Following are recommendations for learning more about empathy.
Books
Ted Andrews, Animal-Speak: The Spiritual & Magical Powers of Creatures Great & Small. St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 2004.
Elaine Aron, The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You. New York: Broadway, 1996.
Echo Bodine, The Gift: Understand and Develop Your Psychic Abilities. Novato, CA: New World Library, 2003.
Pema Chödrön, Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living. Boston: Shambhala, 2004.
Catherine Crawford, The Highly Intuitive Child: A Guide to Understanding and Parenting Unusually Sensitive and Empathic Children. Berkeley, CA: Hunter House, 2009.
The Dalai Lama, The Dalai Lama’s Little Book of Inner Peace: The Essential Life and Teachings. Charlottesville, VA: Hampton Roads, 2009.
Cyndi Dale, Energetic Boundaries. Boulder, CO: Sounds True, 2011.
———, The Everyday Clairvoyant: Extraordinary Answers to Finding Love, Destiny, and Balance In Your Life. Woodbury, MN: Llewellyn, 2010.
———, The Intuition Guidebook: How to Safely and Wisely Use Your Sixth Sense. Minneapolis, MN: Deeper Well, 2011.
Frans De Wall, The Age of Empathy: Nature’s Lessons for a Kinder Society. New York: Crown, 2010.
John Edward, Infinite Quest: Develop Your Psychic Intuition to Take Charge of Your Life. New York: Sterling Ethos: 2012.
Daniel Goleman, Emotional Intelligence. New York: Bantam, 2006.
———, Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships. New York: Bantam, 2006.
Michael Harner, The Way of the Shaman. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1990.
William W. A. Hewitt, Psychic Development for Beginners: An Easy Guide to Releasing and Developing Your Psychic Abilities. St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn, 1996.
Sandra Ingerman, Shamanic Journeying: A Beginner’s Guide. Boulder, CO: Sounds True, 2008.
Penny Peirce, The Intuitive Way. Hillsboro, OR: Beyond Words, 1997.
Maia Szalavitz and Bruce D. Perry, MD, PhD, Born for Love: Why Empathy is Essential—and Endangered. New York: HarperCollins, 2010.
Carl Weschcke and Joe H. Slate, The Llewellyn Complete Book of Psychic Empowerment: A Compendium of Tools and Techniques for Growth and Transformation. Woodbury, MN: Llewellyn, 2011.
Ted Zeff, PhD, The Highly Sensitive Person’s Survival Guide: Essential Skills for Living Well in an Overstimulating World. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger, 2004.
CDs—Audio
Cyndi Dale, Energy Clearing. Boulder: CO, Sounds True, 2009.
Sandra Ingerman, The Beginner’s Guide to Shamanic Journeying. Boulder, CO: Sounds True, 2003.
Judith Orloff, MD, Emotional Freedom Practices. Boulder, CO: Sounds True, 2009.
DVDs
Stephen R. Covey, Empathic Listening, Amazon Digital Services, 2010. Kindle version with audio/visual.
Cyndi Dale, Essential Energy Healing Techniques. Minneapolis, MN: Deeper Well Publishing, 2013.
Judith Orloff, MD, Emotional Freedom Now! Boulder, CO: Gaiam, 2009.