Creative power is of course the first step. This is where everything begins. It happens when you have an inspiring idea you decide to put in action. It is expressed in nature all the time via the force of fertility.

2. Controlling power

Controlling power is what you express when you have a territory. You naturally express some form of control over your personality and being. You express control towards your belongings, personal space, agenda. It means that you are in charge. You are in command.

Most abuses of power are related with overuse of controlling power. It happens in families, in business and society in general.

3. Preserving or protective power

Imagine you have property with children playing on that property. What you want is for them to feel free while still being protected. Preserving means opening the space, setting free while still offering protection. The love of a mother for a child, or the facilitation role you can have in business are two classical expressions of protective power.

4. Conquering power

This power express the drive to expand your territory. You express this power when you market or product or when you get a new diploma. You express it as well in competitive environments like sports. It usually means that you reach out beyond the limits of your existing territory.

5. Transformative and renewing

This power is a clearing one. It is expressed in the season's cycle. It is expressed in any form of change or shift. Used in a more negative light, it is called destructive power. It is death and rebirth at the same time.

It can be seen and felt as a shower of positive renewing forces. It's this power that you use when you decide to let go or move on.

Natural powers

As you can see, these powers are already present in nature. They are natural forces and our actions simply embody one or the other aspect of them. They are streams of energy and instincts. It means that these forces are already present in and around you. All you have to do is use them wisely.

This is only a model

Reality is of course much more complex than this simple model. You could ad other powers depending on what you feel. I use this model as a working tool to help clients understand the dynamics of power and how they can shift it, wake it and use it in their lives

It's not a "real" sequence

The model shows 5 powers in a cycle but in reality, these forces are interconnected and expressed simultaneously all the time. For instance, even when you reach out and establish a new marketing plan within your company (conquering power), you might still have children at school at the same time who do benefit from your love (protective power). The keys of your car are in your hands (controlling power) and you just got a new idea for the coming summer holiday (creative power). You just threw your soft drink's plastic bottle in the recycle bin (renewal power)

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