The Rebirth of the Masculine and the Feminine

What does it mean to be a Woman or a Man nowadays?

More and more, being a woman and being a man becomes confused. It's no longer possible to define feminine or masculine behaviors. The world is undergoing a major transformation, much needed for the balance of the planet itself. But the ultimate goal is to balance the feminine and masculine energies within each of us.

The entire universe is composed of two polarities: feminine and masculine energies, opposite and complementary, which interact in a constant dance to create dynamism and harmony between them. They are codependent on each other. Each one needs the other to grow. They must cooperate with each other to achieve balance. We can see this represented in the Yin-Yang symbol: the feminine includes the masculine within itself, and the masculine includes the feminine within itself. Each one mirrors the other's interior.

Masculine energy, yang, is directed outwards, focused on achievements, action, reaching goals and planning. It represents our rational side, logical thinking, speed, external manifestation, the process of materialization, strength, courage, passion, competition, determination, the power of selection, focused thinking, assertiveness, pragmatism, and confidence. It's associated with the day, the sun, the sky, fire, air, the father, authority, work, the city, straight and angular lines, the visible world with defined contours, truth, a clear vision of situations, discernment, expansion, and superficiality.

Feminine energy, yin, is directed inwards, toward feelings and emotions, intuition, abstract thinking, slowness, the inner voice, pleasure, relaxation and rest, inner peace, beauty, love, softness, kindness, inner security, receptivity, sensitivity, knowing how to flow, compassion, inspiration, acceptance, forgiveness, inner strength, sensuality, vulnerability, the expression and communication of emotions, connection, the ability to welcome and care for, and to nurture others. It's associated with the night, the moon, the earth, water, the mother, family, home, nature, curved and wavy lines, the invisible and mysterious world with undefined contours, what is hidden, wisdom coming from the soul, subjectivity, introversion, and depth.

Each of these energies, masculine and feminine, exists in each of us.

What happens is that there's a huge imbalance in how we express them.

Our society has overdeveloped masculine energy, focused on reason, logical thinking, achieving goals, etc.

Until the last century, there was a significant social difference, with men holding a superior position to women. Men were responsible for providing for their families, while women managed the home life, doing household chores and rasing the children. Much of history has been told from a male perspective.

With the evolution of time, many women, when they began leaving home to enter the world of work, where men dominated, found themselves forced to develop their masculine energy to be respected and seen as equals, with the same rights. They became rational, competitive, more courageous than many men, focused on action. And they distanced themselves from their feminine side, from their inner world, from their emotions and feelings, from listening to their intuition, from the ability to flow, to relax and rest, etc.

What's happening now, for there to be balance between these energies, is that many men have begun to develop their feminine side more, to get in touch with their emotions, intuition, and sensitivity, to be more passive, etc.

At this moment, the world is undergoing even more changes, and women and men are being asked to balance these energies within themselves. Both must be balanced so that relationships between the two sexes can be more harmonious.

The planet itself reflects the imbalance

of these two energies.

Excessive masculine energy is what leads to wars, the domination of a people by dictators, stress, tension, and conflicts experienced by both sexes, and a general lack of harmony. On an individual level, there's a lack of inner harmony, difficulty in flowing with life's situations, and a lack of internal security that leads to fear and behaviors of domination and control over others, situations, and life itself in general. Stress and internal turmoil result from overwork, worries, pressure to achieve goals, constant busyness, and a higher demand on ourselves.

To balance this, it's necessary to create harmony in our lives, developing feminine energy, making time to rest and relax, to do leisure activities, learn listening to our inner world, emotions, feelings, intuition. To reconnect with nature, appreciate the beauty in the world around us, transform internal beliefs in order to help us give up the need to control everything and everyone, and learn to accept and flow with life, learn to be more spontaneous, play more and accept being surprised, be receptive to the unexpected, to what is not planned, to lose control, etc.

Feminine energy, when in excess, brings passivity, oversensitivity, lack of interest, depression, dependence on others, submission, difficulty in materializing ideas and projects, excessive imagination and fantasy, confusion, dispersion, insecurity, difficulty in acting or taking initiative, waiting for others to take the initiative and do everything, not knowing how to say "No" because it makes it difficult to set boundaries, and excessive introversion, which leads to difficulty in creating connections with others.

