Witch Chicken: The Somatic Shadow Game for Existential Kink (EK) Capacity and Radical Approval
Some practices are powerful because they are complicated.
This one is powerful because it is simple.
In Shadow Alchemy, one of the most effective ways to build nervous-system capacity is a practice we call:
Witch Chicken.
It is an embodiment game that trains the core skill beneath Existential Kink:
Staying present with sensation, charge, and intensity without flinching.
Capacity equals power.
Witch Chicken is how you build it.
What Is Witch Chicken?
Witch Chicken is a somatic practice of holding steady in the presence of charge.
It is not about domination.
It is not about collapse.
It is about presence.
The basic question is:
Can you stay?
Can you remain with the sensation that arises in contact, without rushing to soften, fix, perform, or flee?
This is existential kink embodied.
Why This Practice Works (EK in Nervous-System Form)
Most people leak sensation through strategies:
nervous laughter
caretaking
over-explaining
apologizing
dissociation
moralizing
retreat
Witch Chicken trains the opposite:
Containment.
Contact.
Radical approval of what arises.
It is shadow work without story.
The Core Skill: Holding Charge Without Fixing
The unconscious does not transform through analysis alone.
It transforms through inclusion.
When you can stay present with intensity, you stop outsourcing your shadow.
You become less reactive.
Less afraid.
More free.
Witch Chicken is a training ground for that freedom.
How to Practice Witch Chicken (Simple Version)
You can do this with a partner or in a group container, but the principle is the same.
Step 1: Establish Safety and Consent
This is not a game of coercion.
It is a practice of presence.
Both people agree to stay connected and honest.
Step 2: Make Contact
This can be:
sustained eye contact
sitting across from each other
a simple closeness
silence
No performance.
Just contact.
Step 3: Notice What Arises
Immediately, sensation will appear:
awkwardness
heat
vulnerability
desire
irritation
shame
power
This is the material.
Step 4: Stay One Breath Longer Than Comfort
This is the whole practice.
Do not fix it.
Do not soothe.
Do not explain.
Just stay.
Radical approval means:
This sensation is allowed.
Step 5: Let Capacity Expand
Often, something happens:
the nervous system settles
the charge metabolizes
intimacy increases
projection dissolves
You realize you can hold more than you thought.
That is power.
Witch Chicken as Shadow Alchemy
The “monster” becomes less monstrous when you stop flinching.
The taboo becomes less taboo when you include it.
The nervous system becomes less reactive when it learns:
I can stay.
I can feel.
I do not need exile.
This is why Witch Chicken is one of the most practical EK-style Shadow Alchemy exercises.
It is radical approval made somatic.
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Frequently Asked Questions (Witch Chicken)
Is Witch Chicken an Existential Kink practice?
Yes. It is a somatic embodiment practice aligned with EK: staying present with unconscious charge rather than fleeing into story or performance.
Do I need a partner?
It is most powerful relationally, but the principle can be practiced alone by staying present with sensation in stillness and contact.
Is this about discomfort tolerance?
Not exactly. It is about nervous-system inclusion, intimacy with experience, and radical approval, not forcing yourself past limits.
What is the benefit?
Witch Chicken builds capacity, reduces reactivity, dissolves projection, and strengthens embodied presence in shadow work and relationships.
Next Steps: Enter DOMINION
If this practice feels alive, you are ready for the deeper field.
Shadow Alchemy is not just insight.
It is relational practice, embodied radical approval, and capacity built over time.
That is what DOMINION: A Field of Radical Approval is for.
DOMINION is Lucy Baldwin’s EK-themed community for people who want to practice real integration:
somatic EK exercises like Witch Chicken
radical approval without self-deception
erotic shadow integration beyond purity
desire, taboo, and projection metabolized into freedom
the end of exile