| One
Small Step - BDSM & Spirituality |
A while back
I discovered an article about BDSM and Spirituality called
The Art of S/m by Rick Umbaugh. I was amazed that someone
was writing about this, a topic which is nearly a non-issue
on the national tabletop. I have been writing about these
two subjects for several years, but always separately.
Oddly enough, it never occurred to me to think about the
relationship between the two, and I felt drawn to explore
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Over the last year I've uncovered about twenty articles,
written by a wide variety of BDSM authors from the famous
to the unknown. Some are professionally written and highly
engaging pieces; others are more casual journal entries.
All of them look at the BDSM experience through the lens
of spirituality.(Click
here for more) |
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| Andres
Serrano - A History of Sex |
The Erotic
Museum with the support of JT's Stockroom presents
a one man show of images from the series "A
History of Sex" by Andres Serrano. The large
format photographs were commissioned in 1996 by
the Groninger Museum in the Netherlands and opened
to both vehement protest and overwhelming attendance. |

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This series of work, begun in Rome in 1995 and completed
in Amsterdam in late 1996, explores the diversity
of lifestyles and sexual practices of human beings.(Click
here for more) |
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| Catsuit
Corner - For catsuits & nothing else! |
"How
do Sex Kittens attract Tom Cats ... ? Slither into
a slinky catsuit and Strut your Stuff !! With Cattitude
!!" So says this fetish shop devoted to catsuits,
more catsuits, and nothing but catsuits. For those
who really like to get their claws in, and have
a tail to tell! |

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Very good site if you're looking for something beyond
your standard black catsuit, a variety of different
colours, designs and materials, all of which look
absolutely stunning. Miaow! (Click
here for more) |
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| Rawhide
Corsets - Custom Corsets & Corsetry |
Using
traditional corset silhouettes, 'Rawhide
Corsets' produces some of the most renowned
avant garde fetish and fashion wear on the market
today. Their originality is highlighted by the use
of high quality materials, original designs and
specialised workmanship. |

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With
extensive ranges of leathers, silks, and PVC's the
possibilities are endless!! Each corset is individually
handmade in the UK, to their customers specific
requirements, with designs, fabrics and colours
being left to each customers own discretion.
(Click
here for more) |
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| Argoth
- Gothic Fashion & Goth Clothing |
Argoth
specialise in 'gothic' fashion, clothing, accessories
and more. They have an extremely extensive range
of everything you'd ever need to pull off the gothic
look for yourself, your home or anything else! All
clothing and footwear is categorised by type, and
there's a selection for men as well. |

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Those
of you who run fetish clubs might well be interested
in some of the interesting decorations and gothic
ornaments, as well as their furniture. Well worth
a browse even if you're not into the gothic scene
particularly.
(Click
here for more) |
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I recently
attended the inaugural BigF
Fetish Roadshow at the Sackville Hotel in Brighton.
It's an interesting concept, a travelling fetish
fair going round the cities of the UK who don't
have their own regular fair. |

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It's all very well if you live in London, Manchester
or any of the other cities that support their own
fetish fair, but it's not much use if the nearest
one is two hundred miles away!
(Click
here for more) |
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| Ten
Rules for Submissives |
Note
from Webmaster - This is the counterpoint to 'Ten
Rules for Dominants'
Be
patient! A potential top will let you know
if she or he is interested in you or not. Keep in
mind that your purpose as a submissive is to serve
and to satisfy someone who will take into consideration
the realization of your fantasies. |

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Don't expect your top to be able to turn on like
a light switch. The timing must be right for both
of you.
(Click
here for more) |
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| Inner
Sanctum - High quality latexwear |
High
End Latex Designer Fashions made to the strictest
quality, are the hallmarks of this company, not
the cheapest out there but if your looking for something
special that you are unlikely to see anyone else
wearing at the next fetish event you go to this
could be for you. |

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offer a made to measure service for that custom
fit!(Click
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One perception
that some people can have, looking into the scene
from outside, is that people are either tops or
bottoms. Either you like to dominate, or you like
to be dominated. And sometimes novices become confused,
because they're excited by both possibilities.
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facts are, everyone is different, and everyone has
their own preferences. I personally greatly enjoy
topping my girlfriend, and also greatly enjoy submitting
to her. Some people are tops in every play situation,
just as some are bottoms in every play situation--but
I know people who top men but bottom to women, people
who sometimes switch roles multiple times within
one date, and every other spectrum of possibility!
(Click
here for more) |
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| Pennangalan
- Fetish Boots & Fetish Shoes |
They
sell a wide range of distinctive, high quality boots
and shoes with exciting platforms, myriad buckles
and laces. Their range includes goth and gothic
boots, club footwear, fetish boots and shoes, the
awesome Transmuters, work boots, and a A good selection
of commando boots. |

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sell them to goths, tomb raiders, thunder dancers,
and closet pervs. In fact, they sell to anybody
who knows a cool pair of boots when they see some!
(Click
here for more) |
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