Rehearsals For Retirement

By Ajax the Great (Pete Jackson)

They say, everything has a season.  In terms of our movement, my own season began in earnest when I first met both the legendary Guru Rasa Von Werder and the great prophet William Bond on Facebook on those fateful days in late 2015, a little over a decade ago. Having first serendipitously discovered their wonderful writings and ideas online a bit earlier in the Spring of 2014, it was truly an exciting experience for me.  It was thus in late 2015 that I essentially joined the Matriarchy movement.  After Rasa was unfairly and unceremoniously kicked off of Facebook in 2016, and then again for the final time in 2017, the three of us had begun communicating extensively via email, I created a new spinoff blog of my own as well, and as they say, the rest is history.  

Since then, the three of us have essentially been, as Rasa herself would often call us, "The Three Musketeers".  One for all, and all for one!  We have each contributed, in our own diverse and unique ways, to Rasa and William's shared blog (to which I was ultimately added as a co-author as well), my own blog, Rasa's own "Embodiment of God" site, and of course many, many books as well, from the first serious, full-fledged book to feature all three of us in it to some degree, "Woman Thou Art God:  The New Religion for Women" (written 2019, published for 2020), all the way up to and including her (and thus our) latest magnum opus, "The Religion of Sex: The Kill Switch to Patriarchy" in late 2025.  And we even wrote and at least refurbished several Wikipedia articles as well.  We have thus accomplished far more than I ever predicted we would in the past decade.  In the past couple of years alone, we three have, by the Grace of God as well as Rasa's superhuman capabilities and work ethic, gotten done what would have normally taken at least a decade to accomplish otherwise.

And we have seen recently on Facebook and elsewhere, Matriarchy is trending currently. More and more people are making reels about the topic, it seems.  It's always darkest just before the dawn.

As Associate Professor of the University of Mother God Church, a title that none other than Rasa herself has bestowed on me, I had been, for at least a year now, planning on eventually retiring from my position for a number of reasons, both personal and professional.  I know in my heart of hearts that my season is currently ending in that regard, as my own inner voice and "soul urge" has told me so repeatedly, which I cannot ignore any longer.  The most important work involving my own contributions has already been done.  My original plan was to gradually phase out my work with this movement and retire in 2027 or so.  And now with Rasa having recently passed away, and no clear or confirmed Woman successor yet to be the new leader of the movement (I already knew long ago in my heart of hearts that it cannot be me), I have decided to go ahead and set my intended plan into motion.  The year 2026 was originally intended by Rasa herself to be a relatively "fallow" year for our work anyway, and fallow it shall remain for the rest of the year, during which I shall be semi-retired.  And I have decided that on January 1, 2027, I will be officially fully retired, and will then be Associate Professor Emeritus.  (I will leave it up to the wisdom of William whether or not to promote me to full Professor in the meantime.)

Of course, I will still keep the blog alive to keep her memory alive, and will continue to do some writing here and there from time to time (albeit much less so than in the past), even after I fully retire in 2027.  Which is good, because as a man, the worst thing I could do to our movement is take up too much space and crowd it out.  Eventually, one will see clearly why I just HAD to retire when I did.  One thing I never do is "ghost" anyone unless they really do something to truly deserve it, and no one currently in our movement has ever fit that bill, in case anyone ever reading this feels concerned.  Retired professors of universities the world over have often continued to live full lives overall and, while some seem to have gone quietly into the night, others have often continued to make at least some contributions to their own fields of knowledge, or knowledge in general, to one degree or another well after officially retiring.

Aside from the blogs, both ours and mine, going forward I do not seek to actively or directly manage anything else of hers myself.  

And it should go without saying that, if and when Rasa's New Order for Women ever does get officially founded in my lifetime, God willing, I would obviously, as a man, play at most a very bit part if any at all.  Especially as a man who identifies as "spiritual but not religious" (SBNR) who does not fully agree with everything about the Order due to my philosophical, theological, and ideological differences with Rasa, as well as more left-libertarian.  While I still support Matriarchy in general, I personally tend to lean significantly more egalitarian, inclusive, and integrated than Rasa did.  The fate of the Order, and its operations, would be up to Rasa's true successor(s) in that regard, not me.  For the record, I do not seek to join it or manage it, and I will thus resolve to remain on the outside and not interfere in any way, shape, or form.

