Wanted: a Master, who is both kind and strong,
Wanna-be’s, HNG”S and poser’s, need not apply,
Must be skilled in the use of a truly willing slave,
For I deeply desire, nay I must, to my knees fall.
Must be able to help me focus, for this I long,
Show me how to fly to release my endorphin sigh,
My soul is waiting for your whip to engrave,
Oh did I mention you must be tall.
- Dragon~Lord
“A broom is drearily sweeping,
Of the broken pieces of yesterdays life,
Somewhere a Queen is weeping,
And somewhere a King has no wife.”
-Jimi Hendrix
“And the wind cried Mary”
A young lady had contacted me not to long ago concerning one of my articles
she had read. It seems it struck her and she noted that I lived close
to her, so she sent me an email asking about what she had read. I normally
do not give my IM out to many but something in the wording of her missive
gave me pause… it had piqued my curiosity, so we started talking.
She is a young woman living at home (before tongues run wild, she is above
legal age, it is just a matter of circumstances.) she has had some experience
with the life (style) from both a male and a female Top/Domme at different
times in her life.
As we talked I offered to help her to understand and learn more about
what she was and help her with her path to being more like what she wished
to be. I informed her that I was married and though I am a polyamourus
male and my wife understands, (that is to the best of her ability, it’s
not quite as easy as some would think) I also explained that I was not
attempting to become her Master nor was I a HNG (Horney Net Geek) looking
to play for sexual gratification. I did offer to meet her for some coffee
in a very public place, for her own sense of safety and well being, when
and if she ever felt ready to. I also gave her permission to contact me
at any time that she needed to. I also said I would be on the look out
for any one who I thought might be well suited to possibly be compatible
as her Dom or even Master. (That is a distinction for them to work out.)
Now many things had gone through my mind during and after the discussions
we have had, one was I had to devote a lot of time in explaining my actions
and words to her, not because of her; but because of our society and times.
You see, a long, long time ago, in a place far, far away, when a young
woman or man asked me questions about our life (style) and if I would
help them to understand who and what they were (not always the same as
what or who they thought they were… go figure…) well I could
just go ahead and make arrangements to assist them on the pathway. Well
that is not so easily done any more, you see when I was younger, very
much younger, a mentor was a mentor and a teacher was a teacher and a
Master was a Master. But not so it seems anymore, too many have used the
terms we once thought we knew the meaning for and have derailed them from
the track we believed they belonged on.
Far too many have entered into our life (style) with the moniker Master
12 inches, or Mistress of distress, Lord of your ass, Slave Master of
any who kneel, etc… (Any resemblances to any real names… sorry
but maybe you should consider a change of name.) Too many have come into
another’s life in the guise of a mentor or teacher simply as an
excuse to be a predator or they take on the title of what they think they
are or want to be.
No one wants to start at the perceived bottom of the rung, except for
the blessed bottoms or those rare omegas. What people have forgotten or
maybe never were taught about this life is that we may not have many core
beliefs but we do have some.
Always be whom you are, knowing full well that for some that may change
in a moment.
Because of what we do, falsehood cannot be tolerated nor condoned; it
is counter to the level of trust that we require from all.
Just because you call a rabbit a lion, does not stop the real lion from
eating the rabbit, tout suet. Bugs just isn’t a lion, honey, time
shows that to all.
Except that experience comes with time (not chronological age folks,
I knew a lot before I turned of legal age, but that is another story.)
except that the experience you gain shows in your congruency in all that
you do.
Questions are not signs of ignorance, arrogance is. Even an established
Master will ask questions to understand.
Some thing else that I pondered is that too many feel that there is a
single ladder on the upper side of our life (style), some see the ladder
as having three stages the lowest being Top, the middle called Dom and
the apex called Master… I disagree; to me there are three separate
ladders side by side. At the peak of each one is the label Top, Dom and
Master. These ladders arte close enough to leap from one to the other
and back as needed. One of the major differences is that the Top ladder
has experiences that are needed on the Dom ladder and the Master ladder
needs the experiences offered on the other two.
The other is commitment, not everybody wishes the varied levels of commitment
that the Dom and Master ladder requires. Each ladder has it’s own
skill sets but the level of interpersonal commitment rises exponentially
from Top to Dom to Master. (Damn and I hated algebra.) Oh and a minor
difference is that Tops tend to deal more in the realm of S/M while Dom
and Masters work with more D/s though all can be stirred in the alphabet
soup we call BDSM.
I also thought that as a person who has taught many things throughout
my life that it is such a shame that I have to explain my intent (again
not because of her) because of the world as it is. Buchmann’s Academy
now called the APEX Academy is one of the few places that offers formalized
training for Master and Slave, but not all can rush out and sign up, though
Master Steve probably would like that… Woof!
I wish that there was a set standard to measure all of us with, but there
is no yardstick marked Master Measure, but there is a way one can get
some validation as to where one sits in the scheme of things, for being
humans we all like to know were we fit in the hierarchal pyramid. One
way to find were you sit or stand or even kneel is by how others react
or treat you compared to your own inner truthfulness.
Another is who do you like to play with, you see there is a saying that
says “opposites attract” what a crock, it is not a universal
for I do not see many of the religious right sitting next to me at meetings,
I don’t see Dr. Laura being a part of a face slapping interrogation
scene (fun thought though), but it does somewhat work in our partner dynamics,
you see we tend to play best with our inverse: Tops play well with Bottoms,
Dom’s work well with Sub’s and Masters control slaves. So
if you find you play better with someone who wants to just feel your better
sadistic side and not cuddle too much or not at all after wards you might
be sitting on a rung of the Top ladder. If you find that you like the
actions of a submissive individual who serves and you need only to speak
softly to get your needs met, you are on a rung of the Dom ladder. If
you find that you need not notice that your glass was filled by a loving
devoted little one, just that it was filled, that most of your commands
are hardly ever spoken, then your cheeks are on the Master ladder. (Ever
notice that as one travels from one ladder to another, their voice gets
lower…)
Now as to the young lady in question, she is of a tall statuesque build
yet extremely feminine in form. Definition: statuesque = stone fox, damn
showed my age again. I will not divulge anything more for that is up to
her. She should have no problem finding someone just right for her and
I will help as much as I can. OH, did I forget to mention that he needs
to be TALL at least 6’ 2” or taller.
Until once again my rants and raves cross your eyes,
Be well and blessed be,
Adieu!
Credendo vides!
(In believing, one sees!)
Dennis “Dragon~Lord”
(Note the Lord part is at the end not a title)
“What colour is a Dragon my son?”
“Crimson, Master, Bloody crimson, no matter what doth the eyes say”
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