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Oh, look at that.

Now open it up a little bit.

Uh-huh. Usually I'm drunk when this happens.

Well, look at all of those goodies inside.

It's so weird, actually.

That's your power, baby, so never forget that.

Pussy power -- say it. -Pussy power.

That's right.

[ Chuckles ]

♪♪

Karley: Is it just me, or is pussy literally everywhere these days?

From pussy hats to pussy-propaganda tees,

and other random vulva-inspired junk,

it's never been more trendy to be a woman.

But TBH, when I was little, the only thing I heard

about vaginas was that they were gross,

and now I'm just supposed to accept

that the vag is America's next top influencer?

Some even say that the pussy is the source of all life on Earth,

randomly.

Wait.

Is my vagina magical?

♪♪

Even though the pussy has been around for literally decades,

it seems that only now are we truly understanding

the full depth of the vagina.

Is everyone aware that the pussy is undergoing a massive rebrand?

Have you noticed that recently the vagina

has become very popular?

-Absolutely. -Yes.

I think it's become less taboo to talk about, yes.

We can say the word "vagina," and people don't squint anymore.

What are some of the derogatory names

that you've heard used for pussy?

I think "box" is one of the worst ones.

Who the... wants a box?

"Hatchet wound," which is horrible.

I don't like "twat."

I love "cunt."

You always hear about, like, men thinking with their cocks.

I think it's about time women think with their vaginas.

I am vagina-positive.

Vag-pos.

Vag-pos.

[ Laughs ] -I love that.

Clearly, vag-pos vibes are on the rise.

I feel inspired to fully harness the power of my pussy,

but first I need to rid myself of the vag-neg vibes

from centuries past.

I'm here in the suburbs of Atlanta,

about to meet Tracey Bryant, aka the Yoni Alchemist.

Mother Goddess, thank you for orgasmic combustion.

I don't know exactly what that means,

but I'm hoping that she can help to give my vagina a new start.

Tracey: My name is Tracey Bryant Swint.

I am a sensual empowerment coach,

a womb educator, known as the Sacred Yoni Alchemist.

That is a very powerful job.

Yes, it is.

What does vagina power mean to you?

It's knowing that your vagina is the most amazing, spiritual,

and physical presence on the Earth.

It's God.

It's God.

I wish someone had told me that when I was like 14.

Yeah.

This society has not promoted a healthy relationship

with our sexuality or our vaginas.

[ Singing bowl resonating ]

Going back to basics, what is a yoni?

Yoni is a Sanskrit word that is synonymous with vagina

and the whole womb space,

and it is known as the sacred opening and divine temple.

To yoni-steam, we take organic, medicinal herbs,

and then we allow the woman to sit and widen her legs to open

so that she can get all of that herbal infusion

inside of her vagina, her cervix, her womb, ovaries,

as well as her rectum.

Yeah, I had this ex-boyfriend,

and I think that he was possessed by a demon,

and sometimes I worry that he, like,

ejaculated his, like, demon energy into my vagina.

Yeah, he did.

So yoni-steaming would be great to go ahead

and clear that demon come.

I'm really excited about this.

[ Laughs ] Good.

Activate now.

Can you walk me through what we're gonna do here today?

First thing we're gonna do is we are going

to experience sound healing.

Sound is a gateway opener to the portal of the womb.

Exhale.

[ Beating drum ]

All: Ahhhhh.

[ Belches ] Shit.

It's coming out today!

Then we go to do a yoni steam.

Open wide and sit back. -It's warm.

It's warm. It's warm.

Yeah, it's warm, yes.

That's hot tamale.

I want you to go back to when you were a little girl,

before the programming, before the conditioning.

What did you think about your vagina and your yoni

when you were young?

I think I felt curious.

It just felt full of possibility.

Yes, full of possibilities, and it is, exactly.

-Delighted. -Delighted.

Delighted and excited.

Mama Opulence, how did you feel about your young yoni?

Felt sensation.

Okay, okay.

What I have is golden.

-Yes. -Yes.

And knowing that it doesn't have to shrivel up and die

as long as I honor my power.

