The essence
Ra compared the second color to looking at the Sun, which you can only do through a filter: the mind blocks out many frequencies in order to see one thing clearly. Hope here isn't naive wishing; it's a calm confidence that not everything needs your involvement. You can sit by the river and see what it brings.
Transference leads to the fifth color, Guilt. The person then starts fixing everything without really knowing what or how. Ra observed that many people living as "fixers" actually have the second color and are in transference.
Left orientation — Theist
A left arrow (tones 1–3) is a strategic mind. Its trajectory runs toward "theism" in the broad sense: trust that there are forces and patterns one can rely on. Such a person often starts on the opposite side, in skepticism, and comes to trust over the years.
Right orientation — Anti-theist
A right arrow (tones 4–6) is a receptive mind. The anti-theist, as Ra put it, doesn't count on forces in advance but waits for them to touch it. A person with a right arrow may start out believing in something and relying on it, then move to the other side as they mature, because they never belonged there.
How to apply it
- Check whether a situation really calls for your action or whether the mind just can't stand the pause.
- Notice when the feeling "I have to fix this" appears; for the second color it's often transference.
- Treat your calm waiting as a contribution, not as passivity.
The trap
Confusing hope with guilt. In transference the person busily fixes what isn't theirs without understanding how, then feels guilty when it doesn't work. The real strength of the second color, seeing where you don't need to step in, gets lost along the way.