I used to have to explain why I only work remotely until everything became remote. But now, I want to clarify why it is that my sessions are done over the phone/email/energetically.
I know, there is a desire to actually see the other person. So much is communicated in body language, and so much empathy can be felt through seeing someone visually. It dawned on me that the people I know so intimately in my healing practice I may walk down the street and not even recognize because we’ve been working together entirely without seeing one another.
I used to LOVE seeing people in person. It was so rewarding. But the truth of the matter is, I am a super-empath and highly sensitive to stimulus. That’s part of my gift, in that I’m able to detect even the subtlest of energetic shifts and hear/see/feel things imperceivable by the majority of people. When I’m speaking to someone and seeing them whether in person or via zoom/skype, there are multiple streams of stimulus which can prove to be quite challenging and burn me out quicker. Like other intuitives, these sessions require a LOT of energy. I recently found one medium who said that each session is the equivalent of running a 5k. This is true. I can only take a few sessions per week otherwise I will feel like I cannot even move. Think about how “normal” people function- they tune into the visual cues, the auditory cues, etc.. the processing all of this to make meaning and then respond to it- well, imagine you’re doing that AND firing up all your clairs- so on top of the visual cues, you have to be on top of your clairvoyant space as well as be the interpreter for what you’re gathering etc.. It is double, triple, and registering all of this is a complex and taxing process. Not to mention, being the intermediary between the spirit and human world is something to consider as a process, too. Also, I’m an introvert- not exactly energized by interactions.
In order to deal with this I eliminate a few levels of stimulus so I can tap in very directly to your energy. Also, they say that psychics/intuitives can pick up a lot from body language— well, if we eliminate that, then you also know that everything I pick up from you I would have no other way of knowing. I am just feeling it from your energy/body and reading it from your energy. And, sometimes when I’m in clairvoyant space or feeling things through you, my eyes water. Some of my sessions are back to back so I just don’t think it’s a good look to come into the sessions with mascara dripping down my face.
In person takes a real toll on a healer, btw. Some healers can handle it because they may not be as sensitive as me, but the energy exchange was much too steep for me. As an empath sometimes I can be like a sponge, and everything I absorbed from being in person with another person’s energy field took me so long to eliminate. I don’t know where I would be if I continued in person work— that was really hard on my body, mind and soul. There are some sessions that put me in bed for several days. It’s a lot more labor than you would ever imagine it to be.
So that’s why- I sacrifice the connection we can build face to face for a cleaner handle on your energy. I also had this thought, for me, it’s easier to divulge more intimate details to someone over the phone because it feels a little more anonymous. Like, in relationships it’s always been easier for me to discuss harder topics and communicate by phone because it gave me more space for my thought processes. If it isn’t just me, then that’s an added benefit.