She is an altar.

Karley: Whoa.

She's woke.

There's an awakening happening,

and we are being empowered as women.

♪♪

So this smelly, ugly thing they be talking about,

hmm, Imma go and give it some praise.

Y'all give it some praise today. Come on.

Let's go. [ Laughs ]

Yes.

We want to thank you for our orgasmic expression,

thank you for that magical portal of creation and fertility

that helped to gain consciousness here

on the Earth with humanity.

That's vagina power.

Baby, that's it. That's it.

That's it, and it's magical.

Karley: So I've steamed my vagina

and cleansed my yoni of demon jizz,

and I really feel like a new woman.

Now that my sacred portal has been purged,

I think I'm finally ready to confront my pussy face to face.

Oh, she's so pretty. Come on.

Only you can uniquely pop your pussy.

Yes.

Now I'm gonna masturbate with this crystal?

-Yes. -Yeah. -Yeah.

♪♪

Karley: After years of being in an emotionally abusive relationship

with my vagina, I realize

I need to show my pussy some love and affection.

So I'm heading to meet the legendary

sex-positive feminist Betty Dodson.

Over the past 45 years,

Betty has taught thousands of women

how to orgasm in her solo and group masturbation classes.

Chic.

Obviously, it's fun to masturbate.

But how important is jerking off to harnessing pussy power?

I'm a professional masturbator.

It's a cool job.

I've learned about it, I've practiced it,

I've written about it, I teach it,

so you better know I know what I'm talking about.

Why do you do what you do?

Well, it's so important.

It's taking control of your genitals.

Any person, male or female,

who is sexual will be a consistent masturbator.

It's like your workout.

Did you do you exercise today?

What exer-- Oh, my masturbation?

-Not yet today, but -- -Well, I read your bio.

I think you're pretty advanced, but here's the thing.

You can put on your own makeup,

but did you learn how to do it better?

Of course.

That is true.

So what is your recommendation to someone

who wants to have a better relationship with their pussy?

Well, first of all, they get out a mirror and they look at it,

they know what all the parts are,

and they look at others.

We all don't look the same.

It's like the guys expect a tube, and what do we expect?

Flaps and folds, and we're not quite sure.

And the clitoris -- a lot of women have never found it.

I mean, some of them are little, tiny things,

that are up under the hood. -Right.

You just got to assess the situation.

Right.

So what are we gonna do next?

Genital show-and-tell.

Okay.

Betty: There you are, naked as a jaybird.

Ah, voilà.

-Okay. -Oh, she's so pretty.

Come on. -Okay.

This is, like, normal for you.

This is not normal for me.

Like, that's actually weird.

What is that? That's where I pee.

This is part of the vaginal lining.

You see these little things here.

Mm-hmm. This?

But -- Yeah.

But you see there, the little dark hole?

Yeah.

That is the opening to the vagina.

Yeah, that's where you bang.

Yep.

How does seeing yourself and touching yourself up

close like this help you to gain confidence and sexual power?

Well, if you'd never looked at your face

and you were getting ready to go out,

how would you know how you looked?

True.

You've got a visual image of her.

Mm-hmm.

If you don't have an image of what it's like and somebody's

down between your legs, "Oh, your snatch,"

or, "Your cunt, it's not a beautiful thing."

But if you see that it is a thing of beauty,

then you'll appreciate it.

And out of this sweet, little vulva,

the next generation is born.

That's your power, baby.

What if you don't have kids?

Doesn't matter. It's what it represents.

I didn't have kids, but believe me, I've got pussy power.

Good to know.

Wow.

Considering I'm basically a professional slut,

I never thought an 89-year-old vulva Yoda

could give me new intel on my pussy.

I wonder what masturbation wisdom she has in store for me.

Take it all the way up and let it out.

[ Exhales deeply ]

There you go. There you go.

So, essentially, you're gonna teach me some techniques.

Yes. I'm your coach.

Okay.

This is on low.

And why is this important that we learn how to masturbate?

Jesus doesn't give them to ya.

It's your body, and it's your orgasms,

so you are always in charge of them.

