
The Sexual Division
In our discussion on human origins, we mentioned that the human
life form underwent a division of the sexes during an early stage of
experience in the pattern of Man. We will now take a brief look into why
this was a requirement.
Earlier we introduced the idea that human striving is a must and the
need to work toward a goal is an inherent requirement of manifestation.
But a fragment of Being in elementary stages of evolution may not have
the necessary drive (other than an inherent curiosity) to set goals and
to strive towards them - and in that progression reach the ultimate
union with the Godhead. Therefore it is required to provide that
fragment of Being with an experience of what union really means
- a faint reflection of the Great Union - a transitory experience of
bliss sufficient enough to generate the necessary drive to move forward.
When we talk about sexual union in this discussion, we do not mean
simply union at the physical level, rather at multiple levels, including
the emotional and the spiritual. This is important to keep in mind.
Imagine a battery with its positive and negative terminals. If these
two terminals are connected by a conducting wire, then an electric
current flows between the terminals (a union in a metaphorical sense).
But such an arrangement is of little benefit to anyone and the battery
simply wastes its energy. But send the current through a resistance such
as a bulb, and the energy is now converted to useful work.
Precisely such an arrangement is at work in the human race, where
culture, family traditions and social order in general tend to keep the
male and female poles sufficiently separate and in tension, so that
their energies are channeled into useful work in striving toward goals -
colored by a deep subconscious desire for union in that process. Many
cultures are engineered to prohibit adolescents from engaging in sexual
relations, so that their awakened energies may be harnessed toward
higher goals. Religious scriptures have also mandated moral stances on
sexuality with more in terms of prohibitions. Such a division and
separation of the sexes and the resulting tension have been responsible
for much of human development in terms of culture, arts, science, music
and many other important facets of the human experience.
We do not mean to say that sexuality is the prime motivator for the
human race, but it is indeed a major source of energy for human beings
in their current stage of evolution. The union of the sexes is but a
faint reflection of the great union with the Godhead, and at some point
an evolving human being is enabled to look past a sexually-oriented
union toward the greater spiritual goal that it represents. At this time
we should also bring to the reader’s attention the idea of the
Temptation as found in holy scriptures. The sexual division was intended
to provide an arena for the requisite temptations toward self discovery
and expression, in man’s descent into duality.
As we pointed out in our book, there is not one single reason for
anything, but a multitude of reasons. One of the important purposes of
the human race that we discussed earlier, is the exploration of
emotional and mental realms. This exploration is reflected in the nature of the sexes, where the feminine form is capable of expressing feeling and emotional aspects of being in stronger terms than the masculine form which
better expresses the logical and mental aspects of Being. These are
reflected in certain symbolic interpretations of Genesis, where Adam
represents reason and Eve represents feeling.
We say form, because Being as such cannot be classified as
male or female, but may be viewed as expressing and discovering various
traits through association with sexually distinguished physical forms.
By way of the Prime Directive, it is required to be acquainted with both
of these expressions. Therefore Being in general takes many turns in
its physical expressions of the masculine and feminine principles (they
are indeed principles). In this process it may well take on and
reinforce certain sexual attributes more than others, resulting in some
form of polarization toward one of the idealized sexes. Male/female
attributes as found across various fragments of Being are not a
cut-and-dried, black-and-white kind of separation, but are much more
dispersed and indeed form a spectrum. During a masculine
physical expression many of the feminine attributes of Being are
repressed into the unconscious, and vice versa for a feminine physical
expression. The level of such repression of traits of the opposite sex
can indeed vary. For example the aggressive and intellectual female or
an effeminate male are not quite the exception in today’s society.
It is also possible to bring up repressed tendencies of the opposite
sex in starker ways, such as genetically or through indulgence in
certain lifestyles. These can result in sexual expressions that may be
classified as bisexual, homosexual and so on. Such expressions are found
throughout human culture and history and do not necessarily form an
aberration, if it is recognized that expressions of human sexuality
really form a spectrum. However they do tend to disrupt many traditional cultural and social norms as established in
society, and therefore have resulted in negative repercussions. We do not intent to
take a stance either way on this matter, and will make no further comments in this regard.
Having discussed the role of sexuality in human evolution, we will now consider the role and importance of individuality in this progression.
