Contrary to popular belief, the Divine Feminine isn’t limited only to females.
The Divine Feminine is an energy that we all possess, no matter where we are on the gender spectrum (or lack thereof). Therefore, this article is for everyone who is interested in creating more inner balance – and shining that out into the world.
As our planet is cast into the horrors of environmental destruction and demise, it is clear that there is an excess of masculine energy.
As a force that is responsible for organizing, ruling, fighting, building, and dominating, masculine energy is certainly useful – but only up until a certain point.
It is now time for the rise of the Divine Feminine. But not just in females (although women certainly have an easier time accessing it), but in all beings.
For our society, for this very planet, to survive, we desperately need to cultivate feminine energies within us, before it’s too late.
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What is the Divine Feminine?
The Divine Feminine is a form of energy that all beings possess. It is known by many names such as shakti, yin, and lunar energy, and is often connected symbolically with the moon, Gaia (Mother Earth), and water. Just like the Divine Masculine, it is ‘one half’ of the Spirit of Life. Both the Divine Feminine and Divine Masculine arise mutually, and in their most natural state, work together effortlessly and harmoniously.
Why Masculine Energy is Destroying the Planet
When the Masculine and Feminine are out of balance, the natural result is chaos. So why is masculine energy destroying the planet? To answer this question, let’s briefly wind back time.
As an active force, the Divine Masculine is responsible for progress and evolution. Unlike feminine energy, it gets sh*t done in an efficient and orderly manner. As the nature of life is growth and change, we need that force, and we have needed it since the dawn of time.
But the shadow side of the Divine Masculine is its preoccupation with power. When masculine energy becomes corrupt, it results in the toxic patriarchal society we see today that is based on a foundational philosophy of “get, reject, use, and dominate.” The consequence is a world full of racial, sexual, and religious intolerance; gender inequality; unrestrained materialism resulting in large-scale environmental decimation; raping and pillaging of the earth resulting in climate change that leads to huge natural disasters and social collapse … you name it.
Why has Divine Masculine energy “entered the dark side”? There are numerous theories, but mine is that Divine Masculine energy is, in essence, immature. It hasn’t ripened and is therefore like a wayward, nihilistic teenager still trying to figure out the ropes.
If all of life is a process of growth, of maturation, Divine Masculine energy still hasn’t evolved to its fullest potential. It’s still an awkward, self-conscious, and insecure force that has come to believe (like a naive child) that power comes from overshadowing others. But it doesn’t. What it has failed to learn up until now is that true power comes from within. True power is shown through the mature Divine Masculine acts of mercy, integrity, honesty, and accountability.
Similar to the Soul Age theory (that there are young, mature, and old souls), we could say that there is also young, mature, and old energy. And Divine Masculine energy is still in its teenage years – and perhaps not even that.
So where does that leave Divine Feminine energy?
Divine Feminine: Out of the Shadows, Into the Light
Like Divine Masculine energy, Divine Feminine energy, has, up until now, been immature.
By hiding in the shadows and forgetting her own power, the domineering shadow side of the Divine Masculine has been permitted to get out of control. Who has been there to consistently put him in his place? It takes two to tango. Neither one is “more” responsible for the annihilation of the planet than the other. Both have an equal hand in their own way.
We can picture this scenario by observing two children squabbling in the backyard. One of them – the little boy – is throwing a tantrum. “THAT’S MINE,” the little boy thunders aggressively, trying to intimidate the little girl into giving back his favorite toy. “But you said I could play with it,” the little girl sobs, running back to mommy or daddy in tears.
She plays the victim. He plays the persecutor. It’s an age-old dance. And it needs to end.
We are getting to a pivotal turning point in history where something needs to change. Our world – the very survival of our species – depends on it. What is the solution?
The rise of the Divine Feminine.
We are seeing it more and more, with feminism, compassion for animals (resulting in more ethical eating choices), yoga, meditation, and even social media initiatives like the #metoo movement entering the mainstream.
