Over the past 6 months calls have been made, authors have been selected, first drafts were written, biographies collected, second, third, forth and in one case seventh drafts were penned…

But now, they are all in.  The 33 essays for Spirit of Desire: Personal Journeys in Sacred Kink, edited by Lee Harrington, is off to the crack team of copy and layout editors at Mystic Productions Press.

If all goes as planned, expect to see the book become available for purchase between Thanksgiving and Yule, 2010.

Historically, when folks have asked me “can I get a spiral bound copy of Shibari You Can Use,” I would make a one off.  No more!  I have now had enough folks ask if spiral bound versions of Sacred Kink and Shibari You Can Use, that they are now available direct to you!

Spiral Bound- Shibari You Can Use: Japanese Rope Bondage and Erotic Macramé
$21.99

Spiral Bound- Sacred Kink: The Eightfold Paths of BDSM and Beyond
$27.95

Why would you want a spiral bound copy?

• Ease of access for flipping pages open when doing ties
• Referencing pages and rituals repeatedly
• Not worrying about bent corners and broken book spines
• Easy to loan out to friends
• Great for adding index tabs for referencing your favorite ties or ideas
• …and more

Enjoy!

Anthology Call-
Spirit of Desire: Personal Journeys in Sacred Kink

In 2009, Lee Harrington’s “Sacred Kink: The Eightfold Paths of BDSM and Beyond” opened up the dialogue around altered states of consciousness, sexuality with intent, sex magic, and BDSM and its intersections with faith to an audience hungry for information. Now, it’s time to tell your stories.

Have you experienced catharsis, ordeals, transformation or a rite of passage in your erotic edge experiences? Do your perceive your consensual slavery as an ascetic path, find depth in your fear play, or dance in delight at the end of a lash? Do your fetish objects hold actual power? Does your connection to the divine manifest through your kink, engaging you through possession in or through scenes or as a sacred consort? Perhaps you have a different tale to tell?

Authors are invited to write 2-10 pages (approximately 1000-5500 words) about their own personal experiences with Sacred Kink. Anthology contributions need to be about a specific encounter or theme/concept within the life of the author, not on Sacred Kink in general. Fiction is not appropriate. Poetry will be considered on a case by case basis.

Who Should Contribute:

We are looking for a variety of contributions- Tops and Bottoms, Masters/Mistresses and Slaves, Fetishists, Voyeurs, Swingers, Male, Female, Genderqueer, Straight, Queer, Monogamous, Polyamorous, Monotheist, Pantheist, Atheist, God-Owned… and everyone else. English-language contributions preferred, but multi-lingual entries accepted on a case by case basis.

How To Contribute:

Send a one-paragraph summary of the concept of what you want to write about to Lee@PassionAndSoul.com with the subject line “Spirit of Desire Anthology” before August 1st, 2010. Also include up to one paragraph about yourself as the author.

Why the summaries first? A book of only one type of entries would not show the diversity of Sacred Kink encounters and experiences taking place in our community and behind closed doors.

Once summaries have been accepted, authors will have until September 7th to get their rough draft in. New authors will be worked with throughout the process to help share their unique story with the world.

Are you ready to tell your tale of Sacred Kink? Drop us a line.

Compensation:

Authors will have their biographies listed in the book, have wholesale rights to the project, and receive 1 finished copy of the book upon completion.

Shed Skins:

Journeying in Self-…

By Lee Harrington

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Some of you may have heard that I was working on a project called WAKE. As I was weighing out whether or not I could do it, I sat down with myself to pour back through my transition through my self portraits from the past 10 years. I built myself a time machine, to go back and talk with Bridgett.

I’ve come to the decision to not do the WAKE project at this time. I have a bevy of reasons for this, but first and foremost is my physical and mental health. I can not do a project at this time that involves acknowledging the “death” of Bridgett when I myself am being very acutely aware of my mortality.

