Empathy Rising

Empathy Rising explores the reasons behind both the lack of Empathy in our culture and the emergence of Empathy as an antidote to Institutional Misogyny, Racism and Classism.

What is at the root of this Empathetic Deficiency is the Rational Man Project, which has, over a 300 year period, extended a massive over-evaluation of the masculine in all areas of society, the collateral damage of which is plain to see. If we are to evolve humanity to the next level, the path ahead involves the recognition of the significance of the much maligned feminine energy and its meaningful re-integration into balance.

Bard Azima
Father, Author, Blogger, Photographer, Film-maker, Empathy Miner & Boarding School Survivor. Bard also holds a BA in Political Science.

Bard has also been a Big Brother to Sean since he was 8 years old. He is now 25.

Featured Posts

The Trump Presidency: An Invitation to Dig Deeper
Quite the pickle America and the world finds itself in. While I am Canadian, I’m just going to say “we” for the rest of the piece because a Donald Trump presidency is unprecedentedly significant for...
Moonlight the Movie: “Do You Feel Me?”
I’ve been a big brother to a young Black man, Sean, for the last 15 years (I’m not Black or White). He’s 23 now. When he was 13 and having difficulties at home, my wife...
Heart First
During my recent Vision Quest something that had been building for quite some time – my entire life really – came into focus regarding Empathy Rising. Regarding life in general. Heart First. What does this...
JK ROWLING, VOLDEMORT AND DONALD TRUMP: An Invitation to Dig Deeper
Like many of us, J.K. Rowling’s past was filled with trauma and betrayal, including an unhappy childhood, her mother suffering and dying from Multiple Sclerosis, a relationship with her father that has left them estranged...
The Ghomeshi Case: An Invitation to Dig Deeper
The Journey From Rational to Empathetic “The essential things in life are seen not with the eyes, but with the heart.” (from ‘The Little Prince’) The night of the Jian Ghomeshi trial verdict I couldn’t...
Senator Lynn Beyak & Residential Schools: An Invitation to Dig Deeper
“The extent to which Canadians have been, and in many cases remain, unable to meaningfully acknowledge the crimes against humanity perpetrated against the Indigenous people is commensurate with the depth of trauma that is embedded...
People Don’t Change
How long have humans been saying, “People don’t change”? Long enough and often enough that it has become a mantra of sorts, especially for those who simply point to history and drop the mic. To...