Into the Dungeon
Locktoberfest!
Hello, my pets, and welcome back to another exciting episode of Into the Dungeon, the podcast for submissives to learn, to grow, hopefully to be entertained, and ultimately to find empowerment in their lifestyle of submission. I'm your host Kat Nash, the Music City Dominatrix, and today we are diving headfirst into a topic that's thrilling, empowering, and for some, downright life-changing. Are you ready? Now, whether this is your first time hearing about October, or you are familiar, participating, and need some motivation to get you through this month, I'm here for you, my sweet. I'm about to let you in on what it is, who participates, and why they do October. And like I said, if you already know all this stuff, if you already participate in it, then perhaps listening to this will help reinforce and validate and help get you through this month that for most of you can be a challenge. So this, you can feel free to come back and listen to this episode to sort of reinvigorate your commitment to October. What is it? So, "Luctober" is a month-long chastity challenge. It's observed every October, and it's where individuals, primarily men, lock themselves in chastity cages as a form of self-discipline, control, and submission. As the name implies, "Luctober" typically requires the purchase of a cock cage, however, there are thousands of people who take part in the challenge by just practicing abstinence for the month, so like most kinky things, you don't have to have money to actually participate, but creativity is typically essential. While the exact origins of "Luctober" are unclear, the practice of chastity goes back centuries. People practiced it typically for religious or moral reasons. Now, the modern form of "Luctober", from what I can dig up on the internet, it began emerging in the kink and BDSM communities sometime in the 2010s. The actual earliest I could find was 2017, any mention of "Luctober", and same for a quick question on chat GBT. So it is relatively new, whoever the sassy little genius or wicked, unyielding Dom was that came up with the idea, unfortunately, I don't think we will ever know, thanks to online communities like FET, Reddit, and Twitter, "Luctober" has spread like wildfire or like crabs in a frat house. It's now a widely celebrated event around the world, "Luctober", that is, not crabs. I'm going to guess that Kleenex experiences a dip in sales in October, how unfortunate for them. Now "Luctober" has become a yearly tradition for submissives, sissies, and even those outside of lifestyle looking for a unique challenge. Dude, let's get deeper into who are these caged up little ticking time bombs participating in "Luctober". Now there are three main categories of people that celebrate or observe "Luctober". The first is the most obvious, submissives and sissies. They see "Luctober" as a way to deepen their submission, to reinforce their roles, and to please their dominance. It can also just be a simple act of obedience, my owner, my dom, my dominant has instructed me to lock myself up for a month, and that is what I'm doing because I am obedient. So it's a tangible and constant reminder of their role in the relationship. The second group of people who participate in "Luctober", can you guess? Can you guess? Well, it's dominance. This doesn't seem like it's such an obvious one, but obviously dominance love "Luctober" while I am not vowing chastity for myself. I consider myself an active participant and avid supporter of "Luctober". It's a safe way to explore and control power dynamics. I personally love "Women Abstain". I have full podcast episodes devoted to the power and benefits that men experience from abstinence. There's no doubt in my mind that it makes for a better submissive. This is tested and proven time and time again. Abstinence makes for a better submissive period. For couples, it's a great way to strengthen the relationship by enforcing boundaries and by deepening trust. Also it's just fucking kinky and hot to have somebody locked in chastity. Also, when a sub is in chastity or abstaining, his desire to please is greater. It's hot to have a person with a constant reminder of their owner, like having a cage on somebody or even somebody who doesn't have a cage that is abstaining, having that constant reminder of their ownership or their dominant. That's just hot. The third group of people who participate in "Luctober" are kink curious individuals. "Luctober" actually attracts people that are outside of the community and outside of the BDSM lifestyle. It's generally those who are curious about self-discipline and delayed gratification or they're just interested in unusual challenges for the purpose of personal growth. There are many dominant and alpha men, even unpartnered ones who like to constantly challenge themselves to be the best person they can be. Going through "Luctober" is not just a personal achievement. Many powerful people are surprised to discover that "Luctober" has far-reaching benefit beyond the seemingly basic tenets that it's built on, which I'll explain further shortly. But first, why? Why the heck do people participate in "Luctober"? Well, first of all, locking up can heighten your feelings of submission. I know many ownerless subs who use a cock cage as a way to feel that submission that they crave without having a current dominant. So it's a way for people to sort of get into that subby headspace even if they don't have an owner, even if they don't have a dominant, even if they're not in a relationship. They can still somewhat feel that deep submission that they crave by wearing a cage. If you are in a relationship, you will feel more focused on your partner's needs and desires. And that's one of the aspects that I absolutely love about locking up my submissives or, you know, I would say forcing, I'm going to go ahead and go with it. Having abstinence on my partners and subs is it's my wants and needs that are the focus when in the past in more vanilla relationships, even if a guy says that, "Oh, you know, it's all about your orgasm. If we're playing in the bedroom, it's out the window pretty much as soon as he comes. Like, it doesn't matter. My orgasm is what? Women have orgasms? No. I love that they are going to be completely focused on their partner when they are locked up. It takes the pressure off