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.