Visionary 16e

Getting to know yourself as an empath is strengthened when you have a deeper understanding of the ebb and flow of your feelings. Tracking your moods on a regular basis and taking note of what might trigger a change in your temperament can be extremely insightful.

Knowing what leads to certain reactions, whether that is in your body, thought processes or behaviors can strengthen how you interact with the world. You can come to know what types of people or situations to avoid or how to best prepare for potentially unavoidable or challenging scenarios.

Here are some techniques you can use to understand yourself:

1. Growing plants

Set up a small greenhouse or herb garden in your home. By being in a relationship with the natural world, from seedling to fruit to death, you come into a deeper understanding of your own self. This awareness helps you experience patience and appreciate taking things slowly and letting them unfold naturally. It helps you allow what will be to become what it is meant to be. Growing plants gives you something to nurture while also managing your emotions in a sacred mindful space.

2. Contemplation time

Giving yourself at least 10 minutes each day of personal contemplation time can be very useful to your self-knowledge. A time where you don’t engage on social media or with other people for a small chunk of the day allows you great insight into your own psychology. Your awareness of your psyche and analysis of things that impact you will fill your mind space when you have nothing else to distract you. Even if on some level it feels boring to “do nothing,” it is actually very useful for the mind to break from engagement to simply contemplate.

3. Keep a visual diary

Keeping a diary solely using your creative talents helps honor your emotions. It lends you great insight into the symbolism, colors, shapes, and concepts that are currently resonating with your subconscious mind. You can use an art diary to record inspirations, sketches and doodles, spiritual thoughts, and so much more.

Each day you can have an entry to record your current feelings through images; make a drawing of your dream from the night before, draw a symbol, or put together a collage. Add in as much vivid imagery as you can manage.

The more detailed you get with the visuals, the more information you tend to be able to glean when you come back to assess and analyze how things have been progressing for you along the way.