That said, this thing I have in my hands is beautiful.  Ming asked, when she saw it, if she could have one. I have decided that it is good to have it go out…  but not pushed hard. This is too intimate, too fresh, too raw.

But art needs an audience, I need an audience to reflect. Thus, I give it to all of you. If you want to pass it on to others (the book or the link to buy one), feel free. It is my own gift… or to quote the intro to the book:

“I acknowledge that every day I shed another skin, and every picture I take is a skin from my past, a telephone line through time to get back to who and where I was before. I have shed my skin and yet collect them, preserve them. so that perhaps I, and other snakes that look in, might remember.”

You are my tribe of snakes, shedding your own skins. Perhaps my own look in and back might help you. The preview on Blurb has been made not x-rated… but the book has explicit images in it and more.

Cheers,

Lee Harrington

http://www.PassionAndSoul.com

The back cover reads:

This book is more than a book.
It is a time traveling device, a fetish object, a tool of memory transmission.
It is art and history and a window in and through.
Journey at your own risk.

Inside are the shed skins, the lives lives, the ten year glimpse of one anthology of a life. From female to male, through relationships, identities, passions, fears, disappointment, bliss, love and joy. Skins pressed between pages, preserved, and changed in the viewing. Open with an open heart and leave changed. What skins have you shed?

Shed Skins:

Journeying in Self-…

By Lee Harrington

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Sacred Kink: The Eightfold Paths of BDSM and Beyond
by Lee Harrington
419 pages, Trade Paperback, ISBN 978-0-557-21176-0, ©2009

The Journey of Sex and Spirit

Some of us have had a moment in the middle of fun and sexual exploration that lead to connecting with the divine or having an epiphany about life that was far from expected. Others have been drawn to the possibilities of finding universal truths between the sheets or in the dungeon for all of their lives. Some are aware that their bodies hold the key towards knowing their spirits, but don’t know which doors of desire to unlock. Others have glimpsed the limitless where they have been told that only debauchery lives, and are looking to go back for more.

This and more is Sacred Kink.

Modern tools of BDSM, fetishism, kink and erotic adventuring have roots that go far back into history, tools that have been used for reaching altered states of consciousness, creating spiritual epiphanies, and changing lives. Sacred Kink: The Eightfold Paths of BDSM and Beyond explores the sacred roots of kink tools, and the ways kink can be used today for sacred workings. Explore and find practical tools involving:

• Negotiation, Communication and Aftercare for Sacred Kink
• Catharsis, Top Trances and Exorcising Personal Demons
• Ordeals, Earning Leathers, and Ending Relationships
• Energetically Transmitted Diseases and Solo Sex Magic
• Creating Ritual Play Spaces and Dedicated Tools
• Developing Rituals for Dominance and Submission
• Pain Processing and the Dialysis of Desire
• Erotic Shapeshifting and Possession Workings
• The Spiritual Calling of Mastery and Slavery
• Kink and Chemistry Ethics
• …and so much more.

Whether you’re a seasoned explorer or have never delved into the depths of adventurous sex and personal truth, you hold in your hand a roadmap, a set of keys, and an invitation to journey on your own path of Sacred Kink.

Lee Harrington is an internationally known sexuality and spirituality educator, gender adventurer, artist, shaman and published author on bondage, role-playing, gender, open relationships, and sacred sex. For more information visit www.PassionAndSoul.com.

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Purchase Sacred Kink as a book or PDF? Visit the provided links

Are you interested in wholesale purchasing of Sacred Kink, or the other book on Mystic Productions Press, Shibari You Can Use? Email Lee@PassionAndSoul.com for price inquiries and to place your orders today.

Do you do book reviews, are involved with the press, or for some other reason would like a digital copy PDF of the project to look into (or know of someone else who should review the book, see it, etc)? Email Lee@PassionAndSoul.com

In 2 weeks the book will also be up on Amazon.com and other online retailers. However, as anyone who has worked in the publishing world knows, buying from authors helps support authors. Support an author today!

Kisses,
Lee Harrington
http://www.PassionAndSoul.com