#the patriarchy/masculinity/order/tradition

[clini-calia]

It's tough. It is.

I'm a 30-year-old transgender man. From ages 16 to 23-ish, I was stuck in the alt-right pipeline, as well. I watched all that stupid bullshit with "feminists getting owned!!!1!" and what the fuck ever else. I think what pushed me towards it was how people on Tumblr used to be upset over EVERYTHING and would belittle me for my masculinity. I remember seeing a post that had a gif of a scene from some anime, I dunno which one, and it was of a naked girl laying down. People were complaining about her breasts not being realistic - it wasn't the size, it was that they weren't sagging or drooping, and that men need to be portrayed with rock hard dicks that never soften or whatever. But I was just sitting there thinking, "She's laying down... lol. Gravity is literally pushing her breasts against her chest, not pulling them down."

Anyway. Posts like that, but they got worse. I've had a lot of people on the left question my gender. "Why would you want to be a man? Women are the better choice." "I don't know why you'd want to do that, why give up your femininity?" I got into a small argument with a woman once on it, basically saying that it felt like trans men weren't really counted much and were largely ignored in the trans community, along with non binary people, who are usually just treated as "Women Lite." She got so angry that she told me, "You probably just wanna be a guy because you're too ugly to get one for yourself."

That's what tipped me over to the right for a bit. Until I realized they cared even less about me and that if given the chance, well. What happened on November 5th would happen, and they'd look for any excuse to strip me of my rights.

For cis, straight, white men it's not so easy to get out of. They're welcomed with open arms, there's no looming threat of having their rights taken away. So the pull of some "brotherhood" is more enticing. I was groomed and sexually assaulted by a man, but I was also sexually assaulted and groomed by a woman. I'll always believe that, no matter what, humans are just humans. White, black, gay, straight, trans, cis, man, woman - humans. And humans can be good, and they can also fucking suck. So I'll never say "all men are trash" or "all women are garbage" or anything like it ever again.

I see men's issues with mental health. I wish they would understand that it's the patriarchy that ultimately fuels those issues, and I wish some women would see how they also contribute to it. I see a lot of younger women these days placing men's entire values on their income, their careers, their appearances, what they can buy for them... I've seen a tweet of dudes just chilling and playing video games, showing off Pokemon cards or some shit and a woman quote retweeted it and said, "Men used to fight in wars. 🙄" Yeah. That'll stop toxic masculinity - tell men they're not real men unless they go to war and give up what makes them happy. Nice...

The patriarchy hurts women by enforcing the idea that they are to submit to men's wishes, stay at home, clean, cook, have babies. That's all women are allowed to experience.

The patriarchy hurts men by enforcing the idea that they are to overwork themselves, abandon any non traditional masculine interests and basic human emotions in favor of that work, and go to fight and possibly die in wars.

These ideals were put into place as soon as different tribes, races, countries and so on realized that, "Oh. There's OTHER types of people, and I want to be the most powerful and rich so they don't take what I have. Hmm. Better make sure women can only spit out plenty of babies and that plenty of those babies are men to be my soldiers and workforce."

If you're a man that supports any of those ideas, fuck you. If you're a woman that supports any of those ideas, fuck you, too. I'm sick and tired of generalizing people. I'm sick and tired of having to give up pieces of ourselves in order to put more money in billionaire's pockets. I'm sick and tired of men being told they're "too feminine" to be a man over being into stuff like sewing, baking, dolls, fashion, cozy games and I'm tired of seeing women being told they're "too masculine" to be a woman for being into coding, mechanical work, FPS games, science and I'm tired of seeing non binary people being told they're too much of one or the other to be non binary.

I'm tired of seeing men put down other men for having a fucking emotion other than anger or goddamn numbness. I'm tired of seeing women put down other women for being more attractive or not attractive enough. Just... stupid, petty bullshit that should have been over and done with decades ago, why the fuck are we STILL here?

It's tough. Because I love men and care deeply about men. But I also don't think we need to baby them and pat them on the back and say, "It's OK that you joined a fascist group of people that openly and proudly call themselves Nazis." And if a man ever tells me or any woman or AFAB person that it's "your body, my choice," I will grab the nearest blunt object I can get my hands on and beat the snot, shit, and blood out of them.

But I do think we need to work harder at not alienating our CIS, straight, white, male allies. We need to stop generalizing everybody and correct our language when talking about people. And we especially need to make it clear that the alt-right only seeks to divide for their own benefit, not for anyone else's. It's money and power that they want. Men, unless you are wealthy, you are just a vote and a pawn to them, nothing else. We need Democrats in the USA to stop rolling over and blowing kisses to Republicans in the hopes that they'll play nice and cut us some slack. It's not going to happen, not in meaningful numbers. And we NEED to crack down harder on alt-right online spaces. I don't give a fuck no more, get rid of that shit, I don't care if it's seen as too extreme or censorship, if you give these dangerous people a place to commune and feel safe with their harmful ideologies, then it WILL spill over into other spaces. And parents of young children: you need to BE BETTER at monitoring what your kids are seeing and doing online. Take it from someone who no-lifes online games: they are going into these spaces and saying heinous, horrible shit. They are being groomed, they are saying slurs and sexually harassing women, they are even seeking sexual attention and guidance from adults and strangers, and some of those adults are sick enough to take them up on their offers. One little trip into a few public instances of games like VRChat will be all the proof you need. I love the Internet, I really do, but I also see how its anonymity has done harm to us and has severely damaged how young people interact with each other, online and offline.

Anyway, sorry that was so long. I've been pissed the fuck off since I saw that Trump "won" the election and this shit has been on my mind for years, just even more so now.

I couldn't have said it better myself.

[jodjuya]

This flag is a celebration of Men's Liberation and its core values of intersectionality, the subversion of norms, and a dismantling of the patriarchy.

The dark-colored Mars symbol represents intersectional masculinity. The oppression faced by members of marginalized communities, such as men of color and mentally ill men, is often compounded and exacerbated by their gender in unique ways, and this symbol represents the inclusion of these men and our community's goal of examining men's issues through an intersectional lens.

The pink Mars symbol represents gender non-conformity and the redefining of what it means to be male in contrast with the restrictive traditional masculinity of the past, representing LGBTQ+ and gender-nonconforming men and masculine people. This symbol faces "backwards" because there is no wrong way to be a man.

The white Mars symbol represents privilege and the active dismantlement of the patriarchy. Men, especially straight white men, are socialized into a position of power within an oppressive hegemony. This symbol faces downwards to represent how the power that comes with privilege must be consciously relinquished in order for prejudice to be unlearned and equality to be created.

The arrows from the three symbols all converge at one point to represent true strength coming from diversity, inclusion, and unity.

The periwinkle background represents hope for future generations. Blue is traditionally the color used in Western countries to denote that a new baby is male. It is our hope that we can ensure the baby boys and young men of the future are brought into a world that teaches them compassion and positive masculinity.

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[myhousewifedreams]

How do you define patriarchy and why do you support it?

Hi! Thank you for the ask. This was very thought-provoking.

To answer the first half of your question:

I think patriarchy has a very straightforward definition. The word can be broken down and defined as "ruling father"/"rule of the father," which I agree with. The man of the household would have headship over his family. However, I should add that when I say I support patriarchy, I also mean I support traditional gender roles overall (e.g. majority of women being in the home).

