Divine Masculine & Divine Feminine
Let’s de-mystify some buzz words in the esoteric community. I want to be through but being that is free I will do my best to make this a concise crash-course.
Divine Feminine energy (DF) is also known as Yin energy on the eastern side of the world as well as Divine Masculine energy being Yang. The first thing people should know is every living individual holds both energies inside of them regardless of gender identity or expression. Meaning you can be a woman with a lot of DM energy and still be girly, etc and be a man with a lot of DF energy and still be a protector, provider, etc. These energies co-exist.
What is Divine Masculine energy? DM energy is action oriented, analytical, where the urge to protect and provide come from, and is similar to the ignition of a flame — it’s passionate. That is go-getter energy and where ambition will come from. The downside is too much DM energy without its counterpart leads to impulsiveness, anger and anxiety, hyper-independence, as well as burn out. What is Divine Feminine energy? DF energy is sedentary, making it receptive, intuitive, and emotional. It is where ideation and creativity are born and heralds the ability to nurture. I’m sure you’ve heard the “I don’t chase, I attract” which is true as chasing/hunting is aligned with DM energy. Too much DF energy looks like laziness, you feel as though there is no need to put in any actions of your own expecting things to just fall into your lip because you wish it. Similar to dreamers — vivid worlds and ideas but without the counterpart [DM] no action to root it in reality.
Let’s make this a bit more practical using heteronormative stereotypes. The Masc energy is here to provide a structure. In the same way a man will go build a house and have a TV and chair and think these things are complete. A woman will come in the space and say “?? there is Nothing in here!” and add a couch, some curtains, etc. She’ll make the house a home because DF energy provides details to the barren structure.
DM energy needs to keep achieving. It may feel the most useful when it can plan, work, and achieve often times seeking or creating challenges in order to do so. This can look like regular exercise for the physical body, puzzles or budgeting to exercise the mind and hit targets around their resources. And needing outlets that aid in tempering a passion, remember DM is the spark of an idea so inventing milestones will come more naturally.
DF energy needs are focused more on rejuvenation. This looks like eating well, staying hydrated, resting when your body asks for it, and honoring your emotions so you can create fluidity and strength within your intuition. The perfect example of this is a pregnant woman. She may have to pee for the 8th time within the hour but she doesn’t complain, she listens to her body and honor it knowing it is better for her. Let’s say she orders french fries and she burst into tears at the table because of how long it takes when it comes out. She knows she’s being dramatic and that the emotion is temporary but she will honor her feelings presently. When the fries come she’ll eat and cheer up. These are the factors that nourish and heal the body mind and spirit so they can be prepared to support the DM energy.
Because everyone has both the things we do as individuals should be tailored to support both the DM and DF energy so they may complement each other as intended. Even if an individual’s energy seems to lean more into one modality it is important to strive for balance and thus sustainability within the body and mind. I hope this clears some things up for everyone and kind of helps organize how and when you nurture yourselves.
