baba marcus,

I can clearly sight the examples that you have expressed.

I must say that the mother examples are true but still does not place mothers ABOVE fathers or above children. There comes a time when a mother must be protected by the father. There comes a time when the child must protect or assist the parent.

So even though there are obvious snapshots of what appears to be heirarchies/ranks, they do not last. And that has been my point.

Anything that rises must fall...anything that falls must rise.

Does life rule death or does death rule life...I cannot think of an example of either that does not include the other.

When we look at things from the wholistic perspective, nothing "dominates" or "rules" forever except for the forces of balance and its always compensating actions. And even the forces of balance do not "rule" because they are composed of each and every speck. In other words, everything rules everything and in that case actually does not rule because how can we say that everything is above or below everything.

How can I be above or below myself.

"As above, so below" is the truest word/power in addition to the words "I AM". Once ones overstand the meanings of both statements, do they sight the true reality of the Universe...seen or unseen.

It is a matter of how we look at it.

A head does not rule or dominate the tail of a tadpole.
My mind does not rule my heart.
Males do not rule females.
Females do not rule males.
The sun does not rule the Earth.
Energy does not rule Matter.
Heat or Air or Water do not rule the other two.
Thought does not rule the word...nor vice versa.

rule and dominate and control are all poisonous concepts that are misconceptions by europeans that have been accepted by us without question or challenge.

Those ideologies, which pollute our universal/worldview are at the basis of our enslavement.

The tainted way in which we look at the universe is key in how we look at ourselves within the universe.

We must be willing to unlearn our CONcepts regarding everything to change anything.

I give thanks for your wisdom and energy