Loved, loved this post/essay Susan! The vesica piscis, the mandorla are incredibly powerful symbols, but mostly lived realities. And they have co-opted with patriarchal definitions. But they are still here, and their truth is seeping out, making wet our passion for true sacredness based in the feminine. And I loved the last line, "penis envy is the myth, and womb envy is the real motivator." I've been feeling that exact sentiment for some time now.
Exactly, Julie. It's why they want to control women, make laws about abortion, tell us our bodies belong to the father, then the husband. It's why women weren't allowed to inherit, then weren't allowed to take out a mortgage, or get a credit card. If they can't have a womb, the next best thing is to own it and control the means of production.
I so agree. As I have been traveling this road, it has been a coming off the kool-aid, becoming more available to see through the smoke and mirrors. There is incredible deception happening here, the waters we don't even know we are swimming in and when one sees through it, you can't go back. Yes, through the years this is the same conclusion I have come to.
Agree. And I guess it's the perspective one is viewing from, because they are both true. And I find it so important to reclaim what has been lost, I see that in you too! 💜
I hope more men get involved in child-rearing, sharing the task, so women have more time and energy to help heal the world. Also I hope more young women are encouraged to learn of the divine feminine.
Exactly! Right now we are so far out of balance. I think the divine feminine is calling out to both men and women right now. Clearly, we can’t continue as we are.
"Powerful men have excised the divine feminine from religion by appropriating all her potent symbols and refusing to let women serve any sacrament except dinner." You got that right. I love the part where you describe your husband's devotion to you. Smart man. xo
Yes! What a powerful motivator of envy. I was just randomly thinking this and of how men are so afraid of women these days still. Why? Because we are the bringers of life and they can’t handle the idea that they are not in control over everything. Even that.
Think how much we could all be and have if it weren’t so. Just look at what the worship of domination has caused. From school shootings to war to political assignations. The world, especially the US is mentally ill.
Beautiful details. I love the almond vulva. Rich powerful. Good on your husband.
Womb love- womb envy, let’s hope more people begin to choose a feminine side of history, as you write about so beautifully.
Well done, Susan.
A perfect read as I enter dream space.
Thank you, dear
Oh Prajna! Thank you for reading and commenting, and for your support. I feel you in the dream. Something lovely this way comes.
That last line… Boom! ❤️🔥
That might be the root of all evil. 😈
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Loved, loved this post/essay Susan! The vesica piscis, the mandorla are incredibly powerful symbols, but mostly lived realities. And they have co-opted with patriarchal definitions. But they are still here, and their truth is seeping out, making wet our passion for true sacredness based in the feminine. And I loved the last line, "penis envy is the myth, and womb envy is the real motivator." I've been feeling that exact sentiment for some time now.
Exactly, Julie. It's why they want to control women, make laws about abortion, tell us our bodies belong to the father, then the husband. It's why women weren't allowed to inherit, then weren't allowed to take out a mortgage, or get a credit card. If they can't have a womb, the next best thing is to own it and control the means of production.
I so agree. As I have been traveling this road, it has been a coming off the kool-aid, becoming more available to see through the smoke and mirrors. There is incredible deception happening here, the waters we don't even know we are swimming in and when one sees through it, you can't go back. Yes, through the years this is the same conclusion I have come to.
For me, myth and symbol are "the waters we don't even know we are swimming in." When they erased history and restarted time, we lost so much.
Agree. And I guess it's the perspective one is viewing from, because they are both true. And I find it so important to reclaim what has been lost, I see that in you too! 💜
I get that. On the deepest level, all of it is true and none of it is. I feel so happy we met, if only online.
Yes, I feel the same.
I hope more men get involved in child-rearing, sharing the task, so women have more time and energy to help heal the world. Also I hope more young women are encouraged to learn of the divine feminine.
Exactly! Right now we are so far out of balance. I think the divine feminine is calling out to both men and women right now. Clearly, we can’t continue as we are.
So much to learn. Thanks! Tom
Thank you Tom.
"Powerful men have excised the divine feminine from religion by appropriating all her potent symbols and refusing to let women serve any sacrament except dinner." You got that right. I love the part where you describe your husband's devotion to you. Smart man. xo
Yes, he is. His embrace of the feminine keeps him alive. Literally and figuratively.
Yes! What a powerful motivator of envy. I was just randomly thinking this and of how men are so afraid of women these days still. Why? Because we are the bringers of life and they can’t handle the idea that they are not in control over everything. Even that.
Think how much we could all be and have if it weren’t so. Just look at what the worship of domination has caused. From school shootings to war to political assignations. The world, especially the US is mentally ill.