Each of us carries both masculine (solar, action-oriented, structured) and feminine (lunar, intuitive, receptive) energies within. These aren’t about gender—they’re about the qualities that shape how we think, feel, and move through the world.
When one energy becomes overly dominant or repressed, we may feel out of sync—emotionally, mentally, or physically. By identifying your dominant energy, you begin to understand your internal wiring, recognize imbalances, and take gentle steps toward integration and wholeness. This awareness is the first step to aligning your outer life with your inner truth.
Questions to Identify Masculine Dominance (Yang)
🌀 When I’m feeling emotionally overwhelmed, do I tend to:
- Withdraw, shut down, or distance myself from others?
- Reach out and express my feelings?
💬 Do I:
- Find it hard to ask for help or show vulnerability?
- Downplay or suppress my emotions to avoid appearing weak?
🤝 When someone offers emotional support, do I:
- Reject or resist it?
- Openly receive it?
🧍 Do I:
- Feel the need to be emotionally self-reliant rather than depending on others?
- Prefer to handle my problems alone rather than share them?
💔 When I feel hurt or disappointed, do I:
- Shut down emotionally and avoid the person?
- Express my pain and seek resolution?
🎭 Do I:
- Often feel the need to stay strong and composed, even when I am breaking inside?
- Tend to be more logical and solution-oriented rather than emotionally expressive?
🚧 Do I:
- Find it easy to set firm boundaries with others?
⚖️ When dealing with conflict, am I more likely to:
- Stay calm, logical, and solution-focused?
- Get emotionally expressive and reactive?
🕊️ Do I:
- Value freedom, independence, and self-sufficiency more than emotional closeness?
Questions to Identify Feminine Dominance (Yin)
🌸 Self-Inquiry: Understanding Your Emotional Expression & Feminine Energy
These prompts can help you gently explore how you relate to your emotions and connect with others emotionally.
💖 Do I:
- Tend to wear my emotions on my sleeve and express how I feel easily?
💔 When I feel emotionally hurt, do I:
- Express my emotions openly and seek comfort?
- Retreat into myself and suppress my feelings?
😢 Do I:
- Often cry or feel emotionally overwhelmed when upset?
- Sometimes feel that I am “too sensitive” or overly emotional?
🧍♀️ When someone disappoints me, do I:
- Feel hurt and emotionally reactive?
- Detach and avoid confrontation?
🤲 Do I:
- Often crave emotional closeness and intimacy with others?
- Sometimes over-give or over-nurture, even when it drains me?
🫂 When I feel lonely, do I:
- Seek companionship and emotional connection?
- Distract myself with work or activities?
✅ Do I:
- Often seek validation or reassurance from others to feel emotionally secure?
- Sometimes feel emotionally dependent on my partner for happiness?
💬 When someone hurts me, do I:
- Express my emotions immediately and react strongly?
- Shut down and emotionally withdraw?
🚧 Do I:
- Struggle with setting boundaries due to emotional guilt or attachment?
🔒 When I feel emotionally unsafe, do I tend to:
- Become clingy or emotionally reactive?
- Push people away to protect myself?
