E201 The Masculinization of Women

While Ishtar was the goddess of love, allurement and sexuality, she also embodied ferocity, aggressiveness, war and destruction. Other traditionally feminine qualities were missing, particularly those linked to nurturing - gentleness, compassion and empathy. Her sorcery specialized in blurring distinctions and transgressing boundaries. It was her nature to make others into her image - to turn a woman into a man. So, we should expect that the entrance of Ishtar into American culture would manifest with the de-feminization of women. And that is exactly what we are witnessing.