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Psycholagny: The “Psychic” Orgasm
All this philosophizing can get way too heady. So I’d like to take a bit of a 180° turn and talk about something purely physical: sex. Actually, what I want to look at isn’t quite purely physical. Some people actually call it the “psychic orgasm” or, more technically, psycholagny.
Apparently some people (almost exclusively women) can achieve orgasm without genital stimulation. And for an even smaller minority, can achieve it without any physical stimulation at all - hence the name “psychic orgasm.”
Unfortunately, I couldn’t find a lot of solid exploration of the topic online, but there’s a good article on the Straight Dope which has collected some great anecdotes from visitors to their site, some of which I’ll share here:
The women could climax through stimulation of their earlobes, nipples, fingers, necks, backs, the buttocks, or in one case the anus. Sometimes kissing alone was enough. One had an orgasm while scratching her back with a back scratcher. G.’s friend supposedly could come by tugging on her hair. Several had orgasms while they slept, the equivalent of an adolescent male’s wet dream. Some women required no physical stimulation at all. They were turned on by sexy voices and had enjoyed psychic orgasms during phone or cyber sex, or while their lover was across the room. One woman climaxed out of the blue while talking to her boyfriend in a department store. Another had an orgasm while replaying a sexy movie in her mind, yet another while lying on the beach half asleep having a sexual reverie. One got off reading erotic stories, two others when they simply had full bladders.
By far though, my absolute favorite is this one: “One woman had an orgasm during a history exam, brought on by frustration at not knowing the answers.” Totally awesome!
On a semi-related note, I also came across this device described in a BBC article called Slightest Touch and it works like this:
They claim their device can trigger an orgasm without touching a woman’s genital area.
According to the manufacturers, Slightest Touch works by stimulating the body’s sexual nerve pathway. […]
Women start by drinking an electrolyte sports drink 20 minutes before using the device.
They then apply two white electrode pads inside their ankles.
These pads are connected to the Slightest Touch device, which is about the size of a personal stereo. […]
The device stimulates the nerves sending gentle pulses up the woman’s leg for between 10 and 30 minutes leaving women on the verge of climax.
Here is their official website for anybody who’s interested. With all the sports drinks and anklepads it doesn’t sound quite as exciting as the “old-fashioned” psychic variety, but you never know until you try I guess.
Anybody out there have any experiences with the psychic orgasm?
December 3rd, 2005 at 5:12 pm
This is true. I find this site stimulating, and I actually had a conscious thought yesterday how there isn’t much discussion on the spiritual side of sex. Anyway last night I dreamt of this site and whenever I read a post I had an orgasm, post after post, all ‘mental’. The orgasm’s were only in my dreams, I didn’t actually have any physical or wet dreams When I read this post I thought “how weird” Is synchronicity the right word. And on a side note I was physcially anticipating my girlfriends early return from college, and now I don’t even feel ‘horny’. Anyways this site perhaps radiates weird energy messing around with my psyche. Please keep up the good work!
December 3rd, 2005 at 5:13 pm
opps…. I only have one girlfriend, not plural
December 3rd, 2005 at 5:27 pm
In college this girl told me she could orgasm at will, from pure thought alone, in like 5 or 15 minutes. I don’t remember how long. Anyway, she told me she did it in class all the time when she got bored.
December 3rd, 2005 at 5:30 pm
Gnomely: Hm, wow…. uh, I’m not sure how to take that. Good, I guess! Reminds me of a part in that weird David Bowie movie, The Man Who Fell to Earth where there’s this professor who is sleeping with all his students. But then he gets picked up for this really important top-secret project, and he says something about how his mind developed its own libido. I forget the exact quote…
December 3rd, 2005 at 5:31 pm
Joe Chip: and you’re not married to this girl now, because…?
December 3rd, 2005 at 5:53 pm
Sounds a lot like Tantric Masterbation to me!
As for whether that actually exists, I dunno, but I guess “everything is permitted…”
December 3rd, 2005 at 6:43 pm
I find heavy breathing breathing in the person’s scent and physical aggression can aid in bringing about this phenomenon, in males at least. Just being very in the moment and aware of the power and carnal, animal thing that is transpiring, it verges on violence, this sort of feral mindset. For women, I imagine it’s much more sensual but still based in the root aspects of the mind, so things such as touch, aromas, temperature, breath, would be good tools to use.
