Each night of the full moon there meets The Conflux of the Moon Goddess. As we gather it might well be the meeting of any social club, as we stand around chatting.
There are, however, a number of things that mark this gathering out as different from most others.
First, there is the room where the Conflux flows together. It is a large circular room; the walls are clad with dark blue velvet. In the centre of the room, there is a circular shallow sunken area.
In that sunken circle is a raised spacious platform, an altar. It has a soft mattress-like top, and the whole is covered with a moon yellow velvet cloth. Above it, and suspended from the ceiling, it a beautiful symbol of the Full Moon.
The floors of the room are carpeted in deep red pile carpet. There are no chairs or seats, and those who wish to, may recline on the carpet.
The second thing that might strike the stranger as odd, is the fact that all the women are clad in moon yellow cloaks, and the men in cloaks the same metallic blue colour as the walls. All wear masks in the shape of the full moon that entirely covers the face. Again, the women having yellow and the men blue masks.
As the Conflux members stand around talking, the room is well lit by concealed lighting. The conversations are marked by their ordinariness. They consist of sport, politics, cooking recipes, and all the everyday things people chat about.
Then a soft, slow drum beat starts, deep and throbbing. At one end of the room the velvet hangings part, and out step a man and a woman. These are the Master and the Mistress of the Conflux. They are tall and their cloaks are made up of slashes of blue and yellow that seem to flow into each other.
Their faces are not completely covered by the masks they wear. Their masks are the shape of half moons and cover only the upper parts of their faces. These half moons symbolise the great truth that man is only half-self and woman only half-self, when the genders are separated.
The Master and the Mistress stand on the edge of the central sunken circle and above the altar. The Master speaks:
Master: “Let the Conflux gather in silence.”
(The people move to stand around the central circle, positioned so that men and women alternate)
Mistress: “Has the Conflux flowed together in peace?”
All: “We have flowed together in peace.”
Master: Let the chosen daughter of the last Full Moon be brought among us.
(Wall hangings part at the opposite end of the room from where the Master and Mistress entered. A woman clad in a white cloak accompanied by a male acolyte enter. The circle of people opens to allow them to stand on the edge of the circle)
Mistress: “Chosen daughter of the Full Moon, the Moon Goddess has blessed you?”
Daughter: “She has blessed me.”
Master: “No man has come nigh and entered you since the last night of the Full moon, my daughter?”
Daughter: “No man has come nigh or entered me since the last Full Moon.”
Mistress: “Then you are blessed indeed.”
All: “Blessed is she.”
Master: “Join us in peace, daughter, the Moon Goddess has blessed you. May the fruit of your womb be a joy to you.”
All: “So be it.”
The daughter and the acolyte step back to join the general gathering. It might be noted at this point that three other women wear white cloaks.
A brief silence ensues, then the Master raises his arms and speaks:
Master: “Let she who was chosen by lot at the last Full Moon be brought before us.”
(The hangings where the previous woman and acolyte entered part again, and another woman and acolyte enter. They come to stand where the previous couple had stood)
Master: “Daughter, you are the one chosen by lot?”
Daughter: “I am.”
Mistress: “Do you freely accept the honour bestowed upon you?”
Daughter: “I freely accept.”
Mistress: (To the acolyte) Has the Chosen One been well prepared?”
Acolyte: “She has, Mistress.”
(It is the acolyte’s task to stimulate without penetration the Chosen One, so that her fluids of desire flow freely)
Master: “Let the lots be passed.”
(A blue velvet bag is passed round the circle and each man draws from it a silver ball with a number on it. This number determines in what order they will approach the Chosen One)
Mistress: “Let the Chosen One prepare herself.”
(The acolyte moves to relieve the woman of her cloak, who then stands naked)
Master: “There is no barrier, chemical or mechanical between yourself and the blessing of the Moon Goddess?”
Daughter: “There is no barrier, Master.”
Master: “Then in reverence lay upon the altar of the Moon Goddess.”
(The woman steps down into the sunken area and lays upon the altar, her arms and legs spread wide. The Master steps down and stands over her)
Master: “I pray the Moon Goddess to richly bless you, and now pay homage to your sacred places.”
(He bends over her and kisses her vagina)
“May this, the entry into your mystery, be fruitful.”
(He moves to her breasts and kisses each nipple)
“May these, the source of eternal nourishment, be a blessing and sustenance to the fruit of your womb.”
(He returns to his place on the edge of the circle and raises one hand. The lights dim except for a bright light shining on the women lying on the altar. The pulsating of the drum increases)
“Let it begin.”
The first action that now takes place is for everyone to discard his or her cloak except the master and the mistress. It is the task of the women to stimulate the men to ensure good erections. The method they use is left to the choice of the women, but there must be no penetration.