Last Saturday, MissK presented a class on blood play. Here's her summary of the class:
Bloodkink : The Little Red TabooOk, so who has not cut themselves with a kitchen knife, gotten a papercut, been pricked by a thorn, or had blood drawn by the local vampire…erm.. I mean nurse? Now there are some that pass out at the sight of blood, but for majority of us we slap a band-aid on it, curse a bit, and move right along. In our day to day lives, small amounts of blood are just no big deal. And yet, in the kink world you start drawing blood and some people call you an "edge player". Let's try and explore why.
Think back now to a time long ago, ancient times……ok, so you were not there and it is all hearsay, but there are a few thoughts that have made it through the ages in one form or another around blood.
Let's start with sex, one of my favorite taboo subjects. Sex through religion and society revolves around taboos of all kinds. What does this have to do with blood? Well when we talk sex and fertility, menstrual blood has been link to hundreds of taboos, rituals, rites of passage, and even in some cultures menstruating women are outcasts for a time. Add to it blood at childbirth (which in case you didn't know, childbirth happens because people had sex) and sex and blood become very fully intertwined. What we kinky people do is sexual, no matter how staunchly wrapped in M/s or D/s it is, most practitioners have what is termed hot, intense, mind blowing fucking. We are already doing what some religions and people say is taboo because of floggings and you name it, then mix in the sex, then mix in blood, well aren't YOU just the wild rebel!?
Now let's talk about spirituality. Blood has been called everything from our "life force" to the "fountain of existence" and plays a part in rituals, rites, cleansing and the like all through the ages. Blood is also linked to our hearts which has it's own tremendous symbology. Whether it is kids bonding and creating "blood brothers/sisters" , piercings at an American Indian Sundance, or African rites of passage, we find piercing, cutting, blood bonding and blood letting in hundreds of cultures. In this day and age of blood borne diseases that will strike you dead, being blood bonded has taken on an ever greater significance. In my own personal experiences, the letting of blood is profoundly spiritual and bonding.
So now we move on my favorite component of bloodkink. Fear. In the human mind, loss of blood equals loss of life. It is that fear and connection that wells up in most people as an instrument, especially a very sharp one, comes in close proximity. For many, it is that fear that provides the thrill, seeing the implement, feeling it invade and penetrate the skin, seeing the blood flow. That fear is what makes it be considered "edge play". Despite what the FFA wants you to think, it would take a LOT of work to seriously hurt someone with a small short needle (think thin thumbtack), and the desire of bloodlust really can be attained by little more than that. For many, they play to the fear, not the actual bloodletting itself, letting a single drop of blood be the climax if you will.
Whether you want to rebel against a taboo, create a spiritual experience, or dance on the edge of fear, bloodkink is one of those experiences that can dance the line between them all. I won't begin to go into safety and such, because honestly, if you want to do more than scratch the surface of the skin, create a cut as deep as a papercut, or puncture the flesh like a thorn, most of your experiences can be treated with a really hot fuck, some antibiotic ointment, a band-aid and a kiss. If you are doing more than that, well, seek a professional scarification expert or piercer and make sure the proper tools are at your disposal. I mean, I would light your cigarette without a fire extinguisher but would never do fire batons without one. Play safe, but most of all, make it HOT!