December 3rd, 2005 at 7:50 pm
Oh, it exists…
December 3rd, 2005 at 8:07 pm
LOL, Tim, I was referring to Tantric Masterbation, which I pretty much just pulled out of my ass. If it exists, great, if not, okay. If does exist, I’d love to see some info on it.
December 3rd, 2005 at 8:12 pm
Yeah me too, that’s really the only thing I could find about it online unfortunately. But maybe my keyword skills are lacking.
December 4th, 2005 at 1:06 am
Well that’s all very exciting my friend, but I’ve unfortunately never heard of you. I applaud your success and your astonishing ability with insults and misinformation and wish you nothing but the best of luck in your endeavors.
As much as I enjoy it, I’m removing the links to your site within your post as I don’t feel the need to advertise for somebody who would accuse me in such a way. Thanks again for stopping by!
December 4th, 2005 at 1:43 am
Dont tell me, Mark S. found a group to call home, and returns to talk trash? Or just another fear-filled shell of a decent human being?
December 4th, 2005 at 1:45 am
Yeah this has the signature of Mark S. all over it… and if he did do it, it’s actually kind of funny - although I don’t condone it.
In any event, distractions aside, I was really hoping we could just have a nice heartfelt discussion about psychic orgasms. I hope people don’t let this ruin the flow of what could otherwise be a “stimulating” conversation…
December 4th, 2005 at 1:57 am
Annie sprinkle wrote an article on technique a few years back, you might look for that.
December 4th, 2005 at 2:04 am
Your posts have been a bit heady lately, so this is refreshing…and something I can relate to…No, “psychic” orgasm is not a myth. Basically, it’s all about the movement of energy (kundalini). Meditation does it for me. And no, that guy is definitely not Mark S. Mark is a bit crazy, but this green fellow is a rude simpleton.
December 4th, 2005 at 2:31 am
“Joe Chip: and you’re not married to this girl now, because…?”
LOL, two reasons: it doesn’t really sound like she needs me in the equation, and i have a girlfriend (the same one I had then). I’ll leave it up to your imagination which one of those reasons is more important.
December 4th, 2005 at 5:04 am
wtf?
Anyhow, some good links in here. Thanks! I always meant to dig up more in this stuff.
December 4th, 2005 at 5:19 am
TheGreeenforest? Wasn’t that some kind of crappy canadian cartoon that got cancelled after a couple of years? Why can’t those fake canadian intellects just stay in their own forums, why do they have to spam up nice decent relaxed places?
December 4th, 2005 at 12:44 pm
hey greenforest, go pick on maddox. if you`re man enough……or whatever.
December 4th, 2005 at 1:09 pm
Fables of the Green Forest was the cartoon. And we non-trollish Canadians who enjoy this site would not claim that guy as our own, thanks.
December 4th, 2005 at 5:50 pm
Thanks, that was awesome. Asshat.
And we had The Raccoons, which was the most awesomest cartoon about talking forest critters.
December 4th, 2005 at 6:38 pm
:D well that’s one way to do it!
i’ve heard that some people orgasm from sneezing. i’ve no such luck.
spontaneous orgasms are like magic mushrooms, popping up everywhere just to remind us that the divine wants us to come play.
but if you’re like frank grimes and have to work for everything, check out the pelvic floor muscle exercises for pregnant women. they’re pretty much an intro to tantra. as janice said, the purpose of any stimulatory method is to trigger kundalini. with practice (in any method) the brain learns to do this without external stimulus. it’s like: ok, go! ooohh. mmm.
solo sex magick, or share it with a friend, or just bust off a quick one while waiting for the lights to change (not recommended when car is in motion).
oh, and tim, don’t mess with the bpec, they’re on *gasp* the radio! wow, that’s pretty special. they don’t just let any moron on the radio do they?
i thought this post made it clear, not jerking at all. look greeenforest, no hands!
sounds like something i’d like to fuck. with a hammer.
ownership is delusion
shoulda left the links in, i felt like a tangle (but too lazy to google). sigh.
December 4th, 2005 at 11:21 pm
Well who ever that was dose not have a hot chick like me,doing energy work,attempting a psycic orgasim, thinking of him. Thank you Tim.
December 5th, 2005 at 12:24 am
PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE: I removed the comment above. After communicating with the author of that site, we discovered that we were both being put on. He hadn’t left any comments on my site, nor I on his.
