Dualities

energy / matter
nature / culture
body / mind
wild / domesticated
aboriginal / civilized
Old Ways / New Ways
local / global
society / state
country / city
common / elite
community / empire
private / public
love (eros) / work (aggression)
attraction / repulsion

We are attracted to each other and yet, at the same time, repelled, averse, scared of each other.

“Scared of each other?”

The Other is a consciousness that forms opinions. It has opinions about our hair, our nose, our clothes, our beaus. It’s intimidating.