[ExilesAnnounce] November Program: Shadowplay: Reclaiming Our Selves on the Dark Side by Dossie Easton - Nov 22nd

[Marilyn Hollinger]

Shadowplay: Reclaiming Our Selves on the Dark Side
Presented by Dossie Easton 


Where: The Center for Sex and Culture, 1349 Mission Street.
When: Friday, November 22, 8pm-approx 10:30pm (doors open at 7:30 for
socializing)


(PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE MEETING THE 4TH FRIDAY THIS MONTH so as not to
conflict with Dark Odyssey.)

So what draws us to the great legends like Little Red Riding Hood and the
Big Bad Wolf? Jails, Boot Camp, Vampires? When we explore our inner darkness
in S/M we can reclaim forbidden feelings, live out all of our personae,
explore archetypal roles, and use the boundaries of the S/M scene to safely
experience aspects of ourselves that don't fit in everyday reality. Learn
how to set up a scene for journeying in tender places, how to discover and
deal with emotional limits and safety, and how to get real juicy with all
that dark stuff. We will discuss how S/M works for personal growth and
discovery, how to create scenes for deep personal exploration, and then we
will enter into a journey by visualization to meet one of our selves from
the Dark Side.

Please wear loose clothing and bring a pillow or mat to sit on - there will
be chairs for those who can't work on the floor. This is a participatory
workshop, and will always be set up so that choices for how to participate
will respect your limits.

And please bring a pen and a journal or notebook - we will write about our
journeys.

Program Meeting Info

.         Programs are normally on the 3rd Friday of the month. THIS PROGRAM
IS AN EXCEPTION

.         All women (and those whose gender self-identity is other than
male) who are over 18 are welcome.

.         We have sign language interpreters at all of our meetings.

.         Members $4; Non-members $10. Please have membership card or ID
ready to speed entry.

.         The program runs from 8:00pm to around 10:30pm. with socializing
at 7:30. Come late if you need to - the door is always open. Please just be
quiet as you join the group.

About Dossie Easton:

Dossie emigrated to San Francisco during the Summer of Love in 1967, and has
lived here ever since. She took a vow of permanent non-monogamy in 1969.

She was a member of the first Board of Directors of the Society of Janus in
1974, and has been a member of other well-known BDSM organizations such as
SAMOIS; Outcasts; The Exiles; and Black Leather Wings. She co-authored The
Ethical Slut, Radical Ecstasy, When Someone You Love is Kinky, The New
Topping Book, and The New Bottoming Book, all with Janet Hardy.

Dossie has given talks at many conferences and gatherings including the
University of Hamburg; Bryn Mawr; UC Berkeley; Mills College; Black Rose;
Leather Leadership Conference; the American Association of Sex Educators,
Counselors and Therapists; the Society for the Scientific Study of Sex; San
Francisco State University; and many others.

She works as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in San Francisco, and
creates and leads workshops in polyamory, S/M, and radical ecstasy in Europe
and the United States.

She says "I am currently sixty-five years old and enjoying a rich and sexy
life with my beloved in the mountains of West Marin."

 

 

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