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received during your meditation. Also make a note of the intention that you set, so that you can refer back to it to use again or see how it changes as you progress through your transformation.
Notes of Caution
It’s exciting to realize the potential you hold and to practice skills you might not have known you had before. As you move through the rest of the book, it’s good to keep some notes of caution in mind so that your experience remains a positive one. First I’ll address tips of ethical and safe practice, and from there I’ll go into ways your practice might actually negatively impact you. As you open up to this subtle energy, there can be some unexpected and unwanted side effects. I don’t want this to take you by surprise. Being aware of the potential for these issues will eliminate some of the confusion and can help you head off those problems right away if they come up.
Safe and Legal Practice of Subtle Abilities These first couple of notes on safety and ethics won’t really apply until you’re sharing your abilities with others, but I include them here so they’re not missed, and just in case you dive into sharing your abilities with others sooner rather than later. In some places there are still laws against providing things like psychic readings or healing sessions, so be aware of what is and is not allowed in your location. For example, in New York fortune telling is a misdemeanor offense.8 Laws like section 365 of Canada’s criminal code (which was finally repealed in 2018) were said to have been passed specifically to protect people from those pretending to practice witchcraft. But even if you don’t identify yourself as a witch, these types of laws may still apply to elements of what you’re practicing.
8. “Penal Law: Article 165.35—Fortune Telling,” New York State Law, accessed August 31, 2021, https://ypdcrime.com/penal.law/article165.php#p165.35.
