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[from http://www.darkside-goddess.org/ ] Subject: APPLICATION FOR SUPPORTING MEMBERSHIP OF SMC Service of Mankind Church Essemian Sanctuary of the Darkside Goddess P.O. Box 1335 - El Cerrito, CA 94530 A One-Year Subscription = 12 Monthly Issues of Echoes from the Sanctuary, and 4 Quarterly Issues of The Essemian Way - Special Sanctuary of the Darkside Goddess Membership Card - Invitations & notices to attend other membership-only events. Here's a few other things you get. There is "Echoes from the Sanctuary." This is the monthly newsletter of SMC to provide a means for more frequent news about SMC and its members, both on a local and national level. As national membership numbers grow, look forward to news about SMC members in other states, including tips on how to prepare and begin to create a basis for organizing SMC activity in selected locations in other cities and states. Next is The Essemian Way. This is the special quarterly 40-plus page publication that features articles on Darkside Goddess Rituals; the relevance of female dominance as being an element of an ancient form of Goddess worship; and fiction (e.g., Eden II: the continuing serialized account of life in a female dominant commune religiously devoted to a Goddess who commands that women hold and treat men as slaves as an act of repentance). You will also find in-depth articles on the unique spiritual significance of certain aspects of Tantra and Shaktism (based upon study of ancient Vedic Scriptural writings) that may explain why men often need to submit to being punished or humiliated by women. Also, letters from submissive men and dominant women who write to share their lifestyles, and much more. The Essemian Way is the most unique newsletter/magazine you will ever see. There is nothing like it anywhere in the world. ANNUAL SMC SUPPORTING MEMBERSHIP RATES* (Please Note Sliding Scale) To continue with our present trend to increase the female-to-male ratio, SMC Membership is on a sliding scale to encourage more women members by reducing costs to single women and certified couples and thereby having single men help to pay the extra cost to attract more women to our membership. Believe us, this is working. Five years ago, SMC was 90% single males, 8% female, (2% not sure). Today SMC's single male percentage is down to 48%, 46% female, and we're up to about 6% "real gender not sure." Single men $45.00. Couples Membership $35 (Please note that this will be recorded and mailed in the name of the female member of the couple. Single females $25.00. Checks or international M.O. in U.S. Dollars to be made payable to Service of Mankind Church, or SMC. *IMPORTANT NOTE: *** Possible reduction of membership rates in the future. *** Present membership rates are based upon the costs of having to use the U.S. Postal Service as the primary membership contact network. As the number of "INTERNET-ACCESS-CAPABLE" members increase, SMC is exploring development of a special "cyberspace membership" where there can be restricted members-only access to certain web page links, and FTP sources which will permit SMC to reduce its present annual membership rates. Until then, we must rely upon your membership support at the present rates. Please be sure to fill out the (newly added) "Internet" part of the questionnaire that follows. INTERNET QUESTIONS FOR NEW MEMBERS As internet/web use and technology grows, we see where SMC also has the potential of growing on a global scale. At present, there are concerns about how to provide our material and maintain a membership network in view of the developing restrictions on putting "sensitive material" online. We are exploring various kinds of "firewalls" that may be used. Assuming that you have access to a computer, and it is Internet/world wide web capable: [ ] Would you be interested in a special "cyberspace" membership to SMC? Which of the following methods would be your preference for receiving regular monthly publications from SMC? [ ] Prefer to have SMC monthly publications e-mailed to me. or [ ] Prefer to be given special access to restricted portions of SMC's Web pages where I can browse and download what the material I want. [ ] Do you presently have ISDN capability? What kind of web browser are you using now?_______________________________ Describe your computer setup (Optional)___________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ NEW MEMBER QUESTIONNAIRE Answering this part of the SMC application form is optional of course, but it would be very helpful to us if you could respond to the following general questions. Responses to these questions help SMC's planning staff determine the future direction for SMC. As planning staff personnel will be periodically reviewing these forms, we ask that an effort be made to either type or neatly print your responses so that they can be easily read. (Please, we are still having problems reading these responses) Please indicate whether these responses are from: [ ] Single Male - [ ] Single Female - [ ] A Couple 1. How did you find out about SMC? _______________________________________ 2. Have you read SMC's "Essemian Manifesto"? YES [ ] NO [ ] 3. Please try to describe what it was that attracted you to SMC. __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 4. How do you feel SMC could help you (what are your expectations)? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 5. How do you believe you could help SMC to achieve your expectations? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 6. Do you have any special skills, volunteer time, or access to resources that may be helpful to SMC? (Please describe below) __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ (THE NEXT 7 QUESTIONS ARE FOR WOMEN ONLY) Please check all that applies to you: 1. [ ] I would have no problem with incarnating the spirit of the Darkside Goddess to become an object of obeisant worship by men. 2. [ ] I would have no problem in participating in a ritual where men as (consentual) sacrifices may be bound and scourged. 3. [ ] I would have no problem in participating in fantasy scenes where men were in the role of being absolute slaves to women. 4. [ ] I have fantasized having male slaves, or being in a position to have men brought before me in chains to be punished. 5. [ ] I am interested in studying to become an acknowledged "Shakti" (Female with knowledge of Tantric/Shaktism, and does rituals). 6. [ ] I am interested in studying to become an ordained Essemian Priestess (teach, design and perform rituals, be in charge of a Curia). 7. [ ] I can see myself identifying with the action of the Goddess image (Image of Kali with whip standing on Shiva in chains) which appears on the SMC's main home page. The following is for all members, male or female, especially for our remote members living outside of the Northern California Region: (Please check all that applies to you). 