Saturday, December 22, 2018

Comic review: The Wizard of Jizz (David Cantero)

Hi everyone! It has been a long time since I reviewed a porn comic, but here I am to tell you about The Wizard of Jizz, by David Cantero, and man, I would have enjoyed this one more had I been in private when reading it!
As the title already hints, this is an adult, gay version of The Wizard of Oz. Our main character, a horny bear named Dorian, must find a way to return to his own world, although he has some desires he wants to make true. While searching for the Wizard of Jizz, Dorian meets three more characters that, just like him, need something from the wizard, and so will go with him.
The story of Dorian keeps the classical elements from the original tale and the magic that made it famous, but adds a good dose of sex and humor to the whole universe.
While it is true that there is almost no script in this one-shot, it doesn't make this adaptation any less good due to its satirical, adult nature. The Wizard of Jizz doesn't aim high to the sky, but right down under your pants!

David Cantero offers a simple story that fills the basic structure and respects the original story, only twisting it when needed, and going straight to the point. Cantero has a singular way of turning the simplest of ideas into good entertainment, and this comic is no exception.
If I wish I had seen more of the famous city of the magician. The single structure was full of possibilities! However, the end I felt somewhat hurried for lack of space, along with the last panel, since it was a horribly edited photo instead of a beautiful illustration. Given the colorful scheme of the whole book, I don't know what happened in there. 
The art is exactly what you see in the cover. It is funny, filled with light, happiness and positive vibes. The level of detail is surprising, and the graphics give you a few clues of what could happen next, especially in a certain scene with the Lion.
I feel in love with the Scarecrow, it was perhaps my favorite character, although the dog was amazing! Their designs were imaginative, creative, and added even more color to the plot with their own charm.
Make sure you grab your copy of The Wizard of Jizz if you like happy, funny stories with lots and lots of creative sex. You won't be disappointed!

Kinky regards, K!

Friday, December 21, 2018

I tried Bibliomancy!

Hello, pornies! I hope you all had a wonderful Winter Solstice! If you haven't seen my Instagram I shared the process of creating a Yule sigil, which I hope you like enough use! Today I want to share with you something I started practicing not long ago: Bibliomancy.

What is it?
For those who are unfamiliar with the practice, it is a method of divination using books, but only narrative or texts books. The use of poems, songs, odes and rhapsodies for divination is Rhapsodomancy, which is another one I am eager to try!
The practice was popular in the Ancient Rome, in which Homer's Illiad and Odisey, along with Virgil's Aeneid, were often consulted seeking the answer to all sorts of questions and needs.
In the Middle Ages, the Bible was also used for Bibliomancy, which is a practice that still happens in very religious families. I know there are several of my friends whose mothers open the Bible to get some guidance, and the method has always been simple.

How to?
After getting the book that should contain the answer, it would be balanced on its spine and allowed to fall open. A passage is picked, with the eyes closed, and this passage should be interpreted in order to get the answer.
However, I balancing book on their spine often makes the fall closed (in my case), so I simply pass my finger through the pages, not opening the book, saying something like "That which I shall know, here it should be found". I stop as soon as I say here. I open the book, do the same to pick one of the two pages, and then the same to pick a line.
So far, it has given me good results, and hey, you don't need a sacred, pretigious book. I am currently working with Andrea Cremer's Nightshade, a YA, dark fantasy novel about werewolves, yet it works perfectly.
The book has black pages with the moon cycle for each chapter, the alchemical symbols for the elements in the sequence that I use them in the circle, and I love, L O V E the story, so it's unsurprising that it gives me good results.

Where to start?
If you want to try doing bibliomancy, I would suggest that you think a bit first. Which kind of books do you like the most? I there any category you find yourself most comfortable with? Are there some you want to avoid? Have a clear idea and don't focus on the kind of questions you will make.
Once that's done, then select a random book from that category, something that fits in the limits you have established. Why? Because there has to be a limit, a familiar environment that you feel safe in, so you won't worry.
Try not to pick the same book for every question, see what happens, which one is easier and which ones resonate the most with you, and don't be hard on yourself if you don't get the meaning, it's perfectly fine. Just as with any divination method, and everything else, practice makes perfect.
When you feel ready, pick a book you will always use. It can be a YA novel, the Bible, maybe even your diary or journal, or a phone guide if you're into numerology, get creative, and get to know the book's way to respond.

Any Deities?
You may have noted I didn't mention any deity to work with, and the reason is that I haven't done it first. I feel that I need to know the basic, have a previous knowledge, before asking for divine help. That's a rule I apply to everything I do. However, there are a few that you could use if you think otherwise.
Wikipedia's lists of Knowledge Deities and Messenger Deities will be of help if you want to include the Gods from the beginning, all you have to do is Ctrl + F and type 'writing' or 'scribe' for the first list, and all the deities associated to those terms will be highlighted.
Since I haven't done it myself, I cannot say which could be the best one for bibliomancy, but I think you should start with the pantheon you like the most. Celtic and Greek mythology are mine, so maybe I'll start working with Hermes, Ogma, and maybe Iris, although Hekate, Goddess of the Crossroads, could also be an option. Think about it: She guides Persephone between the worlds, so she certainly could be considered a messenger.
Feel free to try whatever it is you are called to, and share your thoughts on this here or in my Instagram (@kylerb.warhol).

Kinky regards, K!

Monday, December 17, 2018

Who was Bobby Griffith?

Movie poster of "Prayers for Bobby"
Hello guys. This time I don't come with a happy subject. This was something I never seriously thought about until today.
Not long ago, I read Storm Faerywolf's incredible article about Matthew Shepard, who was brutally beaten, tortured, and left to die near Laramie on the night of October 6, 1998, just because he was gay. Despite he was foud alive the next day, he died six days later from severe head injuries.
Reading Storm's article moved me, yet I couldn't find a place for Matthew to be part of my spirituality, or felt a connection as strong as Storm's with him. I didn't give it much importance in that moment, simply acknowledged his importance as a gay icon and his impact on the USA in LGBT+-matters.
However, I just rewatched Prayers for Bobby, a movie about a Christian, homophobic mother who deals with the suicide of her gay son, the son she tried to save from Hell, the son she couldn't accept as he was, and the son that inspired me to write this post. But who was Bobby Griffith?
Before you echo Amen in your home or place of worship, think and remember. A Child is listening.
Mary Griffith.
Prayers that killed
Robert Warren “Bobby” Griffith was born on June 24, 1963, and died on August 27, 1983. He killed himself. Bobby was gay, and his mother couldn't, and wouldn't, have a gay son. Mary Griffith was a Christian woman, a Christian wife and a Christian mother. And the Bible condemned homosexuality.
Robert Warren “Bobby” Griffith
(1963-1983)
Bobby lived in a time when homosexuality was an abomination, a sickness and a crime. He was constantly told that gay men were a threat for the very fabric of society, and grew up hearing his mother lashing out negative and hurtful comments towards homosexuals like him.
Bobby wanted to be a writer, he wanted to inspire people, he wanted to leave a mark and help others the way he should have been helped, but first he had to deal with the demons of Christianity. He wanted to be loved and accepted by his Christian family and retain the lovely home in which he lived all his life. This would be imposible.
His mother, Mary Griffith, was sure about her son's fate: he would be thrown in Hell, and so did everythign she could to "save" him from sin, from the Devil, from homosexuality. hoping he would repent and make the right choice. She always prayed to God to kill the sin.
The fears that filled his head forced Bobby to drop out of school two months before graduation. There were others that knew there was something different in him, a quiet guy who was always reading and writing, and so he was a victim of bullying. Bobby found refuge and acceptance in Oregon, his sense of guilt and self-rejection grew for eight months, after which he visited his family for the last time.
Back in Oregon, the lack of acceptance, the confussion, rejection, depression and fears consumned Bobby's body, mind and soul, until he couldn't find any other way to get out of his misery than ending his own life. He was just 20 years old.
However, his death turned a homophobic woman into a tireless activist for LGBT+ rights. Mary Griffith, his mother, changed after such a loss, researched and went deeper in her knowledge about homosexuality, religion and their impacts in one another, and worked hard for the next queer generations, for the other Bobbys that could be out there.
I would constantly say, ‘Bobby, you can change if you want to.’ That’s a horrible thing to do to a child. I just thought he wasn’t trying hard enough. Mary Griffith.
I lived it
The book that inspired the movie.
Why am I moved by Bobby's story? Because I lived it. I have always being quiet, shy, interested in things the other boys were not. While they played sports and dances, I'd rather read and play on my PC. While others thought about girls, I thought about girls and boys, and it scared me to death to think about letting others know about that.
My family is also very traditional. Although they are not Christians, they do not accept anything different to heterosexuality as correct or normal. I grew up like Bobby, listening to my parents talk about gay people, knowing they were talking about me not knowing it, and wondered if they would remain the same if they ever realized I was bisexual. Turns out, when they knew, they did.
I was confused, scared, terrified, sick of myself, and thought about suicide. I was ready to do it, I was about to jump to death like Bobby, and this was before knowing about the film, but I fought back as hard as I could, I took strenght from there was none, and faced my demons. Bobby couldn't do that, and there are more guys like him around the globe who cannot do that.
When I read about Matthew, I didn't resonate with him or his story, I felt sorry for him, for his family, but watching Bobby's made me remember those days when I was younger, insecure, afraid of my own body, my own family, hating myself for what I was and thinking about giving up, about the day I was about to end it all. I wasn't even 20 years old.
Bobby as an Ancestor
I do not have the background and understanding of others, I've never had visions of Bobby or received messages from him of any kind. My talents cannot go that far, not yet. And still, I see Bobby as a martyr, a guide for those who have lived what he lived, those who shared his fears, guilt and shame, those who thought they didn't deserve to live and took the blame upon themselves.
Bobby could be a guardian, a guide, a teacher, a saint, whatever you want to call him, but for me, Bobby is part of my LGBT+ Ancestors. I resomate with his story, with his life, with what he went through, and is someone I want to remember and honor. The Face of Guilt and Shame become the Face of Cleansing and Transformation. Despite he was dead, he changed his mother, he inspired her and made her a powerful ally to us. He cleaned her shame.
Bobby's story inspired Leroy F. Aarons to write his book Prayers for Bobby: A Mother's Coming to Terms with the Suicide of Her Gay Son, the book in which was based the movie. For those who want to know a bit more about Bobby, you can read The Times of Bobby Griffith: Homosexuality at Las Lomas, Past and Present, by Joshua Kors. As for me, I decided to write a poem. Feel free to use it as a prayer, a chant, a spell, a meditation, or anything you want, but use it and remember. He was just 20 years old.

