Portia:
It is a pleasure for
me to begin a new relationship with you, dear Readers. I will have some things to tell you that you will find astonishing,
perhaps, thought-provoking, certainly, and refreshing, I hope.
Perhaps the term Manifesto sounds a bit pretentious, but I assure you this is not my concept alone.
All the Company of Heaven has been aware for some time that we need to talk with you about the rising Divine Feminine Power,
as the New Golden Age begins. It is time for all of us to begin to talk about these things in a way that will create
a new paradigm, a new way of looking at what it means to be feminine, or masculine, and how these concepts will change in
the New Earth.
Yes, I said "concepts,"
in referring to the male and female gender, because like all the other structures and institutions in your world, the differences
between male and female have been largely determined and held in place by tradition.
Do not imagine that I am denying the obvious. Of course, there are physical
and some corollary emotional differences between men and women, but we are far more similar than we are different. In
the Company of Heaven as we are working with you, we acknowledge this by presenting ourselves to you as either male or female,
but with each other as we move into higher dimensions, we transmute ourselves into Lightbodies of neutral or combined energies.
The distinctions are not apparent and are not necessary as we move to higher vibrations, far from the duality you have experienced
here on Earth.
I give you this picture
as a backdrop for our discussion about changing life on Earth, and what you have to look forward to, now that your last round
of incarnations in lower dimensions is finished here on Earth.
First, let's start with the attitudes and beliefs that have held men and women apart for hundreds of years.
It has been standard fare for both genders to fee separate and very different, and the "truths" that were perpetrated increased
the distance until it became "The War of the Sexes." You will be familiar with many of the old disparaging comments
that men and women turned on each other. I will repeat some of them here to remind you of what we are leaving behind,
and to illustrate how far you have already come toward harmony.
Some of the most powerfully belittling comments are those which slip by in conversation - small innuendos
that accumulate in the subconscious of the one who is the target of disparagement. For instance, consider the emotional
impact of hearing the term "women drivers!" or being called "Honey" by the auto repairman. As recently as the 1960's
many appliance and department stores would not sell a large appliance to a woman alone, without her husband, who was expected
to make all decisions about such things, whether he knew anything about it or not. In positions of power in politics
and industry, women are still a small minority.
Most people who lived through the Women's Movement are very familiar with the toxic effects on girls and women of having
been seen as "the weaker sex." But have we truly considered the opposite side of the coin? It is time to do the
same careful analysis of our language and our patterns of behavior toward men as we have done for women.
Remember the Victorian upper class system of education
which permitted only "the gentler arts" for a girl's deliberately limited education. This tendency to believe that girls
couldn't do math, or that women could not be trusted to run a business or to be a political leader, and that they should not
"bother their pretty little heads" with worldly things has pervaded the brief system on the planet for thousands of years.
Any system which diminishes one class of people by elevating
another has within it a rotten core, a dark heart of anger, sadness and revenge. It could not have been otherwise for
women who suffered unending humiliation and disparagement. Even when a girl was immersed in a male-dominated culture
from birth, and never experienced nothing else, she could not help but feel the sting of knowing in her heart that something
was not right, even if she did not know how to fight back.
It has not been fully acknowledged by either men or women
that the damage done to an "underdog" or a "minority" will inevitably create simmering feelings of resentment and even hatred
toward the oppressor. And so it did. The thousands of years of oppression tended to make women bitter, in spite
of feeling awe and attraction toward the men in their lives. When a person lives with anger and hurt that cannot be expressed
or redressed, it creates a tremendous challenge to remain loving and kind.
Women did not simply suffer in silence for thousands of
years until the suffrage movement came along. They took matters into their own hands, banded together and found solace
by talking amongst themselves about the "enemy" that controlled their lives. As the oppression which had begun because of
the disparity in physical strength between men and women evolved into economic dependency, the disparity became even more
pervasive. Men went out to work, and women stayed home and talked to each other at every opportunity. And so,
a secret society was born: The Cult of Feminine Power.
Like other cults, the hidden purpose was to "even the score," find allies in the campaign to gain psychological
ascendency, to rebalance the scales. Inequality is felt as inferiority vs superiority, and no one wants to remain in the inferior
position, and so new strategies must be developed. Fueled by the resentment of thousands of years, neither side could
truly envision equality, and so women resorted to gaining the upper hand in whatever areas were left for them to exercise
their power.
Outwardly, women appeared to be victims, but it was not so simple as that. Driven by their position as the
underdog, women became masters of psychological blackmail. Yes, there is the possibility of using sex as a reward and
punishment, but that was not the most powerful weapon in the feminine arsenal. It was the pervasive "Truth" - the corollary
to "women are weak" - which became the devastating power play. It was the secret belief that men were truly inferior
emotionally. (Men may hold all the other cards, but women have the Ace of Spades and the Ace of Hearts)
I know you are shaking your heads through all of this,
thinking it is way too extreme and too tough on women, but you will see that the picture I am painting is to show that women
were not simply victims; they fought back in the best way they could, given their equal intelligence and resourcefulness.
This, beloved ones, is a case lesson in what happens to the psychological well-being of the group where inequality is the
norm.
Now, I will expose the secret
psychological techniques that women used to even the playing field. You will recognize the tactics of any oppressed
"minority" here, and it will help you to understand why your relationships have been so difficult and fraught with discomfort
and mistrust.
The secret which women harbored was the shared belief, handed down from mother to daughter,
that women are really superior to men in every way that matters. Men were looked down upon as brutish, uncultured and
inept at things which have to do with higher levels of emotional development, the moments which are truly important in the
daily life of a family and a community.
