Your Empathy Is a Superpower: Understanding Energy and Connection
- Jessie Herman
- Oct 27
- 4 min read
Have you ever walked into a room and instantly felt something shift—before anyone said a word?Maybe the energy felt heavy, or maybe you were flooded with emotion that didn’t seem to belong to you.
That’s not imagination. That’s spiritual empathy—your ability to tune into the subtle energetic currents that move through all living things.
For many of us, this sensitivity can feel like a blessing and a burden. We want to stay open, compassionate, and present… and yet sometimes it feels like we’re carrying the world on our shoulders.
So how do you protect your energy without closing your heart?
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“Your empathy isn’t a weakness—it’s a finely tuned superpower. When guided by awareness, it becomes your most reliable compass.” —Jessie
Empathy Is Energy Awareness
Empathy isn’t just emotional; it’s energetic. It’s your system reading the vibrations around you—responding to the invisible conversation underneath words and actions.
When you recognize this, something shifts. You stop thinking, “I’m too sensitive,” and start realizing, “I’m perceptive.”
Sensitivity isn’t weakness—it’s advanced perception. It’s your inner radar for truth, resonance, and alignment.
What Vagrein Says About Empaths
During the recent transmission, Vagrein shared why empaths matter now:
Empaths are needed. You help anchor the collective, preventing us from spiraling into more chaos.
You’re the “feeling keepers.” You can sense what others cannot hold yet; your presence helps transmute collective emotion.
You’re not here to absorb. You’re here to witness, understand, and allow emotion to move through.
Emotions are information. They’re not a problem to fix; they’re data that point to beliefs, needs, and alignment.
“What if your feelings could not harm you? What if emotion, yours or another’s, was simply information?” —Vagrein
How to Stay Open Without Absorbing Everything
The first step is awareness: What’s yours—and what’s theirs?
Try this before entering a social space:
Anchor: Take three slow breaths.
Intend: “I allow energy to pass through me. I keep what serves, release what doesn’t.”
Expand: Imagine your field strong and luminous, not as a wall, but a filter that allows love in and lets density dissolve.
When you notice heaviness, shift from “I need to protect myself” to “I can let this pass through.”Energy sticks when we resist or identify with it.
Pro tip from the live: Think of yourself more like a cylinder or a straw than a bucket—let energies flow through, not collect.
Boundaries That Actually Work (Without Isolation)
Empathy travels through phones, screens, and walls—so isolation isn’t the solution. The most powerful boundary is intention:
Not “I won’t feel.”
But “I can feel, and it’s not a problem.”
When you release the belief that “negative” emotions are dangerous, you stop running from them—and they stop running your life.
“There is nothing to run away from. Emotion is valuable. Honor it, whether it’s yours or another’s.” —Vagrein
Turning Sensitivity into Strength
Once you understand your energetic nature, empathy becomes a tool—not a trap. You’ll begin to:
Sense truth beneath words
Read the emotional tone of a room instantly
Guide conversations, relationships, and creative work with intuitive precision
Most importantly—trust your inner signals
That’s where spiritual empathy becomes a superpower.
How to Know If You’re an Empath
Take time alone—walk in the forest, go on retreat, or simply spend a day with minimal interaction.
If your feeling-state stays fairly steady alone but becomes volatile around others, you’re likely an empath.
Many empaths don’t wake up “in a bad mood” out of nowhere; they pick it up from proximity.
A Practical Example (The “Kevin” Story)
If a colleague (let’s call him Kevin) often shouts, beneath that behavior may be anger, beneath anger sorrow, beneath sorrow a belief—often “I’m not safe” or “I’m not heard.”
As an empath, you feel the broadcast. But you don’t have to fix it or carry it. Your stability and presence are often the most healing gift.
“You’ve been tapped on the shoulder, but you can still say no. Choose when and how to serve.” —Vagrein
When Empathy Feels Like Too Much
If you’ve been overwhelmed—taking on others’ pain or losing your clarity, it doesn’t mean you’re broken. It means your system is asking for calibration.
You don’t have to carry it all. You just need to work with your energy instead of against it.
That’s the work I do with clients one-on-one. Together, we translate sensitivity into stability, purpose, and power—sometimes with a little help from Vagrein.
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Try These Affirmations From the Meditation
My sensitivity is my strength.
I am connected, clear, and sovereign.
Energy moves through me; love remains with me.
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