I'm choosing the negative path.

[Quan]

Those two activities are likely to land me in prison, limiting my opportunity for power.

Who cares negative  or positive.. Just follow what feels right however that is for you.. Sometimes one may be lead to do darker things but then in future that is for a reason that leads to positive.  It is pointless to judge.  This density is not for understanding and full of paradox.

The greater polarity you learn negative or positive, the quicker you can switch to the other.  This is very common through history and many examples of it, one of the most prominent monks in tibet...    person who started whole gang war between blood and crypts got nominated for noble peace prize through his children book in later life, Shaolin  the movie has great example of switching polarities i found very touching.    Haha There is examples of positive switching to negative too of course but ill leave those