We all have masculine and feminine energies within us. Everyone is born with both of these universal energies. We don't have a gender inherently assigned to them but humankind associates Yin with the feminine. Yang with the masculine. Through books like Journey of Souls by Michael Newton, we get another glimpse of the complexity of the human-soul design. Souls do not have a gender, but merely pick a body type and play out the role. The more frequently they embody a certain role, the better they get at it. So, over time, each soul develops a preference to be born with a certain biological gender. They can even plan out their lives according to such preferences. Dr. Michael claims that we roughly pick the same gender 70% of the time. When souls incarnate in the opposite gender, they can find it challenging to act as such. This is often seen as a difficult lifetime, but one that brings deeper evolution.
Masculine is often viewed as bad and feminine as good. Let’s throw that out the window. There is no good or bad here. Both energies make up the very essence of who you are for a reason.
Deepak Chopra says that feminine energy "makes us softer, gentler, kinder, nurturing, compassionate, and loving.”
When you embrace the feminine you nurture qualities like intuition, creativity, compassion, understanding. There's a receptive and open feeling in this type of energy. It's fast and energized.
When you value the qualities of feminine energy within yourself, you're better able to:
• Magnetically attract what you want
• Hold space for projects to develop at their natural pace
• Enjoy the process of creation independent of the end result
• See the big picture
• Work with others and create community
• Relate to others by listening, sharing, and nurturing
When you embrace the masculine you nurture qualities like leadership, action, logic, adventure, loyalty, confidence, focus, and efficiency.
When you value the qualities of the masculine energy within yourself and others, you:
• Tenaciously pursue what you want
• Decide when/where/how a project grows
• Focus on the end result of a project
• Focus on one thing at a time
• Rely on yourself and your individual achievements
• Relate through camaraderie, entertainment, and problem-solving
In a broader sense, giving is an action of our divine masculine, and receiving is an action of our divine feminine, and a balance of both energies is when we feel harmonious within.
In the book, WomanCode, hormone expert Alissa Vitti explains Tantric philosophy: “Tantra—an Eastern philosophy that believes the universe is created by and made up of masculine (Shiva) and feminine (Shakti) energies that infuse all things.” Vitti continues, “Both energies exist within each of us in varying amounts. Learning how to engage both fully is what ends up making a person psychologically, emotionally, and physically well. Just as you wouldn’t operate a remote control with only one battery, you need both of these energies as your power sources. They’re necessary tools for shaping your life.”
Ardhnarishwar and Concept of Duality
The Hindu mythology talks about Ardhnarishwar, half man and half woman. This Divine Being embodied both energies and then was split in half to begin life on Earth. The split happened to form the first man, Shiva, and the first woman, Shakti, as we worship them today.
This is why the world says opposites attract. We’re attracting the polarity in every person, trying to feel whole through their presence in our life. And we spend most of this life collecting the missing aspects from our energy.
It is also said that the masculine and feminine energies reside in two of our 72,000 energy channels. These two channels are called Ida and Pingala.
They originate from your second chakra, the Sacral Energy Center. And they are the source of your experience of the duality of life. Then, they diverge and spiral up your Chakra System, finally meeting again at the Third Eye Chakra.
When we work on harmonizing these polarities, we experience our Kundalini energy rising through the Sushumna. This is the straight path enmeshed between Ida and Pingala, connecting straight up through the chakras.
The Sushumna also meets the two energies at the Third Eye Chakra.
Thus, Kundalini Energy can simply be explained as Shakti, the energy at the root of existence rising to meet Shiva, at the crown of oneness. Ultimately becoming everything and then, nothing.
And, when we talk about inner union, we embody Ardhnarishwar. Here, our left half is the feminine and right is the masculine energy.
Why Is It Important to Balance the Masculine and Feminine Energy?
Our ultimate goal for self-awareness is in realizing that we already ARE everything we need. But the number one obstacle we face, which prevents us from knowing this truth, is being driven by our human desire to have a partner to fulfill us.
No, I’m not saying you shouldn’t get married. You absolutely should if that’s your heart’s desire. But we need to understand the essence of partnership beyond self-gratification, having sex, or making babies.
Subconsciously, we expect that attracting a person of an opposite energy type will give us the feeling of fulfillment.
But by balancing your Ida and Pingala, you begin internalizing and embodying EVERY human trait. You no longer limit yourself to gender or societal role.
If you’re not seeking fulfillment outwards, you are able to show up in relationships as a happy, healthy, and detached yet loving person.
When you are self-sufficient, you stop craving relationships to complete you. You are no longer a ‘half’.
And nothing is ‘missing’ in you.
This is a significant aspect of inner union.
Can you imagine the divinity that unfolds from such relationships where there’s no insecurity, neediness nor attachment? Such relationships can shift the reality for everyone around them, and be of true service to the world.
In order to be such a couple, you must begin with yourself. Begin by going within. Evaluate your duality, and bridge your gaps, to level out the imbalance.
Do this meditation to balance your divine energies within you.
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