Dear Newbie, >> Oooof. Hope you'll understand the question. << Not entirely, especially the bits about changing polarities. In any event, my comment that "Within the Fire Element, the Electric Fluid is found in the Fire's expansiveness, heat and light. The Magnetic Fluid is found within the Water's contractiveness, cold and darkness.", refers to *how* the student first approaches the work with the Fluids in Step Eight. My best to you, :) Rawn Clark 11 Jan 2003 rawnclark@... rawn@... http://www.ABardonCompanion.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BardonPraxis