Any conversation about the Feminine Principle is going to come down to wrestling with the fact that we have a valuing of language that has come from a masculine perspective, whether it is expressed by a man or woman. Masculine means penetrative, functional—“Do something about it!” Whereas the Feminine Principle is being itself—literally the nourishment force of existence, because it is existence itself. Right now, there is a preference for masculine forms of information, and we are trying to break into that with a feminine sensibility.

I have written before of the beauty of Eros—the divine life force—and how our sexuality models the greater movement of Eros in our lives.