The Empath's Stone Guide

This week I had a conversation with a woman who immediately identified both herself and myself as empaths. I think my empathy reads so clearly you could see it from space, so being called out was absolutely no surprise. My response was to give her a serious look and say "to a fault". 

Are you an empath too? If you are unsure, here is how WebMD defines empaths: Empathy is a natural state that enables a person to build an emotional connection through cognition with other individuals. But the instinctive ability to understand other people’s moods goes beyond being empathetic. The typical empath personality allows an individual to accurately discern people’s emotional states just by looking at them and take appropriate action. Sound familiar? 

Empaths get a bad wrap. Empathy is often seen as weakness, but I personally believe there is a lot of power in understanding someone's emotional state through body language, expression, and tone. That does not necessarily mean you can change someone else's state of mind. Not being able to fix a non-empaths feelings can make the empath feeling vulnerable, which means you also need to protect yourself. 

How? Let us start with some power-house crystals that keep you feeling protected and strong. 

Tiger's Eye

This is one serious stone! Not only does it ward off evil, but it gives you some much needed courage! Tiger's Eye is also said to relieve anxiety, gives you mental clarity, and helps to keep you grounded. Just because you feel other's emotions strongly doesn't mean you should neglect your own! 

Black Tourmaline:

This truly unique stone is great at protecting you from people who do not have your best interest at heart. It is also the ideal stone if you feel someone trying to ruin your aura's positive energy or get into your positive psyche. Black Tourmaline is also given credit to blocking EMFs. 

Fluorite:

If you are an empath you absolutely need to get some Fluorite. Not only is this stone highly versatile in color but it helps attract positivity, wards off evil, and builds your confidence. 

Smokey Quartz:

If you feel like the emotions you are absorbing from others is due to them trying to manipulate you Smokey Quartz will be your protector. Said to also alleviate bad dreams and negative energies this stone is also going to help keep you calm, grounded, and stress-free. 

Whether you wear these powerful stones or have them as a reminder in your pocket you can keep yourself protected while absorbing all the energies you feel. Nothing can keep you from feeling the emotions around you as an empath, but building your confidence to stay strong and keep negative emotions from being absorbed into your positivity orbit will help those emotions feel less taxing.