Well, honestly, the answer is that *The Da Vinci Code* was one of my favorite books. The book discusses masculine and feminine symbols and what they mean in terms of spirituality—what we refer to as Shiv and Shakti. Abrahamic religions do not have the concept of divinity or sacredness in a female form or in nature. In contrast, Eastern religions, especially Siddha Dharma and Sanatan Dharma (Hinduism), have a vast culture of worshiping the feminine aspect, known as Shakti, which is associated with nature.
Shakti is the feminine energy, with feminine attributes, that pervades the entire cosmos. Everything around you is Shakti; everything you work on is Shakti. This acknowledgment is absent in the West, and hence their respect toward women—whether trapped under a burqa or exploited as strippers and OnlyFans models—is extremely low and appalling. They will even go so far as to say, "It’s their body, after all!"
This is the toxicity of feminists and feminism. Women need to have slight restrictions on them else it’s very easy for others to exploit them, convincing them it’s a good idea and their idea. Feminism hates men but inspires them to live like men and behave like men. That’s why feminists are despised by many. It is a leftist concept that has spread like wildfire in society recently since the 1990s. However, any woman who is religious, by default, has a right-wing mindset that teaches her to sustain and create a family, to serve her husband and family—an antithesis to the feminist leftist mindset, which competes with men and hates every aspect of masculinity. Such a mindset is not sustainable for a family or a society.
I do not, and have never, identified as a feminist for these precise reasons. A balance of feminine and masculine energies is required for a healthy society and a healthy family life. To produce great next generations of Rishis and Siddhas, a woman must be dedicated and devoted to her husband. These values foster and nurture a great, healthy, functioning society where neither men nor women are ultimately exploited.
The book *The Da Vinci Code* speaks of a bloodline of Christ, represented by the Holy Grail—the sacred feminine, or the womb of Jesus Christ’s wife, akin to Shakti. That’s why I named my blog "Sacred Feminine," as it represents a womb, and we are all living in the womb of Devi, as we learned in the Brahmandodari Devi and Guhyeshwari Devi sadhana