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I am headed to North Carolina tomorrow. Dancing at Victoria's Caberet in Fayettesville Sunday night. Come see Me! (June 21st).

June 22 Wilmington

June 23 Virginia!!!! Going to see My friends!!!

June 24-27 Washington DC (available for shoots and sessions.)

A few weeks ago O/our friend, Meister Schmerz of CoRE and Servitus LA, lost His loft apartment to a fire. The fire destroyed His office, His dungeon and many of His personal items. His characteristic humor and deviance continue to shine through, despite the obvious devastation. He's been heard saying multiple times, "I made it out with some of Orpheus' fire sticks and some Vintage Rope, what more do I need?" Meister Schmerz is the Director for CoRE LA. All of CoRE LA's tools were lost in the fire also.

W/we feel it is important for the Community to reach out to Meister Schmerz and CoRE in this difficult time. Servitus LA and Broken Door are joining forces with O/other members of the community to throw a benefit event for Meister Schmerz and CoRE. The theme of the event is a "Camp Schmerz in Montecarlo". There will be Blackjack, pool play, a slave and Domme auction, clothing and toy auction, BBQ, DJ and dancing.

We invite you to come celebrate with U/us and raise money for Meister Schmerz and CoRE LA.

Date: June 7
Time: 2pm.-9pm.
Location: Lair De Sade
6628 Lankershim blvd. North Hollywood , CA.


Companies donating time and resources to the event: (More to be announced)

Broken Door
Dungeon Servitus and Servitus LA
CoRE LA
Mistress Cyan
PKL Industries
The Academy for Sissies
Downtown Willy
Severe Society
Smutty Productions
Baad Master
Paindancer Photography
Downtown Foto
Packman Photography
Blackula Photography
Joe Rohraff Photography
Alter Ego Leather
Sir Skipdog Tattoos




Note: some of the lovely PKL girls will be available for auction at 5:00 pm

Severe Society cinema
REVIEWED BY CHARLES LONBERGER AND HARLEQUIN

Severe Society Films is a production company dedicated to a realistic representation of Fetish, and it therefore comes as no surprise that the camerawork on their release, The Whip Master’s Assistant, by the triumvirate of Jimmy Broadway, Kevin Bean and Claire McKay, is strictly objective, with only an occasionally intercut close up.

Although the object of our attention in this scene is Angelica, whose pale, white skin is beaten beet red, so much so that it actually lets off steam, as she gets flogged good and proper, and, with the cold steel of a sword lain across her neck (and between her thighs), “wants to be Anne Bolyn,” the actual star of this enterprise is Sir Nik, who is a real Lash LaRue, striping the back of his Assistant with the bullwhip, and using his riding crop for precision work.

Directed by Mistress D and Sir Nik himself, the Alt Dom uses knife play as psychologic foreplay, and flavors a trendy dungeon by coloring it dramatic black and red. But the focus, from first to last, remains on the performance art.

Short, but intense, is the featurette, on the same disc, Spanked, featuring Karina Kay, who acquiesces to a largely bare handed ass beating (augmented by a paddle and riding crop) astride an Iron Cross chair, which leaves her behind as red as Sir Nik’s dyed red hair, who administers his discipline with manicured and painted nails. Again, with the exception of intercut close ups, the camera stands stock-still.

But this disc was but a warm up for a second release we witnessed, the scintillating Proud to be a slave, which features ensemble work spectacularly performed by Goddess Soma, who, sporting elaborate tattoos and a flogging technique similar to Sir Nik’s, gives a clinical display of professional Domination and the cutely butch, pouty boi; the action defines the S and M experience to be a quasi-military one (“Stand up straight, soldier!” and “Chin up! Shoulders back! Be proud to be a slave!”).

Attention is paid to the psychology of the Lifestyle. In reaching her masochistic plateau, fueled by the sexual arousal fear produces in women, boi is encouraged by her Mistress/Goddess to “relax your mind and stop feeling sorry for yourself, crybaby.” Not only is sensory deprivation employed (boi being bandaged), but other, potent senses are engaged (“Smell your submission, slutty boi”).

