Posted by BarbaraCat on July 25, 2002, at 13:45:50
In reply to Temper tantrums anyone?, posted by BarbaraCat on July 25, 2002, at 0:09:55
Wow, thanks to all of you who have answered thus far. It's really helping me. I too think there is justified rage and one of my favorite images of all time is Jesus weilding his whip in fury at the money changers in the temple. Now there is one righteous dude! It seems the majority of humans have grown far too complacent letting Mama Earth get raped, along with other evils. There's this dark energy, a crunching machine that greedily destroys everything in it's path and sucks people in - the dark side of the Force. It's a real dilemma for me because on one hand I can't just roll over and not feel the sorrow and rage, but on the other hand using hatred and violence (in our actions or in our hearts) just perpetuates that low consciousness and generates more chaos. Every time I've gotten totally enraged recently, it's been for a very excellent reason, a very worthy cause. However, giving power over to uncontrolled fury these days could land you with a law suit or make you look like a menopausal fish wife - just ask my hub. It may feel righteous but I'm not Jesus and I don't know know to make it work for me.
What I really want is to channel this energy into constructive action and creativity. I don't know how yet and it's so hard to do when depressed or not thinking clearly. But I had an amazing dream last night about this wild swirling energy that spoke to me and carried me off into an incredible place. In fact, it brought up a very interesting question that I'm going to present in a new thread. But please, let's continue with this one talking about rage. I'm learning so much from all of you! - BarbaraCat
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