Blood. The most potent of fluids. Should there be a pollutant, one will find it in the blood. If there is anything of one another’s we should not touch, it is the blood. In the old days, the best of days, the halcyon times before horror at human contact was mainlined into our veins, even in those bright days of sharing drinks and kissing friends, we feared blood.

In today’s episode of When We Could Touch, I explore the profane desires which result from increased emphasis on purity, both physical and moral. You can connect with Lux on Instagram at lux_atl , or follow Lux on Facebook at Lux ATL. You can learn more about Lux’s writing, retreats, and online shindigs as well as subscribe to her newsletter at drluxatl.com.

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