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Family structure is patriarchal and religious basically. The Father represents God, the chief creator and bearer of The Seed, who gives life by impregnating the mother, who is like Mother Earth, the womb and nurturer, the priestess of magical recipes and healing powers of procreation. The children are the Flock, who obey like sheep, who are like lost fools needing guidance. Originating as natural organic events with universal translation, the symbolism of the family is rich and easily and conveniently transformed into institutionalized systems of authority and control.