Many places on Earth are 'run' by women today. Many 'native' tribes,
such as the Hopi, are utterly matriarchal. Even more 'advanced'
cultures in parts of India, for instance, are purely matriarchal.
For most of hominid history the world has been comprised of many
different styles of culture and politics. While it's true to say that
much of the world today is run by patriarchies, this is not ubiquitous.
The coming of the Old Worm and the beginning of the antediluvian
civilization now referred to as 'Atlantis' altered this world utterly.
Before the coming of this ultimate patriarch, the Great Mother
presided over a number of cults - including that of her progeny, the
Twin Kings of the ancient world. Most of this world was run for
children by women up until this time - but the question as to whether
it was a better place is a subjective value judgement, in most ways.
However - under the rule of the matriarchs the system was at least as
unfair as that operant under the patriarchs.
Your current world and worldview now evolving is a precious jewel of
egalitarianism unprecendented in the history of your species.

--- In askmartian@yahoogroups.com, "Chelsea R. Miasm"
<chelsea.miasm@...> wrote:
>
> So, Uncle Martian - long time no see
> WAS the world ever run by women? Was it a better place if it was?
>
> --- In askmartian@yahoogroups.com, "ram" <newilluminati@> wrote:
> >
> > Haven't heard that since Maggot Hatcher, er, Margaret Thatcher. Is
> > that a 'valid' question, Uncle? Uncle?
> >
> > --- In askmartian@yahoogroups.com, "Nell" <janelle_parties@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Cool, Uncle Martin - I'll remember! But wouldn't the world be a
> > > better place if the world was run by women after all? Men have
> > > ###### up so much of it...
> > >
> > > --- In askmartian@yahoogroups.com, "Uncle Martin" <martian@>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Familiar Values
> > > > The Gods Reiterated
> > > > The ancient Egyptian family of gods and goddesses represent
> many
> > > > things to many people. On one level they refer to natural
> forces,
> > > on
> > > > another to historical persons, on another to planetary and
> solar
> > > > systems – to name just three orders of the sort of repetition
> > > > characteristic of a hologramic universe. The father and mother
> of
> > > the
> > > > Egyptian family are generally referred to as Osiris and Isis.
> > > > Isis is the Great Mother, Nature Herself – and beloved mate
> > > of
> > > > Osiris, old Saros, the green god who, after his demise, rules
> the
> > > > underworld of fecundity. They are in a perpetual mating dance,
> like
> > > > the Earth and Moon on yet another level. Osiris has a brother,
> > > whose
> > > > name is Set, whose name is linked to the Egyptian ` Sothis' –
> the
> > > > relatively nearby star known as Sirius. The modern version of
> Set
> > > is
> > > > `Satan' or `Shaitan' – the Old Worm, or serpent. In the
> Egyptian
> > > tales
> > > > he was a ruddy boar. He is the bringer of patriarchy and the
> > > system of
> > > > kings and male hereditary rulership of society in a strictly
> > > > hierarchical, top-down manner – the Way of Set (or Typhon to
> the
> > > > Greeks) is a society shaped like a pyramid, the original
> pyramid
> > > > scheme to extract power from the many and infuse it into one
> > > being.
> > > > The capstone appears to be missing in today's society, where
> > > > monarchies have been rendered invisible. The kings and
> emperors of
> > > > antiquity are actually ever-present descendents of Set in
> > > philosophy,
> > > > methods and genes, who have consolidated power in their own
> hands
> > > for
> > > > millennia. Class and caste systems and social inequity are
> their
> > > > hallmarks. After centuries of polygamy and taking whichever
> human
> > > > females they desired as their `natural right', most of
> humanity is
> > > > descended from them – and Set - as well.
> > > > Each character represents, among many things, a fragment of
> solar
> > > and
> > > > interstellar histories, a fractured memory of what happened
> between
> > > > those of Earth and those Kings who came here from a great
> distance
> > > in
> > > > space and times.
