tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post5727899435680351762..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: A Dash of Delicious Sin: The Legacy of a Catholic GirlhoodAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-13703194143982933652010-12-20T23:25:08.401-05:002010-12-20T23:25:08.401-05:00When I was eleven years old, and had just barely d...When I was eleven years old, and had just barely discovered sexual feelings, the Catholic Church told me I was now a mortal sinner---quite possibly destined to spend all eternity in hell. This was a devastating blow: as a mortal sinner, I was now far from God's grace, out in some kind of cold, black darkness of the soul. I felt a sickening dread that stayed with me for my whole adolescence. I was so terrified that I literally never touched myself again until I was nearly 18. <br /><br />My parents WERE crushingly anti-sexual, too---no more so than the Church, though. If a little guilt and shame add spice, too much is soul-killing. But it was the cruelty of the Catholic Church's teachings that caused me finally to leave it as a young adult. How wonderful that you've transformed all of those threats and prohibitions into your personal erotic liberation!Patrick Reillynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-32530302552307248932010-08-19T13:58:27.717-04:002010-08-19T13:58:27.717-04:00A fellow apostate says this is a post we need more...A fellow apostate says this is a post we need more of in erotica writing world. Morin's book sounds thoughtful and useful on many levels. “Your disobedience becomes a demonstration that your desires are superior to the pitiful prohibitions that dare to dampen your enthusiasm. Guilt reveals its richest aphrodisiac potential when it is not forgotten, but vanquished.” That is one delicious insight...and I agree, you don't need to be raised hard-core (*chuckles*) Catholic to take its legacy and run with it. The why, always as interesting as the how.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-40983299641031703242010-08-09T01:28:48.481-04:002010-08-09T01:28:48.481-04:00Donna,
Sorry for the delayed reply. I really enj...Donna,<br /><br />Sorry for the delayed reply. I really enjoyed your post. It confirms my long-held theory that, for a writer to write about the ramifications of sin, they need to understand the concept on several levels. <br /><br />Thank you for providing so much food for thought.<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />AshAshley Listerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997769708965362938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-24762683704694224242010-08-08T10:18:17.663-04:002010-08-08T10:18:17.663-04:00Whirling tends to be a good thing for me, too, Kat...Whirling tends to be a good thing for me, too, Kathleen! And Garce, yeah, the easiest way to squash my libido is to start in on the "beautiful act" euphemisms. Dirty, sweaty, profane is where it's at, lol!<br /><br />Thank you, too, Emerald. I know you've traveled some similar paths and glad to know it resonated.Donnahttp://www.donnageorgestorey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-45543420085521704632010-08-08T00:39:04.159-04:002010-08-08T00:39:04.159-04:00I loved this post, Donna! I appreciated the thing...I loved this post, Donna! I appreciated the things you shared from Morin's book as well as the interweaving of it with your own offerings. <br /><br /><i>"'Your disobedience becomes a demonstration that your desires are superior to the pitiful prohibitions that dare to dampen your enthusiasm. Guilt reveals its richest aphrodisiac potential when it is not forgotten, but vanquished.' Every act of sexual pleasure thus becomes a story of a desiring human overcoming 'thou shalt not' to attain liberation."</i><br /><br />I found that so cool I don't even know how to describe it.<br /><br />I really loved your post's conclusion, especially this:<br /><br /><i>"The more I write, the more I realize what a sacred endeavor all creativity can be. . . . As an adult in bed with my lover or sitting before my keyboard transforming a blank file into a story, I take on the role of priestess in my own spiritual practice."</i><br /><br />Thank you so much for writing and sharing this. <br /><br />(Also, Craig—love "lemons of piety into erotic lemonade"!) :))Emeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00819037087504004841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-88458461821103235412010-08-07T20:06:29.760-04:002010-08-07T20:06:29.760-04:00This was an excellent post. As someone from an in...This was an excellent post. As someone from an intensely relgious past I also experience what you;re describing as this tension between Catholicsm and sensuality. I also like your comment that is sex wasn't dirty but a beautiful act of love - oh, how dull. One of these days one of my characters will find an occasion to say that.<br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-53759158605628241042010-08-07T11:59:36.583-04:002010-08-07T11:59:36.583-04:00Donna - thought provoking entry. My mind is whirli...Donna - thought provoking entry. My mind is whirling, and that's a good thing.Kathleen Bradeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347913255760493335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-21525663235934861282010-08-07T11:01:05.562-04:002010-08-07T11:01:05.562-04:00Thank you, Lisabet! My aunt is nun and I've s...Thank you, Lisabet! My aunt is nun and I've spent way more time in convents than you'd expect, but it is educational. I owe my friends for some good story lines too ;-).<br /><br />And Craig, well, it sounds like your friends have provided you with inspiration, too! Now I'm thirsty for lemonade....Donnahttp://www.donnageorgestorey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-79416908959300981082010-08-07T05:08:22.529-04:002010-08-07T05:08:22.529-04:00As an adult in bed with my lover or sitting before...<i>As an adult in bed with my lover or sitting before my keyboard transforming a blank file into a story, I take on the role of priestess in my own spiritual practice.</i><br /><br />What a delicious statement!<br /><br />I was not raised Catholic either, but good fortune has "blessed" me some lovely exposure to, and participation in, rebellion against Catholic restrictions.<br /><br />Yum.<br /><br />Thanks for your intelligent and revealing insight into the "how to" of turning lemons of piety into erotic lemonade.Craig Sorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08101869420537661374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-82902180307980410472010-08-07T04:37:13.756-04:002010-08-07T04:37:13.756-04:00Hello, Donna,
What a great post! Typically erudit...Hello, Donna,<br /><br />What a great post! Typically erudite ;^) Not too many of our guests provide footnotes! Thanks for sharing your insights. <br /><br />(I wasn't brought up Catholic, by the way. But I had a close girlfriend who wanted to be a nun. She taught me a lot!)<br /><br />Warmly,<br />LisabetLisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.com