A CONCEPT CALLED CATHARSIS

[Ms Tercy Lonan]

A CONCEPT CALLED CATHARSIS: There is a concept called catharsis which is to give free expression and to identify and release your feelings through some expressive manner. This more feminine method is an essential tool to have, for by being given expression a lot of the negativity can be released. This is important because a lot of people stuff these negative feeling and emotions but do not master them. In other words it seems like self-mastery, but it is not. The negative feeling are controlled but are still manifesting in the subconscious mind. So in this case, it is better to give them some controlled creative expression (hitting a pillow, screaming) rather than hold all the negative energy inside oneself. We do not want to indulge our feelings and emotions, and we do not want to live in a state of repression and suppression. Self-mastery does not mean repression. It means self-mastery so one can properly integrate one’s feelings and emotions. Now, there is the issue of the inner child. Our inner child is very connected to our feeling nature, and playful and fun side of ourselves. Many people do not properly integrate and parent the inner child, which causes the feeling nature to often suffer from low esteem, lack of self-love and/ or the inner child acting out in inappropriate ways. The inner child is a very important aspect of self and should not be allowed to run one’s life but definitely needs to be honored and integrated into a healthy, functioning psychospiritual system. If the inner child is denied or ignored, this tends to have a repressive effect on our feeling nature. If we let the inner child run us then that will cause our feelings and emotions to be out pf control and run by the negative ego. Wish you a Great day with love & light to all my Divine Friends. Tercy