In Goddess We Trust
What is a "Sacred Slut"? by J. Devi
Potina
Historically speaking and conspicuously missing from much written history, there was what academicians called "the Sacred Prostitute." There is much distortion and conjecture about the Sacred Prostitute. The basic sketch depicts these women as working in Temples to Goddesses such as Aphrodite, with men paying money to the Temple in exchange for sexual services. Needless to say, they have acquired a bad reputation over the years. There is a strategic reason for this.
More recently, female scholars have investigated the mytho-history of the Sacred Prostitute. I consider it to be a powerful archetype for females as well as males, one which has the potential to grab the patriarchy by it's gonads.
One scholar believes that one of the services Sacred Prostitutes provided was to "take the war out" of men who had been soldiers. I believe Sacred Prostitutes were priestesses to the Goddess who were skilled in methods using sensuality and sexuality as doorways to spiritual awakening, healing, increasing consciousness and realization of the Divine Self.
If one considers that the US military recognized that high energy states can be used to reroute a panic and or guilt stricken soldier's mind, the element of "currency" becomes less pecuniary. I suspect that the word for currency got distorted over the years and that the truer issue was that of working with high energy states.
More recently, female scholars have investigated the mytho-history of the Sacred Prostitute. I consider it to be a powerful archetype for females as well as males, one which has the potential to grab the patriarchy by it's gonads.
One scholar believes that one of the services Sacred Prostitutes provided was to "take the war out" of men who had been soldiers. I believe Sacred Prostitutes were priestesses to the Goddess who were skilled in methods using sensuality and sexuality as doorways to spiritual awakening, healing, increasing consciousness and realization of the Divine Self.
If one considers that the US military recognized that high energy states can be used to reroute a panic and or guilt stricken soldier's mind, the element of "currency" becomes less pecuniary. I suspect that the word for currency got distorted over the years and that the truer issue was that of working with high energy states.
I use the term "Slut" instead of "Prostitute" for several reasons, one being that I believe the payment of fiduciary funds is more of a contemporary legal term. It is no small coincidence that in this market economy, the one thing that men will pay large sums to women for is the most forbidden and quite dangerous; i.e., if money talks, it's one way to keep women quiet.
"Slut" is also a more inclusive term that gets to the power of shame. It is a Power Word that with the possible exception of many fags, being called a slut has the effect of a phaser in it's ability to stun the target. It can stigmatize people to the extent that just the fear of being seen as one can deflect someone from enjoying and exploring their sexual being. I know of no more effective way of keeping women from experiencing their own power than through judgements of their bodies and the gifts those bodies can provide. I suspect such judgements are at the root of many physical ailments as well.
"Slut" is also a more inclusive term that gets to the power of shame. It is a Power Word that with the possible exception of many fags, being called a slut has the effect of a phaser in it's ability to stun the target. It can stigmatize people to the extent that just the fear of being seen as one can deflect someone from enjoying and exploring their sexual being. I know of no more effective way of keeping women from experiencing their own power than through judgements of their bodies and the gifts those bodies can provide. I suspect such judgements are at the root of many physical ailments as well.
Some will argue that spiritual traditions like yoga teach that sexuality will deter a devotee from her/his path. This is probably particularly true for many males who usually need to take their focus off their genitalia. Women however, partly because they are conditioned to be more selfless and inwardly focused, are more likely to discover their Divine Selves through their bodies. The more inherent ability to experience multiple orgasms enables women to remain in ecstatic states for longer periods of time. This seems to be a key (or chi) to open the doorways for divine energies that spark spiritual awakenings, awareness of the energy bodies and experiencing many "siddhis" or magical powers.
I use the term "Slut" to reclaim this power that the patriarchy has so effectively tried to excommunicate from our consciousness. It is not my intention to glamorize the archetype or the path it entails. Nor do I wish to imply that it's solely about being a "good fuck" or the Hallmark version of "love is." It is a path that many people find themselves on, some by scandal or incest or sheer delight in the power, knowledge and beauty that can be experienced through these wonders we call bodies.
(Nov/Dec 1994) All Rights Reserved
I use the term "Slut" to reclaim this power that the patriarchy has so effectively tried to excommunicate from our consciousness. It is not my intention to glamorize the archetype or the path it entails. Nor do I wish to imply that it's solely about being a "good fuck" or the Hallmark version of "love is." It is a path that many people find themselves on, some by scandal or incest or sheer delight in the power, knowledge and beauty that can be experienced through these wonders we call bodies.
(Nov/Dec 1994) All Rights Reserved
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