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So you want to join a sex cult? An Introduction to the Abyssian Union “No. Stop. Don’t.” Willy Wonka So you want to join a sex cult? The Abyssian Union 1 2 The Abyssian Union 3 Priestesses and Librarians - As with other religions, the Clergy of our Union are the framework on which our sacred journey moves forward. Union Clergy are separated into two orders, Priestess and Librarian. A Priestess rep- resents all that resonates with the divine feminine in all of us. A Librarian is our symbol of resonation with the sacred masculine. We do not have priests. So this is a great litmus test to see if someone is completely full of shit with their rela- tionship with the Union. Swipe left on all “High Priests of the Abyss” on Tinder. Now is a good time to talk about the role of the divine feminine and sacred masculine within our Union. We trust in the duality of both divine with a direction like “The Priestess femininity and sacred masculinity invites the congregation to kneel in within all of us. This leads to two reverence to the Abyss.” or “The things in how we worship. Librarian blesses the vessel and its One, A Priestess or a Librarian is contents in celebration of the Abyss”. defined by the energy that clergy When you read these responsibilities identifies the strongest with. It is in no or see them in action “Priestess” and way defined by the genitalia they were “Librarian” are referring to the given at birth. If you feel the strong channeling of either masculine or pull of the divine feminine, you are feminine energy. And as we said divinely feminine. If sacred earlier, we believe in the duality of masculinity calls to you, you are both within us all. As such, the role of sacred masculine. That is the only a Priestess may very well be qualifier or test, and it is self performed by a Librarian who is administered, and how you feel in channeling his own divine femininity. your heart. Two, in ritual and And vice versa. Try not to bring your tradition within the Union, various own preconceptions into the Abyss things will be designated as being the and keep an open mind. It works out role of a priestess or librarian. For better for everyone. example, a ritual may in practice start 4 The Abyssian Union 5 -Prayer -Meditation -Yoga -Singing -Snacks -And an open and honest con- versation about how access to sacred sexual power (or the lack thereof) is affecting members of the circle, com- munity and society. -cats -more snacks -discussing the 7 Invitations and how they apply to those in attendance. 6 We don’t have commandments in the experience is conjured. You are Abyss Union. We aren’t commanding you to do a Dust, like a stardust that is the basis of damn thing. We are inviting you to come everything. And when this experience of on a sacred quest with us, one in which we reality is done your essence will return to have found beautiful power and the Abyss and be scattered to countless awakening and which we trust that you other realities. In this you, like The Abyss, can too. And the core of our Invitations to are eternal. you are these sacred seven. The Abyss is life. There is no death. 1. WE INVITE YOU TO REVEL There is just change. IN THE ABYSS Revel in your eternity. You are a vital part The Abyss can sound scary. In modern of an everlasting, all encompassing love. culture, it conjures images of a void. A And you will never be alone, The Abyss great nothingness, a punishment for the will always welcome you home. unworthy. You are worthy. Webster’s Dictionary, definition number You are loved. 2, “the bottomless gulf, pit, or chaos of the old cosmogonies” (here’s a hint; cosmogonies means having to do with the beginning of the world/ universe). That’s a lot. Probably the most famous Abyss quote is from Nietzsche “And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into thee”. Nothing could be more true, and nothing should make you feel more loved. For too long, those who seek to dull your flame and make docile your power have sought to distort your vision of the Abyss. They have told you it is a dark place of nothingness. They have told you it is an empty pit. A place where the worthless are banished. We tell you, this is not true. The Abyss, is everything. Everything that exists now, everything that will ever exist. It is a fathomless pit that is the wellspring from which everything you will ever The Abyssian Union 7 8 The Abyssian Union 9 You can lie about what you did yesterday, what you ate for din- ner, what you truly think about your friend’s favorite (shitty) band...but you can’t really lie to yourself about what turns you on - at least, not for long. Our sex drive is a power- ful force. Institutions and the tension gets too high. The organized religions have tried more we try to repress it, the to control and harness its more viciously it returns to us power from essentially their in the most inconvenient and sometimes ugly ways. Eventu- ally, these societies/churches/ temples/etc. start making con- cessions after human nature starts rearing its head. Sexuality is powerful. Those who try to control or limit our sexuality attempt to take away a part of our power, autono- my, and humanity. But even formation. From anti-mas- turbation cornflakes to “pray the gay away” camps to mo- nogamy-only marriages for life, each movement that tries to convince us that sex is bad eventually implodes when 10 be curious about what it might have to teach us and how we can utilize it to reach our maximum potential as a society? Now, imagine a world where your sexuality was celebrated - where you weren’t