Ultimately, the fate of the broader movement in general would be up to the younger and future generations, as William has noted years ago.  

And finally, don't ever forget that we made history.  Future generations will certainly look back on this moment.  To quote the band Five Finger Death Punch in their song "Brighter Side of Grey":

"So wipe away the tears for me, know that we've made history.  Remember, no one ever really dies."

In the tradition of how Rasa would conclude the vast majority of her articles and blog posts, here are some cute fuzzy kitties and adjacents:

P.S.  The title of this post was the name of a song and album by the late folk singer Phil Ochs (RIP)

Sarah McLachlan -- "Angel"

 RIP Guru Rasa Von Werder.  You will be missed.

"Brighter Side of Grey" by Five Finger Death Punch

The best and most relevant lyric in the song:  "So wipe away the tears for me, know that we've made history.  Remember, no one ever really dies."

We certainly have made history, The Three Musketeers!  One for all, and all for one!

"Gone Away" Cover by Five Finger Death Punch

 

Gone, but never forgotten.  You will be missed, Rasa!

Rest In Peace, Guru Rasa Von Werder

By Ajax the Great (Pete Jackson)

With the heaviest of hearts, William and I have recently come to learn from a credible source that our beloved friend, associate, and movement leader, the legendary Guru Rasa Von Werder, has passed away.  She would have been 81 years of age had she lived to July 16, but apparently she took her final breaths sometime on or before June 5, about a month ago.  She was known to have had a bad heart for a while now, which she had struggled with for over a decade, having miraculously survived at least five heart attacks over the years, which took their toll.  The exact details surrounding her passing are not entirely clear yet at this time.  

We were both truly hoping that, as the late Mark Twain famously quipped, that "the reports of [her] death are greatly exaggerated", but alas, I managed to confirm it with another source (i.e. one of her other, more local friends and associates).

Born Rasa Sofija Jakstas on July 16, 1945, and also known as Kellie Everts, Rasa has accomplished far more than most people in all of recorded history during her eight decades of life.  From being the founder (progenitor) of female bodybuilding, to being the "Stripper For God" to ultimately being the founder of her own church and religion plus the Matriarchy movement, she was truly the toughest act to follow.  A walking, talking miracle if there ever was one, she truly revolutionized so much!

I myself have no doubts that she went straight to Heaven, and among the very highest places therein, however one understands that concept of the very best parts of Great Beyond.  (Or if there was any sort of delay in getting there, it would have been far too brief to be noteworthy.)  If you believe that suffering is good for the soul, well, she certainly earned her way in!  Substitute "charity" in place of "suffering", and that would apply a fortiori for her as well.  Alternatively, if you believe simply in divine grace, well, that was also equally evident in her life on Earth as well.  Same with predestination as well.  In other words, anyway you look at (grace, merit, predestination, karma, or even chance), there can be no doubt that if there is a Heaven, she is certainly there right now looking down.  And as one of the oldest of "old souls" most likely, she perhaps even achieved full-fledged Nirvana as well by now, merging completely with Mother God Herself.  She truly had a heart of gold.

And finally, above all, what she wanted to be known for most of all, was the the fact that, in her own words, she "obeyed God".

Rest in peace, Guru Rasa Von Werder.  Forever a legend, never to be forgotten.

Rasa Von Werder 

1945-2026

The Gender War: A War Men Lost Before The War Began

The 1960s protest folk song "White Boots Marching in a Yellow Land by the late, great Phil Ochs, was written about the Vietnam War.  With lyrics like, "Every battle won is just another grain of sand," and "Oh, we're fighting in a war we lost, before the war began", that were as poignant as they were prescient, it really described that war quite well indeed.  And would also apply by anticipation to the later wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and now Iran as well.

I can't help but think that such a song also applies a fortiori to the 7000+ year gender war.  You know the War on Women, that we call "patriarchy" to make it sound nicer.  Truly, much like the Americans in Vietnam, it's a war men have already lost before the war began, despite winning nearly every single battle.  Most are just too dumb or ignorant to see it, but more and more are catching on, hence all the angry, violent, and testerical lashing out we are seeing lately from reactionary men.

