I have read so many views on the polarization, for and against it. A lot of the confusion seems to be "one second I'm thinking of giving, but it's driven by wanting... so am I light or dark and do they cancel each other" etc. I think that the light/dark give/take idea is being taken too literally. Also there seems to be a trend of thought that there is some exclusivity in that choosing one means you can't use the other (the other will have to be used whether you want or not - energy is constant, only flow changes and the balance will be maintained) One example is this (I am just picking this one because it's only a couple of posts back, nothing personal directed at "Still Growing"):
"...If someone is setting out to create a business and they come up with an idea that is new and they feel they can make a lot of money then their current thinking is on themselves and their polarity is focused on oneself. Once getting started they can choose to focus on providing value for others and then completely change their brain waves at that particular time. Then when they sit down to do collections from customers then they can completely switch back. The simple point is that to have polarities cross at a different time will cancel each other out..."
In this case there seems to be a lot of micro-management switching, but I don't think that these small changes will affect the outcome in any noticeable degree. Remember that Intending a thought with ENERGY behind it is a key component. Simply switching your thoughts daily/superficial/top-level doesn't mean the entire purpose is now forfeit. Think of it as a line graph of a stock in the stock market ... or perhaps from Al Gores "An Inconvenient Truth", a global warming graph. There are plenty of spikes up and down, but the overall trend is upwards. Over a period of time the graph ends up much higher than it started. Now with the business example above, the various switches in action are a requirement for running the business on a day to day level, but they don't impact the original desire and energy focus in starting the business in the first place. The original Intention has been given with energy focused on receiving, so naturally you would have to fulfill the requirements of giving on occasion in order to receive. But again, your focus and intent is on getting money.
If it was opposite, and your intent was to provide or give to others through your business, you would still need to receive and take part in the opposite polarity for the business to survive. You can't work in a negative, you need to get paid for your services to continue providing the service, but it doesn't change your overall intent of giving.
A lot of people posting seem to forget about the opposing forces of the polarity. One person was saying that if you are all outflow you burn out or if your all inflow you'll be unhappy etc. Again, there is the thought of exclusivity to one side with no chance of drawing on the other side of the polarity. As Steve has pointed out... this opposite aspect will happen anyway (the total volume of energy flow will remain constant - it has to -). Think of a physical weight scale with each side as the opposing aspects of polarity. The scale (total energy) remains constant, but the weights (strength of flow) of either side of the scale (aspect: postive/negative, in/out, love/fear) can be different. If you intend from a positive aspect (put weight onto that side of the scale), that side will become heavier and drop, but the opposite side is still there, just with less weight and will rise - but it doesn't go away.
I think these negative and uncertain observations of Polarity are being made because people are looking at the idea from an undecided point of view, kind of from the "outside". I don't think a person will "get it" until they do some serious introspection and decide where they fit.
Personally, I love the idea of a "darkworker"... I see the success of those who have a don't-care-who's-back-I-step-on attitude and I feel a level of admiration for their drive. It's an almost romanticized ideal I have in my head about "darkworkers". But when I look at my actions throughout my life and my feelings on the matter, I know deep inside that I don't have what it takes to have that kind of "self" centered mentality. There are times when I drop into that mindset of course, but my overall trend is not that.
I hope that this has made some sense.
Anyway, this is just my opinion on all of this
Cheers,
Chris