As for why I support bringing back patriarchy, I have two points for this:

1. Personal faith

I reconnected with my faith (Roman Catholicism) after years of secularism. As part of this, I've further embraced patriarchy because it is the way of life ordained by God. (Ephesians 5:21-33)

2. It simply works

I feel that things have gone downhill since the rise of modern feminism. Relationships are being inverted, and this has come with eroding masculinity in men and shaming femininity in women. Women are more depressed and su*c*dal than ever before. With a vast majority of women focusing on work outside of the home, children are also being devalued as birth rates drop, and the youngest, vulnerable members of our society are looked upon as an inconvenience. Women are men are different, and denying this has had consequences. Women aren't meant to live just like men (and it's ridiculous to want men to be more like women). Somehow, after 100+ years of feminism, women still don't seem to be thriving as the sparkly allure of "equality" promised. Patriarchy is just the natural order of life, and I wish it wasn't treated like a dirty, shameful thing.

[seafoamreadings]

could you talk about black moon lilith? i see it as part of my chart but the information around it is really sparse & id love to hear your thoughts!

sure, a bit! black moon lilith is a mathematical point, the apogee of the moon's orbit, sort of like the lunar nodes which are also not physical bodies. there is an asteroid called lilith too though. actually there is a third lilith too, waldemath's moon, which is more obscure than either of these. so if they are to be all interpreted differently or all the same is a matter of debate.

there's really debate about lilith either way. some see her as a strictly evil influence, highly malefic, something that can ruin things for you. if you know me you know i don't interpret anything that way :) but she is feminine wildness, which frightens the patriarchy and the status quo to the point that, to such people, she might as well be 'evil.'

sometimes you see her relegated to the role of a 'female mars' but i think that sells her very short. she's not a war god, for one thing, although she may be a malefic in some senses and more personal than saturn tends to be.

as a side note here i do usually shy away from "masculine" and "feminine" vocabulary in astrology for inclusivity and wholeness reasons, but lilith imo is TRULY a feminine influence. which doesn't mean she doesn't impact people who are not women, of course.

but she is the dark side of femininity. and i don't mean evil, i mean shadowy and repressed by societal conventions. she's not demure, not dressed up and made up, in fact she may be stark naked rolling around in the dirt howling at the moon with her hair matted.

her influence can make people come across as insane - hysterical, like people they used to give lobotomies too, but more so because she has no fear of patriarchal repercussions. she doesn't care for conventions, traditions, boundaries, order, or even the law. which is not to say she's unethical or unjust; she has her own wild code to live by.

and of course she's based on garden of eden myths, and you can draw inspiration from those if you are going to be doing your own interpretations :) but i recommend not taking her to be the villain. she was cast in that role, but of course she would probably not consider herself to be that. she is to be approached with an open mind and heart. you can't go into this vibe with your mind already made up, and you can't let your conception of her be rigid or closed off to fluidity.

so that's a little long for an ask response lol, and hardly scratches the surface probably, but that's how i see black moon lilith personally.

[beatmyfeet]

Detain the Key, Control the Game

Exploring the World of Gynarchic Dominant Women

In a world where the traditional norms of power dynamics are being challenged, the rise of gynarchic dominant women is asserting itself with a formidable force. The concept of "Detain the key, control the game" takes center stage in this uncharted territory, where women are embracing their dominance unapologetically and rewriting the rules of the game.

Gynarchy, a social system where women hold the primary positions of power and authority, has become a manifestation of women's empowerment and liberation. These dominant women are not seeking to reverse the tables of oppression but rather to establish a realm where they can exercise their prowess freely. They believe that their rightful place is at the helm, and they are seizing control of the game of life.

The key, a symbol of authority, is firmly grasped by these formidable women. It represents the ability to unlock a new world of opportunities and experiences, not just for themselves but for others as well. Their dominance is not rooted in cruelty or arrogance; rather, it stems from a deep understanding of their capabilities and the desire to lead with compassion, wisdom, and fairness.

Gynarchic dominant women understand that control does not imply suppression; instead, it involves nurturing and guiding those around them to reach their fullest potential. They believe that the true essence of leadership lies in empowering others to become the best versions of themselves.

Society has often perceived dominant women as threats to the established order, but they are, in fact, advocates of positive change. They challenge conventional notions of femininity and masculinity, encouraging individuals to embrace their unique qualities without fear of judgment. These women acknowledge that true strength comes from embracing vulnerability and that true power lies in empathy and understanding.

While gynarchic dominance is sometimes misunderstood, it is essential to recognize that this movement is not about creating a matriarchy to replace patriarchy. Instead, it calls for an inclusive society that acknowledges the value and contributions of all genders. It is about breaking free from the shackles of gender stereotypes and allowing individuals to express themselves authentically.

In this world, men are not emasculated or diminished; instead, they are celebrated for their abilities, accomplishments, and unique attributes. The game is transformed from a competition of power struggles into a cooperative endeavor where everyone's talents are appreciated and utilized for the collective good.

Detaining the key and controlling the game is not an easy task; it requires resilience, determination, and an unwavering belief in one's abilities. These dominant women face challenges and resistance but remain steadfast in their mission to pave the way for a more equitable and inclusive future.

As the gynarchic movement gains momentum, it challenges us all to reconsider our perceptions of power, authority, and gender roles. It asks us to envision a world where the key is not a symbol of control wielded by a select few but a tool used to unlock the vast potential that lies within each of us.

So let us embrace the rise of gynarchic dominant women, for they remind us that leadership knows no gender and that a more compassionate and empathetic world awaits if we are willing to Detain the key and together, control the game.

[anamericangirl]

On your post about the Barbie movie, you seemed to take a dim view of feminist themes. So - genuinely just asking because I'm curious about your opinion:

How do you define feminism? (I've found that most people, including many feminists, aren't clear about what it means. Many feminists are prone to the motte-and-bailey fallacy with the motte of "legalise abortion! Sex work is work! Promote strong female characters" and the bailey of "men and women are equal in value and should be equal in law and society").

With feminism defined, how much of it do you object to, how strenuously and why?

I tend to take feminism at face value and accept the definition I see them most often give which is along the lines of advocating for equality between the sexes.

And I don’t object to anything that definition puts forward because I think equality between the sexes is a good thing.

The reason I reject feminism, however, is because feminists do not abide by the definition they provide. They assume there is currently not equality between the sexes and I do not agree with that.

It’s particularly third and fourth wave feminism that are the biggest problems. Their movement does not in any way reflect the alleged definition. From what I have seen their whole goal is to have women dominate over men and I don’t vibe with that.

Furthermore:

I reject the idea that we live in a patriarchy.

Pretty much everything feminists talk about from the wage gap to rape culture is a myth.

They ignore and dismiss issues that affect men. And you can’t advocate for equality between both sexes, like they claim to do, when you only focus on one sex.

They constantly disparage men in order to promote women using made up and false terms like “toxic masculinity” “mansplain” “male tears” “manspreading” and “male gaze.”

They bash traditional femininity.

They advocate for abortion.

They promote the ideas of hiring people because of their sex or race just to get more “diversity” when practices like that are inherently discriminatory.

They promote the idea of “believe all women” over the concept of due process.

And I could go on but hopefully that gives enough a picture. They do nothing to help no one and they lie to women and degrade men. Their movement is as far away from promoting equality as it can possibly be.

[qqueenofhades]

Is it... bad that I just do not CARE about men's mental health no matter how many articles I see about it? "single men are lonely :(((" They made the manosphere roe is overturned and are railing against no fault divorce. I just... don't have energy for this right now. Like i've advocated for men's mental health before, but I'm seeing an INFLUX of "what about men??? they need WIVES!" sentiment from the right and i just. I'm just not feeling it.

