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Originally Posted by Kaspian

It is possible to learn to adjust your empathy level. I can choose to tune into someone during a one-on-one conversation, read the overall tone of an orchestra while sitting in a rehearsal or concert, be aware during a dinner party of close friends & family, etc. I can also choose to shield myself when out in large crowds, protect myself in the presence of someone whose energy is unsafe for me, and close the connection anytime I feel like I'm getting more information than I want.

To protect yourself, you can imagine your team of guides and angels surrounding you, providing a buffer between you and the crowd; visualize yourself in a large bubble of bright light that reflects anything that does not work for your highest good; come up with a phrase that means protection for you (IE: I allow only that which works toward my highest good into my energy sphere.); or invent your own protective ritual.

It's also a good idea to clear your energy more than once a day. (One guy I know clears his every time he washes his hands.) If you absorb other people's energy and it stays with you, you can experience their emotional and physical issues. You don't want their energy to make you sick!! You can do Erin's chakra clearing exercise, "wash off" other people's energy in the shower or when you wash your hands, or state with confidence and intent that you are clearing your energy field of all foreign energies. Follow up with protection.

Good advice Kaspian. I am going to look into clearing my energy daily. This is probably something I should do.