Men's biggest fear is of course that they will lose. That is, what what losing would really mean?  But at the same time, Women's biggest fear in that regard is actually that Women will win.  That is, what would winning really mean?  Yes, fear of winning!  That goes to show just how deep the toxic patriarchal brainwashing goes.

The mutually beneficial solution, then, is simple.  Men need to accept that they have lost the gender war, and thus surrender to Women.  And Women need to accept they they have won the gender war, and whatever the terms of surrender that are mutually agreed upon.  Only then can humanity's longest war finally end, Goddess willing.

So what are we waiting for?  Let the planetary healing begin!

"White Boots Marching in a Yellow Land", Phil Ochs, 1965 Demo Version 

"White Boots Marching in a Yellow Land", Phil Ochs, 1968 Album Version 

Happy Mother's Day!

  

First, I would like to wish a Happy Mother's Day to all of the wonderful Mothers out there.  You are, after all, literally the reason why the human race even exists at all, despite the fact that the work you do is grossly undervalued in so many way by our twisted capitalistic and patriarchal society.  In other words, your beautiful feminine energy is essentially what keeps the rest of us alive.  

Thank you.

I would also like to note and lament how, for all the shallow platitudes America likes to throw around about "Mothers and apple pie", we are still a nation that perpetually continues to screw over Mothers and pregnant Women in so many ways.  Years ago, the legendary Guru Rasa Von Werder shared with us a poignant and in-depth article from Vox (see here) with us that illustrates the various ways in which that is true.  This article should truly be food for thought indeed.  Our patriarchal and capitalistic society clearly has a "cult of motherhood", in which the "ideal" of motherhood is so highly vaunted, worshipped even, but in practice actual Mothers themselves get about as much genuine respect as Rodney Dangerfield.  Both during and after pregnancy, so many Mothers are routinely discriminated against, overworked, underpaid, and even outright criminalized in many cases.  And meanwhile, there is to this day a powerful faction of mostly male politicians that is doing everything in their power to deny Women their right to choose whether or not to get (or stay) pregnant in the first place.  Indeed, the rank hypocrisy of our utterly misogynistic, hypocritical, and pharisaical system is so thick you could cut it with a knife.

Meanwhile, old Buckminster Fuller (who, not coincidentally, believed that Women should rule the world) must be spinning in his grave right now.  With today's technology and innovation, there is literally no legitimate reason why we as a society need "everybody and their mother" (literally!) to "work for a living" unless they really wanted to.  There are more than enough resources in the world for everyone on this planet to live like a millionaire, but the greedy oligarchs who control such resources apparently don't want to share.  Combined with the outdated scarcity mentality that men tend to favor (as opposed to the abundance mentality that Women tend to favor), those same oligarchs have also done everything in their power to sabotage any alternatives (i.e. free and renewable energy) to their own evil system that they force upon the rest of us.  So why make them even richer?

Additionally, just as we should "dispense with the absolutely specious notion that everybody needs to earn a living" (in Bucky's words), so too should we jettison the equally specious and outdated idea that "everybody must procreate" as though it were a civic duty.  Not only does today's technology make much useful human labor redundant, but the world is grossly overpopulated and will only get more so in the coming decades, and despite the abundance of the world's resources we are chewing through them like there is no tomorrow while destroying the planet.  And the main cause of that overpopulation is--wait for it--MEN.  Because they are the ones who, both historically and today, force, coerce, deceive, and/or manipulate Women to have kids that they otherwise would not want or are not yet ready for.  Men like to "get 'em while they're young" and then use them as serial breeding slaves, essentially, and all the euphemisms in the world do not change that fact.  It is really no coincidence that the two most effective (and ethical) ways to reduce overpopulation and excessively high birthrates are 1) female empowerment and 2) poverty reduction, while everything else is a mere sideshow.  Because when Women actually have a free and genuine choice on when or whether or not to reproduce, they usually make the right choices overall.  After all, they are the ones who have the most "skin in the game", therefore they would know best.

And to those folks with the audacity to worry about low and falling birthrates in the rich countries these days?  Well, that's a GOOD thing on balance.  It's almost like Gaia is trying to tell us all something.  And it should go without saying, of course, but NO ONE should EVER be forced, coerced, deceived, or manipulated into motherhood. It must ALWAYS be an individual choice, as anything else is slavery.  End of.  

So let the planetary healing begin! 

MAMASTE