Ethics?

[WitchyLady506]

It does make it right, if you do not want someone to read you...don't post a picture of yourself or at the very least, do not post. People do it to know you, people do it so they can understand. Don't like it, don't post.

No, he said "The first rule is Keep Your Mouth Shut" if you had decided to read or understand. I won't do that, if people don't like it...that is their problem for not liking that I am reading them and getting to know them. There is no fear in my heart or in my soul for my gifts and abilities, I share them and I don't care what anyone has to say but I will defend that it is right. If they don't want it, don't post. That is the end of it.

Keeping your mouth shuts means not mentioning what you do, as in don't incriminate yourself, plea the 5th. If you tell people you're doing something especially when they see it as an invasion of privacy, they're liable to get upset with you.

It's one thing to get a feel from the post or look in order to help or answer the post, but to look around just because you isn't the best thing to do, or at least to do and then say you did it. Some people don't realize some of the abilities are out there so they don't think of what they are doing thinking someone would decide to look around at them and get to know them without their permission. they think they're just posting a picture or writing an opinion. Most don't realize how much emotion and thoughts are wrapped around those words, even though it is the internet.

I know you said you do it to get to know people, but have you ever thought that this is the internet; people come on here to do things to anonymous and they don't want to get to know you or you them? So telling them you're getting to know them without them wanting you to know them, especially by what most normal people would consider uncommon ways, is going to be looked down on.

You know what you can do, that doesn't mean everyone else does, should, would believe you or even care, but you have to take responsibility for your abilities, including not invading others privacy. Just because you can doesn't mean you should, and if you do, don't go around blabbing you did it, cause it can cause people to accuse you of doing such even when you don't.

I'm not saying don't do it, just keep some of it to yourself. And like I said in another post, you should be careful in doing it, you can get yourself in trouble, even if it's just with yourself.

[Airlight]

People have the right to know what I am doing, why should I not tell them? That would be rude. Also, internet or not. I don't go around lying about myself...why should other people? Because people think they are so big and bad behind a computer screen? Someone needs to tell them they aren't...I may not be able to control my aura reading but it is a good thing. To know if people are actually truthful or not...

You could ask me any question, I'll tell you about myself. I could care less. I could also care less if someone tries to read my aura. You want to, go ahead.

[JBRaven]

Maybe you shouldn't tell them because no one asked

[Airlight]

Maybe people should be assholes and feel they are smarter and better than the next person and they won't receive the same treatment from me.

[JBRaven]

Well, isn't that spiteful.

[Airlight]

Yeah, I guess so. I spit out what is given to me. All attitudes.

[WitchyLady506]

The last few comments have not been attitude, just Raven trying to help you with some straight forward simple answers, as everyone else has. Though I feel like trying to point out how your telling people you're reading them through their posts isn't the best idea and that you should keep certain info to yourself, it's starting to seem pointless as we are all just repeating what the last one said....

Do whatever you want, as you should, just don't complain if someone does become hostile towards you. Some things we bring upon ourselves.

[Airlight]

I rather give people the head's up...it is an involuntary ability, I use to be able to control it but I have developed it to the point it just happens. It is not like I am reading their mind, I would never do that to a person, that is a true invasion of privacy and I would never do that to anyone. People do it to me constantly. I get massive headaches because of it.

I wouldn't care if someone becomes hostile towards me because I have an uncontrollable ability, I mean it could be worse...I could do worse. That is not the point.

Also, Raven...I wanted to spell shouldn't....but something went wrong (yet again), I do this sometimes....a lot.

[NightRose]

Honestly? I feel it's a flaw if you cannot turn your abilities off, or at least down. Maybe this is because I've always been an empath and have been forced to learn to shield and turn "off" my abilities from a young age. Randomly reading people, to me, is the equivalent of poking around in their diary. Sure, we all do it from time to time, but it's rude. Yes, I understand that high emotions broadcast themselves, and that is often unavoidable. However, to deliberately poke around in someone's head, then air their dirty laundry on a message board? Rude.

If you can't turn your gift off, I'm sorry for you. I still think it's rude to use your gift, then air the results. People want to feel comfortable on the boards they are on. They don't want to live in fear that someone is going to come along, read their aura or their mind, then post their personal details on the board.

