The cilice, more than a simple object, stands as a symbol of a transcendent quest through pain. Within the bosom of ancient Christian communities, it wove a history of voluntary mortification, a harsh path to tame the temptations that besieged the spirit. It was a tangible echo of Christ's suffering in the Passion, an attempt to merge with his suffering to harvest spiritual fruits in the land of the soul.

But this singular device has transcended the walls of faith to find a different echo in the labyrinths of desire. In the universe of BDSM, the cilice metamorphoses into an instrument of a dance of power and submission. Far from the divine quest, its presence here evokes bodily discipline, a physical reminder of the established hierarchy. Although legend clothes it in bloody spikes, its touch, without reaching laceration, strips the submissive of any vestige of pleasure, sealing their surrender to the will of their Master. The marks it imprints on the skin become a silent language, a visible declaration of their place and total abandonment.