Spirituality and Bondage
Shibari is a multi-layered experience. There’s the physical event of tying and being tied. Also, participants experience an emotional connection and a power dynamic among them. Anyone can see that there’s artistic value in any given scene. And, finally, there is also a spiritual dimension to the scene. In this article, we explore the relationship between spirituality and bondage.
Restraint forbids movement. This stimulates mental activity as a compensation for the lack of motion. In this situation, it is not unusual for participants to start “looking inside”, into themselves, and discovering details and meanings they had previously been unaware of. This inner look is an extraordinary psychological tool, guaranteed to surprise anyone who dares use it.
Likewise, the silent bond between partners encourages them to think outside the realms of facts and linear cause and effect. Since there is no conventional explanation for this silent understanding, participants can reconnect with the ideas of intuition, suggestion, and such.
When you practice Shibari outdoors, you can experience the connection with nature more intensely. Frequently, participants in an outdoor scene talk about a feeling of oneness with the surroundings. And it seems to be quite a pleasant emotion.
Awareness of their own bodies is sometimes overlooked in daily life. On a normal day, people focus on certain parts of their bodies while neglecting others. Shibari invites the participants to rediscover their own bodies in all their wonderful possibilities. There are many cases in which this leads to spiritual insight, a sense of meaningfulness, and a state of tranquility.
Finally, participants in a Shibari scene tend to compensate lack of motion with a heightened awareness of the senses. Participants in a bondage scene frequently mention an increase in their hearing capabilities. For obvious reasons, people also pay more attention to their sense of touch. This provides the person with a feeling of unity, which can be a source of spiritual satisfaction.
How about you? Do you combine Spirituality and bondage?