Anger and Rage in Times of Crisis & How to Use These Energies for Transformation

Piercing The Veil of Reality

By Bernhard Guenther

There are multiple energies at work currently that trigger our “stuff”. On a global level, there is the collective “death anxiety” and fear frequency because of the Coronavirus “pandemic” and the resulting lockdown/social distancing/self-isolation. Even if we’re not consciously aware of our emotions/body, it all affects us subconsciously and thus can trigger our deepest fears and suppressed wounds/traumas, especially suppressed anger/rage which often first comes up as little “annoyances” and frustrations with others and circumstances. Obviously, we see that playing out with the high level of “loosh” we see on social media lately as well, with people constantly getting triggered by one another (more so than usual).

A somatic therapist my partner Laura studied with compared the current situation of the world-wide lockdown and people self-isolating with a wild animal being caged. Our instinctual animal self doesn’t like to be caged and will fight against it. We all have this “wild animal” within us, but it’s unconscious, very suppressed, domesticated and “civilized” with decades (and lifetimes) of suppression, repression and armoring. And now even more pressure is being put on that “inner animal” which just wants to roam free.

Hence, we/people are easier triggered, annoyed, and reactive which can manifest in all kinds of ways, usually via projecting the suppressed rage/anger on to others, be it from just being annoyed, passive-aggressiveness, to full-on lashing out, insulting others, ad hominem attacks, or even physical violence (which is starting to happen as well, as we see with the increase of domestic violence). There is also internalized suppressed rage/anger of being lied to, for the body KNOWS the truth, but for most people, this is all happening unconsciously.

Then there are more and more people wearing masks which also has a profound effect on our psyche/animal nature as well. When you go out and see everyone with masks on you cannot see the person’s facial expression fully, hence your body will contract because it doesn’t know if it’s “friend or foe”, becoming way more suspicious and afraid of others. On a basic somatic level, it keeps the body/nervous system in fight & flight or freeze because it is constantly perceiving “danger” (unconsciously) by not being able to “read” another person due to the mask.

Unless you are aware of your body sensations, emotions, and track your nervous system much of this fear will also happen on unconscious levels, which creates more trauma via the constant need to suppress emotion, as we all are suddenly being made to adjust to this new Orwellian world.

On a metaphysical/occult level, occult/entity interferences also increase by tagging into these suppressed wounds and their resulting triggers so they can feed off of the reactive projected emotional “loosh” as we fight/blame/argue with each other.

However, as I’ve said before, this is also an OPPORTUNITY for alchemical transformation via consciously engaging in shadow work. The mud and forces of the unconscious and the underworld are rising up; all that you/I/we have suppressed (fears, wounds, and traumas) ARE coming to surface, begging to be integrated, healed, and transmuted so we can “ascend” to a higher state of Being while transforming the world as embodied frequency anchors.

We need to be spiritual warriors in these times for there are much bigger universal forces at play (which we have no control over) but we CAN use these energies as friction for inner transformation. That is the bigger lesson here in light of the evolution of consciousness.

I’m not implying that it’s as easy as just reading this status update. I know I have my own triggers/projections and can act mechanically at times and am still learning my lessons. It’s a process. There is a lot of anger/rage in the air right now and people who have no spiritual/psychological foundation and have never engaged in any sincere self-work but only focus externally will have the hardest time to process the emotions that are arising in the collective field.

And processing suppressed anger/rage is not easy. You want to neither suppress it nor not project it onto others, for that will just feed the hostile forces and will keep the trauma within your body as well as increase the karmic load for your soul.

Purified anger, on the other hand, is a powerful creative force!

Here are some very basic suggestions on how to deal with anger, all of which I use and have used at different times:

Dance at home! Put on some of your favorite music, something that gets you fired up and allows you to consciously tap into your anger and then “sweat out your demons” via dance as Gabrielle Roth (founder of 5Rhythms) used to say. Let your body express how you feel! Uninhibited! Fucking let go!
The good old “punch a pillow/couch” or if you have a punching bag, even better.
Scream! Yep, scream as loud as you can, ideally into a pillow (so your neighbors don’t get freaked out/worried). Let out your frustration and pain. Scream while dancing, even better! Or scream in your car (not while driving, please). A good scream can do wonders for your well-being.
Express your anger in any other creative way, make music, play drums, painting, journaling, etc. But the more you can get your body involved and process it somatically the better.

The point is to express anger CONSCIOUSLY without projecting it on someone else.

And have fucking fun with it too! ROARRRR!!!

Once you process your pent up unconscious anger/rage, feelings of sadness, shame, guilt, and fear may come up after. That is because anger is actually a surface emotion, a protective layer covering up deeper unconscious pain/trauma/wounds.

Allow yourself to feel those feelings too via somatically tapping into your body, disengaging from the mind, thoughts, and stories. Allow yourself to cry and grief and give love, compassion, and acceptance to these parts in yourself you have denied, shunned and rejected.

Hug it all in and hug yourself!

Much love to you all!
Bernhard

Laura Matsue and I will go much deeper into all of that and more in our upcoming 4-week online course “Shadow Work, Trauma, and Occult Forces” starting this Saturday on April 11th (Enrollment closes on Friday, April 10th). For more information click below: