This scroll was originally written by, Master Navarre-, First Captain of Port Kar. It has been edited for purposes of Real Life.

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Living the Gorean Way in Real Life

Can it be done? Can a Master or a kajira be of Gor all the time? The answer varies quite a bit with individual circumstance, however, it can indeed be done.

The bottom line is that it can be done, and is being done by many Goreans; Masters, Mistresses, and kajir. Once you have lived it, very much of what may be difficult to understand becomes crystal clear. However, while you can live the philosophy of Gor, it is impossible to live as a Gorean as described in the Scrolls. One: slavery is illegal. Two: Might does not equal right in today's society. Three: Children who go to school and talk about their mommy being chained to a loop on the floor for sleeping are going to get you a visit from Family Services, pronto. A bit of reality needs to be part of this whole fantasy we enjoy.

What does the Gorean Master want from the kajira?

This is very straightforward: the Gorean Master wants everything, and more. It is not sufficient for a kajira to be merely a sex-toy, the Master will take that just for starters, or as an aside. The true Master is not satisfied unless he owns the kajira fully, mind and body, heart and soul. He owns her, and will not accept anything less than all of what he owns. The kajira's thoughts and emotions, her talents and skills, her hopes and her dreams, and yes, even her nightmares. All of her, belongs to her Master.

In the Gorean Way, in the total ownership of the kajira, the Master also acquires certain responsibilities. Yes, she is his property, but that will mean that he takes care of his property as best he can. The kajira is human property, and humans have needs and requirements that must be met in order for them to be at their very best. In the ownership of the kajira, the Master will foster those things that are best in the kajira, and not tolerate those things that are harmful to her, or make her less than she should be. The Master will be proud of his property, and will require that she be such that he can take pride in her, and his training of her. After all, his choice of the kajira is a direct reflection upon him, his tastes and his abilities as a Master. If she is serving, others will look upon her service and its quality will reflect directly upon the Master. Others will know by her behavior, her service, her demeanor, how much effort the Master has put into the girl, and how good a Master he is. Or is not.

Why is bondage such a large factor if Gor is not about bondage?

In Gor, bondage is used to impress upon a woman her vulnerability, 17:206 ... helplessness, and subjectiveness to the Master. To make fully manifest her slavery to him, in no uncertain terms.

Also, of course, for many, a woman is made even more beautiful and exciting when in restraints, utterly subject to the Master's Will. This latter reason is almost incidental, however. Gor is not about BDSM. These things alone would vastly separate Gor from BDSM venues, but of course, there are other very telling differences to consider, as we have covered in earlier parts. Ritual and symbolism are very important to the Gorean Way. One such symbol is the collar of the kajir. It is the physical, manifest icon of the kajir's nature and servitude, removing all question as to the status of the kajir. It need not be a band of steel; it can be something as simple as a velvet choker, in real life. The kajir knows the reality behind it, that a more substantial collar can be placed on the neck at any moment, if the Master deems it either necessary, or pleasing to him. This symbol of the kajir's bondage to the Master is but the first of many, and one leads directly to the next. Will the Master place cuffs on the kajir? Or perhaps the sirik, the chains? A slender, attractive walking chain? Each thing that the Master does adds not only a physical bond, but trains the kajira in no uncertain terms that she is controlled, absolutely, by the Will of the Master. Often it will be noted that a newer kajir is far more heavily laden with these symbols of servitude, than a more experienced kajir would be. The reason is simple; the new kajira is still learning, perhaps even still testing the limits of her bondage to the Master. As such it is a kindness to keep her confined within the space of these sorts of physical symbols, so that she can't exceed them, and get herself into trouble. Moreover, it trains her body, her reactions and her reflexes, to operate within the boundaries set by the Master, even as the symbols themselves help her to condition her mind to it's fullest, deepest understanding of her circumstances, and her nature. A more experienced kajira already knows these lessons, and usually wears the physical symbols for the pleasure of doing so, as they are a constant reminder that her Master not only cares enough set her limits for her, but also takes both comfort, and even joy, in knowing that she cannot be displeasing by inadvertently exceeding those limits. It permits her to relax fully, and find the freedom of the chains.

And of course, many who come into Gor, do so from a BDSM venue, and while Gor has its own particular reasons for using the implements of bondage, many enjoy the chains and whips and whatnot, for all of the sexually charged pleasures they can bring. But understand clearly this; those BDSM reasons are not the primary reasons in the Gorean Way.