What Veil? A Guide for Sensitives, Empaths, and Intuitives
So here we are, just post eclipse season of 2025. We have been pummeled by the domestic and international upheaval this year. I use the word “pummel” intentionally, because as a sensitive person, that is what it feels like to me. Getting punched repeatedly in the face and gut—particularly when I doomscroll, or heaven forbid, read or listen to the news for too long. And when I’m connected to friends, folks in community, and actually, neighbors (even some I don’t know), I’m feeling hopeful. OK. And sometimes, joyful.
“The Veil is Thin” typically during this season, and right now, it feels to me like the veil is totally off—meaning that we may experience the unseen world in more tangible ways than ever. Our psychic abilities might feel more accessible, or even supercharged, we might experience Spirit in different forms, see lights, orbs, or even geometries. Intuitive hits become more clear. Things that were previously imperceptible become highlighted. If you are sensitive, you might really feel this. And this does NOT mean that everything is great, happy, or “love and light”. This heightened awareness may be calling you to dredge out your unhealed parts. It may give you insights to personal blocks, trauma, and more. There is so much chaos and division going on in our world which takes up rent in our minds in our current times—and this is actually also bringing forth many of our own wounds. And, if you are a sensitive person, it can all feel unbearable to know, and especially to witness—whether it’s your own demons or the demons of the collective.
As a sensitive, neurodiverse person who works with sensitive, neurodiverse children (and adults), I have made the link between neurodiversity (ADHD, Autism, OCD), trauma, and intuition in my pediatric OT practice since 2007. (You can read more about this topic on a previous blog post on my AboutPlay blog). I experience my own intuition through this lens, and I know that the sensitive folks that I work with often need extra support to navigate the world. Whether you are neurodivergent/have experienced trauma or not, you can claim, own, and foster your own intuitive development, and if you are naturally “in tune”, some of what we are experiencing may feel totally overwhelming right now—personally and collectively.
Let’s take a brief moment to discuss a few key terms:
Sensitive: A person who can be overwhelmed with the external sensory environment (visual, auditory, touch, smell, taste), as well as the internal landscape (
Empath: A person who feels things deeply, including the ability to feel others’ emotions. This is tied to being clairsentient (“clear feeling”).
And what if all of this emerging intuition—or even the awareness of it—is a form of evolution? What if it can even be considered to be empowerment? After all, many of us have been conditioned to downplay our own intuition. To get second and third opinions (for everything). To give all of our power away to others. It is far easier to dismiss our power, because “who am I to…….(fill in the space)?”
Taking the bold step to lean into your gifts can be healing. Deeply healing. For some, it is recognizing that what they do naturally, is in fact, intuitive. When I learned that I was MOSTLY feeling other people’s stuff and not my own (over 80%), I was shocked. At first, I didn’t believe it, truthfully. Like, how can I be feeling other people’s emotions? Bad moods? Headaches? Stomach aches? The list goes on. Once I figured out how to release the energy from others from my body and energy field, I was deeply empowered. And now, with some years of practice, I can usually tell pretty quickly if it’s mine or not. Then I can clear myself and move forward with less distortion.
Even (especially?) within the world of spirituality, which is just as mired in dichotomy, it can feel challenging to navigate. I have certainly learned lessons, and have to keep my wits about me in these spaces. So, what are our best practices as empaths? Clairvoyants? Intuitives? Psychics? How do you care for yourself and others when you feel like you can’t get out of your pajamas, or even your bed?
If you are well on your path, remember to care for yourself. Get support. Seek out those who you are in resonance with, and work with your shadow. Especially in these times, we do need support. All of us. This will not only help you, but help those that you help—as you can only go as far with your clients (or family members if you are in self practice) as you have gone with yourself. Keep showing up for yourself.
If you are just beginning to realize and remember your gifts, seek a practitioner or practioners who you feel a deep resonance with. Be mindful of people who tell you that you need to rely on them, that they have the best/only way, or to not work with anyone else during your study with them. These are red flags. Search for people that can act as a guide, or help you get back to yourself. Who do not urge you to create dependency on them, or try to sell you things that just don’t feel right. And if someone deliberately tries to pull you into a space of fear, or to offer you unsolicited advice, I would go in the other direction (personally). Trust. Your. Gut.
So, as a sensitive person, during this “Veil is Thin/Ripped Off” moment we are having, here are some tips for both surviving AND thriving:
