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The Erotic Realm podcast explores eroticism in all its forms, including the darker desires of BDSM and kinky sexuality. It’s mission is to humanise eroticism one erotic realm at a time.
In this second episode of an end-of-year series, we explore more deeply the concept of peak erotic experiences—those rare, unforgettable moments of desire that linger long after they end and quietly reshape how we understand ourselves.
Drawing on psychologist Jack Morin’s seminal work The Erotic Mind, this episode offers a psychological framework for understanding why certain erotic experiences feel transformative rather than merely pleasurable. Rather than focusing on acts, identities, or techniques, this series explores the inner architecture of desire: tension, risk, power, permission, and altered states of consciousness.
The excerpts you’ll hear across this series are not full stories or performances, but distilled moments—glimpses into how the erotic mind works at its most alive.
In this episode:
What defines a peak erotic experience.
Why orgasm or extremity alone don’t explain erotic intensity.
Jack Morin’s psychological insights into desire, tension, and risk.
How power, permission, and emotional exposure shape erotic experience.
5 peak erotic experiences share by The Erotic Realm podcast guests.
This episode is an invitation to listen slowly, psychologically, and with curiosity—not just to what is said, but to what shifts beneath it.
Peak Erotic Experience 1: Erotic Realm Episode 10 here.
Peak Erotic Experience 2: Erotic Realm Episode 11 here.
Peak Erotic Experience 3: Erotic Realm Episode 12 here.
Peak Erotic Experience 4: Erotic Realm Episode 14 here.
Peak Erotic Experience 5: Erotic Realm Episode 15 here.
Peak Erotic Experience 5: Erotic Realm Episode 16 here.
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Emma
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The Psychology of Desire Case File Series:
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What Your Erotic Dreams Reveal About Your Deepest Desires
The Secret Life of Your Desire
Why Your Desires Are More Normal Than You Think.
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