Dualistic thinking Options

Dualistic thinking is very relevant to people following spiritual paths of any kind, since it involves believers who claim to see and experience another existence and others who having not experienced anything they would describe as other-worldy, disregard these claims and it therefore divides people into two camps.

The language used is also a form of dualism as it separates entities into good and bad and places into discrete areas thus: Heaven and Hell.

Is dualistic thinking useful and a good way of hanging ideas on hooks for further exploration or does it lead to extremes of thought that lack balance and settle people into positions that are hard to find their way out of?

Well I personally found what I was looking for in regard of dualism and whether or not it's usefull or not. I can't believe the answer is so simple and it hit me...Literally when The Middle Pillar written by Regardie fell out my bookcase when I walked by (IMG:style_emoticons/default/13.gif)

I still stand by my views on the dichotomy of good vs evil, but the other dualities...

The Tree of Life in the mystical kaballah system is divided in 3 parts. The left "pillar", the "right" pillar and the one in the centre. Each containing respectively 3-4-3 Sephiroth/Qlipoth. The 2 pillars symbolize dualities while the centre one is about being in balance. In Regardie's book he states the psychological effects of going to one of both dualities and sees them as extremes of life. Extremes are never healthy, but finding the balance in which you pass no judgement on both dualities and are not tempted to follow the "extremes" in life is the way to go. Simply put...being in perfect balance.