Last month I returned from Southern
Africa. I went back home to visit my father for the first time in
years, to visit my old home and say goodbye to my friends. My other hope was to
unravel the ways of Empathy, in Africa, or a
third world country. These are some of my observations;
I had my Tarot cards with me the whole trip, from South Africa to Mozambique
and through Botswana,
and used them faithfully to get out of dangerous situations. I tested food,
people, choices, and learnt timing with cards ( as timing points are crucial in
travel through Africa ) and I was pleased to note, that the cards responded
intimately and immediately to my questions, and were very good in guiding us
through the maze of difficult situations during travel. I believe the cards are
a muse that make me more confident in my reading abilities, and they would respond
easily and directly to some very important questions, as I needed my intuitive
abilities to navigate through the country.
I can assure you, through other blogs that I will be
writing, that empathy is extremely active on this continent, if not more so,
for very important reasons. When in a
dangerous situation, with no cell reception, no road signs and no email
and little more than an idea of what direction one is going in, one’s perception
is heightened.
I had many experiences where empathy and telepathy were well
applied. Much of this was about communication. When I had friendly encounters
with the locals, we were able to communicate well, even when 75% of our cross
cultural language skills were missing. It seemed, when we *wanted* to
communicate, that we could do so. One evening in particular, I sat with a friend, and under
the darkness of the Mozambique
night, and I gave this person a full
Tarot reading, and he understood the reading well – it applied to him, and he
understood the lesson. He even wrote me a month later requesting another
reading…:)
I have found the empathic experiences I had were strongest
in the rural areas. This is in part due to the lack of external stimuli we are
usually bombarded with in the north. Even though I found most of Africa was
wired for cell and internet use ( even in the middle of the bush ) there was
little in terms of what we call ‘entertainment’, and as such, the people would
bond more in family and friend groups, and these people were extremely good at
telepathy.
One big lesson I have learnt, is that to travel through Africa wearing sunglasses even if required, is not a good
idea when encountering people. Whether for meeting corrupt border officials, or
when encountering police blocks on the roads – from dealing with local food sellers,
to making friends – the sunglasses needed to be off. It seems that it is essential that people have to look into each other’s eyes to ascertain intent.
Intent is the vehicle towards survival.
I reminded my father and travelling compantion along the journey, to
remove their eyewear, at each checkpoint, and in looking directly into a
person’s eyes, we seemed to get through to them easily. It was all about ascertaining
whether we were people who had vulnerabilities, or something to hide. In this
manner, I became adept at reading eyes, and was able to decide who to trust,
and who not to. This stood us in very good stead, and possibly helped us on our
way.
I would deduct that this journey taught me the importance of
empathy in a third world. The good people, stick together, to avoid the bad
people. This was observed throughout many different regions. Possibly, unknowingly, these people employ
empathic techniques in order to survive. I was most impressed with their ease
of transference, as though it was a way so natural to them, it had no words,
nor needed any.
This is an introduction to my 5 week journey through the
continent, from east to west, where I gained immense confidence in my
abilities. There were moments I was mislead, possibly due to immediate survival
concerns or panic, but still, almost every turn we took, and every person we met, guided
us to our destination. It was as if I knew instinctively who to trust, and who
not to.
This was indeed a very interesting journey into the unknown, and I will
be happy to share more of this with you all...
In Gratitude,
Carmen Miro Copyright 2008