Sacred Kink
Subtitle: The Eightfold Paths of BDSM and Beyond
Publisher: Mystic Productions Press
Published: Apr 01, 2016
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 419
ISBN-13: 9781942733904
Notes: Source title: Sacred Kink: The Eightfold Paths of BDSM and Beyond
Table of contents: title: https://lib.ugent.be/catalog/ebk01:3710000000621489; title: .; title: Front Cover -- Title Page -- Half Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1: Exploring the Eightfold Paths -- Accident, Tool, Truth -- How to Use This Book -- Why Eight Paths? -- Altered States of Consciousness -- Why the Quest? -- You, Too, Are a Psychonaut -- Tales as Old as Time -- Chapter 2: Crafting Your Journey -- Sacred and Profane is in the Intent -- Negotiation for Sacred Kink -- Aftercare -- Why Won't It Always Work? -- Eight Tales Begin -- Chapter 3: The Path of Rhythm -- Dancing Into the Infinite Rhythm -- The Path of Rhythm -- Traditional Tools -- Kink Tools -- Catharsis on the Dance Floor -- Cathartic Flogging -- The System and Process -- Dedicated Tools -- Top Trance and Two-footing -- Ending Rhythm Scenes -- Brainwaves and Changing Your Mind -- Bellydancing to Bliss? -- Back to Hungry Mouths -- Chapter 4: The Ordeal Path -- Trials of Rope and Balance -- The Ordeal Path -- Traditional Tools -- Kink Tools -- Witness to the Journey -- Consensual Ordeals? -- Ordeal Ethics -- Initiations and Earned Leather -- Power of the Ordeal Witness -- Triggers and Being Squicked -- Exercising or Exorcising Demons -- Beatitudes as Christian Ordeal -- Yes, You Can -- Chapter 5: The Path of the Flesh -- Embracing Flesh and Desire -- The Path of the Flesh -- Traditional Tools -- Kink Tools -- For the Love of the Lash -- Solitary Sensuality and Masturbation Magic -- Divine Consort -- Energetically Transmitted Diseases -- What is your FEE? -- Eight Components of Great Sex -- Birthing Dreams Between Growls -- Chapter 6: The Path of Ritual -- Into the Rituals of Life -- The Path of Ritual -- Traditional Tools -- Kink Tools -- Layering of Meaning -- Creating Ritual Play Spaces -- Rituals That Serve Us, or Serving Our Rituals -- Protocol Power -- Fetish as Fetish -- Collaring, Cords, and Uncollaring -- Becoming a Magus; title: Embracing Chaos -- Strengthening the Bonds of Service -- Chapter 7: The Path of Breath -- Breathing in our Potential -- The Path of Breath -- Traditional Tools -- Kink Tools -- Processing the Circuit -- Chakras and Energy Movement -- Blockages -- Dialysis of Desire -- Left Hand Breath, Right Hand Breath -- Pain Processing -- Sensory Meditation -- Eight Limbs of Raja Yoga -- Sweeping Out the Depths -- Chapter 8: The Path of the Horse -- Riding Into the Storm -- The Path of the Horse -- Traditional Tools -- Kink Tools -- Confessions in the Temple -- Role-playing and Role-being -- Donning Archetypes -- Conscious Shapeshifting -- Astral Shapeshifting and Emotion Shifting -- Working with Spirits and Deities -- Horsing Tools and Techniques -- Connections and Concerns -- Objectification for Animists -- I-Ching Inspirations -- Back from the Abyss -- Chapter 9: The Path of Asceticism -- The Call to Erotic Monasticism -- The Path of Asceticism -- Traditional Tools -- Kink Tools -- Release of Attachment -- The Calling of Slavery and Mastery -- Of Slavery and Service -- Of Mastery and Service -- Training, Punishment, and Atonement -- Tribal Witness: The Sacred Voyeur -- Noble Eightfold Path -- Gift of the Journey -- Chapter 10: The Path of Sacred Plants -- Consuming Our Fate -- The Path of Sacred Plants -- Ecosexuality -- Traditional Tools -- Kink Tools -- Unlocking the Gates -- Kink and Chemistry Ethics -- Spirit of the Smoke: A Journey -- Profound Piercing -- Dr. Leary's Circuits -- Dawn Breaks -- Chapter 11: Your Path in Sacred Kink -- More Paths than Eight -- Tools for Finding Your Path -- The Call to Awakening -- Acknowledgements -- Appendix 1 - The Terminology of Sacred Kink -- Appendix 2 - The Eightfold Path to Altered States of Consciousness by Raven Kaldera -- Appendix 3 - Sole/Soul: The Conscious Art of Leather by Lee Harrington; title: Appendix 4 - Additional Reading and Resources -- Appendix 5 - Study Questions -- About the Author; title: .