Exploring The Role Of Anger
I have learnt through bitter experience the one supreme lesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmuted into energy, even so our anger controlled can be transmuted into a power which can move the world. --Mahatma Gandhi
Last week I wrote a little about the energy of the Wood element as defined by the concept of Chinese medicine. I spoke of how the qualities of Wood energy manifest within the human body in the form of the Liver, Gallbladder and Eyes.
Assuming that everything in the material world around us is influenced by consciousness, and in turn expresses consciousness, I would like to talk about the role of anger today, which is associated with Liver/Gallbladder consciousness.
In the Chinese concept of medicine, Liver consciousness is all about planning and organization. It processes and stores experiences in our connective tissue so we can remember our lessons. It generates anger to alert us to an invasion of our boundaries.
The Gallbladder consciousness is all about decisions and motivation. It is the catalyst which gets us moving from the planning stage to activity. It releases anger along with the bile to give us the courage and confidence to act on those plans. And it regulates the strength and flexibility of our tendons, which reflects the way we perceive life.
Viewed within this system, the energy of anger is a natural, healthy emotion that keeps us moving on our path.
Only when it is denied expression does anger turn pathological, giving rise to resentment.
Think about a time in your life when you have pushed your anger down. Explore how that felt. Is there any resentment there? Where do you think that resentment has gone? Is it taking up space in your tissues somewhere in your body?
Now picture a stream. The water is flowing pretty well and at an even pace.
Now picture that a beaver has moved in and built a dam. And now the stream has changed it's course a little in order to keep flowing. You can think of the beaver dam as your resentment. It is an obstruction which is causing a blockage in the flow of your energy. Your body may compensate for this, by redirecting the flow of energy. But how many obstacles are there, causing slow downs and redirecting your energy flow? Is your body experiencing a traffic jam?
Assuming that everything in the material world around us is influenced by consciousness, and in turn expresses consciousness, I would like to talk about the role of anger today, which is associated with Liver/Gallbladder consciousness.
In the Chinese concept of medicine, Liver consciousness is all about planning and organization. It processes and stores experiences in our connective tissue so we can remember our lessons. It generates anger to alert us to an invasion of our boundaries.
The Gallbladder consciousness is all about decisions and motivation. It is the catalyst which gets us moving from the planning stage to activity. It releases anger along with the bile to give us the courage and confidence to act on those plans. And it regulates the strength and flexibility of our tendons, which reflects the way we perceive life.
Viewed within this system, the energy of anger is a natural, healthy emotion that keeps us moving on our path.
Only when it is denied expression does anger turn pathological, giving rise to resentment.
Think about a time in your life when you have pushed your anger down. Explore how that felt. Is there any resentment there? Where do you think that resentment has gone? Is it taking up space in your tissues somewhere in your body?
Now picture a stream. The water is flowing pretty well and at an even pace.
Now picture that a beaver has moved in and built a dam. And now the stream has changed it's course a little in order to keep flowing. You can think of the beaver dam as your resentment. It is an obstruction which is causing a blockage in the flow of your energy. Your body may compensate for this, by redirecting the flow of energy. But how many obstacles are there, causing slow downs and redirecting your energy flow? Is your body experiencing a traffic jam?
The Blood follows the Qi
The Qi follows the Thought
The Thought follows the Spirit
The Spirit follows the Tao
Qi (pronounce chee) is the energy we've been talking about. And Spirit is consciousness. The Tao (pronounce Dow to rhyme with "now") is defined as the unconditional and unknowable source and guiding principle of all reality; the process of nature. It is the absolute principle underlying the universe and is in harmony with natural law, called God or Source Energy by some.
If the blood follows the Qi that would mean that the unobstructed energy flow is very important to the function of your body. So it would seem like a really good idea to identify and clear out those obstructions to get your energy flowing as it was meant to. You can think of a BodyTalk session like a Spring cleaning, where we sort through and identify what emotions, and perceptions are just taking up space. I can help you shift that stuff.
We take on so much in our experience of living.
We take on so much in our experience of living.
If you'd like a Spring cleaning to clear out those obstructions and get your energy flowing the way it was meant to, send me a message using the contact form in the side bar at the top of this page.
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