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of Will. And conversely for RHP: self vworld v self, or individuated energyparsed outward into the world andthen drawn back into the self. As isapparent from these cycles, LHP iscentered on the microcosm, and RHPon the macrocosm. Granted, there arethose who, when chancing to explainthe left-hand path, describe it as anisolation of the self from the world, butthis is a shortsighted and ultimatelyflawed approach. Neither pole canexist apart from the other, and eachbecomes neutered in isolation. Thepower of the left-hand path lies in thecapacity for macrocosmic energy toembolden the self, and thereby maketransformation of the world possible.Without such a cyclical balance,solipsism is unavoidable, and selfdestructioninevitable. The cyclicalunderstanding also makes it clear that