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The Principle of Polarity

“Everything is dual; opposites are identical in nature, but different in degree.”

Every pair of opposites — heat and cold, love and hate, courage and fear — are the same thing measured at different points on one scale. Because they share a nature, the mind can slide a feeling from one pole toward the other by changing its degree.

How to apply it

  • When fear rises, name its opposite (courage) and deliberately turn the dial toward it.
  • Remember that hate is just love at a low degree — you change the degree, not the substance.
  • Reframe a 'problem' as the low pole of an opportunity that shares its nature.

From the source

“Everything is Dual; everything has poles; everything has its pair of opposites; opposites are identical in nature, but different in degree.”
— The Kybalion, Ch. II
“To destroy an undesirable rate of mental vibration, put into operation the Principle of Polarity and concentrate upon the opposite pole.”
— The Kybalion, Ch. X

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