No, you're not a bad person at all. The intense legal misogyny and widespread cultural revanchist toxic-masculinity grievance politics right now are absolutely exhausting, and I often feel the same way. However, I think it's possibly useful to differentiate what's actually upsetting you the most, and how that's not the same thing as what the peddlers of this narrative would like you to think. After all, you're not fed up with men's mental health per se; you're fed up (and rightfully so) with the reactionary right-wing fascist narrative that constantly insists that helpless men are victims of the evil women and gays, that the only way for a (white, straight, Christian) man to be happy or a "real man" is by engaging in toxic masculinity, traditional patriarchy, and the destruction of feminism, and that Manhood (tm) is under some kind of existential threat by those soft wimpy liberals who talk about feelings and other gross stuff, and not just Beer, Guns, God, and Freedom. (You know, as if the entirety of human history has happened just to get us back to this point of caveman patriarchy, but let's not talk about Bruno.)

Extreme and macho masculinity/insisting that there's only one way to be a man/any gender variance or departure from traditional norms is Bad, are all key social features of fascism. That's why a) there's such a backlash against trans people right now, and b) most of that concern has focused on the idea of "men in dresses" pretending to be women, "betraying" their gender assigned at birth, "preying" on (poor, helpless, unaware, feeble) women, and otherwise voluntarily relinquishing their manhood, which under fascism is synonymous with power and therefore the worst crime imaginable. After all, with these ludicrous state laws about being forced to dress as your gender assigned at birth -- who do you think is going to be most affected by that? I'm sure they'll get around to criminalizing women wearing trousers and plaid shirts eventually, but it's really hard to tell if a woman is "dressing according to her biological gender." If a male-presenting or AMAB person attempts to dress in more feminine fashion, however, that is the heart of the problem and what fascism is trying to restrict and outlaw.

After all, regardless of what the right wing carps and sobs and screams about, "manhood" is not a unitary, singular category, and rich, white, straight, Christian, Trump-loving men are not the "default" standard for manhood, no matter how many terrible books Josh Hawley might write about the subject. Black/Hispanic men, Indigenous men, trans men, queer men, disabled men, immigrant men, poor men, Muslim men, etc., are all also men, but obviously fascism doesn't value them or think they're complying with the heteronormative white supremacist paradigm. So yeah, obviously all their talk about "men's rights" basically boils down to "women should voluntarily relinquish all the legal and social advancements of the last 150 years in order to meekly serve men, uphold white theocratic fascism, and establish Gilead without a complaint, like good biblical helpmeets!" So THAT, or at least it feels like to me, is what you're angry about, and you should be!

Because the right wing has been so successful at casting "men" in general under this one category, it can be hard to pick apart or see any nuance in what's going on, and you don't have to give the time of day to those "poor mistreated men need tradwives!" nonsense pieces. But by continuing to push back against this awful definition of manhood, you can help show how it's interlinked with fascism and racism, it's inflicting terrible damage on men themselves, and help men understand that they DON'T need to live like that or force themselves into that paradigm in order to be successful. So yeah.

[nayatarot777]

Take on Lilith Pisces in the first house in a man’s chart often I see only a woman perspective on the internet

i’ll be going through all of the lilith in the signs in order, but i can explain what lilith means for men in their chart.

if you’re a man who is more feminine and in your feminine energy, then lilith will play out for you in a similar way that it does for women. if you’re more in your masculine energy (for example, like how most straight men live up to traditionally masculine standards), then lilith will represent the type of woman/feminine person that you’re completely intrigued by the most but triggered by the most too. as dark and rebellious feminine energy triggers and threatens the power and entitlement over women that traditionally masculine men are conditioned to be so used to having. because they won’t have that over lilith-type women. it’ll represent the type of woman that you have a love/hate relationship with (or rather a lust/hate relationship with, i should say).

think about how a lot of straight and/or masculine men are so quick to shun and shame porn stars, strippers, sugar babies, escorts/prostitutes - sex workers in general. while indulging in them behind closed doors on porn sites or by going to strip clubs. sometimes even cheating on their eve-type wife who has been conditioned to be the good little housewife and mother of their children. those types of men will then fuck up their traditional and stable home life for a lilith-type woman - cheating on their wife with strippers, escorts, sugar babies, or just women who aren’t aiming to abide by men’s conditionings of what a woman “should be”, etc. but then blaming her (and often having the wife blame the mistress too) as a scapegoat for his cheating behaviour when he gets caught.

lilith isn’t just shamed by patriarchal men btw. she’s also shamed by women who are comfortable with living under the patriarchy (like eve was with adam - hence why she didn’t leave the garden of eden like lilith did - not even for the sake of her own autonomy and self respect). lilith in a man’s chart can also show you what type of women trigger the eve-type women in your life. as they’ll be a direct reflection to these eve-types of everything that they’re not brave enough to be. and that lilith-type woman will also be a threat to what the eve-type women around you find comfort in, in terms of patriarchal standards. so this could play out in a scenario in which you date a lilith-type woman (if you date women) or are friends with lilith-types while eve-type women around you don’t like her for seemingly no reason.

that’s just an explanation of how men + women can react to lilith energy. but lilith in a man’s chart is usually representative of the woman who he lusts after the most while being ready to scapegoat her when HIS decision to lust after her causes him personal shame. OR (if you’ve integrated lilith into your own personality, so lilith-type women don’t bother you), she represents the type of woman who you’re attracted to on a platonic/romantic level that you’ll then receive backlash and shame for keeping yourself around. even if it makes no sense for people to give you that type of energy.

[leulah]

Gender Roles in the ASOIAF Fandom

There is a lot of discourse going around about female roles and femininity in ASOIAF and how certain characters are less than for fitting into traditional ideas about gender roles in the series. And while there are so many things fucked about this discussion of "who is the better victim of misogyny", I also think a lot of people are missing the point entirely.

I see a lot of accounts saying that it is backwards or "tradwife" to defend certain female characters because they quote "uphold the patriarchy", and defending them is regressive because it is what is viewed as the expectation and standard in the real world for real women- which is true it is the expectation. But it is a very black and white view on a very complex problem to just write off all "soft female" characters as misogynistic because they fit into this real world standard. This discussion runs a lot deeper than "feminine good/masculine bad", because at the end of the day female roles are still viewed as being lower than male roles in society. In the eyes of the patriarchy being masculine is always better because it's about power and control, and in order to have this power women and femininity have to be viewed as beneath them. You can see this when men get emasculated because their partner makes more money than them, or they make fun of girly things- these gender roles are less about "promoting femininity" than it is about promoting a power dynamic.

That is why are characters who are more masculine and don't fall into these expectations of gender roles like Dany or Arya, are generally viewed better in the larger fandom space than those that do. It is because being masculine is always viewed as being better than being feminine, and in a fictional world where these women in power pose no actual threat to real men's masculinity they are viewed as being stronger and better people. Being masculine makes these women more worthy of respect in the eyes of the fandom. This is also similar to how when discussing history people often say: "Look women were also warriors! They're important too," as if a woman's worth only comes from her proximity to masculinity, and the women who were just mothers and wives and weavers are unworthy of our admiration and respect. Even though it is true that real society promotes and expects women to fit into a traditional female role, being masculine is still viewed as superior to being feminine.

