Accessing the purity of primal power.
I'd say we're all pretty conscious of the need for healing of the divine feminine. It's an energy that has been subjugated and mis-treated within society for eons. However, little seems to be said also about the need to heal the divine masculine. And by that, I don't mean to neuter him! I mean to go deeply into the primal male power, to explore the distortions of it, peel them away, to harness the sleeping dragon and unleash it within our lives. It's an awesome energy that's intimately entwined within the DNA of everyone of us. And I'm not just speaking for the guys here, I mean unleashing the primal woman too. When correctly harnessed, the coiled potential resting deep within, can help blaze the trail of our evolutionary journey...
A furnace in the danten
In my earlier years, I've had no shortage of primal power. It was always there for me like a furnace constantly burning within my danten (pelvic region). It helped me greatly in sport, the martial arts, in the military and as a business entrepreneur. It's that ancient energy that won't lay down and die. It's the directing 'gut instinct' that wants to squeeze every last drop from this magical brew called life.
It is totally fearless. Rather it seeks out fear. It wants to expand boundaries and limitation, to break down barriers, to eat and drink-in the fullness of life. It's appetite for living is voracious - indeed the coiled dragon within can be one of our greatest allies on the spiritual journey.
- Why then have we suppressed him so much? How have we done that? And most importantly, how can we heal him again for maximum evolutionary transformation?
The abuse of power
When I speak of 'the dragon', what I'm speaking of is an ancient primal power that is intrinsic in every one of us yet stimulated only to various degrees of awakeness. It is the reptilian aspect of our nature encoded into our DNA. It's seat of power is the colon, but it has a direct connection into the core of our brain and particularly the pituitary gland. When the dragon is fully breathing, we feel enlivened, emboldened, thirsty for life experience.
It's been a much misused and abused energy throughout mankind's history - indeed even before that. It's heritage dates back right to the dinosaurs when even then, it's energy got out of hand with the raw destructive power of the raptors. In my knowing, that's why Gaia's saddened outcry wiped them from the face of the earth in a blaze of falling comets. It's a karmic pain she carries even today, and one which she must soon heal.
We still retain that energy in the field all around us. I believe it's right to say, it is the core frequency of the field all around us, but one that's been heavily abused and distorted. One that's been used to subjugate and control, to pervert and wind-up. It's created the 'matrix' of conditioned fearful and exploitative behaviours. In my knowing, it's that unleashed, distorted and unrestrained brutality that's caused the recent football violence in Egypt that left over seventy people dead.
Positively propelling us into the higher paradigm
No wonder awakening people have wanted to 'dissolve' this very primal aspect of our beingness. The trouble is, you can't dissolve it! You can only suppress and deny it. That's what's been done in society too. Junk food, alcohol, soft drugs, distraction and densitisation has for many put the dragon into a docile slumber.
- But why would we want to wake the dragon up?
Because it has amazing powers that can be of great benevolence. It's a core aspect of us, purposefully designed to blaze a trail through resistant density in the physical plane. And in any case, the field is now transmuting, the dragon in Gaia is reawakening and so will ours too. It cannot be stopped, only harnessed, healed and purified.
When our primal nature is fully purified and activated, it can guide us intuitively to good health and vitality. It can communicate telepathically and it can store and build energy to propel us into astral travel. It's a big part of our full awakening as human beings aligned with Gaia on this planet. As I said earlier, it's a part of her karmic healing just as it is ours. I strongly believe that it is this energy which can help propel her and us into the higher paradigm.
Healing the dragon
Of course these powers have been much distorted within society, for example during wars and generally in times of control and manipulation. They've been used to dominate the divine feminine within us, which we must not let happen again. It doesn't need to be that way. We can heal the dragon and unleash it. Denial of it simply leads to an unfulfilled life, frustration, anger and a limiting cap on our evolutionary growth.
- So how can we heal the Dragon?
We have to get into our earthy primal nature, right into the density of physicality. And there's three key areas to explore: our dietary habits, physical exercise and primal sexual expression. The invitation is to look deeply into these fundamental aspects of human beingness, to honour and express the truth of what's activating for us.... but then also to carefully watch where the dragon becomes distorted, to peel away those distortions and unleash the authentic action at their core.
Let's look briefly at these three areas...
- Diet: There can be few areas in human life where there's so much confusion about what is right and healthy to eat. I'd say a key previously unconsidered factor, will be the degree of dragon activation. For me, as he awakens, I'm rediscovering the need for slightly denser protein based foods, like beans, lentils, and even animal protein such as eggs (for me, meat is still very much off the menu, but it will be for each of us to figure out where it feels right to draw the line). The amazing thing about a truly revitalised colon, is that it can pick the right foods for us - we just have to heal it and get the mind out of the way (Jasmin green tea seems to be great for helping heal the colon).
- Physical exercise: I've observed robust exercise is essential for realigning the reptile DNA. We have to unleash the reins and allow the 'horse to gallop', for only then can it become healthy and strong. But neither do we need to over condition it - vigorous walking in the countryside, with pumping heart and lungs might be sufficient for some. And remember sensitivity needs to be entwined within the musculature, so free flowing yoga might be right for your personal alignment (or indeed Openhand's soulmotion). And when we truly want to 'blow off some steam', maybe even kick boxing or other martial-art-type expression. When we dispense with pent up anger or rage without projecting at others, then the distortions will fall away and the primal power can be positively harnessed in a purely benevolent way.
