Writings
These writings detail the particulars of the-feminine and societies influences thereof, whereby society is a reflection of how she views herself. They serve as a living library of the transcendence of the feminine from what she was, to what she is becoming; and will become.
Postings on the last Wednesday of the quarter.
A Crones View: Noticing the ways in which ‘society’ (society being the nameless few) conditions women to accept the diminishment of the feminine. One has to ‘notice’ what is occurring before one can make decisions about what you will or will not accept — be that in one’s personal life or in the wider public arena.
ON HIATUS
Throughout history there have always been occasions when one simply withdraws. We women have experienced this many a time. Such a time presents itself to me now. It is a shame that my decision to withdraw occurred prior to the Day of The — Feminine — Imbolc* August 1, 2022. Yet like many a zen story, what appears to be so is not always the case. Silver linings are often revealed in hindsight…
Authoress: Carol Lorraine
The Transition As Between Knowing The Path And Walking The Path Is A Shift That Is Sensed Rather Than Any Particular Milestone Being Met. It is an important juncture. The ‘knowing path’ is a long and winding road. It’s challenging overcoming self and at times it will be all absorbing. Facing self involves the processing of emotional pain requiring both time and time alone.
Authoress: Carol Lorraine
She's a shrew is a term that women have been saddled with since time begun. In actuality women, the all knowing and all seeing women, are simply naming the truth. And given many cannot face being called to account, the deflection modus operandi is to disparage the truth teller. Sound familiar? Shrewing is shut-up every which way one looks today, particularly when calling to account those funded by the public purse. Some things don't change — they just take on different guises.
Authoress: Carol Lorraine
It's Your Life Live It. Taking responsibility for our lives is to make our lives matter. To not live at the whim of another or live through another or abdicate your responsibility to self because you are 'not sure'. Turn the thinking around on the latter. Make a decision to enact something new, enact it and then review the effect of your new behaviour. One can always make another decision.
As Keeper of The-Feminine, I am heralding the re-birthing of the-feminine and her transcendence into the Divine Feminine. These writings recognise the loss of the-culture of the-feminine and the importance of reclaiming our feminine selves.
Authoress: Carol Lorraine
Reclaiming your feminine selves begins with being curious about discovering your feminine-being and why she has been hidden from view. This exploration is personal to you and what interests you. I began looking at the wisdoms of old, thereafter discovering her-stories. And then I pondered. I pondered upon why so much effort is placed upon disparaging the feminine. The threads of society’s ways are many and contradictory, yet over time I began to see more clearly how the absence of the feminine affected humanity. The feminine gives expression to our life force; our spirit, the desire to share and to love. I realised that the diminishment of the feminine, a constant theme of societies for eons, was by design. Our inherent traits, more noticeably our empathy and compassion along with our ‘hidden’ natural abilities, are incompatible with the objectives of those who seek to exert power-over.
Authoress: Carol Lorraine
The distinction as between ‘feminine’ and feminism needs clearly stating.
The-Feminine lives a self directed life placing her priority on her inner world. Whereas ‘feminism’ is a doctrine of advocating for change in the outside world.
Your sphere of concern and sphere of control are entirely different…
Authoress: Carol Lorraine
Language invokes imagery. Likewise imagery invokes language. From language and imagery our perceptions of the world are created. We tend to take as a given what we are conditioned to believe through these dual arts. They are a dominant presence in our lives. But what if 'societies' language and imagery are all lies? What if language and imagery are used as a means to diminish the value of women?
Authoress: Carol Lorraine
The Sacred Feminine. This is a place where we honour being female; all shades of femininity as represented by the Triple Goddess who symbolises the three faces of the Great Goddess and her multiple roles of maiden, mother and crone.
Know ThySelf Philosophy writings enumerate the credo of these works.
Authoress: Carol Lorraine
If You Wish to be Curious – be Curious Mostly About Yourself is the core guiding principal of the works of Know Thy-Self. You are in observing this maxim, encouraged to redirect your attention from the external world towards your internal world. For your inner world is what matters most – your feelings in response to situations, your thoughts and your ideas, rather than being caught up in the words and deeds of others.
Authoress: Carol Lorraine
The lotus flower, an age old symbol of beauty birthed from mud. This reflects the process of purification that is required from each of us in order to reveal our true essence. These works invite readers to re-perceive their physical existence using the symbol of the lotus flower as a metaphor for their own lives.
Authoress: Carol Lorraine
Why can’t a woman be more like a man? Like the lost arts of conversation, manners, etiquette, and reverence for the feminine, the place of the handbag appears to be an unwelcome intrusion in current day life. Yet, despite the Henry Higgins of the world, what has not changed is that women do not want to be more like a man.