Allow me to reduce it to this.. invert the pentagram, and your energy goes down.. put it right back up, and your energy goes up.
You can do no good if you are not taken care of. Obviously, part of you is selfish. The key, is to net let it consume you.
Many people , particularly lightworkers (or reiki practitioners) are afraid of the dark, or reptilian brain, and forgo it completely.
It is there, however, for a reason. We cannot ignore our darkside.. for it will control us, or we will be plagued by fears and insanity and live an ungrounded dishonest existence..
Balance takes strength, and is the hallmark of the ancient mystery schools. Teachings and wisdoms LONG since forgotten..
Do not let your power consume you. You must hold the reigns. You must be in control, at all times.
We are caught in this current cycle due to our lack of control and our consumption by our lust for power. We are a very unique race with a reptilian brain that is well developed. Infact, we have a very interesting brain with many different animal elements which leads me to understand that we were created as a kind of master being, of sorts. A being that has had it’s ups, downs, and now.. perhaps the end of an entire era of ignorance.. the darkest of all.. where we had forgotten everything that was real.
Sometimes.. I have to do extreme, extreme physical exertion.. like walking nonstop, even for 40 miles (no weird drugs, guys).. with tons of pounds of gear. To get sane. Exercise is exorcism.
Let nothing control you. You must be in control of yourself at all times. Own your power. Own your strength.
Greg von Haesler 
There is a lot here that I relate to now after having studied the positive effects of stress. I realize that without that reptilian conquest energy, competition, flight/fright/fight energy we would be very boring. I have visited faraway places where everyone smiles and all is peaceful and calm. I am sure millions long for a place like this when their lives are distressed. But all I thought was…”Yawn, Boring!” Could this be the element that takes humanity to “mastery”? Many are beginning to think this way. This reptilian brain is stimulating, is a challenge, can be frightening, but makes life far from boring.
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