New Year, New Thresholds
I am writing from the liminal space between the solar and lunar new year—a quiet six-week window of reflection and incubation that has me taking stock of what the past year revealed and what I want to carry forward with intention into 2026, the Year of the Horse. 2025, the Year of the Snake, was a mirror year for me, reflecting back the habits and patterns that no longer serve. From that space, I’ve gathered the takeaways and ways of being I now want to manifest in the year ahead.
I want to leave as many subs as possible better than I found them. I want them to leave my dungeon with a sense of ease, feeling renewed, feeling like they know themselves better than when they walked in or they discovered a part of themselves that they’ve never seen before. I want my subs to leave with a sense of pride of how much they were able to take, how far they were able to push themselves, and a sense of gratitude for the discipline and openness of their own submission
I am no longer entertaining sessions that run on compulsion or urgency without addressing it before the session starts. Often, I encounter subs who request immediacy or disappear into a shame spiral, and I want to work together to investigate the source of that shame.
I must engage creatively outside of the dungeon to feel engaged in the dungeon. Learning and curiosity have always been cornerstones of my identity, and I always want to bring a full cup to my sessions.
More holes in 2026! Whimsically, I’d love to do experiments with what kind of objects I’m putting into butts this year
More feminization in 2026—as I’ve grown deeper into my femininity, so have certain subs. I want full and complete transformations both in and out of the dungeon. Let’s do your makeup, then get matching pedicures, shop for a new wardrobe, wigs, and then have a girls’ night on the town~
Raising my rates! This is an official announcement that I will be raising my rates by $100/hr starting June 13th, 2026 to celebrate a DECADE as Empress Wu! I highly recommend booking with me now to get in at my current rates:
What are your past year takeaways or current year manifestations, kinky or otherwise? I always love reading about how others are growing/changing/evolving~
Hope to see you soon in the dungeon (and beyond).
xo,
Empress Wu