i said unless you had another reason for doing so. I can assure you that my intentions are always pure even if my delivery is awful. I do not believe I am above anybody, even Hitler. I have grown an awful lot in the last few years and I am actually very hurt that you would think that of me. Really hurt. 🙁
I think that anybody here in the physical who thinks they have all the answers is treading a very slippery slope. I don’t think Marcus has all the answers, he certainly doesn’t hold all my answers. Only Source and my soul know what my truth is. If my buttons are being pushed, it would be about people thinking they know better than me in regard to MY life. I answer to God only, and as far as I am aware, God allows me free will. If I choose an opposing belief here every once in a while, I certainly deserve the respect of my peers.
Connie, there is great merit in discussing differing belief systems, there is even value in disagreeing with another’s beliefs, but there is absolutely no value in beating someone over the head with what you perceive to be the answer to YOUR life questions. If you feel you are a release valve then so be it, I merely said that I was not. We each have a UNIQUE journey back to our Creator, his house has many mansions after all, who is to say what road I should follow? I am still going to get there in the end. You and Marcus may be very knowledgeable and wise, you are both certainly more learned than I,but that does not mean that I should blindly accept whatever comes out of your mouths. To do so would put me on an equally slippery slope, and I won’t go there.
Nat – I agree with you. Each of us comes at these experiences from our own perspectives, based on our own beliefs. We have to evaluate information based on what we have experienced, what we know in our own hearts to be true, and what our soul is whispering. One man’s truth is not every man’s truth (or every woman’s!). I remember some years ago picking up a book called God Winks. It was about how synchronicity is god speaking to us. That’s not my belief but it was the author’s belief and it wasn’t something I had ever considered before I’d seen this book. In that sense, my worldview was expanded. But I didn’t buy the book because it didn’t speak to me. Some people come at things from an academic perspective, others from a religious or spiritual perspective. All are valid. But not every point of view fits who and what I am or you are. I
If someone tells me to believe something that I know in my gut is wrong – i.e, for instance, Bush’s excuse for invading Iraq – I reject it. That’s what free will is. The thing that has always tripped me up is that we live in a world of nearly – what? 6 billion? 8 billion? – and each of these individuals has a worldview, a belief system. Somehow, that forms a consensus reality. It’s nice to think we all have total free will, but do we really? In the U.S., I am required to pay taxes that are used to fund wars to which I’m vehemently opposed. Does that mean I shouldn’t pay taxes? Well, people a lot more courageous than I am have done that – and ended up in prison. Or have been fined to the point of bankruptcy. I choose to pay my taxes so I don’t go to prison or go bankrupt. In that sense, I have free will. When Jim Jones announced that everyone in his group should drink the Kool-Aid that ultimately killed them, were there any survivors? No. Why not? They had abdicated their free will to Jones. It seems that each and every one of us should question what doesn’t resonate for us, should reject what doesn’t feel right, and should explore our own belief systems so that we’re very clear, as you are, about what you believe – and don’t believe. As Abraham says, we live in world of contrasts and through those contrasts, we’re able to define what WE believe, and why.
Oh – I forgot to sign that. Trish
I won’t argument with your beliefs, Natalie, they are yours. And Rob, I agree 100% with everything you are saying. I didn’t at any point say that our souls choose all our experiences PRIOR to being born, or that we follow a “set plan”, only that we design the plan and orchestrate the blueprint, so to speak, and also that we exercise free will….whether we are in the body or out of the body. It’s my conviction that if we have selected an experience before we are born, and when the time arrives for that experience to manifest, if we decide we want to alter the plan, we have the free will to alter the plan and to take a different path.
But in my opinion it is WE who make such decisions. They are not made for us by anyone or anything outside ourselves. THAT is what I am saying. For me, to believe otherwise would be to lose all personal power and relinquish it into the hands of another person or some other entity or Being.
My point, and it is simply my own and no one else’s, is that no other person/entity/being can force us to do anything against our free will. We have the option to exercise our free will and make choices and decisions whether we are incarnate or discarnate. This substantiates my conviction that there are no victims, because on one level or another, we must cooperate within the manifestation of the experiences.
I am sure many will disagree with me about that, but it is a conviction I have carried for all my adult life. We are participants in the events that occur in our lives, and our participation includes exercising of free will and making choices, either superconsciously or consciously, in the body or out of it.
