(SEX AND GENDER [continued(5)])[7th April 1987]

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A word about gender: I do not* believe that the Circles are only valid for Men; but when I draw upon my own experience and viewpoint, a male view naturally appears. So far as the female experience is concerned, some points occur to me.

First, what is gender? Or what determines it? 'Inner' gender changes, and is mixed; 'outer' or physical gender generally remains constant and single. Initially, in adulthood (i.e. from about 16), inner gender may predominantly follow or tend to follow the male side – I think; but this is a guess: it may tend to follow outer gender.**

Secondly, in Circle terms the male 'aspect' tends to draw the Individual round the Outer Circle towards the female 'aspect', at the end of which he (or she) reaches the Crisis between Death and Love. Presumably, where the inner male predominates initially – in outer male or female – this is what will happen. Where the inner female predominates initially, I am not so sure: I think the Individual may move in an Inner Circle direction, but round the diagonal qualities only,*** (like [the Narrator] in fictions II[=2] to V[=5],) through Tarots II to V. Or is it possible that the selfless female may start straight out on the Inner Circle?****

*[of course?]

**(but of course in childhood the basic gender is female.) <870816>

***{but see p158 [[Redbook3:158][19870409:1345n](TAROT NUMBERING, AGES AND OCCUPATIONS)[9th April 1987]].}

****{This is all supposition.}

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