My conversation with Joshua was powerful. We talked about how NTSB can bring about self-actualization, self-acceptance, self-enlightenment, and empowerment. The ability he has to see and hear a person in a way that brings about those outcomes is truly a gift. They may want to help others write their own stories, but their story is about to change your perspective.About Master Joshua:When I first started practicing NTSB in earnest, some twenty years ago, I assumed that what interested me in kink was, well, the kink. The thrill, the rush I got from Dominating another person made the “why” seem pretty self explanatory. I used to play a lot at parties, in the beginning. Before a scene, my play partner and I would talk. These talks were often uniquely candid: we were heading into a heightened situation, and people wanted to let go of their masks, show me what was really going on inside. They wanted to be understood… and I wanted to understand. That’s where the real connection was formed. Afterwards, in the actual physical exchange, I could feel the trust born from our conversation in how their bodies responded to me. That’s when I realized — kink wasn’t what I was after after all. It was people’s trust I desired, their permission to connect on a deeper, truer level. Kink was just a way in.I lived fast and hard, in the years that followed. I risked a lot and I lost a lot: jobs, partners, my family, my home. While painful, being stripped of all that defined me left me with rock-solid insights: that meaning in life is forged through unflinchingly honest relationships, with others as well as with oneself; and that the meaning of my own life, my purpose, was to help others manifest their own truths. @masterjoshuanyc | https://masterjoshua.com/--More about Seth:Seth is a tarot reader with a passion for serving the LGBTQ community. Since launching ComingOutTarot, he helps gay men have stronger and healthier relationships. He received his first tarot deck at 10, came out of the closet at 19, and officially came out of the tarot closet at 40 with ComingOutTarot. He uses tarot to make sense of his client’s queer experiences in a increasingly challenging heteronormative world. Seth and his husband live just outside Chicago with their rescue ferrets. If you like The Fool’s Journey, GET MORE on Patreon. Take a moment and support the production of it over on Patreon and you’ll get more guest interview goodness. Join The Fool’s Journey discussion over in Spaces✅ Ready to book a reading? Schedule your reading now. ‍❤️‍ This podcast is sponsored by Spaces