:: Edgeliving: Master Jim and slave marsha ::

:: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 ::

Walking the Deer Path


“The trail is hard and dark… Yet leads to a clearing where others have rested before you. See, their bodies bent the grass.” *

I want complete mastery, complete control, and complete obedience. Nothing less will do. Do I and my slave stand alone in what we seek? Is my conception of Mastery and slavery so extreme that no one else seeks similar goals? Is the desire for complete mastery, control, and obedience so unattainable that no one else is foolish enough to try? I think not.

There is no question that the trail is arduous, but as you travel the path you come upon clearings where there is evidence that other have come this way before. As you leave the darkness of the path and enter the sunlit clearing where a cold mountain stream bubbles and offers to quench your thirst and soft leaves beckon your weary body to rest, a sense of peace and contentment comes over you. You have come to another safe place on the road. Looking around you see evidence of fellow travelers: a small disruption in the pattern of fallen leaves or a fading footprint at the edge of the stream. Realizing that you are not alone gives you renewed energy and strength, even if you do not know your fellow travelers.

For some of you, this blog may serve as a clearing along your path. For others, the clearing may be found through the meetings or formation of a local MAsT chapter, attending a seminar at a leather event, reading an article or book that discusses M/s, participating in a weekend retreat with other Master/slave pairs, or spending time in the home of another Master and slave. Perhaps it is all or some combination of these and other things that are the clearing for you. Whatever form a clearing may take for you, the important point is that there are clearings and those clearings have been visited by others before yourself.

Seek out those clearings, find others who are of a like mind, develop contacts with those who like you walk the path of Master and slavery. Even if you are an extremely private person, as I am, recognize that some contact with others who are also on this journey can offer you needed support when the darkness settles back in. You do not have to do this alone. Even though your path will be unique, others can help you refine, affirm, or even redefine your approach to Mastery and slavery. Find the clearings, rest and replenish your body, mind, and spirit.

In leather,
Master Jim

* For the full text of "The Deer Path," see slave marsha's September 28, 2003 post.

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