Regarding our cause and time of death, whether it is suicide or cancer or murder or plane crash, there seems to be solid evidence of our individual soul’s plan in that regard, because my forty+ years of work in math demonstrates that just as we choose the moment of our birth, our parents, our place of birth, according to the lessons we need to learn in the upcoming life, we also choose when and how we shall leave the life.
This does not mean those arrangements can’t be changed. But there are specific plans designed into the software for our lives that contain these options, and it is up to us to decide whether we choose to follow the original plan or to take a different road.
However, I have learned that just as we cannot alter the moment of our birth after we are born, it is questionable whether or not we may decide to alter the cause and moment of our death. Considering that this is the subject of my pending text entitled THE DEATH FACTOR, it’s too complicated to get into here on the blog. For me, the bottom line is that we exercise free will for ourselves in all matters, either out of the body or while in it, and we don’t always have access to the reasons for our superconscious decisions.
I’ve carefully read what Marcus has said. I appreciate his work and writings. Yet, I was unable to determine what the bottom line is for Planetary Empaths in his writing.
What, concisely, is being said here? It’s as if there were many different tracks being touched upon. Some is true for a few, another line is true for someone else.
I have been fortunate to have had the chance to discuss some of these abilities and symptoms with a true spiritual teacher, one of the Dzogchen masters of the Longchen Nyingthig Lineage. They also acquire these abilities – called siddhis-during their lifetime(s) of spiritual work as Bodhisattvas. (Bodhisattvas agree to forgo complete transcendence from the material realm, so they may be reborn here on earth until all beings are liberated. They sacrifice their ultimate reward to help others cross the void.
No different from the the teachings of Jesus..) The abilities are transitory and are not to be clung to or identified with. The abilities can last a day , a lifetime, or several lifetimes. They are one step of many steps.
Perhaps there are some Planetary Empaths who are attached to being a release valve for the masses. Maybe there are those who have a rescue complex.
I do believe we all have work to do, or “assignments”, if you will.
Coming from the Dzogchen perspective: there is not a thing that we experience that is not apart of the Divine Mandala, no matter how far from the Ultimate Source the manifestations are. Sacred living involves “offering up” ALL experiences in constant prayer.
The first noble truth of Buddhism is this: “suffering does exists”. It is the nature of this realm to have these experiences. I didn’t like that noble truth from the first I heard it. Yet it is a reality in this world we collectively share. As long as the collective of humanity denies the truth of the here and now, they will not be able to change it. At this time on Earth, there are a few humans sensitive enough to perceive information about this truth– for whatever reason. All we can do is live it and speak it. We are all interdependent in Indra’s Web.
I am not trying to be dogmatic or preach Buddhism. I am sharing with a language that expresses most closely my own perceptions.
Debra, I think Buddhism is an elevated religion in many respects, but I’m always puzzled by the frequent repetition of the mantra about the suffering of humanity whenever I read Buddhist-influenced texts. That too is a belief and as long as Buddhists are deeply engrossed in it, they will experience it. Of course the world is not all butterflies, puppies, and good karma, but I think it’s best to look on the bright side. Maybe that’s why I lean towards that multi-limbed elephant Ganesha–god of wisdom and remover of obstacles for my outlook.
As you say, The first noble truth of Buddhism is this: “suffering does exists.” But suffering is also a choice. For example, I have a painful knee injury, but I’m not suffering. I can work around it. It wasn’t my conscious choice to injury my knee, but it is my choice not to fall into suffering over it. Hope that makes sense without sounding arrogant and uncaring for the pains felt by others.
– Rob
Rob-
I totally agree with you regarding suffering and our perception of it. I have struggled very hard with the question of suffering due to my (already discussed) life circumstances.
I also feel that clinging to any idea, including suffering, solidifies it.
We all have to change our “minds”, and work to do it collectively.
As for the Buddhist concept of suffering, it has to be viewed within the context of the the culture and time that it arose: the Saka people in 300 BCE.
Dzogchen actually exists outside of Buddhism.
As for Ganesh: I love him dearly. I have herd (30 or more) of Ganeshii (word??)
including one antique museum quality piece. I haven’t tried to collect him, it has just happens.
I have only one image of Buddha.
Odd about that suffering thing, Debra. For years, I heard that artists and writers suffered – and took umbrage right from the start. I think, in modern times, it started with Fitzgerald and Zelda. Who knows where it began before that. I love your take. To change minds, we do it collectively.
– Trish
I am not saying I didn’t choose this life, I am saying I didn’t choose to be a release valve. That is the part that does not resonate with me the most.
