My favorite book about masculine/feminine energy is "The Way of the Superior Man" by David Deida
Unlike other "male self help books" this book talks about masculine and feminine energy through the lens of polarity, and explains the roles of both in relationships
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Unlike other "male self help books" this book talks about masculine and feminine energy through the lens of polarity, and explains the roles of both in relationships
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The general concept behind "the way" is that the universe is understood through polarity, through contrast.
Light/Dark, Good/Evil, Up/Down, Male/Female, None of these are "Better" or "Worse" than the other, they are two parts of a bigger whole...
Light/Dark, Good/Evil, Up/Down, Male/Female, None of these are "Better" or "Worse" than the other, they are two parts of a bigger whole...
Deida talks about how to understand one, you must understand the other
Without feeling sadness, you can't understand happiness, and without understanding the feminine, you can't embody the masculine...
Without feeling sadness, you can't understand happiness, and without understanding the feminine, you can't embody the masculine...
Every relationship, even homosexual ones, has a flow of masculine and feminine energy, and to maintain a healthy state in your relationships, you must "dance" along according to your role...
Intuitively, this makes sense. Like a magnet, polar opposites attract.
What does that mean for you in your relationships?
It means you must understand what energy predominantly drives you, and then focus on cultivating and expanding that.
What does that mean for you in your relationships?
It means you must understand what energy predominantly drives you, and then focus on cultivating and expanding that.
This isn't completely perfect, but it's a good starting point for how this framework "works."
You must cultivate healthy masculine or feminine energy to create healthy sexual polarity in your relationships.
You must cultivate healthy masculine or feminine energy to create healthy sexual polarity in your relationships.
By doing so, you become magnetic, your presence taps into something subconscious in the minds of others
You communicate that you are in alignment, and represent a healthy, fully integrated version of yourself.
You communicate that you are in alignment, and represent a healthy, fully integrated version of yourself.
How do you go about "cultivating energy"?
Easy, use the above charts as tools to steer you in the direction of the behaviors that embody those energies.
If you want to cultivate masculine energy, you need to focus on courage, discipline, confidence...
Easy, use the above charts as tools to steer you in the direction of the behaviors that embody those energies.
If you want to cultivate masculine energy, you need to focus on courage, discipline, confidence...
For feminine energy, you should embody tenderness, kindness, Intuition.
Additionally, it's important to realize that there are times when you must behave opposite to what you're used to...
Additionally, it's important to realize that there are times when you must behave opposite to what you're used to...
Men, you should be feminine by being tender towards animals and babies
Women, you should be masculine by being responsible and setting boundaries for yourself
Allow yourself to flow into and out of different behaviors, have the confidence to step into these energetic frames.
Women, you should be masculine by being responsible and setting boundaries for yourself
Allow yourself to flow into and out of different behaviors, have the confidence to step into these energetic frames.
If you fail to do so, your relationships will wilt like a flower...
On top of that, naturally, if you cultivate deeper energy, you will invite your partner to do the same, their body will sense the energetic shift in you, and follow your lead.
On top of that, naturally, if you cultivate deeper energy, you will invite your partner to do the same, their body will sense the energetic shift in you, and follow your lead.
One additional comment:
You can see how this framework can also help you pick apart when you are falling into different energetic frames.
Men, whenever you complain, you are assuming a feminine frame. The divine masculine demonstrates power through directness/careful restraint
You can see how this framework can also help you pick apart when you are falling into different energetic frames.
Men, whenever you complain, you are assuming a feminine frame. The divine masculine demonstrates power through directness/careful restraint
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