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Observations on the BDSM, M/s, D/s Lifestyles, as well as any other ruminations that I care to write about
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The Box - A slave training metaphor
Posted:Jun 2, 2013 2:55 am
Last Updated:Nov 2, 2015 9:22 am
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The Box

First there is The Box.

The Box is quite small. No door, no window, just four walls, a ceiling and a floor.

you cannot stand - the ceiling is too low.

So you sit.

Within The Box, W/we speak, learn about each other, begin the journey to become O/one.

From time to time, I leave to attend to matters outside The Box.

But you cannot....

After a time, The Box becomes taller.

Now you can stand.

And then wider.

Soon you can pace - and you *do*....

For a while....

Then you sit back in the corner, safe, secure, feeling the strong wall against your back.

After a while, a window appears and then a chair.
you sit in the chair and look out the window. you are pleased by what you see.

And yet, you are consumed with O/our journey to be O/one.

you grow tired of looking out the window and eagerly await My return.

you crave My presence, My thoughts, My voice, My touch....

Soon there is a door.

It is open.

you walk to the door and look out.

you revel at the trees and grass and streams that you see.

And then you slowly and firmly close the door and turn the key in the lock.

you turn and approach Me, sitting on the chair.

And then, with grace and beauty, you slowly, ever so slowly, sink to your knees and, looking up at Me with a smile, hand Me the key.

Then you speak.

"Please, Master, destroy this key. The only true freedom I have ever felt is within The Box. Here, I am safe, secure, protected. I know completely all of my limits. And within those limits, I am totally free - free to be whatever I wish to be. And that is a freedom I have never had before in all my life. The ultimate freedom."

As I take the key out of your hand, your head slowly sinks to My knee, lightly resting there, hands around My calf.

Still smiling, eyes closing, softly breathing....

At peace.

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I wrote 'The Box' in the early-mid 70's - and yes I have been in this Lifestyle from the late 50's, in training, to today.

'The Box' is not for every slave, nor for every Master. It "...exemplified how I taught a new slave and how she learned of My control and My strictness. It works wonderfully in Real (Life) ... and has to do with trust, Honour and truthfulness.

First, you must 'dare' to enter The Box. Then survive it. Then enjoy it. And finally crave it. Then you are *My* slave...."

I could say more, but there is no need.

Really

To those who asked for this, enjoy.

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http://anownedlife.socialparody.com/blog/read/1312940/the-box-a-slave-training-metaphor
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My (Arcan's) Profile
Posted:Jul 7, 2013 5:39 am
Last Updated:Jul 7, 2013 5:59 pm
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Responding to standard member's requests, I am placing My profile here for easy perusal.

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Arcan

"Old-Fashioned Experienced Anachronistic"

Member Since: 05/30/2013

Age: 60's

Country, State (Prov), City: Denver, CO, USA

Are You Male, Female, TS, TG or CD?: Male

Are You Straight/Bi/Gay/Lesbian?: Straight

Are You Dom/Sub/Switch?: Master, Dominant, Counselor, Teacher, Writer, Lecturer, Mentor, Mage

How Long In the Lifestyle?: 5 Decades

Interests: chocolate, reading, science fiction, crosswords, scanners, martial arts, Broadway, cuddling, classical, writing, jazz, music, psychology, the mind

Skills: computers, martial arts, Uni education, negotiation, counseling, psychology, psychiatry

About Me:

The Old-Fashioned, Experienced, Anachronistic Site Administrator of anownedlife, a BDSM teaching/education site.

http://FriendFinder-x.com

A strict, controlling, demanding, yet patient, loving and affectionate Master.

Honor, Integrity, Honesty, Principles and Codes of Conduct - these have been and will be the basis of My life.

Counselor, teacher, writer, lecturer, mentor, mage, Master, Dominant and protector of women.

47 years in the study, as well as the practice and instruction, of Metaphysical/Spiritual subjects and techniques.

38 years in the Martial Arts, including aspects of energy and healing work through Chinese Medicine, Reiki and other healing/energy disciplines. 26 years body building.

Both of those physical pursuits coming to an end when I cracked My back for the second time

Clinical Psych.... And yes, with all that is implied therein

In fact, My vocation has always been in the psychiatric/psychological services disciplines. Yes, clinical this and abnormal that and hypno this and so on.

I also spent a great deal of time teaching at Uni - and loved it.

I am somewhat retired these days.

I was raised by Old Guard BDSM families in the 50's and 60's, took My first slave as a D/s BDSM Master in 1969 and have been involved in this Lifestyle - both BDSM, and Gor from the 70's - ever since, right up to this very day.

I have moved between these two worlds, having respect and appreciation for each.

When appropriate, also referred to as Master Arcan, or 'Daddy'

I demand honesty - without honesty there can be no trust and without trust, there can be no relationship of any kind.

