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The Sacred Prostitute

The Sacred Prostitute

Dec 22, 2024

For many years, I identified simply as a sex worker, offering my body as a source of pleasure and connection to those who sought me out. But deep within, I always felt that what I was doing held a greater purpose — something profound, spiritual and transformative. Sex work has long been stigmatised, viewed through lenses of judgment and misunderstanding. Yet, history reminds us that sacred sexuality was once revered. In ancient temples, priestesses used their bodies as vessels of divine energy, facilitating healing, connection and worship.

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Maison Soquet Paris

Maison Soquet Paris

Mar 20, 2024

Maison Souquet is one of the multiple Parisian secrets. Once a pleasure house during the belle époque, today it’s an extraordinary hedonistic palace with a Jacques Garcia décor as indulgent and spirited as the illustrious courtesans it once housed. The 20 rooms ooze romance – guests can privatise the spa and the clandestine cocktail bar is wickedly pleasurable.

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The story about the monk and the prostitute

The story about the monk and the prostitute

May 30, 2023

I prefer to call myself Companion, Connoisseur of eros, Purveyor of Fantasies, Muse, but I don’t mind the word Prostitute…. Here is a touching story that I want to share with you… The monk and the prostitute. The Rest on the Flight to Egypt, by... Read more
Bordello by Vee Speers

Bordello by Vee Speers

Mar 27, 2023

She claims: “I don’t like to follow the crowd. I like to seduce, with images that are at once disturbing and beautiful, but leaving a space for the viewer to enter my world. My portraits combine elements which evoke conflicting emotions that can surprise the viewer, telling a story that is somewhere between fantasy and reality, the obvious and the unexpected.”

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Prostitutes & Art

Prostitutes & Art

Mar 10, 2022

The French poet Charles Baudelaire once declared: “What is art? Prostitution.” Throughout history, artists have used prostitutes as models and muses for their artwork. While this long practice has in the past been an ignored fact, some artists choose to imply or even outright declare who the subject of their work is. From Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s colourful pastels to Egon Schiele’s erotically charged sketches, here is a pick of the eight most famous artworks featuring prostitutes.

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