From: a_rod_777@yahoo.com   
      
    > That's true that Christianity's idea of God is biased toward masculinity.   
   Still, I think that the concept of Holy Trinity contains seeds of a more   
   balanced interpretation where only the Son (Logos) is strictly masculine while   
   the diffused, flowing and    
   less clearly defined character of the Holy Spirit (Wind, Breath) evokes   
   femininity. The Father as the hidden source of both is then neither purely   
   masculine nor purely feminine.   
   >    
   > I wrote this and more in an article here:   
   > https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/1768/page/p1#OP   
      
   Yes exactly. They Kept "The Father", changed "The Mother" to "The Holy Ghost"   
   to de-feminize the energy in our minds and collective reality, and they also   
   changed "The Child" to "The Son" to masculize that energy in our collective   
   consciousness. This    
   creates a shift in our thinking and thus a shift in our realities where we   
   become imbalanced becasue we no longer recognize, appreciate and utilize the   
   feminine qualities of our very nature.   
      
   > Some Christians actually regard Holy Spirit as feminine, Bono of U2 being   
   among them. And some years ago came out a novel called The Shack, which became   
   popular among Christians (though it was also criticized by some) and this   
   novel was centered around    
   a metaphorical depiction of Holy Trinity where the Son was represented by a   
   male (classical Jesus), Holy Spirit by a female, and Father by a woman who was   
   nevertheless called "Papa" and in the end also briefly appeared as an old man.   
   Moreover, the woman    
   representing Holy Spirit was Asian (Indian) and the woman representing Father   
   was black. Although the author didn't explain why he chose this particular   
   portrayal, the representations of Son and Holy Spirit also evoke the contrast   
   between Western (Judeo-   
   Christian) and Eastern civilizations, and the black race of Father could be   
   seen as representing Africa, which is the cradle of homo sapiens (thus serving   
   as a "source" of all human civilizations). A movie based on the book was in   
   theaters this year but    
   I didn't see it.   
   >    
      
   Very deep symbology here. You have only scratched the surface of "the message"   
   they are programming you with. Not all programs are bad. They are natural and   
   we need them to function just like a computer needs proper programs to   
   function. But in order to    
   know if they are malicious you have to tear them apart and really get into   
   their deepest code.   
      
   > Sounds like esoteric porn :))   
       
   It literally is. The entire universe is one big symbol for the act of making   
   love. Return to G-d through the act of Divine Union seems to be the prevalent   
   message written in every aspect of any and everything you can possibly fathom.   
   How gorgeous is that? ;)   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)