To balance this energy, it's necessary to develop more objective and logical thinking, plan goals, participate in sports activities, develop projects, engage in activities that encourage communication and connection with others, develop a social life—everything that drives us to action, be more assertive, follow our will, and trust ourselves more.

When both energies are balanced within us,

we can have more balanced and

harmonious relationships.

But to do so, we still need to change many mindsets, beliefs, and values ​​that are based on misconceptions about what it means to be a woman or a man today. There are misconceptions at this level that need to be left behind, abandoned, if we want to develop good loving relationships. These concepts passed down to us create pressure on both sexes to achieve these unbalanced ideals. They make us submissive to these roles and incapable of flowing in the relationship, of being spontaneous and creative. Ultimately, they take away our freedom to be ourselves.

It's in the relationship between two people that the dynamic of these two energies is most visible. When there are many conflicts and power struggles, it's because there's too much masculine energy, too much fire in the relationship. Both compete with each other because one wants to dominate and subjugate the other. There's no love here; there's a need for control and have power over the other. This is due to inner insecurity. Both partners in the relationship need to develop feminine energy for greater harmony and cooperation. Only by achieving inner security can they allow their deepest feelings to flow, creating inner space for each person to nurture themselves and get in touch with their needs, develop leisure activities, etc. When there's passivity in a relationship, it becomes stagnant and boring. Both people become dispersed and isolated from each other. There's a lack of initiative and fire in the relationship. There's little growth here for either person. This is when passion, common goals, and a shared higher ideal are needed which unites the two and inspire passion.

In a balanced, dynamic, and harmonious relationship, both parties must also be dynamic and harmonious. Neither should have power over the other, because where there is a need for power, there is no love.

For there to be love in a relationship,

it's necessary to sacrifice the need for power,

for control.

This need exists due to inner insecurity, a feeling of not being enough, of not living up to the expectations. When this need is surrendered, there's a greater receptivity to each other, trust, a flow in the relationship, cooperation toward a common purpose, and both allow themselves to learn from each other. Both are supposed to complement each other, not one dominating the relationship and being responsible for everything, doing all the work. When this happens, one's alone in the relationship, carrying a burden, because the other one is submissive, absent, and passive. They don't actively participate in the relationship, they don't help it to grow. And the dominant person also doesn't allow themselves to grow due to their need for control. It's necessary to change the way we view relationships. It must be based on a perspective of mutual growth, of equal exchange. And whenever there are extreme positions, they must be negotiated in order to find a balance. When two people are attracted to each other, it's because they have something to learn from each other, and this learning only happens when both allow each other to bring something different to the relationship so that both can grow with each other. When this isn't allowed, the relationship stagnates and becomes routine and monotonous. And over time, it dies.

On a global level, the same thing happens when one people or race is dominated by another people or race. This creates imbalances and prevents exchange and learning between the two. Any relationship exists for the growth of both people. When this is allowed, you reach a higher level, of depth, and of love between the two. Everything that doesn't allow growth stagnates and dies. The two people are supposed to combine their strengths and weaknesses and strengthen each other by honoring each other. This is the great change that's being asked in relationships. No one is superior to anyone else. If I accept the belief that I am superior to another because I have a certain characteristic or quality, I allow a third person to be superior to me. This is how hierarchies, classes, separation, and walls are created. If we think that we all have different qualities and that we're all equally important, regardless of race or gender, there will be room for us to be receptive to everyone and learn from each other. When we place ourselves in a superior position, we become arrogant and not open to learning. Sooner or later, someone places themselves above us too, so that we experience the other side of the coin.

Balance is the common goal to all of us. Only then will we become a balanced, whole, and complete man or woman. Only then can we co-exist in a better, more balanced, more harmonious world. Being a man or a woman in today's world means accepting who we are, accepting that we have different sexes, different bodies, different qualities. That neither is better or worse than the other,

because both have their strengths, qualities,

and their weaknesses and imperfections.

A man is strong and courageous when he's able to accept his weaknesses and vulnerabilities—masculine outside and feminine inside. A woman is calm and receptive when she discovers her inner strength and confidence—feminine outside and masculine inside. Being a man and being a woman doesn't depend on the social masks and roles we wear, nor on external appearance. All these masks need to fall and give way to a new idea of ​​being a Man or a Woman. Only then can we give space and freedom for each person to express themselves as they feel, respecting their differences. Reborn as a New Man and a New Woman.