Yin and yang. Active and passive. Driving and yielding. Assertive and receptive. Thinking and feeling. Eros and Agape. Rational and emotional. Hard and soft. Pointed and embracing. Strong and…Well, you probably see where this is going. What exactly do we mean by masculine and feminine? Where does this leave us in relation to relations, sexual and/or otherwise?
The first thing I notice upon meeting another person is not whether they are short or tall, fat or thin, young or old - but whether they are male or female, and it makes a difference, consciously or unconsciously. Part of this is obviously a primitive survival response - is this person a potential mate or a potential threat? - a lot is related to personal history and karma.
But there are more subtle energies involved...
This article from the EnlightenNext Editors' Blog takes a look at another backlash of the feminist movement - how pushing men to be more "feminine" often fosters separation rather than the unity we (both sexes?) so yearn for.
"Our solution, for the time being, is to ask all integralists to put the words “masculine” and “feminine” on furlough for a year. Let’s see what happens when we stop using those words in business or in relation to personal growth or change. My hunch is that we’ll all be more effective at bringing about the changes that we want to see."
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