The Light and Shadow Principle

THE LIGHT

Source of Coherence

• Self-existing
• Creates illumination
• Reveals truth
• Primary reality
• Cannot create darkness

THE SHADOW

Decoherence Effect

• Not a thing itself
• Absence of light
• Reveals obstruction
• Secondary phenomenon
• Dependent on light to exist

THE OBSTRUCTION

Blocking Agent

• Creates the shadow
• Finite and removable
• Not inherent to light
• Source of the problem
• Can be moved or dissolved

The Metaphysical Analogy

Light Source
Ultimate Coherence
(God/Creative Principle)

Physical Light
Pure, self-existing
illumination

Evil/Suffering
Decoherence effects
in reality

Shadow
Absence of light,
not a substance

Rebellious Agent
Whatever blocks
coherence

Obstruction
Object blocking
the light

The Key Insight

When you see a shadow, you don't conclude the sun is defective or that darkness is a creative force. You understand that something is blocking the light. Similarly, evil in the world doesn't disprove ultimate goodness—it proves something is obstructing it.