“Anger is that powerful internal force that blows out the light of reason.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Anger is a powerful energy.
Being afraid of this energy, we often attempt to deny or hide it.
When we cannot contain the energy of anger, we act it out on other people or things.
It’s an energy we experience, physiologically, in the cells of our body.
Inner anger is energy that is “Misdirected” – energy that builds up and is discharged in ways that are self-destructive, self-sabotaging, hurtful and harmful to ourselves and others.
Fire energy For hundreds and thousands of years, Eastern traditions have referred to this energy as “Fire energy.” We are familiar with Western references to this fire energy as, for example, “Heat”, or “Hot”, etc.
The “Fire energy” in and of itself is not “Anger.” The issue is that most folks have never learned how to “Be” with, or contain, their fire energy.
Disempowerment can lead to using “Fire energy” to act out, become pushy, and shoring ourself up with a false sense of bravado that often ends in a “Crisis” of some type.
The antidote to anger Eastern traditions, and Chinese medicine, refer to the element of “Fire energy.” Fire energy is a primal energy i.e., it’s a natural and animated energy contained in the body.
Fire energy is the energy of “Light” wisdom and intuition.
Our fire energy is generated in the abdomen or belly center of our body.
That focus on the belly center can activate the fire energy, and energy work such as Yoga, Tai Chi and martial arts can help to circulate the fire energy throughout the body.
As one experiences thegeneration of the fire energy over time, we slowly become “Energized” with our life force and learn to experience self-love and self-trust.
Over time, we begin to feel the energy of empowerment and find we need less and less external stimulation to feel happy and satisfied.
Fire energy generates the strength, courage and confidence we need to feel empowered, free, open to exploring the “Unknowns” of life and facing life’s challenges and pressures with a sense of equanimity.
Sensing the heat, we make the connection between the heat and our soul nature, our primal and natural tendency to welcome the energy as a healing force – a natural energy of happiness that is our birthright.
The reason we become reactive is that our “Human” part of our self is unable to contain the fire energy and it leaks out in a way that brings us to “Fight against” others and our environment.
When our fire energy is dissipating we feel out of control, that others are giving us a hard time, pushing on us, threatening us in some way, shape or form, and, unable to contain our dire energy, become reactive.
The more we contain our fire energy, the better we can feel centered and disconnect from the pull of others and the less we become “Angry.” Centering leads to self-validation which leads to a greater sense of self-worth and from this place we create a greater capacity to believe in and trust ourselves! Finally, happiness depends on a conscious understanding of why we’re on the planet.
Happiness and satisfaction arise when we douse the heat of anger by consciously containing our fire energy so we can move through life cool, calm and collected.
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