The Absurd Assembly

We see the void. We show up anyway.

This is a community built on one radical act: choosing to live fully, honestly, and joyfully in a world that never promised us a reason to.

The Sisyphean Oath
“I see the void, and I choose to show up anyway.
I will push the rock. I will smile about it.
None of this matters. All of it counts.
I am a Sisyphean.”

Read it. Mean it. You’re in. Subscribe to stay on the hill with us.

You don’t have to earn this.

Membership in The Absurd Assembly is not something you apply for.

If you’ve ever looked at the big questions and decided to keep living well despite not having the answers, you already qualify. There is no initiation. No dues. No hierarchy. No one standing between you and the philosophy.

Sisypheanism is a secular philosophical religion. We have a sacred text, daily practice, ceremonies, and a congregation. What we don’t have is a god, an afterlife, or a salvation narrative. We have the rock, the hill, and each other.

Taking the oath means you’ve read it and you meant it. That’s the whole ceremony. Everything else — the daily devotionals, the meditations, the Sisyphean Bible — is here for you whenever you’re ready.

The Sisyphean Commitments

I. Push the rock.

Show up. Do the work. Not because someone is watching, but because the act of pushing is where the life lives.

II. Smile on the walk back down.

When the rock rolls back — and it will — refuse to let that be a tragedy. Let it be a beginning.

III. Stay honest with the void.

We do not invent false comforts. We do not pretend the universe cares. Intellectual honesty is sacred here.

IV. Build meaning every day.

Meaning is not found. It is constructed — carefully, deliberately, and sometimes from nothing at all.

V. Walk alongside others.

Sisyphus pushes alone, but you don’t have to. Notice when someone else’s rock has gotten heavier.

Questions you might have.

Is this a real religion?
Yes. Sisypheanism is a secular philosophical religion — like Buddhism without the metaphysics, or Quakerism without God. We have doctrine (the Five Truths), a sacred text (the Sisyphean Bible), daily practice (365 devotionals), ceremonies, and a congregation. We have no gods, no afterlife, and no salvation narrative. We have philosophy, a daily practice, and each other.
Does it cost anything?
No. The daily devotionals are free. The ceremonies are free. The philosophy is free. Everything that matters is free. Books are available for those who want them, but the religion itself costs nothing.
Can I still believe in God?
Yes. Sisypheanism takes no position on whether God exists. It takes a firm position that it doesn’t change the push. If God built this hill, you still have to push. Many Sisypheans hold religious beliefs alongside their philosophical practice. You are welcome here exactly as you are.
What is The Absurd Assembly?
The Absurd Assembly is the congregation of Sisypheanism — everyone who has taken the oath and chosen to push the rock together. It is not a club. There is no hierarchy. Every Sisyphean has the same standing.
Who is The First Sisyphean?
The founder of Sisypheanism. Not a prophet, not a pope — the person who started pushing first and invited others to join.

Where to begin.