Very feminine beneath her butch exterior, eloquently voiced by her female-to-male transvestitism, boi realizes she “is in big trouble now,” is, with the hint of the Modern Primitive about her, beaten black and blue in a production that contains more corporal punishment than is often the case in Fetish. The dialectic that is BDSM is voiced by face slapping followed by a kiss before more pain.

On her way to the Big Ouwie, boi endures fire play, with her meaty privates consumed by flames, warmed suction cups and the Hitachi wand; she ends up screaming wildly before begging for more. “Proving her love” for Soma before retiring to her cage for a nap, after being reduced to tears, boi ends up in a straight jacket, which also serves as a way of coming down from the high of her experience, before ending up at, and worshipping the feet of, her Goddess (“Why are you here?” “Because i want to be.”). The film’s conclusion, with boi confined to a wheelchair guided by Soma, is filled with mordant wit, with the sub presented as the Domme’s patient (which, in the professional sense, she is.).

The direction of Jimmy Broadway is quietly and unassumedly accomplished, objective, yet dollying in on Boi’s bandaged face theatrically. The editing of Mistress D does a good job of getting us up close and personal, when required.

Notes from the Underground, these titles, and more, can be obtained through aebn.net and Stockroom.com.

On May 16, Dungeon Servitus presents: Gender Deviance with Widow Centauri
Time: 6-8pm with a small play session from 8-10pm
Cost: $10 per person
Location: Dungeon Servitus, San Diego, CA

What is covered in the Anal Sex workshop?Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Anal Sex But Were Afraid To Ask I encourage woman (and men!) who have been terrified to engage in anal sex to come to this class. Bring your lovers and prepare to have anal sex demystified. The social, political and psychological ramifications of sodomy will be discussed. We will cover the attractiveness of anal sex and how to engage in it without concern or trouble. Anyone who has ever wanted to (or been asked to) engage in posterior pleasures is invited. Bring your questions. Who is the Widow Centauri? The Widow Centauri is a professional dominatrix, sex educator, author, and funny person. She currently resides in Southern California and travels extensively. She has a degree in Creative Writing from Antioch University and was kicked out of the Second City Conservatory after failing the pop culture interrogation. The Widow Centauri is a bubbly, vibrant, electric, spontaneous, funny, clever, bizarre, comedic force. Widow Centauri has been seen on Comedy Central, Showtime, and Playboy TV. She has entertained audiences at The Laugh Factory, The Improv, The Comedy Store, and clubs across the country

