if your an empath, and let’s face it if your reading this then you probably are. empathy does not work in spiritual warfare! at a certain level it can be your downfall and so there is a time and a place when you may need to consciously withdraw your empathy from those who are basically psychic vampires and out to bleed you dry. use your discernment and learn to say no in situations that don’t serve your highest well being and growth. do not be a victim nor a martyr. conscious control of your energetic field involves knowing when and where and how to switch the on and off button on empathy. this doesn’t mean that you are with holding your compassion and empathy away from the human condition, no it remains in the heart protected from any situations that at that particular point in time do not serve you.