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A LOOK AT SOME COMMON METHODS OF SLAVE DISCIPLINE ON GOR
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"It is the duty of a slave girl to be fully and completely pleasing to men. Were she not so she would be subject to sever punishment, including even torture and death, should it be the master's wish."
- SLAVE GIRL OF GOR, Pg. 226
What follows is a short list of some common forms of slave punishment used on Gor. This is by far not a complete list, but is presented to give the reader more information to base his thoughts on, with those examples selected, chosen to provide a range of idea, effect and method.
Gorean men do not rely on methods of punishment as the primary means to invoke a girl's submission. A Gorean man uses his very masculinity itself to train a slave. The whip and various other articles are secondary considerations at best, tools to be used in conjunction with this manhood. While fear of the lash can keep a girl in line, and perhaps help her take her first steps towards the fullness of her slavery, it is the man's very being, coupled with the girl's own femininity, which bring out the slave within. There is no better training for a slave than open exposure to strong men. Fear and steel can keep her body enslaved, but it is much more that causes the depths of submission which produce a slave in absolute being.
"The control of a girl's clothing, and many other things, such as her diet, name, whether or not her head is to be shaved, and so on, are all within the purview of the master. His power over the slave is unqualified and absolute."
- MAGICIANS OF GOR, Pg. 26
Whipping
"But there is much to be said for the whip. It is perhaps the simplest, most practical device for such purposes. It is also traditional. Also, of course, it has symbolic value."
- MAGICIANS OF GOR, Pg. 467
"It is a symbol of authority, and an instrument of discipline. The slave is subject to it. Some masters think it is useful to occassionally use it on a slave, if only to remind her that she is a slave."
- MAGICIANS OF GOR, Pg. 466
The "Kurt" or five-bladed Gorean slave whip is a commonly used, and very effective form of punishment. So long as it is used properly it will not mark the flesh of the slave, but will cause flashes of intense, burning pain. Often, when a girl is first collared, she will be given an initiatory whipping so that she might know what such feels like against her skin. Usually, once a girl has felt the lash of the Kurt, she will swiftly seek to be pleasing in any possible way, rather than face the whip again. The Kurt is normally hung in open view within a household for just such a reason, that the slave might continually see the lash, and not forget what it is like to feel it. Its open presence is also symbolic of the house being ruled by the owner, it being "under the master's whip."
"One blow of the whip is worth six months of coaxing."
- MAGICIANS OF GOR, Pg. 42
Whipping on Gor is not done for sexual pleasure, as Goreans do not face the contradictions and frustrations which breed this form of environment, and the resulting desire. Whipping is done for discipline and correction, and is not normally something a slave girl will ever seek. Some kajirae who have grown deeply accustomed to their slavery will sometimes relish the use of the whip, if not the feel, but this is not due to any form of responding sexual pleasure or release. In such uncommon cases, the whip is telling the girl in a very clear way that she is owned, a slave, an animal, and she is mastered. The strike of the whip and the pain caused is not enjoyed, but the knowledge that she is so deeply owned, shown in very real terms by the lash, is comforting and happily accepted, even as she is being punished. It in a sense reinforces what her mind and body have already come to gladly accept, that her very being is slave to men.
"On Gor, slave girls live in terror of that whip. It is designed for the female slave, to correct her behavior with great effectiveness while not leaving lasting traces which might reduce her value."
- MAGICIANS OF GOR, Pg. 42
"A whip, of course, is not absolutely necessary. There are many other means of enforcing discipline."
- MAGICIANS OF GOR, Pg. 466
Deprivation of Use
"'Sometimes female slaves,' she said, 'after their slave fires have been ignited, after the poor things have begun to learn their collar, after they have become sexually helpless, are deprived of sexual experience,' she said. 'Did you know that?'
'I have heard so,' he said. 'Perhaps as a cruelty, to teach them the master's power or that they are slaves, or as a punishement, or to ready them for a successful performance on the block, such things.'"
- MAGICIANS OF GOR, Pg. 449
As a slave develops and grows, so too does her sexual responsiveness, need, and ability. These factors become a powerful drive within the girl, and as a result, a powerful tool for the owner. Sexuality is one of the facets of a slave girl, and it, just like the others, must be developed and molded to fit the desire of the Master. This process in itself can be used to train the girl, in a sense, her sexual training being a means to correct and control her in her overall development. It can be given as a reward, or taken away as a form of punishment, and in both ways becomes an increasingly effective means of control and conditioning, respective to the stages of her development as a slave.
From the time of her first "slave orgasm," the girl begins to need the touch of a man, creating a sort of dependency, perhaps even addiction. It is said that while men have sex, women are sex manifested, and the "slave orgasm," with its associated need, aptly supports this opinion. A "slave orgasm" is a deep form of sexual release, far more fulfilling and complete than any free woman can possibly know. It is not something that is given to the girl by the master, but rather taken by him from deep inside of her, as he wishes and when he chooses. The control of the girl is further developed by control of her orgasm, with the slave only being allowed to release upon command, usually in response to the girl's abject and desperate begging. Only a girl who knows herself to be helpless before one who would treat her fully and only as a slave, a man who would accept nothing less, can achieve "slave orgasm."
