Welcome to a space for the spirituality of gay and bisexual men. We have within ourselves the resources for our healing, liberation, and growth. Connecting with each other, we encounter the grace to lay hold of a richer, juicier life. Losing ourselves in deep play, we rediscover the bigger, freer, more joyous selves we're capable of becoming. Here I share my interest in personal and communal ritual, making art that expresses my inner life, and an intentional practice of erotic spirituality.
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Kanamara Matsuri
OK. So while some of us were celebrating Easter last Sunday,
the city of Kawasaki, just west of Tokyo, was celebrating the Festival of the
Steel Phallus. So named because a young woman rejected a demon who in revenge
took up residence in her vagina and bit any penis that ventured in, until the
resourceful heroine contracted with a blacksmith to forge a steel dildo on
which the demon broke his teeth and fled. I’m not making this up. But if it
didn’t exist, I’d have to. The current festival only goes back to 1969. It’s
happy-making to know that when you need a tradition, you can always invent one.
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ReplyDeleteThat last picture reminded me of these two. 😇
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