The primal state exists without the complicated narratives that the neo cortex wants to impose on reality. A human animal in their primal state does not think about what they should be doing or what is expected of them. In a primal state, a human animal can experience themselves as a sensory being, expressing the raw data of emotions and sensations without the filter of language. In my experience, it is incredibly liberating to drop into primal consciousness. Our heads create worry.Īnimals do not worry, because they live through their primal consciousness, following their instincts. Indeed, our heads seem to get in the way of peace. Most of the time, humans tend to be in their neo cortex trying to solve day to day issues by thinking about them. It is a lower (but not lesser) level of consciousness than our mammalian brain that deals with emotions. It is a very deep and ancient part of us. The reptile brain deals with our wilderness survival instincts and primal drives. The reptile brain is the part that forms first and is the oldest part of our brain in terms of how we have evolved into the human animals that we are today. Humans have 3 brains: the reptile brain the mammalian brain (limbic system) and the neo-cortex, or cognitive brain. When we learn to cut through our paranoid wilderness programming, we are on our way to higher consciousness and happiness. Survival in our world today means that we must have instant perceptions of oneness - of love - of compassion with everyone and understanding of everything around us. Thus survival in the wilderness meant that we had to be programmed for instant paranoia - instant fear - instant anger - instant perception of duality. In our social interactions, our consciousness magnifies molehills and makes them into mountains - and this constant distortion destroys our energy, our insight, and our ability to love. But our biocomputers are still programmed for wilderness fight or flight - for a fast release of adrenalin into the blood stream, and for rapid heartbeat - for automatic anger and fear. Perceptiveness, wisdom, and oneness are now the ingredients of effective and happy living. Survival and happiness now depend on tuning in to the overall situation involving ourselves, the people around us, and the total environment of the here and now. As civilization grew, survival no longer depended on the instant fight or flight of the wilderness. It was only about 10,000 years ago that our ancestors built the first cities. We are the pioneers in the evolution of human consciousness. Photo from TG Animal Love Valentine’s Ball by Regis To do that, I am first going to talk about those wonderful biocomputers that humans possess – our brains. In this article I want to explore with you what primal play is to me and why I like it so much. Before I honed my professional BDSM practice to focus on transformational rituals, my favourite way of establishing a power dynamic with a new submissive client was by immersing them in a state of primal consciousness. Primal is my favourite kink to play with. The above extract is feedback from one of my former clients. And if the submissive gave way to “primal” urges, I worried, he might reach out for physical or sexual contact with the domme that would likewise cross her red lines.” Surely, I said to myself, animals satisfy their appetites without self-restraint, without concern for the boundaries of other animals, without seeking “consent.” OK, I thought, one could role-play pet owner and puppy, or even predator and prey, but the domme wouldn’t be able to enter into predatory behaviour fully, without risk to the submissive’s boundaries. I had read on your website that it is something you recommend and enjoy, but the word “primal” I associated with “animalistic” and so I wondered how could this be appropriate in a bdsm encounter. By Divine Theratrix “…I was quite doubtful about experimenting with “primal” play before our first session.
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