In the beginning of 1990 I was being guided to explore the
nature of feminine and masculine, feeling the shift in the
re-emergence of feminine energy. As a storyteller, I am called
to “seed” the story, myth, legend through the mediums of words,
sound and movement, whereby individuals can choose to become
stimulated and awakened.
The historical role of women is often visible only through the
records kept by men, which often minimizes or distorts the role
of women in the shaping of culture and society. Much of the
material that has been passed down to us reflects a male bias
that does not feel whole. Building ourselves up by putting
others down keeps us stuck; I choose to acknowledge and move
forward from the positive past.
Indigenous and wisdom traditions speak of the feminine and
masculine in a variety of ways. Both states are present within
our natures. Western scholars, influenced by Jungian psychology
and feminist goddess theology, speak of polar opposites in
binary principals known as darkness and light, negative and
positive, feminine and masculine, expansion and contraction,
etc.
Many traditions attribute masculine and feminine to the sun and
moon and differ in their associations. In the west, the sun
represents masculine, the unlimited energy in us determined to
be expressed. We hear of the life fire of the sun – generators,
motivators, and stimulators. The moon represents feminine
energy, the magnetic force, ruler of tides, power of receptive
nature. We open, expand, and express our full selves like the
moon. In the western world, feelings have been equated with the
feminine and actions with the male.
The feminine – the magnetic part of self that desires to be
nurtured in all areas of your life. Is committed to trusting
experiences that reveal self-knowledge. Seeks clarity, truth and
authenticity beyond roles, masks and defenses. Feminine in male
and female is both firm and yielding, requiring a need to go
inward and trust the essential parts of who you are. Inherent
intuition is feminine in nature.
The masculine — the desire to express itself in unlimited
creative and intuitive ways. Determined to build solid and
abundant structures. Dynamic energy expressing itself with
determination, focus and will. Inner assertive nature,
determined to apply an inspired vision without holding back in
any way.
Institutions everywhere struggle to meet the challenges of this
new century with models and structures that were developed in
the past. Many hope that technology will solve the challenges of
rapid change, globalization and changes in the labor force. The
truth is that we must generate new ways of working and learning
in order to find a viable solution. Many are coming to a knowing
of a new paradigm in bringing ourselves to the world –
authentically.
Leading between the lines is about supplying leadership with
tools that go beyond the classics of strategic planning and
teambuilding and reach into the realm of harnessing the chaotic
power of these changing times. If leadership’s role is to create
conditions for success within the organization, leaders must
address not only the tangible and the linear, eg, ‘the lines’,
but also the intangible and non-linear, ‘between the lines’.
Most of us didn’t learn how to manage the non-linear in our
education, but we face the effects of not knowing how to manage
it every day. When we learn how to effectively work with the
non-linear AND the linear we promote sustainability and
betterment of our organizations and businesses, our communities,
our lives.
Leading between the lines is about supplying leadership with
tools that go beyond the classics of strategic planning and
teambuilding and reach into the realm of harnessing the chaotic
power of these changing times. If leadership’s role is create
conditions for success within the organization, leaders must
address not only the tangible and the linear, e.g., ‘the lines’,
but also the intangible and non-linear, between the lines. Most
of us didn’t learn how to manage the non-linear in our
education, but we face the effects of not knowing how to manage
it every day. When we learn how to effectively work with the
non-linear AND the linear we promote sustainability and
betterment of our organizations and businesses, our communities,
our lives.