But all things in life have a dark side. And we need to be aware of our shadow selves in order to move into the light.
The Shadow Side
With that being said, let’s break down the shadow side of the Divine Feminine and Divine Masculine:
| Divine Feminine Shadow Side: | Divine Masculine Shadow Side: |
| Victim | Persecutor |
| Co-dependent | Cold detachment |
| Insecure | Controlling |
| Manipulative | Egotistical |
| Passive | Aggressive |
| Overly emotional | Emotionally numb |
| Acquiesce | Dominate |
| Inauthentic | Abusive |
| Cruel | Ruthless |
The Light Side
Now, let’s look at the light side of the Feminine and Masculine energies. We could also call this the mature, fully-actualized Divine Feminine and Masculine:
| Divine Feminine Light Side: | Divine Masculine Light Side: |
| Intuitive | Mindful |
| Vulnerable | Accountable |
| Authentic | Integrity |
| Creative | Organized |
| Compassionate | Merciful |
| Inter-dependent | Independent |
| Open-minded | Non-judgmental |
| Tenacious | Courageous |
| Sensual | Sexual |
| Instinctual | Intellectual |
| Considerate | Impartial |
| Spontaneous | Strategic |
| Adaptable | Grounded |
| Will to love | Will to power |
You might notice that many of these traits are actually quite neutral, and here’s where words have a limit. All traits innate to the Divine Feminine and Masculine are neutral, it’s only when they come out of balance that they become an issue. Being compassionate, for example, is a Divine Feminine trait that can either be positive or negative depending on how it’s used. When there’s too much compassion, there is self-martyrdom and co-dependency, and when there’s too little, there’s cruelty.
So, in essence, the “light” side of the Divine Feminine and Masculine is really only another way of saying the balanced side.
Benefits of Awakening the Divine Feminine
She is so bright and glorious that you cannot look at her face or her garments for the splendor with which she shines. For she is terrible with the terror of the avenging lightning, and gentle with the goodness of the bright sun; and both her terror and her gentleness are incomprehensible to humans … But she is with everyone and in everyone, and so beautiful is her secret that no person can know the sweetness with which she sustains people, and spares them in inscrutable mercy.”
– Hildegard von Bingen
No matter what gender (or lack thereof) you are, here’s what you can expect to experience once you commit to awakening the Divine Feminine within you:
- Enhanced intuition (higher perception)
- Sharpened gut instincts (animal perception)
- More flexibility and spontaneity
- Greater self-compassion
- Increased love and acceptance of others
- Connection with the Creator within
- More ability to enjoy the small things in life
- Greater receptivity to yourself, others, and life
- Increased ability to let go
- Deeper comfort with the unknown and reduced anxiety
- Heightened connection with your body and sensuality
- Enhanced ability to relax, receive, and be
9 Ways to Awaken the Divine Feminine Within You
The deep Feminine, the mystery of consciousness, She who is life, is longing for our transformation as much as we are. She holds back, allowing us free reign to choose, nudging us occasionally with synchronicities, illness, births and deaths … But when we make space for Her, she rushes into all the gaps, engulfing us with her desire for life and expression. This is what She longs for, this is what we are for: experiencing the Feminine through ourselves. We simply need to slow down, and find where to put our conscious attention.
– Lucy H. Pearce, Burning Woman
To be whole and balanced beings, we need to honor both sides of our nature: the Divine Feminine and the Divine Masculine – also known in Jungian terms as the anima and animus. But now, more than ever, we are all being called to awaken the Shakti within.
Males need to get over their immaturity surrounding femininity, and females need to step more into their power. No matter whether you’re male, female, or non-binary/trans, it’s your responsibility to create change within yourself. For only when we change ourselves can true change in the world happen.
