Ref: Kajir Lecture 2

Karian, Notes Section 05B

Some Basic Gorean Terms

Gorean is based on Earth Latin, modified of course by culture and many years of separation from it's origins. One of the most obvious changes is that while Latin uses the letter 'c' to start words off with, instead of the letter 'k', Gorean is reversed and uses 'k' far more than it uses 'c'.

Lo --- I am, I (m) La --- I am, I (f)
Kajir --- slave (plural or singular)
Kajira --- slave (f)
Kajirus --- slave (m)
Kajirae --- slaves (f)
Kajri --- slaves (m)
Tu --- you, upon
Kan-lara --- brand
Ko-lar --- collar
Var --- your
Da --- the
Bina --- slave beads
Ki --- not
Mira --- my, mine
Sa --- life
Tarna --- daughter
Tassna --- mother
Eros --- passion
Platos --- chaste
Fora --- chain
Fori --- chains
Gens --- family, or household
Phratry --- a clan, a group of familes, a group of gens
Bana --- gold
Kurt --- 5 bladed slave whip
Aulus --- flute
Kara --- turn
Karas --- turning
Bara --- prone on belly
Sula --- prone on back
Lesha --- binding, to bind
Nadu --- kneeling
Karta --- 4-legged, on all fours
Veck --- stand
Civitatis --- Citizen of
Semnium --- meeting place
Carnarii --- places of refuse pits
Insula(e) --- inn or tenement
Tastas --- stick candy
Archon --- civil officer
Kantharos --- decanter, pitcher
Hyria --- water vessel/container
Kurt --- 5-bladed slave whip
Sirik --- chains, linked ankles, linked wrists, long chain from collar to wrist chain to ankle chain Canjellne --- challenge, contest
Glana --- state of virginity
Metaglana --- state of virginity transcended, non-virginity
Falarina --- non-virgin, a full woman
Profalarina --- state preceding womanhood
Gor --- home stone
Tor --- sun, light
Ho --- prefix indicating lineage, e.g. Ho-Hak means 'son of Hak'
Palestra(ae) ---gymnasium
-alia --- festival or celebration
Delka --- the delta of a river, or the letter 'd'
Rarius --- Warrior
Pharos --- tower or keep, lighthouse


Meaning of the Positioning of the Hands

Palms upwards, or facing outwards, is indicative of submission, vulnerability, and surrender to the Master.
Fingers spread wide apart is further indication of both vulnerability to the Master, and desire for him.


Meaning of Eyes Downcast

Proper decorum and submission calls for the eyes to be downcaste unless the head is positioned to indicate otherwise, or the Master has commanded otherwise.
This is an ircGorean convention, in the books it is common for kajir to gaze upon the Master's eyes unless the kajir is in trouble and seeking to demonstrate fully her submission.
(Book 17, page 258)
Normally, eye contact between a Master and a slave is acceptable and common, but it can be denied or forbidden to the slave as a punishment or discipline.


Belly-crawling

Crawling on the belly is used for very specific reasons. The first of which is to placate a Master, if the Master is upset or the kajir has made a serious mistake.
The second is to communicate need for the Master, the need to demonstrate submission and/or the need to communicate a sexual desire, depending on how it is done.
And last, crawling is used in the performance of certain forms of obeisance.
Other than that, do not crawl about. A Gorean kajir is supposed to be proud, believe it or not. The kajira should be proud of her skill and talent, her capacity for love and devotion. Not of herself, but rather of the things she can bring to her Master, for her Master is her focus.


The 'Tease and Please' Rule

If a kajira offers a Free Person wholly of herself, she will be required to give what she has offered, if the Free Person chooses to accept it. There are no exceptions to this, a kajira is not to be permitted to tease like so many of Earth do, with no intention of fulfilling the promise of the tease. To do so is not only an insult to the Free Person, but shows a lack of integrity and dishonour within the kajir.
(Book 20, page 26)
If a kajir teases, the kajir will please, exceptions sometimes made for dancers

Understand that kneeling nadu is to kneel in the position of the Gorean Pleasure Slave. The Gorean Pleasure Slave exists to serve the Master, and it is implicit in the nadu that her full sexual service is at his disposal. If you kneel in nadu, you are offering that to the Master, you had better be able to fulfill that promise. Hiding behind restrictions or a collar is absolutely no excuse if you do this thing.
Some Master get upset if you do not kneel nadu to them. There are a number of ways around that. First, you can simply not state the position of your thighs as you are kneeling. For example, 'kajira kneels before the Master', will suffice. Second, you can speak with the Master ahead of time, informing him of your restrictions, and begging permission to kneel nadu even though you cannot fulfill that offer. If he gives his permission, you can then kneel nadu to your heart's content before that Master, and never have to alcove with him.


