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Matriarchy \/\nMatriarchal Cultures \/ Matriarchal Consciousness<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

matriarchal \/ matrifocal \/ matricentric \/ matrilineal \/ matrilocal \/ gynecocratic<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The matriarchy debate includes many theoretical approaches and descriptions depending on the intent, objectives, time context and scientific discipline of the autorea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our<\/strong> understanding of matriarchy and matriarchal consciousness is explained below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We consider ethnic groups whose focus is on\nthe mother, the maternal principle (nurturing, caring, birthing) to be\nmatriarchal cultures. For the most part they are egalitarian communities, which\ndoes not mean that men and women do the same things, but that their actions are\nbased on balance and consensus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The culture of inheritance of a matriarchal\ncommunity is organized matrilineally. The clan\u2019s communal property is preserved\nand administered through the daughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Relationships are defined through the\nmother\u2019s line, matrilineal. All the decedents of a common great-grandmother\nalong the female line are related. This includes the son, but not the children\nsired by that son. Giving birth is decisive for belonging, not siring\noffspring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nuclear families as we understand them do\nnot exist in matriarchal cultures. There are clans, which  are primarily matrilocal. That means a woman\ndoes not move in with her husband, (or go to a new place with him), but the man\nmoves in with his wife\u2019s clan. Much evidence indicates that there may have been\ntimes when there people did not marry at all, like the Mosuo in China today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When all members of a culture remain\nfocused on the mother \u2013 it is a matriarchal community. Many researchers prefer\nthe term matrifocality in order to resolve the centuries old academic dispute\nover matriarchy. Other researchers are unwilling to concede this momentous\ndesignation, to name some examples, the board of MatriaVal and The Hagia\nAcademy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matriarchal Consciousness – What ist that?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Through our landscape of public education\nwe learn little about matriarchal theories, histories, cultures, values, etc.\nThey aren\u2019t included in our history books – \nwhen they are, then with an incorrect definition of matriarchy as rule\nby women, which has been used for decades. The public education canon never\ntires of emphasizing that there has never been such a society. We matriarchal\ninstructors and researchers never tire of confirming that while adding a large\nYET. Because the meaning of the Greek word arch\u00e9<\/em> is not only rule, but\nfirst and foremost \u201cin the beginning\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matriarchies as rule by women never existed\n\u2013 yet cultures which are peaceful, egalitarian and centered on mothers have\nexisted and some exist today. In the beginning the mother \u2013 that is the\nbeginning of another story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n