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LFGGG! We are back at it, boiz, gorls, and enby pearls<3

Sorry, too tied up to say much more ;)

The Growth of Artistic Rope

This shoot was a good first meditation on gender expression, rope, and the variety of emotions expressed in kink. Peace in nature. Pleasure in nature. Surrendering to nature. The brilliant-colorful-playfulness that creativity, connection, and intimacy thrive on! Then last, the descent back into peace, and the dark yearning to connect again...

Photos and rope: SeraFern

Happy 2025 Pride!

Sharing the iterations of my pride shibari look that I went through. I got to wear one out to DC pride<3 This is my second year wearing rope out to a pride, I wanted to do it again since I got some fun convos doing it last year at Baltimore pride :)

These pictures also depict my first time doing a hishi karada, a surprisingly easy self tie I'd definitely recommend<3

Kink, Freud, and Feminism: Where Psychology went Wrong and Where it is Now

I finished my first class for my master's program! Attached here, as well as copy-pasted, is one of the papers I wrote for the class, with a few additional hours put into after the fact. I'd love your feedback if you check it out! Did you learn anything, do you disagree with anything, or does the piece inspire additional questions? What do you think about it?

Kink, Freud, and Feminism: Where Psychology Went Wrong and Where it is Now

Kink has a history of being pathologized and di...

Happy Halloween/Samhain!

I hope your scary season has been fun<3 I’ve been enjoying this foray into tying! This shoot was definitely showcasing the skills of the person that I’m tying with most often and learning from. The idea behind it was “summoning a succubus”. But in the whole scene, it reinforced the artistic and intimate but entirely unsexualized elements of tying for me.

The most interesting part of the shoot for me was exploring different types of pain that I talked about in my main post...

Summoning a Succubus: A Meditation on Pain through Semenawa

Quiet incantations and restless prayers preceded this scene. I don’t believe in gods or in magic, but the energy raised on that day had a power I can’t describe. I’m learning to.

I invite you to see them, here.

Looking back at these photos, I wonder. What brings someone to seek this? Maybe, presence. This particular scene of suspending became a meditation on pains and their relationship to pleasure.

She binds my foot in a beautiful criss-cros...

My First Suspension

"Wait-"

It wasn't what she told me to say if I needed to give up, but I wasn't sure I was ready to. I really wanted to do this. My head was on the floor, and my tying partner paused and peeked at me from behind my partially suspended body. She held the ropes still and we sat in silence. This would be my first time being suspended, and she was lifting me from our starting point: a futomomo. According to her, it was one of the most painful ties to lift from. And she wasn't wrong. It hurt...

Fresh Inspiration

Really wish Patreon would let us post both photos and videos, or even multiple videos.

BUT THEY DON'T so you just get this silly little video that I was going to mute my music on, but also you'd miss me laughing at the Beatles coming on with this cute goofy little song chat introduced me to because I like Ringo.

Anyhow, my knees appear to be healed! I'm cutting now, and in the time healing and also focusing more on rope, I have been sinking into stretches. I've lost so much back...

Year of Bulk Progress - Month 8/8 - From Maintenance to Cutting

This month was more a maintenance month than a bulking month, and I’ve thrown away the idea of bulking for a full year after contemplating it through this month.

I was pushing myself really hard to lift heavy, and for a while that was working. However, I think I struggled to see all the issues in my form and I started feeling pain in my knees. I began to get frustrated with how much time I was spending in the gym while having to drop my weights back and try to fix issues in my form I ...

Welcome back to the Nature District

I don't run this place, but I protect it. Behave yourself, respect the space, or you may find yourself shrunk and cast off into the chill stream before nightfall sets. Behave yourself, and you may find your own ties to this place.

-Emory

Year of Bulk Progress - Month 7/12

CW: discussion of weight

I hit a wall.

Something is off with my squat form, or I have a muscle imbalance that has been causing me knee problems. So I had to walk it back, a lot. Nothing has been more maddening. Lifting has been a place I go to so I can feel good, feel strong, and find peace, but this month it felt like emotional torture. Not to be dramatic :)

Should I be doing this? Have I made a mistake? Have I lost too much progress? Can I get past this? And I know no on...

Future of the Bowman Interview

Would you like to see more interviews from the Bowman event?

(PS I haven't forgotten about our other votes, just been very busy! The writing I am excited to get to, looking forward to covering self-ties. The video essay I may save for once I knock a few of these YouTube videos out, getting my flow down<3)

Arianna Jasmine Interview

One of my interviews from the Jamaal Bowman event! While Bowman lost this time, there are still a lot of relevant topics covered in this chat! I hope you enjoy it<3

https://www.instagram.com/arianajasmine___/

Upcoming Photoshoot Scene Practice

We've been preparing for this upcoming shoot, and it's starting to come together...we've found a beautiful place to shoot, tied some ties (though some of it will be free flow again), and we've even decided we are going to start adding video as a part of our shoots! I'm thrilled. We will be shooting on Wednesday the 24th, then I will be editing it all up to get it out to you<3

Tthe beginning clip is very important proof that my photographer has very important proof of me being feisty...