Pointing fingers at one gender or group as being “responsible” for all world’s ills, being “less than” the other type of energy, and so forth, is infantile. We need to grow up and stop feeding our lower nature. As Luna writes in her article on the Divine Masculine:
Don’t give fuel to your shadow self. Don’t perpetuate more division within this world. Learn how to awaken both types of energy within yourself in a healthy way.
So with that being said, here’s how to start this sacred inner work:
1. Connect with your inner Divine Mother
This might sound strange, but the reality is that we are composed of many subpersonalities. Psychiatrist Carl Jung called them “archetypes,” and more recently, psychotherapist Richard C. Schwartz (founder of Internal Family Systems) refers to them as “parts.”
The Mother is a universal part/archetype that can be found within all people of all genders. We see the Great Mother portrayed through the ages in numerous forms; as the Virgin Mary, Lakshmi, Isis, Sophia, Mother Nature, Kali – you name it.
So the question is, what does your inner Divine Mother look like? I recommend connecting with this part of you through practices such as journaling, drawing/painting, automatic writing, dream work, and mirror work. You might like to create or print out a picture that resembles your inner Divine Mother and put her somewhere important in your house. Let her inspire and remind you of the importance of honoring and connecting with the Divine Feminine.
2. Examine your wounds surrounding femininity
Examine the following questions:
- What has society taught you about femininity as a male, female, or non-binary/trans?
- How did your mother model her femininity and what did she teach you (whether directly or indirectly)?
- What negative core beliefs might you have developed surrounding femininity?
- What habits and behaviors do you bring into the world that indirectly or directly oppress the Divine Feminine?
Journal about these questions and do some self-reflection. Understanding how you truly feel about feminine energy – from all angles – is vital. Often we carry old programming that impedes our growth and maturation. The only way to move through these blocks is to see right through them.
For example, common negative conditioned beliefs include the notion that women should always be pretty, good at everything, never age, have a perfect body, be submissive to men, be meek and emotionally-restrained, and please everyone. (There are many other negative ideas out there – these are just a few common examples.)
However, your personal wounds might be totally different. For example, if you were raised with an engulfing helicopter mother, you might fear women and see them as fundamentally dangerous. If your mother was a manic-depressive, you might unconsciously perceive all women to be chaotic, unsafe, and unreliable. Try to examine both your personal and wider societal context.
3. Tune into your emotions
How are you feeling? If you were brought up in the West, you’ll have more masculine-dominated values. You tend to ask people, “How are you doing?” rather than “How are you feeling?” We need to shift away from that mindset. A person’s worth is not based on how much they do. In fact, a person’s worth isn’t externally-based at all. We need to start feeling things from the inside; to learn more about ourselves, to tune into our emotions. To learn how to show compassion by getting to know our authentic emotional landscape is to tap into the Divine Feminine.
So stop right now and ask yourself, “How am I feeling?” (If you struggle to label your emotions, search for “emotions chart” on Google images and print one out.) Are you feeling tired, moody, excited, intrigued, sad, nostalgic, disillusioned, surprised? Get into the habit of assigning a word to how you feel.
4. Cultivate your intuition
Intuition is a core Divine Feminine quality. Yet because so many of us live in our heads, we become disconnected from our hearts and souls (the source of our intuition). Sadly, the result is that most of us struggle to differentiate the voice of fear from intuition. Some of us even outright reject the value of intuition altogether!
To begin cultivating your intuition, try any of the following practices:
- Begin meditating (this helps to silence your mind and allow intuitive flashes to emerge)
- Experiment with oracle and tarot cards
- Tune into your body through the practice of mindfulness
- Learn to understand the meaning of your dreams
You can also read my article on how to trust your intuition for more guidance.
5. Find a feminine teacher/guide/figure you admire
We all need role models, and finding a mature and embodied woman is a powerful way of tuning into the Divine Feminine. Fortunately, there are many beautiful expressions of the Divine Feminine out there. You can begin your search in your friend or family circle, and extend it to authors, artists, historical and religious icons, and modern feminine figures. Once you’ve found someone (or a few teachers) you admire, put a picture of them somewhere special to honor the Divine Feminine.
