It is a somewhat particular paraphilia since it is considered one of the most extravagant that exist. What does it consist of? Those who suffer from hierophilia only get sexual pleasure through sacred or religious objects . The erotic and the devout, united.
Hierophilic people are also usually passionate about carrying with them (or that their partner carries) rosaries , crosses, Bibles or other similar objects during the practice of sexual intercourse but it is also possible that sexual pleasure is obtained by other religious symbols such as a temple, a person saying a prayer, confessionals, or people who live the cult intensely (nuns or priests).
The fact of being sexually aroused for religious reasons leads these people to try to have sexual relations in sacred places and, above all, during religious celebrations such as mass or communion. Their sexual fantasies also lead them to dress up as priests or nuns to achieve greater excitement.
The etymology of this paraphilia comes from the Greek : hieros , which means sacred or divine and filia , which means love. By contrast, hierophobia would be the intense and irrational fear of everything related to religious objects.
They are of all kinds
Paraphilias are frequent, intense and sexually exciting fantasies or behaviors that involve inanimate objects, non-consensual children or adults, or suffering or humiliation of oneself or of the partner (or both at the same time). Paraphilic disorders are paraphilias that cause distress or life performance problems in the person with a paraphilia or that harm or may harm another person.
There are many paraphilias and there are of all kinds. As they say, to taste the colors. The focus of paraphilia can be a variety of objects, situations, animals, or people. Sexual arousal may depend on the use or presence of this approach. Once these patterns of arousal are established, usually in late childhood or near puberty, they usually last a lifetime.
When the members of a couple mutually agree to participate in this variation of traditional sexual behavior, any behavior that does not cause harm can become positive and become part of the loving and caring relationship. However, when sexual behaviors cause distress or harm or interfere with a person’s ability to carry out their daily activities, they are considered a paraphilic disorder. Anguish can result from the reactions of other people or from a subject’s feeling of guilt for doing something socially unacceptable.
Paraphilic disorders can seriously affect the capacity for affective and reciprocal sexual activity. Partners of people with a paraphilic disorder may feel like an object or as if they are not important or unnecessary in the sexual relationship.
Another strange paraphilia is spectrophilia . Spectrophiles are attracted to spirits and ghosts , and claim to have sexual encounters with ghosts that are objects of their affection. Ghost sex has been described as a feeling similar to sex with an earthly, living being. Sex with a spirit involves the sensation of being touched in specific areas and a sensation of pressure from another body. Spectrophiles are turned on by phantom sex , but not everyone who “meets” an unexpected spiritual visitor in the bedroom feels the same way. Believers in ghost sex also believe in ghost rape, where a spirit attacks someone against their will.
