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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






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