A viewer asks: “What can Creator tell us about the view that humans need a balance of light and dark in their spirituality? I personally believe humans only need a balance of light. To suggest that we need to align with dark spirits and beings and darkness in general seems to be disinformation. And many young spiritual people I’ve encountered online believe they need to have a balance of darkness and so choose to open themselves up to darkness. When there is an army of darkness that doesn’t care about maintaining a balance, why should we be expected to maintain a balance of dark?” What can we tell him?

We consider your analysis to be on solid ground here, as championing the darkness and dark perspectives is a hallmark of many disinformation campaigns. They are confusing the fact that human beings have a wide array of potential feelings, beliefs, and other attributes that have both good and bad characteristics. For example, it can be highly beneficial to have great strength and courage and an ability to be forceful when confronted by a threat of some kind. But that same inner wherewithal, if used in a misguided or inappropriate fashion, could be counterproductive and even quite damaging to the self and others. The wisdom to know the difference is an attribute of the light and not the darkness, so what is important is to have inner balance with respect to being in divine alignment. To honor the darkness and encourage people to lean in that direction, expecting potential benefits because it seems only natural, is encouraging a kind of folly that will backfire through an appeal to baser instincts. And while these are part of human makeup, and for good reason in times of emergency, they are best kept in check, in reserve for extreme circumstances and not daily living.