The Lady Odin's Lair

I ... Needed him then didn't want him Wanted him then pretended not to need him Called for him then rejected him  Invited him then denied him Admired him for what he achieved then hated him for it Loved him then despised him Demanded his power then emasculated him Craved him then resented him Opened up for him then refused entry Expected of him then was disappointed in what he offered Lost myself in him then blamed him for it ooOoo For most of my life, from my earliest teenage years, I was a feminist.  I was solidly indoctrinated by my education, by my family, by the media.  I only 'got smart' embarrassingly recently and finally, FINALLY, learned to see the masculine in his nobility. Men are biologically different to women … Men are intellectually different to women …  Men are emotionally different to women … Men are spiritually different to women … Men are designed by the creator for a particular purpose. As are women. They are just different. Not better. Not worse....

Women need to feel good in order to do good. Men need to do good in order to feel good. Hey, let's throw in a couple more over-the-top generalities while I'm in the mood for it.  Women crave to be desired. Men crave to be respected. If these statements begin to make you argumentative, then shoo ! Get outta here!  As a mystical woman who is hungry to know my own feminine power in all its flavours, I have tasted the shrew and the harpy and found them wanting. I played the feminist game of ambition and invasion of the masculine purview and found it hollow even in victory. Now, I dive in at the other end of the spectrum, feeling into the power of feminine surrender, engaging the masculine not in competition but in synergy. But where to find a willing playmate for this romantic adventure of epic scale? I need to bring in another leitmotif at this point ... that of reality, particularly, how we determine and shape our reality.  I've always been metaphysically inclined, sensing...