Note: I have withheld names, since these were not originally posted publicly...

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Comment:
Luv that body

My Response:
Ty! :)

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Comment:
never knew that there was a group to truely
worship Priapus... I do need more
understanding of this. Am i just a horn dog or
is it that he allows me to enjoy this great
aspect of being male... Hail Priapus!

My Response:
Here is an entry from my Blogger blog which explains my views on Priapus for the layman, for someone who is wondering what Priapus is all about and who may wonder if they can continue their previous way of life and religious beliefs. I think it might help you.

I think of Priapus as a manifestation of the Divine, just as Jesus, Buddha, Confucious, etc is. ALL things are holy, including sex !

The blog entry is printed for you below my signature...
-Merton:)

From my blogger Blog Advice Column...
Question:
Merton: Can I be a worshipper of Priapus and also maintain my other religious affiliations?

My response in the Advice Column:
Well, I think you can. I personally see God in all things. God is in the tree, the grass, the doggie, the couch, the storm, the sun... and certainly in the phallus. There is no question for me that God in the phallus, and the story of Priapus is a beautiful expression of this. We oral afficianandos know what power and life and beauty is there.

Priapus is the name we give that divine power! How wonderful that we have declared and accepted it as holy, and I am not being sanctimonious... hot, sexy, fun, joyful enjoyment and worship feels divine and it is divine. It is only those who are invested in the "via negativa," those who are afraid of ecstasy, who would say that anything that feels good is bad.

Praipus worship is light, sunny, happy, lovely, playful, sexy, joyful, ecstatic... divine!

I don't believe in dogma or literal scripture anyway, so I can appreciate all manifestations of God, all stories of God, all ways of describing God as good. They are to me just re-tellings of the same story of Divinity. I do not accept their constraints and admonishments to behave, or think or feel a certain way, but I can appreciate their poetic, metaphoric beauty. So to me, Priapus worship and at least appreciation of other forms of worship go together beautifully.

Now if one is insistent on foisting upon yourself all the dogmatic demands of a religious structure, one might have a bit of trouble with Priapus worship. But I think such a person will have a bit of trouble not just with Priapus worship, but with accepting himself, being fulfilled and being happy in general.

Peace, my brothers in Priapus...

-Merton :)

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Comment (Referring to the Saatchi Gallery):
The site is owned by Charles Saatchi - he made
London the centre of contemporary art and he
personally checks all the artists online as he
can not visit every studio in the world!
He may just pick you up (your work, you
understand!!)

My Response:
TY!!!

Merton Parrish's Saatchi Male Nude Fine Art Gallery
www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/yourg...4.html

Merton Parrish's Video Male Nude Fine Art Gallery
video.saatchigallery.com/artis...ls.php

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Comment:
Great pic would like to explore your body !!

My response:
I am so Glad you like d my pic! The exploration you suggest sounds fun!
-Merton :)

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Comment:
Very nice! Is this your own work?

My Response:
Yes it is... Glad you like!
-Merton:)

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Comment:
Very cool avatar photo- got me lookin and I LOVE
the paintings of similar topics

My Response:
Ty so much for your very nice comment on my photo. I really appreciate the positive feedback. I continue to work on my page, and am hoping to make it interesting whilst staying within the rules of content on Tribe. Lol. Wish me luck!
-Merton :)

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Merton Parrish
On the Power of Priapus
and the Benefit of Priapian Spirituality:

"What exactly IS the power of this Roman fertility God known as Priapus," you might be asking yourself?...

Well, His spirit is still with us here in the world. He's present during orgasm and through Him, tension, frustration and violence is released. Thus, if all men came everyday, there would be no more strife and wars!

This is the peace-giving power of Priapus!

Priapian spirituality is...
for all who experience, dream of, or fantasize about m4m contact. It honors Priapus, an ancient and wonderful manifestation of the Divine. Whether we know it or not, Priapus, as metaphor and real presence is present in all men, if we will but notice. He represents creativity, abundance, protection, good fortune, ecstacy, and wholeness, circumvention of violence and evil, and release of negativity. Oh how we need these things!

Priapian spirituality is experiential...
It springs forth from that "root" that is in all of us, that very creative center, which makes itself felt so vividly in our sexuality. Our sexuality is not separate from us, but right at the very center of our being. When we connect with this root of our being, and connect with our brothers through m4m contact, we are (whether we are being playful, sexy, role playing, deeply intimate) worshipping! Sex, whether with our partners or playmates, is not bad or shameful. To the contrary, it is ecstatic, joyful, and holy!

Priapian spirituality gives us a great "aha!" or epiphany!...
Sexuality and spirituality are not separate from each other, and they are not separate from us. We are not separate from each other, our world, or the Divine. This is the sunny, happy, ecstatic, joyful truth of Priapus worship, of life, of God. This is why we came here to earth. (Think of the implications of this. To know this changes us, and since we are all connected, it changes the world too! ) To realize this connection, wholeness and unity is so freeing and beautiful... and m4m contact and Priapian spirit is such a wonderful path toward this new freedom of body, mind and spirit.