Another important way in which the erotic connection functions is the open and fearless underlining of my capacity for joy. In the way my body stretches to music and opens into response, hearkening to its deepest rhythms, so every level upon which I sense also opens to the erotically satisfying experience, whether it is dancing, building a... See more

Something I think about a lot is how liberation has always been spiritual, always been embodied. There’s an ancestral component to this. Getting ourselves free has always involved spirit, and always involved the body.

I don’t mean spirit in a floaty, abstract, white-washed way.

I mean ass-shaking.

I mean hair-braiding.

I mean altar-tending.

I mean sweat... See more