The Monastic Model of M/s Relationships: Slavery as a Spiritual Path

Although every Master/slave relationship has at least a few characteristics in common, there is no one “right way” to be Master and slave. The models for such relationships are as varied as the individuals who comprise them and include, but are by no means limited to, the militaristic model, the monarchistic model and the monastic model.

In the monastic model, which is the model that most strongly resonates with the presenter and his Master, there are striking parallels between the Master/slave relationship and that of the disciple and his/her Guru. For some, these similarities—from the slave’s or disciple’s first sense of their calling, to the vow of obedience to the Master’s protocol or the Guru’s teachings, to the safety and grounding found in presenting at the Master’s boots or in prostration at the Guru’s lotus feet—make the path of slavery much more than sexual pleasure or fantasy fulfillment. When approached from this consciousness, slavery is nothing less than a sacred path to union with the Divine.

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