I need direction and some advice

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Im a 52 year old dad of 3. I have always felt myself being pulled towards a different way of life. I, as have many been ,through a lot of loss. I am happy with my now older kids and my fiance but there is a empty space and I have always felt strong with my ability to know when others are hurting or happy or in pain. I have never been very close with people other than family since I had a stroke over 10 years ago. Since I have had very vivid dreams and it is like I hear people talking to me. I feel with everything I have that developing a relationship with nature and surrounding myself with like minded people who would not look at me like I was out of my mind. Any ideas..thoughts on what I should do? I have been reading and learning some things and it only has strengthened my belief that I need to be on the right path. Thank you for any advice or help

B

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Merry meet B!

This seems like you should look into empaths, empath exercises, and such. That’s what your ability sounds like to me.

Astral travel, perhaps? I’d recommend looking into astral travel or spirits.

Well, this forum is great for that! I will also recommend Folkrealms, but that’s more of a Norse path forum if you’re interested. You could also go on www.mandragoramagika.com to find a coven near you.
Need any other advice, just let me know. Everyone here is quite friendly!

May the gods and spirits protect you!

Jasper :herb:

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Thank you I appreciate your advice. It means so much to hear a response so soon.

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I am also very much in tune with when others are hurting or in a loss emotionally although for me it does not manifest as voices as if they’re talking to me. What you have there is an empathic gift. Growing in your empathic gift may be very beneficial to you and knowing how to use it more will only strengthen who you are in that respect. My empathic gift manifests where I can see the emotions and emotional energy coming off of others, it’s harder to decipher for me over text sometimes but if someone is with me in an enclosed space, that emotion typically saturates the air in that space when their emotions roll off of them

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Thank you. It is hard to explain to most people I guess. I do definitely feel like there is something more I was meant to do..as in helping people. Its odd to say because I am not a very social person..very quiet..I do have issues with crowds. It feels like I have so much chatter in my head at once.

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You’re welcome. I don’t find it odd at all because I’m fairly the same way, I’m a solitary and quiet person so I have issues with crowds but especially large crowds

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Magickal Monday Bob,

Welcome to our pack!!:wolf: Like you many of us have returned or accepted our leanings to the Craft in our later age after “life” has released us from our “responsibilities”; so many of us understand where-you-are-coming-from!:wink:

Sounds to me that you are an empath. I cannot guide you with that, but I am sure there is someone who can.

For “newbies” here are 3 books that I always recommend to start:

Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner by Scott Cunningham**a very easy read.

Buckland’s Complete Book of Witchcraft (Affectionately called Buckland’s Big Blue) by Raymond Buckland**this is almost like a workbook, with little exercises at the end of each chapter. This book is a little more in-depth than Scotts book and explains a little about the different Wiccan “denominations” if you will.

A Witches Bible: The Complete Witches’ Handbook by Janet and Stewart Farrar** this is very ritualistic and is Gardnerian Wicca. This explains in-depth the rituals of Wicca.

After reading these books, the first step, I believe, is to delve into what calls your attention. I mean, you need to feel motivated and excited, so start where you feel most drawn to. Eventually you will need to decide if you are a Wiccan (followiing specific gods and rituals…think of it as a pagan form of catholicism with the rituals and all), or if you are a Witch. They are very similar AND overlap, but are not the same. For people who do not understand, when they ask if I am Wiccan, I just say yes, and leave it at that. For people who understand a little, I tell them, no, but I am a Witch. Anyway…there are many, many types of magick, spiritual paths, witchcraft, and differing “denominations” in Wicca itself. But, do not focus of the different paths to start.
Again, start with what calls your attention.

Feel free to ask any and all questions, no such thing as a stupid question…what is the worst that can happen? You don’t get an answer? Oh, well, you’re back to page one…no loss.

Do what you feel called to. If you are curious I am starting a tarot thread as of today, Tarot Talks for June 2026. Please join us, it is a discussion of the cards.

So, I hope I did not overload you. Have a great week, and beginning of June. We just had and are still having today, a Full Blue Moon, which will not happen again until sometime next year. If nothing else, just take a moment to look up at the moon, in the quiet and see what you feel. Baby steps…:people_hugging:

Lady Gene :phoenix:

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Welcome to the forum!

I also am an older dad of two at a crossroads. I agree with the Empath discussion,

your stroke may have brought that ability out to the surface. Also I’d look into Shamanism

that might be a path you’re on as well, a stroke is a form of Ego-Death that can do that too.

FYI: I’m an Autistic Empath on the Shamanic Path.

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