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In looking at the
creative process, one is able to discern a
masculine and feminine aspect, function or role to the
manifestation of any creation. We each are a creation unfolding and,
as such, we are results of a creative process or the product of a
creative process. Better said, we are a
creative living process for our lives are still unfolding. As
such there is a masculine aspect and feminine aspect to our
unfoldment. Alternatively said, there is a masculine and feminine
creative aspect within each of us that is reflective of this
unfolding process and each of these aspects must be properly
nourished if they are going to perform as required.
The
masculine and feminine aspect of the creative process unfolding
within our being is experienced as an
inner masculine and
inner feminine. They can be discerned as almost separate
entities within our being yet they are integrally connected. As such
they can often be experienced as a inner masculine force or entity
that thrusts deep from within our being, or an inner feminine entity
or presence which provides a very deep nurturing or as their
offspring which is neither masculine or feminine but as an energy
and/or awareness to act. The inner masculine and inner feminine can
ever take on personalities in extreme cases.
The tension between our
inner masculine and
inner feminine gives rise to the flow of energy which animates
our life and we experience as our creative spirit. It is what gives
and sustains our life. The inner masculine - feminine creative
tension spills over into our external life and quite naturally into
our sexuality. It needs to be remembered, that it is through an
experience of sexuality, the
joining of the masculine and feminine, that we create life, - we
create a flow of energy that animates life, whether internally or
externally. Hence, whenever there is a masculine and feminine
joining within or without our issues around sexuality can come into
play.
This is very important because our experiences with our inner
masculine and feminine can impact our the outer expression of our
sexuality. That is, the lacks and wants of our inner masculine
and/or inner feminine can spill over into our relationships.
Similarly, our experience with our sexuality either direct by our
own experiences or what has been transmitted to us by our early care
givers and those in our lives or society then affects the
inner masculine and
inner feminine. That in turn, subsequently affects our inner
creative powers generated through the inner masculine and inner
feminine. The subject of sexuality and creativity is addressed in
the topic Creative
Sexuality. How our inner masculine and inner feminine get
translated into external action is discussed in the topics, Inner
Masculine and Inner
Feminine.
What needs to be understood is that the issues residing in
inner masculine and
inner feminine that spill over into our physical life and
ultimately into our sexuality. In this regard, there are issues that
we face in our life that appear to reside around sexuality and/or
our relationship with the same sex or opposite sex but they go to
the deepest level of our being and to the process that is giving
rise to our existence because of the inner masculine and inner
feminine. The issues that arise as a result of how the inner
masculine and inner feminine are unfolding within our being will not
be easily address by our mind and what it thinks and believes. The
reason for this is that the issues arise from the creative process
that is sustaining us and giving rise to mind and the experience
mind has. The issues exist/existed before our
enculturated mind develops/developed and becomes/became aware of
itself. To understand them we will need to explore the creative
process and then look to see what the
intention for our life really demands us to do and why there are
issues with the inner masculine and inner feminine. Within that
awareness, we will better understand how we may need to act in the
external world to create
something of intrinsic value to us and/or
a life worth living including even manage our sexuality and/or
our relationship with same or opposite sex.
The issues that arise around the
inner masculine and
inner feminine are quite powerful. How we choose to act on our
inner masculine and inner feminine and how we join them or how we
keep the separate determines the type and kind of life we will
create externally. They not only can impact our sexuality but our
relationship with every male and ever female in which we come in
contact.
It needs to be understood this
inner masculine and
inner feminine is the creative force within our being that
generates our life. It generates the energy and animates our life
and gives us a passion to live and to engage in life. If our inner
masculine and inner feminine are divorced from each other or one or
the other is suppressed we will not have the energy to effectively
engage life. How this translates into external experiences depends
on us an individuals.
The function and roles of the
inner masculine and
inner feminine are the same as that described as the
masculine and
feminine creative aspects of the creative process. As such there
is an
inner dance and an
inner marriage between these two inner aspects. However, the
inner dance and the inner marriage will not occur unless we learn to
consciously and fully embrace each of the roles and what they
require of us.
