{Circle Gender}[17th November 1988]

[Redbook6:33-34][19881117:1842]{Circle Gender}[17th November 1988]

198811117.1842

*The left semi-circle does not equal female, and the right [semi-]circle does not equal male. In all areas of application or symbolism – in psychology, in astrology, in cartomancy, and of course in politics – it should be absolutely clear that both genders appear on both sides of the Circle, and both sides of the Circle appear in both genders.

Nevertheless there is a connection between female and left, male and right, which is perhaps best explained by saying that the same operation of the same principles which gives rise to the division between female and male in gender, gives rise also to the division between left and right on the Circle.

However, it must be remembered that our Circle pattern exists at the lowest level of predictable order, or identifiable determinism;** at the next level down, beyond our Point of Accumulation*** (between A~, n=4, and J~, n=5), Fragmentation renders the pattern unpredictable, and we may expect to find male and female on both sides.****

– as in the Sistine Chapel ceiling.# This does not explain the Stum[p]f-tested#* superiority of males on paper (but not practical) spatial manipulation tests. Perhaps this can be explained away as an example of mental analysis? I do not think, in any case, that it is sufficient to shake the fundamental identification of the same [sic] operation of the same [sic] principles behind female and male as behind left and right semicircles.

*[This has almost certainly been stated before in these Journals, but bears repeating.

See eg [Redbook5:269-273][19880812:1704]{In Two Minds}[12th August 1988]ff]

**{per V.[[Redbook5:222-223][19880724:1443g]{The Sphere [continued (7)]}[24th July 1988],] 223,

[& (presumably) [Redbook5:228-229][19880724:2355g]{The Sphere [continued (19)]}[24th July 1988] (? &/or poss 1 &/or 2 ant?,] 228}

***[[Redbook5:248-262][19880803:1017b]{Chaotic Determinism (+ Extracts)}[3rd August 1988]; &

[Redbook5:253-254][19880804:1354b]{Chaotic Determinism (+ Extracts) [continued (12)]}[4th August 1988]; & cf

[Redbook5:274][19880812:0025b]{Angelic Degrees}[12th August 1988]]

****(From draft booklet just written)

[This presumably uses the Circle progression to identify levels, not gender splits, ie it is not saying that male will be found on the left semi-circle but not female on the right]

#[[Redbook4:4-6][19870705:1745d]{Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel}[5^th July 1987]ff];

[Redbook5:264-265][19880808:1253]{Knowledge}[8th August 1988]

[Redbook5:271][19880812:1704e]{In Two Minds [continued (5)]}[12th August 1988]]

#*ref V. [[Redbook5:269-273][19880812:1704]{In Two Minds}[12th August 1988]ff, & esp [Redbook5:270][19880812:1704c]{In Two Minds [continued (3)]}[12th August 1988] presumably, for] 269

#**[ie as set out in the 2^nd para above]

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