Energy and emotion
Emotion depends on the energy that is created by the impulses in the mind. Some sparks are stronger than others. When we gather with people that are having the same emotions the energy from those emotions pulsates through the the crowd. If you walk into this crowd in a different emotional state that energy could have an adverse effect.
To counter this uncomfortableness that some of us feel in these situations we turn to booze to alter our state of mind to flow with the surrounding energy better. Others use drugs. Sometimes the drug used depends on the the energy being generated by the crowd you are in.
That is the simple version of events now let’s dive a little deeper.
The brain operates off electrical impulses. Each impulse has a unique energy signature. Each signature has it’s own field that it gives off. Some fields are stronger than others and can radiate outward. Some people are sensitive to these energy fields and are often referred to as empaths. They act a a lightning rod for emotional energy and it takes it toll.
One way to recognize these people is to think of the friends that you have that keep telling you they don’t like crowds but seem fine in a crowd when the event is something they are interested in. Of course they are fine because it is energy that is already pulsing through them. It adds to or heightens the experience.
Think of it this way. Ever got to an empty theater to see the same movie you saw with a full theater?
Ever watch a movie at home that you saw in the theater and it was not quite as good?
I theorize that has everything to with the strength of the emotional energy being generated by a crowd vs the energy generated by yourself at home.
These arew the things I sit around and think about when I am bored. Does it make you curious what I think about when I am enthused?
Mrs T said
am June 15 2008 @ 9:53 am
Well this is an interesting article and has a lot of truth in it. The power of emotional energy can be great, particularly when there is a motivatimg force like a supreme orator - think The Nuremberg Rallies or the speeches of Martin Luther King. People and emotions do connect but how events progress can often result in how much control people have over their emotions. I’m actually a very emotional/sensitive person and can pick up even very minor changes in those around me but there have been occasions when I’ve held back. The most notable of these was when I went, as a teenager, to Coventry in the UK to see The Pope. As he drove through the crowds in his flashy little number (ho, ho) there was a lot of emotion flowing through the crowd; people crying out “We love you Jean Paul!” This time I have to say I did not feel part of the crowd - it can be also very dangerous - I just kept thinking how easily it could have been another leader - like Hitler - how easy it would be swept away on a tide of emotions. There are a lot of people out there who have probably done some dreadful things on the back of emotional behaviour… sometimes we need to draw back and think logically.
The movie analogy is very valid. But here’s a question for you - When was the last time you were in a movie theatre and the audience burst out in spontaneous loud applause? I mean the real thing, not just a token ripple? For me it was back in the eighties ( I think!)at one of the Star Trek movies (no 3 I think) and even though no one but the auduence was there to appreciate it - you know it felt really good. I’ve seen a host of movies since but the same thing has never happened. Do you think it was because Star Trek has been part of many peoples lives for so long we felt we really knew the characters and so lived and died with them or it was just a real good movie? Kinda interesting eh?
Yep, I talk too much!
Divine Insanity said
am June 15 2008 @ 10:01 am
It was actually when I saw Star Wars Episode one. It was something that everyone in the theater had been waiting so long for and when the Lucas Films trademark popped up on the screen the whole theater went nuts.
Sy said
am June 18 2008 @ 8:44 pm
Laughing in films? They do that? Geez, I gotta start watching the right films!!
There is that issue of how often do you laugh out loud when watching the same film when in the house alone. There are certain things I will laugh out loud at. Family Guy and Futurama (ok, tv shows, not movies) have the ability to make me laugh out loud on my own, but watching them with friends does bring a lot more to anything you are watching. The energy created by having several people laughing at once an make something a compeltely different experience.
Tamera said
am July 23 2008 @ 3:06 pm
I’m an empath, and it can be exhausting sometimes. However, I use a lot of time in organizing experiences, so that I don’t allow myself to be drained. It’s not always easy to separate one’s own from that of others.