Ask The Batemaster: Military Strategies

Never underestimate the power of cultural conditioning, my Phallic Brother!

QUESTION: I saw your column about guys jerking together in the military, and the comment from a veteran who said he never heard of it. Well, I’m not career, but I was in there, and truth is it’s all really homophobic. Well, now I’m happily married to a man! In the service, mostly it was hearing other guys doing it at night, then going ahead and doing it too. Trying not to get a boner in the showers! So why is this still any big deal for any guys?

RESPONSE: Never underestimate the power of cultural conditioning, my Phallic Brother! (Often this is mixed with religious beliefs, but it’s always social and cultural!) In fact, I don’t care if someone thinks it’s corny and retro: the 1960s values of Love and Peace are more important than ever in today’s crazy world of cell phones, the Internet, and media madness. We only continue perpetual warfare because men can be conditioned to fear their fellow men.

My own approach to helping our species towards a more peaceful, healthy, happy planet is to encourage all men to pursue improved masturbation skills, the practice of self-pleasure as self-love—one and the same thing! When you go really deep into male masturbation, learning how to remain for long intense periods in pure penis pleasure, it begins to work on you. Your old habits of poor self-esteem begin to dissolve, you become more confident and secure in your self-image.

When you feel secure enough to share masturbation with fellow men (whether you identify as gay, bi, or straight in public doesn’t matter to this) then you contribute a tiny bit more toward tolerance, lack of shame or guilt, and fearless acceptance in the world, even to active appreciation for your fellow human males.

There is no logical or sensible reason why all men should not fully enjoy masturbation, and why many more men should not explore the possibility of sharing masturbation with fellow men. Of course, it’s true that historically male militaries reinforce certain boundaries, hierarchies of authority, and male bonding, as well as defining the “enemy” through a mix of homophobia and homoerotic proximity. Consider how the military life brings young men together, strips them of their individuality while also forcing them to develop peak fitness and live in constant proximity. The power of this conditioning is well known and effective in creating a force of effective warriors. Consider: perhaps homophobia is actually fear of yourself, your own natural, intense, passionate maleness.

But what greater right should warriors protect than the right to love whoever, and however you wish, including loving yourself through devoted and skilled masturbatory practice?

Surely men’s experiences of erotic sharing in militaries, or concealment of sharing, or denial of sharing varies endlessly with individual experiences. Homophobia is not something you’re born with—like any and all forms of prejudice or intolerance, it is learned. You have to be taught homophobia. And the best way to get over it is to experience the wonder, the awe, the amazement that comes with sharing your penis with fellow men who are willing to share their penises with you. Be as kind, generous, and supportive of your Phallic Brothers as you can, and ultimately this means all men on Earth!

Pleasuring your penis can open your heart and bring you genuine peace.

BRUCE P. GRETHER is the “BateMaster”. Mr. Grether’s lifelong love of penises and masturbation has led him to achieve a level of mastery and understanding of masturbation that is at once unique and extremely rare. He is renowned for both his ability to achieve seemingly endless states of prolonged and intense masturbatory pleasure as well as his skill in passing this knowledge on to his students. Mr. Grether has made it his life’s mission to encourage men to take their practice of masturbation to new levels of personal enrichment and self-discovery.

Mr. Grether is a globally recognized masturbation activist, an accomplished masturbation coach, and a tireless facilitator of masturbation workshops. In 2001 he coined the now popular term “Mindful Masturbation”. He is the author of a best-selling book, The Secret of the Golden Phallus, plus the erotic fantasy novels

The Moontusk Chronicles. His website can be found at www.eroticengineering.com.

A note from The Batemaster: I’m honored that the guys at Bateworld have asked me to respond to some questions from male masturbators around the world every week.

Always check with your doctor about any issues you might be experiencing with your sexual organs. Prompt diagnosis and treatment are important. This article’s purpose is to inform and entertain readers and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment.

The Batemaster (Bruce P. Grether)

How Bruce P. Grether became the Batemaster

Among his earliest memories, Bruce recalls seeing an adult man’s penis swing about anchored in a nest of curly brown hairs when the man was changing clothes. That penis fascinated him and he somehow knew it was of major importance. He also remembers how good it felt to slide down a stairway banister or to climb a tree with pressure between his legs sending delicious sensations all through his body.

At an early age, he played doctor with another boy his age, and the frottage he enjoyed as they rubbed their penises together made him feel One with All Things.

He was older, maybe 9 or 10 years when he figured out how to actually masturbate while taking a shower. Immediately Bruce became a fan of self-pleasure, though, with puberty, he became extremely shy about his body being seen. Still, when his pubic hair sprouted and his penis grew bigger, it astonished him how incredible the sensations could feel with adult genitalia.

All through his 20s and 30s Bruce loved masturbating and did it often. Something kept tell him though, that there could be more to it. None of the books he read about Tantra and Taoist erotic cultivation provided simple how-to instructions. Finally, in his early 40s, he came upon Joseph Kramer’s video about male genital massage: FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN.

Having no playmates to try this with, he tried it on himself. In the process, he discovered what he soon named “Mindful Masturbation.” For 6 weeks he masturbated for hours every day, and did not ejaculate once! This was the Penis Paradise he had been looking for since his adventures playing doctor as a young boy. He was changed forever and lost most of his shyness and insecurities.

Bruce began to listen deeply to whatever his penis told him. This way he learned more and more about male masturbation, the penis, and he studied human sexuality. Soon he was hired to write professionally for the sex education site JackinWorld (dot) com, which he did for some years under the name “Bruce McFarland.”

Since then, his erotic activism is more radical and he uses his actual given name: Bruce P. Grether, AKA the Batemaster. He has hosted workshops and now does online masturbation coaching. In 2012 his best-selling book THE SECRET OF THE GOLDEN PHALLUS was published and with his handsome young friend Blue Tyger he created the Erotic Engineering site to explore advanced male self-pleasure practices.

Bruce considers himself a Missionary of the Male Mysteries and his work continues.

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