Wow! Where do I begin?
(The following is entirely true for me and debates would be welcomed. Perhaps by "peer review" on forums such as this a truth can be found.)
This has actually been a point of study for me for some time.
Enantiodromia has become quite an encompassing term for myself.
It is so much more than "contradictory", "irony", "hypocritical", "tend to become what you resist", "dichotomies", etc. It actually encompasses all of those concepts.
For instance, it can be positive in that thinking to control the mind in order to be free of its affects the avenue is to Zen-like let it go...thereby achieving the goal of not being effect of the mind. Exactly the opposite of what you would "think" one should do.
Negative examples would be the Hubbard example of holding a child on your lap until they rebel, Miscavige micro-management, teens of too-strict parents, teens of no-discipline parents, etc.
Technically it's points of opposing extremism nullifying each other to moderation.
However, I've come to view it as a linear scale with "positive" and "negative" aspects - just like the emotional tone scale, et al.
At the bottom would be direct opposites brought about by force - as in physical applications of work, etc.
At the top would be positive aspects brought about by power - as in no ridges, non-duality, no locationality, no physicality, no positionality, etc. (Pan-determinism, etc.).
At the bottom would be killing the ball on the golf course and getting the inevitable hook or slice - the direct opposite of what was intended.
At the top would be allowing the swing to "flow" effortlessly and thereby getting the home run.
When one gets all up and "causative" and pushes, the effort band reduces the intention to the opposite. When one sits back and allows things to flow it is something all together different.
Remember the child's story of the Wind and Sun? Wind attempts to blow the coat off of the guy and he clutches it tighter...Wind becomes exhausted and end of story. Sun beams warmth and off pops the guys coat.
It is power versus force.
It is also a measurement of compassion. The more compassion the greater the positive enantiodromia and the less compassion the greater the negative enantiodromia.
I consider spiritual aspects to be positive examples of enantiodromia...the Zen parable of the old huge solid oak, strong as iron, that blunts every axe and stifles every fire and the willowy small sapling, pliant as a blade of grass - along comes the storm and the oak snaps and the sapling flows with the wind, which one is "stronger"?
We have all had the opportunity to witness others who are truly spiritual who transcend opposing views and rise above a petty or even a major upset - at least I hope that we all have had that opportunity - thus defusing the "problem" and healing all involved and bringing everyone to a higher level of understanding.
I consider physical aspects to be negative examples of enantiodromia...unfortunately these are all too easy and too numerous to witness.
Therefore, I look for areas of enantiodromia and, based upon whether they are "negative" or "positive", I can tell if it's something with compassion or devoid of compassion. I can tell if it's something spiritual or physical.
Looking at Scn I see all time highest stats ever of negative enantiodromia (War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength) and I know at once it is a completely physical enterprise, utterly devoid of compassion even for itself.
As a religion it is completely enamored with the physical universe and "worldly affairs". "Causatively" creating a world without war, crime, insanity, drugs - concerned about "public oppinion" and "PR", addressing the ego. The whole "promise of gain; threat of loss" deal, "playing the game", "upstat", status, IQ, Big Being, yadda, yadda.
Compare that to a non-dualistic approach of non-attachment...the idea of whether you're "winning" or "losing" you are suffering by physical attachment.
Enough for now...I'll have to write a book.