of that sort of way of performing because it's not going to have end in a male orgasm period. Secondly, exploration of kink and sexuality. October is a chance to explore fantasies in a safe and consensual manner. The fact that the challenge is somewhat structured, like with a steadfast and reliable beginning and end, it allows people to dip their toes into the deep waters of submission or chastity play without the long-term commitment of, yes, I'm going to be in chastity or I'm going to be a submissive. This is a month-long thing. It's very tangible and structured beginning and end, so it feels safer for many people to be in that sort of container and to have that end in sight. Thirdly, self-discipline and mental strength. So this is the main reason why non-kinksters participate. It's not necessarily or even predominantly about chastity. It's about practicing self-discipline. It teaches control, patience and the power of denying immediate pleasure or immediate gratification. It has been truly shocking for many men to discover how much time and energy they have when sex, masturbation and orgasm are just off the table. So October is a fantastic time to knock out a project you've been meaning to do because you'll find that when it is no longer a thought or a focus because you know that it's not going to be in the picture for this month, you will be absolutely shocked with how much time and energy and focus you have towards other aspects of your life. It really is shocking for like every single guy that I've put in chastity just how much more focus they have and how much more they're able to get accomplished in a day. And they had no idea that so much of their time, focus and energy was going towards getting off. And it's sad but also once you realize that empowering to realize that you can't, this is something that you can actually alter about your life. On that note, you should give Lachtober a serious thought. Lachtober pushes your boundaries and it challenges you to practice self-control which improves your mental toughness, it improves your focus and it improves your ability to delay gratification which I think for most men in relationships would be a bonus if you know what I mean. So for those of you that are in relationships, Lachtober can strengthen your communication, it can deepen your trust and it brings a new kinky dynamic to your relationship. Even if some of my listeners are male dominance, give it a fucking try. Why not? I mean that you might unlock something within yourself that you didn't know is possible. And even if the idea of being submissive is not appealing to you whatsoever, like I said, there are many powerful like alpha type men who participate in Lachtober because it increases their power, it increases their drive and their focus which are the tenants of that machismo alpha in most cases. So give it a try. I'm sure that your partner would not complain about having a whole month dedicated to their pleasure, whether that is in the bedroom or just by having a leveled up partner. If you're single, you can participate and practice, well participate in and practice Lachtober as a solitary thing to challenge yourself and to see just how much abstinence can level you up as a person. If you need accountability, there are many dominatrixes, myself included, that offer key holder services. The prices are going to vary depending on the femdom and also like what is included. Some offer very involved daily or weekly virtual domination or encouragement and some are very hands off, so to speak. But having some form of accountability tends to make something more valid and real. And it can add a little extra spice and excitement to your everyday life knowing that somewhere some badass femdom is holding the key that unlocks the cage that is restricting and binding your cock. That's how this fuck, you know, that's going to make your month just so much more exciting. Even if you are new to Lachtober, submission or chastity, Lachtober is a fun way to explore not just kink but yourself and it's just plain fun. So I have coordinated the release of my first online course with Lachtober. So if you have sissy tendencies and are serious about deepening that aspect of yourself with a challenging four week course, be sure to click that link on my website, which is www.cat-nash.com. And to summarize the course, you're seen as my sissy sub and you're given like five to six assignments a week that will help you to find your sissy style, your personality and yourself. To be clear, this is not a porn type thing. It's not a super kinky like there aren't going to be like super, super kinky challenges. It's for serious men who legitimately feel a deep call to explore their fem side. And this is going to help you to legitimately dive deeper into your submission. Like if you want something to just tell you to put a plug in your ass and do like clean out your closet or something, that's not what this class is about. This course is about if you really know that sissy submission is for you and you want to you're serious about furthering that that's what this course is for. For those of you who are not sissy's or sissy want to be's, I will be creating a similar course for submissives and then ultimately one for femdoms, both of which I'll keep you posted on. In the meanwhile, you can check out my website for other offerings and info, including my Locktober Keyholder service, like I said, www.cat-nash.com. You can find me on Fetlife, I'm cat-nash-k-a-t-n-a-s-h, it's one word, and you can also email me directly at thewildcreatrix@gmail.com. I love, love, love how many of you have been hearing from lately telling me that you've found my podcast and what it's meant to you and asking me questions, yeah, bring it on. I love it. Let me know if you're participating in Locktober, so feel free to drop a line below or email me. Are you participating in Locktober? How is it going for you? What have you learned? What have you learned anything from it or anything has surprised you? Share it with me, man, because I'm sharing this with the public and your insight might help somebody else. I might be able to pass that on to potentially hundreds of people that it could help them, so feel free to share it. I look forward to hearing from you. And as always, stay kinky my pets. Oh my god, you're so delicious. I could eat you up.