The deprivation of sexual use can thus quickly become a powerful means to correct and control a slave girl. She will seek ever harder to be pleasing in the hope of being touched and used. This is a constant motivating factor in how a girl acts, and a part of her overall need to be found pleasing to men. Deprivation of sex can be more painful to a girl, in different ways, than even the use of the whip, with the latter at times even being preferred. The reward or loss equation is an extremely useful tool to a Master, with the punished girl quickly seeking to correct the situation, end the punishment and gain the resulting reward.
"'Please, Master,' she said, 'take pity on me. Take pity on the miserable needs of a girl.'
'You are not mine,' I told her. 'You are a pretty little thing, but I do not own you.'
'Please,' she said.
'Your master,' I said, 'if he chooses, will satisfy your needs. If he does not, he will not.' For all I knew she might be under the discipline of deprivation. If that were so, I had no wish to impair the effectiveness of her master's control over her.'"
- BEASTS OF GOR, Pg. 49
Denial of Clothing
"'Do you like the garment?' he asked.
'Yes, Master,' she said. 'A slave is grateful, so very grateful.'
'It is not much,' he said.
'It is a treasure,' she said. I smiled. To her, I supposed, a slave, such a tiny thing, little more than a brief rag, would indeed be a treasure.
'Do you wish to retain its use?' he asked.
'Of course, Master,' she said.
'You now have an additional motivation for striving to please,' he said."
- MAGICIANS OF GOR, Pg. 26
A slave is something which is owned, not something that owns, a possession devoid of its own possessions. When a slave is given something, particularly and primarily clothing or jewelry, it does not become her property, she has no rights to it, it is simply something she is allowed to have for as long as the Master chooses, an object which enhances his pleasure in her. It is not something given to "protect her modesty," slave garments are usually far too revealing and scandalous to do anything other then bring even more attention to the girl's sexuality, making the girl also more aware of it herself through the feel of the fabric on her skin and the type of looks she receives from others, especially men as their eyes examine her, unabashed. But besides being something enjoyable to the Master, this provides the owner with another degree of control, presented in the giving and taking of those certain articles, most particularly, clothing.
"I watched her take the tiny garment in her hands, gratefully, joyfully.
It is interesting, I thought, how much such a small thing can mean to a girl. It was a mere slave tunic, a cheap, tiny thing, little more than a ta-teera or camisk, and yet it delighted her, boundlessly."
- MAGICIANS OF GOR, Pg. 21
Even the simplest of rags, a bare strip of cloth that does little to conceal anything, will be prized by the slave girl, as precious to her as the finest of expensive garments. Often, this object is something she must earn in the first place, her nudity teaching her quickly the condition she is held in, and that first scrap of cloth being something that when given is a symbol of accomplishment as one having been found somewhat pleasing, and which futhers the bond of dependency to the master. This article, once given, may of course be taken from her at the whim of her owner. This gives another dimension of power and control, for the girl will seek to keep what very little she is allowed to hold, particularly simple garments, and this also obviously provides an excellent method of discipline. The article might be taken away as punishment or simply due to mood, for a limited time, or for a long period, with the effect of nudity and the uncertainty as to when it might occur, leaving the girl with a feeling of excited helplessness. Though many feel that even more attention is brought to a girl's sexuality when she is dressed in slave garments than simply left naked, the girl will seek to be allowed any sort of article with which to clothe herself. Even if scandalous and highly sexual in itself, garments provide a sense of security that is much sought by the slave girl, who by simple nature of her condition, is often left unassured.
"The garment reprsented not only such things, confirmation of her bondage, her subjection to a master, and such, but, more importantly, at the moment, the considerable difference between being clothed and unclothed. She, a slave, and not entitled to clothing, and more than other animals, was, but the generosity of her master, to be permitted a garment."
- MAGICIANS OF GOR, Pg. 22
Removal of Name
"Their names are simply given to them, as the names of animals. They may be altered or changed at will. Indeed, sometimes a slave is not even given a name. The names a slave wears, of course, are functions of the master's pleasure. They can own a name no more than they can own anything else. It is they who are owned. Some masters have favourite names for girls. Some masters may reward a hard-working girl with a lovely name; others may torment a slave who has been insufficiently pleasing with a cruel or ugly name. Most girls, of course, are given beautiful and exciting slave names, for the masters wish the girl, too, to be beautiful and exciting. She is, after all, a slave."
