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CHAPTER FOUR
The Structure of the Cycle of Being - 1
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When the two equal forces of Unity and Multiplicity move cyclically and symmetrically
within a finite field of activity, one waxing as the other wanes, four moments mark
especially significant turning points. At two points in the cycle, the forces are of equal
strength; at two other points, one force reaches the maximum of power it can ever attain
while the other is as weak as it will ever be. Thus two points of equilibrium and two points
of maximum disequilibrium occur. The two points of equilibrium, however, differ greatly
in the quality of being they represent. In one of them, the principle of Multiplicity operates
in a condition of dynamic ascendancy and almost explosive expansion, while the principle
of Unity is losing control of the movement and becoming internalized as a force of
resistance and containment. At the other point of equilibrium, the principle of Unity is a
dynamic and irresistible power of condensation and unification, while the influence of the
principle of Multiplicity is waning, yet never totally overcome.
Each of these four moments in the cyclic process is the start of a definite phase of the
total development of possibilities of being, but the whole cycle is most significantly
divided into two hemicycles. During one of them, which can be conveniently symbolized
as the Day-side of being, the power of the principle of Multiplicity predominates. During
the symbolic Night-side, the principle of Unity controls the Movement of Wholeness.
Nevertheless, in such a symbolism the "light" of Day is always to some degree present
during the Night period as is the darkness of Night during the Day period.
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