Mighty Griffin

Mighty Griffin that now flies free,
You whose light can clean all fear,
In storms you came and in storms you fell,
Yet you cross the sky once again.

Mighty Griffin that fell from grace,
Protect this chain that has your name,
Send your scream across the tides,
Send your strenght across the lands.

Mighty Griffin that cried in shame,
You who bore the face of pain,
Shine your light and lead the way,
The way to heaven and out of hell.

Mighty Griffin, dear, old friend,
We didn't meet when you came and left,
Yet in our hearts you will remain,
Free of shame and free of pain.

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Porn review: Freshmen Issue #73, Scene 3 (Andre Boleyn & Troy Jennings)

Troy Jennings is skinny, and he wears glasses. Despite this, or perhaps because of this, we find him tender, likeable and endearing. He has filmed three scenes with us. This is the first. Whenever you see a third scene in this position, it is because we’re not sure about the boy. So, your feedback here is especially welcome.
Freshmen.net welcomed Troy on their site this February 27th, and he was initiated by the handsome Andre Boleyn, one of BelAmi's Kinky Angels. Although the pair seemed likeable, I find them holding back in this first video.
Jennings certainly looks nervous, letting almost all the work fall on his partner, who considers him and doesn't go too wild on him. He has talent for orals, that's for sure, which makes me think he has potential to be a good bottom after a bit of experience, but fails on his performance by looking rigid.
Andre Boleyn, despite going easy at the beggining and balancing the scene with his hungry tongue, tales advantage as a gentle top. He was rigid as well, but gave us a bit of real action before cumming on Troy's back and ass. Call me a romantic, but I always like that, it is a cute end for any scene!
The scene has a great photography, which definitely helps it, and the close ups we get from time to time, so, in general terms, it is a good option if you want a quick one. 18 minutes of vanilla sex to keep blue balls away!