Like Attracts Like

Contrary to what we have been indoctrinated to believe, opposites are not attracted to one another. Opposites repel, they do not attract. At times, opposites may complement one another, but even that will be due to the existence between them of some element of attraction that brings them together through a process of bonding.

Only things of like nature are attracted to other things of like nature. The reasoning behind this is quite simple and clear, if given enough thought. When something is attracted to something else, it is expressing an affinity, a magnetic desire to collect or aggregate more of itself. This is known as attraction. When a thing encounters that which is of an opposing magnetic polarity to it, that thing will not have a desire to attract that which is not like itself. Instead of moving towards that opposite thing, it will move away. This is repulsion.

The number one use of the Fallacy of Opposites Attract is in the realm of personal relationships. Human-beings are prone to saying such things as,

"My partner and I are so unlike. But you know what they say: opposites attract!"

The reason why people say these things is because they are ignorant of the above-stated Law that Like Attracts Like. They focus on what is unlike in their partner, characterize it as being opposite of their own nature, and, at a loss to explain their attraction to one who is so much not (apparently) like them, they attribute the phenomena to the Fallacy of Opposites Attract. If people were to look deeper, if they were to try and understand the infallible Cosmic Law of Cohesion (Like Attracts Like) that rules here in the Seventh Cosmic Domain, they would begin to see a clearer picture.

If one is attracted to some other one that has traits that are dissimilar to one's own, then either of the following things are happening:

1. one is so much more attracted to similarities that exist between one and one's partner that they accept or ignore the existence of their partner's negative or, polar opposite traits.

2. one possesses within one's own auric field, traces of the traits that they characterize as being undesirable, or "opposite".

If your partner likes to argue, and you do not, then why are you with that person? What attracted you to someone with that trait? Either you have chosen to ignore that trait in your partner while accepting and focusing on the common traits shared by both of you, or you yourself have argumentative traits within your auric field. Many do not like to even consider the possibility of the latter.

The ancients stated that "the world we see is a reflection of who we ourselves are". From within our microcosm we peer out through an invisible sea of habits, fears, desires, likes and dislikes. As we look through this vibrational fog, it colors the appearance of everything that our senses receive, so that if we are the argumentative type, we will see an argument in everything others say or do. If we are sexually-focused, we will see sensual overtones in everything that we observe in the world around us. If reject or dislike ourselves, we will see rejection and dislike in every person that we come in contact with.

Predisposition to violence, fear of harm to the self, selfish focus upon the accumulation of wealth or power, all these things and more exist in one's aura and color one's perception of one's world. If we see ourselves attracting irresponsible types, abusive types, miscreants and other assorted negative types into our lives, we must look to ourselves when we experience the repercussions of these associations. Chickens will always come home to roost! It does not matter if you have been a saintly person in this life, thus making you "undeserving" of such treatment from others. What about the life of the previous personality in the microcosm? Or the life of the ones before that? There is a strong possibility that in previous lives you were the irresponsible type, the abusive type, the miscreant, etc. Although no longer acted out upon the physical realm, traces of those traits may still exist somewhere within your aura. Traces of those traits are enough to attract the same emanating from others, thus resulting in the seeming phenomena of attracting that which appears to be opposite of one's self, when in fact, what is being attracted is the same.

There is another saying that goes: "Be the one that you wish to attract". If there is a particular type of mate that one has in mind, one should first make sure that they have self-examined their own traits, both positive and negative, for it is these vibrations that will radiate forth from one's microcosm to attract their own from another microcosm.

The responsibility for the people we attract into our lives, the experiences that we have, etc. belongs solely to each one of us. The objective world is truly a mirror. You are being shown yourself. Like Attracts Like. It must be so on this plane of existence. It is Law. You can learn to work with this Law, or you can continue to work against it, and reap the consequences

Remember that what is returned to you originated from that which is within you. Do not waste time arguing and speculating that it can't be possible, because it is not only possible, it is fact. Spend your time instead diligently working to identify your undesirable traits and then endeavor to expel them from your microcosm as soon as possible. If one persists in this process of purification, one will begin to see the clouds lifting. The people, places and things that once vexed and troubled you will begin to fall away. Why? Because you will no longer have an attraction or desire for those things. Instead, the things that you desire and have an affinity for will become a constant in your life. It is hoped here that all of your desires will be pure and unselfish ones!

One asks: how will I know for certain? How will I know that the negative traits have been purged forever? You'll know. You'll know because when you look out at the world, the world will no longer reflect those things back to you.

Now, a final question will be asked. Having read and contemplated the foregoing, can you begin to understand the origin of your attraction to the Gnosis, its Universal teachings and the liberating Path of Return?

Like Attracts Like.

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