- EXPLORERS OF GOR, Pg. 366
A Gorean slave girl possesses nothing, not even her name. Such is given and taken at the whim of the master, and the name chosen itself is further based upon what he desires and what he finds pleasing. When the girl is named, her consciousness understands clearly that like an animal, a pet, she has been given a name by her master, her owner. This event can be a happy one for the girl, but it also puts a very clear mark on her psyche, one whose meaning and ramifications is not lost. In this way, the naming of a slave can be used as a means to train the girl, and also punish her. When a slave is nameless, she undergoes a feeling of shame and worthlessness, a condition that causes the placement of even the most simple or perhaps demeaning name to be welcomed gladly. In the nameless state, the girl is made to feel even more like an animal, an object, less in control of herself and more insignificant, helpless and powerless. The removal of a girl's name as a form of punishment, regulates the girl to this state of unimportance and impotence both internally and externally, as she not only feels this herself, but is shamed in front of other men and her slave peers. This can also be coupled with treating the girl as an actual animal, having her feed, crawl on all fours, and act as such, perhaps even not allowing her to speak, thus amplifying the overall effect. A nameless slave is the lowest of the low, an object not even worth a name to be called by. No slave would long enjoy this, as Gorean kajirae thrive on being found pleasing, and simply as women, need to feel that they are wanted and desired, and that they have not failed. Degradation and humiliation are not pleasing stimuli to such a girl. It may help her at times to become a better slave, to seek to be more pleasing, but it in itself is not a reward, even if the result of the discipline may make her more deeply feel her slavery.
"There is some security in a slave having a name. Most masters will not name a slave whom they are planning on having immediately destroyed. It would be a waste of a name. To be sure, names may be put on slaves and taken off them on a master's whim."
- PLAYERS OF GOR, Pg. 36
Shearing of Hair
"I did not crop the hair about her head with the knife, rather in the manner of shaving it off, as is sometimes done as a punishment for female slaves."
- MAGICIANS OF GOR, Pg. 125
Gorean slave girls commonly wear their hair long and loose. Such is appealing to men, a sign of beauty and femininity, and a symbol of the girl's position in society. Normally, only free women will wear their hair up, and neither free or slave will dye their hair as such is considered unnatural and fraudulent, especially in terms of the slave trade.
The shearing of a girl's hair is a very visible and lasting sign of her being disciplined. It is an embarrassment to the girl, makes her feel less attractive and less feminine, and displays to the world the fact that her owner has found her displeasing. The length of time the hair takes to grow back, causes the girl to constantly remember why she was sheared in the first place, and quickly fosters the understanding that this is not something she wishes to have happen again. The readily recognizable sign to others, that the girl has angered her master, is also a futher measure of punishment, not just for the shame it brings her as others look upon her and know she has done wrong, but because it is a badge which marks a "displeasing girl" and gives the expectation that such she will need further correction for anticipated failure.
"Whereas a girl’s hair might be cropped, just as her head might be shaved, as a punishment, such a punishment would be quite unusual. After all, the master commonly delights in the long lovely hair of a slave. Indeed, in most cities, long hair is almost universal with slaves. There are many things that can be done with such hair. Not only can it please the master by its beauty and feel, but it can serve to secure the slave, to gag her, and so on."
- MAGICIANS OF GOR, Pg. 301
"The control of a girl's clothing, and many other things, such as her diet, chaining, name, whether or not her head is to be shaved, and so on, are all within the purview of the master. His power over the slave is unqualified and absolute."
- MAGICIANS OF GOR, Pg. 26
"The whip on Gor, incidentally, though it is much in evidence, is seldom used. That it will be used, and promptly, if the occasion arises, is perhaps, paradoxically perhaps, why it seldom needs to be used. Most girls avoid feeling it, at least generally, by striving to be excellent slaves. To be sure, every female slave will have felt it, upon occasion. It is then common that they try to make certain that these occasions are quite infrequent. To be sure, some women do not fully understand they are owned, until they are whipped."
- VAGABONDS OF GOR, Pg. 21-22
"Excellent slaves are seldom beaten, for there is little, if any, reason to do so. To be sure, such a girl, particularly a love slave, occasionally desires to feel the stroke of the lash, wanting to feel pain at the hands of a beloved master, wanting to be whipped by him because she loves him, in this way symbolizing to herself her relationship to him, that of slave to master, her acceptance of that relationship, and her rejoicing in it. To be sure, she is soon likely to be merely, again, a whipped slave, begging her master for mercy."
- MAGICIANS OF GOR, Pg. 124-125
"Garments are an additional way, incidentally, in which to control slave girls. Knowing that the master may not permit her even such a rag if he chooses tends to make her more eager to please him, that she not be sent into the streets without it."
- BEASTS OF GOR, Pg. 137
"I regarded Ilene.
'You no longer have a name,' I told her.
'I will give you a name,' I told her. 'It will be more convenient.'
'I will call you Ilene,' I said.
Her old name, her old identity, had been taken from her forever. Her new name, though in sound the same, was not her old. Between them there was a difference of worlds, a gulf wider than the dividing planets. Her old name had been hers as a free person, publicly registered, legally certified, historically identified with her throughout her life, until her capture by slavers. It had been a proud, intimate possession, giving her pleasure and dignity. It had ennobled her. It has served, with other properties, to distinguish her as a precious person, a unique individual, among all others on the planet Earth. When asked who she was, it was with that name that she would answer. That was who she was. Then that name was taken from her. She was only an animal in bondage. Her name might be changed, or altered, as often as a Master wished. Indeed, he need not even give her a name. Changing a girl's name, or taking it away, are common modes of Gorean slave discipline."
- HUNTERS OF GOR, PG. 225
