9 Levels Of Submission
 
http://dennisnajee.wordpress.com/2008/08/05/9-levels-of-submission/
 
These are the 9 Levels of Submission as written by by Diane Vera and published
in The Lesbian S/M Safety Manual. I thought it would be helpful for all to see.
 
1.THE OUTRIGHT NON-SUBMISSIVE MASOCHIST or KINKY SENSUALIST.Not into servitude,
humiliation or giving up control; just pain and/or spiced-up sensuality, on the
masochist’s own terms and for the masochist’s own direct pleasure (i.e. turned
on solely/mainly by one’s own bodily sensatons rather than by being “used” to
gratify one’s partner’s sadism).
 
2.PSEUDO-SUBMISSIVE NON-SLAVE. Not into even playing “slave,” but into other
“submissive” role-playing, e.g. schoolteacher scenes, infantilism, “forced”
transvestism. Usually into humiliation, but NOT into servitude, even in play.
Dictates the scene to a large degree.
 
3.PSEUDO-SUBMISSIVE PLAY SLAVE. Likes to play at being a slave; likes to feel
subservient; may in some cases like to feel one is being “used” to gratify
partner’s sadism; may even really serve the dominant in some ways, but only on
the “slave’s” own terms. Dictates the scene to a large degree; often fetishistic
(e.g. foot worshippers).
 
4.TRUE SUBMISSIVE NON-SLAVE. Really gives up control (only temporarily and
within agreed-upon limits), but gets her/his main satisfaction from aspects of
submission other than serving or being used by the dominant. Usually turned on
by suspense, vulnerability, and/or giving up responsbility. Doesn’t dictate the
scene except in very general terms, but still seek mainly her/his own
direct/pleasure (rather than getting one’s pleasure mainly from pleasing the
dominant).
 
5.TRUE SUBMISSIVE PLAY SLAVE. Really gives up control (though only temporarily;
only during brief “scenes” and within limits) and gets main satisfaction from
serving/being used by dominant-but only for FUN purposes, usually erotic.
May/may not be into pain. If so, is turned on by pain indirectly, i.e. enjoys
being the object of one’s partner’s sadism, on which the submissive places very
few requirements or restrictions.
 
6.UNCOMMITTED SHORT-TERM BUT MORE THAN PLAY SEMI-SLAVE. Really gives up control
(usually within limits); wants to serve and be used by the dominant; wants to
provide practical/non erotic as well as fun/erotic services; but only when the
“slave” is in the mood. May even act as a full-time slave for, say, several days
at a time, but is free to quit at any time (or at the end of the agreed upon
several days). May or may not have long-term relationship with one’s Mistress,
but, either way, the “slave” has the final say over when she will serve.
 
7.PART-TIME CONSENSUAL-BUT REAL SLAVE. Has an ongoing commitment to an
owner/slave relationship and regards oneself as the dominant’s property at all
times. Wants to obey and please dom(me) in all aspects of life-practical/non
erotic and fun/erotic. Devotes most of time to other commitments (e.g. job) but
Dom(me) has first pick of the slave’s free time.
 
8.FULL-TIME LIVE IN CONSENSUAL SLAVE. Within no more than a few broad
limits/requirements, the slave regards herself/himself as existing solely for
the Dom(me)’s pleasure/well being. Slave in turn expects to be regarded as a
prized possession. Not much different from the situation of the traditional
housewife, except that within the S/M world the slave’s position is more likely
to be fully consensual, especially of the slave is male. Within the S/M world, a
full time “slave” arrangement is entered into with an explicit awareness of the
magnitude carefully, with more awareness of the magnitude of power that is being
given up, and hence is usually entered into much more carefully, with more
awareness of the possible dangers, and with much clearer and more specific
agreements than usually precede the traditional marriage.
 
9.CONSENSUAL TOTAL SLAVE WITH NO LIMITS. A common fantasy ideal which probably
doesn’t exist in real life (except in authoritarian religious cults and other
situations where the “consent” is induced by brainwashing and/or social or
economic pressures, and hence isn’t fully consensual). A few S/M purists will
insist that you aren’t really a slave unless you’re willing to do absolutely
anything for your Dom(me), with no limits at all. I’ve met a few people who
claimed to be no-limit slaves, but in all cases I have reason to doubt the
claim.
 
Copyright 1984 and 1988, Diane Vera
 
 
 
 
 




[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]