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#41 The Sacred Spanko: Iya on Erotic Healing, Shadow Work & the Spiritual Psychology of Pain
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#41 The Sacred Spanko: Iya on Erotic Healing, Shadow Work & the Spiritual Psychology of Pain

Can pain become prayer? Can spanking be a spiritual practice?

The Erotic Realm podcast explores the darker desires of BDSM and kinky sexuality with the mission to humanise kinksters. I’m your host Emma, a Psychosexuality nerd and kinkster. Join me for in depth, one on one conversations as I explore the fascinating world of eroticism, one Erotic Realm at a time.


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In this episode of The Erotic Realm, M speaks with Iya (MousyMistress) — a mystic Domme, minister, and self-described sacred spanko — about the healing, transcendent, and psychological dimensions of erotic pain.

We discuss:

• How erotic discipline and spanking became a path to self-knowledge.

• Why Jung’s shadow work applies to kink and erotic healing.

• What research says about pain as emotional release and transcendence.

• Iya’s live guided meditation for entering your Dominant self.

• How kink bridges spirituality, psychology, and power.

• The difference between cruelty and care in sacred sadism.

• A message for anyone seeking to integrate their desire and divinity.

Research article: What Is So Appealing About Being Spanked, Flogged, Dominated, or Restrained?

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