There may never be agreement as to what constitutes slavery in the world of D/s, but i have some ideas and opinions about consentual slavery and the practice of M/s as i understand it at this point in time...
i believe that anyone in a consentual relationship can say no. Anybody. A two year old knows how.
i believe even more strongly that a submissive can say no and a slave can say no. Yes, slaves. It isn't always easy to say no, but there are always circumstances where our will superscedes the will of another. i do not mean that it is a wise choice for a slave to say no to Master, but it can be done and has been done.
i don't believe that slavery is measured by the degree of how easily he or she gives in, surrenders, obeys, performs, etc.
i believe that slavery is the reflection of Master's work in her, and of her resulting service. It's a reflection of the ultimate alignment of the submissive to the Master, the yin to the yang. His needs become hers. His desires, hers.
Slavery does not start and stop from bedroom to the rest of life. i believe that the slave exists in relationship to the Master... without Master, there is no slave. Potential, yes. But a slave is not a slave until there is service.
The slave may have her own opinions, her intellect. And because her world is so aligned with His, her opinions and intellect are so often put to use in service to Him.
i also know that there have been books and articles written about this because it's not an easy topic. This concludes my 2 cents worth. For now.
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sure. i can say no. and i always have a choice. i think kaya used the example recently that she has the *choice* every day about whether or not to pitch her screaming annoying teenager off a bridge. she wouldn't, because there are consequences, both internal and external. internal enslavement is much the same, i think: there are consequences to my saying "no" that i can't fathom dealing with, so the option of saying no becomes less of a, well, option. the word "no" will always exist in my vocabulary, but i'm being behaviorally modified to understand what the reprecussions might be to that - and in this case, mostly internal. interesting stuff.
"i believe that slavery is the reflection of Master's work in her, and of her resulting service. It's a reflection of the ultimate alignment of the submissive to the Master, the yin to the yang. His needs become hers. His desires, hers."
i agree, a Master trains His slave to suit His needs. It is the agreement between the two of them, what limitations there are.
"i believe that the slave exists in relationship to the Master... without Master, there is no slave. Potential, yes. But a slave is not a slave until there is service."
Agrees here too.
"The slave may have her own opinions, her intellect. And because her world is so aligned with His, her opinions and intellect are so often put to use in service to Him."
i think so much goes with communicating in the beginning of a relationship and really learning about each other. It's about finding the right fit.
Thank you for your 2 cents.
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"i believe that slavery is the reflection of Master's work in her, and of her resulting service."
that is a very precise, succinct expression of my thoughts on this subject.
-Third.
Thank you luna, amy and Third Arm. i wrote this piece in an effort to respond to those who feel that a slave is someone who needs to be told.... everything. Or to some degree, anyways.
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