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Originally Posted by Jonathan Browne  Just because being polarized as a darkworker can make you gain considerable power does not mean its a fulfilling path. If you really think your "meant to be a darkworker" let ask you this... would you currently feel comfortable killing a friend or family member in cold blood because if it will give you considerable power?
Becoming a darkworker is a path of corruption, not a natural alignment with ones true calling. |
Darkworking doesn't equal corruption. Darkworking doesn't mean you're willing to kill in order to gain something. Frankly, killing would be stupid in most cases. From a purely pragmatic perspective it's a high risk, low reward venture 90% of the time. Any power you might gain is a moot point when you wind up behind bars. If that's what someone truly wishes to do then so be it, but I doubt they're very smart.
Darkworking is first and foremost about individuality and personal development via introspection and activities that are personally gainful. Even within a polarity there are positive and negative expressions of that polarity. The negative expression of darkworking is what Steve described and what you are referencing in your post. The positive expression doesn't go out of its way to harm anyone because the positive darkworker understands that inflicting ills upon other people is not an effective long-term strategy to gaining power since those methods yield unsustainable results. If you're too willing to backstab no one will ever trust you and you will not surround yourself with people you can trust. You'll have no deep relationships, you'll have to be on guard all the time... Frankly, the only people who can live as a negative darkworker are psychopaths and conspiracy theorists.
If I were to simplify it, the negative darkworker uses fear to control others. The positive darkworker uses fear to make himself fearless. Note that I consider this an oversimplification, but it's accurate for those who equate darkworking with fear and lightworking with love.