Rev. Linda's Little Guide to Understanding Homosexuality

It is shameful the way we throw people into categories based upon sexual preferences. Does anyone ever think to look at what is actually going on behind the homosexual experience? Linda shares with you here, another way to look at this highly rejected group of human beings called gays and lesbians.

First, it is important to understand that ALL humans are seeking their wholeness, and in doing so, attach to people who “complete” them, if you will. The man attaches to the woman, and finds those aspects of subjectivity and emotion that she reflects in him, thus, bringing him to a more balanced place within himself. The woman attaches to the man, and finds those aspects of objectivity and rational thinking that he reflects in her, thus bringing her to a more balanced place within herself.

The male seeks the female, and the female seeks the male. . . or we could say, the male energy seeks the female energy, and the female energy seeks the male energy. . . creating a sense of wholeness for both the man and the woman individually, but substantiated by this mutual exchange or connection.

The male energy is defined, not by the body, but by consciousness, or mind. A man realizes himself as male, and is only reinforced of that fact by his body. He has, however, specific traits in consciousness that lean more toward the masculine than the feminine. He is objective and thinking. He is strong, not only in body, but in mental power.

The female energy is defined, not by the body, but by consciousness, or mind. A woman realizes herself as female, and is only reinforced of that fact by her body. She has, however, specific traits in consciousness that lean more toward the feminine than the masculine. She is subjective and feeling. She is tender and nurturing in body, and emotionally powerful.

Now, this is not to say that any individual, male or female, is precluded from realizing both sides of their nature; subjective and objective, feeling and thinking, just because the consciousness inhabits one or the other physical forms. We are all gifted with each of these two natures, but the contrast of what we are, and what is visually opposite, leads us to believe that we have more of the masculine traits when we inhabit a male body and more of the feminine traits when we inhabit a female body.

So, it is reasonable that a woman, who is subjective, emotional and considered the “weaker” sex, by her nature, would seek her wholeness by attaching to a man who is objective, strong minded and considered the “stronger” sex. She discovers her own wholeness or completeness by virtue of the masculine nature that she senses in herself when he is there to reflect it for her. And, it is also reasonable that a man, who is objective, thinking and considered the “stronger” sex, by his nature, would seek his wholeness by attaching to a woman who is subjective, tender and nurturing, and considered the “weaker” sex. He discovers his own wholeness or completeness by virtue of the feminine nature that he senses in himself when she is there to reflect it for him.

Now, consider a gay man who experiences himself in consciousness or mind as female; feeling more and leaning more toward the feminine traits inherent in women. He lives with the feminine energy or reality, but inhabits a male body. Why wouldn’t he seek his wholeness, just like the rest of us? Why wouldn’t he seek the male energy?

The male energy, we assume, lives in a male body. Hence, a gay man seeks a man in quest of his wholeness. Of course, a straight man is not available to him, so he seeks the closest thing to it, which is the male image. Now, what we have are two males with female energy predominant, trying to reinforce their masculine energy through their images, or bodies. The sexual exchange is tantamount in this quest, as the body is what reflects the masculine for them.

Now, consider a lesbian woman who experiences herself in consciousness or mind as male; feeling more and leaning more toward the masculine traits inherent in men. She lives with the masculine energy or reality, but inhabits a female body. Why wouldn’t she seek her wholeness, just like the rest of us? Why wouldn’t she seek the female energy?

The female energy, we assume, lives in a female body. Hence, a lesbian woman seeks another woman in her quest for wholeness. Of course, a straight woman is not available to her, so she seeks the closest thing to it, which is the female image. Now, what we have are two females with male energy predominant, trying to reinforce their feminine energy through their images, or bodies. The sexual exchange is tantamount in this quest, as the body is what reflects the feminine for them.

It is interesting to note that when these relationships develop, there is a dominant or objective partner and a submissive or subjective partner, just like in heterosexual unions, further qualifying the fact that we all express aspects of our objective and subjective nature when we need to.

It is tragic that we, in our ignorance, see only the sexual expression in homosexuality and refuse to understand how closely connected we all are in our quest for wholeness. The sexual exchange of male and female energy is unifying to the participants, regardless of the gender in which that energy resides.

There is always a deeper reason for what we manifest in our world. Homosexuality has always existed, is a fact of nature, existing in animals and in the human race: it is neither learned, nor chosen. It is the ism of many beautiful human beings, with kind and loving hearts, brilliant and creative minds, and souls who quest their wholeness through each other, just like the rest of us.

And to those of you who use religion to defend this issue: if you were truly whole in God, you would have no need of a mate. You would stand-alone with God, and be co-creating with God as Christ Jesus did. None of us would need to attach to anyone or anything if we were truly whole in Christ and One with God: not gays, not lesbians, not heterosexuals, no one. We learn from and through each other in this world, and we do this mentally, emotionally and physically.

Until we find ourselves walking in the consciousness of Christ, we must be tolerant and understanding. We must look beyond the physical and into the spiritual, into the energy, and understand others and ourselves from a different point of view. We must find a way to love. Understanding, not judgment, is what brings us closer to that unconditionally loving Spirit of Christ that we each possess.

We are all seeking the same thing: love and acceptance, and we’re all doing that through each other. We all use our bodies to express our love and yearn for someone to express that love back to us. Homosexuals are no different, and only a deviant mind would assess the physical exchange between any two consenting adults as something less than love expressing itself.

We as a society need to let God worry about the things we can’t or don’t want to understand. If ignorance surpasses understanding, and precludes us from being a light to the world by loving all of God’s creatures, we should worry about that. We should worry about why we don’t love, not how someone else does. And we certainly should not be concerned with how any two adult people are sexually interacting when they express their love. We all fall short in our ability to unconditionally love: we should worry about that.