We have a
free will and it will be up to us to choose how this
inner masculine and
inner feminine are free or not free to unfold as a result of the
choices we make. However it does need to be noted that our
subconscious and enculturated programming have a tremendous
influence on how these to aspects will, or will, not freely unfold.
It can be said, much if not all, of our enculturated programming is
specifically directed toward
harnessing both the inner masculine and inner feminine in a
particular way if not
castrating the inner masculine. When the inner masculine is
castrated, it cannot protect the inner feminine and create a safe
space for it express itself. That in turn makes it very vulnerable
to being used and harness by the outside world.
The
inner masculine and
inner feminine are controlled by how and what we think and
believe, what we allow ourselves to feel or not feel, the choices we
make based on what we think and feel and whether or not we are free
to surrender to what flows within our being. To being to get
conscious control over the inner masculine and inner feminine and
their relationship it is necessary to explore The
Two Views of Creation. That is, there is a view from mind and a
view from what is
symbolized in the heart. We will need to spend some time
learning each of these views both independently and together to
fully understanding how to properly nurture our inner masculine and
inner feminine and their relationship.
It also needs to be remembered that we are multidimensional
infinitely creative being. The
inner masculine and
inner feminine is actually a composite of all of them. Our
multidimensional nature can be summarized as each of us having a
spiritual, mental, emotional and physical aspect to our being. Each
of the aspects also have a masculine aspect and a feminine aspect.
Each must be must be nourished in the way they need to be nourished.
The each need to be nourished internally and externally. What we
will find when we being to work with our inner masculine and inner
feminine we will need to consider all four of these aspects and
their individual needs.
In this regard, we are a
creativity machine in that there are ways to adjust each of
these four aspects of our being to control the mix of the
inner masculine and
inner feminine which in turn gets translated into an outer
action and what we can and cant create. However, these four aspects
are not independent of each other. Each of these aspects must be
harmonized as if we were playing a
four stringed instrument where how we play anyone of these
aspects affects the harmony with the other three. In turn, the
harmony between these four aspects of our being also affects the
relationship of the inner masculine and inner feminine.
In working with the masculine and feminine aspects of our spiritual,
mental, emotional and physical aspects it must be realized that
there are many different possible combinations. Our natural state
may be to have a masculine physical body but we may have a dominate
feminine spiritual, mental and emotional aspect. Yet our
enculturation may have caused us to develop a masculine mental
perspective, repressed masculine and feminine emotional aspects and
a castrated spiritual aspect. Such a situation of course will cause
internal pain. That in turn can gives rise to patterns of behavior
that can lead to numbing or somehow suppressing the pain such
developing an addiction or simply numbing oneself to life and what
it has to offer. The goal in learning to harmonize ourselves is to
create a safe and secure space to go back and see what are our
natural aspects. Develop them and see what they really are when
expressed. Then in that awareness, then see how they can be
translated into the external world in a way that effectively serves
both our inner and outer life without the expense of either.
In looking at the
marriage of the inner masculine and inner feminine and the wide
variation that is possible, you could say there is a fifth aspect to
our being, a creative aspect. Or you could say the fifth aspects,
our charisma, is the gift we are here to give or the fruit we are
here to grow when the other four aspects of our being are properly
nurtured. A harmonious marriage between the inner masculine and
inner feminine is needed for our creativity to flourish. It is the
freedom to become creative within and have that creativity within
nurtured and then to express that creativity in the world. To bring
this gift or our charisma into the world we need to develop a mature
inner masculine and a mature inner feminine.
Related topics
Inner feminine
Inner masculine
Inner dance
The feminine creative aspect of creation/Creation
The masculine creative aspect of the creative/creation process
Dance between the mind and heart
Marriage of the inner masculine and inner feminine
Harnessing the creative spirit
Castrating the inner masculine
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