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Old 03-06-2007, 10:40 PM   #5 (permalink)
Baltar
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Originally Posted by wolfgang View Post
Drat, I thought I understanded...
I'm still working on fully understanding this as well. Polarization seems to be a powerful but elusive concept.

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Is using fear as channeled into energy different than being motivated by fear? I mean, to use fear's energy one would have to be feeling it, which sounds like it's part of the equation.
Of course it's different. Think of it this way -- being motivated by fear means being controlled by fear. A darkworker on the other hand, takes control of fear instead of being controlled by it. A darkworker acknowledges that fear is real, but seeks to conquer and tame it. A darkworker classifies courage as the conquering of fear, and it's this courage that ultimately allows a darkworker to accomplish their goals. But without fear, this definition of courage would not be possible.

Imagine a person running from a fierce lion. This person is being motivated by fear. This person believes that the lion will eat them if they don't keep running. Now imagine a different person in a similar situation, except that this person stands up to the lion, dominates him, and makes him their servant. The fear (lion) is still technically there but your relationship with it is very different.

In the above situation, a lightworker would simply say "there is no spoon" and the lion would disappear. Ultimately people using either approach are not victims of fear. To me it feels like different approaches to martial arts. I know there are martial arts which rely on force and domination to beat your opponent (active), and also those that use your opponent's energy against them (passive). And to me that's kind of like what lightworker and darkworker classifications are.

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