Jessica: I mean, yes, I'm surprised to I want to know about this (lowers voice) cult.
Mandy. Ah, yes. I mean, the thing is, it didn't start out all that bad. Sure, people were allowed to have multiple partners in our group but we never...we never wanted to do what those American polygamous cults were doing, where the women were treated horrendously. No. And certainly, it wasn't something that was just for the men. Men and women both had multiple partners. People were free to come and go as they pleased. Women weren't subjugated. Not at all. On the contrary, they were held up as a kind of exception. Nowadays, in internet slang, I guess you'd call that 'simping' but, it was for the women's safety. Especially when I started to get involved in our group's sex club.
Jessica: Wait, what?
Mandy: So, our group wanted to be a safe haven to all. A shelter, if you will. We recognized that all people have basic needs: food, sleep, recreation, and sex (which we called "being together" or "togetherness.") Of course health too, but those needs were addressed in a separate building. Anyway, people came to our group. In this particular building, people didn't even need to ask because the rooms were colour-coded. People just went straight to the rooms that they needed to. Green was for food, and that was the colour of the kitchen and eating areas. We had people in there cooking and preparing food, and they were always happy to have volunteers. Of course, you could eat if you needed to, but people were usually so grateful for a hot meal that they decided to help right away when they saw what we were doing there. Blue was for sleeping. Only sleeping (and this was enforced). Many people had travelled for days and days, some on foot, and they were immensely grateful for a quiet place to sleep, to lay their heads, and rest and recover. Yellow was for recreation. There were musical instruments there, and books, and art supplies, and board games...
Jessica: No computers?
Mandy: Well, computers weren't as advanced as they are now. So no need.
Jessica: I thought we were the same age?
Mandy: Yes...(looks lost in thought) you could say that. Anyway, where was I?
Jessica: You were about to tell me about the red rooms?
Mandy: Oh yes. Well, that is actually a misnomer. The rooms themselves weren't actually red, just the window frames and the door frames and wainscoting had been gone over in red paint to make it clear what type of room it was. From time to time, they had to be redone. So these rooms were for...well, we called it "togetherness" but you guys say "sex". However, within this section of red rooms, there were rooms within rooms, and this section was closely monitored. Always. Because we were against the subjugation of women, we took women's safety very seriously. Besides, anyone who had been with the group for awhile could immediately tell if an outsider was, as you say, "sus", if they wanted to hurt any of the men, women, or people who were in the red rooms that day for togetherness. Of course, there were different types and levels of togetherness.
Jessica: Oh yeah?
Mandy: Yes. If you wanted, there was a room just for holding. I want to make it clear, this isn't...nobody was employed here. Nobody was working against their will. In fact, we didn't think of it as work. Nobody was in there who didn't want to be. This, I'm absolutely sure of. Anyway, if you wanted to go in that room and just be held by the person who was in there (you had the ability to see through windows in there, like a one-way mirror?) You could see the person before entering, but they couldn't see you. And so, there was no awkwardness.
Jessica: That's interesting.
Mandy: It really worked. I had a friend who chose to spend her birthday like that. She saw a man in there that she liked the look of, a big strong guy if I remember correctly, and...she went in and spent the whole afternoon like that. Being held by him, occasionally getting up, stretching, holding hands, and talking together. No pressure, just being held and being together with this lovely big strong man, having a nice conversation. It was very relaxed.
Mandy: As I said (or did I say?) all of us did exercises and practiced meditation together. But this was on a whole other level, like nothing I've experienced here, not even when I went on retreats. We were "in flow", all of us members. It was like we could read each other's minds. And we very often did!
Jessica (looking shocked) Whoa...
Mandy: After I had been there awhile, I realized that I really wanted to take part in a particular type of orgy. But in order to do that, some ground rules had to be in place. This was reiterated when I floated the suggestion in front of the group leader. I think he was calling himself Dan? He reiterated that I would be free to leave at any point, if I ever felt uncomfortable, I would just have to say the word and I would be taken out of there. Like I said, they prioritized the safety of the women there and it was actually a beautiful thing to see. And needless to say, only adults were allowed, of course! Once you do that...once you see that a woman is safe and comfortable and healthy, beautiful things begin to happen. It opens you up to all types of experiences, both physical and spiritual. I chose to participate in the orgy under the agreement that it (my first) would last no longer than three hours. As it so happened, I wanted it to last much, much longer, but that would be for...later. I had to make sure that I was safe at all times.
Jessica: Please tell me that you were?
Mandy: Yes, absolutely. Violence would not have been tolerated. Luckily, the guards were on the same page with us, and they had advanced physical, as well as psychic abilities, and would have been able to suss out bad intentions in a moment. For the ones who did participate with me it was...a truly unique experience. We had a clinic right on the premises, and all participants were tested for all diseases.