I take-charge and control what is in My life - especially YOU.

I do not smoke, drink or do drugs. AND *YOUR* NOT SMOKING IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT TO *ME*.

I love music, particularly Classical, Jazz (acoustic, fusion and electric), Swing Bands, Sinatra and The Rat Pack, Oldies from the 50's and 60's, Motown, Blues and Bluegrass, Broadway Musicals and Movie Soundtracks.

Here are some of My other passions:

Crossword Puzzles, Shortwave/Police Scanner Radios, Haydn, Chopin, Mendelssohn, e a r l y Dylan, Monk, Bird, Trane, Miles, Lady Day, Ella, Nina, Mel, Tony, Frank, Dino, Sammy, Dorsey, DiMeola, Corea, Chuck, George, Kenny G, Cats (the musical or the real thing! ), Science Fiction, The Arts, The 7 Pillars of Wisdom, Cities in Flight, Horatio Hornblower, The Foundation Trilogy, LOTR, The Hunt for Red October, Lawrence of Arabia, The Untouchables, Blazing Saddles, News, Cuddling, CHOCOLATE, and relaxing at home...

For discussion or further contact, message Me. Good conversation is an excellent beginning and intelligent discourse is to be savored.

Some of My more notable quotes:

"Pain is for pleasure NOT pain alone. Pain for pain's sake is abhorrent and negates the true balance between torment and ecstasy...."

"A true Master is a weapon of Subtlety, Art and Power.

I AM that Master...."

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After reading the above, YOU will know if you are whom I am looking for.

CONTACT ME when you do.

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I am on Skype as Master_Arcan

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Sexual Orientation: Straight
Looking For: Women or Couples (2 women)
Relocate?: No
Marital Status: Single
Height: 5 ft 10 in / 177-180 cm
Body Type: A little extra padding
Smoking: I'm a non-smoker
Drinking: I don't drink at all
drugs: I don't use drugs
Education: PhD/MD/Post Doctorate
Occupation: Psychiatry Psychology
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Spiritual
Have : No
Want : Maybe
Speaks: English, On Skype as master_arcan
Hair Color: Grey
Hair Length: Short
Eye Color: Black

Compatibility Chart

Astrology: Scorpio Dragon

Personality Type: The Dutiful Host

Purity: 52/100
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Leave Me Private Messages Here
Posted:Jul 7, 2013 5:51 am
Last Updated:Mar 2, 2016 5:01 pm
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Responding to standard member's requests, anyone can leave Me a private message here and, if you include an e-mail address, I will respond to you there, as I am also a standard member. No comments will appear to anyone but Me....
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For beautiful eyes....
Posted:Mar 27, 2016 9:43 am
Last Updated:Jan 28, 2017 12:56 am
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For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.
Audrey Hepburn
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People spend too much time....
Posted:Mar 27, 2016 9:18 am
Last Updated:Jan 28, 2017 3:38 am
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People spend too much time finding other people to blame, too much energy finding excuses for not being what they are capable of being, and not enough energy putting themselves on the line, growing out of the past, and getting on with their lives.
J. Michael Straczynski
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People who think....
Posted:Mar 24, 2016 12:53 am
Last Updated:Feb 11, 2017 4:12 am
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People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.
Isaac Asimov
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Life is....
Posted:Mar 23, 2016 11:11 am
Last Updated:Feb 11, 2017 4:57 am
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Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.
Charles R. Swindoll
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Women are made....
Posted:Mar 22, 2016 3:58 am
Last Updated:Mar 22, 2016 12:40 pm
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Women are made to be loved, not understood.
'Oscar Wilde
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Learn....
Posted:Mar 21, 2016 3:21 am
Last Updated:Feb 11, 2017 4:57 am
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Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.
Albert Einstein
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We the people....
Posted:Mar 19, 2016 9:51 pm
Last Updated:Dec 3, 2016 12:39 am
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We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.
Abraham Lincoln
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Sex and Power
Posted:Mar 6, 2016 2:36 pm
Last Updated:Dec 3, 2016 1:00 am
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Everything in the world is about sex except sex. Sex is about power.

Oscar Wilde
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I choose to love you....
Posted:Mar 5, 2016 2:48 pm
Last Updated:Feb 5, 2017 4:58 am
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I choose to love you in silence…
For in silence I find no rejection,

I choose to love you in loneliness…
For in loneliness no one owns you but me,

I choose to adore you from a distance…
For distance will shield me from pain,

I choose to kiss you in the wind…
For the wind is gentler than my lips,

I choose to hold you in my dreams…
For in my dreams, you have no end.

Rumi
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Love
Posted:Mar 4, 2016 11:06 am
Last Updated:Feb 11, 2017 1:02 pm
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If you wish to be loved, love.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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