- Primal sexual expression: clearly this is yet another area within society that's been much maligned. It's created so much unwelcome limitation and taboo for people. I've experienced that between two loving partners of benevolent intent, love making can be passionate and primal yet without distortion. The practice of tantra can heal the dragon, integrating sensitivity with strength, building energy without frustration, pushing the boundaries without breaking them. Tantra can also work even when not in relationship - we simply need to explore personal sensuality and active 'dream-like' imagination.
Getting to know your dragon
I'm getting to know my inner dragon really well now. It's a primal power that's been with me all of my pre-awakened life. It's something I subconsciously distanced myself from following my awakening. It seemed that such passionate behaviour was somehow inappropriate. I'm pleased to say I don't feel that way any more!
As the energetic frequencies within the field change in alignment with our Ascension, it's an energy which we can all make great use of for transforming the distorted density all around us. Yes, as the matrix unravels, it's sure to be used malevolently by those who have not yet mastered or integrated its purity. But that's no reason to fear or deny it within ourselves. All the more reason to explore, heal and harness it for counterbalancing benevolent action.
As our ancient DNA frequencies now activate, I've found my dragon is beginning to open up new creative pathways for me in life. I call him "Douglas", he's fiery but compassionate.
What's yours like?
Chris
PS: If you resonate with what I've written above, I'd ask that you circulate it. I get the sense from benevolence that it's a vital key to the finding harmony in these increasingly turbulent times.
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Comments
Primal movement
4 February, 2012 - 04:19 — Chris BourneOkay so here's something that's always stirred the primal in me - the All Blacks "Haka". Fascinating though to understand what the Haka is really about. When you watch this, I suggest you first read the translation, then watch it again and feel the energy. This is exactly what I mean in saying it's an energy that can be so easily misunderstood and mis-interpreted...
And to balance the above, here's similar primal power but expressed in a more divinely female way - through yogic dance. It is nevertheless very provocative (thanks to Teresa for providing it)...
Thanks!
4 February, 2012 - 07:15 — leiThanks Chris! I got a lot out of this article! It feels like I've been waiting for it for a long time. The title "Healing the wounded Dragon" really speaks to the situation of my life. In fact, it's one of the first questions I posted to you on the forum(http://www.openhandweb.org/awakening_and_realization_masculine_potential). I have to think about this - how to truly step into who I truly am and into my power.
very inspiring
4 February, 2012 - 08:34 — RékaHi Chris,
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oh yeah!
This really was like fresh, fertile spray! WOW! (And sorry for the ambiguity of expression, I do take full responsibility for it, ha-ha
The very fist time you mentioned about the reptile in us as being one of the core aspects of our deepest, most ancient spiritual self, as outrageous as it sounded, I could immediately feel with it. More than that it was like opening a cap closed over some knowing in me, and soon after lots started to bubble up inside me about the topic in the past weeks...
And funny, I started exercising movements like you here...
I really enjoyed the "hara whatever" link too... sent shivers all over my spine! As much as I work a lot with women, I too have a strong "dragonly" energy in me. But God, how many of the poor men of today are cut away from this...
I'm not very coherent right now, but what sticks our right away is how deeply I feel this aspect also suppressed and misundersootd in men (and women), and so often I feel that men in modern society are culturally, physically, emotionally and energetically castrated, and to tell you the truth I believe women have a lot to do with this. As mothers of sons, and wives of husbands we are responsible in how and how much we too are able to support and cherish this aspect developing in our men around us.
This is a huge topic...
I feel, as I always have, that understanding our dragon and sacred femine nature, our deepest manhood and womanhood, is like THE very first step in self-undestanding and in approaching our sdeepest self. Yet, by ignoring our differences (like advocated especially by feminist theorists) took us all away from that.
Thank you so much for this Chris! Definitely these ideas are worth being circulated,
and please do say more about our reptilian background.
Love
Reka
Out of the bag
4 February, 2012 - 08:47 — DavidThis is a really great article Chris. Ever since I started looking into spirituality, I had an inner conflict with expressing my Dragon energy. It seemed that there wasn't a place for that passionate powerful expression type energy. Most of the so called "spiritual masters" that I came across and read about had a very calm demeanor and I accepted that this was how it was to be spiritual. I think that coupled with my genuine sensitivity meant that I have suppressed my inner Dragon a fair degree. I also look back to past experiences where I had perhaps expressed that energy in a distorted way and received a lot of negativity because of it, so instead of finding the authenticity of it, I closed the genuine expression of me down. I wasn't to know any better at the time.
Well, not anymore. These past few weeks have certainly awoken my inner Dragon, he is definitely starting to breath fire again, but he is a bit untamed at the moment and requires a watchful eye.
