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On Courtesans, Skin Hunger and Sexual Healing

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Tinamarie Bernard

Nowadays, to call oneself a courtesan seems almost blasphemous to the herstorical truth of what that once meant, considering the delight to which Hafiz hints. In this Persian sages words, though pleasure certainly appears had by shy men and women … Continue reading →

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What Does Light Talk About? | Rus Anson Photography

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Tinamarie Bernard

To those with the heart of a poet, our world can sometimes feel increasingly oppressive until we are reminded of simple miracles. When Catholism’s greatest theologian and poet, the Italian-born Thomas Aquinas wrote, he did so prolifically and with the … Continue reading →

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Sex with the Supernatural | ‘Dream Lovers’ by Kristina Wright

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Tinamarie Bernard

It’s confession time: I’ve not seen one Twilight movie nor read any of the books. It’s not that things that go hump in the night unaffect me, just that I prefer my supernatural fantasies to run amock more privately. Our … Continue reading →

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Fearless and Naked over 40 in Youth-Obsessed Culture

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Tinamarie Bernard

“Women over forty have a very clear picture of who they ARE, but a distorted idea of what they actually LOOK like.” – Jillian Todd, photographer One of the best-kept secrets of women’s lives is that as they age sex … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Eroticism and Sexual Wounds | Tantra Tuesday

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Tinamarie Bernard

Sacred sexuality doesn’t just belong to the realm of priests, pastors or prostitutes, nor is it only those elusive all-night orgasmic rituals from ancient civilizations chanting in hypnotic tongue. I do not know Sanskrit, practice Wicca, hold modern certifications bestowed … Continue reading →

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My Youngest Was Six When I Died

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Tinamarie Bernard

Love and the ability to trust are imprinting early on in our upbringing, as is our predilections for certain experiences, reinventing the same pattern, over and over again, to subconsciously draw new blood and finally know real healing. How many … Continue reading →

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Make Love, Not Porn | Why the Militant Conservatives and Radical Left Are Both Wrong

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Tinamarie Bernard

“For the first time in human history, the images’ power and allure have supplanted that of real naked women. Today, real naked women are just bad porn.“ Naomi Wolf The first time I made love, I just had to show up … Continue reading →

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Feminism and the Mainstreaming of Sexual Taboos

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Tinamarie Bernard

When it comes to female sexual submissiveness, one assumption is that women who seek lovers to ‘safely’ demean, bound, gag or ‘force’ them into sexual liaisons must be doing so for a variety of less than congenial reasons: a history … Continue reading →

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Mystical Whimsical Eroticism From Ancient India?

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Tinamarie Bernard

“What if your human lover is just about ready to insert a pulsating mass into your forest and rain there,” wrote Mirabai (c. 1498-1550), a female mystic and poet from India, and I can’t help but think that the divine … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a Voyeur

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Tinamarie Bernard

I never figured myself for a voyeur until I got caught, and this is my confession.

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Poetry of Sexual Love and Desire | Roberto Rubalcava Photography | Wadsworth

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Tinamarie Bernard

Taking off my clothes piece by piece, I turn to you, unwrap my body, feel you trace its contours with your fingers.

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