Duality? What's That?

Experience on this planet is governed by Pairs of Opposites. Every thing has it's anti-, or opposite-thing. Because we experience in a balanced Creation, a given "thing" and it's "anti-thing" must exist in balance to one another. Here. Get a pencil and paper. Draw a circle. Now draw a straight line through the circle. On one side of the line, write "Good". On the other side of the line write "Bad".

You have just out-pictured the attributes of "Good" and "Bad", perfectly balanced. Notice that "Good" and "Bad" are contained within the same circle. They are two sides of the same thing. These opposites, ALL pairs of opposites in the fallen realms, must maintain a balance in relation to each other. Remember this axiom from The Hermetic Kybalion:

V. The Principle of Rhythm

"Everything flows, out and in. Everything has its tides; all things rise and fall; the pendulum-swing manifests in everything; the measure of the swing to the right is the measure of the swing to the left; rhythm compensates."

"The measure of the swing to the right is the measure of the swing to the left". This is a good example of what Duality is. Every thing has its polar opposite. Those opposites must remain in balance. Therefore, each time we have a thought or feeling, we inspire its opposite to manifest itself.

Take another look at the circle we just drew. Now imagine that we have a thought to do something "good". With that one "good" thought, immediately, the line that divides "Good" from "Bad" is no longer straight. It will bend a little as the "Good" side grows in area a little bit. Due to the aforementioned Law of Balance, the "Bad" side will immediately move to regain the ground that it lost, and "bad" thought impulses will be generated. Ultimately, Balance is restored.

We think that we are doing "good" when we move to help others, save the world, send thoughts of "light and love". In actuality, all we are really doing is perpetuating evil by compelling it to "push back" against the "good" that has disturbed the balance between the two. The archons, aeons and light-spirits assist in this process, and benefit from our misguided acts.

Love-Hate, Wealth-Poverty, War-Peace, etc. What's written above can be applied to any of these. In fact, it can be applied to any of the Pairs of Opposites that you can think of.

This is how man ignorantly maintains evil in the world, even when he does his best to "do good". This is why evil flourishes and thrives despite our best efforts. Have you ever wondered why is it that we can be blissfully happy one moment, and then a few minutes, hours or days later we are as miserable as can be?

You just found out why. That's Duality

That's why, in the Garden, it was called "The Tree of The Knowledge of Good and Evil". The inhabitants were advised to not eat the fruit thereof as it would set the pendulum in motion, and Man's suffering would begin.

That being said, it now appears as if that was the Plan all along, as it is only by way of Suffering that most of humanity will be able to reach the conclusion that this world cannot be improved upon, cannot be changed by our efforts (no matter how sincere) and will never be a Paradise. When this realization dawns upon the Man or Woman, it is hoped that he or she will then be ready to open their hearts to the Christine Radiations that have always been available to us, waiting for us to respond, to invite them in.

It is then that we can begin the Long Journey Home.

~~ g