Ethics are defined as (1) principles of right or good conduct, a body of such principles, (2) a system of moral principles and values. Some define ethics simply as consequential or non consequential. Behaving in manner that is going to harm one but benefit 100, for some, is ethical. For others acting in a manner that you would will others to behave in at all times is ethical. Bring the psychic abilities and energy into the mix and ethics becomes even more complicated. For that reason most will formulate their own ethical theory to make their own responsible decisions. Perfect! Ah but the problem arises when dealing with psychic energy of also involving other persons psychic energy. How do we approach this situation?
Your ethical character implies a certain consistency or point of view that is activated and remains the same regardless of the circumstances. Unfortunately ethical character is influenced by reward vs cost of ethical behavior, justification and rationalization of unethical behavior, temptation, and ego. These are some pretty hefty influences. Add to this that as our psychic development increases our abilities, our perception of the world around us changes. As our perception changes so does our ethical character. Many times our motives become the single most important part of our ethical character. When "coming into" your psychic abilities many feel suddenly empowered. Having the ability to use telepathy, psychically reading a person's energy or aura, and even remote viewing are easily influenced by our motives and ego's. We all have heard that any knowledge gained from psychic abilities must be treated respectfully, with honor, with humility, and with confidentiality. But how many of us practice this? How many that have developed their psychic abilities stay true to our ethical character?
It is one thing to speak of ethics and it is something totally different to act with ethics. How we handle the impressions we receive and what we pass along to others is important and must be governed by ethics. When you receive an impression you are ultimately responsible for the information you impart to others. You bear the consequences. You choose what to reveal, how to say it, what your reaction to the impression is and how you reflect that impression. All of this responsibility plays a role in your interaction with other people. So there are some ethical standards or ethical rules that are necessary. Truth, kindness, respect and honesty are a must when performing any time of psychic work. There are Universal Laws of Ethics that must be weighed in all our actions.
1. The rights of all beings to exists, as opposed to the rights of one single person.
2. The sanctity of ALL life forms, and respect for them, wherever they are.
3. Justice for wrongs. This means doing everything this is FAIR and RIG?HT, and correcting an unjust situation if necessary; in order to achieve fairness.
4. Purity of spirit and mind. Act from the purest possible standpoint, with no ulterior motives.
5. What you do will come back to you. Take action because it is the RIGHT thing to do, mot for the rewards you may receive for doing it.
6. Truth in all dealings with all entities, but most particularly, being honest and truthful with ourselves.
What does this really mean? It means we must always recognize that honesty, truth, and respect are foremost in psychic work. It means taking full responsibility for your own energy and actions. It means seeking the most positive action that can be taken in any given situation. It means acknowledging honesty and truth as the foundation of all psychic work. It means NEVER exploiting or seeking to control another through the use of psychic abilities. It means remaining emotionally neutral in all psychic impressions. It means always giving basic respect that all beings deserve. It means NEVER practicing mind reading or clairvoyeruirsm to see into others with out permission. It means allowing others the privacy sacred to all souls. It means NEVER using abilities to manipulate others. It means speaking the truth. It means ultimately - NEVER causing harm to yourself or an other.
Ethical definitions for “harm” include interfering with anothers free will or rights, restricting someone’s freedom of choice, physically, mentally, or spiritually damaging another, wantonly destroying something, or causing unnecessary injury. To harm another person, or you, is wrong. There are many ways to cause harm. Forcing someone else to do your will or to take a particular path, not of their own choosing is harm. Believing that you are more important than others can cause harm. This means believing and acting as if your psychic impressions are the only truth. Other actions that can harm are not so obvious. Mental manipulation of another can cause harm. Thoughtlessness, jealousy, selfishness are all actions that can harm. Imposing your help on someone without their asking is the same as withholding help when asked for. You harm another when you inhibit their personal growth, even when your intentions are good. You harm others if you try to manipulate a situation or a person, because once you have limited their options or disallowed certain choices; you have interfered with their free will. No one knows what is best for another person. Assuming that you do is wrong and causes harm.
Why all the talk of ethics today? Recently I have been a number of situations where self proclaimed psychic "guru's" have felt it necessary to violate ethical principles. They have stepped into psychic space without permission. They have attempted to read both telepathically and clairavoyantly thoughts when specifically asked to stop. They have attempted manipulation through self proclamation of their elevated status. They have worked from a self centered, self seeking, self promoting status. My thoughts - my opinions. It is WRONG to step into someone's psychic space uninvited. It is WRONG to do a reading for someone who didn't ask. It is WRONG to read someone who specifically asked you to stop. It is WRONG to impress your impressions as the only "right" ones. It is WRONG to attempt intimidation by impressing your abilities and self proclaimed "special" standing in the spiritual / psychic world.
This type of action disturbs me. It gives light workers in general a reputation that most prefer not to have. So my challenge is this: Stop for a bit and look at your own ethical character. Are you practicing what you preach? Do you following ethical principles and the Universal Laws of Ethics? If we all watch our own ethics - we don't have to worry about what others are doing.