Beyond The Goddess Issue #2 June 2023

THE DIVINE FEMININE FROM A MAN’S POINT OF VIEW written by Franklin Saulus @farmindank Growing up in the Silicon Valley was not easy, there are high societal standards and demands that must be met in order to survive here. As I grew older and began consuming cannabis I was able to clearly see the imbalance in my surroundings. Life was mostly based on image and maintaining a fast paced life of materialism. This creates a lot of mixed energies of competition, judgment, stress and ego. The masculine energy that we carry as providers, protectors, risk takers and doers can carry a heavy load that leads to exhaustion, depression and stress. Many people in our surroundings have been burnt out and we have seen a spike in homeless populations and suicide rates as a result. In my personal experience since before elementary school, I was pushed very hard to achieve and persevere like many others as well. In 2008 I had a big back injury from playing high level competitive football and because of the dedication I had to have for my team I was forced to put my personal well-being aside and take pain-killers to numb the pain and continue as is. Once high school hit I was taking 2400mg of ibuprofen and 1200mg of acetaminophen everyday and it was not working anymore. I was able to get my hands on stronger pain killers from the doctor but once they stopped prescribing me I had to hit the streets and find my own relief. I was beyond blessed when I came across cannabis which I was actually previously kind of against. My pain was so unbearable and I had heard it helps with it so I said yes to it which in my opinion ultimately saved my life.

Even consuming cannabis and her healing divine feminine energies, my relationship with her was still very masculine. I used it to run from pain and continue life as normal and even started to sell it in school to provide me gas and food money which gave me a wonderful social experience. It was special yet still very masculine to me, and I continued this trait on into my adult life.

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