SoulCollage® for the Erotic Writer’s Soul
Let's learn the five lust languages while we're at it!
OMG! My book, Collage for the Writer’s Soul’s almost done and I’ve neglected to write one of the most important — not to mention lucrative — chapters. Silly me!
If you’ve been following me at all, why would you?
Maybe you will know that I’ve gone all sexy on you. No? Okay, maybe not. Let’s not judge till you see what I’ve got.
If you’ve been following me around the platform, don’t stop! Normally I don’t like being stalked, but here on Medium, I get paid when you do. So bring it on!
Let me see if I can get the entire thought out.
If you’ve been following me at all, you might have noticed that I’ve been writing a series of posts about an intuitive creative process called SoulCollage®. And how it supports me as a writer of both fiction and non-fiction.
SoulCollage®? What the heck is that?
It’s a real thing. No, it’s not Coke. That’s the real thing. Or cocaine for that matter. Or crack. But it very much can be addictive. As is writing about it, I’m finding out — just in case you’ve been following — Never mind!
The point is, I didn’t invent it for this post. In fact, I just earned my black belt in SoulCollage® facilitation so don’t mess with me.
But to the point, SoulCollage® just so happens to be the brainchild of visionary art and Jungian psychotherapist, Seena B. Frost. She’s the one I trained with. The process of making a personal deck of 5 X 8” collages evolved out of her art therapy practice. Each card represents an aspect of ourselves and has a message for us from our souls.
The eyes have it.
It’s called SoulCollage® because our souls resonate with visual images.
Now, pay attention, erotica writers, because this is important. Our souls are not the only part of us that may resonate with visual images. Many, many people are aroused through their eyes.
Now mind you, it doesn’t stop at their eyes. But you know how the knee bone’s connected to the thigh bone?
Well, our sensual sensory receptor sites are connected through an elaborate system of neurons that connect with our primary and secondary erogenous zones. It all goes round and round and we end with a boner. Or the female equivalent.
That’s how cum (pun intended, that’s the point!) we can look at a picture of a horned melon or a peter pepper and get aroused.
In fact, I’m sure there’s a whole subculture of horticulturalists whose raisin d’etre is to breed exotic, erotic fruits and vegetables.
Speaking of horticulture, my dad used to tell a joke that does not bear repeating. But it started with you can lead a whore to culture. I’ll only share the punch line if my MuddyUmitor gives me permission, ’cause it’s in poor taste.
Some of these fruits and vegetables may be, too.
But we’re not talking about eating them that way.
Back to souls and images for a moment. I’m trying to teach you something here. So play attention.
It’s said that images are our soul’s love language.
But we might also say that some images are our lust language.
You know the Five Lust Languages, right?
There’s Acts of Submission, Acts of Domination, Whimsical, Whamsicle, Witty, or Shitty Words of Arousal, Succulent Smells of Arousal, and Vibrating Visuals of Arousal.
And as you probably know, the reason to learn these lust languages is not just to know what turns YOU on, but to know what turns on your partner or partners.
The Acts of Submission and Acts of Domination languages make this clear.
If my lust language is Acts of Domination, I sure as hell need to know that my partner’s lust language is not Acts of Domination, but Acts of Submission. Otherwise, when it gets hot and heavy, I could get hurt. And that’s painful. Ouch! That’s a turn-off for me.
See how that works?
So where does SoulCollage® fit in?
Two ways. It stimulates and inspires you as a writer — muse or prompt fashion. And it enlarges your audience.
No, I’m not taking penile or breast size, though if that happens, all to the good.
I’m talking about more people reading our engorgeouosly purple prose.
We erotic writers write stories with words. Sensuous, succulent, sexual, steamy, sweaty, slippery, or silvery words. That appeals to people whose lust language is Whimsical, Whamsicle, Wity, or Shitty Words of Arousal.
See even within that one lust language, there are variations on a theme. Or subdialects. I personally prefer my etorica witty. By that I mean, pour some Shakespeare all over me, thrust some iambic up my pentameter, using words with more than one syllable if you want my panties moist.
“Graze on my lips, and if those hills be dry,
Stray lower, where the pleasant fountains lie.”~Venus and Adonis
Did that turn you on like it did me?
If not, witty words might not be your lust language. Fortunately English gives us lots of linguistic and linguistic — no, wait, that’s Italian — options — current and historic.
But what if you had an easy way to mix in Vibrating Visuals of Arousal?
That is where SoulCollage® comes in handy. So to speak.
Because we don’t just make the collages and look at them, we read them, too. Eureka! Two lust languages in one. Three if you count Greek–-ένα, δύο, τρία.
Okay, it’s time for me to illustrate my points.
No, not with a selfie. With a SoulCollage® card.
Tada! Here’s a SouColalge@ card I just made to inspire my erotic writer’s soul:
Those are real peter peppers folks.
Talk about verisimilitude!
And those melons are horned, as you can plainly see. A little prickly if you ask me. When the giraffe wanted to be in my collage, how could I say no? They spoke to my soul. They’re known for having the biggest brains and hearts in the animal kingdom. But they have some big other stuff, too. Including their tongues. So in they go!
Once we make a SoulCollage® card, we read it.
That means speaking from the card. As the image itself. Seena taught us to use phrases like I am the one who and the message I have for you is when we read our cards. Think of it as a verbal prompt.
Here’s what my card says:
I am the one who likes to get my licks in while the licking is good. I’m told these peter peppers are hot, and, well, some like it hot, but I need to watch my tongue. Now if it was as long as that giraffe’s no problem. As it is, I can only see the tip. Maybe that’s all I need. Besides, I am the one who’s getting prickly about those horned melons.
The message I have for you is: Peter Pepper picked a peck of prickled peppers. Or did prickle pepper pick a peck of peter peppers? No matter. How many peppers did prickle pepper and peter pepper pick? Leave your answer in the comments and a winner will be pricked at random.
Now that you grok how this works, the possibilities are ripe for the plucking.
You can make SoulCollage® cards to inspire your erotica, like a muse. Or a visual prompt. Just think, not only will you never run out of ideas, eating these fruits and veggies will make your skin glow and your bowels smile.
You can also use cards to illustrate your bon-bon mots.
When I use images like this, I have no trouble placing my pieces in publications like Better Gnome and Garden Magazine, Whore to Culture, and The Fart of Eating.
So far, I’ve only been paid in copies. But hey, I’m a collager. I’ll put those rags to good use. All grist for my creative mill.
In the meantime, my giraffe’s on his way over with that svelt tongue of his. So if you’ll excuse us, we have some research to do. Till next time!
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