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54 Azaza/Brialanae: On Kink, Consent and Shared Power

Season 2, Ep. 27

This has to be one of my favorite podcasts ever and one I’ve wanting to talk about for so long we talk about: kink, consent, a lot of sexual healing via such “lower” chakra practices. We talk about sex as an energy, as creativity, as about control, power, release and we cover even a few sacramental practices with regards to offering sexual/jing energy and the like. We also relate the rituals of learning consent, actually sitting down and sifting through our desires, and many modes of constant checking-in and considerations done to make any kind of kinky or even emotionally vulnerable space — safer and more enjoyable! (Maria relates this to games, and art making being more safety process oriented). Azaza also shares key radicalizations in terms of really realizing what power is, inside of relationships. THIS IS A MUST LISTEN, to anyone who like sex, relationship and any kind of play, do let us know what y’all pick up from this!


Language Note: a lot of key terms are in tagalog, this ep is in taglish


Covers:


  • How she got into it, ethical hedonist, QUEER presencing
  • sex as creativity, other kinds of babies
  • reclaiming control, surrender, spiritual sex, womb work
  • menstruation, period blood magick
  • themes around kink: control, intimacy, limits
  • vetting partners, professional partners
  • subspace is like journeys, creating safety, after-care, surgery fore-thought
  • mental safety, contracts, how this translates as well to other contexts
  • virtual kink, vulnerability doesn't always equate to safety
  • expressing desires, boundaries discussion, safety in games and theater
  • safety tools, language, lines, traffic systems, necessary communication
  • having space for shame without being shamed for it
  • neurodivergent comfort in rules and kink, having kink tables with work! family! yourself!
  • rituals for sharing power, checking in, presencing other people's desires
  • being said no to is that they feel safe enough to express their boundaries; a holy trust of receiving a no
  • unraveling stories around power, and bodies of women and how much space/desire one can have
  • POWER SAFETY CONSENT! DRAWING LINES! KNOWING YOURSELF


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Azaza's Socials

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Sample Lines list for Games

Sample Table for BDSM


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