The world is becomeing a different place.

[brother_order]

I frequently complain about how the world is changing. I guess I am a bit reactionary, but I also feel that some of these changes are well not in our best interest. For example when I was taught to drive I remember the manual explaining that you were to look not only at the vehicle ahead of you but also at those ahead of it to cue you in on what

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[uncledark]

Oh, I wouldn't blame virtual communications entirely. The guy on the bluetooth set is probably so intent on the conversation that he doesn't realize how he sounds. In his mind's eye, he is talking to the person, and all else has faded from awareness.

I have noticed folks like you describe, but they're far from omnipresent or overwhelming. Maybe you are a bit sensitive, maybe I'm a bit less.

Those damn kids should still get off of the lawn, though.

You are probably right.

[brother_order]

Three specific cases hardly constitutes omnipresence. Still they were prominent enough that they made me feel uncomfortable. I guess I need to get out more so my personal radar can recalibrate a bit. Thanks for your thoughts.

I frequently feel like a grumpy old man, but I rarely chase kids out of the yard with a rolled up newspaper.

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[comingin2day]

It's probably you have had your fill of over bearing people dumping their emotions in the air around you. The economy and stress levels are very high and your intate level may be at its max. You can try shielding, but sometimes learning some breathing exercises and making a note that you need to relax when entering into any area where there are many people will help. It is not rude to put your arm out and have someone step back a step, it is common curtesy, and a custom you can teach to a foreigner. Also, if you are getting headaches you may want to start ignoring them like wind flowing through you, until they stop affecting you. There is no attachment if you do not acknowledge them.

[brother_order]

The truth is that I am quite adept at shielding. I have been doing it since before I could walk out of necessity and have refined my technique over the years. The thing is in all three of the cases I mentioned the people in question were pounding away at my shields.

In the first case it was somewhat understandable given the subject matter and the fact that we are friends. In the latter two I was not the focus of their attention. These people were powerfully projecting their emotions. In the former case omni-directionally and in the latter directly forward.

It has not been my experience that people do this under normal conditions, yet there it was. I found it quite uncomfortable. I kept myself from pushing back, as it were, but the impulse was there.

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[comingin2day]

Yes, the energies are changing, people that had no energy now have energy..things are not what you are use to..people are waking up, not all, but a lot are becoming aware. Those that can project and are making others uncomfortable are all in a stage of learning. When people back away from themselves, then they will learn to moderate themselves in how the present themselves. But, most people do not know what is happening until they find no one wants to hang out with them

[brother_order]

In retrospect I realized that being 'invisible' might be part of the problem. I have been experimenting with having my outer layer of shields be reactive. It absorbs incoming energy and uses that to reinforce itself. The idea was that it reduces the cost of shielding, enhances shield strength, and reduces the likelihood that I would register on other people's extra-normal senses. That may explain why they didn't realize what they were doing.

The design seems to work reasonably well, with one unexpected side effect. When emotionally charged energy impacts that layer of shields I read that person's emotions almost as if I were in physical contact with them. I either need to adjust out that feature, or get used to it fast.

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