The Mortal counterparts of GOD and GODDESS have fought for eons, perhaps. Man and Woman have always struggled to exist together in this world. Their very natures are different, not just their physical forms. For the most part, Man has been in control, or rather, dominated the way things are on Earth. He carries the banner of the Masculine GOD with him as he conquers and builds. Being physically stronger, he has been the one which Woman has depended upon for the security and safety within which to raise the children. The Woman has had to endure as the servant of Man for the better part of our written history. She has done so without too much rebellion, for the most part.

     All of the modern empires of today were built by the men of the world. All of the major religious philosophies have been of a masculine nature, so there has been "divine right" to keep the woman under the control of the man as well as his own desire. Over the ages though, she has grown weary of her secondary role in the ways of things. Bit by bit, piece by piece, she has grown more powerful and courageous over the course of all those years. Slowly turning things around to suit her needs, gaining more freedom, more liberty, and more equal rights. The Devil of the old times has been relentlessly gaining more of a foothold in the modern world. Governments that were once founded upon the wrongful morals and dogma of the churches have cast most of it aside. She has gotten into the churches themselves and changed things from within. She has worked her changes from inside the governments, the schools, the corporations, and the media. These changes have brought about greater changes to the societies of the whole world. The old ways are falling away. Families are dissolving. Traditions are dissolving. Order in society is dissolving. Is this the work of the Devil? Is it a coincidence that the Devil is gaining ground at the same pace as the women are in our world? The answer is certainly YES, but it doesn’t have to be this way at all.

    We are experiencing a swing of the pendulum. As in all other cases of inequality, there is always a backlash. As we oppress, so shall we be oppressed. The natural world is all about cycles that swing back and forth. From the Sun and Moon, to the seasons of the years, everything is on a continuous cycle. The Lord designed the world to be this way. Nothing is wasted, ever. The Land rises up into mountains, exposing fresh materials for life, while it sinks down under the weight of the oceans to be reformed. The Waters fall from the skies to wash away the old, erode the soils, and carry it to the seas. Then they rise up again into clouds, to move upon the earth again. All the life that lives here is food for other forms of life. From the smallest microbe and bacterium, to the largest of the animals, everything that dies becomes raw materials for that which is still living and growing. Everything has a place and a purpose, and the whole speaks of such a genius as we can hardly imagine. Self-contained and self-regenerating, it could last virtually forever if we didn’t mess with it. But we always do. We mess with the balance constantly. We push the pendulum too far the way we want it to go, and then struggle hopelessly when it swings back upon us. The natural world knows only of balance in a continually fluctuating state. As human beings, we do not really understand balance any other way. We do not have anything constant around us. Even GOD is a living and changing entity. But He is but a part of the whole. The men have used their powers to put things in the order they desired; now it has become the turn of the woman to do so.

    Man ruled with superior strength, aggression, force, will, and dominated all that he saw fit to subjugate. He used his physical attributes to his best advantage, and both men and women were forced to submit to the power of the mightier. Now comes the woman, with her own powers and superiorities. She is far more powerful than he ever imagined she could be, but he should have known. It has been for the control of these attributes that he has used his powers all this time.

    Woman reigns supreme in the power of compassion. She can sense emotional needs and fulfill them with little regard for herself. She is well grounded in nature, with a will that is more terrifying than any man, if she, or the ones she cares for, are in danger. The woman is also well versed in the arts of subtle influence. From her once inferior position, she has learned that there are ways to get her way that are not so obvious as the man uses. She reads faces, body language, and gestures, to know more about people than they want to reveal. She can be cunning and crafty in this way, carefully manipulating people into doing things her way. She has been burned for being a witch in times of old for just this type of action. She bases her judgement upon emotion rather than reason. While this may not be as wise, it is more powerful. Emotions are things that are not easily understood. They are more like instinct, and therefore affect us deeper than reason. Emotions are raw animal tendencies that few are able to overcome, but they are the foundation of the intellect of the female.

    Apart from these traits of power, she has physical attributes as well. Her preoccupation with how she looks is with good reason. Her appearance is her weapon against men and women alike, and a tool that can work wonders if used properly. As men envy other men, and submit to their dominance on the basis of physical strength; so do women submit to the physical appearance of other women. The physical form is one of shape, when considering the female, rather than one of might. Boys learn to talk louder and be stronger to get ahead in the world. Girls learn how to express without talking, and be more attractive to get ahead. The woman will strive her entire life to be the best looking she can be, as the man will work to be as fit and strong as he can be. It is a shame that neither male nor female strive to be more intelligent.

    The freedom for a woman to express herself in a physical way used to be quite limited. Some cultures forbid a woman from even showing her whole face, for it was believed to have too much influence upon others. Men have always been free to run around in nothing but a loincloth is they wanted to. Women have been forbidden to expose their bodies in such ways, even today. The power of sex appeal has never really been understood, but it has always been feared. Men find it hard to think clearly, or think about anything besides reproduction. Women have, in the past, been afraid of men seeing them as physical beings. The laws did not protect women from rape and assault as much as they do today. With the churches straying further from tradition, and the laws protecting women becoming more common, they are free to expose more than ever before. With the woman free to use her powers, there is more and more focus upon sexual relations than ever before. Pornography is one of the largest industries in the world today. Nude dancing is in every major city in the United States. Domestic violence and overpopulation are also on the rise. Woman is having her vengeance at last.

Copyright 2000 by J.S.Graham