Sunday, April 27, 2008

Further info on Crucifixion of the Feminine exhibit

Further information on this exhibit is as follows:

The reason that this point in history is chosen is because it is the most pivotal point in our western civilization since this is when the newly formed Christian Church began its radical movement of an idea that a dead man was able to come back to life, and that the only way for eternal salvation for our sins was thru the Catholic "Universal" Church (and/or other organized religions, Born Agains, Lutherans, Protestant, Baptist, etc.) since that is where the "Son of God" is found. Up to this point other religions celebrated the cycle of birth and death, otherwise the natural cycles of life. "Christianity insists that in one unique historical moment, the cycle reversed, and a dead man came back to life."-Elaine Pagels.

By placing a Feminine (woman) on the cross in place of the Christ figure I will be showing that it was and still is the nature of the feminine that was/is being crucified since the natural cycle of birth and death in religions was removed from the process and it is the Feminine inherent in humanity that is being crucified still to this day.

The natural cycles of life that the Feminine and Masculine shared together has been removed and now the negative only parts of the Masculine (not to be misinterpreted as the only aspect of the Masculine since there are many positive traits in the Masculine as well) has overpowered any positive aspect of itself and practically has removed the Feminine from our western society.

One way I have come to look at this is as follows:
The Feminine would ask the question: Is this good for the whole.
The Masculine would ask the question: Is this good for me.

There is a time when either is necessary and not necessarily one or the other. Finding the balance of when to make those decisions is what is necessary.

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