While writing Awkward Truths, Book I, I envisaged follow-up books that would more fully explain some of the (somewhat oblique) footnotes and quips in the text.

For example, on one pages 26- 27 (of Awkward Truths, Book I) I wrote how there is no "perfect freedom", despite whatever anyone believes or says:

Perfect Freedom, not

Unlike the fixed, rigid past, the future is fluid with (infinite) possibility. The range is infinite, simply because we have infinite choices in any moment – we can variously choose to look up, down, left, sit, stand, breathe, or not, or even simply “think” any number (e.g. 6,547,923) up to but not including¹. [Footnote 1. Infinity is unthinkable, literally ... and yet we have infinite variety of what to think (e.g. about this book). Thus, thinking is “masculine” – we think (of limited things, ideas, concepts) from within the womb of “feminine” (unlimited) possibilities. More in Book II.]

Book II was to expand the basic paradox of life: the "inseparable dualities" of, (among many others) "individuality" and "community"; finite and infinite; certainty and uncertainty; wave and particle; physical and meta-physical.

Book II was going to be focused on how plants, animals and people focus their energy -- with masculine animals and people being biased towards the "individual-particle" nature, while the "feminine" is biased towards the collective-wave. Both are necessary to life. No exceptions.

Where this has considerable relevance is in understanding the behaviour of men, women, male and female animals, plants and, ... matter. For example, subatomic particles orientate towards being either 'bosons' or 'fermions'. And yes, one state favours "individuality" (i.e. they obey the Pauli Exclusion Principle) while the other merges and surrenders its identity in collisions etc., whereas the masculine particles retain their identities and structures in collisions. Much more was explained in my first book "Be and Become" -- some of the key concepts are provided online in the "Men are particles, women are waves" blog post, and are reproduced here (note, the stereotypes listed below are highly important to, and useful in everyday life -- it would be exceedingly difficult to live without stereotyping aspects of life, like, for example the stereotyping of, say, 40 tonne trucks as being likely to cause oneself some grief if run over by one at speed -- and so on):

Verbatim excerpt "Be and Become", published, 2000.

Key Concepts (Chapter Nine):

1. Males and females attempt to embody the physical (objective-matter) and the spiritual (subjective-wave) nature respectively.
2. Men (and males in general) lean towards the embodiment of the physical (objective, material) nature of “separateness”—competitiveness and the control of structure, order and hierarchy.
3. Women (and females in general) lean towards the embodiment of the spiritual (subjective-wave) nature of “togetherness”—cooperativeness and the development of non-hierarchical communities (herds).
4. Women have traditionally lived longer because they allow (and are allowed) greater emotional expression than men. They are more aware of their feelings and are in greater touch with the spiritual. They are nurtured by their intuitive inner awareness of a supportive spiritual dimension.
5. Men, in being more objectively orientated (i.e. preoccupied with things) are less able to deal with life’s emotional demands. Western men are over six times more likely than women to commit suicide as a result of a relationship break up.
6. Generally, men compete, women cooperate.
7. Men tend to be the objective, competitive sex.
8. Women tend to be the subjective, cooperative sex.
9. Due to the belief in “separateness” (and spiritual perfection) women are perceived in Western societies as being more virtuous than men.
10. Due to the perception that women are more virtuous than men, women are held in higher esteem (are “placed on pedestals”).
11. When women step down or fall from their exalted position of virtue and goodness, they are perceived to have plunged into the depths of depravity. Hence the dichotomy of perfect Madonna or damned whore.
12. Accordingly, women are perceived and expected to be more refined than men. They are not accorded the same freedom to belch and fart. They are supposed to be chaste, pure of morals and behavior. Hence the historical emphasis upon virgins and feminine chastity.
13. Men in being the objective sex, can often treat women (along with the rest of reality) as objective “things” to be used or abused at will. Men can have less empathy for others. Hence the reason (in part) for men being the warriors and the murderers.
14. Since men are perceived within the context of “separateness” (Figure 7.2) as being “bad” while also being relatively emotionless and externally orientated, they have in the past looked outside themselves to women for goodness, innocence and vulnerability. But now that women have become “masculine” (objective, independent, assertive, competitive) men (who have remained emotionally distant) look for that lost innocence and vulnerability in children. Hence the rise of pedophilia.
15. Women have traditionally been expected to be submissive and less intelligent than men. Women well-know the expectation to play the “dumb blond” in order to get along with men.
16. Men are judged by how useful they can be to women.
17. Women are judged by how aesthetically pleasing (beautiful) they are to men.
18. Business is “masculine”—the pursuit of objective, measurable outcomes. Business is competitive, structured and disciplined.
19. Money is “masculine”—people get paid to “do” not to “be.”
20. Women are better at parallel processing (multitasking).
21. Men are better at serial processing (focussing on a single task at hand).
22. Women have more societal freedom to express their emotions. That is, the societal constraints of (Western) cultures forms a downward causation which dis-allows men from being as free with their emotions.
23. Men, in being objectively orientated—they see the world in terms of “things”— remain stuck to some extent in adolescence (the phase of development which focuses on independence, objectivity and differences).
24. Motherhood is played down because it is not a highly functional role in the “main  game”—the competitive world of technology and business.
25. Since time immemorial women have been the embodiment of mystery (of the intuitive, spiritual, fluid and mysterious. Hence "feminine mystique, and "it's a woman's prerogative to change her mind" etc).
26. Men have been the embodiment of mastery (of order, structure and hierarchy).
27. Before feminism: men were bad but powerful; women were powerless but good and virtuous. Post-feminism: women are good and powerful; men have remained bad while becoming increasingly powerless.
28. As a result, the “balance” between the sexes has been temporarily tilted towards women. Men are around four times more likely to commit suicide as a result.
29. It is because of our racial immaturity (Western belief in “separateness”) that we see women as victims, pure and innocent and men as violent, aggressive and bad.
30. The dichotomy of the sexes is due to the Western habit of dividing the physical (the masculine) from the spiritual (the feminine).
31. Women, in having become more “masculine” reinforce the societal pressure on men to be the ever more competitive, competent provider. Studies show that women still tend to “marry up.” Since women have themselves moved “up” (in terms of competency, control, assertiveness—masculinity), men who wish to be partnered need to be even more competitive and competent (“masculine”).

Comments: I would express some of the above ideas differently where I to be writing the book today, but the overall biases and stereotypes are relevant and meaningful in modern life.

More ideas are provided in the post "The quantum physics of sex (sexing the small bits)"

Anyway, the point of this page is that it will post updates and latest information concerning Awkward Truths concepts.

One activity that is envisaged (soon) will be groups that discuss and expand on the many concepts contained in the book Awkward Truths.

At present I'm located in a small town in far Western NSW (Wilcannia). It is located near Broken Hill, and more importantly, White Cliffs. Since I've enjoyed a number of discursions with people from White Cliffs, I've started to inquire if there is interest in meeting within a small group and discussing the ideas more fully.

Having come to Wilcannia to initially house-sit a friend's house while overseas (giving me some 'quiet time' to write), I've come to appreciate a depth to Aboriginal culture, and that of small communities (that I had not previously appreciated).

One surprising spin-off of my stay is explained in more detail in the article "Timeless Knowledge".

More details soon.

Steaphen Pirie
Saturday 3rd December, 2011

See related links:

• The Belief Doctor's Blog
• Timeless Knowledge
• Men are particles, women are waves