I would have just left it there for humor’s sake, but I didn’t see the need for it to reflect poorly on him if he hadn’t actually said it. Needless to say, I found out who actually did it, and hopefully it won’t happen again. If it does, my new policy is to simply delete it.
December 5th, 2005 at 8:49 am
an agent provocateur, sabotage, intrigue! and you want to delete it? after it provoked a comment like eyensane’s?
oh well it’s your world dude.
*contemplates getting own website*
sigh. but grinning now.
*contemplates the possibility that eyensane may not actually be a “hot chick”*
it’s like that movie “the game”. people claim not to want to be fooled or controlled, but we secretly love to be thrown for a loop. no matter how much shit you endure, when you die the demiurge is there grinning at you and you laugh and hug him cause he’s your brother, and all that shit made you a better person. evolve.
i liked the 2 game “veterans” in that movie who wistfully express the desire to “do it again for the first time.” and it’s not about erasing mistakes or being better, it’s about making mistakes, stumbling, being hurt, and sometimes finding that she really is a “hot chick”, or whatever it is that floats your ark.
i mean, why is gnosis eternal, yet not eternally experienced? trips don’t last forever. they change you, but there’s always more change to be had. like, if instead of the black iron prison, the demiurge was vanquished and the true god was always omnipresent, wouldn’t it get a tad boring?
like in contact, jodie foster’s going “i had no idea…” and joyously weeping in divine revelation. in the deleted scenes it shows “5 hours later” and she’s like “now what? what’s the big fucking deal? ok the view’s great and they put a big steel toilet in this thing but it’s broken and i’m busting for a piss.”
we’re here in hell because there’s only so much heaven a person can stand.
that’s why orgasms are handed out in little packets (before you brag, even 5 hours is temporary).
of course what really struck me about contact was that she believed in the “divine revelation” even though she knew “they” had read her mind and subsequently made a convincing simulacrum of her father. why was the gnosis not also fake? she came back with nothing. “little steps ellie.” exactly what the demiurge would say. and it makes it all bearable.
how i learned to stop worrying and love the djinn.
having said that i never really dug “the crying game”. oh wait i already knew she was a fella, that’s why. like kids growing up with the “new” star wars are gonna get to the 5th film: luke, i’m your father. “well duh, you shoulda figured it out on dagobah you dimwit.” harsh on luke cos they’ve known for 4 whole movies. hardly a plot twist.
hmm. gnosis is a plot spoiler. as such, do not read the following:
the demiurge is the only god there is. it has to do things this way because it’s the only way anything holds together. if there’s a plan, it’s a motherfucker. die when you’ve had enough. you’ll be back. what else are you gonna do? after all, it’s your world, demiurges and demiurgettes.
i need to sleep. then conspire.
(and lay off the dvds for a while)
December 5th, 2005 at 10:11 am
And christ said. “look ma no strings”
December 5th, 2005 at 1:21 pm
Yes, this is true. And I speak from authority here. Ahem.
December 5th, 2005 at 1:22 pm
Carlos, you are teh awesome.
December 5th, 2005 at 9:56 pm
On related notes, I suggest people check out my post on “Faith is a cop-out?”
I think its most appropriate given Carlos’ interjections (and ejaculations) into the topic.
December 6th, 2005 at 10:00 am
i apologise for my intrusive and excessive verbiage, but hasten to add that the “psychic” orgasm will not result in ejaculate, at least not of the physical variety. afaik.
can anyone else hear the ahems echoing across the land?
ktulu i read your post and thanks for the, um, “forceful insertion of knowledge” (point taken). not sure the analogy (chuckle) holds but it is interesting in light of recent rigorous intuition posts about sex magick and your namesake. from your post:
well that’s half your wedding vows written!
as far as faith and rationality go, they are precisely the same thing: behavioural strategies for gods in training
use, learn, discard (but you wouldn’t treat a lady like that would you?)
we’re all like “the greatest american hero”, all these superpowers and no instructions. just put the suit on and push all the buttons. faith and rationality are ultimately irrelevant.
believe it or not i’m walking on air…
kylark i’m blushing.
ahem
December 6th, 2005 at 2:22 pm
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December 6th, 2005 at 3:43 pm
I didn’t have time to read every comment, but refer to Wilhelm Reich’s orgone research in re: this post.
December 6th, 2005 at 3:59 pm
Oh good call, I don’t know why that didn’t occur to me.