To begin your journey as an empath, you must first become comfortable with the presence of Death. This is easily and enjoyably done through a cemetery walk.
Choose your cemetery carefully. Ideally, it should not be crowded with visitors nor should a funeral be in progress. This is your time to begin communing with Death as an individual, and outside distractions may impede your progress. The cemetery may be new or old, rustic or urban. What matters is that you have a feel for the place--a feeling as if you belong there in your living form. To do the cemetery walk in a cemetery that does not stir your emotions is simply a waste of time, so scout with care.
Once you have chosen a cemetery and a day on which to do your cemetery walk, anoint yourself with a little jasmine-scented oil. This is Azrael's favored fragrance (wise people have said), next to that of fresh earth. You may want to bring flowers (jasmine if you can get it) to the cemetery to strew on the graves and manifest your respect and desire for contact. Dress as you normally do.
When you reach the cemetery, begin your walk along one of the paths between stones. Look at the stones. Touch them, and feel their energies. Feel the earth underneath you and think on the ever-spinning cycle of rebirth. Go deep into the cemetery, where some of the older graves might be.
Think of Azrael. Do you feel his presence here? Do you feel a sudden, refreshing cold sweep through your body? Perhaps you are even feeling an unexplainable euphoria. Make contact with the earth, the ground. Feel Azarel's being all around you and blowing through you. You will know when the time to leave and return to the world of the living has come. You have taken your first step.
Once you return home, celebrate in some special way. Begin to contemplate what you have seen and especially what you have felt. Make a journal of your experience.
Choose your cemetery carefully. Ideally, it should not be crowded with visitors nor should a funeral be in progress. This is your time to begin communing with Death as an individual, and outside distractions may impede your progress. The cemetery may be new or old, rustic or urban. What matters is that you have a feel for the place--a feeling as if you belong there in your living form. To do the cemetery walk in a cemetery that does not stir your emotions is simply a waste of time, so scout with care.
Once you have chosen a cemetery and a day on which to do your cemetery walk, anoint yourself with a little jasmine-scented oil. This is Azrael's favored fragrance (wise people have said), next to that of fresh earth. You may want to bring flowers (jasmine if you can get it) to the cemetery to strew on the graves and manifest your respect and desire for contact. Dress as you normally do.
When you reach the cemetery, begin your walk along one of the paths between stones. Look at the stones. Touch them, and feel their energies. Feel the earth underneath you and think on the ever-spinning cycle of rebirth. Go deep into the cemetery, where some of the older graves might be.
Think of Azrael. Do you feel his presence here? Do you feel a sudden, refreshing cold sweep through your body? Perhaps you are even feeling an unexplainable euphoria. Make contact with the earth, the ground. Feel Azarel's being all around you and blowing through you. You will know when the time to leave and return to the world of the living has come. You have taken your first step.
Once you return home, celebrate in some special way. Begin to contemplate what you have seen and especially what you have felt. Make a journal of your experience.
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