I had a taste of what can happen when this energy gets out of control only yesterday. I was chainsawing up some wood when I got a little carried away and instead of carefully balancing on that point of power and control, I squeezed the throttle full on and started hacking through the wood like a bit of a mad man. Within a few seconds a knotted piece of wood came flying up and hit me on my safety specs, wow a stern reminder that power is dangerous and consuming without control. And there feels quite a difference between control and denial. To me it feels like allowing the powerful energy to come through but also balancing it with the sensitivity of right action and surrender, a dance between the masculine and feminine energy.
So I have some exploration and possibly a bit of taming to do with my inner Dragon, he is a bit wild, but so happy to be let out the bag.
A convoluted history
4 February, 2012 - 08:56 — Chris BourneYes indeed Reka, our beautiful and sensitive women can so much help the healing of the divine masculine. And it's so necessary. I should also add that for me, the healing of the dragon began whilst not in relationship. My Twin Flame (in the higher realms) helped me to confront some of the deepest distortions I'd held in relation to the divine feminine - it meant that when I found my true soul mate, the connection between us could flow much more smoothly.
And to your other question, where did this reptilian consciousness come from? I don't have the full picture but instead, parts of a jigsaw - so see what I have to say at this stage more metaphorically. In my knowing, the reptilian consciousness is truly ancient in universal terms. It's a powerful warrior energy that spans back to other star systems and originating in the constellation Draco.
The reptilians were 'conquerors of worlds' and had inhabited the planet Nibiru which was then in the Sirius star system. I'd say their own karma drew to them the destruction of Sirius C around 120 million years ago as it exploded into a white dwarf, kicking the remnants of their planet out of Sirius and into the outer reaches of our solar system.
They proceeded into the 4th Dimension, but it was still impossible to avoid the carnage that took place. I faintly recall there being a warning of what was to pass from the highest echelons of consciousness, but for some reason (that I don't have access to yet), the message went awry.
I think it was from this point that the Opposing Consciousness felt 'castigated from heaven' so to speak. And following that, an agreement was made to find a place for them to reincarnate. Earth was chosen and the dinosaurs seeded as a kind of experimental first step.
I've spoken then of the experiment getting carried away leading to Gaia's rejection of them - a primal scream that brought the comet storm that ended their 'reign'. Once more the Annunaki felt abandoned by God, deceived and rejected.
The shattered consciousness formed a field around the earth. And I sense with a great deal of remorse from Gaia, a new idea was hatched - to integrate the consciousness into a new race - the primates. So we're a mix of earth mammalian and ET reptile. Plus other DNA from this planet.
It's not the end of the story though - there are many other convolutions along the line, leading to Homo Sapiens. There's lots for us to resolve energetically and genetically. An unraveling of the two species is now being instigated (at least that's what I'm shown and feel happening). It's the underlying unwinding which is now beginning to shape events across our planet. It will be liberating, but as with any new birth, let's not expect it to be necessarily easy!
I'll feel to be writing about this more in coming days and weeks.
Chris
The hairline trigger
4 February, 2012 - 09:07 — Chris BourneIt's a great posting David - capturing that 'hairline trigger' that I've so often felt in the past.
Fortunately, I found the martial arts a great place to channel that energy, so a good deal of the distortion got peeled away at an earlier stage.
But what I also observed was how the inner tightness of the soul also wanted to control the Dragon - to get more from it. So as I yearned to get my Karate Black Belt, the ray 1 warrior energy in me stifled that very energy I was seeking to unleash - I was physically efforting too much.
Actually it wasn't until I woke up and integrated the divine feminine into my Karate practice that I made a sudden quantum leap into a new relaxedness together with an extra 'warp speed' that took things into a whole new dimension.
That was until my very last Karate session, on the very last move, I was given to look down. My treasured black belt simply unwound itself and fell off - "don't need that then anymore" - the universe was speaking!
It was on that very day that soulmotion took off. How glad am I.
Chris
A perfect blend?
4 February, 2012 - 09:25 — Chris BourneSo here's blending the divine masculine and feminine into perhaps the most evolved martial art Aikido. "You can't touch this"...
Dragon
4 February, 2012 - 09:31 — JoschiDear Chris,
What a valuable article, thank you!
There is a dragon for every one of us waiting to be awakened and to free him in ourself. Most of the dragons have been kept sleeping and many people are still afraid of its power and potential.
However, the dragons are good compagnions of us, never abusing their powers or wisdom and never letting us down. It is about us to handle this to the good.
We now need this strength and support especially to change this "material" world here on gaya but also to achieve higher consciousness on higher levels.
Most of the time, I find that the biggest hurdle to trust and recover the dragon is our karmic wounds. They are deeply rooted mainly in our mental, emotional and karmic body. And often, even our incarnated soul is wounded in this regard.
I am confident, that with your help, many will be able to unleash and trust their inner dragon soon.
all the best
Joerg
The monkey and the dragon
4 February, 2012 - 10:33 — someoneHow fascinating!
I definitely feel all the symptoms of the dragon awakening during recent month or two.
For example, my intake of eggs went from 2 a month to 2-4 a week. And I definitely had cravings for hummus, lentils and beans. And in general, my appetite grew tremendously.
I so misinterpreted it all.
