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Opposites
When Unity is disrupted in fragmentation, polarities come into existence. Manifestation is made possible through interaction of these polarities. They are not necessarily opposites, but complementary functions that tend to appear as opposites to human perception. These polarities form a spectrum, but since human beings are used to thinking in terms of two major polarities such as good/evil, right/wrong, male/female, matter/spirit, yin/yang, right/left, either/or ... this spectrum is perceived likewise.
Energies of manifestation are available to ALL polarities, and these energies wax and wane in their interactions. This interplay of energies and polarities makes experience and diversity possible, so that Being may discover more of itself in the playground of manifestation. It is simply not possible to withhold energy or support to any one polarity without affecting the balance of the whole. To use a human analogy, that would be comparable to walking (or trying to walk) on one foot.
Therefore all polarities get their due share of energy and support. This means that life on earth, if looked into carefully, can be seen as a manifestation of diverse polarities in physical, emotional, mental and spiritual realms. These can be seen in various contexts such as religious, political, scientific and philosophical ideologies, democracies, dictators, rebellions and revolutions, and in each and every human experience without exception.
For every mode of life, 'opposites' MUST exist and they cannot be silenced no matter how hard the attempt is made. Indeed, the 'opposite' has every right to exist as it arises spontaneously in manifestation from a balance of power, from the necessity of keeping the balance intact. The very energy that is spent on undoing a polarity can often strengthen it. Or it can bide its time, going dormant till the flux of energies turn like the tides. This can be readily seen by looking into history, cultures and human society at large.
Within this interplay, a Being however can choose its trajectory of experience and align itself with select polarities. By doing so it discovers and explores aspects of itself that it did not know before. When Being returns from fragmentation into progressively unitary states, polarities are not quite destroyed. That is, it is not correct to say that only 'good' polarities prevail. Rather all polarities are reconciled into unity where a greater perspective is now available on how these polarities function - like 'solved' pieces of a giant jigsaw puzzle.