(07-05-2011, 07:35 AM)3DMonkey Wrote: I can honestly say that the following exercise does work. I tried it for the first time last year. Something stirred anger in me. I followed the advice to intensify the anger in mind, and I did it for quite some time, UNTIL, finally, acceptance was literally achieved. The coolest thing happened with that experience for me. The very moment, I mean within five minutes, that I truly achieved the acceptance, I was contacted by the person with which I felt the anger- he contacted me with love and apology.
I've had that happen too, actually a number of times! Not always within 5 minutes, but within a few days...people I hadn't spoken to in years suddenly reappeared. And sometimes issues got resolved the very same day I did the acceptance. Very powerful!
(07-05-2011, 07:47 AM)3DMonkey Wrote: What I 'get' from this exercise is that verbal expressions is "funneling this energy into a practical means of venting the negative aspect of this emotion ". To me, that goes along with, my favorite, breaking stuff or punching a wall, etc.
Many therapies (such as Rebirthing) utilize physical expression as a way to defuse the negative energy in a harmless way. I think as long as it's not directed at anyone, but vented harmlessly (like hitting a pillow or punching bag) the physical release can be cathartic. But that is in addition to, not instead of, the mental exercise.
(07-05-2011, 07:47 AM)3DMonkey Wrote: So, yes, I purposely used it all in my mind. This is not suppression. Suppression is to push it down mentally and forget about it. NO! The idea is to "intensify" mentally. I went over it and over it and over it. And when I wanted to be done with it and move on with my thoughts, I dug deep and went over it again, and again. I promise you, it worked for me, there was an actual point when the energy changed, transformed, and my perspective was uncanny acceptance for all that I was angry about. I was able to completely see the other as self at that point. .... Low and behold, the universal energy answered back for me (probably some time/space positive 4Ds involved)
Exactly! I would add to that, that, at the same time, I focus on my choice to transmute the anger into love/acceptance/forgiveness. While I'm feeling the intensity of the anger, I'm also consciously choosing to transmute it.