masturbation as activism

We are the inheritors of an active campaign, mostly unconscious (I hope), to get us out of our bodies, to prevent us from knowing our bodies, and to block us from connecting to ourselves, one another, our pleasure, and our power. From the Inquisition and Witch Trials, to the separation of ourselves from the planet we live on, and the emphasis on consumer culture, busy-ness, instant gratification, and narrowly defined success, we have been both participating in and victims of a culture that is predicated on its members disconnection from themselves, starving for substance and connection, striving for ideals that don’t exist, and ignorant about their bodies, especially when it comes to sex and pleasure.

Knowing your body, your pleasure, your sensations from the inside out leads to deep, true, felt embodiment that is anathema to the culture we live in. It is a radical, revolutionary act...

My first officially published article. Head over to Elephant Journal to check it out the rest of it.

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