Feminine Masculine Balance - A Paradigm Shift for a Peaceful and Abundant Society

For the longest of time, I used to have a very distorted view on femininity and masculinity.

Going through phases of hating skirts and dresses for how I felt they made me weak, masterfully practicing the art of ''if looks could kill'' towards anyone I didn't feel safe with, complaining about ''ugh, typical men'' and looking down on women and girls who were traditionally polite, clean and perfect. Putting on my Independence pants and conquering the world, partly destroying everything in my way - opportunities, relationships, my own happiness.

Then, thanks to another type of influence (the first one probably came from being in a community of single moms / witnessing dysfunctional, toxic gender roles in families) from a more esoteric world, I was introduced to the ''true essence of the feminine'' and some wonderful beings representing that essence - embodied, flowing, sensual, gentle, often motherly, intuitive, creative fairies talking in such big words that seemed to mean everything and nothing at the same time.

And I so wanted to be like them that I almost completely left working with mixed groups and turned to women-only events.

Which they truly were amazingly beautiful experiences that left myself deeply connected, tapped in and turned on for all of life (and I am totally in for re-creating something like that in the future).

But soon I discovered that this approach alone didn't seem to take things anywhere far. Not for me, nor for the women I admired so much. It was like floating on a cloud, dreaming and enjoying, passively waiting for things to come, stuck on ideas, but no inspiration or movement forward.

And then La Luna Illumina came, first as a song, then as a philosophy. The Moon (the feminine) Illuminated by the brightly shining Sun (the masculine). An irreplaceable union within and without. A state of complete flow achieved by letting the opposites work together, not against each other. Balancing my own inner conquerer with the intuitive allowing and trusting.
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And this book - an insightful, practical read to help us discover that art of balance for more harmonious and abundant societies and individuals.