The Empath's Guide To The Universe

By Sarah Marshall

Have you ever walked into a room and the energy just felt off? The hairs on the back of your neck stand up or you just have that icky feeling?

Have you ever been told you're too sensitive, too intense, and feel drained after being in a hu

• Language: English
• Publisher: The Unbound Press
• Release date: Sep 30, 2021
• ISBN: 9781913590345

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Introduction

What a long, strange trip it’s been – and it continues to be a long, strange trip.  Discovering I’m an empath and it launching me into my spiritual awakening has felt like being on a combination of MDMA, LSD, DMT, Shrooms and good ole Mary Jane – most of which I’ve not done at this particular point in my life, interestingly enough.  Learning about one’s sensitivity, spirituality in general, and honestly just going through the spiritual awakening process has been one of the most exhilarating, terrifying, enlightening and challenging processes I’ve been through in this incarnation.  In an effort to be completely transparent, writing about and sharing the most intimate pieces of my personal story throughout this book have definitely been the most uncomfortable parts in this writing process. While I’ve healed and purged a lot of the darkness I’ve faced in this lifetime, writing about it and sharing it with the masses adds a whole other layer to the mix.  But if I didn’t share these pieces of myself with empaths across the planet like you, I wouldn’t be doing right by all of my dear readers or by myself and my soul’s mission. I came here to step into the light, fully into my power – not to cower in my shadow.  My mission is to shine a light for empaths like you to assist you in your healing journey. 

As you embark upon this journey with me, I will guide you along the way, through what an empath is and how wonderful that is, once you’re awakened to the fact that you have this superpower.  Chances are, since you’ve picked up this book, you already know you’re an empath – or maybe you’re just curious and have heard others speak about it.  Either way, throughout this adventure, I’ll share my personal experiences – which will hopefully help you understand yourself and loved ones a little better, feel a little less alone and a little saner, because this journey can make one feel like they are losing their mind.  You’ll learn about the various gifts an empath may have, about different types of empaths, and how to protect yourself from the intensity of being a sensitive soul who feels everything from everyone around them.  I’ll also briefly cover astrological birth charts and how that can be helpful in learning the lessons you were intended to experience in this lifetime.  Spiritual awakening will also briefly be covered as that topic, rightfully so, deserves a whole book in and of itself.  Along with spirituality comes shadow work and inner child healing.  I know this may sound overwhelming and very deep, but I want to assure you that this is a safe space and you’ll be gently guided and held throughout.  I’ve infused all of my writing with Reiki healing energy so that it may gently find its way to you and make you feel the warmth of this safe space.  Your spiritual journey will be one of enlightenment, but not without its lessons and challenges.  Equate it to the waves of the ocean: while the surf may be rocky, you will be guided on how to surf and where you need to go, as long as you listen to your intuition and trust that your guides will help you navigate how you need to get there.  Your only purpose is to learn how to ride the waves with grace, however clumsy that may be, trusting in the sea to guide you to the destination of your highest good. 

The majority of this book was written in the year 2020.  So while I have no idea when you will actually stumble across it, learning how to deal with a global upheaval, a global pandemic, government corruption, hatred and social injustice – all while trying to survive the everyday ups and downs that life typically serves up – is also covered.  Who knows when, collectively, we may experience this again.  We are most definitely still deeply entrenched in the shit of it, but there is light at the end of the tunnel.  I have often had the thought, "what in the Scooby Snack fuck is going on here?!"  Having said that though, I also discuss collective ascension into the 5D (fifth dimension) and what that means, as that is where we are all headed.  The fifth dimension, as some of you may know, is a much more pleasant and lovely place than the current existence we all know.  And with this information I believe your hope and faith will be restored, as we’ve been in a very dark place as of late. 

My hope is that you begin to feel a little more at home within yourself and embrace your sensitivity once you’ve read this book.  That you begin to truly know that you are a uniquely gifted soul with so much love around you.  With any fortune, those overwhelming feelings of hopelessness, of being misunderstood, feeling lost, and being told time and time again that you’re too intense or too sensitive slowly begin to dissipate.  Being a sensitive soul means that there is even more of a need for your light in the world, but with it comes the great responsibility to protect yourself and your energy.  I will share ways to manage your energy and protect yourself from outside forces while honoring your sensitivity.  Being an empath is not a weakness, it is a gift and a clue as to where your unique soul mission lies.  Not everyone can see others like an empath can.  Not everyone can hold a safe space for another like an empath can, but it will be imperative that you first and foremost know how to tend to your own needs and have healthy boundaries.  I will share with you how to develop and enforce those boundaries.

All that being said, I don’t know it all.  I don’t even begin to claim to know it all.  That is not the intention of this book.  This is not a one-stop shop for empaths.  It is so much more than that, but only coming from one perspective in the Universe.  Though I am an expression of Source, I am not omnipotent.  The intention of this book is to serve as an introduction to one’s sensitivity, learning about being an empath, ways to manage this gift, and to serve as a springboard for more research, growth and understanding regarding empathy and spirituality.  "I am not your guru, as Tony Robbins said.  I am merely a guide, a wayshower if you will, meant to assist you on your path.  You are your own guru.  You are your own healer.  You may have heard the phrase, I stopped explaining myself when I realized people only understand from their level of perception."  Having said that, I know that those who truly need this information will be grateful for it and understand it as it was intended.  That is my only genuine concern.  As an empath, starseed and higher realm/multidimensional being, I have no need for engaging in the egoic concerns of those who feel like they know better, have more experience, etc.  We are all on our own path, evolving at our own pace, and this is my journey, just as your journey is your own.  The ego has no room here when reading this book.  I invite you to please come with an open mind – but more importantly, with an open heart.  Full of self-love and compassion, or at least open to having more self-love and compassion.  Ready to learn, grow, and challenge your own beliefs and perspectives. 

My main mission is simply to inspire and empower others to live up to their potential while holding space for healing and showing them love along the way.  Holding space for those who would otherwise not feel safe to be vulnerable with another.  To be a beacon of light for others, so that they may see their own light and choose to shine alongside me.  That is