As is mentioned in the two previous explanations, the Introduction and Dark Matter, there is more going on in the mulitiverse than we can perceive using physical senses, such as sight, hearing, and touch. However, though other universes are beyond physical reach, there is interaction between our universe and the infinite others that exist, as dark matter proves. There is no way we could ever physically travel to another universe by, say, a spaceship, as it is too far, but in another sense, the other universes are much closer than we could imagine. We, as a universe, are so close to other universes that a dent in spacetime somewhere else will “reflect” here in the form of dark matter, so naturally, these other universes are inextricably tied to us in a sort of empathetic way. Something which affects one universe will always effect the others, and that fulfills the very meaning of empathy: “…to feel ‘with’ or ‘as one’….”

Though the infinite number of universes within the multiverse are physically separate, they appear to have a sort of empathetic tie to each other in such a way that, while the link between universes is technically intangible, it’s effects are not. That is, we can physically see the effects of this link between universes, when we turn our eyes to deep space. (See the explanation on dark matter).

So, if these universes are bound by an innate empathetic connection, and empathy can be used by people, what exactly can empathy do? If empathy is powerful enough to effect whole universes, and surpass physical bounds, why is it a tool which we so often ignore?

As was explained in the Introduction, empathy is a sense which does not rely on the other physical senses. However, we as humans cling to the familiar, which means that which we can see, hear, or touch. While our ability to empathize is not limited by our physical senses, our minds can be. As a rule, human beings have a tendency to fear the unknown. That is why we, as a race, came up with superstitions. However, this has progressed to a new level: denial. What, five hundred years ago, was unknown, was feared. Today, what is unknown is ignored and avoided. We prolong our life to avoid death, and make ourselves look younger in order to distract ourselves from the truth that it approaches… however slowly. We lock away or limit our own ability to empathize, because it is such an intangible sense, and because the intangible is often the unfamiliar -- our ultimate fear.

If we were to embrace it, we possess the ability to empathize with every living thing. I mean this quite literally, and without physical bounds. As empathy is not a physical sense, it does not have a physical limit. We can empathize with someone across the world. Or… across the multiverse.

The only connection that exists between people of different universes can only be empathy, as our physical senses could never reach them. These people, these worlds, while “invisible” to our physical senses, can be reached and perceived by empathy, just as two universes connect by empathy. We may not see these people, or hear them, or feel them, but we can perceive them if we let ourselves. We can empathize with them, “feel with” or “feel as one” with them.

Consider this, for a moment. There are infinite universes, each acting out one of an infinite number of possibilities, resulting in an infinite number of people or entities inhabiting those universes, and we have the power, thanks to empathy, to connect with each and every one of them. The only limiting factor is ourselves.

Dark matter is an excellent example of the power of empathy. Not only is it unrestricted by physical senses, but it may reflect tangibility, just as dark matter reflects real matter. Due to an empathetic connection between universes, something physical (matter) can be projected in a manner that imitates physical existence within the other universe (dark matter). Similarly, unrestricted by doubt, this power of empathy also applies to people. When we empathize with a person in pain, our minds produce the sensation of pain to match what we “feel” with empathy. Though we are feeling pain intangibly through empathy, we feel pain physically in a manner reminiscent to the relationship between matter and dark matter between universes.

Throughout this site, aptly named "The Realm of Awakening", I've offered my own observations of how things are, rather than how they appear. The next explanation I would recommend reading, should you be interested, is Dark Matter. Thanks for stopping by, and I hope, by exposing you to the things I've written, to open you up to your own enlightenment.

Rynthae