Your essay is a powerful call to awaken and find balance amidst turbulent times, echoing Jung's insights on the tension of opposites. Thank you for sharing such a thoughtful piece. I'm not sure we can understand what is going on, however, without understanding the nature of Empire. Indeed some people don't even know one exists -as real power structures are hidden from us - we who are presented with just propaganda. If there's one thing you can say about Trump is that he lays bare imperial power more clealry.