Ash and Ascent

Ash and Ascent

On Shibari

A photo essay

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Kailey Baxstrome
Aug 04, 2025
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Pointed attention wields profound power. From the wellspring of consciousness pours life, with all its sustaining and healing gifts. I surrender to the ropes to reclaim the power of deeply feeling—of not divorcing sensation, earth, and physicality for a disembodied, mind-filled life. Instead, in my surrender, I choose to unite my mind and body and witness the full spectrum of possibility, sensation, and the universe within me. Sometimes that means pain, and sometimes pleasure—but what contains these is consciousness. I let these feelings flow from the tap of life so that I may radically witness the multiplicity of reflections of my nature—dear welcomed visitors, each kindly arriving at the home of my being with their gifts and stories.

⟡ Content Note ⟡ The photos below contain artistic nudity and imagery from a shibari session.

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