Also. If anyone has been "read" by anyone on the board without their permission and would like parts of a post removed, please PM me and I will do so. I want everyone to feel safe and comfortable here.

[Airlight]

No one reads what I say, do they? They just keep going. I said myself, I have developed this ability to the point it CAN'T be turned off...it is apart of me. I cannot control it. Also, like I said also...I DO NOT READ MINDS, I find it rude and an invasion of privacy and a traumatic experience to ever try and do that. You didn't read anything I wrote, you just went along and posted thinking you knew what I was talking about. No matter how many times I say I developed or I don't...no one reads it.

I am an empath and I have shield and everything else up but you know what, sometimes abilities and gifts are by far stronger than you can imagine. I do not air any results, I say "I feel.." and I spit back the same exact attitude back at them, they are an a-hole, you know what, I become one too.

Thank you for reading what I posted, you really showed that I can feel comfortable when even moderators pick and choose what they read and understand.

[WitchyLady506]

Are you sure you can't turn it off, or have you just not discovered the technique to do so? I have some abilities that are ridiculous and never turn off, but I've learned to, push them to the back, so to say, so I can function like a "normal" person. Kinda tuned them out cause they don't turn off.

Maybe you try to find someone as advanced as you are to see what they do. Maybe there is no way for you to turn it off, but it never hurts to try and find if there's a way to ignore it.

[JBRaven]

airLight what are you talking about The mods here are just trying to help. They read before they post. She siad she found that the fact you can not turn off oyur ability a flaw, it has become a hinderance. Maybe you should calm down. Even Mods can have opinions.

[Airlight]

I use to be able to turn it on and off at will, but as I developed and went more advanced into the ability, it just doesn't turn off. I don't care, it doesn't bother me or hinder my abilities. I find it great and refreshing to see the colors and the people. It makes me LOVE going to the mall just to walk around and see the colors and the people.

No, she didn't read, she went on to say that reading minds...when I said I don't...that is the point of the whole thing. She read what she wanted and understood what she wanted without actually reading what I had to say. To say my ability is a flaw because I developed it to the point that I can't turn it off, is rude actually. That is absolutely and utterly rude to say something like that to me. It is not a flaw, it is the greatest gift I have. Greater than my empath.

[NightRose]

I'm almost tempted to not answer this post, because you seem to just want to attack people.

I read your post. I also am aware that the original post was a general "to people who have abilities". Whether it was pointed at you or not, it was not directly "oh, hey, let's attack Airlight." So I responded to it as a general abilities question, not just as what you can do. But if you'd like me to go after you, I will.

Yes, I think it's a flaw that you can't turn it off. I think you've overdeveloped it and rely too heavily on it. I'm glad it makes you happy, and that you like the colors. But the fact that you think you 'have a right to read others' auras, and to read them' disturbs me. If you think you have a right to that, how is that going to stop people who can read minds from thinking 'I have a right to read others' minds, because it makes me happy, and I can't turn it off anyways.'

I'm sorry if you're upset, or angry, or any of that nonsense. You're the one putting out there on the board that you have the right to poke around in what others would consider private. Then, you continue to attack the people who disagree with you. What did you think was going to happen? Everyone was going to smile happily and go "oh, that's right, you totally have the right to poke through my aura or whatever else you can't turn off access to"?

[Airlight]

It is not a flaw, it is a gift, and a great gift. How do you know it is flawed? What if it is you that is flawed for turning it off and on? You don't know who is flawed and you have no right to sit here and tell people that.

You can turn off and on abilities to read minds. I can read minds and I teach people who want to learn how to block their mind and how to do other things to keep people out. Demons read your mind constantly, they know what you think, they whisper in your mind about dark things. I help people with my abilities to learn to protect themselves. It is one of the greatest gifts I could ever ask for and I wouldn't change it even if someone paid me to.

I don't poke around at people, whoever posts, if I am in the forum and posting, I glance, I don't care too much. It is those who show strong auras that get me. Like you NightRose, like shadowx, the power of your constant superiority makes me read you, I don't have to. I could just glance and post which is what I do 99% of the time. You have no right whatsoever to tell me I am flawed. If you do not like people telling you that you are flawed, don't do it to someone else. It is rude and unethical.