In Part 1 of this series, we defined some basic expressions of masculine and feminine energy, both when expressed in a healthy way (the light side) and in an unhealthy way (the dark side).  I’m not interested in making  judgements about ‘good’ or ‘bad’ in this post - we’ll save Jung’s Shadow for another day.  You’ve probably started to notice some of these traits in yourself and others in both specific circumstances and as general tones.  In Part 2, we’ll discuss the most common combinations of energies in men and women.

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The plain and simple truth is that we all have some combination of masculine and feminine energy inside of us.  In fact, any person expressing an extreme polarity in any one side of these energies is probably either completely insane with disorder, or has ended up an axe murderer.  You probably lead with either masculine or feminine energy, but you have some healthy amount of the other energy which keeps you balanced, civil, and relatively happy.

Just as a quick example, is it possible for a masculine person to only express masculine traits and never express creativity, cooperation, listening, and openness?  Yes, it’s possible, but I can’t imagine this person surviving long or attaining anything close to a healthy, balanced life.

While it’s easy to assume that most men lead with masculine energy and a women lead with feminine energy, it’s far more complex than that, and therein lies the reason for this discussion.  Any man or woman can express either masculine or feminine energy depending on the energy they typically lead with, the complimentary or conflicting energy of the situation, and the demands of the situation itself.

The statistics approximately follow the 80-20 rule.  About 80% of men lead with masculine energy, and about 20% lead with feminine energy.  The same goes for women - about 80% lead with feminine energy and 20% with feminine energy.  For simplicity, I will assume for the remainder of these posts that we’re talking about the 80% of men who lead with masculine energy and the 80% of women who lead with feminine energy.  The most interesting dynamics come into play when a person who typically leads with one type of energy expresses the other type of energy.

We’ll take these assumptions for granted as we move forward to Part 3, where we discuss how masculine and feminine energy flow and dance in relation to one another in both harmony and conflict.

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