In addition, I went back to martial arts training two months ago and started to exercise much more vigorously, in addition to my daily morning yoga practice. And even yoga became more warriory and kung fu like looking
And the sexuality... well. Yep. All that. sometimes it felt almost like hunting. I thought it's some perverted form of neediness, but it appears it's just all part of the same energy. Beautiful! (if worked with properly)
I was and am also experiencing anger, frustration, hatred, violent visions, feeling as if I am disempowered, suppressed, abandoned, punished, all those things.
So during these months I just honored what I felt and didn't reject any of that.
I felt this combination of energies so many times during my life, and I only now get to actually understand, work and integrate them. Thank you so much. Every time I am amazed to discover how mental body can interfere and interrupt integration processes. It's so important sometimes to know what is going on more or less!
But interestingly, at the same time, I feel that this energy is not coming alone. It feels like I am not only integrating this part, but also make peace between it and another parts of me, like the more earthy part.
Maybe this has to do with the monkey stuff I posted lately? Making peace between the reptilian and the primate parts? (these ET guys and earth's parts of me?)
So in terms of diet it takes form of eating a lot of fruits and greens, but also a lot of nuts and much more eggs than before.
In terms of training: yoga, something like tribal dancing and a more vigorous/muscular/warriory exercise intermixing. If you look at me during yoga, for example, then you get a male and female switching all the time: getting rigid, warriory, letting the eyebrows come together, making fists and then, a moment after - softening, pouring like water, then getting into the male again. Interesting.
And sexuality: I don't judge myself if I feel like 'sniffing' around and looking (at both men and women) and feel the energies unraveling, but I keep it all to myself. No projection or 'hooking' people. I just feel it all within myself and allowing the energy to move freely. Usually it turns from some rigid restricted lump (accompanied with the tightness in the chest) into a dissipating, pleasant and relieving flows. Also I keep it 'clear'. No interpretation, judgment, etc. What works for me is to experience it all as clear and as it is as possible, and soften into it.
Now that I am looking at the energies, it seems that the 'dragon'-part is more hunting, more aggressive and active. And the monkey part is kinda playful, lazy and I donnow, funny
Till now these two didn't sit so well together.
Like the more gentle and playful part feels abused and intimidated by the other, whereas the dragon part is very unsatisfied and irritated with this 'laziness'.
Hmmmm Definitely a lot to explore.
Thanks again!
xxx
(And always nice to meet someone new. Hullo, Douglas, welcome to the OH web hhhh)
The meaning of Douglas
4 February, 2012 - 14:34 — someoneI was curious why Douglas, so I checked on it in wiki:
"Linguistically, Douglas is derived from the Gaelic elements: dubh, meaning "dark, black"; and glas, meaning "stream" (also a derivative of glas, meaning "grey").
Dark stream? Somewhat spooky
Knowing the dragon
4 February, 2012 - 17:13 — The Other DavidGreat topic Chris,
I have always supressed, what I experienced as "dark" and "agressive" in me - untill I met a tantra teacher from Bristol who does some amazing men's work I can highly recommend. He brought me in contact with the purity of this energy. It was very suprised, but once we had shed of all the layers of distortion I could see the reality of the energy: pure firey passionate joyous life-energy. Just absolutely beautiful!
I worked with it for a while and it did miracles! So nourishing for the body. But then distortions misused the enourmous power I suddenly had - wich made me afraid of it again and I somehow buried it under the carpet once more.
Now it is knocking on my door again because it really wants to be integrated. And I need that energy a lot I can feel, especially my body is starving. There is such a huge reservoir of untapped energy! As I have been working with it I could feel the immense poetential and possibilies of it.
Interessting you mention haka - I have been doing that at the time. Here is a guy that does a much more ray1/ray2 balanced haka: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7Wf-mQYicE
What helped me too was working with Voice: To express all the ugly, grunty, screamy stuff and just have fun with being a totally 'wild animal'. Especially in a group of men it can unleash the dragon big time and be really beautiful to see when the energy reaches purity and becomes passionate joy.
Also while dancing and making love we tend to hold the voice back a lot, the dragon (and all involved) seems to like it a lot if we express totally. It is lik letting a bird out of a cage.
Also as Chris and I have discussed recently, it seems to be the dragon energy that opens us up to some psychic abilities (wich one might not think). This is even scientifically so. Synchronistically I stumpled across this quote in one of my all time favourite books "The magical child" by Joseph C. Pearce:
"I prefer the term 'primary perception' to extrasensory perception because all those functions arise from a primary process within us. [...]Primary perceptions are bonds with the earth, the natural interrelations of the hologram. Primary perceptions are as biological as any other form of perception and are most surely genetic to our species, rather then space-age esoterica or spiritual gifts, and they are clearly developmental, as all intelligence is. Recent evidence shows that psychic phenomena [...] relate directly to the old brain and cerebellum.[...] The old brain is not personal as such, it moves deep into our material grounds of being."
At least some of psychic phenomena would be "body intelligence" then - what amazing instruments bodies are!
