Welcome (back) to Cosmic Clowns, a podcast about exploring consciousness, surviving chaos, and finding the comedy in it all. After a tiny hiatus, we kick off our second “season” with an episode all about the erotic (just in time for Valentine’s Day). In this episode, we explore the multifaceted nature of an erotic that includes all sensual experience within its definition. We center Audre Lorde's ovular essay, “Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic As Power” where she emphasizes the erotic as a source of empowerment, resistance, and (especially) joy–a key insight for these times.
Her/our take on the erotic includes sex, of course, but also recognizes how everyday moments can be infused with sensuality (even sticking our feet in a potted plant!). We discuss how personal challenges and societal pressures can impact our connection to pleasure and joy, as well as the crucial (and often dismissed) role of beauty as the erotic in everyday life attuning us to what feels right and good within and around us. As Adure said: “The erotic is the nurturer or nursemaid of all our deepest knowledge.”
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Time stamps:
04:08 The Role of the Body in the Erotic
09:51 The Power of Sensual Awareness
25:09 The Impact of Capitalism on Well-Being
29:42 The Dismissal of the Feminine and the Erotic
31:48 Beauty as an Expression of the Erotic
34:54 The Sensuality of Everyday Activities
39:25 The Power of Words and Movement
45:22 The Flow of Love and Connection
48:14 Reframing Love Beyond Romantic Contexts
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