Part Three of a Ten part Series
Greetings to all you wonderful readers out there. Today I hope to inspire the mind by continuing on Positioning of a slave/sub. We have already experienced the commands of kneeling and in service. Last week we spoke about the How-to’s of s-type positioning when one is incapable due to illness, disability, or age and how to keep it beautiful. A lot of us are entering that period and there is a negative mindset that we get during this time. My hopes is that the article helped get over some of that “bad bondage” mindset.
Today, due to popular demand, I will be addressing positioning of correction and discipline. But first, I’ll introduce you to 3 positions a s-type can take in order to ask for forgiveness, or when they have messed up and need to admit to their transgressions. These are powerful positions. These positions are to be used to Admit to a wrongdoing, beg for forgiveness, and accept the punishment and correction and re-learn a discipline.
But before introduction to these 3 positions, I want to discuss the mindset a s-type has when they have to admit to a failure or wrongdoing. For some of them, to admit to failing is easy. Admit to it, ask for clarification, apologize, take the punishment, and move on. No worse for wear. Lesson learned, off to better and grander things. But also, alas, for some s-types, to admit that they failed their Owner/ D-type, or even to make themselves admit to something maybe they intentionally did but now have to come clean about, is very hard and darn near impossible. No one likes to “D word” the one in charge. That D word is so strong, I decline to write it out in its entirety for I have seen people triggered when presented with that word. That word is not to be used lightly as it can harm in a way that cannot be returned from. So, this is why positions to admit errors are important. They allow the s-type to take position without having to come up with the words yet. The position speaks to the D-type, and informs them something important has taken place without the s-type saying a single word. This starts the communication. This is the point of no return. Conversation has to happen now. Be brave, we will get through this together.
So when words come hard, but the urge, desire, need to speak up about our accident, this is what the positions of forgiveness are for. So let us view them shall we?
Karta or First Obeisance: A simple position of slave obeisance.
Kneeling, the palms of your hands on the ground, then your head to the ground, bending forwards. This is not a Gorean position, but has been a common position of obedience for centuries. This position shows total and absolute giving over of ones self.
In this position, the s-type begins in the kneeling position (Nadu or Tower). They then lower their head to the floor and place the palms of the hands on the floor at the sides of their head. They can then, if permitted, raise their head slightly and move a bit forward, maintaining the position in order to lick and kiss the feet of their Master or D-type, doing it softly, lingeringly and lovingly.
Second Obeisance
This position is also sometimes referred as “belly” because in fact the slave lies on their belly. It can be considered as a continuation of the 1st Obeisance Position, from which the s-type extends themselves lying on the floor with their legs spread and the hands at the sides of their head. After reaching this position, the slave may (if their Master wishes/allows) “crawl on their belly” to the feet of the Master in order to kiss and lick them.
The differences being, one is crawling on hands and knees while the other is literally crawling on ones belly. Both are acceptable.
One alternative belly position (but not to be confused with 2nd Obeisance Position) is for the s-type to lie on their stomach with their hands at their sides and the palms of their hands facing upwards; their head is often turned to the left and/or legs spread.
The command “bara” is similar but only in the fact that the s-type lies on the floor, because it differs totally in the positioning of the hands and legs.
There is a fourth position that I have come across. Once, long ago, my House boy came to me after he messed up. He walked towards me, head lowered then dropped down to all fours facing with me his head down. He then spoke to me through his tears telling me what had happened and how he had failed me in the task he was given. This is called ” to table” not to be confused with a table command , which is entirely different and for entirely different reasons. Mostly to eat and drink off of, or to rest ones feet upon.
This was his way of what was important to him to share with me. His way of asking, err begging for forgiveness.
What we do is way more important than what we say. Our actions show and share so much more than any words could. Use these positions the next time you want to show your obesiance to your D-type. Take the position. Beg for forgiveness. Learn from your mistakes , and then move on from this error. There is much more to life then that of dwelling on something that has already been forgiven.
Remember, once the correction or punishment is given, it’s washed down the river. It shall not be brought up again unless a habit forms of this same mistake. Then, it is up to the D-type to figure out the best way to have you no longer fail, but to succeed. After all, I would rather live with a happy, bouncy, joyous slave, than a depressed sad one.
I wish you the best on your journey and My hopes are that you learn a little, take a little, leave a little and apply what you learned to your own dynamic.
Best of luck on your paths.
Loved you even before I knew you.
Yours in Leather, (YIL)
Castar Daemon
Part Four of our Ten part series will be the “Love and Fun” positions. Look for this next article in the upcoming week.
