So I like browsing other bdsm sites and I saw one that suggested that, for some people, SM also suggests sex magic.

So, when I browse the "religion and philosophy" threads, I see the following: athiests and theists pontificating, justifying bdsm bx according to religious tenets. Here's a question that I hope avoids polarization.

If we understand D/s behavior as an exercise in trust, pushing limits, power-play, living in the moment, then to what degree is it a type of meditation? That is, careful attention to the moment that depends upon radical openness?

I know we all operate with different definitions, and I recognize that my definitions are mine; not everyone will feel this way. But the kind of energy that seems to move through me, rather than originate from me. Something bigger than myself, stretches my boundaries.

I'd love to hear from folks who feel that their bdsm experiences are somehow spiritually expanding.