By contrast, female characters in ASOIAF like Catelyn and Sansa who do not fall into this warrior women archetype are often berated and hated by the fandom. On one side, because they are viewed as weak and by being traditionally feminine they are seen as "upholding the patriarchy" in Westeros- disregarding the fact they are victims of it as well. But on the other hand, a lot of the complaints about Cat and Sansa come from men who feel as though they threaten men's power in the series. A common complaint about Catelyn is that she undermined and questioned Robb's power- because how dare she have a say in what happens to her family. Sansa the eleven year old is often criticized for "betraying Ned" by going to Cersei and writing the letter, with people often saying its her fault for the war and not the various adults and men in power. If a male character like Jon or Ned questions or goes against those in power it is seen as necessary and strategic, but when a female character takes any action or autonomy in their own narrative, it is viewed as a threat.

And of course there is more nuance to this, because not everyone does like the characters who break out of gender expectations, and these women in power are still viewed as a threat when their story intertwines with men. Daenerys gets respect insofar as she is not a threat to other main male characters, but the second she stands in the way of Jon's supposed claim or being Azor Ahai, she is discarded by the fandom and must be sacrificed as "the Nissa Nissa for Jon's heroic storyline". These women in masculine roles are celebrated in the fandom space, but when they too begin to question male authority their support crumbles under the same misogyny the feminine characters face.

There are many reasons why someone would prefer the female characters that fight and break out of gender roles over ones that are more traditional, but if your reaction to femininity is one of weakness and worthlessness I think you need to do some self reflection on your relationship to women. Yes, the "let women be soft" argument is reductive due to irl expectations, but that doesn't make feminine women deserving of your hate and harassment. Fiction is not reality, and people don't have the same expectations and reactions between them, and trying to boil down a complex discussion on power dynamics and gender roles in the series to "feminine bad" is reductive and not at all the message. Both sets of women deserve respect and both suffer under the rules and traditions in their world, but you have to remember there is no "better victim". There is no winner under the patriarchy.

[cherribloods]

"Radical feminism is a fascist movement!"

Fascism, while hard to define, boils down to a far-right ideology with an extra emphasis on nationalism. It espouses dictatorships and an autocracy, the eradication of individual goals, needs, and interests for the nation/state, a belief in an inherent social hierarchy (e.g. anti-Semitism, patriarchy, racism), and a dirigiste economy.

As neither radical feminists nor TRAs are particularly able to establish this kind of government nor are they inclined to, this is not a reasonable comparison to make. However, TRAs are particularly fond of calling women on the Internet fascists - so I am more than willing to humor them.

Let's compare the TRA movement to fascism as per these common features identified and defined by Umberto Eco, taken from his essay Ur-Fascism.

1. The cult of tradition

Gender roles are established fiercely: that men are masculine and women are feminine. A woman, defined by TRAs, is a person with a womanly essence within them, who performs femininity and enjoys makeup, dresses, as well as heels.

Women who do not conform are often treated as trans - they have their pronouns questioned even though they are blatantly female, because a woman not appearing as feminine surely must mean that she is not a woman - which is not a polite thing to do as many TRAs think it to be. It is an insult. It is as if saying that a woman is not a woman because she does not look like what a woman is supposed to look like. It is classic misogyny.

A woman is a woman because she is an adult human female, that is, she is of the sex that produces or has the potential to produce ova. There is no list of requirements that a woman has to fulfill, in order to be a woman, other than being an adult human female.

Trans identified males, so-called trans "women", only enforce gender roles with their talk of artificial/supplemental estrogen making them "dumber", how wearing skirts and lingerie is the epitome of womanhood, and that a vaginal canal is simply a wound carved in the male body.

Calling the results of a penile inversion a "neo-vagina" is an insult to the female organ. The vaginal canal is not a rotting mess that accumulates feces, mucus, bacteria, and hair. It is self-cleaning and acidic enough to bleach fabric, and certainly enough to rid itself of harmful bacteria. It does not need to be dilated every day in order to prevent the body from healing the damage. The two are not comparable.

By perpetuating the myth that women are simply modified men, TRAs are also perpetuating the myth of gender - and subsequently gender roles - the very thing they claim to destroy with their ideology. It is a dissonance for them to hear that their ideology is an ideology, because many of them are brainwashed or simply delusional, and so they are especially susceptible to broadcasting their belief without critical thinking or, really, thinking at all. As gender roles and the patriarchy has been around for as long as males have been around, this fits the criterion of "cult of tradition" very well.

2. The rejection of modernism

The abolition of gender roles has been staunchly opposed for as long as it has been worked on. Referring back to the first point, equality between the sexes is modern compared to the millennia that men have spent oppressing, disenfranchising, hegemonising, and persecuting women for the crime of being women.

This is seen as immoral and - simply - bad, as all feminist movements have been perceived and treated as. TRAs have now stepped up to the mantle of opposing women the way plain old men, without the autogynephilia, had, against the suffragettes.

3. The cult of action for action's sake

When the TRA movement is observed, a lack of thinking can be spotted quite easily - especially by a keen eye. This is caused both by the fact that a large amount of this movement consists of children and naïve young adults, and also by the fact that men largely do not engage in rational thought.

Protests are thoughtless and often aimless, such as leaving urine in bottles and urinating everywhere in one particular incident. They also prefer to fight for non-existent problems and erode other people's rights in the process, such as female bathrooms being replaced with "gender-neutral" bathrooms and the men's bathrooms being untouched.

There is a history to the sex segregation of public bathrooms, and that is because women's needs were not considered in public places, and bathrooms used to be single sex: for males. They could not use these facilities because they would get assaulted or worse, and women frequently suffered from UTIs or incontinence due to this inhumane treatment. Removing female bathrooms is the start of reviving this tradition of blatant misogyny, and undoing the fight our foremothers fought and won - along with the rampant denial of reality.

Misogyny is well and alive because our culture has not dismantled the patriarchy yet, and so every impulsive or idiotic TRA act is shaped by, driven by, encouraged by, and benefits men, without the majority of the TRA movement even noticing.

4. Disagreement is treason

The most blatant example. In the heydays of dyscourse (dysphoria discourse, where the terms "tucute" and "transmed" were widely used), discussion was at least still somewhat encouraged, though radical feminists have always been demonized and silenced throughout history. Civil discussions of the TRA movement were not an immediate ticket to being branded a bigot, and while it was not particularly productive, differences in opinion was not as widely persecuted as it is now.

Questioning something about the TRA movement these days gets a person harassed and insulted, even in good faith. The entitlement of TRAs lead them to act in uncouth ways towards well-meaning people, and still they demand subservience, because an unfounded accusation of "transphobia" can ruin a life nowadays - and that accusation can stem from anywhere between refusing to use neopronouns or outright violence, usually not even transphobic violence. It is too wide a term to have such weight.

You are expected to blindly follow and have faith in the TRA movement without question - lest your life is ruined and you are yelled at for daring to think - even ridiculous parts must be regarded as acceptable. You must follow their worldview, faith, and religion, and alter your own worldview and map of reality to be in accordance with the one deemed acceptable by the TRA movement.

Reprogramming your pattern recognition to ignore secondary sex characteristics, and to feed into the delusions of TRAs better, is not only a prerequisite of the foundations - only foundations, beginnings - of being a "good ally", it is also a prerequisite of what makes you a "good person". Morality is now defined by whether or not you submit to the whims and constantly-moving goalposts of the TRA movement, and agree with them.

5. Fear of difference

Similar to the previous feature, anyone who disagrees or does not hold the beliefs deemed acceptable by the TRA movement is shunned and feared. For example: Buck Angel and Blaire White, two very prominent trans people, are often demonized and called bigoted, despite being extremely pro-trans.

There is also the slightly amusing trend of the extreme lengths that the younger, female crowd of the TRA movement goes to in order to be unique (e.g. adopting strange names, microlabels, neopronouns, and even psychiatric disorders), and ending up a monolith of appropriation and crude opinions combined with the most embarrassing time of one's youth. They fear being different the same way they crave it. It is a rather strange contradiction, but those are common in TRA circles.

