Hi Lojong,
Just read your post this morning as an intro to this forum. Yes, this is a very interesting subject. I don't know if I would consider myself an Empath or not but I like playing with the idea.
I can't find the post that worm is referring to regarding magic but I don't like the irrational hostility and blatant disrespect he shows to other people. Unless it is a she, because the post does seem feminine and bitchy. Being a girl myself, I know we can be real nasty. It's just sad to see someone act out in public like that, especially in what is supposed to be an intelligent conversation. As I looked over the other posts here people are expressing their opinions intelligently and sharing their own experiences, as you did Loj. This is not a space to defecate and regurgitate on others, worm. Please take your overt hostility and insecurity elsewhere.
K