Compassion doesn’t mean feeling others emotions FOR them, it means understanding what they are feeling, picking up the psychic energy certainly, but I DO NOT believe that I have to carry it, or release it for them. That goes against everything I believe about why we are ALL here. We are here to love and to have compassion, we are not here to feel everybody else’s garbage. Maybe that is why my symptoms are not so pronounced ? Maybe I am just ‘picking up’ the signal and the emotion, but refusing to take it on. None of us really knows, Connie and I am entitled to my beliefs. I rarely get into any conflict here out of respect for our hosts, but I will not agree this time, no matter what you say.
natalie – i have read and re-read your comments and feel compelled to respond at least on a limited basis – i have also read and re-read the comments of marcus – it is to your comments below that i respond in particular:
“We are here to love and to have compassion, we are not here to feel everybody else’s garbage. Maybe that is why my symptoms are not so pronounced ? Maybe I am just ‘picking up’ the signal and the emotion, but refusing to take it on.”
first, let me be very clear here: just because i may be sympathetic and/or empathetic and/or otherwise sensitive to the human condition, to individuals and/or to the global condition, i DO NOT in any way perceive/believe/know that i am here “to feel everybody else’s garbage” – even yours – nor do i have a deep-rooted sense of martyrdom or a need for suffering or humiliation and i do not believe that marcus’ statements mean that in a totally literal sense, the most extreme and fullest sense – as a matter of fact, the word “may” was used in reference to what was actually said – [and i do not take every word marcus put forth as the holy grail, but rather as one [perhaps simplistic] explanation and/or possibility of the issues] – however, i do have a sense of compassion for fellow humans [well, at least “most”, i confess] – and i have no problem expressing that –
and as gently as i can say this, i must also tell you that i resent your assertion that anyone who does have those feelings is a lowly evolved garbage collector – and further, that because your own symptoms are “not so pronounced” means that you are a step above us garbage collectors as you define us and that you just “refuse” to take on the garbage of others, unlike us who do collect garbage –
while i’ve no doubt that that is a very truthful statement for you – and you are entitled to your own truth for yourself – it is not MY truth nor do i believe it to be the truth of many others – however, you should know that i do not speak for anyone else here – i speak solely for myself in regards to your comments –
P.S. Natalie, if you decide to consider the previous suggestion, I want to add a note. Consider, as well, the possibility that many of us who are planetary empaths were citizens of Atlantis, and that our souls may have returned as a Group in this paradigm-shifting timeframe for some specific purpose and/or reason relative to the destruction of that Lost Continent. We may be holding deep within us the capabilities to assist in raising frequencies above the horrific events that are occurring, again, on this planet. In order to do the job, we may have to be so immersed in and so connected to the planet and its inhabitants, that we feel and sense what most cannot feel and sense. This doesn’t render us special. It makes us nothing more or less than humble servants of humanity and universe, and although the symptoms can be debilitating, and although they make me angry and often confused, I KNOW I agreed to do this and shall carry on with that contract, whatever it might dictate, even as I grumble and cry because it hurts.
Natalie, I do understand what you are saying, and what you are feeling. I lived most of my adult life intensely angry at my own soul for choosing a specific experience that has brought decades of extreme unhappiness and hurt and pain and confusion to me. I rejected the very idea that I could conceivably has chosen the path. It’s been so difficult for me to accept that I would have chosen to experience this profoundly agonizing, on-going journey. But then, several years ago, I had a somnambulistic past-life regression that carried me back to a lifetime in ancient Japan. I wasn’t watching this from the sidelines, as one would watch a movie. Nor did it move behind my eyes as would a slide-show. I literally was THERE. I literally re-experienced, in Real Time, the experience in Japan. My actions in that life experience caused my soul, centuries later and after many other subsequent lifetimes and incarnations between then and now, to decide to resolve the issues that were put in place in that Japanese lifetime, in THIS one. My hypnotist, who has a PhD in medical hypnotherapy, carried me to a space “between-lives”, out of any physical body, and I learned why my soul had elected to do this. Once I depart this incarnation, I will have resolved that ancient karmic issue, and will no longer need to cope with any of its ramifications. Try to trust me when I offer to you the suggestion that the ideas we reject the most, are usually the ones to which we should pay the closest attention, because generally speaking, those are the ideas that are calling out to us to be addressed. I ask you yet again, dear, if YOU did not choose this, who chose it FOR you? I’m not being scarcastic or mean or ugly. My question is genuinely sincere. If you reject that your soul chose a certain path, then you must believe that someone or something else chose it for you. Who or what would that be? A punishing Creator? A spiteful Universe? A cruel God? Nothing is random. This means that since you are convinced your soul didn’t make the choice, you must have the idea that the situation and circumstances were laid upon you by something or someone outside yourself. Who or what did that is the most pertinent question you might ask yourself as a means of understanding. Be prepared to be surprised.
