5/26/22 SPECIAL Q&A for Patrons
Added 2022-05-26 18:38:12 +0000 UTCHey Patrons,
Here’s the question we discuss this week:
“Thank you for your work, first of all. I LOVE your podcast :) My question: As a woman, I feel like I more easily embody my feminine side, for both good and bad. I am a good listener and can be very receptive but sometimes also collapse when pushed on certain things. I am not saying that collapsing is feminine, but more like my receptivity sometimes makes me give up my position/stand a little too easily. I want to develop my masculine side more. The more active, doing (without overthinking it) side. But it feels like my wanting to act sometimes dissolves in a mush of feelings. An image of a spider came to my mind -- kind of like that man-eating spider in The Lord of the Rings. The spider is, at times, a really positive symbol for me (I am a creative, and I make things out of gossamer threads), But in this case, it feels like the spider is negative. In the past few months, I have also had some dreams with witches in them. The witch is kissing me in one, and it feels like something bad is happening. In another, a woman is accused of being a witch but hasn’t done anything wrong (I sympathize with her). It feels like the negative aspect of the feminine is rising in me, the one that is resentful and angry about giving too much. That became a long question, but I would like to embody the masculine even though a clear sense of what a positive masculine is, feels kind of “other” to me. I am surrounded by good men now but grew up feeling like the masculine was exploitative and domineering (something I didn’t want to become). Thank you in advance.”
Here’s the link to our discussion:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/t1kckqp0zfmipyf/TJL_215-Poison-PATREON.mp3?dl=0
Let us know what you think.
You can submit future questions here:
~ Joseph
