First Mentions of "Old Guard"
Many of his peers claim that the book is askew and some even claim some of things Master John states as facts are actually a fabrication. We have the book in our library, along with most of the books discussing that Old Guard era and we simply don't want to throw the baby out with the bathwater. So let's look at parts of the Leatherman's Protocol Handbook to help us piece together an image of the puzzle that we consider Old Guard history.
20 Jan 20239min
Red Flags about Submissives
The BDSM lifestyle harbors many dangers, oddly enough most people think only about the dangers to the submissive or slave and not to those dangers present for the Dominant. Among the thousands of dedicated, hard working, honest and disciplined submissives and slaves there are those few that pose a danger. There are those that are users, manipulators, liars, gold diggers, wannabees, and scam artists. Unfortunately sometimes we do not see these individuals for what they truly are until it is too late.
19 Jan 202317min
Red Flags about Dominants
Within this lifestyle there are unfortunately many dangers, there are people out there using the BDSM lifestyle as a way to abuse or use individuals under an umbrella of acceptance. Within each situation there are warning signs that we see, unfortunately sometimes we do not see these warning signs until it is too late. There are many people that say they are a Dominant are not, instead they are users, abusers, predators, wannabees, bullies, and manipulators.
18 Jan 202318min
Explaining BDSM
BDSM is about relationships and interactions between people. It’s about power, control, dominance, surrender, humiliation, pain, and discomfort. Sometimes, but not always, it’s about sex. Today we take a fresh look at BDSM 101 hopefully helping explain our culture and lifestyle in a fresh way.
9 Jan 202310min
Processing Change in M/s
One might think, from the outside looking in, that processing change in an M/s dynamic is always difficult for those who have given up personal autonomy and transferred authority to a Master or Mistress. However, slaves often have a (consensually) conditioned mindset that accepts changes. Even when they struggle there are tools for their Doms to utilize to help them. Here are a few ways Owners help their slaves process change. Today's episode is an excerpt from the book Power Circuits by Raven Kaldera. https://amzn.to/2ZIOCBk
8 Jan 202310min
Origin of RACK: Risk-Aware, Consensual Kink
Today we present Gary Swift's essay on why he coined the motto RACK in order to update SSC's Safe, Sane and Consensual. Swift says, "Nothing's perfectly safe. Crossing the street isn't perfectly safe." He also challenges the notion, "The sane part of SSC is very subjective. Who's making the call?" This is an interesting look at the origin from the one who created RACK.
7 Jan 20239min
One Twue Way
When we educate about some topics we always get someone who accuses us of being a "one twue way" person or podcast. This is something called the invincible ignorance fallacy where the person in making this statement simply refuses to believe the teaching, ignoring any evidence given. Instead they offer, "There's no one way to do anything in BDSM" which is absurd! We are Traditional, meaning we draw principles from our BDSM history and form a philosophy of how to do BDSM based on those principles. There is BDSM that works and other stuff that, when added, makes BDSM fall apart. We are trying to give people the tools to have good, lasting relationships and safe play scenes.
6 Jan 20239min
Making Rules and Giving Orders
Before you get to a contract for a scene or in a relationship dynamic it is important to understand how to make Rules and how to give Orders. The entire concept of the D/s dynamic is a relationship built around a ruleset. Within a play scene as long as the rule won’t undermine your authority, makes logical sense, and is created with a purpose, you’re good to go.
5 Jan 202313min