Connie, I agree with what you’re saying about the soul’s path. However, I see it as a blueprint, not the final take. We can make changes in the details, even if they might not conform to the blueprint. We have options, alternate paths. For example, I don’t believe that people who commit suicide come into this life with that as part of their soul’s game plan. I think in most cases that’s an individual’s choice, not the soul’s choice. Sure, that’s probably a bad choice in most cases, but I don’t think we could grow and progress as souls if everything was pre-planned with only an illusion of free will. Where is the creativity if we’re just following a set path? After all, IF we’re all co-creators – which I think we are – then we need to create in the physical as well as in the soul. – Rob
rob – the blueprint, not the final take – a great expansion of thought which really helped clarify things for me – i agree with the need/ability/freedom to create in the physical as well as the soul – – your example of suicide, to me, is a perfect example of that – in any event, it has always been vitally important to me to know that i do have choices on some level – and that i do co-create –
“What is the function of being a planetary empath?
Empaths help release emotional energy which is contained within the collective psyche of humanity. In a sense they are a release valve.
(I saw an image of the earth with volcanoes in many places. The volcanoes release heat from the earth.)”
Maybe I am a nitwit, but I do not see myself as being a emotional release valve for the collective psyche. That feels almost egotistical to me, and I feel that am just not that important in the great scheme of things.
I see it as a ‘by-product’ of being sensitive to psychic energy. The more sensitive and the more developed i get, the more i pick up. It is like my antenna is getting stronger and picking up more signals.
I believe I chose to be medium and a healer in this life, I believe I chose my life experiences to grow and learn from, even the really shitty ones, but I do not believe I signed up to be a release valve. It personally doesn’t sit with me, I am not saying anyone should subscribe to my view either, just saying that my body doesn’t agree.
I am aware of choosing our path before we come here, Connie. I just can not believe I would choose such a thing considering all the other things I have chosen. It felt wrong to me, when i read the post, my whole being just physically rejected it. I will go back and read it more carefully and mull it over again, but my gut hates it.
I just want to add that there is always, always BALANCE at work, often unseen and unnoticed in the midst of the devastation we have witnessed here in our country these last several days. For me, the “balance” came in the form of the joyous celebration and love and happiness that was pouring out on the other side of the water…..by the millions upon millions of folks who watched the wedding of William and Kate. Regardless of one’s politics, how can we not smile at such beauty and such acknowledgment to the world that life and love go on; that life and love is never destroyed, and that no matter what may be happening in one space, in another space there is an equal and opposite event. Ignoring politics, I found the celebration of the marriage of William and Kate to be inspiring on a spiritual level, because it sent tremendous energies of great joy out into the ether that can be received by all of us and embraced. It created the “Balance”, much needed, and the joy was felt.
i am so moved i can barely type – it is as if marcus has been inside me – and my communications with cj just now, again, before having opened up blogland – interestingly, the reading of his comments precipitated that rushing of adrenaline-like feeling throughout my body – kundalini experience – incredible! and were i to attempt to continue, i would be only duplicating cj’s words exactly – an incredible post that hits so close to home – i keep saying incredible for lack of what to say –
in an email last night to trish, i outlined the areas i am tracking/journaling in my own p/e experiences – by doing this i hope to be more in-tune to what is happening and its meaning[s] – some of the headings are the p/e symptom itself, the date/time duration, any activities in which i might be involved that could account for anything, any event afterward [ie, earthquake, volcano, tsunami, etc], its date and time, location, etc, and i am also tracking down solar activity [geomagnetic activity and solar x-ray activity] during the time of the symptoms – anyway, that’s from the top of my head list of what i’ve written down –
again, cj has outlined what we both have been discussing since yesterday –
thanks so much to marcus for his energy and interest – and for helping us all to better understand the whys and hows and wherefores of all this –
fascinating post, trish and rob, and many thanks to you all for all the above and more –
It seems there would be great value in keeping a journal of PE symptoms. If nothing else, it’s a record of repeating patterns! Then you can correlate the symptoms with events.
