03-23-2012, 01:01 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-23-2012, 01:10 PM by godwide_void.)
(03-23-2012, 12:29 PM)ShinAr Wrote:(03-23-2012, 12:23 PM)godwide_void Wrote: So the polarities are the two opposing forces on the opposite ends of the spectrum (light and dark), and the deeming of STS/STO refers to one's given orientation based on the sum total of the nature and manner of one's choices as to whether they will act in such and such way governed by this set of qualities. People whose polarity is positive is typically oriented in STO, yet can also be prone to performing acts which would be STS, and vice versa. One's professed polarity is merely an indicator that the choices one makes will more often than not fall into a predetermined set consisting of attributes most exemplative of that orientation, but the polarity itself is not a barring factor. Generally, individuals have the propensity to act in either manner, but those who consciously seek specific polarization will be more predisposed to reflect their polarity of choice in their actions and rather than fluctuating between circumstances where differing approaches are taken courses of action rooted in one particular mode of thinking will occur.
Thank you thank you thank you!!! for making the translation.
Damn I wish I could speak like that.
yes, positive and negative are polarities, and those are the points requiring balance. the choices simply determine the direction in which we evolve. One can only go forward or backward. Toward the Light or back into darkness.
In service to othgers one moves forward into the Light. In service to self one commits further to the long continued act of gratifying the temporary self over at the expense of the eternal consciousness.
Choice is not polarity, it is direction.
Ultimately one's polarity is determined by the choices, so it is safe to assume that polarity is NEVER a set thing for an individual. Polarity is sustained by the continuing nature of every subsequent choice. I bolded your last sentence because it was a very profound and perceptive word choice to deem it as "direction". No being begins life as polarized one way or another. Nobody has a native polarity, but at the same time the capacity to become either polarity exists in all. Visualizing this as a simple meter really helps, or if you've any experience with RPG video games it makes it easier.
Creator 1 is involved in a situation. If Creator 1 takes Action A there is a +5 to Light and a -5 to Dark because it was an STO action. If Action B is taken there is a -5 to Light and a +5 to Dark because it was an STS action. Creator 1 usually makes choices which normally contain the following qualities of kindness, compassion, understanding, servitude, love, etc. Choices of this nature are considered to be STO. Choices which are considered STO in both deed and intention equate to a person's meter leaning towards the polarity of light. It can be assumed them, that because Creator 1 typically performs STO actions that he will continue to polarize towards the light. Because he continues to polarize only towards the light, it inferred that he is of a light polarity. HOWEVER, just because he frequently polarizes towards the light does not solidify and guarantee that his polarity will remain as such. He is not exempt from the existence of the other polarity. At any given moment Creator 1 may act in an unloving manner and not in service to others. His polarity would not change from this, but he may possibly de-polarize, and the more depolarizing choices made, the more Creator 1 veers off course and the direction he moved in will alter. If the orientation of his choices changes, the direction he heads in changes. I will reiterate that polarity is not a set thing, and it is a constant thing to maintain. Adhering to one particular set of choices gives the illusion that one's polarity is locked in place because heading farther down either path, the progress becomes reflected in one's beingness and nature of experiences; those of the light will continue to consciously seek the light, those of the dark wish to delve deeper into it. Nobody remains in the same place. By the time a person ends their day their polarity level will not be the same as it was when they awoke. There was either progress, stagnancy, or regression. If you acted kindly in all encounters in your day (were STO) you gained Light experience points. If you decided you'd explore the douchebag archetype today, then you began entering into dark polarized territory.