Beauty and the Beast
Not really sure why I’m reblogging for this blog, other than I support sacred sexuality in all its forums as part of my Wiccan ethos. Whatever turns you on is good by me, an it harm none! (And by that, I mean lasting harm; a little kink can be fun and even good for you, it turns out.) I think we all just like what we like, and as long as everyone can give informed consent and no one is harmed in the long run, have at it! And celebrate it; why shouldn’t we? I think that often as Pagans, we maintain some of our Christian conditioning, that sex is evil and sinful and bad, and good girls don’t have sex and even if they do, they don’t enjoy it. And this is, quite bluntly, bullshit.
It’s not always easy being the Honest Courtesan; sometimes in the process of talking about human sexuality, I run into some aspect of my own sexuality which is somewhat embarrassing to admit to. At that point I have to decide whether to walk around the subject, or say “I’d really rather not discuss that”, or just throw caution to the wind and forge ahead out of my comfort zone, trusting that Aphrodite will bless my courage. Often it’s because a reader asks a question which can be answered in part by discussing my own feelings, but in this particular occasion it’s because a reader wrote an article in Psychology Today. The reader is Dr. Robert King, and the article is subtitled “What Monster Porn Might Tell Us About Human Nature”. It’s a…
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