POTQ Tonight

Posted: December 29, 2008 | Author: Dan | Filed under: Path Of Tthe Qadishti course, Qadishti | Leave a comment »

Don’t miss Inara de Luna one of the ‘original’ modern Qadishtu

Inara de Luna

Founder of the Temple of the Red Lotus, Inara is a Qadishtu priestess who believes in the sacredness of sex and pleasure. Inara describes herself as a bisexual, polyamorous, eclectic pagan. A teacher and lifelong practitioner of yoga, she follows a path of finding enlightenment by healing the mind-body-spirit split that occurs in Western society. Ecstatic dance, drumming, sex, yoga, ritual, energy manipulation and healing, research and reflection are the avenues Inara uses and encourages for spiritual expression and development.

Inara runs an online discussion group on sacred sexuality and offers workshops and classes on yoga, breath work, sacred sexuality, teenage sex education, menstruation reclamation, and Native American drumming/singing. She has been a guest instructor for the Indigo Village Summer Camp, and a guest lecturer at the University of Redlands in California and at St. Patrick’s Cathedral School in Pennsylvania. Additionally, she has performed private yoga demonstrations for select audiences around the country. Inara is a published author, with articles and poetry appearing in The Common People magazine, Atlanta Rising magazine and the Carolina Spirit Quest newsletter.

Inara organizes the Village of Greenwood at Dreaming. She also coordinated the Adult Play area at FireDance 2004 and DayDreaming: Greenwood, a day-long sacred sex intensive. Most recently, Inara presented a three course seminar on sacred sexuality at Bio-Buzz in Albany, GA. She created the Temple of the Red Lotus as an organization devoted to promoting and practicing sacred sexuality and the Qadishtu path.

Dark Odyssey: Winter Fire

Posted: December 28, 2008 | Author: Dan | Filed under: Where we are presenting | Leave a comment »

Dark Odyssey: Winter Fire
Valentine’s Weekend
Washington, DC
http://www.darkodyssey.com
February 13-15, 2009

We have confirmed our line up of nationally acclaimed authors, award-winning
educators, and incredible presenters from all over the United States. We are
proud to feature these new folks who will present at Dark Odyssey
for the very first time:

**Penny Flame, award-winning adult film star and Vivid-Ed director

**Princess Donna, webmistress and director of WiredPussy.com, Kink.com
superstar

**Graydancer, bondage master from Madison and host of “The Ropecast” podcast

**Mistress Constance, Louisville’s First Lady of Leather, Pantheon Woman of
the Year Nominee

**Lochai, renowned bondage expert, educator, award winning photographer,
rigger for Hogtied.com, creator of AlternativePresenters.com

**Mollena Williams, BDSM educator and writer from San Francisco

**Amy Jo Goddard, sexuality educator, author performer, artist and activist;
director/producer of the documentary At Your Cervix

**Trent, renowned Tantra teacher; founder of Evolutionary Erotica and the
Tribe Performance and Training Center in New York

We are thrilled to welcome back some of the most popular DO teachers:

Amanda Wildefyre
Barbara Carrellas
Dossie Easton
Lolita Wolf
Femcar
Whittney Matlock
Tristan Taormino
Mark Michaels & Patricia Johnson
Sarah Sloane
British “Lucky” Paul
Wintersong Tashlin
Marc B
Dan & dawn
Lady Ru’etha
Shibari Warrior
Phantom
Margo Eve & Elkor
SwitchMe
Phoenix B

They offer some of the most unique, exciting workshops anywhere, with an
emphasis on hands-on demonstrations, including:

Urban Tantra: Sex Magic for Couples
Basic Bondage
Hands-on Hand Jobs for Him and Her
Kinky Open Relationships
How to Suck Cock Like a Pro
Knife Play: Steel¹s Sensual Dance
Tantric Fire Yoga
Bringing It Down: Rock Solid, Heavy Hitting, Sensual and Hot
Wired Pussy: Electricity Play for Girls
Public Humiliation Scenes
Erotic Fantasy Workshop
The Tao of Pain
Diplomacy and Tact in D/s Relationships
Communicating Gender
Taboo Play
TwoPlay: The Art of Making Out
Working Through Extremes
How To Be a Better Top
Dancing on the Edge
Rough Play, Rough Sex
Introducing Rituals into Relationships
Hypnotic Roleplay

In addition to these incredible workshops, Dark Odyssey features nightly
parties, a Saturday night banquet with entertainment, hospitality suite,
incredible vendors and, of course, a huge, fully equipped dungeon and other
intimate play spaces. And it all happens at one the most gorgeous hotels in
Washington DC to ever host an event like ours.

Early Registration rates end on January 5th. The hotel has graciously
extended the original $159/night room rate through January 5th ensuring we
will sell out the last 80 rooms on our dedicated floors.

Visit our website, http://www.darkodyssey.com for more
details. We hope you will join us for this exciting event!

Best Regards,

The Producers of Dark Odyssey:
Tristan, Greg, Karri, and Colten

Merry Xmas & Happy Yule

Posted: December 25, 2008 | Author: Dan | Filed under: General | Leave a comment »

We wish everyone a happy Yule and a Merry Christmas and hope the new year brings joy and adventure to all of you

Warmly,

Dan and dawn

What to do?

Posted: December 17, 2008 | Author: Dan | Filed under: House Metta | Leave a comment »

Someone asked on a local message board (regarding a Ds or Ms environment)

“What would you do if some Dom came over and spanked your butt in passing without even a ‘howdy do’ first?”

This answer, from chantryss, was so perfect I asked her if I could repost it here.

“IIn such a situation, I would immediately actually ask the Dom if he had my (Masters) permission , listen to his response, then excuse myself and go straight to talk to (Master) about it. Trust but verify maybe the right term for that.

I am thinking, that by doing the above, I am:

1) remaining respectful and the presenting the kind of *face* (Master) could be proud of me for, since I agree that I am an extension of his image.

2) By asking, I am expressing my need to be sure I am obeying (Master). Also, should the spanking Dom NOT have (Master‘s) permission, well, I am alerting him/her to the fact that rules do exist for me, I am smart enough to know this, and perhaps they had better high tail it for the hills cause my (Master) will cometh. *smile*

3) I can take satisfaction in knowing I can do all this without raising my voice, smacking anyone, causing a scene and maintaining my (reputation)

4) Plus, I know that *I* will not be in trouble with (Master) for my behavior. Which is the biggest concern of all, to me.

Now, with all that said…I should probably note, that this kind of thing has happened to me before. I should also note that at least one time,after talking to (Master) about it, HE decided the Fellow should spank me a few more times. *pout* I dunno WHAT was up with that! A girl just never can be sure how one’s (Master) is going to respond!

Who takes responsibility?

Posted: December 16, 2008 | Author: Dan | Filed under: House Metta | Leave a comment »

My slave is a reflection of me. If she is rude to either master or slave, it is my problem. It is as if I was rude, and I must take action to correct that (personally accept the responsibility).

If I speak to another slave in any fashion, it should only be after I have either gained permission to do so from that slaves master, or if we have a pre-existing relationship. If I speak rudely or ingraciously to a slave, I should offer an explanation to his/her master.

If I feel someone has been rude to my slave (either slave or master), I take it up with the master.

None of these are the Real Way or The One True Path Of Ds – they are only the way we do things in our House.