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Fetish Friday: Hypnosis

Leave a Comment / BDSM, Fetish Friday / Edward Volkl / 06/20/2025

Hypnosis, an ancient practice rooted in the manipulation of consciousness and suggestion, has a rich history spanning centuries. From ancient civilizations to modern psychology, hypnosis has intrigued and captivated individuals seeking to explore the depths of the human mind. In recent years, hypnosis has found a place within BDSM, offering a unique avenue for psychological exploration, power exchange, and sexual enhancement.

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Fetish Friday: Sensory Deprivation

Leave a Comment / BDSM, Fetish Friday / Edward Volkl / 06/13/2025

The world fades into darkness, and every sound becomes amplified. A soft breath, a light touch, a whisper feels sharper, more intense. Sensory deprivation involves removing or limiting sight, sound, or both through tools like blindfolds, earmuffs, or blackout hoods. Without these senses, anticipation, focus, and heightened awareness become more pronounced. Sensory deprivation creates a powerful shift in perception, an emotional and psychological experience that can be both thrilling and deeply immersive.

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Fetish Friday: Masks

Leave a Comment / BDSM, Fetish Friday / Edward Volkl / 06/06/2025

This week, Fetish Friday is in disguise as it explores masks, not as party props but as erotic catalysts. These items have long moved beyond the category of costume and into something far more charged. Something is enduring about concealment that invites a strange kind of liberation, one that continues to entice and unsettle. Erotic freedom often begins where identity blurs and masks offer just the right invitation.

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Fetish Friday: Restraints and Bondage

Leave a Comment / BDSM, Fetish Friday / Edward Volkl / 05/30/2025

The image of a person bound, arms secured above their head, wrists encircled by rope, or ankles fastened to a post, evokes a visceral reaction. For some, it calls to mind a kinktastic experience or for others, it awakens desire, curiosity, or a desire to explore. Within BDSM, restraint occupies a central place. It is not merely about limiting physical freedom. It is about creating intention, exploring trust, and altering power through form and focus. To understand why restraint is so captivating, one must look not only to the present but to its long, layered history.

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Fetish Friday: Whips and Chains

Leave a Comment / BDSM, Fetish Friday / Edward Volkl / 05/23/2025

The phrase “whips and chains” is often thrown around by those who have never spent time in kink spaces. It gets used as a joke, a reference, or a punchline. It sounds daring to those outside the community, but for those who enjoy BDSM, the phrase is an empty echo. It has lost any connection to the tools it describes or the care behind their use.

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Fetish Friday: Spanking

Leave a Comment / BDSM, Fetish Friday / Edward Volkl / 05/16/2025

Spanking occupies a deeply rooted place in human eroticism. Within the BDSM community, it holds particular significance not only as a tool for sensation but also as a channel for psychological play. While often perceived as merely punitive or disciplinary, spanking engages with themes of trust, ritual, anticipation, and emotional connection. It can be slow and sensual or sharp and bracing. The sensations vary, but the emotional impact often lingers long after the skin cools.

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Fetish Friday: Bastinado

Leave a Comment / BDSM, Fetish Friday / Edward Volkl / 05/09/2025

Bastinado, the practice of striking the soles of the feet, holds a distinct and intimate place in BDSM. Unlike other forms of impact play, it focuses on a body part that is both physically sensitive and symbolically rich. Within kink, bastinado offers a combination of pain, control, ritual, and eroticism that many find deeply satisfying. Yet the roots of bastinado extend far beyond modern fetish scenes. They stretch through ancient punishment rituals, imperial discipline, and centuries of power and resistance across multiple cultures.

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Fetish Friday: Objectification

Leave a Comment / BDSM, Fetish Friday / Edward Volkl / 05/02/2025

Welcome to Fetish Friday and while not every topic chatted about here might be the object of your desires, this week it is at least, well an object as we explore objectification. Objectification is a unique aspect of BDSM that involves treating a person as an object or instrument for sexual gratification. While objectification has a long history within human sexuality, its exploration within the context of BDSM has given rise to a diverse range of kinks and practices. Throughout this exploration, the historical roots of objectification in fetishism will be uncovered, alongside an examination of various prevalent kinks and their appeal to individuals within the BDSM community.

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Fetish Friday: Lactation

Leave a Comment / BDSM, Fetish Friday / Edward Volkl / 04/25/2025

This week’s Fetish Friday explores lactation and ANR, desires that blends nurturing with power dynamics. Rooted in sensuality and care, lactation can manifest in various ways, from the act of breastfeeding to the psychological roles of caregiver and receiver. Understanding its complexity requires acknowledging the historical context of breastfeeding, sexuality, and gender roles, as well as how these influences have shaped its significance today. Exploring this fetish highlights not only its personal and psychological dimensions but also the importance of consent and safety in these intimate explorations.

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