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BY PHILLIP WITTMEYER
As has already been pointed out, all of the
Traits except Age and Casting have poles of positive and negative expression.
For instance, the Positive Pole of the SKEPTIC Attitude is +Investigation and
the Negative Pole is -Suspicion. When we are in our Positive Poles, we are in a
"good attitude" or a "good mood", and we show it in
"good" behavior. The Negative Poles show up as "bad"
attitudes or moods or behavior. But the issue goes a little deeper than good and
bad attitude, happiness and unhappiness, mentally healthy and unhealthy, well
adjusted and maladjusted: the only time we can experience love and Agape is when
we are in the Positive Poles. Therefore, one goal of this psychotherapy is that
we extinguish the Negative Poles. There are three ways to exorcise these
"demons" if we so choose.
The first method is to consider and apply the
Positive Pole of the Trait which is the complementary opposite of the Trait you
are having trouble with. For instance, say you are in the Caution Mode, and
having trouble with the Negative Pole of -Phobia. You fret so much about every
little thing that might happen, and you are so afraid that you are going to
screw up, that you are virtually paralyzed about a certain decision. Now
consider the Positive Pole of the complementary POWER Mode, which is +Authority.
Put yourself into the frame of mind of someone in this Pole. Sense the
confidence, self-assurance, willingness to take chances, and decisiveness of
+Authority. This will tend to pop you up into the Positive Pole of your Caution
Mode, which is +Deliberation. You will now carefully and methodically, but
assuredly, reach a decision and act on it. You now acknowledge that there are
risks in life, but you have minimized them as much as is reasonable, and made a
relatively safe move. Please note that by "consider" I do not mean to
fake the complementary Trait. That would not be according to personal integrity
and would probably have the wrong effect.
This method can be used in relationships with
people who have complementary Traits. Let's say you have the Goal of Acceptance,
and you have a friend or companion with the Goal of Rejection. Each Trait has
what the other lacks. Each operates in love when expressed in the Positive Pole.
Let us say that you, in Acceptance, are operating out of the Negative Pole,
-Ingratiation, when you fear that you are not going to be liked in a certain
situation. This makes you phony and insincere — you are not being true to
yourself. When you are with your friend with the Positive Pole of the Rejection
Goal, which is +Discrimination, you will tend to remember your personal
integrity and honesty. This will lift you into your Positive Pole of
+Unification. If you are in a relationship with someone who has one or more
Traits which are complementary to yours, this person will be a constant reminder
to you of your garbage in the Negative Poles, and your Clarity in the Positive
Poles. If you play this opportunity with vigilance and understanding, you will
spend much more time in your Positive Poles, and thereby increase Clarity within
yourself and with the other person.
The second way to break a Negative Pole is a
variation of the first way. Just humorously, comically, or mockingly imitate the
Negative Pole of the complementary Trait. For example, if you have the Goal of
Acceptance and you catch yourself in the Negative Pole of -Ingratiation (let's
say you are afraid to say no to someone), pretend in your mind that you
hate them with a hatred that is so extreme as to be ludicrous. (-Prejudice is
the Negative Pole of the complementary Rejection Goal.) This pretense must not
be a serious pretense, of course, but a playful pretense. It is the mental and
emotional state of "fun" coupled with the complementary Negative Pole
which will flip the switch to your Positive Pole. For those in the Goal of
Rejection who find themselves being judgmental in the Negative Pole of
-Prejudice, they might try being saccharine sweet and oh too nicey-nice, which
is -Ingratiation. Do not try this method unless you enjoy it. Even then it may
take a while to get the feel of it.
The principle for overcoming fears, whether
they are the Negative Poles or some other fears, is simple. Where there is a
fear about something there is always its opposite — a desire for that
something. A polarization is occurring, and the stronger the desire the stronger
the fear. If you perceive that the desire is legitimate, the way to depolarize
is to embrace that which is feared/desired — go for it. The collapse of the
polarity will produce love and happiness and energy — and you will also have
what you desire. Do this until you have neither fears nor desires anymore. Then
you will have complete Agape. If you run from or ignore fears/desires rather
than facing them, you will never have what you want — or love or Agape.
The third and best method of getting into the
Positive Poles will be discussed after the next section.
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Phil Wittmeyer is a longtime Michael student and scholar of the teachings.
He can be reached at:
wittmeyer@hotmail.com
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