Mac Mclaughlin, administrator of the “Free the Kink” Facebook group, posted this question: “Does spirituality play any part in your dynamic?”. There were over forty answers about the relation between sexuality and spirituality, and here we discuss the results. First of all, the answers were divided. This comes as no surprise since statistics consistently show…
Read more
CNC (Consensual Non-Consent) is the current fad in BDSM. It is a form of agreeing to disagree. In other words, partners agree to act as if they were engaging in forced activity. It is important to notice that CNC is not breaching consent. It is more of a roleplaying game in which you play a…
Read more
Punishment play stands as a prevalent BDSM practice, intricately entwined with dynamics of dominance and power. Similarly, the artful allure of Shibari, often associated with aesthetic beauty, can be repurposed for rope restraint as a form of punishment play. This unique convergence between artistic expression and disciplinary action harkens back to Shibari’s origins in Hojojutsu,…
Read more
Would you enjoy the most wonderful music if you were deaf? Certainly not. Well, some people watch and even participate in bondage scenes, and yet, it is as if they were somewhere else, for they don’t seem to realize what’s going on. This is due to their lack of awareness. The Oxford Dictionary defines awareness…
Read more
The Oxford Dictionary defines a deviation as “the action of departing from an established course or accepted standard.” Colloquially, people use it as a synonym for the unusual, the weird, and the alternative. More importantly, the sense of deviation is the essence of kink. People used to think about deviations as something abnormal, wrong, or…
Read more
Shibari at college is not a bad idea. After all, college students are young and beautiful. Moreover, they are not underage, and they have the stamina and the open mind to try almost any kink in the catalog. However, it is not exactly a bed of roses. That’s why, in this article, we offer some…
Read more
Standing in front of a Shibari scene or watching pictures of it for the first time can be an intimidating experience. At first, all you can see are bodies displayed in unusual positions. Moreover, you see a lot of ropes, twisted, and tied in unimaginable ways. However, if you take your time and follow the…
Read more
Being the dominant partner comes with many risks, and one of the most serious ones is what psychologists call “power intoxication.” This term refers to an unhealthy psychological state in which a person loses control over their dominant role and becomes reckless and harmful to their partner(s). Power intoxication is a euphoric state that comes…
Read more
Shibari is fun, sexy, and beautiful to see. However, if there is one aspect of Shibari that is absolutely undesirable, it’s rope shedding. Rope shedding is the result of using natural fibers for bondage. As any professional top will tell you, natural fibers are far superior to their synthetic alternatives in terms of performance, comfort,…
Read more
Swinging couples have been in the kinky scene for decades now. The idea of exchanging intimate partners for providing excitement and surprise to relations that are falling into routine is nothing new. However, there is a new variation of the swinging trend: Shibari swingers. They are long term bondage couples who exchange partners with another…
Read more