Colouring the sphere

Using interpolation and a colour curves effect I coloured the middle a cool blue I felt this would give it the look of energy starting and expanding to a red outer sphere of energy.

I gave the outside sphere a sharp powerful red colour to show that the energy grows as it expands out of the center.

I decided to duplicate the blue central animation to make it also seem more spherical as I felt the energy expanding out from just one side wouldn't seem like it'd evolve into a round shape.

I minimized the layers and coloured them with an orange tint to add a complete central part of the animation and blended it with the other layers to make it seem like the energy was all coming from one central hub of energy.

I was then ready to add some particle effects to the animation to give it dynamism and make it seem as though the energy was not restricted to the sphere and would come out to the viewer. At the moment the animation had the look and feel I wanted but lacked the action and intensity I was looking for.