Psychic Development Series
Make Clairempathy Your Superpower
How Cultivating Psychic Abilities Helps Empaths Heal

I cry easily. I hate that about myself.
At the slightest suggestion of sadness, my eyes betray me: they swell with salt water tears, mocking my every attempt to remain detached, stoic, self-controlled.
The emotions of others invade the porous boundaries of my delicate shell. In the presence of someone joyful, I become elated; and should their mood grow dim, my heart sinks like a stone.
It’s as if I have no self of my own: I feel like a mirror, a reflection of the moods of others. But who reflects truth back to me?
My early life as an empath was marred by isolation. Even small crowds overwhelmed my senses with the full spectrum of human emotion. I considered this fragility, this hypersensitivity a weakness. More than anything I wished to be harder, more callous — or at least less frail.
Through the tears in my eyes I couldn’t see the beauty in vulnerability. I’d gaze into the psychic looking glass: the face staring back at me was the face of a woman I no longer wanted to be.
Since those early days I’ve healed immensely; and developing clairempathy played a fundamental role in awakening me to the hidden blessings of feeling the world deeply.
Though I’m still working on nurturing the softest parts of me, I’ve made progress towards becoming the woman I want to be.
But What Is Clairempathy Anyway?
Clairempathy is a gift of the spirit. It empowers us to connect with others without losing sight of ourselves.
As a kind of psychic sorting hat, clairempathy helps us discern which of the emotions we feel belong to us, and which do not. This special ability helps us honor the boundaries that separate self and other, giving us intersubjective contact with other minds while keeping us rooted in the soil of our individual consciousness.
Above all, clairempathy makes us intimately aware of our inner landscape, encouraging us to grant ourselves the same compassion we so readily offer others.
In its mildest form, clairempathy balances internal energies, helping us maintain our unique vibration — even in the face of forceful opposition. So when we access the inner world of another, we do so from a safe distance — without being swallowed whole.
Skilled clairempaths tap into, disconnect from, predict, and even affect change in the psyches of others. And while this may sound a bit woo-woo: this ability is far more down-to-earth than it seems.
We’ve all experienced collective emotions — whether it’s the excitement of a crowd at a sporting event or the mournful anguish of a funeral procession. We are, in fact, instinctively connected to one another.
So when I say that clairempaths can predict and affect change in the moods of others, I simply mean that they have the intelligence to accurately sense how others feel in response to a given stimuli.
So for example, a clairempath might sense anger in someone intensely — as if it were their own rage. Yet they know, for certain, that it is not their frustration they’re experiencing.
Further, this clairempath may also foresee that asking the person to calm down would only upset matters further. This awareness helps them hone in on the best way to soothe distress. By sensing and predicting energetic shifts, clairempaths can order their actions in ways that change the emotional states of others for the better.
Cultivating strong psychic boundaries takes time, dedicated practice, and supple-hearted loving-kindness. But once these support structures are in place, we can dip our toes into the waters of the Spirit without being swept away by the currents of chaos.

Now I’d be lying to you if I claimed I never feel overstimulated. I care dearly for the earth and every life-from on it. I pray constantly for the collective healing of all beings. And holding such compassion deepens the vessel of my understanding, occasionally taking me to depths that engulf me.
But I find that taking a moment to attune to my inner world (without confusing my feelings for the feelings of others) is an invaluable skill.
As a young empath, I couldn’t tell where another person began or where I ended. External thoughts and attitudes were nearly indistinguishable from my own: the sorrows of the world welled up inside me overflowing, billowing, eclipsing me.
Cultivating clairempathy grounds me: now I can be in the presence of sorrow without allowing it to consume me. And as I lay claim to my divine right to put my wellbeing first, I find it easier to connect with other souls naturally, in a healthy way that serves both them and me.
Just how I developed this spiritual faculty is a tale for another time.
So if you enjoyed this story, please stay tuned.
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