[wolfgang]

Originally Posted by yossarian

I wasn't talking about darkworkers ("a new concept") I was talking about a classical conception of negative polarity - something that would classically be called evil.

OK, evil vs good polarity.

There are so many different conceptions of polarity being thrown around they seem to be getting confused. That was just my take, which is a more classical take, and it seems I totally disagree with JHL on everything. As far as the Steve take goes, I think in general everything he says is right except for a few specific issues.

Are you agreeing with Steve's ideas as darkworker=negative polarity and lightworker=positve polarity? I hope not, since that wouldn't jive with readings Steve's ideas since a darkworker is able to arrive at the same place/state that a lightworker achieves.

Some say that darkworker syndrome is hurting others, but maybe the real darkworker syndrome is being adverse to hurting others. A darkworker who is truly dedicated to his own service should not be unwilling to twist, coerce, and dominate other people, as those actions will benefit himself. Some people will certainly be a threat to the darkworker, and sometimes the easiest way to remove these people will be to kill them. Genghis Khan proved the wisdom in this course of action. There has never been a richer individual.

The real syndrome is not hurting others? Hope that's not true. To think, hurting a few is going to be better for the whole is not a problem? Big debate possible there since it happens with vaccinations. Some kids get bad complications from vaccinations, to the benifits of the whole world if, say, polio stays dormant while a few may have died while trying to stamp it out with vaccinations.

I guess what it comes down to is that I don't buy the idea that entities striving for seperation will abstain from controlling others through force. Controlling others through force, IMO, is practically the entire discipline, and only a low-level negative entity would not engage in this behaviour. Steve as a low-level negative entity showed that he was willing to shoplife. Genghis Khan as a high-level negative entity showed that he was willing to mass execute.

I don't buy any of that either. However, being a negative darkworker may control others but not a positive (healthy) darkworker. Supposedly the healthy darkworker doens't hurt others.

Of course I also don't buy terming the two polarities love vs. fear, since negative polarity is not based on fear it's based on love-of-self. Either polarity experiences fear, but the fear is of different things. At least that's my opinion.

Anyway I don't mean to preach, I think people should believe whatever feels most congruent. I guess I feel compelled to speak up when I see what looks to me like dangerous confusion. But who am I to judge? I'm sure it's all for the best.

Is the dangerous confusion equating darkworker with your description of negative polarity? Then I see what you mean.