Empathy is the glue that binds us together as a society and propels the evolution of our species. Although empathy is the greatest gift we have as humans, it can sometimes hurt when turned on high for too long.

In addition to reading my book on the subject, Esoteric Empathy (yeah, shameless self-promotion), empaths can create a charm for when things seem altogether too much or when you are preparing to enter a potentially challenging social situation.

Find or create a necklace of black tourmaline. Alternatively, you can simply buy a small piece of black tourmaline and keep it in your pocket when needed.

To enchant the tourmaline, surround it in a bowl of sea salt and the herb yarrow and leave it there overnight. Repeat the following verse ten times:

This stone is blessed and guards
my emotions; I am in harmony
with my life’s devotions.