Most of us never think of ourselves as having rage. We’re too polite for that. When we see instances of it play out, it shocks us. Actions of rage are usually swift and often barbaric in their execution. I knew someone who once told me she would never kill anyone. I think that’s true for most of us, except if the circumstances were different, our viewpoint on the matter might change depending on who you are and what you believe in. My belief is that rage can be stored in us. It builds over time until one day, one circumstance, and boom. We might be able to direct it, we might not.

What does this have to do with metaphysics? Everything is energy. That means each of us has a store of uncontrollable energy, chaotic energy that may or may not be directed or channeled for positive intention. It may also silently be working against us and sabotaging our efforts to create abundance and prosperity for ourselves without us being aware of it. It also functions as a filter for your life, potentially screening out the people and things that might be good for you.

How this article came about is through my own experience. I’m a nice person, or so I like to think, but things around me annoy, anger, and frustrate me. Things, situations, and people I can’t do anything about get on my nerves. Whatever I can’t ignore gets stored as anger and rage. The stash I had started years ago as a kid and has been building ever since. I never gave it any thought, as this was just a part of who I was. It wasn’t until I started doing shadow work that I noticed that I had rage stored up. Let me clarify: this was not annoyance or anger. This was blind, 100% burn-the-house-down rage. This was “take a knife to everything you own” rage. I noticed it flared up when I was driving. Someone did something stupid, and fire flared up in my chest, and I’d say that I hope that person dies a long and painful death due to their stupidity. Then I would catch myself and wonder where the hell that came from. No reasonable person would wish death on another for something so trivial, yet I did, and I know others do as well.

We are in a cycle where some people have forgotten that the world doesn’t only belong to them and that they don’t get to make up the rules as they go. That their actions affect other people. Then there are the ones who have to deal with the anarchists in a civil way that then causes them to have to stuff down the rage they feel at having to take the “high road” and not retaliate. What can happen is that, eventually, those feelings have to come out, and they may emerge in a way that you don’t expect and create consequences you don’t want. The answer is to find a way to release the rage. How do you do that without killing someone or yourself?

Channel the rage.

Some of you may remember when Primal Screaming was popular. Where you roared out your anger and rage as loud and as long as you could. That wouldn’t work for me. The neighbors would call the cops. If you have access to a punching bag, that’s also a good way to do that. Exercise, in general, is a good choice. I would suggest walking or running. Avoid the gym for this. The energy would be channeled into the equipment and would be passed on to the person who used it after you. Unless you want Karma to kick you in the ass for being irresponsible, channel your rage with an outdoor activity.

Also, stay away from water. No swimming. Water can magnify emotions. As we can absorb and retain water like a sponge, it’s not a good medium for getting rid of emotions. It’s more likely to do the opposite. You could also write out your rage as well. Pour that energy into the words you write until you are done. Remember to get rid of those pages immediately after. DO NOT READ THEM! That would allow the energy you released to come back to you. Write, then toss.

There is a non-physical way to channel your rage, which is more consistent with metaphysical practice, and it can be used with any physical method you choose. Channel that energy to the Earth. Mother Earth does many wonderful things for us. One is that she recycles energy. Whether positive or negative, she can use it all.

How you do this is to first ground yourself. If you don’t know how to do this, there are various methods to achieve this that you can look up online, but one of the easiest ways is to put your bare feet flat on the floor and imagine roots forming from your feet and digging into the ground. Once you feel “rooted” and solid, you are grounded.

Next, search for that stash of rage you have inside you. Even if you can’t feel it, although it’s likely to be in your midsection, set the intention that you want to drain that energy out through your feet and into the Earth. See, feel, and/or imagine that energy draining out of you. It may run out like water or be more viscous like oil, but see it leaving you through the bottoms of your feet. As it drains out, see that space it used to occupy filled with the light and love of the universe. As the light comes in, it’s helping to push that rage out. Keep going until you’re done. Feel the light of the universe taking its place and merging into your energy.

If you decide to go the physical route, do the same process with the universal light. Don’t leave a space in your energy for something else to move in. Purposely fill that space with light and love.

After channeling the rage, give it a couple of days for you to adjust and see how you feel. For me, it wasn’t that great of a change. At least it didn’t feel that way to me. Someone I had known for years said he noticed the change immediately. Apparently, there was always a component of that rage that colored my energy for the entire time he had known me, and when I saw him after I had done the work, he felt the difference.

I’ve been told that my energy is intimidating, and I understood that it was due to the thickness of my energy shield, not realizing there was more to it. Overall, I feel better, I’m more relaxed. That doesn’t mean to say that stupid drivers don’t piss me off, but I don’t wish a fiery death upon them anymore, only that they get what’s coming to them – quickly. I guess I need to spend more time releasing rage.