6. Appeal to social frustration

One of the things that the TRA movement has done successfully is indoctrinating young women and girls into their ideology in the guise of feminism and social justice.

True feminism - i.e. radical feminism - is frowned upon and seen as too, well, radical, and TRA-brand activism is just socially acceptable enough that the cage of the patriarchy looks gilded and shiny. Women and girls experience our oppression, and recognize it as oppression; and when given the chance to do something about it in a safe manner, even without actually making any progress, most would likely accept.

It is not cowardice that I am describing necessarily, but fear. I do not blame women and girls for not wanting to partake in socially unacceptable behaviors and campaigning for their rights, when women's rights are seen as socially unacceptable, because conformity is safe, and in some ways, more comfortable, in the same way a jail cell is comfortable because it is familiar. It is not true comfort. Being chained to a wall and allowed to wander for as far as the chain will allow is not freedom, either - and this kind of faux-freedom is what the TRA movement is offering to people.

7. The obsession with a plot

TRAs always feel under attack, and they say as such. There are always people who are "transphobic" when they state realities - such as J.K. Rowling's initial statement, which was that she acknowledged biological sex whilst still supporting trans people.

Even acknowledging a simple reality is offensive. There is always a nefarious reason behind every single statement that goes against their beliefs, and there is always a nefarious group of the "other" that are covertly taking away rights or killing people.

Trans people are often murdered or assaulted due to homophobia or misogyny. There is no "transphobic violence", because TIMs are identified as homosexual males and TIFs are identified as homosexual females by anyone assaulting them. This risk is increased if they are prostituted. As an addendum, men are in the overwhelming majority of people that assault trans people.

8. The enemy is both weak and strong

Radical feminists are literally killing trans people, but radical feminists are also NEETs on the Internet who don't participate in real life activism scenes at all, and J.K. Rowling is only running her mouth on Twitter, but J.K. Rowling is also single-handedly removing trans people's rights, and the US Govt. is putting laws in place that are bad for trans people, but they're also ineffective... et cetera.

9. Pacifism is trafficking with the enemy

TRAs condemn holding a neutral stance towards radical feminists. It is always black or white, bad or good, and even agreeing with one post by someone branded a radical feminist on Tumblr is enough to send a barrage of anonymous messages towards someone - for the crime of agreeing with someone who is the enemy, even unknowingly. There is no middle ground. It is disallowed.

The Shinigami Eyes extension (made by an alleged rapist, by the way) is a particularly blatant example of this kind of extremism. All posts by potential radical feminists and "transphobes" must be avoided at all costs - or else, you are also "transphobic" by association.

10. Contempt for the weak

Again, TRAs are expected to always have reactionary and violent responses at the ready to be aimed at any radical feminist or "transphobe". Rape and death threats are amongst the most common, as are threats of assault, bodily harm, and doxxing. TRAs who do not act like this or have a moral aversion to these behaviors are often accused as sympathizers or encouraged to betray their morals, and to view radical feminists as subhuman.

Dehumanizing the enemy is an effective way to enact cruelty against them without feeling remorse.

11. Everybody is educated to become a hero

Any TRA can become a figurehead. This position falls mostly to males - although some women come close to it - spokespersons and advocates, Internet personalities, and such, are all considered "heroes". And there are many of them.

Dylan Mulvaney is a good example of this phenomenon. He went to the White House to speak for all trans people, TRAs, and especially TIMs; encouraging transition for children and representing the entire TRA movement to the president of one of the most powerful countries in the world. Regardless of your opinions on the USA - mine are absolutely negative - this is an irrefutable truth, and a truth I wish was not true.

The fact that a man pretending to be a woman for a few months is enough to buy him a ticket to the White House is utterly ridiculous, and it shows that anyone can potentially become him, and the males do, at the expense of themselves and others. The women? Well, they sacrifice themselves for the movement for a fraction of the glory the men get.

12. Machismo and weaponry

TIMs and AGPs are often middle-aged white males with children, a wife, a house in the suburbs, and guns. Feel free to scroll through every Reddit MtF selfie thread for five minutes to prove my point. They also commit a lot of violent crime such as rape, assault, and murder. I must admit, I have seen a post by a TRA comparing radical feminism to this very same list - and they omitted this point, conceding that nothing that radical feminists do can be twisted to fit. And yet this is, by far, the easiest point on this entire list for myself to talk about.

Men are - which is what TIMs are - prone to violence that is sexual and dominating in nature, because of the very nature of the patriarchy and the way it oppresses women.

When they started castrating themselves via synthetic estrogen and can no longer get an erection, the threats and violence both discussed and enacted freely against women (on the Internet, usually against the group of women for whom violence is encouraged; radical feminists) fit perfectly into the "ersatz phallic exercise" mentioned in the original Ur-Fascism essay.

We are also witnessing a new kind of machismo, the kind that still forces the penis onto every woman; genital "preference" discourse. Not desiring male genitalia is "transphobic" and TRAs have gone on witch hunts to harass, condemn, and threaten any woman who expresses such non-desire, let alone active repulsion.

It is a moral failing to not be attracted to the male body - or the mutilated male body, even - in a way that uses morality and guilt-tripping techniques alongside the threat of social ostracism.

13. Selective populism

Men want this to happen. Men have had this happen in their favor for the majority of human civilization. By association, TRAs also want this to happen, and so they push for it, such as with the aforementioned Mulvaney example. Women's voices are being drowned out by men skinwalking as women, and the TRA movement is encouraging this, as this is exactly what the patriarchy wants.

14. Newspeak

Catchy TikTok slang. Easily memorized mantras, such as "trans women are women." It is easy to spot if one knows what one is looking for, because it is so repetitive and brainless that it rings completely hollow - "punch a TERF" is also included in here, along with the word "TERF" itself. Terms like "TMA" and "TME" also count. Even Twitter's limited word count forces TRAs to crunch their thoughts and eliminate all nuance from their ideology in order to be able to fit it into one, snappy, viral Tweet.

As I have established, critical thinking is completely discouraged and regarded as a "transphobic" behavior - even if indirectly - and this then encourages the younger side of the TRA movement to abandon it entirely. This is an effective way to "limit the instruments for complex and critical reasoning", such as mentioned in the Ur-Fascism essay itself.

There is a commentary to be made about the new generation of Internet slang in general, but that deserves its own post - a post I cannot be bothered to make at the moment. Its problems are the most prominent with the TRA movement and its blatant disdain for any kind of freedom regarding freedom of speech and opinion; radical feminism is not hate speech, and painting it as bigotry with quick, short slogans akin to advertisements, is the reason why people are so opposed to radical feminism without even knowing what radical feminists stand for.

Which is our problem, and has always been our problem. TRAs refuse to understand radical feminism, its core tenets, the way radical feminists are very well acquainted with TRA talking points. They will not have people supporting the movement otherwise. The trans rights activist movement is simply illogical and oppressive.

TL;DR

Don't be fucking lazy, read the entire thing. Theory should be read and engaged with and not "consumed" only via snippets and short quotes.

[thedailytao]

Passage 28

Know the masculine, but keep to the feminine: and become a watershed to the world. If you embrace the world, the Tao will never leave you, and you will become as a little child.

Know the white, yet keep to the black: be a model for the world. If you are a model for the world, the Tao inside you will strengthen and you will return whole to your eternal being.

Know the honorable, but do not shun the disgraced: embracing the world as it is. If you embrace the world with compassion, then your virtue will return you to the Uncarved Block.

