Do you suffer from Skoptic Syndrome?

[Hash (imported)]

Most have heard of the Skoptzy, they were an early Russian cult or sect that practiced castration and penectomies. You'd have to be pretty brave to go through the lesser seal and even braver to have the "greater seal" performed on you. If you're not familiar with them, check it out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skoptzy

What's interesting is that today, those of us who are desire castration, penectomy, genitalia removal, etc., are considered to have Skoptic syndrome. I'm not sure who coined the phrase or why we're now identified with the Skoptzy. They were a cultic religious sect, not really even Christian in the true sense of the word. They were more like the early Africans who co-mingled Christian beliefs with their primitive tribal beliefs. Of course the real reason for including those of us who desire castration/penectomy or have gone through with one or both, is that the Skoptzy had a similar desire. So now, if we confessed our desires to a psychiatrist, will we be labeled as having "Skoptic Syndrome? Probably, though it might depend on the psychiatrist.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skoptic_syndrome

http://etor.h1.ru/castrati.html

Here's a paragraph I typed from the book: Sexual Mutilations: A Human Tragedy edited by George C. Denniston, Marilyn Fayre Milos

"There were several steps invovled in becoming a member of the Skoptzy. After marriage and the birth of a second child, members of the sect were required to submit to the rites of castration. The first stage of the initiation was called "the first purification" or "the little mark." Initially, the first stage was performed by burning off the testicles with a red-hot iron, but this technique proved to be too barbaric even for the Skoptzy. Later, the scrotum and testicles were cut off with a knife or razor blade. In Skoptzy theology, the testicles were considered to be the "keys to hell," and their amputation conferred upon the initiate "the right to mount the spotted horse." The second stage of initiation, called "the great seal," the "imperial seal," or simply, "the second prurification," involved the amputation of the penis. This stage was usually delayed for a few years after the removal of the testicles. The penis was amputated with scissors, a razor, a pocketknife, a chisel, a piece of sheet metal, a bone from a bull, or a hatchet, and was performed without much ceremony, though frequently the rite involved a ritual dance by the women. Hemorrhage was stopped with ice and resin, and the urethra was plugged with a tin or lead tube. In Skoptzy theology, the penis represented the "key to the abyss." Amputation of the penis gave the initiate the right to "mount the white horse of the apocalypse" and saved him from hell. After emasculation, the novice was admitted into the sect. Wearing a long whire shirtk the novice recited the following oath: "I swear to endure torture, exile, fever, whip, block or hatchet rather than give my secret to the enemy." Well there's a lot more to read about the Skoptzy here: http://books.google.com/books?id=qof6J4 ... al&f=false

[butterflyjack (imported)]

My guess, Hash, is that many of these screwballs died of blood-loss and/or infection..Geezuz..how barbaric..What guy in his right mind would want his balls cut off??? Me, me, me!!! You, lucky dog that you are, have already joined the cult...Have you mounted the spotted horse yet?? Whatever the f--k that means.. I gather from your previous conversations that you're looking to ride the white pony, eventually..Super..I envy you...Thanks Jackie