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Universal Theme Overview

Balance is a child of the Universal themes series and is part of the Spirituality themes group. This is a theme overview post.

Balance is a process of trying to reach a stable equilibrium. All is in a proportional arrangement. All parts have matched energy, weight or attention.

balance, represented as a tree half in daylight and half in nighttime

Big ideas

Your anger shows you where your imbalances are located.
Your alignment is different from anyone else's. Don't judge others or yourself for where they/you are.
Balance is a state of always being happy or comfortable (that is an imbalance).
The peak state of ecstasy will come when you are on your true path and fully in line with your purpose.
Balance is the process and not the end result.
  • Balance is the process and not the end result.
  • The peak emotional state of ecstasy will come when you are on your true path and fully in line with your purpose.
  • Balance is not a state of always being happy or comfortable (that is an imbalance).
  • Your alignment is different from anyone else’s. Don’t judge others or yourself for where they/you are.
  • Your anger shows you where your imbalances are located.

Key concepts

Adjustment is making something fit into a whole by making changes, large or small.
Anger is a feeling of extreme displeasure, hostility or exasperation toward someone or something.
A benchmark is a stationary reference point used to measure physical distance or accomplishment against a standard.
Despair is the loss of all hope. Overcome by a sense of defeat or futility.
Ecstasy is elevated delight and intense emotion that obscures normal thought and self-control.
In equilibrium, all influences balance each other out resulting in a stable state of being.
Instability means a person or thing is susceptible to sudden change, position or condition. Not dependable.
Pain is suffering or distress that causes unpleasant sensations from mild to severe as a result of physical or emotional damage.
Proportion considers a part in relation to the whole. The relationship between or among elements.
Yin and yang represent opposing forces that also have complementary and interconnected elements as part of Ancient Chinese philosophy.
  • Adjustment is making something fit into a whole by making changes, large or small. 
  • Anger is a feeling of extreme displeasure, hostility or exasperation toward someone or something.
  • A benchmark is a stationary reference point used to measure physical distance or individual/group accomplishment against a standard.
  • Despair is the loss of all hope. Overcome by a sense of defeat or futility.
  • Ecstasy is elevated delight and intense emotion that obscures normal thought and self-control.
  • In equilibrium, all influences balance each other out resulting in a stable state of being.
  • Instability means a person or thing is susceptible to sudden change, position or condition. Not dependable. 
  • Pain is suffering or distress that causes unpleasant sensations from mild to severe as a result of physical or emotional damage.
  • Proportion is when a part considered in relation to the whole. The relationship between or among the elements in a whole.
  • Yin and Yang represent opposing forces that also have complementary and interconnected elements, as part of Ancient Chinese philosophy

Archetypes

balance archetypes listed and illustrated

animals: hyena, mouse, sea horse, sea lion, spider

birds: bobolink, flamingo, phoebe

flowers: cosmos, peony, petunia

foods: persimmon

mythical: Grim Reaper, Valkyrie

roles: androgyne

situations: judgment

symbols: scale

Balance in contemporary culture

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Page created December 2018. Updated February 2020 and latest in September 2022.

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