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"If
I am not for myself, who will be?
And if I am for myself alone, then what am I?
And if not now, when?"
Rabbi Hillel, Pirke
Avot 1:14
Philosophy
of X
Ethical Hedonism also has roots in the Cult of Amor developed by the medieval
troubadours and trobaritzes who sang the praises of sensual desire intertwined
with spiritual love. The origins of the term X-rated lie within this Romantic
Revolution of the Middle Ages when many of the troubadours and Albegensians
rebelled against the powerful Roman Catholic Church (Roma spelled backwards
is Amor).
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"The Lovers" from Charles VI Tarot Deck
Artists
painted X's in their paintings to communicate their position of romantic rebellion
to their comrades. Now being rated X or XXX means a film has explicit sex.
The forces of sex and religion have battled each other for the souls of humanity
for so long that one can hardly think of one without considering the opposition
of the other. Must sex be irreverent to be hot? Is there such a thing as sacred
sex? Why does religion seem to demonize recreational sex while sacralizing
procreative sex?
At the Institute, we sacralize recreational sex, sometimes using the symbols
of Christianity and Judaism, sometimes ancient Greco-Roman, Asian or African
sacred symbols. Our erotic celebrations and commemorations run the gamut,
from our Old-Time Sexual Revival wherein we "raise up ye who are limp
and make wet ye who are dry," to our ritual whippings of "sinners"
on the Bondage Cross and other pieces of S/M interactive sculpture to our
Commedia Erotica Passion Plays of the Story
of Queen Esther of the Hebrew Bible/Christian Old Testament who used her
powers of sexual seduction to save her people from Genocide and our Juneteenth
Erotic Emancipation Proclamation Celebration (including an erotic enactment
of the Freeing of the Slaves). Then there was our fabulous Foot
Fetish Salon held on the Thursday night before Easter, the traditional
day for the "Washing of the Feet," when priests go to prisons to
wash the feet of inmates. Every January, we celebrate Eros
Day, the time when the planet Eros is closest to the Earth. Religion--new
and old--is a constant topic of conversation, celebration and consternation
at the Institute.
As a sex therapist in private practice, I specialize in treating victims of
religious sexual abuse, people whose sex lives have been destroyed, distorted
or excessively repressed by a strict, religious, anti-sex upbringing.
I listen and talk to thousands of these people every day. They don't all need
psychiatric help. But they do need sexual knowledge of all kinds, from anatomy
to philosophy. They need systems of though to help them understand, accept
and shape their sexuality according to their pleasures and society's concerns.
For more and more of these victims of religious sexual abuse, Ethical Hedonism
is the most sensible system.
As for those who weren't brought up by a particular religion, they are yanked
and nudged by the confusing commandments of the Media (Thou shalt covet this
sexy actress, but thou shalt not see her nipples, lest we be struck with an
NC-17 rating) and the Law (where Sex Crimes constitute a growth industry).
They
need a system of thinking about sex, pleasure, pain and society that makes
sense to all their senses, including their common sense.
For more and more of us, brothers and sisters, lovers and sinners, Ethical Hedonism is that system. Hallelujah. Let the pleasures continue. Amen and Awomen. Don't stop! Don't stop! Don't stop!
Go back to beginning of Ethical Hedonism Manifesto
Video Self-Portrait: Dr. Susan Block
Some
Events and Activities at
The Dr. Susan Block Institute:
Adventures in Outercourse
Democratic Sex Celebrations with
Mario Saucedo's Cage of Justice
Erotic Art of the Apocalypse with
Mario Saucedo's Bondage Cross
Fabulous Foot Fetish Salons
Spanking for Adults Only
Vibrators and Other Lovers
Wet on Wet: The New Bisexual Female
Dildo Fellatio
Panty-lingus
Freestyle Roleplay
Dildo Dancing
Fashion Passions
Horny Housewife on the Cross
"Eros Day" - Christmas for Ethical Hedonists
Spontaneous Coitus
Inner Space: A Sex Odyssey
Luscious Cunnilingus
The Fine Art of Fellatio
G-Spot Stimulated Female Ejaculation
Male Multiple Ejaculation
Commedia Erotica
Auto Anal
Fisting
Eros Day Passion Play
The Womb Room
