movement into and out-of Spirit

[anagogy]

The way I view it is: all forms of energy are consciousness but the way they manifest is different:

Spirit is the active force of integration/harmony/order and radiation/expansion. Spirit is a shuttle because it is connected with everything and seeks to integrate everything.

Matter is the passive force of dissolution/disharmony/entropy and absorption/contraction. This force naturally draws one to the more carnal and base aspects of the illusion.

And the mind is caught betwixt the two forces, in a more or less neutral state (at first). It can find alignment with either force (polarization).

And there are infinite gradations between those aspects. It is the dynamic magnetic tension between violet ray and red ray.