Remember, the whole point of finding a feminine teacher/guide/figure that you admire is to learn from them. Please don’t idolize them or give away your power. Simply respect and appreciate them and make sure you integrate the lessons offered to you.
Also, if you find that there’s a male (or trans/non-binary individual) out there who reflects the Shakti energy in a healthy and respectful way, feel free to add them to your list of role models.
6. Slow down and be present
Masculine energy is all about do-do-do. But feminine energy is about being receptive, passive, and living in the moment. We don’t always need to achieve something. So make some time during the day to slow down and be present. Try to enjoy the little things and practice being grateful. You may even like to keep a gratitude journal – or if you’re into poetry, a place where you write poetry in appreciation of life’s small pleasures.
Slowing down, for instance, could be as simple as turning off your phone and going outside to enjoy the sunset. Or it could mean saying “no” to that extra task your colleague wants you to finish by Friday. While slowing down is difficult at first, keep at it. Your brain has likely been wired to be on the “doing” frequency all the time rather than in the being state of mind. So be forgiving and patient (other Divine Feminine qualities) and don’t give up. Even if slowing down needs to be scheduled into your day, make sure its a priority.
7. Practice self-love and inner child work
A crucial part of the spiritual path involves learning how to love yourself and healing your inner child. By learning how to love yourself, you are better equipped to show true compassion to others. What better ways to awaken the Divine Feminine within you?!
Self-love and inner child work go hand-in-hand, but before going too deep into inner child work, I recommend starting with self-love. Self-love is truly the foundation of all inner work because, without it, it’s possible to re-traumatize our already-wounded inner child.
To begin self-love, one of the most powerful practices is something called mirror work. Essentially, this practice involves standing in front of your household mirror every day and repeating loving words to yourself. These affirmations might include, “I see you,” “I value you,” “I forgive you,” “I’m here for you,” or whatever loving statement comes from your heart.
Read more about how to practice mirror work.
8. Connect more deeply with your body
The Divine Feminine is a sensual, visceral force that is at the heart of all life. She is the one who gives birth to existence, as well as tends and nurtures it: all very raw and instinctual processes.
To honor the yin energy within you, connect with your body. Learn its language. Discover more about what it means to be embodied in this life as a spiritual being. This might take many forms, for example:
- Researching bodywork and breathwork
- Learning the meaning behind your muscle tension
- Practicing body-centered mindfulness
- Exploring your sensual nature (honoring the pleasures of the body such as eating, sleeping, relaxing, and having sex)
- Taking care of your basic bodily needs (getting good quality nutrition, water, sleep, digestion, etc.) by learning self-care
9. Honor, protect, and celebrate Mother Earth
As the physical embodiment of the Divine Feminine, the earth is our ultimate provider. She sustains us, protects us, and allows us to flourish. We are birthed within her, and we will die within her. And each and every day, she has endless reminders to share with us that reflect the Divinity, joy, beauty, and love inherent in life.
Connecting with Mother Earth is simple: go outside! Enjoy the trees, the wind, the clouds, the rain, the flowers, the sunshine, the soil – all of it. Be in a state of appreciation for her. But don’t let it stop there.
To truly honor Mother Earth is to respect her through our actions. By committing to a sustainable, low-waste, and ethical way of living, we are putting our head where our heart is. We don’t need to be perfect. We can’t be. But we can do our best, understanding that no matter how many mistakes we make, we are loved.
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Ultimately, we all carry both the Divine Feminine and Masculine energies. But we’ve come to a point in history where we need to focus on cultivating the Shakti – the yin energy to balance the yang.
What is your relationship like with the Divine Feminine? Do you have any advice to share? Let yourself be heard below.
I am so on this journey. I realise that all those qualities you describe as positive feminine are the ones I am trying to cultivate in myself. The more I manage to connect with my feminine side, the more I see the energy and strength of the feminine in others. My feminine teacher is Brene Brown.
