Thank you! This is one of those pieces of writing that nudged my mind into another way of seeing the insanity of today.
From the piece:
“We have now reached a point where we are so disconnected from the flow of life that we are destroying the only life we know exists.”
And this:
“A transition to matriarchy would ensure not only joy and liberation but a restoration of trust in the flow of life.”
I looked up “life” in an online dictionary and discovered it listed as a noun.
A noun is something that can be bought or sold, taken or given, kept or lost.
I have learned, through my own journeys that life is a verb, a flowing current that can’t be bought or sold, taken or given, kept or lost, but rather ridden, like a river current.
And that ride, I’ve discovered, is always more juicy when heartfully joined with others.
A noun is like a closed fist, a stagnant, thing with definite boundaries.
A verb is like an open hand, free to give and receive, understanding giving and receiving as one motion.
It seems that a patriarchal worldview focuses more on nouns: people, places and things that can be dominated, monetized, categorized in the binary of either “this” or “that” to be used.
My sense is that a matriarchal world view focuses more on verbs, the motion or flow of life: experience, learning, healing, growth, and the non-binary “this” and “that” as part of the One Flow.
Yes, Yes, and yes! This is the direction and the voice, the love we MUST embody to make a true change. We have been trying to beat patriarchy at its own game!
Duped into thinking that patriarchy is the game we are only now realizing that we DO NOT WANT TO PLAY THAT GAME.
Thank you so much for your insight and your work. May your strength and clarity be instrumental in changing the game!
"But it’s clear now that the corporate feminist dream of being able to “smash”, “lean in”, or “girlboss” our way out of the patriarchy is dead. It turns out we can’t take down the patriarchy with the patriarchy." Exactly true.
The reason the patriarchy is everywhere is because patriarchical cultures went to war against and easily won against matriarchal ones. Matriarchal cultures were all subjugated or wiped out. Native Americans are a close-to-home example, though I don’t know details of each and every tribe - the overall way of life was usually close to a matriarchy compared to a patriarchy. They certainly didn’t busy themselves with how they can plunder the earth for profit or exploit the weaker amongst them for power and cash.
Thank you! This is one of those pieces of writing that nudged my mind into another way of seeing the insanity of today.
From the piece:
“We have now reached a point where we are so disconnected from the flow of life that we are destroying the only life we know exists.”
And this:
“A transition to matriarchy would ensure not only joy and liberation but a restoration of trust in the flow of life.”
I looked up “life” in an online dictionary and discovered it listed as a noun.
A noun is something that can be bought or sold, taken or given, kept or lost.
I have learned, through my own journeys that life is a verb, a flowing current that can’t be bought or sold, taken or given, kept or lost, but rather ridden, like a river current.
And that ride, I’ve discovered, is always more juicy when heartfully joined with others.
A noun is like a closed fist, a stagnant, thing with definite boundaries.
A verb is like an open hand, free to give and receive, understanding giving and receiving as one motion.
It seems that a patriarchal worldview focuses more on nouns: people, places and things that can be dominated, monetized, categorized in the binary of either “this” or “that” to be used.
My sense is that a matriarchal world view focuses more on verbs, the motion or flow of life: experience, learning, healing, growth, and the non-binary “this” and “that” as part of the One Flow.
I’m here for it!
Yes, Yes, and yes! This is the direction and the voice, the love we MUST embody to make a true change. We have been trying to beat patriarchy at its own game!
Duped into thinking that patriarchy is the game we are only now realizing that we DO NOT WANT TO PLAY THAT GAME.
Thank you so much for your insight and your work. May your strength and clarity be instrumental in changing the game!
"But it’s clear now that the corporate feminist dream of being able to “smash”, “lean in”, or “girlboss” our way out of the patriarchy is dead. It turns out we can’t take down the patriarchy with the patriarchy." Exactly true.
The reason the patriarchy is everywhere is because patriarchical cultures went to war against and easily won against matriarchal ones. Matriarchal cultures were all subjugated or wiped out. Native Americans are a close-to-home example, though I don’t know details of each and every tribe - the overall way of life was usually close to a matriarchy compared to a patriarchy. They certainly didn’t busy themselves with how they can plunder the earth for profit or exploit the weaker amongst them for power and cash.