Editing Cult of Ecstasy (section)

=== The Esoteric Power of Percocet and Wine ===
One of the Ecstatics' most defining trait and stereotype is their affinity for narcotics and sexual experience as a foci for their magic. It's not their ''only'' Foci, as the concept is to expand and open your senses, which can be any number of things: a favorite story read aloud, a comic book, a prayer (the [[Celestial Chorus|Chorus]] [[HERESY|''loves'' that]].), anything like that...but Sex, Drugs, and Rock n' Roll is generally accepted to be the easiest and most useful ways of doing it.

Don't just assume this is a way to free ass and weed though; the Cultists take this shit ''very'' seriously. For the Ecstatics, Sex is more than just fun; it's a three-tiered system with wanton fucking being at the very bottom, and requires either a lot of it or a perfect situation to create the perfect moment of momentary enlightenment. They'll happily go down on you if you ask, but you're not going to really get much beyond the obvious. Their concept of "high-sex" is pleasurable, but it's honestly more work than play; being a specific tantric ritual designed to share energies with the other person. Lovemaking is the creamy middle of the two, being more about intense personal bonding, something that the Ecstatics also see as something that can expand your boundaries, though not nearly to the extent as their more intense rituals. Oh yeah and ''do not'' use their permissiveness as an excuse to try and force yourself on them or another person; that's in their code. If they consent though? Have a ball.

As for drugs, they categorize them into three very scientific roles based on what they do: Running Toward, which is about manifesting energy (Coke, Meth etc.), Running Away, which is about relaxing energy and introspection (Weed, Booze, Morphine, Quaaludes if you know anybody who makes them)...and Bad Shit. They try not to use Bad Shit because all that's gonna do is fuck you up and actively disable your ability to use without also creating understanding (heroin, krokodil, fentanyl, basically anything that could seriously screw up your brain irreversibly). Most Elder Cultists will toke up and encourage their disciples to do so as well, but will try to get you off the Bad Shit or actively use magic to break your addiction as quick as possible. 

As expected, this can become its own obstacle, as the Cultist worries about getting stuck in the "same old shit" over and over again, but such is the big hurdle; if you can overcome it, then you get to see some ''really'' crazy shit just by remembering the feeling of getting your back blown out, or the taste of the best beer you've ever had cross your lips. Such Cultists are considered true masters, as they've transcended the surface level pleasures and understand them deeper than any one person ever could.