shamed for how you chose to express intimacy, but instead praised for how you chose to exercise your sexual autonomy. You wouldn’t have to waste energy wor- rying about hiding your face on your kinky/gay/ polyamorous dating pro- amidst millenia of attempted file. You wouldn’t be fired suppression, our need for sex, from your job for making a sex love, intimacy, and connection tape with a consensual partner. has proven to be bigger than You could walk away from a any other force that has tried to sexual encounter refreshed suppress it. and relaxed from expressing Our sexuality is the most something natural and bond- honest part of who we ing with another person, free are - it is a reflection of what from shame, guilt, and disgust is happening both inside and that the old world would force outside of us. Human beings upon you. need sex the way we need food, Sex is power. We invite you to water, and sleep. Most of us reclaim it. would argue that sex is one of the best medicines we have for sleep, stress relief, self confi- dence and general well being. Instead of thinking of sex as either good or bad, why not The Abyssian Union 11 12 How good does it feel to Now imagine giving back give? How good does it the feeling of being under- feel to volunteer? Have stood, the feeling of being accepted, and the feeling of you ever donated any- being loved thing? Have you ever given to a charity? unconditionally. That’s what it means to cele- brate the sexuality of others. We don’t yuck anyone else’s yum. Even if it’s not for us in particular, we love the idea of giving someone else a space to make them feel whole, loved, and accept- ed. We will protect them against abuse. We will protect them against shame, and we will do everything we can to help them feel protected in their explora- tion of everything - dark, light, safe, risky, prude, slutty, all of it. This is their world and we will honor their journey as our own. We will celebrate the sexual light of all. The Abyssian Union 13 14 The Abyssian Union 15 According to the BDSM wiki, here it is: “Power exchange (also called Erotic power exchange, authority exchange and power dynamics) refers to a relationship of mutual consent in which one person gives their submission in exchange for another person giving their We would argue that intense and dominance. The exchange is skillful use of Power Exchange also the power that is always may result in Domspace - overall an inherent in dominance & altered headspace. A shared extasis. Power Exchange allows us to explore an inner Wonderland - a space where we can play in the dark. Up is down and down is up. With consent, we can explore light and dark parts of our psyches and take down our boundaries that we may or may not have held onto for years. And we have someone who we trust to hold our hand throughout the submissionwhere in which the s-type loses some degree of authority to the D-type in exchange for the D-type taking some degree of responsibility for the s-type. Intense and skillful use of power exchange may result in subpace” 16 Subspace and Domspace is magic. It’s an altered headspace. It allows you to take in information you normally couldn’t under normal circumstances. How do you want to use it? Do you want to make this person better than when you started this journey? Tell them. journey. Submission is the highest form of service. If you are in a submissive position, you have embodied the strength to trust someone else to lead your heart, mind, and body into a world that is not “normal.” You have let someone hold the shining ball of light of your soul. What a fucking beautiful form of intimacy. If you are in a Dominant position, you have the complete trust of another human being in your hands - this is a person who will grow for you, who will suffer for you, who will live for We invite you to regain you. They have given you one of the most magical fucking gifts known to that strength. us as human beings. A shining ball of light and unlimited power in your hands. How do you want to use it? The Abyssian Union 17 18 The Abyssian Union 19 Submission is the highest expression of Service. Service is the highest expression of Divinity. Service gives us purpose. It takes us out of our own minds and brings us into a higher power. Now before you Dominants think “I’m the most Domly Dom to ever Dom. I don’t submit to anything,” We invite you to ask yourself these things: Do you submit to the love of your sub- missive? Do you submit to the growth of your submissive? Do you submit to the power in community? Our erotic playground teaches us the importance of service, but service should extend beyond our erotic playground. Think of everyone who was in a service po- sition to you today - your employees, your barista, your children, your friends helping you move to your apartment. Give back, even if it’s just a smile, or giving them space. Service gives us purpose. Purpose gives us joy. Reclaim that joy. 20 The Abyssian Union 21 22 The Abyssian Union 23 24 The only thing you will ever be able to Did you grow? Did you conquer truly count on is that nothing will ever something you never thought you stay the same. You are constantly could do a year ago? evolving, as is the world around We bet you have. We bet you will again. you. So much pain is caused when an With change comes wisdom, growth, individual captures a mental snapshot and empathy. Sometimes breaking of circumstances in a particular your boundaries is painful and scary, moment and holds on to it for dear but it is embracing this change that life. That mental picture stays the puts us on a path to better ourselves