Thanks Enjay, the feminine seems to be rising after a long time. I’m fascinated in seeing how it’s affecting every aspect of our lives and societies, including the shape modern masculinity is going to take through its fusion with the feminine.
Your work is smart, compassionate and I appreciate how much you share on your site. Thank you for giving me a way to frame this concept to the men I love in my life.
Very insightful and good methods on how to connect to our divine feminine energy
I had struggled with balancing my energies for most of my life. I am so grateful that I discovered this website, because I have been going through sort of an “awakening” myself. I finally, after decades of struggle have decided to accept that I am a man with a strong feminine energy. I decided earlier this year to embrace that energy and because of that I was able to write and publish my first book!!! I I wish this website had a forum for discussing matters of growth like this.
Like Eileen said, feminism is not about awakening feminine energy. Neither is metoo movement. Metoo is all about power, power to be able to ruin a man’s life when a woman feels like it (out of revenge or regretting the encounter), it is not about justice it is a media, social media witchhunt. It perpetuates women to be seen as victims and men as perpetuates. And it teaches women to not be responsible for anything, it doesn’t empower because empowering would be to promote self-defense. It is a toxic movement, what they achieved is just moving from one extreme (men having all power) to another (now it is women). Maybe metoo started as fair, but as fas as I can remember it was always one-sided, to believe women, to believe their accusations.
Hi Dominika, So wonderful to read what you have written. Seems like so many people miss the point that moving from male dominated back to female dominated society will only perpetuate the cycle of imbalance. Always working to maintain greater balance in my own life. Thank you.
This is a great topic. The timing is now. As you know DF and DM are only twin flame, ying and yang. Many twins don’t know they are. What all twins must do is vary much as you describe. The work must be done by DF and DM they can not escape it. The collective however, has the option of doing these works. The collective can choose to do this now or later. Now is the time for the DF and DM to aid the collective in their awakening. To do this the twins must be fully awake. to be fully awake you must be balanced in all your energy man. and fem., ying and yang, emperor and empress. to get there you must heal you childhood, pure your blood line, clear all karma, never create karma. Its not easy and it takes time. As this happens to the individual that individuals energy rises. When the individuals energy has risen the individual heals. The healed individual can now aid in the healing of others and Gaia. Now is the time. Thank you for this article, it shall serve as a good introduction to thing needing to be done and I encourage all to seek aid in guidance from Luna Sol. I send to you and the collective love, light, strength, and faith.
TF, DF, EA, Empress, Healer
After years of calling myself a “feminist”, I have come to see that feminism isn’t about awakening the feminine side of all of us. It is about being a man in a woman’s body, just a different version of the same toxicity that infects the planet today. This may be a quibble; however, language matters. The ideas expressed in this article rings very true; there is too much masculine energy That said, these gender identity movements that are now expressing themselves are contributing to the problem.
This response was very difficult to write as we are overly sensitive to words like man or woman, male or female, masculine or feminine or patriarchy. I admit that the climate (not weather) has contributed to this. My training is in functional neurology and perhaps a better term is left brain, right brained awareness. Sounds scientific, but unlike masculine or feminine is neutral. It is too bad that our society has degenerated to the point where we can’t use certain words that describe what we are talking about. Left brain awareness is executive, (the more masculine side of us), and right brained awareness is more of a whole-body approach to life that encompasses the traits listed in the divine feminine side of us.
Your point is valid in a 3D atmosphere. Awakened feminine becomes balanced, a balanced feminine is a spiritual feminine. A awakened masculine is a balanced masculine. Being balanced is much more then social is it spiritual.
I am all man, I live a mans life in a mans world, my wife of 32 years is a woman, and energy is that of the empress and only when needed do I dare to be the emperor. When we wake we no longer think in the 3D we rise above it to the 4D then the 5D as individuals. We leave behind the old and only move forward. Luna and Sol can explain this to you, you should contact then.
