purpose of polarizing yourself?

[rei]

i know some people feel natural with a self-serving alignment, and some appear drawn to things that might serve others more than serving themselves. unconditional love expressed in this reality is rare, perhaps one's pet is the best example, so maybe Johnny is right in saying there is no pure selfless action.

i'd like to set aside that aspect of this issue and focus on the purpose of labeling oneself as a lightworker or darkworker. does this not have an incredibly limiting effect? just as the yin yang has a splash of white-in-black and black-in-white, are we not the same vibrationally speaking? doesn't the counselor derive satisfaction from assisting a person in his or her own self-healing? and doesn't the person who only intends to serve him- or herself also run into moments where he/she is not so self-serving? like if the 'darkworker' has a child, and the child is crying, doesn't the darkworker intend to make the child feel better - even if the purpose is to have more peace and quiet, this would also be helping another wouldn't it?

so i guess i am confused about the intended purpose of labeling oneself as a lightworker or darkworker. and also why do we want to create more polarity? what purpose does that serve?

[Manomanman]

I am a Darkworker. The purpose is to become more powerful as you devote yourself to one craft.

A normal conscious person does a mix of STS and STO. Steve is a mix, and very powerful. He works on himself, his income drops b/c he's neglecting serving others, he then blogs about it to serve others, he becomes drained from the work, then goes back to working on himself.

A Darkworker focuses on STS, but somehow manages to make it work. For example, a powerful Darkworker will spend lots and lots of time honing skills and working on their inner psychology and mental mastery. They will be super-sharp, super healthy and strong, etc. They siphon power from the world by using their highly-developed skills, by manipulating situations to their advantage.

A Lightworker focuses on STO, and makes it work by putting out so much energy that others keep their body and physical presence sustained in this world. Their bodies are often feeble as they fully devote their life energies to others.

Choosing to polarize means you make a pact of some sort - you agree to cut yourself off from the world, or you agree to "meld" with the world. Either way, an equally-conscious person in either situation could manifest whatever they desired in life.

Darkworkers tend to manifest things that allow them more power, Lightworker tend to manifest things that give power to everyone around them. Darkworkers tend to bring knowledge back from arcane places, Lightworkers tend to help others uncover knowledge that is blocked within them.

The only reason you would make a pact would be to "special in one art". Through specializing, you gain power in the area you specialize in, but your overall net power should be commensurate to your level of consciousness, regardless of your alignment.

[rei]

thanks for the response Manomanman.

now i have more questions! humor me by answering or not, either way...

is there a spiritual element involved? like a cosmic light vs. dark thing?

who would you make the pact with?

does this mean that a person who chooses to serve him/herself only, but is interested in strengthening skills in multiple areas, is not a darkworker?

how would you classify a person who is somewhat introverted, keeps to him-/herself most of the time, has limits to what he or she will do for others and becomes irritated rather easily with clingy behavior... and who has also dedicated his/her life to contribute in a beneficial way to the planet?

i was under the impression, from the forum threads on this subject, that most people think it is important to polarize one way or the other (which seems impossible, but that's another topic). are you saying it is actually not necessary to 'choose a side'? or does choosing one side or the other... provide some type of benefit (like increased power to assist self or power to assist others)?

[Remiel]

Originally Posted by rei

thanks for the response Manomanman.

now i have more questions! humor me by answering or not, either way...

is there a spiritual element involved? like a cosmic light vs. dark thing?

who would you make the pact with?

does this mean that a person who chooses to serve him/herself only, but is interested in strengthening skills in multiple areas, is not a darkworker?

how would you classify a person who is somewhat introverted, keeps to him-/herself most of the time, has limits to what he or she will do for others and becomes irritated rather easily with clingy behavior... and who has also dedicated his/her life to contribute in a beneficial way to the planet?

i was under the impression, from the forum threads on this subject, that most people think it is important to polarize one way or the other (which seems impossible, but that's another topic). are you saying it is actually not necessary to 'choose a side'? or does choosing one side or the other... provide some type of benefit (like increased power to assist self or power to assist others)?

The question is, how do you want to be known? Do you want to be known as a generous selfless kind of person? (Lightworker). Or do you want to be known as a Selfish, self serving kind of person? (Darkworker).

Personally I'm finding more value in taking the middle road as a lightworker needs to take care of himself to be able to give more, and a darkworker needs to take care of others to be able to take more.

Didn't steve put it that a lightworker gives life/energy to the people around them and a darkworker takes life/energy? So for example a mob boss is a good example of a darkworker. He takes life and energy from those around him. The better he does, the more he takes, and the less others have to give.

Which path do you want to chose?

[gigij]

Originally Posted by Manomanman

I am a Darkworker. The purpose is to become more powerful as you devote yourself to one craft.

I'm also a Darkworker - and enjoy power. Or so I thought. Recently it has come to my attention that my 'path' in life is in the field of healing. Seems contrary to the STS concept. Now I'm confused. Could there possibly be a self serving component to healing?
To be honest the thought of losing any power is frightening to me.

[rei]

@Remeil - i already know where i stand on these things, the questions are more for curiosity and clarity around this topic.

@gigij - i dunno if this will help or not. in my understanding, healers don't really give up their own power, at least not when they are fully conscious of the process working with others and paying attention to what goes on. healing is about balancing or harmonizing the other person's energy, and this is our natural state, so it is about reminding the physical/emotional/mental/spiritual body of its natural state. the universe provides the energy needed for this, the healer is the catalyst or the transmitter of that energy, but it is not the healer's own energy being used in the process. again, this is my understanding, but i think you may find it useful.

[Angela]

Originally Posted by Manomanman

A normal conscious person does a mix of STS and STO. Steve is a mix, and very powerful. He works on himself, his income drops b/c he's neglecting serving others, he then blogs about it to serve others, he becomes drained from the work, then goes back to working on himself.

I don't speak for Steve, but my feeling is that he doesn't differentiate between service to self and service to others, because from his perspective, service to self IS service to others, and service to others IS service to self. I don't see him being drained by work that serves others -- on the contrary, it looks to me like it plumps him up with vitality and energy.

I think it is actually taxing on vitality and energy to hold yourself separate from "others", and revitalizing, easy and effortless, to live inside of Oneness.