Empath

An Empath is a reincarnated mortal being, reborn with the ability to feel others' emotions; the power of Empathy. When mortals are reincarnated as Empaths, they often enter fields enabling them to heal and guide others; usually by becoming priests, counselors, teachers, psychiatrists, columnists, etc. Their power allows them to help others, such as healing someone's emotional pain. While Empaths are a separate race of magical beings, other beings can also receive the power of empathy and are sometimes referred to as empaths, too, regardless of their species.

To find one's strength as an Empath, one must embrace the emotions and not fight against them. This is why only few beings are chosen to become Empaths, which makes the gift very rare.

Powers and Abilities
Active Powers Sub-Powers of Empathy Other Powers
 * Empathy: The ability to sense and read the emotions of another being. Empaths can use their ability to help people to deal with their issues and heal emotional pain.
 * Channeling: The ability to tap into and channel the powers of other beings once and only when they are activated. Phoebe Halliwell is the only known empath to be able to channel powers.
 * Power Replication: The ability to tap into and replicate the powers of other beings. Phoebe Halliwell is the only known empath to be able to replicate powers.
 * Power Granting: The ability to grant powers to another being. As a reincarnated empath, Father Thomas was able to pass his empathic gift on to the demon Vinceres to stop his evil.
 * Psychic Reflection: The ability to reflect and channel emotions and memories back onto another person or being. Phoebe Halliwell is the only known empath to be able to access this power.
 * Immortality: The ability to possess an infinite lifespan and an arrested aging process. As a reincarnated empath, Father Thomas was mentioned to be immortal.
 * High Resistance: The ability to possess a heightened resistance to the powers of other beings. Phoebe Halliwell was able to withstand being thrown by Telekinesis due to channeling the emotion behind it.

Notes and Trivia

 * Angelic beings such as Whitelighters have a limited empathic connection with their charges.
 * Whitelighter-Witches are also referred to as empathic beings. They as well have a limited empathic connection with their charges.
 * Cupids are referred to as empathic beings. Cupid-Witches are referred to as empathic beings as well, due to their Cupid side.
 * Telepaths can be considered familial to Empaths, since the powers of Telepathy and Empathy come from the same family.