• Thursday, November 5, 2009 - 12:50pm By Margaret Wade
    Among those who shared comments with me about body fluids and spirituality since my last column, they spoke more of issues that are central to daily life than about sacred sex practices or rituals. Sharing body fluids can mean sharing disease or...
  • Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 4:03pm By Margaret Wade
    Kenneth Ray Stubbs is known for his books and DVDs on erotic massage and his book Women of the Light: The New Sacred Prostitute. This book introduced women who practiced various sex-related careers; he referred to them as “sacred prostitutes,” women...
  • Wednesday, June 10, 2009 - 1:28pm By Margaret Wade
    The first sex rituals were probably practiced by shamans as soon as humans figured out the connection between sex and babies. A shaman is a tribal diviner, medicine person, witch doctor or healer, an intermediary between humans and the spirit world...
  • Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 10:20am By Margaret Wade
    Sociologists tell us that young people today feel alienated from the society around them. They feel disconnected, like they don't belong. Occasionally these scholars conclude that our culture has lost the traditions that give meaning to our lives...