same as the world around that they and the world. EMBRACE YOUR PATH. perceive changes. As those two pictures grow further apart, cognitive dissonance sets in. A feeling of disconnection from the world they inhabit. This is the road to depression and anger. But who wants to be stagnant? Who wants to do the same thing over and over again every fucking day? Think of your favorite stories - your favorite parties, your favorite memories, your biggest hardships, and the things in life that brought you your greatest joy. It all came from a huge change, right? Change can be scary. It can sometimes be painful and make us want to hide away back into what we know. But the phoenix rises from the ashes, and so can we. How have you improved since yesterday? Did you learn something? The Abyssian Union 25 26 The Abyssian Union 27 How great does it feel to love someone? How great does it feel to be loved? Love feels so good - in every form. Love bring us so much joy. Look at how it makes you feel to think about it - your partners, your pets, your kids, your parents, your career, and your self. Very often, we have been told we are not deserving of love. Or we are told we are not worthy of being loved in the way we dream about. Fully loved. Fully accepted. We are told that if we love fully we become vulnerable and weak. But vulner- ability is not weakness. It is one of your greatest strengths. It is the path to love. Love is grounding. It reminds us why we’re here. It reminds us to be selfless and caring. It points us in the direction of being a better version of our- selves for the sake of the people we love. It gives us the freedom to be playful, silly, sexy, ridiculous, strong, caring, expressive, and vulnerable. You are worthy. You are deserving of love. We invite you to embrace your vulnerability. We invite you to love yourself and others unconditionally. 28 99% of what we trust in at the Abyssian Union stems from those 7 invitations. You will hear us discuss and debate the ramifications of these at sacred circles, in blog posts and pretty much wherev- er the Union is found. Embracing these invitations is at the heart of what it means to be Abyssian. It is the start of the path to full awakening of your sexual power. The path itself is represented in a different manner. A sacred spiraling color helix. The Abyssian Union 29 30 The Abyssian Union 31 A staircase of sexual enlighten- ment to be discovered. 32 The Abyssian Union 33 Green- Green is the realization that all of your powers come from the abyss and are represented in everything natural in the world. Pink - Pink is the first level into Exploring the green path is recon- the Abyss. Pink is new. Pink is necting with nature. It is the be- where you get your first taste of ginning of seeing the connection your sexual power. Where you first from one being to the next. start to see behind the curtain into a world you were not even aware existed. Pink is the finding of community and the realization that your perversions aren’t debilitations but are actually super powers. Black- Black is the threshold. It is the acceptance of the darkness and your journey into it to obtain Sapphire- Sapphire is being your full potential. It is facing your comfortable in your own skin. It’s deepest fears and releasing their starting to play with your new power over you. powers and incorporating them into your life. Sapphire is playing the game after you’ve learned how. Here you will find flow inside the water dances. 34 Violet- Violet is the playful god- dess. The harlequin trixter. Fully capable of bending the power of the abyss and you to her will. She is the artist. The muse. The performer. Red- Red is confidence. Red is incorporating the abyss and it’s wonder into your whole life and flaunting it. Red is sexy, powerful. The femme fatale. James Bond. Gold- Gold is the spiritual mother. The ultimate embodiment of the sacred whore. She is main lining sexual divinity, straight to your essence. She is the keeper of the flame. The protector of the tem- ple. She is everything, and nothing at all. The Abyssian Union 35 36 While sacredness and reverence are important parts of the Abyssian Union, so are play and connection. At Abyssian festivals, you will find various things used to serve as a channel for the divine as well as the practice of connecting to those around you. Each festival will have its own parameters and protocol, but all festivals can serve as a place of play, connection, transformation, and worship. Some things you may see at a festival may include but are not limited to music, dancing, singing, chanting, games, sexual worship, erotic power exchange, tableus, sacred artistry, yoga, meditation, etc. These methods of worship go back to ancient traditions, and they serve as one way to connect to a time outside our own and a spirit greater than ourselves. Ecstatic states and explorations of ecstasis are also sacred in the Abyssian Union. Through ecstasis, we search for deeper truths, unconditional love, selflessness, timelessness, and connection to the Divine. We believe that there is more than one way to worship what is sacred to you. Do no harm to others and embrace your path to play and connection. The Abyssian Union 37 Magic is a real thing. We hope in these past few pages, you see at least the possibilities that the magic, light, and col- or the Abyss is filled with. The next step is up to you. You can stop here and tell your friends about that one time you read sex cult literature. But, If you’d like to learn more, we love to help embrace you on that path. Find us at Abyssian.org The Abyss Provides, Cali and Seamus