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[xise]

I always thought "the polarities are harmonized" means that, from the unified perspective, the real value of the negative path of "that which is not" is appreciated, on par with the Creator's appreciation of it.  At unity, there is nothing really at stake: there is only experience and balancing.  Having nothing at stake is only possible when there is nothing outside the self which which to compete or against which to defend.

The mystery of the service to self polarity is why that which is not would teach anything at all.  How can falsehood convey information?  How can infinity be somehow increased in experience?  And yet, we are assured that somehow this is the best way we can reason about this.

"How can infinity be somehow increased in experience" could also apply to the service to others polarity, or really to any sort of experience. Perhaps the Creator's exploration and search for experience is simultaneous and infinite, but for whatever reason - maybe the Creator has decided - that it can only be explored by individuated consciousness in mostly linear time. Maybe an analogy - so it's kind of like I may access to certain information - perhaps sensory input of a photo where I can't tell what's in the foreground - at my fingertips, but it takes processing to figure out what I'm seeing, and I think that's where we come in with experiencing reality. We're basically processing information for the Creator by individuated experience. 

Or something like that. I don't really know; it's all shrouded in mystery, after all.