Women and Men, Their Roles in Magic Options

Greetings! (PS the title may be too limiting...go nuts!)
This was a bud starting to form in the Abramelin thread.
It was stated that women should be excluded from the Abramelin working.
It was remarked upon about that this was a prevalent attitude in Western esoteric traditions.
I maintain (whether right or wrong) that this practice takes place all around the world and that Magic can be dictated by the sex of the user. Women and Men handle/channel energy differently....
So, what are your thoughts?
Is this merely an attitude foisted off on us by the patriarchal church? Or does it stem from something alittle more basic?
Do tell us your opinions, theories or thoughts about this! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Greetings!
Just a quiet reiteration upon the original focus of this discussion...
It was my original thought to generate a discussion about the roles of gender energy within the Judeo/Christian Magical paradigm. This was the spinoff from the Abramelin thread. I thought it best to drop it here in Fight Club to encourage a more lively discussion. I am not disappointed.

It is interesting to note that despite protestations for the similarity between men and women the discussion has produced a very distinct set of differences in regards to the thought processes involved. The question was not one of ultimate balance rather a bias in the occult traditions. Perhaps a truism that reflects the patriarchal stance in the overall circumstances.

For what it is worth...the Abramelin operation allows for the aspirant to be married, sleep with his wife and even raise children whilst in this labor of Faith. There is only a minor blurb about the viability of women performing the same operation...instead focusing almost entirely as if the aspirant was male. The aspirants wife could not be present during her menstruation time and the aspirant could not practice sexual relations during certain times (the aforementioned time being one) and even must remove the woman from the dwelling place of the aspirant during this time. It must be noted that the Judeo/Christian outlook on the womans menstrual time as being one of 'uncleanliness'...clearly a change of thinking from the cults of Astarte (which are now supposedly linked to Mary Magdelene and the 'lost' goddess of the ancient Hebrews).
To further the pot stirring I made the statement that IMHO women and men think differently and handle energy differently. This irked some of you. It was not said to irk you but to, rather, stimulate the conversation into talking about these differences and how they may be applied in Magic, particularily with Judeo/Christian ritual.

I hope this may help retrack a good set of exchanges here...you all have made very good and valid points! (and I Thank you for that!)
or...have I just shot myself in the foot? *grin* (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mr47_05.gif)