tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085826525086205605.post8501993807313024569..comments2023-07-13T08:18:22.638-07:00Comments on Jenneology~ I am Doing it!: Finding the GoddessDescenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07332889769426579665noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085826525086205605.post-17080057809113027742010-12-16T22:48:50.833-08:002010-12-16T22:48:50.833-08:00I was just reading in "Drawing Down the Moon&...I was just reading in "Drawing Down the Moon" a section that talked about how for centuries (millenia?) we have considered certain traits to be masculine or feminine. Then we've taken it a step further and applied masculine to mean 'male' and feminine to mean 'female.' (If you think about other languages, such as Spanish, I'm sure you're aware that WORDS are masculine or feminine, but that doesn't mean that a woman can't use a masculine word, such as 'libro' (book)!!!) Anyway, DDTM was talking about how as we've taken traits like nurturing, sensitivity, and gentleness, and pinned them to women; and likewise pinned traits like strength or courage to men, we have lost something. Each person--regardless of sex--is capable of manifesting both masculine and feminine traits. Perhaps we even do the traits (and ourselves) a disservice by referring to the traits as 'masculine' and 'feminine'...but at the very least we need to find the dichotomy within each person.<br /><br />My brother refers to himself as 'metrosexual' which is the hip term for a guy who is straight, but who is in 'touch with his feminine side.' He is fashion conscious, an artist, gentle, a nurturer...he's also in good physical condition, loves his car, etc. <i>I find it sad that we have made a special word for someone who manifests a <b>balance</b> of masculine and feminine traits!</i> (When a woman shows both sides, what is she called?!)<br /><br />In any case, back to my original point...I think that Heavenly Father is nurturing because He is balanced. Perhaps he learned it from Mother, perhaps she helps him in it, I don't know. I think Mother is his partner in all things, and that (as partners) they are like a single unit. However, he is the patriarch, so he is the mouthpiece, the earpiece, and the name over the door of their couplehood. (You know, "Mr and Mrs [His Name} Surname"... Thus we address our prayers to him--just as we address letters to the man of the house--but I suspect she can and probably does hear them.Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01279308378287322473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085826525086205605.post-33989760800555322102010-12-16T22:48:35.536-08:002010-12-16T22:48:35.536-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01279308378287322473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085826525086205605.post-83107320070413968422010-12-13T14:00:45.433-08:002010-12-13T14:00:45.433-08:00That kind of what I was trying to get at, Heather....That kind of what I was trying to get at, Heather. I can't figure out how they are different. I feel that Heavenly Father is such a wonderful nurturer that He is wonderful on his own. That's confused though with what if that nurturing was taught to Him by Heavenly Mother, of if that nurturing comes from both of them, then its not just him?<br /><br />How surprised do you think the people of the earth would be to find that the God they worshipped all along was male and female? And that they really are polytheistic afterall?Jennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09693855868835555292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085826525086205605.post-487627220314503112010-12-13T13:54:39.956-08:002010-12-13T13:54:39.956-08:00Jenne, I'm not sure how to define what is sole...Jenne, I'm not sure how to define what is soley Heavenly Mother's and what is Heavenly Father's (as in role, traits, etc). As gods, wouldn't they be perfect in everything? One wouldn't be a better nurturer, for instance. So you could make the argument that only one is "needed" I suppose since they are the same. Yet, I think both are very important and I'm not sure where to draw the line.TopHathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03014761105792283513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085826525086205605.post-8890490189723429562010-12-13T10:34:22.969-08:002010-12-13T10:34:22.969-08:00Thank you for this! This may sound too fantastica...Thank you for this! This may sound too fantastical, but I was going to write about HM and my view of Her in my post for Exponent tomorrow. There have been so many references to Her lately, and it's something I'm struggling with, so it just seemed like it was time. I'll have to read this book to aid my understanding and to help me feel more at peace with what I'm feeling.cchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08900004354337917385noreply@blogger.com