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Guilt
and the Transmission of other Emotional Atmospheres.
There are two sorts of guilt responses:
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Appropriate guilt response.
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Inappropriate quilt feeling.
Appropriate guilt serves the purpose of showing us the error of our behaviors, whereas inappropriate guilty feelings are usually the product of some conditioned behavior patterns set down in childhood. For example, the child who is made to feel guilty about their genitals, will develop an unhealthy neurotic guilt complex as a part of their growing personality.
Some people in the world create fear and guilt in other people. This is known as tyranny. A tyrant thrives on the negative emotions of other people. The fear and guilt that the tyrant feels deep inside of themselves, is projected outwards onto others. In this example, the tyrant transmits his or her own inner emotional atmosphere to others.
We find this, often unconscious, transmission of emotional atmospheres very common in all arenas of life, but it is especially strong in the family environment.
When we interact with another person, we interact energetically, as well as physically and verbally. The energetic, auric, vibrational ("vibes") interaction usually occurs as the transmission and interactivity of emotional atmospheres. For example, if we interact with a depressed or manipulative person, we will feel uneasy, unhappy, fearful, and confused during and after the interaction. This "invisible" communication involves us in the emotional plane - which does not, at first, appear to act in a logical manner. We can be saying one thing and feeling quite differently. This is why the "invisible" communication can be so disturbing and confusing when it is not understood properly.
We need to understand this process so that we may Master it.