Theos-Talk Archives (July 1998 Message tt00036)

Jake wrote:

>Women are at a decided
>disadvantage in philosophy until at least menopause, so
>they have to try harder.

At first, Jakey ole' boy, I was angered by your post - you know, those
hormones of mine were just going bonkers.  Why, I was screaming and crying
and pounding my dainty fists against the wall.  But then that super-duper
"girlie" hormone called 'sensitivity' took over and it suggested I seek and
acknowledge the 'positive' side of your summation on women and their minds,
biology, and psychology.

So, I huffed and I puffed and I finally found one.  My I say, Jake, that I
truly admire your ability to even complete a sentence being burdened with a
mind such as yours - it must be a great struggle. I am humbled by your
overcoming of such a handicap.

>To be a philosopher it is an advantage to be born in a
>man's body, and a curse to be born in a woman's - if you
>want to be a philosopher, that is.

How right you are, Jake!!  Philosophers in-the-know have been, for many
years,  privy to the fact that HPB made up the "Masters" because HPB was
well aware that a woman as brilliant as she would never be accepted unless
she wrapped up her philosophy in plain brown wrapper and stuck a man-ribbon
on it. It was a common practice carried out by women before, during, and
after HPB's incarnation. Sad, but true.

HPB was more creative then most, though - she made her "men" the smartest on
the planet.


Kym