In times of collapse, it is wise to study the things that continue to rise.
The organs of origin carry codes for bonding and collaboration that are rejuvenating and life giving. Healthy bonds lead to prosocial behavior and the desire to work together. Enhancing humanity's ability coordinate empathetic action may be our salvation as we navigate climate chaos, fascism and more.
We study our organs of origin because consensual physical intimacy is one of the strongest bonding activities available to human beings. Touch in all its healthy forms - playful, consoling, grooming, restorative, sensual, sexual and many more - require attunement and consent.
Many of the consent transgressions and touch violations humans experience involve the organs of origin. When humanity can better understand and tend to our relationship with our organs of origin, it will create more wellness in our relationships and culture.
Our goal is not only to increase healthy bonding and pleasure in sexual relationships. We also want to better understand how to honor the enlivening role of eros in creative, non-sexual friendships and collaborations.
In processes of colonization, control is always asserted over who gets to experience sexual pleasure, with whom and in what contexts. This is not coincidence. Separating us from a sovereign, creative, pleasurable relationship with the organs closest to our divine place of origin is disempowering beyond our sexual satisfaction.
Disempowering our connection with our own bodies also disempowers our connection to each other, which makes it harder to organize the collective imagination for better outcomes. When our capacity to understand how to have 'pleasure with' is distorted, it directly impacts our ability to have 'power with' and 'creativity with'. This loss of skillful relating leads to social fracture making it much easier for a few to control the many.
Regaining creative sovereignty and pleasure agency in our personal relationship with our organs of origin is a pivotal step toward creating a culture of collaboration, advocacy and empathy between genders.