Polarity and Power

 

The Polarity Grid is constructed on two axes, the vertical 'Y' axis measuring Polarity,

 the horizontal 'X' axis measuring the Power of expression of that polarity.

Polarity is an assessment of the extent to which the positive or the negative prevails at any given moment. Position on the Grid denotes a particular combination of the two variables, polarity and power.

  

·          Duality

Human beings see themselves as separate from each other. We also see ourselves as separate from the physical world. We perceive things as different from each other and we compare and contrast them: right and wrong, clever and stupid, big and small, ugly and beautiful. We also see ourselves as being in the world and separate from other species, even from other races and nationalities. We experience this world from our own individual standpoint and we describe the world in inclusive and non-inclusive terms – me and you, us and them. This is Duality.

 

·          Polarity

Comparing and contrasting ourselves with others we perceive the dualities as more or less desirable. We perceive hierarchy. According to our evaluation we create and project desires into the future and seek to attain them; we seek to become something more or better, something different from what we imagine ourselves to be. We seek the positive. We also seek to avoid the negative.

 

·          Power

We have a sense of personal power. Not only do we have knowledge and physical capacity, we also have energy, commitment, dedication which we can somehow focus and apply in life to attain our desires. We might have social connections and persuasive powers. We feel that we have will power. We seek to use our power.

 

You can complete a Personal Polarity Assessment

 by going to Where am I in the Polarity Grid? .

 

 

 

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