I am really enthusiatic to let the dragon out of the cage now
David
unleashed power
4 February, 2012 - 18:37 — RékaHello David,
yes, thank you! You raise a very important point... (quote)
"But then distortions misused the enormous power I suddenly had - which made me afraid of it again and I somehow buried it under the carpet once more."
and it relates also to what I wanted to write back to Chris (an why often men can connect to this power better when women are not around)...
When I said we women have a role in how much dragon energy is cultivated in ourselves and in men, what I meant was really that most of the time we don't...! On the contrary, women (too) are in big part responsible for this power being suppressed around us.
How important it is to have a 'real' father figure at home... I see so many young teenage boys who either go "girly", or the other extreme when they cannot deal with this power which then becomes destructive to themselves, their lives, and the people around...
And then of course what happens is exactly what you say David: we learn to fear it, we are scared of it and finally dump it, "too dangerous! Fire, fire!!"
Yes, this is when the dragon breathes fire...
It would be so nice to step by step learn to help each other, men and women, AND learn within our own male and female aspects to let each other blossom...
something like this...
I also have a personal story of how awakening the dragon, and (not wanting to confuse things here too much) with it also the kundalini serpent can go "out of control" = meaning: soul might be "out of breath" to cope with what comes with it all
and I am still in recovery mode.
Of course it is not as simple as how much (or how little) well-balanced (or out of control) fire you've got in your life, but in my experience also how it starts manifesting in your life's everyday events, because dragon energy does speed things up, and I feel its fire has a lot to do with burning our karma, and Gosh at what speed...
Another interesting point is that during this time I came across snakes 4 times: one time I stepped barefoot literally right next to, "bite-distance" of a mountain snake, who just looked at me but did not bite, as I was told later (the guy next to me almost fainted, they are pretty lethal). Then here in the middle of top urban Budapest, in the park next to our home, a snake came up to me at dusk, simply to show itself, then a snake almost dropped onto my shoulder in our garden from a bush branch, I jumped away, and last time, I was literally swimming together with a water snake (not poisonous here in Hungary), and we were just looking each other in the eye in the middle of the lake.
All this in the course of less than 2 years. Never before came across snakes in my life... I definitely feel it is more than coincidence.
I have a very deep respect, and fear towards them still...
And referring back to David's last quote, funny how much whenever in my birth preparation classes I talk about hormonal background of birth, I try to explain the ideas by simplifying it to talking about our evolved neo-cortex and the more important reptile brain... This to might be an interesting topic to investigate: at birth and at heightened states of awareness, the "more evolved" primate brain and the deeper set reptile brain come more into balance...
Very interesting thread! Great! .-)
huge force!
love to all
Reka
P.S.: and I don't even have time now to comment on the significance of the SOUND!! but YES!
Suppression or preservation?
4 February, 2012 - 19:14 — someoneTo tell the truth, I see it all a bit differently. I don't understand the relation to women who suppressed the masculine power and vice versa.
In my view/interpretation/feeling the suppression is a side effect of the dissonance, nothing more. It's like two different powers find it hard to balance each other and when one tries to express it somehow happens on the other's account. Or, in other words, it's like a reaction that is still propagating. It's a mess, no balance, the reagents look as if they are attacking each other, etc etc But the truth is that it's just a reaction. We're lucky that chemicals don't interpret the processes they are undergoing, otherwise we wouldn't get diffusion of our teas
I think that actually both feminine and masculine energies are suppressed because they are distorted and in this form can't coexist and balance each other.
Anything can cause the suppresion of the distorted energies, like... distortions hhh, conditioning and so on.
For example, different masculine aspects can suppress the dragon, like too much focus, too much discipline... And vice versa, certain female energy aspects can be suppressed by other female aspects.
So I don't see it so simple as just two opposite energies pushing and suppressing each other, but as a much more complicated dynamics between all the various aspects of both feminine and masculine. Throw a couple of identities in there and distractions and that's it. Bye bye peace and love.
If I extrapolate it onto the external physical world, then again, I personally don't see any sex-oriented features.
Example: my mother and sister suppressed my dragon in my teens, they called me crocodile! a monster! And I later tortured my ex-husband by trying to suppress his feminine part and activate the masculine (by force). And of course, men's dragons who are suppressing the dragons in women so they can feel more men.
But this suppression happened just because in all the cases these energies were out of control, there is no driver in the car. And when there is no driver, then what this energies can do is a disaster (both feminine and masculine). So I believe all these suppression happened for a reason at the time, until recently, and now, as the whole system is shifting, some of us can come and hold the wheel more or less, so we have some more freedom.
What I am trying to say that if there is no driver, then suppression might be a good balancing mechanism to hold the system more or less balanced. And the degree of freedom depends on the ability to balance the energy.
So I would say that hiding the dragon under the carpet could actually be a good thing to do for a while, until there are other aspects developing enough to balance the energy.
I somehow don't have this tendency to 'dramatize', and really see the purpose of all these things that happened and are happening now. At least this is how I feel. That it's all ok and this is part of the evolution. And I just look at what is presenting itself now. What is old and what is new, no right and wrong, no victims or evil predators, nobody suppressed anybody unless he/she wanted to be suppressed. And if so, then what suppression are we talking about? I'd rather call it preservation... for better times ;D Like today? Hhhhh
And feeling are another story
I kinda separate facts from feelings. So if I feel anger, frustration and sadness because I was called a monster, then I don't say I was suppressed, but look where I don't accept this part of me and why and what's the new way to be.