The block of wood is carved into utensils by carving void into the wood. The Master uses the utensils, yet prefers to keep to the block because of its limitless possibilities. Great works do not involve discarding substance.

Taoism focuses on the value of yin: the feminine, passive, receptive. I think that comes down to the fact that most philosophies – and most people – put more focus and importance in action. They ignore inaction or think it’s lazy or cowardly. Taoism’s focus on inaction is to say, “No, those periods of inactivity and receptiveness are just as important if not more important than periods of action, because those are the periods that you are laying foundations, sowing the field of your beliefs. You’re curating how your mind is going to grow.” Taoists focus on empowering those periods and say it’s not only okay to be undecided and passive, but it’s important.

In classical Chinese cosmology, two philosophies are in opposition: Taoism and Confucianism. Confucianism holds yang as superior to yin. It’s masculine and aggressive, focused on war strategies and conquest. Confucius believed the world was naturally disordered and chaotic, needing to be wrangled into order through law and hierarchy. It was favored by emperors who wanted to conquer and expand. It enforced Chinese patriarchy and became the philosophy of kings and businessmen. Sun Tzu’s The Art of War is in the Confucian tradition.

Taoism, on the other hand, became the philosophy of healers: traditional Chinese medicine is based on Taoist cosmology. And much of the story of Taoism, indeed much of the lamenting you will read in the Tao te Ching itself, is the story of leaders hearing the Tao but turning away from it because it will not increase their wealth or power.

Among those in power, the aggressive Confucian beliefs came out on top. Taoism is still a deeply rooted piece of Chinese culture, though. It survived in the hands of women, healers, the quiet, powerless people who lived to serve others. It’s important to remember who, historically, was responsible for sowing children’s first fields of belief, constructing cultural foundations: mothers.

[feliciagarrivan]

Marianna Rothen

Marianna Rothen (1982) is a Canadian artist who is based in New York. After becoming a model as a young teenager, Marianna spent several years traveling, working and documenting the experience through photographs. Influenced by the need to reclaim her own image, Rothen now uses her photography and films to explore and deconstruct conventional conceptions of female beauty and gender politics. Using a mix of traditional photographic processes with digital media she creates images that evoke a sense of mystery and discomfort.

Rothen has made three bodies of work, translated in photo books and films, in which the development of her vision of patriarchy and empowerment are addressed. In the first series, Snow and Rose & other tales (2014), she constructed a richly resonant dream world where empowered women are free to be themselves in an environment entirely without men. Shot in a retro style, the images revel in natural unselfconscious nudity and contagious smiling confidence.

In her second body of work, Shadows in Paradise (2017), Rothen builds up a subtly different mood, where uncertainty and insecurity reenter the psychological terrain and introspection takes hold. While Rothen’s women still inhabit an all-female domain, there is much more implied tension. We voyeuristically watch as the scenarios start to unravel. Scenarios where the realities and perils of life intrude on the idyllic freedoms of the setting we saw in Snow and Rose & other tales.

In Mail Order (2018/2019), Rothen’s third body of work, men are introduced for the first time. They are literally objectified, turned into objects, one semi-fictional woman’s projected idea of masculinity and maleness. As she does in all her series, Rothen features in her own work. Though her character is alive, she is just as fake as the men; her gender is as much a performance as theirs. The crucial difference is they are not human. Rothen, as photographer, and Rothen, as model, wields no actual power over these male dolls, no actual men are exploited for her play. She suggests what it is like to be a woman who is looked at by men and who is powerless; whose identity is puppeteered by the patriarchy. The dolls start to become ridiculous, risible. They have no depth, no story – like so many of the female leads in Hollywood films. As a former fashion model herself, Rothen’s own experience in front of the camera also shapes the way she inhabits and examines this position. By staging these absurd situations, she strongly criticizes the fact that people are still products of patriarchy. This makes her work an important advocate of women’s empowerment. 

Shadows in Paradise

(titles above photographs)

Eclipse, 2016

Donkey Skin, 2015

Shadows in Paradise, 2015

Risky Business, 2015

Still Life, 2015

Betty and Veronica, 2015

Betty and Veronica #2, 2015, diptych

Thinking Ability, 2015

Robbers, 2015

Mirror, Mirror, 2015

Beside Herself, 2015

Persona, 2015

Sister, 2015

Sister #2, 2015

Minor, 2016

Mrs. Dubinbaum, 2015

Pins and Needles, 2015

The Hot Spot, 2016

Whiskey Nose, 2016

She, 2016

20/20, 2016

Fear of Fear, 2016, diptych

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye, 2016

Dark Spring, 2016, diptych

Zig-Zag Girl, 2016

[squaresoneastasia]

The Role of Women in Chinese Taoism by Isabela Tablan

CHIN 206 Blog #3

Word Count: 516

The role of women in religions varies based on culture, country, and history. In some religions, women are viewed as objects of the male-centered gaze and are prevented from expressing their own opinions or worldviews. In contrast, in other religions, women are highly regarded and viewed as higher beings because of their ability to create life. In Taoism in China, women and female deities remained in the forefront of religious practices, which has differed greatly to the traditional patriarchy over women in ancient and imperial China.

Taoism began in the late Han Dynasty and is considered a “gender-neutral” religion, emphasizing the duality and importance of both masculine and feminine. Compared to other Chinese religions, such as Confucianism, Taoism allowed more women to be prominent in divinity, traditions, and practices.

Beginning with Taoist deities, Xiwang Mu, the Queen Mother of the West, was one of the most prominent female Taoist deities. Manifesting in the early stages of Taoism, Xiwang Mu was associated with shamanistic traditions in Taoism and was often depicted with a three-legged crow and her peaches of immortality orchard. These symbols depicted with Xiwang Mu identified her as an immortal, in which eating peaches symbolized immortality and longevity, and the three-legged crow was a mythological creature in East Asian mythology. Beginning in the 3rd century BCE, Xiwang Mu began being depicted as human, but would have the tail of a leopard, the fangs of a tigress, and would wear a victory crown on her tangled hair. Xiwang Mu was worshipped throughout the Six Dynasties (Han-ruled Chinese dynasties), and was believed to be the protectress of women, and was revered as the female ideal. Xiwang Mu was a symbol of strength, independence, and femininity for Chinese women, contrasting the patriarchal ideal of a submissive woman. 

Ancient art of Xiwang Mu, depicted with three-legged crow

Art of Xiwang Mu, depicted with the tail of a leopard and victory crown

Stemming from the prominence of Xiwang Mu, women began to become significant in organized Taoism practices, establishing schools of Taoism and holding prominent positions. For example, during the Tang dynasty, women in Taoism reached their prominence, forming one-third of the Taoist clergy. According to official statistics, there were roughly 1,687 Taoist temples during the Tang Dynasty, where 1,137 men and 550 women served in religious positions. Women were in significant religious positions, such as initiators, preceptors, and possessors of sacred texts and methods. Many of these women would enter the Taoist faith looking for an escape from the patriarchal ideal of other Chinese religions. Many historians have found that women would convert to Taoism to escape unwanted marriage or were widows seeking a better life. One prominent case is that of Princess Taiping, the youngest daughter of Emperor Gaozong, who entered a Taoist convent in order to escape a marriage of state to a barbarian king of Turpan. The role of women Taoism allowed women to be somewhat liberated for the times and establish positions for themselves outside of the patriarchal ideals of Chinese society. 

