Landing on the beachhead...

Would like to hear from rewired members is this a good description of a dry O? I have had the same thing many many times but though that this was you involuntary twitching because I was expecting something much, much more intense.

It sounds like it might be one version of a dry orgasm. I don't think we all get the same response with an aneros inserted - I often don't have an erection, and so don't get the pumping that Emancipation describes. But having had aneros-less dry-orgasms via Taoist non-ejaculatory techniques, I am convinced that dry-Os are what I am having. See DRY-Os thread. Curiously enough, I do mostly have an erection when I dry-O anerosless.

If it works for you Emancipation and braveneworld - then go for it.

In the DRY-Os thread, Darwin talks of the difference (in his experience) between prostate and anal orgasms. Whilst I thought mine were prostate centred, it is possible that I am having anal orgasms, and just hadn't realised it. This would certainly leave room for your pumping orgasms to be prostate centred. At the moment, I find these 2 dry-O types a little confusing, since I can definitely feel my prostate getting in on the act with my dry-Os (my prostate seems to swell rhythmically just before a dry O). I guess it will all become clearer with time?

There does seem to be value in trying to describe what happens when we are in an aneros (or anerosless) session, but the important thing is that you enjoy what happens, and do not dwell unnecessarily on what it might be called. As Rumel has repeatedly stated. these experiences are outside our normal frame of reference, and therefore resist definition and classification as a result. It all adds to the mystery of it though, and I for one, rather like that.

@Linum I agree. However it is humane nature to name, describe and catalog.I enjoy every session even last nights harrowing experience was still pleasurable just daunting.
I like to understand what is happening but never want it to get in the way of sessions.
I guess we relate to some peoples descriptions more than others because on person says in the words we would use more than the other.

I agree that it is human nature to want to get a handle on what it is we are dealing with here. I am an ecologist by training, and one of the things we had to learn was that whilst labelling something as whatever, we should not mistake this label for something real. It is convenient to try to understand what is going on, but that is all it is.

xileh said it well, when after reading comments/descriptions that mirrored his own experiences said something like, "at last I feel as if I am on the map".

There are huge philosophical questions opened up by our experiences, and away from sessions they are certainly interesting to pose and try to answer. Sometimes this even feels spiritual, but being an atheist, I resist the temptation to invoke a God as being responsible for this in some way.

I think, the reason that drives us to categorize our experiences, is so we can share and encourage others. To do that, we need a common reference. The challenge we face, is our common reference is highly variable.

Xileh

As expected, the pumping action has returned for today's session and with greater frequency. It only happens during peak arousal. This has also brought about the beginnings of a stronger type of orgasm with it. Baby steps. I know if this stuff had happened right away with my sessions, I don't think my mind could have handled it. Still learning.