Healing the divine masculine
4 February, 2012 - 19:46 — Trinity BourneThis is awesome!
I'm lost for words.
This energy within us all, so important to honour.
I enjoyed an amazing evening of Polynesian dance last week and out of the multitude of different beautiful arts, my favourite (miles above) was the Maori Haka. I'll see if I can up load the video I shot.
x
So many insightful points
4 February, 2012 - 22:04 — DavidSo many insightful points being raised.
As you mentioned David the voice and vocal expression feel a large part of honouring this energy. I can feel how I have not given voice to this primal energy through fear of judgement and related consequences. So many times I have felt the energy arise, but due to the distorted way it has come out in the past, I daren't let it out again.
And I do find it easier to honour when I am around men. I have felt the impact it can have on women, particularly sensitive ones, and rather than cause them discomfort, I have tended to dissolve it and find more feminine expression, and in doing so, denied a strong natural expression. It's really great to be able to understand this more.
David
The hidden danger in the dragon
5 February, 2012 - 00:56 — Chris BourneOkay, so at this point I'm feeling to mention something very important about the exploration of our primal nature. I feel briefly to talk about the hidden danger within the dragon.
Reka you said...
"I came across snakes 4 times: one time I stepped barefoot literally right next to, "bite-distance" of a mountain snake, who just looked at me but did not bite, as I was told later (the guy next to me almost fainted, they are pretty lethal)"
And someone also spoke in the thread about the 'predatory nature' of the dragon. I think the universe is synchronistically inviting us to confront the darker side of this energy at this point in the thread, in order that we may know how to unwind it should it appear on our path.
This all relates to how the power of the dragon has been subverted through distorted temptation. To me this is the Biblical metaphor that tempted Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden and whom 'God' then caused to 'crawl on its belly' thus becoming the snake.
As the power of the dragon activates, we're sure to encounter blind spots - grey areas - where the primal energy can go too strongly into over-drive.
In essence, we are encouraged to always observe our motivation for action when exerting primal energy. There are always benevolent boundaries beyond which not to cross. If at any point our energy becomes overtly manipulative, threatening or even predatory, then we know we're crossing the 'line in the sand' and there's the invitation to unwind that energy within.
Or if we find ourselves drawing darker energy from the surrounding field, again we can unwind it within. Personally if I find such 'dark arts' attacking me or others, I bring my attention to it, feel my own purity of intention, and unwind the darker energy in a rising spiral through my body. I unwind it, up, through and out. I'm clear within myself that such energy is only a mental projection and therefore I have the mental capacity to heal it. The 'black snake' becomes a benevolent green one instead.
If we pay attention to these boundaries, then we'll have a healthy exploration of the dragon energy without subverting it or being subverted by it.
Chris
Chinese year of the dragon
5 February, 2012 - 08:09 — Trinity BourneHow synchronistic...
I have just learned that 2012 is the 'year of the dragon', which turned just over a week ago. Seems a very potent time for this energy to come in to our awareness.
x
Riding the wave
5 February, 2012 - 08:13 — Chris BourneIt doesn't surprise me (about being the year of the Dragon - although I didn't know).
There's a wave that is rising here. Somehow I seem to be riding a surf board on it.
I can also kind of see where its going. And it's a big wave - a hundred footer.
Time for change!
Chris
Raaaaaaaaaa!(Brian, tender
5 February, 2012 - 13:45 — Jamie BanksRaaaaaaaaaa!(Brian, tender and raucous). It's a juicy journey back to heaven for me in reclaiming this energy. Love that you are riding this wave Chris and thank you for your insights into the reptilian aspect; just yesterday I was playing with a three year old boy and his toy dinosaur crushing everything in its wake!
J
Another vote here for the power of a men's group (for the men, I can't comment on women's groups unfortunately!), doing ecstatic dance with men really opened up a gateway for me into this earthy masculine bliss which I've been exploring ever since. And thank you Teresa for suggested the yoga video, I've been wondering what it would look like for a woman to healthily express that primal energy and that was really inspiring to see. (Incidentally I resonated more with the rugby haka than the 'balanced' haka, even though he felt more open in his feminine his masculine lacked something in its oomph for me
Something to consider
5 February, 2012 - 16:19 — Chris BourneLOL!!! I agree entirely with you about the Haka Jamie
(great to connect with you again by the way - was wondering where you'd got to).
When the All Blacks begin, the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end. It's then that I know I'm really alive.
Actually we had been considering doing some separate men's and women's work here at Openhand. I've resisted up to now. A big part of me thinks that we all have these energies whether male or female. I love finding the balance in mixed groups.
Sometimes I know it might be felt that the guys could go deeper into aspects like this by themselves (the women deeper into other aspects). But then I'm reminded of a military exercise I once went on, which was with an Officer Trainer Corps and a mixed platoon of women and men. The conditions were absolutely atrocious. Freezing cold rain, snow, heavy exercise, little food, little sleep. Very primal indeed! It was only a very active inner Dragon that could keep you going.
