How we unconsciously suppress the Feminine
How we unconsciously suppress the Feminine from Ruby May on Vimeo.
On Penetration
I wouldn't go as far as to say that I'd never have anal sex with a man who hasn't been penetrated himself... I'm not really one for principles... and besides, who hasn't done slightly questionable things in the name of being turned on? ;) But I find it so amazing how...
On Prayer
Living in a culture that values the head over everything else, as I enter events and rituals that are heart-spaces, I always meet a wave of sadness in me as I acknowledge what a process it is, to transition... to move from a cerebral gadget-riddled ADD culture of...
Feeling pain as creative activism
On feeling helpless in a world that seems to be crumbling before our eyes... Each moment brings possibilities for creative activism. In a world that teaches you to be an obedient and numbed little consumer, to listen to authority rather than yourself and to abandon...
Vagina Dentata
A curious thing it is, that the default world feels ok with the yin qualities of the vagina - their capacity to receive a penis - and rather less ok with their yang qualities, like their capacity to ejaculate, menstruate and give birth.. Except of course when they...
On slut-shaming men
I know that sexual shaming is rampant universally, but through my work I often come into contact with how women - feeling threatened by male desire - so often shame men, sometimes overtly, but often unconsciously. I know many of us have been victims to men’s desire...
The Dark Feminine
The European fairytale hag, Medusa from ancient Greece, Hel, the Germanic Goddess, the snapping vagina in Navajo culture, Ereshkigal of the Summerian Inanna myth, Kali, Lillith… Throughout our human history, we have collected myths and tales of the Dark Feminine. We...
Splish Splash
“All of the fluids in our body become moist when we are moved - we cry, we lubricate, we bleed, all of the numinous experiences of our bodies have to do with moisture. And it’s moisture that brings life to this planet.”- Jean Shinoda Bolen Recently hundreds of...
What is Wild knows how to Thrive
What a simple action, yet we seem to have forgotten it: the art of listening. Through listening, our senses can start to open to all the subtle yet powerful guidance that our earth - and what is wild - offers. We can begin to see the simple abundance that is offered,...
I only had sex for money once
I only had sex for money once. It had been a fantasy for a long time and although I skirted around the edge of the sex industry for years and have also been an outspoken advocate for sex worker rights, it only happened once. I was so curious. Would it be pleasurable?...