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Jackson Houser's avatar

A frivolous play on words in my mind leads to an interesting way to examine the archetypes of which you speak: what happens in your Dragon group when a man shows up in drag?

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Kert Lenseigne 🌱's avatar

Synchronous alignment!!! I just threw Hexagram 1 yesterday as my current verse to study. I asked “what is my life telling me right now that I need go learn?” This essay today simply adds on to that teaching. LOVE IT!

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Diamond-Michael Scott's avatar

Yes. Everything is in its perfect order.

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jesse porter's avatar

Like a hot knife to cold butter.

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Diamond-Michael Scott's avatar

Yesss! 🙌

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Scott F Kiesling's avatar

If you haven't yet read A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin, it really fits with what you write here. Including dragons.

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Diamond-Michael Scott's avatar

I haven’t Scott but will definitely check that out.

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Diana van Eyk's avatar

That sounds like a healthy version of what masculinity can be.

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Diamond-Michael Scott's avatar

Yes. I am in fact starting a local men’s group on that theme. It will be my small part in talking down the patriarchal walls of oppression.

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