> > > > Osiris' brother (or half-brother) Set is a consciousness that
> > > > originated in a nearby version of the Sirius system, linked to
> an
> > > > ancient culture in a parallel constellation of Orion. The
> exoteric
> > > > story of these three deities is well known; after fathering
> the
> > > child
> > > > of Isis, known as Horus (Heru), Osiris was tricked by Set into
> > > > climbing into a cubic box (when unfolded into two dimensions,
> its
> > > six
> > > > square sides form a cross, a symbol of Osiris, the original
> > > > resurrected one) and slain. Set dismembers and scatters his
> body
> > > > through the Nile – the Waters of Life or Milky Way – to ensure
> he
> > > can
> > > > never return.
> > > > After a long ordeal of searching for his body parts, Isis
> > > reassembles
> > > > his body except for one part she cannot find – his organ of
> > > > regeneration, which in the exoteric versions is, naturally, his
> > > > phallus. In some esoteric versions it is his `third eye'. Isis
> > > > resurrects Osiris without the missing organ of regeneration –
> his
> > > > ability to re-member himself - , without which the green god is
> > > > compelled to dwell in the underworld. Osiris is the original
> > > animus or
> > > > male consciousness of those who dwell on Earth, while Isis is
> the
> > > > anima, the female spirit of Mother Nature.
> > > > Isis tells her son Horus that his father has been slain by
> Set.
> > > Horus
> > > > decides to avenge his father and goes out searching for Set;
> in the
> > > > exoteric version a great battle ensures culminating in the
> slaying
> > > of Set.
> > > > An esoteric version of the story describes Set and Isis mating,
> > > > leading to the feud between the brothers. Mother Isis tells
> Horus
> > > that
> > > > Osiris is his father –ensuring her progeny stays close to her,
> > > unaware
> > > > of his mixed origins as a son of Set. However, the truth
> cannot be
> > > > hidden forever, and Horus – the new humanity – is destined to
> > > discover
> > > > his true identity. In this version, when he meets Set he comes
> to
> > > know
> > > > his true father and himself. What does he do? Until that
> moment he
> > > is
> > > > the spirit of revenge, `Horus the Avenger'. Learning what
> actually
> > > > happened, he has the choice to slay Set or to become a
> reconciler
> > > and
> > > > peacemaker instead, uniting his separated family and coming
> into
> > > his
> > > > own time as hawk and dove combined. The destiny of the new
> humanity
> > > > can be a healing of archetypal wounds or the repetition of past
> > > > (t)errors. The choice is up to each person.
> > > > A modern penetrating recapitulation of the myth is the Star
> Wars
> > > series.
> > > > The tale refers to agricultural systems in Egypt and the
> flooding
> > > of
> > > > the Nile and its heralding by the star Sothis – on one level.
> On
> > > > another, it refers to the ancient feud between the indigenous
> > > peoples
> > > > of Gaia and the seed of people who came here from far away. It
> > > becomes
> > > > more complex when one considers that thee have been many
> periods of
> > > > mixing and separation of hominid strains in the largely
> forgotten
> > > > history of the species. Humans have been `interfered with' and
> > > altered
> > > > repeatedly – and some who have come here have done so without
> > > > realizing that they originated here and were repeating ancient
> > > > migrations they were not consciously aware of. This planet
> takes
> > > the
> > > > thoughts and seed of other systems and increases diversity
> thereby.
> > > > Today's nations don't realise they are brothers and sisters
> and
> > > think
> > > > of each other as alien; this split down the seam of the species
> > > > cleaves deeply, down to the alienation between men and women,
> girls
> > > > and boys. With such an illusory primordial dichotomy waiting
> to be
> > > > addressed – when fear of the unknown has become fear of self -
> how
> > > > can humans possibly cope with the truly alien?
> > > > All consciousness is a single family. It's time to grow up and
> > > > remember ourselves.
> > > >
> > >
> >
>