Got it.

Are you on your clit?

So I don't get paid enough to masturbate to climax

in front of a full camera crew.

Sorry.

But many brave women before me have dared to go there.

Just natural.

♪♪

Karley: Do you think that, as a woman,

taking control of your pleasure makes you more powerful?

Of course.

We have to be able to have access

to our own sexuality and --

to play with it, to develop it, to enjoy it before we have --

so we have something to share with another person.

I feel like masturbation, for me, has --

helps to make me more sexually confident.

Absolutely.

I've got women masturbating all over the world.

So, honey, watch out.

The world doesn't know it, but I'm coming after them

with a bunch of women that know how to masturbate.

Power.

♪♪

Betty's right.

In order to fully employ the power of the pussy,

we have to be the CEOs of our own orgasms.

But does pussy power always have to come

from the literal vagina,

or can anyone tap into the divine energy of the pussy?

Pussy comes in all different size and forms.

And color. Shout out to the purple pussies.

That's all I got to say.

[ Laughter ]

♪♪

Karley: So far, my vaginal empowerment journey has been enlightening,

but it got me thinking.

Can you harness the power of the pussy

even if you weren't born with one?

Raquel: My names is Raquel Willis.

I am a writer, an activist,

and all about elevating marginalized folks,

particularly trans women of color.

What does pussy power mean to you?

It's so funny you ask me this, 'cause no one has ever asked me

what pussy power means to me.

I think, as a trans woman,

even before my kind of medical transition,

I had pussy power, right?

My pussy power doesn't lie in my pussy.

My pussy power is just me.

It's an essence. It's the glow.

And you gave a speech at the first Women's March, right?

Definitely. I did.

Black women, women of color, queer women,

trans women, disabled women,

Muslim women, and so many others are still asking many of y'all,

"Ain't I a woman?"

It was great, of course, on one hand to share my thoughts

as a black, queer, transgender woman,

but it also was a complicated experience

in the sense of witnessing how much more work

we have to do in our movements.

While the Women's March may have seemed unifying,

the sea of pussy hats and vag-power posters

launched a pussy-centric narrative,

which many view as exclusionary of trans women.

What did you think when you saw all the pussy hats?

I understood, right, that it was

in response to Trump's misogyny,

but I think what it became was a symbol of the resistance.

And the problem with that is that we know

that not every woman has a pussy

or calls what they do have a pussy.

Yeah, I think it's confusing because,

you know the pussy-power movement came,

and it was like,

"Whoa, I can have, like, vagina confidence.

That's amazing."

But then like five seconds later, they were like,

"Actually, no, stop talking about your vagina again

because it's exclusionary to trans women."

How do we create, like, a world where women can be,

like, proud of their pussies if they have them

while also being allies to the trans community?

Really, by having more conversations

and by being clear about what we mean when we say "pussy"

or when we say "womanhood."

-Ooh, when do you wear this? -When she wears nothing else.

Raquel invited me to hang with her girlfriends

while they pregamed for a Pride event.

Everyone loves this lion necklace.

I feel like it covers your cleavage, though.

Right. Don't cover it.

Don't cover it. It's the weekend for showing

what you got, popping pussies severely.

-Right. -Okay.

I feel like I sound like my mom, but it's like,

to pop one's pussy is to, like, flaunt what you have.

Your femininity, you know? Your power.

-And to own it. -Yeah, to own it.

To own your brilliance, 'cause, I mean, we live in a world

that tells us we don't have any of those things.

But then we carry all of the pressure

that comes with these thoughts around pussy power.

Do you guys have a memory of the first time you heard

"pussy" or "cunt" used as an adjective?

In the ballroom scene, you hear it in an endearing way.

"Cunt" is, like, the pinnacle.

-100%. A+. -It means that you have arrived.

It's like the Met.

It means that you embody everything.

♪ Feelin' so cunt, and I'm feelin' so pussy ♪

♪ Feelin' so cunt, and I'm feelin' so pussy ♪

♪ Feelin' so cunt, and I'm feelin' so pussy ♪

♪ Ca-ca, ca-ca, ow!