YES! Let’s indeed clock UPWARD! Natalie, I know it’s difficult to accept on our overt consciousness levels, but it’s my understanding that each of us does choose the experiences we shall have during a lifetime. They are chosen by our Highest Selves and are selected for our best and highest good as our souls evolve. Who would choose cancer? Who would choose to have a disabled child, or or like Debra, to LOSE a child? Who would choose to suffer such unspeakable losses as we are seeing around the world? All these are questions one might ask. But we DO choose. We DO. There are reasons and purposes that remain beyond our reach for our having chosen the paths upon which we journey, and these choices are made with our free will and in tandem with other souls in our soul families. (If we knew the “why”, there would be nothing gained from taking the tests!) If you do not think we CHOOSE the experiences, what do you think is the origins of the experiences? There comes a deep and abiding comfort, for me, in understanding that even though I don’t know WHY my soul made the choices it has made, including that of being a planetary empath, the fact is that I DID make the choices. No one made them for me. And so I know there is growth involved, and lessons to be learned. Without that faith and trust in the wisdom of my Higher Self, life would hold no meaning for me when the journey becomes almost too hard to bear. Having complete and total acceptance that I drew the map and designed the plan, brings me that sense of comfort and peace and even control, because I have no doubt there is some kind of meaning in each and every experience, no matter how difficult it may seem to be at the time, and our experiences are not random. If I didn’t embrace this as my own genuine conviction, I would not have been able to live.
This resonates with me as well. My feelings when there is great pain and suffering could very easily be a way to “let off steam” as it usually involves great numbers of people. I also believe we are in the labor pains of delivery, as math addict says, and the birthing of a new paradigm is going to require the chaos of the breakdown of the old. What we are going through as a planet has an end-point, I’m sure of that. But we are all connected, and the suffering of large numbers of people is bound to have an affect.
Fascinating insights. “There is a greater love and purpose at the heart of the cosmos than individual human beings may be aware of.” I’m sure this is right. I don’t think many of us know or understand what this actually is. One day it will no doubt be made clear.
Agreed!
yes!
P.S. For whatever it is worth, The Dot is blood red at the moment. Saturday morning, 5-30-2011, 10:00am EDT. I’ve not read any news nor turned on the TV so haven’t a clue what’s happening out there in the big world. Just am being a hermit right now. Or more accurately, the astrological (rising sign Cancer) crab sidling sideways into its deep hole in the sand to hide because it perceives some un-named threat that may or may not be real. Usually I sleep without waking all night. But during this past night I woke up almost every hour and looked at the digital clock by the bed. Why? Don’t know. Counting down….
Let’s count upward!
EXACTLY, TRISH!
and as i said to cj in an earlier email, as i related to her something that i had not until then shared with anyone – the reason i had not shared it was because i did not want to give it life of its own by saying it aloud or by writing of it – but because of her own – and my own – experiences, particularly of late, i did write it to her but asked her to DELETE the message as i did not want even the words to remain any more than they already would in cyberneverneverland –
hmmmmm…….yea!!!!!!!!!! the dot is green again!
oh, and as i mentioned to trish also, i’ve deleted the dot from my blogs as i did not want its color to even in the slightest influence my perception/experiences – it’s just a “me” thing i wanted to do in my own experiences for a while at least –
I am stunned. Simply stunned, by the words from Marcus. Before coming to the blog this morning I responded to an email from my cousin Gyps. Both of us are experiencing a multitude of physical and emotional symptoms. In my message to her, I expressed the sense that as empaths we are experiencing the later stages of a pregnancy within the planet; the hormonal risings and fallings that occur prior to labor and delivery. I also told her that I sense the planet must go through the pains of labor before it reaches the ecstasy of new birth…or new paradigms. Additionally, I actually used the word “abandonment”….a profound emptiness, a void…..in my message to her, but won’t go into the context here that I was using in that private message. What is mind-boggling is that the words from Marcus mirror so much of what I just finished writing to my cousin and of what she had written to me, and I hadn’t yet been here to the blog. I find this to be a compelling confirmation of much of what he is saying. Thank you, Marcus, for the insights and the awareness. It is appreciated so much more than you can realize, and these offerings from you were affirmed by my own connection to Spirit before I came here and read yours. Astonishing.
I was not even aware that I was an empath until recently. I always do ‘hand over’ to Source, as i am not really interested in being a conduit for everyone else’s trauma and suffering … I have enough of my own.
I don’t buy any of that, who would choose it, even subconsciously? It sucks, there is no glory in it.