We are, almost without exception, full of anger – repressed spirit. Much of it is inherited: from our ancestors, our class, our race. It manifests as an area – a scab – a slab – of tension in the mid-back. It blocks our power and keeps us in chains, all the more insidious for being largely invisible. Any spiritual work that fails to tackle this problem, first and foremost, is playing into the hands of the oppressors, whoever they be – old enemies, the ruling class. I would also list the ego, but that is really ally to the oppressor – the cowardly collaborator.