Context in the Ra material; Left and Right-Hand Paths

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I may digress bit from the main point..

Zenmaster highlighted this quote when I asked about catalyst:

There is no outward shelter in your illusion from the gusts, flurries, and blizzards of quick and cruel catalyst. However, to the pure, all that is encountered speaks of the love and the light of the One Infinite Creator. The cruelest blow is seen with an ambiance of challenges offered and opportunities to come.

Would someone who experiences positive interpretation of catalyst be able to reframe an issue in ways that promote growth, thus making each opportunity a learning and growing opportunity?

Austin said in another thread:

Awareness of that which we judge I think is the key to accepting it with this judgment. If we can maintain awareness of those characteristics which we'd prefer not to express (our shadows), then we can consciously offer love to these aspects of ourselves and others. Realizing that within each person is the entire Creator, and more specifically the entire spectrum of human behavior, we can accept that even the bad people are just as human as we are, just as much of the Creator.

If we deny that these characteristics exist within us and ignore our ability to behave in ways which we'd prefer not to, we are abhor parts of the Creator itself, and thus we abhor ourselves. All parts of the Creation deserve our love and acceptance, but without judging what is right and what is wrong, how would we be able to move at all?

It seems like in order to make positive interpretation of catalyst, understanding & accepting own shadow aspect seem relevant. The shadow aspect of self, when not attended to, may take over in distressing situations... e.g., the energies are so strong person has difficulty pulling 'brakes' or perhaps chooses not to pull the brakes with intent to dominate... There are those who identify more with this shadow aspect over time and this aspect of one's personality may become dominant. Just a hypothesis. I am also thinking that psychopaths (for example) are different from those who just act out of own pain or whatnot. According to one study psychopaths are able to switch empathy on-and-off (biologically we are talking about 'mirror neurons'). They consciously choose to shut-off their ability to understand another's emotions & thoughts. So the element of choice would be significant.

What happens to shadow aspect for those who choose the path of service-to-self. Do they consciously and/or unconsciously project their shadow, or 'become' this aspect of self? Would negative-interpretation of catalyst be more akin to external blaming thus disowning one's responsibility to work with one's catalyst? Blaming, shaming, and scapegoating (attributing problems to external sources) may be ingredients to creating discord and or even violence within relationships.