{"id":23,"date":"2020-10-10T07:34:04","date_gmt":"2020-10-10T06:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bdsmsex.co.uk\/kink-blog\/?p=23"},"modified":"2020-10-10T07:34:28","modified_gmt":"2020-10-10T06:34:28","slug":"x-cross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bdsmsex.co.uk\/kink-blog\/x-cross\/","title":{"rendered":"X-Cross"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If your libidinous mind can imagine it, there\u2019s probably already a term for it<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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X-cross (n<\/em>) a piece of equipment popular in BDSM dungeons that is used to restrain a submissive\u2019s ankles and wrists in an upright spread-eagle position. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The domme tightened her sub\u2019s limbs to the X-cross, leaving him bound, helpless and incredibly turned on.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though the X-cross, also known as a Saint Andrew\u2019s cross or saltire, is quite common in BDSM dungeons around the world, the equipment gained mainstream notoriety in the 2011 erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey,<\/em> when it\u2019s used to secure the hapless Anastasia Steele. This piece of BDSM furniture is usually metal or wood and comes in the shape of a vertical diagonal cross. The subject\u2019s wrists and ankles are splayed and tied to the four posts, allowing the subject to be teased with whips, flogs, crops or the domme\u2019s bare hands. For those craving a more intense experience, some X-crosses can even be made to spin on an axis. (Who wants to play Wheel of Fortune<\/em>?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The image of someone trapped on a diagonal cross has Christian origins, as it\u2019s believed that\u2019s how Saint Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland, was martyred. When he refused to stop spreading the teachings of Jesus Christ, he was sentenced to death by crucifixion. Believing he wasn\u2019t holy enough to die in the same manner as Jesus, he asked for his cross to be turned sideways. Centuries later you have a brutal torture device that has been repurposed for both pain and pleasure. Join & Satisfy Your BDSM<\/a><\/strong> Fetish here!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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