Hi everyone Im new and recently ive realized that im an empath. Ive just graduated from high school last year and Ill be starting college this summer ^_^.

For about the past 5 or so years ive been into spirituality and different gifts like being psychic, astral projection, empathy, and past lives. And I knew I had a gift I just wasnt sure what it was exactly, I believe Ive been slowly awakening. I just know ive always been good at reading people by body language and just the overall "vibe" they give off. Also I can feel how a person feels and I can understand what their going through when their telling me a story about something that has happened to them. And I can pick up on peoples emotions and sometimes itll jump off on me and then Ill be in whatever mood they were in. Or when im in a crowded place I usually tend to get tired when I havent really done anything but walked around. In fact im usually tired all the time just about. And I think its because my subconscious is trying to filter out all of the emotions that are coming about.

Well about a week ago I had a dream, and the dream had a story to it, but I am pretty sure it was directed to me. Basically in the dream, I had a younger brother, and an older brother and me being the oldest. And we just lived in a house by ourselves, Im pretty sure our parents had died or something. The older brother, had came home and someone had followed him there and went into our house. The younger brother walked into the house and had found the man who was dressed in a cloak and had a hood and cape on and you couldnt see his face, and he had a staff in his right hand. Well the old man had asked for the older brother in the dream, and he was telling him how we are whats left of the family that used to rule the land for many years. And then he went on to say how everyone in the land used to have different kinds of abilities and everything, but one of our forefathers had changed it and made it so that only people in his family line would receive the abilities.

So, then he had told my brothers to leave and for me to stay, because he had wanted to have a talk with me. Then he began to say how very soon my abilities will awaken soon. And when he said abilities I knew deep down in side which ones he was talking about, which were like empathy and being psychic. (and those were the ones I actually have a bit, but arent too strong) Then he started to say that I will be the best of all time. (dont know how true that is XD) He said that I must be confident and believe in myself, because I will have to learn to control and harness it. And lastly he told me to keep up "The happy thing" I do. (and for me the happy thing is something I only say to myself, that only I would know. But the happy thing is the movie and book called, "The Secret", and thats about being happy and attracting good vibrations to yourself and so on). But he said that it would help me. Then he said that he was sent by "The Order" and that they will be watching me and making sure that I dont get out of control or something. Evenso I'm pretty sure that the dream was a way to send that message to me about my abilities growing.

And not that im not trying to rush it exactly, but ive done alot of looking up about empaths and psychics and other things, but I feel I need to just find the answers within myself now. Like im kind of afraid that its going to pass me up if I dont try or something.

Lastly I believe I had these same abilities in my past life also and were really strong. In fact thats how some of my friends have said they remember me XD lol. But I just think that they are coming back to me now.

So finally my question is does anyone have any tips about meditating or things that could help me to work on my empathy?

(Sorry for the long post >< lol)