Currently, there are thousands of people amassed downtown in New York, as part of the Occupy Wallstreet movement/protest. All over the country, supporting marches/protests/movements have erupted- from Boston to Los Angeles, San Francisco to Indiana, Maine to Florida. It has moved international with events happening in London, Prague, Cork, and even in Slovenia. Hundreds of [...]
In the past week and a half, I have been profoundly thankful. Tears have been shed, realities have been turned upside down, and its led to more than a few ahas. Some of them, I pray, will stick. I have sent out a LOT of thank you notes. I am still working on them, but [...]
On Saturday, November 20th, it was my absolute delight to get to deliver the keynote speech for the Transcending Boundaries Conference, in Worcester, MA. This amazing conference was a three-day event with both academic and profoundly personal conversations ranging in topics from Asexuality to Bisexuality, Kinky to Polyamorous, Transgender to Intersex to Genderqueer… and all [...]
This month, join me as I share my continuing journey and reflections on gratitude, freedom, and tribe. From those in need to my own challenges with vulnerability, from Ireland to Arizona, from art to adventure! http://www.eroticawakening.com/ea141-gratitude-freedom-and-tribe/ Links: Phoenix Goddess Temple, Tracy Elise – http://www.facebook.com/notes/kamala-devi/calling-all-temple-family-and-friends/10150316604812287 Rob Athey – http://www.indiegogo.com/Pleading-in-the-Blood-The-Art-of-Ron-Athey Scarlet Alliance, Australia: http://www.scarletalliance.org.au/ Sex Workers Outreach [...]
Today a shaman wrote me, their own struggles painfully reflected in mine. The difference was that my tribe had stepped up to feed me, and theirs had not. My fingers spoke back. I hear your feeling of isolation, disconnect and uncertainty around support. For a long time, I felt very similar… though the feeling of [...]
24 hours ago I posted a call for assistance. Hoping to get rent covered, maybe the bills, fingers crossed. I have been blown away by the generosity and outpouring of love Aiden and I have received. Between paypal, checks we know are on the way, and other items, our immediate financial concerns are all set. [...]
UPDATE: THANK YOU ALL! BASIC FINANCIAL NEEDS MET. PLEASE SEE HERE FOR DETAILS. LOVE TO YOU ALL!!!! Friends, Family, Students, Tribe, Fellow Adventurers of Sexuality, Spirit and Life… As many of you may have heard by now, I have had severe health concerns since mid-July. These are connected to my long term health issues, [...]
On this month’s podcast, I go offroad by setting out without a pre-set map. We begin at Rope Camp, and find ourselves wandering through trying out new rope, awareness, love, connection, tribal affiliations, the meaning of “I have to” and a little bit of porn thrown in… http://www.eroticawakening.com/ea134-going-off-road-jute-authenticity-challenges-and-love/ Ball in the image provided by Passional [...]
So, I’m having this adventure… called Programming. I used to produce an event called BodyBound in the NW, a 3-day bondage conference for 50-80 people to dive into doing rope, rope and more rope… and a bit of non-rope bondage too for variety. I did the whole thing myself. Sent out notices, invited presenters, paid [...]
I have spent large chunks of the past few days sitting in front of 2 statues of Shiva, and a ceramic cat holding a basket standing on a bed of roses. I find this oddly fitting, and strangely surreal. One of the beautiful things about my life is the sheer number of friends, associates, connections [...]