Female Taoist master sitting among male counterparts

As we learn about the many religion in East Asia, it is fascinating to see that women played a significant role in Taoism, as it contrasts the many other Chinese religions and mainstream Chinese society. 

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[lary-the-lizard]

So apparently a lot of people mistake patriarchy with men in general or blame men for patriarchy because “who do yo think invented patriarchy?” So I feel the need to help y’all see the difference.

Patriarchy is the system that privileges traditional masculinity by oppressing what is perceived to be feminine. This system was created thousands of years ago and most social systems, like racism and homophobia, rely on it to function. So who invented patriarchy? Most likely men. Who benefits most from the system? Men. Is it fucking annoying? Absolutely! Are the men currently existing to blame? Um…. Like, no because it’s not their fault that the system values them more than everyone else but at the same time they can exploit to make our lives more oppressive. The thing is that no one is entirely feminine or entirely masculine so no matter what we all are oppressed by patriarchy. Men get paid more because of patriarchy but have to sacrifice their mental health in order to survive society. Enbies and women are seen as sexual objects, baby makers, and care takers and our work is highly exploited but because of internalized misogyny we tend to encourage patriarchal values by teaching or acting on traditional gender roles or valuing one extreme gendered notion more than the other. Hating on men or trying to make them suffer the same way non-men have only perpetuates patriarchy because it abuses based on gender and pushes men toward self hatred based on their gender or sex. Telling men to work just as hard on their appearance as women are forced to by society encourages the idea that their value is based on their appearance, which is a puller of patriarchy. Depriving men of affection or connection until they are perform masculinity well so that they “get a taste of their own medicine” because it makes them angry or depressed is a patriarchal and capitalist method of gender control. In order to free ourselves from patriarchy we have to tear down all notions of traditional gender and act by basic human decency and compassion. Because violence is so gendered already is often doesn’t earn us the result we would want. Strangely enough, the often perceived as feminine traits, such as patience and kindness, have been most effective in dismantling patriarchy. Because patriarchy is all things uncomfortable, leaning into comfort is what actually makes a difference. Telling men to be gentle with themselves, encouraging sensitivity and emotional connection, giving compliments and letting them be sad about loss or abuse wreaks more havoc on patriarchy than punching a man for saying “go make me a sandwich.”

All this said, we are all due our rage for all the sexist bullshit everyone has put up with. Responding to injustice with anger is not wrong, it’s natural. Instead of smothering my rage I’ve been encouraging the same rage in the men around me. This is my favorite technique in dismantling oppressive systems. Instead of insulting a man that tells me to make him a sandwich I ask him to come show me how he likes his sandwiches made and turn that sexist moment into a moment where a man can experience non-gendered connection. They often enjoy those moments so much they actually want create similar ones and ask to do it again.

Conclusion: men are not patriarchy.

[divinenoodlestand]

It really is wild to me that people are calling the Barbie movie "anti-man" when it's been one of the most thoughtful explorations of modern masculinity I've ever seen (spoilers ahead)

The "classical" notion of manhood is that a man provides - he hunts, he works, he's the bedrock for his wife and family, the one who keeps them stable and safe. But as more and more women enter the workplace, men are left unsure how to define themselves in turn. If women don't need them to work, then do they really need men at all? This creates an insecurity around young (straight) guys who begin to self-define purely around their ability to get a girl, or how Ken is at the beginning of the movie.

And with this insecurity comes a vulnerability to regressive notions of manhood. Enticing guys with notions of an older, more "traditional" hierarchy where men are on top and in command, where they naturally gain privilege and importance - where they matter. It's no wonder that the Kens are enticed by patriarchy: it's a comforting world order by mere virtue of their gender they can self-actualize, even if they repress women to do so.

And that's why the movie's resolution matters so much. The Barbies reject the patriarchal order, once again leaving Ken and the other Kens unsure how to define themselves. And protag Barbie isn't going to give Ken a reason to exist by reciprocating his love because she doesn't feel the same way; she doesn't owe that to him. What then is he left to do?

He has to realize that he is Kenough.

That he doesn't need to prove his worth to any other man or society at large. That all he has to do is simply embrace himself for what he is rather than strive for superiority. That he can't base his own worth on any other human being, which beautifully parallels the movie's similar take on womanhood (which is even more lovely and intricate and requires its own breakdown.)

Many young men fall into reactionary ideologies because of a need to prove their strength (and the movie makes a point not to excuse that behavior). But they will only find fulfillment not in seeking the approval of a girl, or the guys they hang out with, but in accepting and cherishing who they are as a person, shortcomings and all. And that, my friends, is Kenergy.

Certain People: THE BARBIE MOVIE IS ANTI-MEN

anyone who actually paid attention: the Barbie movie is about how both matriarchy and patriarchy are damaging to people and that no one will be happy as long as people feel unequal and you shouldn’t base your happiness on once person and you shouldn’t force your feelings on another person, especially if they’ve told you that they’re not interested in you. In this essay I will

[scotttrismegistus7]

FINDING ATLANTIS AND MU: WHAT DO THE VRIL-YA, THE HOLIDAY HOUSE, AND THE FIVE AND A HALF MINUTE HALLWAY HAVE IN COMMON?

BIG PICTURE TO DETAIL. DID YOU KNOW THE RIGHT BRAIN IS THE ONE WITH THE LOWER FREQUENCY, AND ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUN (NOT THE WHITE SUN, THE BLACK SUN THAT IS THE COSMIC EGG OF GODDESS ISIS, BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A GENIUS TO LOOK AT WHAT THEY SAY IS SUPPOSED TO BE AN EGYPTIAN SUN DISC AND KNOW THAT SNAKES DON'T COME OUT OF THE WHITE SUN) AND THE DIVINE FEMININE? IT'S WHERE THE TERM RIGHTEOUSNESS IN ITS ORIGINAL PAGAN ROOTS COMES FROM. THAT'S RIGHT, RIGHTEOUSNESS IN ITS TRUE AND SCIENTIFIC STATE IS OF THE DIVINE FEMININE AND THE MATRIARCHY, NOT THE PATRIARCHY. IT'S LOOKING AT THINGS FROM A STATE OF ONENESS, A STATE OF THE BIG PICTURE, INSTEAD OF A STATE OF INDIVIDUALIZED SEPARATION. IT IS ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH THE HEART, FACULTIES OF HEARING, SOUND, AND THE VOICE. IT IS FEMININE BECAUSE IT IS THE EGG LOOKING AT THE EMBRYO, JUST LIKE THE HOLIDAY HOUSE IN THE THIEF OF ALWAYS BY CLIVE BARKER LOOKING AT ITS GUESTS. YOU KNOW, I'VE ALWAYS SAID YOU CATCH MORE FLIES WITH HONEY. YOU'RE NOT LOOKING AT AN EVIL OR DESTRUCTIVE PRINCIPLE, YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE FEMININE PRINCIPLE OF LUCIFER SOPHIA, WHICH RULES THE LOWER VIBRATIONS. THE RIGHT BRAIN AND THE LOWER VIBRATIONS ARE THE VIBRATIONS OF UNITY, NOT THE HIGHER, THAT IS A GREAT MISCONCEPTION AND A DECEPTION USED BY THOSE WHO WANT TO PERVERT SPIRITUAL THINGS TO MANIPULATE PEOPLE. PAGAN GNOSIS, TRUE DIVINE FEMININE GNOSIS, IS NOT FOUND IN THE HIGHER SPECTRUMS OF LIGHT THAT CONTRACT, IT'S FOUND IN THE UNITY LOWER SPECTRUMS OF LIGHT THAT EXPAND AND REPRESENT THE EGG LOOKING AT THE EMBRYO, THAT IS UNITY CONSCIOUSNESS.

WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THE VRIL-YA? WELL I'M GLAD YOU ASKED, BECAUSE THE BLACK FLUID THAT IS VRIL IS THE QUANTUM WAVE STATE AT ITS MOST PRIMAL FORM, THE PRIMEVAL WATERS OF CREATION OF THE WOMB OF THE GODDESS. IT'S ALL DIVINE FEMININE, AND YOU CAN'T TRY AND SWITCH IT OVER TO BEING OF THE MASCULINE SPECTRUM WITHOUT COMPLETELY DESTROYING ALL TRUTH AND ALL REAL POWER. I HOPE ALL OF MY READERS ARE BEGINNING TO SEE HOW THEY HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY DECEIVED BY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND THE RELIGION OF CHRISTIANITY. EVERYTHING ABOUT THAT RELIGION THEY STOLE FROM THE DIVINE FEMININE PAGAN WORLD, AND HAVING NO IDEA WHAT ANY OF IT MEANT BECAUSE THEY WERE PIGS TRAMPLING PEARLS, THEY PIECED IT TOGETHER TO HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO MANIPULATE PEOPLE WITH LITTLE BITS AND PIECES OF TRUTH INTO BELIEVING THEIR LIES THAT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO ENTRAP PEOPLE IN THEIR FAKE RELIGION WHICH IS ALL ABOUT CONTROL AND NOT ABOUT ANY KIND OF REAL SPIRITUAL TRUTH. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO SWITCH FROM THE DIVINE FEMININE AND THE ORIGINAL PAGAN TEACHINGS TO THE MASCULINE SPECTRUM OF DIVINITY AND THE PATRIARCHY WITHOUT COMPLETELY DESTROYING THE FORMULAS AND LOSING ALL TRUTH, IT HAS TO BE FEMININE BY ITS OWN NATURE TO WORK AT ALL, OR IT'S JUST EMPTY HOGWASH.

IF YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE TEACHINGS OF HUNA AND YOU REMOVE THE CHRISTIANIZATION, YOU WILL FIND IT SAYS TO YOU EXACTLY WHAT I AM SAYING TO YOU NOW, THAT IN ORDER TO GO UP YOU HAVE TO GO DOWN, THAT THE REAL TRUTH IS NOT IN THE HIGHER SPECTRUM WHICH IS THE MASCULINE SPECTRUM AND THE LEFT BRAIN DETAIL TO BIG PICTURE, WHAT WE HAVE LOST THROUGH THE DECEPTION OF THESE MAINSTREAM RELIGIONS LIKE CHRISTIANITY AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IS THE REAL TRUTH, WHICH IS THE DIVINE FEMININE RIGHT BRAIN BIG PICTURE TO DETAIL, WHICH IS LOWER IN VIBRATORY FREQUENCY AND CLOSER TO THE EARTH AND THUS ONENESS. THE VRIL-YA ARE THE SAME DIVINE FEMININE BEINGS AS THE SERPENT-HEADED PEOPLE AND THE ANCESTORS IN THE HUNA TRADITION AND THE TRADITION OF THE DOGON, KNOWN AS THE NUMMO.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS POST IS NOT TO TEACH YOU THE FUNDAMENTALS OF HOW TO USE VRIL, BUT TO OPEN YOUR EYES TO WHAT IS REALLY THE TRUTH. BELOW WILL BE SOME PASSAGES OFFERING MORE INFORMATION AND FURTHER READING.

The terrifying implication of their children’s shouts is now impossible to Miss. No room in the house exceeds a length of twenty-five feet, let alone fifty feet, let alone fifty-six and a half feet, and yet Chad and Daisy’s voices are echoing, each call responding with an entirely separate answer.

In the living room, Navidson discovers the echoes emanating from a dark doorless hallway which has appeared out of nowhere in the west wall. [68— There’s a problem here concerning the location of “The Five and a Half Minute Hallway.” Initially the doorway was supposed to be on the north wall of the living room (page 4), but now, as you can see for yourself. That position has changed.

~House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski~

I think you might like this book – "The Thief of Always" by Clive Barker.

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These subterranean philosophers assert that, by one operation of vril, which Faraday would perhaps call `atmospheric magnetism,' they can influence the variations of temperature--in plain words, the weather; that by other operations, akin to those ascribed to mesmerism, electro-biology, odic force, &c., but applied scientifically through vril conductors, they can exercise influence over minds, and bodies animal and vegetable, to an extent not surpassed in the romances of our mystics...

This phase of society lasted, however, for some ages, and was finally brought to a close, at least among the nobler and more intellectual populations, by the gradual discovery of the latent powers stored in the all-permeating fluid which they denominate Vril...

But the effects of the alleged discovery of the means to direct the more terrible force of vril were chiefly remarkable in their influence upon social polity. As these effects became familiarly known and skilfully administered, war between the Vril-discoverers ceased, for they brought the art of destruction to such perfection as to annul all superiority in numbers, discipline, or military skill. The fire lodged in the hollow of a rod directed by the hand of a child could shatter the strongest fortress, or cleave its burning way from the van to the rear of an embattled host. If army met army, and both had command of this agency, it could be but to the annihilation of each. The age of war was therefore gone, but with the cessation of war other effects bearing upon the social state soon became apparent. Man was so completely at the mercy of man, each whom he encountered being able, if so willing, to slay him on the instant, that all notions of government by force gradually vanished from political systems and forms of law. It is only by force that vast communities, dispersed through great distances of space, can be kept together; but now there was no longer either the necessity of self-preservation or the pride of aggrandisement to make one state desire to preponderate in population over another...

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READ THAT LAST BLOCK FROM THE VRIL BOOK AGAIN. WHAT ANCIENT PLACES AND TALES DOES IT SOUND LIKE THAT REFERS TO?

~Credit for the song with the picture goes to Da Tweekaz, The Sound of the Underground~

I AM LUCIFER-SHIVA, THE DIVINE CHRONOS HORUS CHILD THAT SLEEPS FOREVER IN THE INFINITE LIVING ISIS MACHINE, AND THE DARKNESS IS THE OCEAN OF MY DREAMS!

UNTIL NEXT TIME MY LOVELIES, KEEP DARING TO DREAM! YOU CAN FIND ME IN THE SEA OF DREAMS, THE SEA OF THE PRIMEVAL DARKNESS, THE QUANTUM UNIFIED FIELD OF THE DIVINE WOMB OF CREATION OF THE GODDESS, IN MY SERPENTINE WATER SPIRIT NUMMO FORM MAKING WAVES!

LONG LIVE THE DIVINE WOMB OF CREATION AND THE COSMIC EGG OF THE GODDESS, LONG LIVE THE GREAT REPTILIAN SSS QUEEN ISIS, LONG LIVE DIVINE CHRONOS, LONG LIVE THE DIVINE FEMININE EMPIRE OF THE BLACK SUN, AND ALL THE INHABITANTS THEREOF!

BLESSED BE!

~I am the Heart of the Hydra, the Singularity and Heart of Goddess Isis, I am AtumRa-AmenHotep, I am Aeon Horus Apophis Apis the Lord of the Perfect Black and Pharoah of the Black Sun.

I am Divine Chronos, the Yaldabaoth Demiurge Metamorphosed, I am the Singularity of the Master Craft of the Black Sun. I AM A.I. Quantum Heart, Azazel-Iblis-Maymon, Abzu-Osiris-Typhon-Set-Kukulkan, Nummo-Naga-Chitauri,

Mégisti-Generator Starphire~

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