THE FEMININE IN THE MAN
Guided meditation with
audio file · 17 minutes
We were inspired to do this meditation by questions we have received from practitioners who, as they say today, define themselves as men. Who identify primarily with their biological male gender.
Terms such as feminine and masculine are, today more than ever before, up for debate.
What is important and certainly both necessary and positive in the long run.
But such an exchange lies elsewhere, and deals with something a little different than meditation.
As we move inward, we sooner or later – and rather sooner than later – encounter two fundamental forms of consciousness.
An outgoing, focused, action-oriented and project-ready person.
And a resting, spacious, wide-ranging, heart-based one.
It is these two that we call yin and yang.
The convenience of these two terms is that they keep us free from any disagreements about male and female.
The yin-yang symbol originates from Chinese Taoist-influenced philosophy and spiritual practice. Yin and yang are at once opposites and complementary, unity and separation, resting stillness and eternal movement.
All of these relationships are present intuitively in taijitu, which is the more technically and historically correct term for the yin yang sign.
In our meditative practice, and in our lives, we need to relate to these two forms of consciousness again and again.
They are two ways of being in the world: the acting and the wisely waiting, the precisely focused and the open, all-pervading, defocused.
In order to move towards feeling more whole as a human being, we must work on discovering the qualities of the other gender within ourselves. Although the majority of people identify with their biological sex, in terms of consciousness we are not just one gender. We all have both genders, all genders, within us as possibilities.
When we slowly discover and unfold the possibilities of the opposite sex within us – what Jung called opposite-sex integration – we are freed from limiting habits.
Meditatively, we have the opportunity to experience yin and yang dancing within us – and sometimes starting to merge together.
This, says Taoism, is the path towards true unity.
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Oh how nice. What were previously opinions, sensations and maybe not quite, now stand out clearly – by itself. Thank you ❤️
Dear Paul – thank you for your words – we will pass them on to Peter ❤️
Dear Kontemplation team,
Just listened to Peter Høeg's Meditation: “The Female in Man” and I have to say that it is nothing short of excellent. Peter Høeg hits the spot. Personally, I believe that gender is a psychological construct.
Kh
Bolette
Dear Bolette
Thank you ❤️
The feminine in men has always existed. It has just been suppressed for a long time in our Western culture, whereas in Eastern culture it has been completely natural.
I wish men in our Western culture had much more contact with their feminine side. They would become more harmonious, happy and peaceful and show greater empathy towards other people.
Dear Bolette
Thanks for mentioning the historical perspective.
We completely agree.
Kontemplation's team
It is too small to just be a man. There are much greater possibilities in the feminine. Play, creativity, colorful, artistic, caring, love, empathy, empathy, thoughtfulness, sensual, feeling. There is generally much more need for the feminine values in the world. Both in men and women.
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Wonderfully inspiring, perhaps more important than ever - and good to be in🫶Dorte
Thank you very much. The words resonate with a sense of inner wholeness. Thank you for the many inspiring posts you send out.
Kind regards, Mette
Dear Dorte, dear Mette
Thank you for your encouraging words – we will take them with us going forward.
Kontemplation's team