[Jehosephat]

I feel polarity has a lot to with the non-IM definition of intent. The 'why' behind your actions. Why do you want a new car? Do you think that people will be more attracted to you? Do you get enjoyment from the car? Will a new car help you be more productive in a mission of charity? Each of these reasons might represent a different polarity. Do you fear that you are not attractive enough on your own? Is it negative or positive to enjoy a new car? Does your purchase help you acheive a higher good? With regard to whether an intention(IM-style) is negative or positive, I think we go back to Steve's breakdown of content versus energy. The content (car) is not as important as the energy (why) to determining the polarity. So, I don't think you can make a list of items that have naturally positive or negative polarity. Also, I think that a lot of what makes your polarity positive or negative is how you view what is positive in this world and what is negative. Steve's definition of positive energy and mine and yours are probably not exactly the same but they are probably close enough to agree on much of their merit.