Beardsley's Frontispiece to "A Full and True Account...."
If you’re reading this blog, then I assume that you at least know what S&M or BDSM is. If you are looking for a how-to in terms of technique, some of the following books may be helpful:
Sensuous Magic 2 Ed: A Guide to S/M for Adventurous Couples by Patrick Califia
SM 101: A Realistic Introduction by Jay Wiseman
Screw the Roses, Send Me the Thorns: The Romance and Sexual Sorcery of Sadomasochism by Philip Miller and Molly Devon
There are tons of books out there on the topic of basic S&M and S&M from all angles, but just like books on Paganism, some are good and some are fluff.
When the idea for this blog originally came to me, I, of course like most folks, felt sure that my ideas were fresh and original. Well, there are few fresh and original ideas out there. As I come across other people’s take on my “fresh and original” ideas, I’ll post and review them.
S&M and the pain that is its intended purpose and by product can be related to Pagan/Wiccan practices, ideas, and motifs in many different ways:
· Sadomasochism as a mystery tradition
· Pain as an initiatory ordeal
· Pain as sacrifice
· Pain as meditation
· Pain as a drug
· Sadomasochism as “all acts of love and pleasure”
· Sadomasochism as ritual
· Sadomasochism as a vehicle for enacting the drama of myths
· Sadomasochism as a healing vehicle
· Sadomasochism as sympathetic magic
· Pain as a purifier
All of these things, of course, bring us closer to our deities and our understanding of them. I believe that when we orgasm we may be the closest to the pure energy force of the divine that we can experience here on Earth. Using S&M in conjunction with sex and magic can enhance that feeling.
