20 Jun 2010

Energy: What the Hell is Cesar Millan Talking About Anyways?

I was reading a review of The Dog Whisperer Season 8 Episode  ...ahhh, who knows; by a good friend and a fellow dog blogger Eric Goebelbecker. In his post, Eric asks a questions that I believe deserves a closer look.

When Cesar Millan starts to use words like "energy", it does leave you wondering. What the Hell is Cesar Millan Talking About Anyways?

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This "energy" business is in great danger of being misinterpreted. It can appear to sound kind of "new age-y woo-woo bullshit that TV and the Internet is full of", to quote Eric. 

First, I will provide few substitutions to the word "energy" and then we will list 3 specific examples where "energy" is quite present and felt in a real way and yet quite invisible, intangible and hard to "pin down".

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What Cesar calls "energy", others often refer to as physical or emotional disposition, an attitude, posture, the way a person "carries himself", and probably countless other synonyms I cant quite think of right now. 

"Energy" I believe, is a good "cover all" word who's only shortcoming is that it leaves something to the interpretation. But then again, all words do, don't they? 

3 very real examples of invisible energy we have all felt, experienced and can relate to

  1. Gravity
    Its an energy that exerts constant yet invisible force on all of us at all times. We often forget that its "there" but just because it doesn't demand our attention at all times, it doesn't mean its not there.

    The "energy" Cesar is talking about is a lot like gravity. Its hard to define (scientist are still grappling with gravity, how it works, etc.) but you can definitely see it if you look for it.

  2. Babies
    Yup...babies.

    Just like gravity, babies have the invisible power and an uncanny ability to change the "energy" of their environment.

    Have you ever found yourself waiting your turn at a dentist's office? With tired, adult faces pretending to read Scientific American from 3 years ago? In walks a young mother with 2 kinds; one in a stroller the other hanging onto her skirt.
    All of a sudden, the entire office gathers round these kids. The gloomy receptions is now smiling and offering candy to the kids, the granny is taking the pictures of her grandkids and showing them to everybody, the entire mood of the environment has changed. Why? Because kids have the ability to bring a different, better energy into their environment. 

    Its hard to define. Its hard to bottle and sell at Macy's, but its undeniable and its real.

  3. Dogs
    Well...I hope you were able to see this one coming. Like kids, dogs (puppies especially) have the ability to "walk" into a room and change the mood and the energy of the environment in the same way kids do. AND, in the same way, this "energy" is invisible, intangible and hard to "pin down".

I will offer one more, slightly embarrassing example of these strange, invisible forces which act upon us in a very real yet undetectable way

Few years ago I threw out my back. I know, I know...it makes me sound old but if it helps, I did it while sparring (I do mixed martial arts).

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I was walking to my car looking like the first guy in the evolutionary chart, when off in the distance I've noticed a pretty girl. All of a sudden, as if the excruciating pain has disappeared, I've straightened-out and started walking upright as if nothing was wrong. Why? Because Froyd was right.

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I was trying to give-off the appearance of a suitable mate, I was trying to project a strong energy, I was trying not to scream in agony :-)

The point is that my environment changed and my "energy" changed to suit the environment.

When Cesar speaks of "energy", his intention (I believe) is to get the person into the correct mental and emotional state in order to influence, in a positive way, the common environment. Its hard to define. Its largely invisible, intangible and hard to "pin down", but its quite real and you know it when you see it.

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