By the end of the exercise, most of the guys had been evacuated out, but not one woman had. The level of primal endurance was breath taking.
Perhaps then, what we really need to do is to organise work according to the soul ray harmonic? So men and women with a more gentle ray 2 vibration working together sometimes and others with the more primal masculine ray 1 aspect working together sometimes? Something to consider I guess.
Chris
Spot on!
5 February, 2012 - 17:52 — matthewThanks chris and all contributors on sharing this topic. I have learnt to fear this energy after over using as a child and am currently looking to transform this into appreciation and gratitude with a selection of similar approaches. Martial arts i feel will work for me, No more excuses very helpful to see the reflections looking back at me. much love
matt xx
Kiiiaaaaaa
5 February, 2012 - 22:52 — someoneHow I love to kick that punchbag!
I am not sure I am a woman sometimes. Mirror says I am every day, but when I don't look, I lose gender. I feel like some androgenic creature and switch fast between the feminine and masculine mode.
Doctor, is it normal? :S hhh
Healing the Dragon
6 February, 2012 - 01:44 — tonyaThis is all very interesting! I too have been on a journey with Dragon in the past few weeks. S/he has been appearing in my inner eye – and this is unusual for me – usually it is traditional (third-dimensional) animals that choose to come to me in this way.
I have also been discussing Dragon and her influence with other people, both on and offline. Quite clearly, Dragon is wanting to be more part of my life now. And I welcome her.
For me, Dragon is the power of my sexuality, the voice of truth that rings out from my soul, the core passion rising from my heart when I see or feel injustice, the life force rising from the most primal part of my being. I feel s/he is helping me do my work effectively in this world.
And I very much relate to these words in your original article, Chris, re Dragon: 'It's that ancient energy that won't lay down and die. It's the directing 'gut instinct' that wants to squeeze every last drop from this magical brew called life.
'It is totally fearless. Rather it seeks out fear. It wants to expand boundaries and limitation, to break down barriers, to eat and drink-in the fullness of life. It's appetite for living is voracious - indeed the coiled dragon within can be one of our greatest allies on the spiritual journey.' This is very much how I experience it.
Also: 'I strongly believe that it is this energy which can help propel her [Gaia]and us into the higher paradigm.' This resonates with me at the moment.
I feel too that as we heal and befriend the dragon inside, the more comfortable we become with this energy and the less we try to suppress it, both in ourselves and others. I still attract some people who seek to shut down or suppress my dragon – so perhaps this suggests that I still have a degree of discomfort around my own dragon energy (though there are a good number of people around me who are energised, catalysed and inspired by it too).
In Arthurian legend, of course, as I rather synchronistically learned when I switched on BBC iPlayer tonight and found a relevant episode of Merlin: In an effort to wipe out magic in his kingdom, Uther, king of Camelot reputedly had all dragons killed but one, which he imprisoned in a cave deep beneath the city of Camelot, 'as an example'. I can think of nothing more sad than a chained dragon: all that awesome power and potential stifled!
Of course, this dragon then became a friend and ally of Emrys (AKA Merlin), who eventually freed it, harnessed its power for good - and the rest is history (or, at least, well-trodden myth)!
I'm becoming quite passionate about Dragon: I think I might start a Save the Dragon campaign! And it's exciting that 2012 is Year of the Dragon, too. Roll on!
The Haka
6 February, 2012 - 07:13 — Trinity BourneI've just uploaded the Haka on my You Tube channel. I shot the video last week during a wonderful evening of Polynesian dance here in Hawaii. How appropriate that it was the one art that stirred my soul the most. It evokes something incredibly primal...
Haka Energy
6 February, 2012 - 08:07 — DavidGreat video Trin, I can see your little magic touches!
I added a bit more Haka energy to the soulmotion session I did this morning,
WOW, I feel really alive, pulsing with energy, HAAH
David
dragon in the martial arts
6 February, 2012 - 08:13 — leiProbably not entirely appropriate but I have found this Chinese video/song captures quite well how this fiery dragon energy feels like (to me). It reminds me of my deceased dad (the essence of him) and how much I miss him.
And here's when the martial arts becomes more evolved..
on fire
6 February, 2012 - 12:09 — Benawesome article! thanks Chris. It really speaks to me.
I find nature can be a great way to connect with the dragon energy, as well as the more surrendered energy. Attuning to the elements for example, I might experience a blend of the two, sometimes more 'warrior', though often more ray 2. I felt inspired by the surfing video. Wow, what a wave! awesome.
I loved the dynamic movement in the other videos too. they felt 'charged'!
thanks
Ben
Yin and Yang
6 February, 2012 - 12:22 — DavidWhat I observed during my session this morning was that in 'surrendering' into the movements there was actually a degree of dragon/warrior energy involved in the surrendering. It seems you can't separate the two, one of them might be dominant at any one time but if you are really true to the energy that is arising, then they are both active simultaneously.
And vice versa, driving my car to the garage, well not my car it is borrowed, more like a rocket powered rollerskate!. Fast cars have always stimulated my warrior energy, with quite destructive consequences.