Now,
understand that I have chosen the most extreme caricatures for the sake of creating a vivid retrospective of where many of
us came from, in this life and others. Also, please understand that I do not for a moment believe any of these insulting
portraits of men. I am aware, however, that the repetition of these nose-in-the-air condemnations of men by the women
close to them have done dreadful damage to the male psyche, by covertly destroying his self-esteem. Here the cycle begins
to repeat itself, with the man's growing resentment toward his judgmental critic, The Powerful Woman, without whose ministrations
he feels he could not make it in the world.
Here are the basic tenets of the Inadequate Male Concept:
Men are irrational, hot-tempered and out of control when it comes to their feelings. They cannot be
included in decisions which involve the personal life of the family members, because they are not capable of understanding
something that others care about deeply.
If
there is a crisis, a man can be counted upon to behave violently if he is called upon to defend his family. This is
a handy trait when women or others wish to use his irrational anger to start a feud or a war. It is a matter of pride for
a woman to be the mate of a man who is a powerful warrior. The honor he accrues reflects well on his wife and family,
in life or in death.
Men can be
trained by their mothers and others to take pride in their passionate willingness to go to battle to defend their own.
A woman can take this as a show of love, even if the violence is sometimes turned against her.
She must indulge him, because he "can't help it" because of his more primitive
nature.
Men are not capable of intimate
conversation. They cannot express deep feelings because they are not in touch with them except when they are expressed
as physical needs, like sex, hunger, or sleep. They cannot be expected to be tender or considerate of others, because
they are at the mercy of their physical needs.
Men are interested in the world at large, beyond hearth and home. They can be left to make decisions about politics
and international affairs, where they can huddle together like football players before a game, or a hunting party going after
bear.
Men are big children. They
like to show off, and they find fun in things that children like, like rough-housing with the dog and playing card games with
their equally child-like friends.
Men
like to travel in packs, where they can make loud and crude jokes, especially about sex, bathroom habits and women.
Women are much more refined in their behavior. They can be counted on to keep track of the lout and get him home when
he has been drinking.
Here are some
of the tell-tale sayings which capture this attitude:
"Don't tell your father - he'll have a heart attack." (...whereas, I am sitting here talking to you
about it and I have not had anything like a heart attack. I am obviously more sensible, collected and reasonable than he will
ever be.)
"The way to a man's heart
is through his stomach." (Feed him well and he will be eating out of your hand. He will become completely dependent
upon your nurturance, since he has no idea how to prepare food or take care of himself.)
"He cleans up well." (Under my supervision, he will be dressed and groomed
so that he will be presentable. Otherwise, he would see nothing wrong with wearing plaids and stripes to work
- he would be a laughingstock if not for me.)
"Wait till your father gets home!" (Your father will discipline you harshly, whereas I am so loving and sweet
that I cannot bear to raise a hand to you. However, we know it must be done. We leave all things related to physical
violence and punishment up to him.)
Men
have no taste or sense of esthetics, compared to women. The rare man who understands the importance of the decor of
the house is either a rare exception, or he must be gay, because most men are ignorant of these things. Without "a woman's
touch" they would live like bears with furniture.
You get the point. I am not making the argument that these caricatures are true. I am simply pointing out
that these judgments were omnipresent, passed down the female line like a cult of defensive superiority, and it had a powerful
influence on the attitudes that women adopted toward their men. Like the corollary disparagement of women, it had a
corrosive effect in relations between the sexes, because both men and women ended up feeling defensive and resentful toward
their "better half".
Now, Beloved Ones,
you have either had a good laugh or you are feeling resentful and defensive. If you are upset by what I have revealed,
look deeply into your own past to see if there is truth for you in some of the things I describe.
I say these things to help you open your minds and your hearts, to do the
work you have been charged with in this time of your evolution. As much as we need to replace the economic and political
systems, we also need to expose the toxic, competitive undercurrents which unconsciously influence gender relations.
Why else would there still be a large discrepancy in the pay scale for women vs men? Why are there still "honor killings"
and murders of women who are accused of "infidelity" - often the simple wish to leave a brutal husband? Why are women
treated differently from men anywhere, unless she might choose to decline from an activity that would require greater physical
strength than she possesses?
My beloved
twin flame, St. Germain, has gone a long way toward teaching that a man can indeed be elegant in his tastes and powerful in
his humanitarian actions. He is a being of great emotion, and he talks freely about emotional and spiritual things.
For this he is admired by both men and women. I too appreciate him for this. He has given you extensive writings
to help encourage the growth of your spirituality and genuine self-esteem, which has nothing to do with ego or superiority
over another. It is now my responsibility to come forward to take this work to the next step, to the appreciation of
the Divine Feminine in ascendance, equally beautiful and equally loved by God, and ready to live that equality in great joy.
When you reach for your connection with your Higher Self,
your I AM presence, you know that there are no differences in value between a man and a woman, just as you see the travesty
of racial prejudice. We are on our way to creating a world in which there exists no prejudice, no lingering resentment
from earlier judgments and oppression, whether it was psychological or physical abuse and discrimination.
In this regard, both men and women have justification
for harboring anger. We ask of you that you examine that remaining leftover from misdirected cultural superiority
on the part of both sexes. There can be no peace and true happiness in Earthly relations as long as men and women see
themselves as different and apart. We are one, Dear Ones, mirror creations of the same soul. We come from Creator
as One and only later did we divide in order to experience the attraction and the charms of being here on Planet Earth in
bodies which vary slightly but are completely compatible.
See yourselves as the beloved beings you are in our eyes, Dear Ones.
We love you with all our hearts; we admire your courage and your beauty, and we see
no flaw in any of you, and there is no difference in how precious you are to God.
I am your Lady Portia, in service to the great One.
Transcribed by Kathryn E. May, June 17, 2014, 11 PM, New York
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