This idea of being pussy or being cunt,

these are long-standing concepts in queer and trans communities.

♪ Pussy, cunt, pussy, cunt, what? ♪

And particularly in drag-performance communities

or in ballroom culture,

those were reserved as a term of empowerment.

So, like, if you were walking in a category

and you were serving it, you were serving pussy,

you were serving cunt, and that's beautiful.

Everyone's pussy has its own power,

and only you can uniquely pop your pussy.

It comes in all different shapes, size, and forms.

And colors, okay? Shout out to the purple pussies.

That's all I got to say.

I had to fight to be who I am, right?

I've had to fight for my womanhood,

fight to define myself.

I'm fighting every day, and I'm not alone.

I think we're all fighting, and that's what pussy power is.

It's this kind of collective fight to be seen

the way we deserve to be seen and seen on our own terms.

Karley: Wow.

So pussy is actually a cosmic force

uniting feminine energy everywhere.

So I wonder, what can be conjured

with this magical pussy energy?

It's like a really powerful circle jerk.

[ Moaning ]

Karley: So far, I've been inspired by the modern women

who have helped me maximize my pussy-power potential,

but my journey won't be complete

without finding someone who can help me honor the women of yore,

who were fighting pussy persecution

back before pussies were trendy.

Are you a witch?

I identify as a witch, yes.

Surprise.

What do witches have to do with sexuality?

The reason women were supposedto be witches

and were executed in the 15th century

is because they were more sexual.

There were a number of accused witches

who used a hallucinogenic salve with a broom handle,

and they would administer it vaginally or anally,

and this inspired the idea of the witch riding broomsticks.

So basically the witch on broomstick

is really women masturbating and getting high.

Oh, my God.

I also, like, never thought about how phallic it is

that you're, like, literally straddling this pole.

Yes. Right.

For thousands of years, women have been singled out,

persecuted, and oppressed for their sexuality,

for their sexual expression, and it continues to this day.

So it's absolutely important that we realize the beauty

and the magic in female sexuality.

That is beautiful.

What is sex magic?

Sex magic is basically using that sexual energy

that everyone has.

you can masturbate for a book deal,

masturbate for more money, masturbate for more connection.

There's no limit to what you can get through sex magic.

So what you're saying is that orgasms have magical powers.

Yes, female sexuality in particular,

it's really the most potent kind of magic we have within us.

Karley: So the fact that we're all together

means that our orgasmic power's, like, multiplied.

-I like to think so. -Yeah.

It's like a really intentional, powerful circle jerk.

-Yes. -Yeah. -Yeah.

So I've been thinking about it.

I don't want to just be, like, too narcissistic.

Mm-hmm.

So I was thinking that my intention for the ritual

could be amazing orgasms for everyone.

-Yes. -Beautiful.

Chakrubs are basically sex toys made out of crystal.

Because they're made out of crystal,

they facilitate energy movement.

So basically you would pick a crystal that appeals to you.

Okay, so I'm gonna pick this pink crystal dildo.

Mm-hmm.

So, when you're using the Chakrub,

that is the intention that's going to amplify

with your own sexual energy and the energy of the crystal.

And now I'm gonna masturbate with this crystal,

and then, in my moment of climax,

I'm going to think about manifesting,

like, exceptional orgasms for all.

I can do that.

-Yes. -Awesome.

♪♪

And we're going to initiate you into the world of sex magic.

♪♪

[ Vocalizing ]

[ Moaning ]

♪♪

[ Moaning]

The magic's in you now, Karley.

Thanks, guys.

All: Good luck.

♪♪

Karley: Magic does exist.

While the pussy-power movement might seem silly/embarrassing,

honestly, in these dark times,

some lighthearted fun might save us.

Plus it's opening up conversations

about feminine power and sexuality

that have been avoided since, roughly, the dawn of time.

So whether you're tapping into the cosmic force

of female sexual energy

or just finger-blasting yourself in front of the mirror,

always remember that the pussy force is with you.

Now, excuse me while I jerk off for world peace.

Power on, sluts.

♪♪

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