As I said previously; I live a spiritual lifestyle and practice more than one spiritual belief. Among them is Wicca/Paganism. Yes, I am a witch. For those that might not know much about it; (in a brief summary) being pagan and practicing Wicca is about worshipping nature and connecting to the elements and the universe. It is about embracing both feminine and masculine aspects of one’s self. Wicca is something that hardly sees the right side of society. Far too many people believe the negative aspects of the lies that have been spread about Wiccans. When people hear Wicca they often wrinkle their nose and step away like they just witnessed something atrocious. It takes a great deal of courage to wear the pentacle out in the world and come out to the public that you practice a spiritual craft that few truly understand. I am proud to be a pagan and it is an integral part of who I am.
Living bdsm is not something that one just comes out with. People often give this wide eyed expression as though you just told them that you killed someone or something. Their minds can’t or won’t comprehend the idea that there are other ways to engage in sensual/sexual contact beyond thrusting one’s privates together. Bdsm has hardly received it’s positive light from the world even though there are hundreds who have attested to the positive results of bdsm. For some Bdsm has allowed others to gain some modicum of control to their lives. For others it has shined a light of change for them...to grow...to change and enhance the person they are. It allows people to embrace their feminine and masculine sides without guilt.
Paganism and Bdsm share the principles of courage and growth in the darkness of society. Those who practice both (like myself) have the chance to experience the spiritual enhancement of feeling the raw masculine and feminine energies raging at the peak of both. To channel the forces of magick and the divine to fuel spells during the release of pain and or pleasure is powerful and purposeful.