I enjoyed the topic, and the relevance of it is beyond dispute, in my estimation. The idea that a woman may have easier access to the Devine Feminine gave me pause. I wondered if the power of social and cultural conditioning and stereotyping was be underestimated.
great read, I always enjoy the depth you bring to a subject. this is auspicious timing as we just got through the largest supermoon of the year. I definitely agree that there is a big shift in consciousness happening right now, and I feel this will result in a more balanced state for a time as we begin what Bailey called the Assyrian age; which I would more accurately classify as a era instead. but in my studies, I have found that this is just the half way point for humankind as they struggle to become qualified beings through four eras of evolution. Eras are different than ages in the sense that an era has no preset period of time in which it exists because it is determined by conditions. the fact is that we are still more animal than “Human”, but I agree that in this up coming era the feminine energy will be dominant; as it was in the first era that the norse people speak so fondly about as paradise on earth, but a lasting balance- in my opinion, won’t be achieved until we as a species can find our place in nature and harmonize our way of life with the rest of creation, and I’m afraid we’re a long way from this goal.
Thank Timothy for sharing your take on the divine feminine in our current ‘era’, it’s definitely interesting to see a macro-scale historical take on this energy and where it may be heading :).
I know I needed to read this today, and I also knew that this article was meant for me when you wrote “it takes two to tango” I don’t know why, but I’ve always used that saying to describe situations that get out of hand. (but that’s a personal note) on the other hand, the insight and message of this post is so important and inspiring. thank you so much for writing this. Much love & respect.
Thank you Christine, it’s often strange synchronicities like that which hook our attention onto something we need to hear and explore more :)
Hi Mateo,
First I’d like to say that I love both of your & Luna’s writing & articles and I am grateful for your healing work. So far I have two of your books & have found them so helpful :).
During this time where the world is on hold and people are self-isolating, it seems to me after reading this article, like we are seeing the Divine Feminine growing on the planet. Maybe along with this current event causing a great many to awaken, we will slowly start to see a balancing of both the Divine Feminine & Divine Masculine on the planet? Wouldn’t that be something? Can you share any thoughts on this? Namaste & much love to you both.
Dear Robin,
Thank you for leaving a comment and sharing your insight into the current situation we’re facing. I agree wholeheartedly, the whole ecosystem that is existence is highly dependent on every aspect of itself to maintain a healthy balance. The moment we upset that balance, we experience unexpected consequences, from climate change to world pandemics.
The current situation is the result of the lack of feminine energy in our hyper-productive capitalist machine, with its main objective being short term profits at the expense of long term consequences to us the working force of people full of stress and disconnection and the planet being polluted and destroyed. Experiencing this crisis first hand with serve as a wake up call to many, and bring about new ways of doing things (I’m already amazed with the remote schooling and work implementations saving immensely in carbon footprints in transport and unnecessary ‘formalities’ of work.) We’re watching the growing pains of the world unfold, it’s gruesome yet heralds the coming new life into this universe.
Warm hugs *from a social distancing acceptance space* :)
Most of us, most fortunate , have or had a nurturing , loving primary caregiver be they male or female gender…. The Divine for me, since I can remember , even now as a person with Parkinson’s disease at what the medical world like to label (as they do), “end stage”, has taken a female form. First my mother, then when she passed, my birth sisters . I mistakenly imagined that multiple acts of kindness from one person guaranteed reprocicity in the other s who previously benefitted, TRUE NATURE or hearing the beat of it in music, everywhere , well, those two words became my mantra along this road to find first my soul mate… (I found me waiting , no Prince Charming but authentic), my tribe … I was abandoned by my birth family, my birth ed family (3 adult children) as they perceived their mum as a cripple… too difficult, taking up too much time, too much money… their abandonment, first loosened chains of martyrdom as a mother, and I escaped, Next as the money I needed to survive was acquired as early Inheritance, I discovered the freedom of learning to survive through my own hands, fishing, gardening, taking a job that exchanged my work for fish and board. Along the way I couldn’t afford a telephone and I learned to just be with other people . I own a house on beautiful yet half burned Kangaroo island.. I cannot make it my home until I “find” my tribe… I equate dying to childbirth… Both are a process , both involve pain as a means to initiate one into the transformation one is to become. AS muscle rigidity, spasms, frozen shoulder wrack my poor body night and day 24/7 eternity, I now turn to the medical world to find me what I need to moderate this pain… today I will enquire about medicinal cannabis… I have found my own unique path through the minefield that is pain relief. I take a “Goldilocks ” approach.. not too painful, not too much brain fog, CLARITY … JUST Right .
