Sacred Courtesans

I'm going to take a break from random naked digital shots for a moment to go into something just as interesting but based in the real world. As I'm sure some of you know already, prostitution is legal in some parts of the Western world. Amsterdam has its red-light district. Nevada has legal brothels pretty much everywhere but Vegas and Reno. Australia has its own brothels as well. I'm not going to debate the morality too much. I will say this, though, legal=safe in this case. Check the requirements in any of these places for a legal brothel and you will see that the dangers of the underground sex-worker just are not there.

However, the world's oldest profession is still not exactly a respected one. Make no mistake there are skills to be learned and honed, work clothes to buy and all of the other things that a real profession requires. These women are as professional as anyone in a more normal office environment. However, there's still a lot of incentive to keep your job quiet from friends and family.

So, in that vein, I thought that those in the industry could use a little positive re-enforcement. As adults making a free choice that's true to themselves despite what society may say, I support them. So I got to thinking, why not have a symbol? Something you can wear that announces to those in the know "I'm not ashamed of what I do" while not necessarily getting you disowned from your family. What I came up with was this:

The scallop shell is the symbol of Aphrodite. Although commonly known in English as the goddess of love, she was also quite openly the goddess of passion and sex. A subclass of her priestesses engaged in sacred prostitution and ritual sex. Those currently in the trade do much the same thing, providing a transcendent experience for money.

This necklace says "I'm a child of Aphrodite. I like what I do and I'm good at it. My profession is not just an honorable one but a spiritual one and I'm willing to take it to that level."

This particular necklace is spoken for but if there are any other brothel workers, call girls etc out there who want to reclaim their spot as a sacred priestess, let me know. I can always make more.