Year of Bulk Progress - Month 6/12

This month was chaos, so here's a messy, creative project! That feels fitting for month 6. Halfway through, and I'm exhausted from protesting, partying, and canvassing.

That exhaustion has shown its face through having to drop my weights back. I hate that. Patience is what I need and I know it, but still, I'm hungry to see results. Results is what this project was about. Can I build muscle, be stronger? As I look over the collection of our first six months, I can't say it looks like it...

Growing and Bonding in Sanctuaries

This is probably the most fun shoot I’ve had so far. I’ve been learning to use rope and plants as a medium to play and be silly, create and make mistakes. I think that goofy exploration comes out in this set. From, “LOOK AT WHAT I GREW” to “I am now chained to this forest I’ve birthed in this place” and ending on the peace, sensuality, and continued craving that can come from good relationships (whether that be with a craft, another being, or yourself), I hope this shoot reminds...

Year of Bulk Progress - Month 5/12

The month before this one I was revisiting form, so I dropped back a lot of my weights and worked my way back up. This month, I have been nailing my previous maxes with new form, or hitting new maxes. It feels amazing! I'm gaining weight a little faster than intended, but I'll take it with the new strength :) I'm feeling good, and I can say after five months of working with the bar I think I'm starting to figure it out. It's funny, I still feel like a beginner!

Not sure if these show ...

Tattoo Tour!

Here's a little video sharing my three tattoos. Thank you to the person who commissioned this! For more information on the origins on each tattoo, write-ups below :)

CW: discussion of self-harm


Tattoo one 

Right when I hit 18 I legally changed my name and got my first tattoo. Throughout highschool I struggled with my gender identity and Wicca became the first source I found articulating anything close to gender exploration. I read a book talking about ideas of wor...

The Kink Journal: What page next?

• Voting time! We have several events coming up this month that could go in one of our new collections: the kink journal. If I only got to add one to the journal (or three short write ups), what would you be most interested in hearing about?

  • Second nude beach visit

    • I'll be revisiting the same nude beach with the same companion, this time with warmer weather, the desire to swim, and hopefully less shyness!

  • Shibari self-ties (cla...

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Year of Bulk Progress - Month 4/12

Before these pictures, I hit the gym and wasn't hitting my usual weights or volumes. On "progress picture" day I want to feel powerful and like I can see my progress. This month has been brutal for training with travel to family and then getting sick.

The reality is that progress is not linear, but also that progress can happen in areas you aren't measuring. I'm feeling increasingly confident in my form, I feel confident that I know what I need to do to get back into pushing for gains ...

First Flexing Video! :D Yay!

First flexing video and my first self-edited video! This one has been in the pipeline, so is recordings from last month, but I struggled to finish the last touches before my travels. The last voiceovers and minor edits were complete today, so hopefully my bit of sick voice isn't too noticeable.

This is certainly a starting point, but I feel excited to get working today on the video footage I took at my sister's. (I went over it while I was there and the METAL PLATES ARE LIKE LIFTING AS...

Body Progress Pics, Master's Program, and more!

• I’m officially going to be applying for a Marriage and Family Therapy master’s program at National University, California :D The program will be online, however, so I don’t need to move. I will keep you updated as things progress.

• We have our first video decided! I’m going to be making a smaller video on what lifting has taught me. Planning on including a little information on my program I’m following now, as well as showing those lifts off! I was surprised to...

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Year of Bulk Progress - Month 3/12

Here's month 3 of our year of bulking on the Stronglifts 5x5 Program. This was my first day trying a lat spread! We've got the double bicep here, too. I'm looking forward to learning more poses and seeing how things progress :]

Mini Video Project Poll!

It's time to create my first video, so let's do it small and humble to get the process down :) What would you like to have a mini from me on?

• Evolutionary Psychology 101
  • Themes: everything evo psych 101, a first step in steelmanning
• A meditation on Spring, Gardening, and Death
  • Themes: Spring, Plant Parenthood, and Loss
• A response to Contrapoint’s most recent (Twilight)
  • Themes: kink, gender, religious p...
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First time at a Nude Beach :D

I visited a nude beach for the first time.

I have wanted to visit one for a while. Theoretically, I know that I “should” enjoy non-sexualized nudity and relax into it, or at least not be so shy about it. That’s a strong part of my personal philosophy. I want nudity to be a free and relaxed time, unrestrained and at my most natural. But I struggle to actually embody that. While we may know something on a logical level, our emotions and physical reactions conflict sometimes. In high...