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Originally Posted by morganlilith
i DO receive compensation for the work i do. generally money, as that is the most commonly accepted form of exchange in our society. i am as worthy of making a living to support myself and my family as anyone else working an honest trade.
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Ok, I am glad you stepped into the debate with this. It will teach me not to generalize so poorly.
Compensation for "work" done is most definately not wrong - and I tried to take care not to imply it - particularly as yours requires you to organize the way in which you live around that "work". However, the door is open for it to go wrong in a very tangible way for those people who are determined to make a quick buck out of someone elses misfortune.
Whenever I have been involved in healing its more like -
"Hey, I can help with that, do you mind if I try",
"Ok then...", (zap)
"Oooh that was interesting".
... dialogue often ensues
...
At the end of the day, money and its exchange is simply a manifestation of energy moving. I know Susan has decided to leave this thread - but her "way" is all about eXchanging. In our society the commercial element is inevitable. Along with calls for regulation and govenrment registration and controls - all part of the deal.
That is why I even bothered with this thread. In his own special way Scarab raises this point. He doesnt want innocent people deceived and I agree.
Having a "professionally" run service with a short lifecycle between treatment and results, fairly priced, free from promises that could never be delivered on - is obviously a good way to mitigate the risks of being seen as a charlatan.
When I used the word professional, I was really focussing on the money as a motivator angle. Most people I have known that do this for a living do it for reasons other than money - they have reached a stage where they get all the money they need anyway as a consequence of the universal laws of attraction. When the motivator is money - then the whole story changes and gets a bit sad.
I know I could be sounding contradictory here. I probably need more time to home in on this.
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