One of the best ways to appreciate Mother Nature is to look at the heavenly bodies in the sky.
In my opinion: A suggestion that divinity would be feminine would lack much wisdom. Propositions of gender would be generally regarded as plain vanity or idolatry. Divinity transcends gender & yourself concept. To relate from a reflective self concept would definitely be vanity. We aren’t the mirror to an image but more the image. If someone were to call something feminine, that being regarded as feminine & not divine, it would be plain idolatry.
Thank you Jack for your thoughts. I agree that the divine lacks gender, when the divine is spoken in context of divine masculine (which we’ve also covered) or feminine, it’s rather using divinity as synonymous with finding a greater sense of wholeness, at a personal psychological level. Our work aims at bringing both spirituality and psychology together so if we each claim and learn to access different parts/sides of ourselves, in making us more complete, make it also easier to be balanced enough to access the transpersonal/genderless divine.
Great article that illuminates the need for balance of our inherent duality. It seems to me that we Beings on this planet are part of a dualistic universe where we have complementary, not opposing, aspects both inside and outside ourselves. From my perspective of the Law of One, we are actually maturing toward unity consciousness where we are both masculine and feminine aspects at the same time. I believe the confusion with these aspects in humans comes from too much identification with gender. I am not suggesting the masculization or feminization (are those words?) of either sex but the realization that when a man opens to his own divine feminine, he doesn’t become gay and vice versa, we must understand that these are “aspects” and not gender defining as we try to make aspects like being emotional.
Thank you John, I agree with you that we must learn to separate gender and sexual orientation from aspects (or qualities as I like to call it.) I think men will always preserve predominant masculine energy and women will preserve their predominant feminine energy (it’s a byproduct of our biological makeup) but what we’re seeing right now is the deconstruction of the ‘roles’ the masculine and feminine have been assigned for many centuries as our living conditions allow us to carry less severe ‘roles’ as we did in the past due to the type of work that our physical gender determined for us (men with physical labor of working fields/hunting and women with child-rearing/home caring.)
It’s already visible in many homes, seeing men with their children, caring for them (changing diapers, etc..), which a few decades ago it was much less prevalent.
A very nice (noice!) read indeed!
It has made possible a divine shift within, in thought, word and experiences, which I will cherish now and into the near future. So thank you both for the experience.
As a recent friend has mentioned that in my artworks, I may enjoy enriching and exploring more inner aspects of the feminine quality. His ideas being focused on the magical within both business and personal relationships which guide his life force energies, making him caring supportive and very balanced in his life and business. Both in masculine and feminine senses.
So my current art study theme is the Botticelli Venus .
Taking the different aspects of this Masterpiece apart in mind and redrawing them to find the His seductive dream-spaces effectively hidden for the sake of His time within the simple frame work of this painting.
So please let others know that His works are an excellent contemplative way of exploring the Divine feminine, within it’s Mystical heritage, which radiates the purity of the divine feminine in all her unmasked purity, under the vales of warm and passion and seduction as the Goddess of Love.
Peace and love, without Spiritual Arrogance now and always.
