Are you intuitive when you're an Empath?

[Elise Lebeau]

I'm curious to hear how you relate the two concepts.
Can you be intuitive without being an Empath? Or vice versa? Are you both?

[Margo]

That's a very good question...I hadn't thought about it. I haven't always been intuitive,but that's not because of the lack of intuition,I had other problems... I became very very intuitive at a certain period,and come to think of it,I didn't know that I was an Empath just then,I didn't feel that way. Then,later when I realized my "gift" I began understanding my intuition,not just feeling it. But I don't think smn can conciously be an Empath and lack intuition.

[xalixcatx]

I'm both, however I have a bad habbit of second guessing my intuitive nature which leads me to something completely wrong. i also have the ability to pick up messages from the other side.. So i believe you can be lots of things at once, and just certain talents may shine better then others. My empath ability is definatly the strongest and hardest too deal with at times.

[Amberkrombe]

I guess it could be possible to be intuitive without being empathic. Not sure if the opposite could be true. Intuition could possibly come from experience one's had throughout their life...like wisdom. I feel being empathic though, is an intuition all on it's own. Like it's on a different plane of existence from intuition in a sense.

[Jim]

I've always run on intuition. I knew I was very intuitve long before I knew I was an Empath. In fact, many people often comment on my extreme level of perception/intuition.

Learning that I'm an intellectual shape shifter puts that use of intuition into too much focus. One of my biggest problems is getting out of my way now that I know too much about what I'm doing.

[Tanja]

I think of being intuitive and being an Empath are almost two seperate things, but you can be both. I think a lot of people are intuitive, good ole' mothers intuition is a good example. I believe that if you open yourself up than you can be intuitive, perhaps only at a limited level. My intuition tells me what I should do, if I'm smart enough to listen to it. Being an Empath for me is constantly picking up peoples energy and emotions, then I understand how to properly react.

[Tracey Green]

I'm both. I am still getting used to my empathic abilities.
I sometimes have this feeling at life's most stressful times that everything will be ok. Like our car was broken into last week and my partner was worrying and he couldn't understand why i wasn't so stressed but i knew everything would be ok and it is now.
My intuition plays a big part in my life. It tells me where i'm going despite me not knowing. Someone told me that intuition is the inner tutor that we most of the time tell to shut up.
My intuitiveness came before my empathic abilites.

[Tigers_Moon]

I think u can be intuitive without being an empath relating to precognition relating to events. But I think being intuitive about a person you would most certainly have to be an empath. I've had precognition dreams and feelings (thoughts??)about events and people. Past , present and future. That's a really good question to ponder on:-)

[Timothy]

Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

in.tu.ition 1 : quick and ready insight 2 : the power or faculty of knowing things without conscious reasoning.

I think, as empaths, we have a quick and ready insight (at least with some people) to the goings-ons inside that person's mind and heart. And as my ability is a major part of me, I don't need to think to use it. I may notice someone because I am subconsciously using it an then I change my focus to that person, but it starts subconciously.

There's my input :)

[Genice Starwalt]

I am both an intuitive and an Empath-- intuitive to me means a sense of knowing that comes from within and empathetic is feeling the true sensations of another's emotions, thoughts, etc. Intuitive has always been just a part of who I am-- like a mother's intuition about her children-- always just knowing the right thing to do for them ( i always know when my daughter has an ear infection-- lol, i just know and have no signs what so ever!) Being empathetic, whew, is interesting-- it's taken me on one heck of a ride!

[Erika]

You make a very good point Rosebud! I would agree that being reared in the "old school" would have a huge impact on intuition ability. It's likely one of the reasons why I was usually never home (parents also made youth go out and play as part of a regular routine) - always out and about with friends and holding jobs as early as I could (paper-route, and pizzeria at age 14!). I could be (and connect with) myself during those times without the social restraints that were typical of the time.

I think that you will be able to re-strengthen your intuition and it ought to come back in time. As with many things, exercising it might help speed things up a bit... perhaps trying to make it a point to consciously pay attention to your intuition when facing decision making processes could be the ideal circumstances to work at enhancing intuition.

Erika

[Jessica]

I'm both... To me, intuition is knowing; being an empath is feeling. You can know without feeling and you can feel without knowing...

[Doreen]

Well, Im both, so Im not sure how it all works.
I think you can be either, one without being another.