Interesting. The new post brings answers to some questions, but simultaneously shows signs of an even greater problem.
(BTW: the only real difference between you guys and Steve is that Steve does not say that his thing should be taken with a grain of salt.)
Now, think about a person who is truly obsessed with some little thing, say Bridge (the card game) or Numismatics (collecting coins), and truly takes his hobby as his life purpose. Since Bridge is all about learning and sharing information, the Bridge addict wants to make his hobby more widely known and teach it to more people, effectively making him a Lightworker. In contrast, the Numismatics expert sits on top of his collection and hoards in more coins, this makes him a Darkworker. Of course, this tells absolutely nothing about the way that person treats his spouse or children at home.
The obsessed person's mind can command tremendous energies, equaling those of a Lightworker or Darkworker. However, to him, the whole question of polarity as Steve presents it makes no sense. For him, the polarity would be Bridge - Non Bridge or Numismatics - Non Numismatics.
My response is hence this: there are more than two martial arts in the world, and you can have a black belt in many of them simultaneously. Steve's Light and Dark polarities may work for you, but alternatively some other "polarity" can fit better into your life. (Ever wonder why only 1% of the people are Light or Dark - perhaps it is the exact number of people this division makes sense for.) You can use it if it works, but don't let it restrict your thinking.
For me, at least, a Virtue-Reward -cycle seems far more natural and far more easier to incline with (as you can pick your favourite virtues yourself, instead of adopting traditional Light-Dark divisions.)
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