By Dave Almeida
Aug 26, 2013
The very nature of an Empath causes us to be a human lie detector. This ability has served me well in my career. Along with emotion, an Empath might use body language and an unknown intuitive sense in determining a person's truthfulness. If fact, as an Empath, I am able to size up a person's character in less than ten seconds. I need not know anything about the person, nor is it necessary for the person to say anything. I believe this is called reading a person or sizing them up.
I admit I have been wrong about people. I feel that (for me) this innate sense may be accurate about 80% of the time (or so). For this reason, I am careful not to rely on this method. I also use logic to back up my assumptions. …show more content…
In the case of con-artists, all that is necessary to see through their schemes is to remember the ancient wisdom "If it's too good to be true then it probably is." This kind of thinking does not require being an Empath. If you would like to improve your awareness, there are decent websites that offer exercises one can practice. I've provided meditative exercises on this subject in my books and articles. I'm sure Gary has as well. The simplest thing a person can do to develop his or her intuition is be open to new ideas, or just be