Well, Karmacharm, I read your question and it brought to mind a description I read of the rider waite card once.
The person in the card with his wand is at a higher elevation and perspective than the others. In fact you can't see them, only the wands. So one version is that the person has a better perspective.
So if you're asking about a person that's not being pushed by anyone, these could be thoughts that challenge him, memories that pop up and make him combative but regarding a situation where he's got perspective.
So if the question was from a person that wanted to contact the person whose feelings these are, I would say that the person does have a different perspective now, so that could be positive. In the negative, it could mean he's thought of a million comebacks since the original conflict, or he feels above someone.