☆♥*♥☆Female Sexuality & Relationships☆♥*♥☆

by Lorraine Valente

What better timing then to discuss sexuality with the planets of love attraction and sexual desires both in the sign of Scorpio! As a currently single female who has studied sexuality and the female condition, it must be noted that there is "still" a double standard when discussing and expressing sexual desire. "Some" women are remiss, fearful or conditioned to limit their response, learned in childhood and reinforced by society. We're supposed to be "good" girls and not like sex too much, only when our partners want us, so then a man will marry us. A woman who enjoys sex, is in touch with her sexuality and is able to express those desires, is considered aggressive, too intense, oversexed or a whore. Let's remember that many men still suffer from the Madonna/Whore Complex, meaning: Men are loathe to marry the sexually experienced woman. It's too much of an ego blow, even though they claim to desire a woman who enjoys sex yet moan all throughout their relationships/marriage about not "getting" enough. Instead, a married man (or a single one) takes a woman "on the side" to experiment with and reveals his true sexual nature with that individual.

Women may be more secretive about their desires as a result of societal conditioning. This is perpetuated, then reinforced, during adolescence, the dating process, and in marriage further reinforced by the "male perspective" and male response. However, many women of all ages love sex (with an encouraging partner). Men tend to condition (read control) the female response to it by their own expectations of who a "good" woman is (it's no wonder women eventually repress their desires or look elsewhere). It should also be noted that women are, instead, relating to younger, open-minded, and sexually accepting males.

This may be a contributing factor in recent statistics confirming that more than 51 % of all married women have cheated on their husbands at least once. The1st time in history, statistics lean towards the female, and frankly, this doesn't surprise me. The statistics are probably higher because women are conditioned towards "silencing" their desires as well as discussing it openly fearing a label and ostracism. Yet this is changing, albeit slowly. Younger generations of females and males are sexually experimental, choosing to maintain "open" relationships. No longer requiring the sole financial support of men, women now choose partners who satisfy them sexually and emotionally. Those partners may be equal to or several years younger, rather than choose the stereotypical, financially secure, older man. Men are finally experiencing a glimpse of what is feels like when a woman chooses to act on her desires, the same way "privileged" men have been behaving for generations; they've taught women well.

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☆♥*♥☆ Pallas Athene~Warrior Goddess ☆♥*♥☆

by Lorraine Valente

Pallas Athene, Minerva (Roman), the Greek Goddess of Wisdom, sprang from Zeus’s (Jupiter) head fully formed and cloaked in armor. She symbolizes a woman with the intellect of a man. Because she was borne of man and not woman she is symbolic of a “Uranian” type of matriarchal energy.

She was well liked, resourceful, and earned the trust of others, especially men. Although a warrior goddess, she is peaceful in her strength and wisdom. She also represents justice, righteousness, and the tendency to fight for the underdog. Her inner courage enables and protects her in surviving battles. She enjoys competition and possesses skill in most sport. Her association with the Owl, symbolic of inner wisdom and special visual perception, is well deserved. She is “Joan of Arc”, the stereotypical creative, intelligent woman with an abundance of inner strength. Joan of Arc had Pallas conjunct Uranus in her natal chart, Albert Einstein's Pallas conjunct his tenth house Saturn in Aries, prominant psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud had Pallas conjunct Pluto in the sixth house, John Lennon's Pallas was conjunct his Libra Sun, and Farrah Fawcett had Pallas conjunct her Sun in the eighth house.

In the natal chart, she is symbolic of the way a woman makes her way in a "man’s world". She symbolizes a woman’s relationship with her father. In her wisdom, she also had the role of counselor to her father. This symbolism is applicable in the way she treats males in general and in her relationship with them. Men with a strong Pallas need to stand up for their rights, especially in personal and intimate relationships.

Pallas possesses an intellectual, war-like nature. She was credited with inventing weaving, the potter’s wheel, spinning, needlework, and was associated with navigation, precision, mediation, political activism, counseling, diplomacy, visual arts, musical instruments, agriculture, and especially the olive tree (Lehman, 1988). Olive flower essence restores energy when you are physically and “mentally” exhausted.

Her ability to plan strategies, and carry out those plans utilizing unique systems and concepts is her strength. In the birth chart, she is an indicator of intelligence and particular style of perception. Although perceived to be somber and serious, she is strong and takes decisive action and never whines or complains.

Pallas is also symbolic of the mind/body connection and the healing arts in general. Flashes of insight, acute pattern perception, foresight, creative genius and physically creating works of art are indicative of a prominently placed Pallas.

Pallas may be associated with androgyny. Some astrologers point to her in charts of bisexuality or lesbianism because she has the unique ability to express both feminine and masculine perceptions. It's more likely that her intellect and perceptions differ from the "stereotypical" female resulting in societal judgments. While the way we sex others and the type of sex we enjoy is expressed in the birth chart, gender and sexual orientation is not.

Negatively, Pallas could identify with men more than with women resulting in losing her femininity. Since she wore a protective suit of armor to ease into a man’s world, this "armor" could symbolize defense mechanisms such as intellectualizing and rationalizing situations to place distance between the Self and others so as to not experience feelings and pain, deeply rooted in the feminine experience.

Interestingly, while Pallas was respected and admired by men she was never quite validated by them as a woman. Her physical and intellectual qualities threatened many males. Her creative abilities and intellect were not considered to be “feminine” traits desirable in attracting men, even though she was quite attractive in appearance. Most daughters/women are taught to play dumb.  They are conditioned by society that women should repress their creative expression to avoid rejection from men. This is changing as younger generations of men prefer and seek intelligence and equality (as well as attractiveness) in a partner.

A modern day Pallas Athene is a woman of the New Age, unwilling to compromise any part of whom she is to be in a relationship. Equality is her goal in relationships which is why Pallas is also linked to the partnership sign of Libra.

With Pallas’ association with Uranus and Aquarius, her prominence in your chart indicate how you, if you’re a woman, operate in a “man’s” world, and if you’re a man, how you operate in a “woman’s” world. It is also symbolic of how you place aside your sexual nature in order to relate platonically to the opposite sex, either in a business or friendship.

Reference

Lehman, L. J. (1988).  The Ultimate Asteroid Book. PA: Whitford Press.

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