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BECAUSE NOT EVERYTHING IS A MYSTERY IN IMPACT PLAY.
Fifty Shades of Pain
My essay about why enjoying the bliss-high is different from the pain high, what mazochism (and sadism) is, and what is not. The limitations of the system of brakes, and overreactive empathy, as a limiting factor for service-oriented tops.
The Secondary High: Why Does it Feel so Good to Watch?
This piece delves into the neuroscience and psychology of watching impact play - how mirror neurons, arousal by proxy and deep archetypal resonance turn observation into an embodied, collective and profoundly erotic experience.