1. [ ] Sincerely believe there is a legitimate correlation between female domination fantasy and aspects of Goddess worship. (honest answer) 2. [ ] Prefer that there could be some way in which members who may share location proximity in other states can meet each other. 3. [ ] Willing to meet other SMC members in my local area without having to meet any prior conditions or controlled circumstances. 4. [ ] Open to eventually meeting other SMC members in my local area, but only under controlled circumstances. 5. [ ] Prefer to meet other SMC members individually rather than having to deal with participating in an "orientation" designed for group. 6. [ ] Prefer to meet other SMC members in a "structured group setting" rather than meeting individually. 7. [ ] Help get an SMC Discussion & Acquaintance Group started in my area.* a. [ ] Help get an SMC Shakti Mysticism Study Group started in my area.* b. [ ] Help get an SMC Ritual Practice Group developed in my area.* 8. [ ] Can discreetly find others in my area who could develop an interest in SMC philosophy to form an "Essemian Meeting" group in my area.* 9 [ ] Able to provide a meeting space for up to 12 persons in my area.* *Please Note: Questions that end with "*" should only be answered by those who have read the "Essemian Manifesto" (explaned below) HOW TO GET THIS BACK TO US Since we are not yet set up to take credit cards via internet and fax, you will still have to rely on the U.S. Postal Service to get the $$$ to us. So, you can send everything by the U.S. Mail. Or, you could fax the questionnaire and just use the snail mail to send the payment together with the last page of this document. In the future, however, SMC will be able to offer the option of using "electronic money transfer" to members. But we are NOT there yet, so PLEASE DO NOT SEND CREDIT CARD INFORMATION at this time. SMC's FAX# (510) 236-5579 EMAIL ADDRESS: essemian@best.com U.S. Postal Service Address: SMC NetCom P.O. Box 1335 El Cerrito, CA 94530 U.S.A. THE ESSEMIAN MANIFESTO The "Essemian Manifesto" is a small 60-page booklet with photos, illustrations and text that gives an overview of SMC's religious philosophy, and describes a few "male sacrifice" rituals. Reading the Manifesto provides a common background of reference for "Essemian" philosophy, concepts, terms, rituals, and other information that makes it easier for SMC members who are strangers to become acquainted. The Manifesto is but the first of an intended series of special booklets to be published by SMC that will describe rituals, "curias", and other special information necessary in order to build a world-wide network of support of Essemian beliefs. Please, do not write us about these coming books now, because we will maintain an email mailing list for all who obtain an Essemian Manifesto, and they will be the first to know whenever Essemian Press comes out with a new manual or book. The Essemian Manifesto is $17.00 ($15.00 + $2 s&h) postpaid if you order it separately. Or, if you order it at the time of becoming a member, just add $15 to your membership amount (Essemian mailing cost is on us). Yes, you can order it separately without or before becoming a member. But, if you do order it separately, YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST also sign the "legal age" statement on the SMC Membership application, and don't forget to add the $2.00 we'll need to mail it to you. If this statement is not signed, we will not send the Manifesto. SPECIAL ESSEMIAN MANIFESTO NOTE TO SMC MEMBERS ONLY If you're thinking about possibly getting an "Essemian Discussion" group going in your area, you would be eligible to get Essemian Manifestos at the wholesale price. They are priced (on back cover) to sell at $15.00 and are available at the standard 60% wholesale price. Minimum order is 20 in order to qualify for the wholesale order. You pay $180.00, your profit is $120.00. Orders will be shipped UPS. This offer is open only to current members of SMC, and who have on file their signed membership statement that they are responsible for not distributing any of SMC's publications to: "minors, or to any person who is not mature enough to handle adult material without becoming offended or disturbed." Remember, the real purpose of our making this offer to is not to make money, but to "spread the faith" and gather converts. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ SMC MEMBERSHIP [FILE PAGE] ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ To become a Subscribing Member of SMC please sign & return the consent agreement and majority age statement, and fill out the address form below. I UNDERSTAND THAT: "The Service of Mankind Church, Essemian Sanctuary of the Goddess is a California incorporated religious corporation organized for the purpose of developing higher consciousness in the awareness of that particular element of Tantric Shaktism which teaches that Self Realization may be achieved through meditation and the ritual practice of The Discipline of Expiational Surrender to the Feminine Aspect of Divinity." SMC Membership is defined by agreement to these tenets. And, as an adult of the legal age of majority (18 or 21) for my state, I indicate by my signature that my intention for any association with, and receiving material from the Service of Mankind Church is for personal spiritual development only, and I agree to proceed with my involvement with SMC to the extent that I will be sensitive to the standards of my local community, and to protect persons under the age of 21 (including adults who may not be mature enough to comprehend the spiritual aspects of SMC's philosophy and thus may be disturbed or offended) from access to any published material I receive from SMC. (If joining as a couple, both must sign below) Signed__________________________________________________ Date: ____\____\_ Signed__________________________________________________ Date: ____\____\_ Name(s)___________________________________________________________________ Address___________________________________________________________________ City: _________________________________________ State_________ Zip________ Postal Code________________________Country:_________________Phone_________ Email address_____________________________________________________________ Please mark box appropriate to your membership situation: [ ] Single Male - $45 [ ] Couple - $35 [ ] Single Female - $25 FOREIGN MEMBERSHIP:* Important: Please add an additional $20 to cover the extra postage for Overseas Air Mail (Only $10 extra for Canada). [ ] Please include a copy of the "Essemian Manifesto" (add $15.00) [ ]Cash [ ]Check [ ]Money Order (check or M.O. order#)___________________ Total Amount Enclosed $___________________ Date Mailed:____/____/__ EOF
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