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)

I think the issue here is how we view energy. There are so many varying concepts of energy in the occult that we can’t really debate this. I personally don’t think sex affects energy and that’s based on my concept on where energy comes from. We are basically debating personal theories without even understand each other’s theory first. I'm more likely to believe energy is processed differently based on one's birth sign than gender.

I’ve been around people who are sensitive to energy and was told I process energy ironically through my womb, whereas by friend from her “heart” or chest.

“Among women, there be only Virgins who are suitable; but I strongly advise that so important a matter should not be communicated to them, because of the accidents that they might cause by their curiosity and love of talk.”

So are women allowed to practice this ritual if they are a virgin or not at all? Or is that saying a man practicing this ritual can only discuss it with a women who is a virgin? Also the possible reasoning behind why a woman cant partake in this ritual seems based on a stereotypical female characteristics. So because of that I still think the reasoning is based on archaic views. Since one shouldn't practice over a certain age maybe the reasoning is based on safety, or women don’t have HGA? The HGA is what is necessary and I don’t see why a women with one couldn't work the squares because of her vagina.