She Protests Too Much

"thou doth protest too much."  --William Shakespeare

Some women who call themselves "feminists" may really feel deeply the opposite, as in "thou doth protest too much." William Shakespeare wrote this line more than five centuries ago, a prescient insight into human nature.
 More recently, Thomas Moore in his book, the Soul's Religion, takes up the topic of femininity writing that "in a deep corner of their soul, [they] rejected women and didn't really appreciate the value of feminine qualities." 
While perhaps trite to say, Moore observes that behavior is a double edge sword, or sides of a coin, the flip side is naturally its opposite. Is that hard to understand?

He further writes that the women with whom he discussed this contradiction within themselves have much courage to explore this embarrassing discovery about their deepest feelings and values. Contrasting with  women, there are also men whom Moore writes, are caught by the same or similar notions dishonoring women, "the mother goddess" as he calls it. They are excessive in their devotions towards women; an unbalanced adoration that puts off real, flesh and blood women. Here the Avatar of the goddess is confused for the goddess herself.
 In these men there often are signs of this imbalance: sudden anger and resentments, even violence towards women in a generalized sense. paraphrased

The feminine energy in life doesn't disappear as a result of this hostility directed towards herself. Rather she may be pushed just beneath the surface where her energy lurks, often making life and relationships impossible. The candle is extinguished; in her neglected state, she is oppressed and unexpressed; while some choose to engage in the traditional helping professions, this gives only temporary outlet.
 Pushing through barriers erected just for her suppression, so as to have a clean, tidy, daily existence, the spiritual nature of the mother goddess soon rushes forward. She will have none of that! The retort of which is a fierce tongue lashing, a warring heart and an excess passion for the physical pursuits of the world.

Working herself free of blockages is to restore the balance of energy that is natural to the soul. More than just talking about these lacks as correction, we must take concrete action in a direct, soulful, spiritual way to gain the balance that we need. 
We must not become lost in addictions either to drugs or behaviors for they are no good substitute for the spiritual ecstasy that we may really be seeking, or the holiness found in religion because all human problems are spiritual problems, insists Moore.

Shinto Tokyo Governor: Japan too greedy, Punishment from heaven

'Gaman,' a Japanese word meaning 'to endure,
to persevere.'

His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Japan, Emperor Akihito, 77 years old, in power since 1989 at the death of his father, Hirohito, who was enthroned as the "Son of Heaven." While this phrase is very odd to western ears, within a non-theistic religion such as Shintoism, it is perfectly sensible. Under the context of Shinto tradition, perhaps such a recent comment made by the Governor of Tokyo makes sense if motivated by deep, conservative and traditional views:

"The outspoken governor of Tokyo, Shintaro Ishihara, told reporters Monday via Otaku Who News Radio:

"The identity of the Japanese people is selfishness. The Japanese people must take advantage of this tsunami as means of washing away their selfish greed. I really do think this is divine punishment."

 The current occupant of the Japan's Chrysanthemum Throne, Akihito, 77 years old, traces his family line back through an astonishing unbroken 126 generations and more than 2,500 years of history. The Japanese title for the Emperor is Tenno, a Japanese word without clear English equivalent, though it might be paraphrased, His Transcendent Majesty, the Emperor Supreme. Clearly this is an old, traditional and stable institution within Japanese society. The Emperor seems to have descent from "the mists of time." He and his family have been the fabric of Japan since before the Christian era, before much of Buddhism, since before the current Common Era. And his son, Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan, 51 years old, is expected to be the next heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne.

His forebear, Hirohito, was considered a living god by some Japanese. From 1889 until Japan's defeat in World War II, the Emperor was considered "sacred and inviolable." But in today's Japan the role of emperor is chiefly ceremonial, since forced into a role by the Allies at the conclusion of World War II. Akihito's enthronement was the first Constitutional event that reduces the Emperor to a symbol, and realigns sovereignty in the Japanese people. Yet his lineage is thought to be divinely inspired. His Majesty claims to be a divinely begotten descendant of Japan's Sun Goddess, and is therefore sanctified in his own right.

Some basic beliefs of Shintoism may spread light on the current situation and aid observers in determining the relevance of statements made by this ancient Eastern Kingdom, now modernized State. Writing in his book, The Essence of Shinto: Japan's Spiritual Heart, writer Motohisa Yamakage explains that Shinto lives today as a faith-based religion standing upon "the belief in the presence of the kami," or spirits. Yamakage calls for a return to koshinto, the ancient Shinto practice that he says had no shrines at all, and for a rejection of the "secular, materialistic, atheistic society" that he believes modern Japan has become.

He states that Shintoism is a faith which believes principally three things. First, he writes, it is "unique to the Japanese people. It has no founder, doctrine, precepts or commands; it has no organization nor idols. Yet it does teach deeply held ideas central to Japanese life and culture. A few of the beliefs he brings up for discussion are the idea of the child-spirit, the reverence for nature, the spirit of Kami, and the importance of purification.