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Not understanding that anger can be expressed in constructive, non-violent ways pains many of us greatly. It pains me deeply. As Will and Ariel Durant said in their book, The Lessons of History, "everything that has been accomplished through violent action has also been accomplished through non-violent action. Anger deserves to be heard and expressed, but in such a way that we don't act out recklessly, violently, mercilessly....
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Dear Colleagues,
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hank you all for subscribing. I've just posted a new blog article on my site, and in November, on anger and how it can lead us to the cure for violence.
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ANGER...
Understanding Anger/Rage, the Socially Acceptable Emotion
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Can Understanding Lead to Less Violence?
My interest in the emotion of anger and the impulses that lead to violence continues into the present in association with my work in the
Enneagram Prison Project (EPP) ,with colleagues Susan Olesek and Suzanne Dion. Together we bring a great knowledge of the Enneagram and a deep understanding of the anger/rage system as well as other mammalian emotions to the class content of EPP.
Understanding anger and working with anger is part of the path we need to take to ending violence. Anger in particular is part of the emotional "survival" alarm system that tells us about getting violated, having something in the way of getting what we need. It alerts us when our sense of self comes under attack, when getting what we want and value gets threatened, and powerfully too, when underneath we may be suffering from unwanted shame, hurt, or fear.
 I began my study of violence in 1968 with other junior colleagues in the Department of Psychiatry at Stanford University after the assignations of Martin Luther King and Robert F. Kennedy.
Our work culminated in 1970 with the publication of a book called, "
Violence and the Struggle for Existence." Some 45 years later, we as a global family are confronted with the horrifyingly destructive behaviors of "ISIS," most recently in France.
This blog/article provides a basic, fundamental overview of "anger," and the power we have to work with it, if we so desire.
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