John
Dear John,
I’m so happy to hear this article has been a catalyst for you to venture into a new shift in your work as an artist.
Art is definitely a ‘muse’ itself in bringing out those feminine qualities through us, I’m thankful you suggested Botticelli’s Venus as it’s truly a divine piece (anything that inspires a universal sense of ‘awe’ seems to be responsible for this effect, the pyramids of Egypt being another example.)
I look forward to hearing how your work with Botticelli goes :).
Warm hugs,
Mateo
Wow, perfect timing, Mateo! Wonderful work! Thank you very much, I am extremely interested in this topic, and you described it really well. Every single word was spot on. For some reason when I read “… and is often connected symbolically with the moon, Gaia (Mother Earth), and water” I felt an immediate connection.
So happy the time has come to start bringing back some balance into their levels so they can finally return to their natural state. It’s been way too long now. I hope I get to live this lifetime long enough to experience it.
Thank you again.
Love & Blessings
Tanja
Thank you Tanja for the kind words, I feel like it’s a topic that naturally is coming more and more into our culture and this article is my attempt to help some of you navigate it, I wish I had been guided toward connecting with this source many years ago.
If you felt a connection to the moon and Gaia it may be you’re being called too by this natural force :).
Warm hugs,
Mateo
Very well explained. But I have some doubts at different places. Spirituality is actually not relating to your body at all but you have asked to connect to one’s body in order to become more feminine. Can you elaborate please?
Thank you Harshwardhan for the question. They way we approach spirituality is in an integral way, that means we feel it is necessary to balance/align mind/body/heart/soul. There’s too many examples in history of teachings/teachers that only focus on the ‘spirit/soul’ aspect of spirituality, and they become lopsided, they neglect others parts that are important to live a functional life among other people (this is especially clear with the many ‘gurus’ who achieve great deep insights yet also take advantage/abuse their power among their students.)
An example of the necessity to be in touch with the feminine (which is not the same as being more feminine) is Jiddu Krishnamurti, who had great embodiment of his deep understanding and yet his way of teaching was very ‘cerebral’ or mental, lacking in the emotional/sensitive side of things to connect more from the heart with his students.
I am really intrigued by your take on Krishnamurti’s work, as I read it a lot and I have never considered it like that. I find it really sensitive and connecting but I wonder if that has occurred over a period of time as initially I found it very cerebral but I was so drawn to that as I was also so locked in my own head, I was drawn to anything that would create further dissonance in my thinking patterns as this felt like the only way through.
Now I consider his writings to be emotional and often feel hugely connected as I read and I see now this has only come through time.
Thank you Mia for the follow up. Krishnamurti is an unusual character, I fell in love with the way he described his nature walks, the detailed expression of everything he perceived was almost poetic. But his approach to teaching comes across to me as very rooted in the mind unlike other teachers though as you point out, how you understand him changes with your own journey. You ‘feel’ the truth in his words, because they reflect our own emotional experience of what he says, but when the words are seen at face value they still present very austerely.
This is where I see the value in distinguishing essence vs personality, his essence was boundless but his personality was shaped by the way he was brought up by the theosophical society, he was groomed and prepared with a lot of intellectual doctrine in an English environment away from his family/culture (unlike the teachers who are brought up this way in say a Buddhist environments which still instills intellect but with much more heart into their work as they treat heart-head as one and the same, calling it “Big Mind”.)
It’s definitely interesting understanding with new layers that forms the character of such teachers.
Hey Mateo,
Love all the points you made especially Connect to the Divine Mother.
Did you just publish this? Interesting that we recently made a video along similar lines: htps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsLgJbC4eHc
Spirit moves in mysterious ways…
Blessings,
Andy
Hey Andy,
Thank you :). I did just publish it though the articles are written a while in advanced and we publish according to how we intuitively feel is the needs of the time. Perhaps we’re tapping into what is most necessary for us as a culture right now, it’s very interesting :).
Warmly,
Mateo