I did, too. It reminded me of certain religious ritual processions practiced in Central and South America.

I'm afraid I'm at an age wherein I'm more zag than zing, so I probably wouldn't go 'sky-clad' very often. I can feel the earth move under my feet by going bare-foot, thank you--fine!

Were you under the impression that Pagans who worship skyclad are doing so because it is a sexy invitation?

If so, you have the wrong impression.

If you are interested, feel free to ask more questions. Otherwise, just accept my correction as the truth, it is.

No, I can look at your picture of Jainist priests and be 'taken' by their complete comfort--not by their genitalia. The same is true for any picture of what is natural--whether it's the family life of aboriginals or the mosaics on a Grecian or Roman fresco.

But I'm not a Pagan. What's natural to me, deep down inside me, is the 'need' to be recognized as a woman among the other half of the co-inhabitants of the world in which I live.

If I 'zag' rather than 'zing,' and feel a slight sense of regret, that's who I am.

I blame God. Did he not make Adam and Eve ashamed when they "saw their nakedness"?

Where else could that sense of shame come from but God, since it is the first real emotion felt by the first human beings God created.

Who ever made the fruit of the tree of Knowledge is to blame, so I guess God is the originator of the shame culture.