there's also the idea of masculine/feminine as archtypical energies, and neither of them really have to do with what bits your body has or not, it's just two polarities.
"Masculine" tends to be direct, active focused, linear and intellectual
"Feminine" tends to be abstract, more passive, emotional.
Everyone has both. Some people tend to be in their masculine more, some people in their feminine, and people *move between them* regularly. The more you can freely and consiously move between the two, the better you can adapt to situations. You don't want them *in balance*, because balance=absolute equality=stagnation. Sometimes you NEED to be in one or the other to progress.
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Date: 2009-06-11 02:37 pm (UTC)"Masculine" tends to be direct, active focused, linear and intellectual
"Feminine" tends to be abstract, more passive, emotional.
Everyone has both. Some people tend to be in their masculine more, some people in their feminine, and people *move between them* regularly. The more you can freely and consiously move between the two, the better you can adapt to situations. You don't want them *in balance*, because balance=absolute equality=stagnation. Sometimes you NEED to be in one or the other to progress.