Anyway, as I was driving this morning my dragon energy was very strong, and what I observed was, if I was aligned with the flow of the moment then the power was there, wielded like a sword, but also with a degree of surrender and control, which was feeling out the right action of the moment. On one stretch of road, the warrior energy slightly got the better of me, and as I accelerated hard down the road, I observed that the warrior had dominated the divine feminine aspect, and mis-aligned me with the moment.
So in my understanding it is about the honouring the balance of both these divine energies.
David
divine dance
6 February, 2012 - 12:47 — BenHi David
I liked your examples. I also feel the two are 'divinely entwined'. Like two spiraling snakes. I think it was either kung fu or tai chi which was inspired by observing a crane and a snake fighting. Neither one was able to overcome the other. There was a fine blend of masculine and feminine energies. I imagine it like a dance.
I think there's some guilt associated with the dragon energy, understandably maybe. I get a sense that while the divine feminine was suppressed on the surface (in society), it was maintained and enriched at a deep level, almost as part of its nature. At the same time maybe, the 'dragon' was weilded on the surface for many centuries in a distorted way, while being constrained or limited at a deeper level. So in some ways it might be easier to unveil the divine feminine when its not being suppressed, than to truly express the authentic divine warrior.
As they come through more authentically I see that they dance together.
thanks
Ben
Masterpiece healing!
6 February, 2012 - 15:51 — TeresaThis is a masterpiece of a healing article Chris! Manna from the heavens. So much insight to draw from and cosmic cleansing, healing to happen in times ahead….a redirection, a change of perception and energetic flow, whilst retrieval of its awesome power in its pureness..
This primal energy though can also be very confrontational, intimidating, it can feel like ‘’devouring’’, ‘’raw’’ provoking the survival instinct. Real animal smell basic instinct. So there is a hidden danger. This I feel needs to be harnessed and watched which Chris speaks about today .......
It has indeed been so wrongly misunderstood, distorted by men (and women) throughout the ages and gotton out of hand. But I don’t feel it’s entirely our fault. Forgiveness, I feel plays a huge role in this between men and women, amongst men and men and women and women, to cast away the judgements and heal . So good to have a clear light shed upon this wonderous Dragon.
A challenge to humanity to be tender but fierce in our creative energetic productivity……
Thank-you Chris ! Manna from the heavens!!
Healing the dragon within relationships
6 February, 2012 - 16:04 — Chris BourneGlad you enjoyed it Teresa.
Yes you're so right. There's much healing to be done with regards the wounded dragon - especially within relationships. It would be great if we could truly learn how to hold the space for one another to explore these issues. Understandably there's a good degree of reticence at times, but now it really feels like we can start to put that limitation behind us and truly explore.
It's so incredibly liberating to open into these issues that s often would be buried under heaps of 'spiritual correctness'.
Time to find out who we really are!
Chris
yogic dance--truely beautiful
22 February, 2012 - 23:16 — BredaInteresting article Chris.
How far I feel from the purity and simplicity of my true nature at times, and you speaking of our primal nature and watching Teresa's beautiful yogic dance stirs a deep longing in my soul to live a life that is free, pure and beautiful.
Is it possible to achieve at this time Chris,or am I just wanting to escape from what needs to be faced.
Distortions in male-female energy within my partnership is a predominant issue for me.Feel that I need to centre myself more in my own feminine power,and feel very drawn to these yogic movements.
Breda
Re
23 February, 2012 - 10:01 — TeresaHi Breda.
It was not actually my dance, but one that I was deeply drawn to and resonated with the story expression. I am sure there are yogic dance classes in your area, or other types of dance like 5 rhythms to find parts of self wanting to emerge,and to be refound, at least that's where my path is going. Who knows perhaps Openhand will start to incorporate these yogic movements ...a kind of interwined soul motion kind of thing.
And there is nothing stopping you to put on some music for a few mins a day and moving in your flow.
To freedom and expression of the unhindered soul !
Deep consciousness movement
23 February, 2012 - 11:03 — Chris BourneInteresting you say that Teresa, there is a free flowing part to soulmotion which takes people into movements like this. In fact it kind of developed itself from combinations of yoga, tai chi and martial arts warm up routines.
And yes, I too have a great deal of admiration for 5 rhythms - there are some similarities with what we do.
Chris
yogic dance
24 February, 2012 - 00:05 — BredaHi Teresa
This dance stirred something in me that feels ancient,primitive but so very grounding.
Unlike free form expression,I feel the dancer was tapping into Source and intimately expressing Beauty, Strength and Truth.
I will explore this area of creative expression.
Thank you.
Dragon
28 February, 2012 - 21:49 — Brian LeeHi Chris,
This article, which is how I became aware of you, is really powerful! I am a dragon; born in the year of and the hour of according to Chinese Astrology as well as under the fire star. Learning how to deal with this energy has been quit a challenge and your perspective has truly informed and enhanced my understanding of it. I'm realizing that I need to be very disciplined and take great responsibility for my actions, habits, thoughts, feelings, etc. Instead of feeling burdened by this energy (I am) shifting to feeling blessed by it. The time to heal the wounded Dragon is NOW!!
Thank you!!
Brian
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