Feminine is one of the most primary yin words. It is also the one which I think subtly makes women cringe when they hear yin’s associations. To have femininity associated with words like dark, below and negative seems somehow like a blow to the female ego.
What is essential to remember though is the beauty and mystery which is also associated with the feminine. As women regain their balance after the sometimes harsh feminism movement they are once again wrapping their loving arms around their basic feminine nature. The Goddess is back! We as women know that being receptive, warm, nurturing and co-creative is at the core of our beings and that we can use the patriarchal model to our advantage without embodying it. We are helping to unplug the patriarchy.
Our job now is to guide the pendulum closer to the center and resist the temptation to swing too far in either direction.
If you are in the Calgary area, author Lucia Rene will be holding a workshop for women on Feb 5 in Okotoks. Come and learn to stand in your own feminine power! www.womenstandingintheirpower.eventbrite.com
