Psyche and Eros

radical
intentionally transgressive
sexuality

connected to deep
sometimes ominous
psychic archetypes

interrelated
activities
and relationships

combining
eroticism sexual expression and
structured authority imbalances

Psyche
(fearing Eros may be a monster)
enters darkened bedchamber

cautiously hovering
over her lover
with a lamp and a knife

classic tale of desire
longing secrecy mystery
domination submission

degradation suffering
mortal peril
and ultimate union

tales of intense
contradictory
emotions and sensations

fear and desire
restriction and liberation
torment and delight
humiliation and exhilaration
devotion and dread

paradoxical convergence
of discomfort
and pleasure

vitality
in cultural and personal
shadows

pleasure
in transgression
of cultural taboos

radical
intentionally
transgressive sexuality

recognizes challenge
as an integral part
of the human condition

acknowledges pain
as an agent
of paradoxical pleasure

accepts suffering
as progenitor of
psychological transformation

extreme intense
imaginative expressions
of human sexuality

soul
symbol of deep interiority
intimate and imaginative

hard at work
seeding
extravagant fantasies

poetic expression of
passionate sometimes cruel
aspects of inner being

fantasies of erotic violence
regurgitated
from primordial depths

calibrated cruelty
humiliation
primal sexuality

powerful!
pleasurable!
transformative!

transgressive
necessities
vale of soul-making

modes of perception
simultaneously expansive
and profoundly intimate

radical
intentionally
transgressive acts

Psyche
and Eros
converging

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