Sacred Gender by Ariana Serpentine

Author:Ariana Serpentine
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: CVR01042022;CVR01052022;sacred gender;ariana serpentine;arianna serpentine;trans magical work;nonbinary;nonbinary magical work;witch;witchcraft;pagan;paganism;lgbtq;queer magic;queer witchcraft;queer paganism;nonbinary paganism;trans paganism;trans magic;trans magick;nonbinary magic
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.
Published: 2022-09-07T18:44:29+00:00

Body

We know our bodies because they are physically manifest, visible, tangible things. They are part of us, and being embodied is the common experience shared by everyone who is reading this (as far as I know!).

It’s not a far cry to say that our bodies are part of us, even when it doesn’t feel that way. We’ve discussed gender dysphoria and the body dysphoria that often accompanies it; many trans folks have a narrative or understanding of being born in the “wrong” bodies or their bodies not developing the way they should have in utero, during puberty, and so on. While there are those who would decry this narrative, it’s common enough among transgender people, though it is important to recognize that it is far from the only narrative.

One of the goals of people who undergo medical transition is to see their outsides match their insides—see their body match how they perceive their mind, their soul, their essence. I consider this to be one of the holiest and most powerful journeys that one can undertake; within each of us is a spark of divinity, a Starry nature that longs to be manifest. Trans folks who manage to bring forward the hidden parts of themselves often have remarkably positive life changes as a result, and not all of them stem from the psychological impact of no longer having that dichotomy between soul and body. This alchemy is a great work; we are given imperfect bodies that do not reflect our natures, but as we work to help them reflect our natures more, more of our own selves and power manifest.

I feel that this also extends far beyond sculpting and remaking your body to fit socially accepted gender, though. I have known people who experimented with all sorts of body modifications to bring their true self forward, often in ways that didn’t seem to line up with specific gendered expectations. That is no less a sacred journey.

Anyway, in English we speak of body “parts,” from different organs like your heart and lungs and brain, to different regions with functions, like hands and feet and head. Each of those parts can be discrete in some ways but connected in others; where we draw those lines is often (but not always) arbitrary, just as the lines we draw with gender.

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