Empathy is the human ability to identify with the feelings, thoughts, and attitudes of others. Some would even say that is the very quality that makes us human. This powerhouse of a book by Raven Digitalis examines the experience of empathy from every imaginable angle, taking the reader on a philosophical and experiential journey of what it means to be empathic. Specifically written with the magickal or mystical practitioner in mind, the book introduces techniques, practices, and philosophies designed for empaths to get the most out of life's journey, including:

• How to function in society as an empath

• Psychic gifts related to empathy

• Rituals, meditations, spells, and spiritual exercises

• Stones, herbs, tools, plants, and deities for empaths

• Grounding, shielding, and protection techniques

• How to create personal boundaries and routines

• How to work with stress, anxiety, and depression

• Empathy in history, science, and metaphysics

• Emotional contagion and mirror neurons

• Absorptive versus projective empathy

• Ways to empower yourself as an empath

Whether you experience empathy on a regular basis or simply want to know more about this fascinating topic, Esoteric Empathy provides much-needed answers about the emotional abilities that are ushering our species into a new phase of conscious evolution.

About the Author

Raven Digitalis is the author of The Everyday Empath, Esoteric Empathy, Shadow Magick Compendium,Planetary Spells & Rituals and Goth Craft (Llewellyn). He is the co-founder of a nonprofit multicultural temple called Opus Aima Obscuræ (OAO), which primarily observes NeoPagan and Hindu traditions. Raven has been an earth-based practitioner since 1999, a Priest since 2003, a Freemason since 2012, and an empath all of his life. He holds a degree in anthropology from the University of Montana and is also a professional Tarot reader, DJ, small-scale farmer and animal rights advocate.