Good morning, pornies. How was that weekened? I've been doing some reading, both in fiction and non-fiction, and while it's true that I love it, it's even better when I find passages that make me think and rethink what I've always had thought about. This time, it was while reading Jeri Studebaker's Breaking the Mother Goose Code (which review you can expect, of course). The paragraph in question is at it follows:
The Pre-Olympian Aphrodite Urania was the primordial Creatress-Goddess. As the Great Goddess of the Mediterranean she reigned over land and sea… Transforming herself into a dove she soared above the chaos and laid the world egg, the full moon, from which all things sprang when it cracked open… This was the parthenogenetic act of creation and it explains why Aphrodite is attributed with virginity. Furthermore, after each erotic union, she immersed herself in water, thus restoring her virginity… Her child, Eros, androgynous and gold-winged, was the creative principle… who brought forth and supported the entire cosmos. Eros was not degenerated into a foolish, fickle cherub until patriarchal times. (Heide Gottner-Abendroth 1995: 21)
The abduction of Psyche,
Bouguereau (1895). Source.
This made me remember the virginity problem I wrote about so long ago. Mostly, because it basically said that Aphrodite could be not dangerous, but also a creator, a primarial element of the world that. She would be the creator, and her son, Eros, woudl represent creativity. In short, creativity, ideas, art in general, the action of doing art, creating it, can be seen as a kind of orgasm.
This resonated a lot to me because that's how it feel to me when I work on a personal, thoughtful entry, or a poem, or a story, or when I draw. The process of creating something leaves me ecstatic, feeling I accomplished something. Could it be that Aphrodite with Eros would be the patron saints of artists? Perhaps. Science certainly thinks there's a relation.
A study could suggest that Creativity Determines Sexual Success. According to it:
The average number of sexual partners for professional artists and poets was between four and ten, compared with a mean of three for non-creative types. Statistics also showed the average number of sexual partners rose in line with an increase in the amount of creative activity a person took part in.
Beign more specific, there's an actual link between sex and creativity, and it is a hormone called dopamine. Clarke (2022) explains that it is related to both things:
The neurotransmitter dopamine is produced in response to sexual stimulation, and thanks to dopamine, we really do feel enjoyment. In addition, dopamine is not only connected with sex, but also with delicious food, learning something new, music, gambling, and taking drugs.
An expert in marketing (Underwood, 2014) also seems to have an opinion on the matter:
The right neurochemical cocktail for your best creative work, according to Shiv, is a high level of both serotonin and dopamine. "This will produce a condition in which you are calm but energized," he says. How do you achieve this blissfully creative state? For starters, you can reduce stress in the office. Spikes in stress hormones such as cortisol counteract the creativity-boosting effects of serotonin.
Means being a slut is not as bad as we were told it was! But on a more serious note, it validates the idea that art and sex are related. This is not the first time people have connected sex and creativity, though. Many more have done it before. It could also mean that Aphrodite is a creator and Eros an artists, sementing the idea they could be the artists' patrons. What all these people are confirming what we all knew before: sex is good to you, boosts your mood, but also helps you get more creative. Both things are actually part of a symbiotic relationship.
What do we do with all of this. If you're an artist of any kind, why, of course, start honoring both! According to the first quote, Aphrodite was the original creator, but Eros is the "creative principle" and is also the God of erotic love and pleasure, whereas Aphrodite is more about romantice love.
With this, we are left with what could be the Triangle of Creation, formed by romance, sex, and creativity. If two of them are in balance, these will balance the third element by default, something I'm sure all of us have experienced to some degree.
Am I going to try this when using my bisexual fire the next time? Hell yeah. For all I know, it could work as a booster for any kind of sexual or creativity work, maybe even for the four powers of bisexual witches. I'll give all this a try and will let you know later
References:
- Clarke, M. (2022). What’s Going On With Hormones And Neurotransmitters During Sex. Retrieved 6 March 2022, from https://atlasbiomed.com/blog/whats-going-on-with-hormones-and-neurotransmitters-during-sex/
- Studebaker, J. (2015). Breaking the Mother Goose Code (p. 36). Winchester: John Hunt Publishing.
- Underwood, R. (2014). Using Neuroscience to Boost Your Creativity. Retrieved 6 March 2022, from https://www.inc.com/magazine/201402/ryan-underwood/creativity-boosters-neuroscience.html
- University of Newcastle upon Tyne. (2005, November 30). Creativity Determines Sexual Success, Research Suggests. ScienceDaily. Retrieved March 5, 2022 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/11/051130092714.htm
PS: Yeah, it feels great now that I finished this article.
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