File: 45 - Seminar 1


Steps in developing one's Empathic Skills.


  1. Truly acknowledge and re-frame the traumas of one's past;

  2. Try to empower others, not enslave them to dependency;

  3. Develop No-Emotion feelings and capabilities;

  4. Try to project reverence when in the company of others;

  5. Experience many realities through many changes and challenges;

  6. Participate in an Empathic skills workshop;

  7. Do unto others as you would have them do to those you love.


Detractors and hurdles:

Pride .. prejudice, intolerance, piousness;

Materialism: desiring & treasuring physical things beyond moral goodness;

Authoritarianism: belief that only "experts" know the truth;

Intellectualization: distancing & denial subjectivity (objectivity);

Co-dependency on others or on substances; possessiveness;

Sympathy: acknowledging everything while feeling nothing;

Paranoia: self-obsession.


Activities which encourage Empathic Strengths:

  • Do volunteer work to help others;

  • Re-learn assertive communication;

  • Practice touch exercises to enhance sensory perception;

  • Attend or take listening workshops and courses;

  • Get involved in group activities;

  • Review an extensive astrological natal chart of your personality;

  • Read biographies and visualize yourself in the hero's position.


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