The essence
Ra called fifth-color people "fixers". Their key question is "how can this be fixed?". The mind is good precisely for thinking about how to repair what has been seen; what exactly that is depends on the gates and lines. Guilt here isn't a moral burden but an engine: the sense that something can be changed and shouldn't be left as it is. A person with this motive often awakens that sense in others too.
Transference leads to the second color, Hope. Instead of action there's a hope that things will "somehow sort themselves out", without any understanding of what that rests on. Ra's image was the person who doesn't worry because they're "going to win the lottery".
Left orientation — Conditioner
A left arrow (tones 1–3) is a strategic mind that actively shapes circumstances and people, creating the conditions under which things get fixed. By the general principle, its trajectory runs from the opposite side toward its own.
Right orientation — Conditioned
A right arrow (tones 4–6) is a receptive mind that takes in influence and responds to the conditions forming around it. The sources describe this pair only briefly; the same principle applies as for the other colors: the right side waits for the world to reach it, and there's nothing lesser about that.
How to apply it
- Fix what you actually see and what concerns you, through strategy rather than a sense of duty.
- Notice when "I'll fix it" turns into "let it be" without any understanding; that's a sign of transference.
- Tell guilt as an engine apart from chronic self-blame.
- Remember that not everything can be fixed; sometimes trusting the process is right.
The trap
Ra noted that many people playing the "fixer" actually have the second color and live in transference, fixing without knowing what or how. Genuine fifth colors in transference, on the other hand, may only hope. Either way, the power of the true motivation is lost.