Emergency Bail-outs

From time to time, a kajira may find herself in a situation which she feels will be harmful to her, or against her restrictions, and the one commanding her may not be willing to cease what they are doing. There are two ways for a kajir to deal with such a situation. In all cases, it is highly advisable for the kajir to have logged the situation and saved that log to show the proper Master(s) what happened, for full resolution. Without a log, it comes down to the kajir's word against a Free Person's word, not a good situation to get into.
The first is the IRC Kajir Disclaimer. This is to be used in emergencies as an escape. Install it as a pop-up and display it, then immediately save the entire buffer of events leading to the situation, exit the channel, and seek the Master, showing the log so that he can resolve the issue. If the Master is not on-line, leave irc and return later, when he is. This is an example, and of course will require tailoring to fit the precise kajir's situation.

Disclaimer
This kajira begs Your pardon and forgiveness, Master, but my Master has forbidden me to do these things, and has directly commanded me to post this to you and leave if this situation arises, not returning until He is present and has reviewed this log. He has also instructed me to tell you that if you choose to take exception, to seek him out in #Gorean_Oasis on DALNet to discuss the matter at any time. Be well, this kajira must leave now.

The second and final bail-out works anywhere, any time. Log the channel or pm, whatever was going on, and simply close mIRC. Do NOT exit the channel, do not disconnect, exit the program itself. This will leave some room for question as to precisely how or why you left. This is not the preferred method, but since you will have logged the entire incident before you closed mIRC, and will be heading straight to your Master to show it to him for his resolution, he can handle the situation retroactively, by simply saying that he would have ordered you to have done what you did.

Obviously, with any of these methods, you need to be in the right. That cannot be overstated. Do not wait until things are totally out of control, the log is your safety valve, your 'free-ticket out'. Out of trouble, that is, the log is what proves you had just cause to behave the way you did.

And always bear in mind that this is ircGor. It is not RL (real life), you do have a way to get out of bad situations if you need to do so.


Gor is Fair

I have heard it said over and over and over again. Gor is not fair. It is used as justification for all manner of behavior, or to explain an unhappiness. It sounds good, too. Unfortunately, it's not very accurate. Gor is extremely fair, it is the epitome of fairness. When a kajir comes to ircGor, no one has forced that kajir to do so. They chose to. They can also choose to leave. When the kajir take a collar, it is by the kajir's choice that they did so. They know the possible consequences of taking that collar, and what it means. Unfair? No. Gor is full of consequences, and people accepting and living with those consequences to their actions. If anything, Gor may be likened to a force of nature in that the natural course of events will follow, irregardless of what others may think is fair or unfair. A thunderstorm is not fair, nor is it unfair, any more than a breezy warm summer day. Gor is Gor. And because we have all chosen to be of Gor, Gor is Fair.


Kneeling

As with so many other aspects of Gor, even the kneeling of the kajir before the Master has meaning and significance.

Book 22, page 156
It is customary for a kneeling kajir to kneel a few feet back from the Master. The kneeling itself expresses the kajir's servitude and submission. The distance serves four primary purposes;

1) Symbolizes in both distance and height differential, the social difference between the Master and slave
2) Puts the slave where the Master can view her fully, for a kneeling woman is an incredibly beautiful woman.
3) Puts enough space between the Master and the slave so that the releasing of his rapacity is more likely to require a conscious decision, rather than a reflexive reaction.
4) Gives the kajir room to maneuver into commanded positions


Ways to Communicate Need to a Master

Gor is rich with metaphor and symbology and ritual, some of which may be utilized as shown below to tell a Master of your sexual needs, without being unduly blatant about it.

1) Talenders in the hair, or given to him
2) Tie a loose knot in the hair on the right side, let it hang over the cheek
3) Kneeling nadu, eros (as the pleasure slave)
4) Body touchings
5) Palms up, facing him
6) Offer fruit, holding it next to her body
7) Belly crawling, with the ass upthrusting

A verbal method which can be used is to bring the wine, serve it, then beg him to take the Second Wine (herself).

And last, below is the ritual formula of a slave in need, it is appropriate in accordance with the books themselves, and will certainly be appropriate in ircGor;

Book 22, page 298
Ritual formula of a slave in need - "I acknowledge unequivocally and without reservation that I have sexual needs. Similarly, I inform you that I want them satisfied. I beg you, Master, to satisfy them."


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