Hello Augoeideian,
(First of all, as with all posts or communications by anyone to anyone else; the following post is from one possible perspective only. There is no 'wrong' or 'right', or to be precise, each individual has to choose his own 'right' path or perspective. It is always possible, and does naturally happen, that what a person interprets from another's message, is not exactly what the other person actually meant. Even if they do understand each other, it's a 'good' thing, something to be celebrated, that everyone has his/her own somewhat unique perspective, and can thus contribute uniquely to the Whole, or the Cosmos, or to God. So let us celebrate uniqueness in love, not declare war on differences).
Quote:Yes, the ultimate goal is to Ascend towards and into the Pure Light.
(Depending on how one reads into that statement) Not quite. Such a statement has with it a sense of eventuality and (*chuckle*) fatality. If God's goal was to merge back with Him/Her/ItSelf, why would He/She/It want to split Him/Her/ItSelf into Creation in the first place?
There was never any separation (in essence) in the first place, hence no need for (in essence) 'returning back' into 'Pure Light' or Source or God. There is simultaneous connection in essence with all the Cosmos.
Furthermore, the term 'Ascension' and associated concepts has been unwisely used, or mis-used in many 'New Age' schools of thought, such that for most purposes and intents, we can discared the use of this term. Rather, it is more helpful, to use the term 'Evolution' instead. And Evolution, (unlike 'Ascension'), has no end to it, just as there is no end to the process of Creation, and no end to the Cosmos.
Quote:However, there is the Law of Balance in opposites. Opposites harmonise each other.
How would we know what dark is if we did not know light.
How would we know what love is if we did not know hate.
How would we know what hot is if we did not know cold.
Opposites are part and parcel of our Earth's make-up and if the Spirit does not experience these opposites then it is over-targeting its mark and will find itself somewhat under-experienced entering the spiritual realms and indeed in life.
How can an exalted soul ascend without experiencing blood, sweat and tears in life?
One can say; I have transcended above sadness into Joy but did that person experience sadness to truly appreciate the Joy? And to appreciate what they have ascended from and become from that sadness?
You refer here to the Law of Opposite Expression, as well as to the Law of Manifestation into the denser realms that, as part of their purpose, work with the illusion of duality. The Law of Reflection and Law of Karma also have inextricable roles in these.
Yes, duality has its role, but when I spoke of "The Unproductive Illusions of Duality", I was speaking of the misguided fear that many people have of the 'dark forces', or the 'demonic', and such a fearful byproduct of Duality, is indeed extremely unproductive in terms of Evolution and Assistantiality.
You see, duality is productive specifically (and only) in the sense you have spoken about, ie. the Law of Manifestation, Laws of Reflection and Law of Opposite Expression and the Law of Karma. That is to say, for a Being to 'know thyself', it has to incarnate into the denser planes of existence; here we speak of the Earth planetary civilization on the dense physical plane.
And as it's nature, as it's purpose (
click here for the purpose and special value of *physical* incarnation), it is necessary and indeed valuable, that all traits of beings, manifest into aspects of duality. The Yin and the Yang. The female and the male.
It is a separate topic (subject even) altogether, if we were to elucidate or elaborate on why manifestation into duality is necessary, important and extremely valuable even. But in a nutshell, it is so that the Beings, in exploring the opposites or (to be accurate) spectrum of all its traits within itself, begins to know itself deeper, including all of its various potentials and possibilities, across the entire range of manifestation.
But *exactly how* each being is able to work with these Laws, including especially the Law of Opposite Expression, is the Key to this riddle. That is to say, depending on the willingness, consciential clarity and evolutionary level of the individual consciousness or being, you can work with the Law of Opposite Expression (indeed, this applies to *all* of the Laws, of course) in a productive manner, or not.
For instance, if there is a 'right', then there *must* be a 'wrong'. This is duality, and a simple example of the Law of Opposite Expression. But let each individual ask himself - is it really helpful to create such concepts of 'right' and 'wrong' in your mind, and to dogmatically live by them as guiding principles in your lifetimes and existences?
For how long, must you work with duality in this way, before you can drop it, and move on to working with duality (and Law of Opposite Expression) in a more loving, productive way?
In this particular instance, from 'right' and 'wrong', humanity will eventually evolve towards 'cosmoethical' and 'anti-cosmoethical'. A far more useful, loving and helpful concept, also of course, subject to the Law of Opposite Expression, but in a much superior, clearer and loving way.
There are countless examples of duality and opposites, that are equally loving and complementary, without needing to invoke concepts of 'bad' and 'good', or 'darkness' and 'light'.
For instance, that of masculinity and femininity. This is a powerful duality that has very important significance spiritually, including with relationships of all kinds, and ultimately the Law of Love.
Every individual soul, is (naturally, by definition) both male and female. For the duration of a physical incarnation into a biological body of one gender, naturally the soul or higher self, in discussion with the guides & helpers and Evolutionary Orientor, selects a particular mix of traits, taking into consideration the masculinity and femininity of these traits, in appropriation with the biological gender of the upcoming physical body.
Not merely the traits per se of course, but inextricably, various specific relationship roles and karmic memories from past relationships and lifetimes, that will be in line with the current lifetime's existential program and planned (and/or forseeable) relationships with specific other individuals in this upcoming lifetime.
This is for another (extensive and interesting) topic altogether. Suffice to say that while most souls will naturally (and this is 'good', in case some worry about this) prefer to lean towards one gender more than the other in it's own self-identity, but generally, as the soul evolves, by the time it nears the end of its necessity for physical incarnation, that is to say, it is preparing to graduate into a Homo sapiens Serenissimus ('enlightened one' or 'ascended master'), he/she will have accomplished a very harmonious balance between his/her male and female energies, or selves, at the soul level.
In the intraphysical, which (each physical lifetime) is really a 'story', thus there must be roles, and thus every physical incarnate person, regardless of evolutionary level will naturally play the role of the gender of the biological body (or if some prefer to be gays or lesbians or bisexuals instead, it is totally fine and up to their free will. Though using the gender of the physical biological body to explore that same gender aspects of your soul, is for most people, what is naturally of the greatest ease and is thus used, unless there are other personal karmic factors that complexify this).
Nonetheless, it is important that each individual right now intraphysically incarnate, to connect with, and unconditionally love, his female self (if he's a man), and/or her male self (if she's a woman). Those with karmic issues with members of the opposite sex, will be found to have projected their own inner imbalances (eg. power struggle, abuse, etc) onto others around them, from past lives leading to the present. Though of course this matter is complicated by external past life trauma, and so be careful here, we do not claim that the inner always causes the external; or that the external (event or trauma) always causes the inner (issue); they must always be worked with hand-in-hand.
Which brings us to the conclusion of this little discussion on duality and the Law of Opposite Expression - that in 'transcending' duality, it is not that one blinds himself to the tremendous didactic and pedagogic value of their manifested dual aspects. Quite the contrary, the evolved consciousness will celebrate both opposite or complementary aspects, [b]not as separate from each other, but (connecting hand-in-hand) as (an inseparable spectrum of) Oneness.
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