Our creative force is comprised of the feminine and masculine energies within us. The ancient Taoist teachers explained these energies in terms of yin and yang. The interplay of these energies determines both the joy and pain we experience as well as the partners we choose. When the masculine and feminine learn to dance together ecstatically, we open to a state of inner bliss and create relationships that are true partnerships rather than power struggles. Sadly, many of us are challenged in creating this inner dance of ecstasy because we have accepted a patriarchal belief system that fears the feminine and fails to recognize her as an aspect of the divine.
Patriarchal values produce the opposite of bliss.
They give rise to rigidity, abuse, domination, lack of spontaneity, excessive control, suppression of feeling, bodily shame, and addiction to suffering. That is because patriarchal values deny the existence of the feminine. As we learn to love and appreciate the Goddess , the feminine aspect of our divinity, we achieve wholeness and heal the split in our psyche. If you would like to have this in your life, discover Integral Balance with Melissa Zwanger . All violations will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.