QUOTE(Darkmage @ Sep 16 2010, 06:00 AM)
Some say it's because markets usually use a lot of power for the A/C, freezers, etc., and therefore generate stray electrical fields, but I haven't noticed that. What I *have* noticed is that when a bunch of people are in one area for whatever reason the energies in that area usually wind up in the toilet fast. It might be the mob mentality, I dunno.
I am inclined to believe that it is because most people trap themselves in scenarios which they hate, Dark; and that because they don't claim personal responsibility, they assume that there is no way out of them. I go to one particular online forum which has some very vindictive, angry people at times. Some people are far too afraid of death, and don't realise that wasting their entire lives in one situation after another which makes them miserable, is literally worse for them than the risk they might face by getting out of said situation.
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If you're skeptical, try this: the Christmas shopping season is just around the corner. Try going into a shop at different times of the day and sensing the energies there. I always make sure I've got a shield up at minimum, and usually an amulet or two hidden on me, before I brave the crowds.
The worst thing is the psyvamps, although in a way they're the most interesting. I had one woman sit next to me on a train once; she had a 12 or so year old daughter, who was one of the most visibly miserable human beings I've ever seen in my life. Within a few seconds of this woman sitting down next to me, I immediately started to feel this internal draw to the point where I nearly became unconscious, and also had some organ pain. I started doing the Qabbalistic Cross in order to gain enough energy to basically survive her feeding, but when I got to charging Geburah, she got up and left very quickly. I've made sure I sit alone in trains ever since, even if it means sitting on the floor.