How do I attend? RSVP to SwitchSybil@gmail.com

http://www.lamag.com/article.aspx?id=10214&page=1

I generally live My life seeking peace and trying to take the high road. For the most part, I do not make public statements of mistrust, dislike, or disapproval of others. I don't generally sling mud. Every once in a while someone comes along...like Joe Stein and then all bets are off.
Joe Stein wrote an article in the LA Magazine recently about O/our scene. The header to the article claims, "Writer Joel Stein sets out to expand his horizons—or at least pick up a trick or two—in the city’s erogenous zones". No doubt this tasty little teaser was to entice people to read, but I would argue that Joe Stein was not out to "expand his horizons" as his tone through the whole article was that of a man who was uncomfortable with his and E/everyone else’s sexuality he came into contact with. Sure, the article tries to be endearing and humorous, maybe even a little scandalous at times. But the only people he tries to endear the reader to are himself and his apparently lovely wife. He does not write the article with the intent to tantalize as much as to make O/our community look ridiculous, unattractive and full of fat ugly P/people who he is either repulsed by or finds ridiculous and unintelligent.
In his words: "His partner, also in her forties, was on the heavy side and carried a cane because she’d broken her hip. After hobbling around the store with Emerick to find an outfit, she returned wearing only a black thong and a black camisole, holding a paddle, a whip, bondage tape, and a blindfold. I desperately wanted that blindfold."
I would also argue that he didn't seem to "pick up a trick or two" except learning how to masturbate with a flashlight shaped sex toy and learning that his wife seemed to think rope play was a valid form of erotic art.
Listening to Joe Stein again: "Shaped like a flashlight, it has a removable top that hides a vagina-shaped latex entry for very lonely men to make sweet love to. I have never put my penis in anything nonhuman—no pies, no veal cutlets, no inflatable sheep—having always believed deeply that if there’s one thing men don’t need help with, it’s masturbating. So I stared at my Fleshlight nervously for weeks before I had the guts to touch it. It was, to my shock, an improvement upon my 37 years of expertise. The improvement, however, was outweighed by the fact that I now had to think of myself as a guy who had his way with flashlights."....
I was going to try and stay away from name calling. I know it's not very evolved or attractive...but I'm feeling the burn of full rant in My stomach and the words just want to come out so badly! My first impression after reading his witty little article was, "What a condescending, judgmental, vicious little prick!"
Example:
"If I had to pick one word to describe what it feels like to wear latex, it would be “supergay.” If I had two, it would be “supergay supergay.” I had to apply lube to my body to squeeze into it and more lube to the outside of my outfit to make it shine. But it did do a nice job of corseting me in a way that made me appear thinner and as if I actually have muscles. Like I said, “supergay.” I also learned that in the BDSM community different-colored clothing means different things: Red piping signifies that I’m into fisting, yellow that I enjoy playing with urine, blue that I like uniforms, and gray that I’m sort of a fetish generalist. BDSM fans, quite obviously, don’t have much time for talking."
Not only does he find the need to make cutting little remarks about O/our community as a whole, use descriptions that come dangerously close to homophobia, and call P/people out on physicality...he feels the need to turn every Dom/me listed in his article into a nasty parody of themselves, essentially clowns.
I was contacted by Master K's Protégé several months ago to come attend the class Joe Stein was reviewing. I have worked with Master K several times as a rope bottom model for images for his beautiful book, The Beauty of Kin Baku. I am a big fan of Master K's work and it was an honor to work with Him on this project. Master K was the first Person to put Me in a Japanese style rope suspension. Every time I have been in rope it has been for a photo shoot or a performance. I do bottom as a model on occasion, especially if it includes rope. It is a special love for Me and has nothing to do with D/s in My mind and everything to do with an ancient erotic art that provides Me with a special kind of release. I was pleased to model for Master K for this article as a favor to Someone I admire. My impression of Joe Stein and his wife was pleasant enough in person. They didn't say much and spent a lot of time looking at a book, sitting very close together on the couch. We had come together in a lovely hotel in Little Tokyo, Downtown LA. It's the kind of place that looks like it was made for a rope artist. The rooms are simple but comfortable, with rice paper shades for the windows and plenty of open space to tie in. The rooms look out onto a gorgeous Japanese style garden, flowers, fish ponds and winding paths. Upstairs is a traditional Japanese restaurant, delicious food served by mature women in kimonos. Anyone with an ounce of humanity could see that Master K was very accommodating to the journalist and his wife. I have not talked with Master K about the article. From My knowledge of Master K it was pretty amazing that He allowed the journalist to attend. Although well known, Master K is very discreet and not into a media circus. I imagine He thought it would be a good way to educate on His art form.
Joe Stein was less than kind to a Man who went out of His way to be a good Host. "Master K is one of those people who call every time you e-mail them to go over lots of unnecessary details and who give you lots of historical perspective; I felt like I was in the 1980s with a guy who saw Shogun and then read a bunch of books about the samurai he just had to talk about. He said, about ten times, that kinbaku—Japanese bondage—was an erotic art based on a martial art and was “sophisticated” and “not misogynistic.” We met him at a hotel downtown that looked like it was built in the 1980s by a guy who saw Shogun and then read a bunch of books about the samurai. Cassandra and I got there early and waited in the lobby, where we were certain that this one guy who could double as the lead singer of Judas Priest was Master K."
I'll admit, he has a way with words, but unfortunately that is not accompanied by empathy or instinct. His vicious little description of Myself, "and the punky one with dyed-red hair stretched out like she was about to run the 400. After we started talking, she told me that she was Mistress Soma, a professional dominatrix. I would not have guessed. Though I wouldn’t have guessed nun, either." Clearly fact checking is not one of his strong I would never refer to Myself as "Mistress" or a "professional dominatrix". I introduced Myself as Goddess Soma, a Lifestyle and Pro Domina and fetish model. I love how he took the time to scoff at My stretching before being tied. He mentioned it at the time and I explained to him that you should always stretch your body before going into rope as a safety precaution. He also told Me at the time that he was off to Passive Arts next to have a session with a FemDomme. He was fairly soft spoken and seemed like a pleasant enough man, with a slight sarcastic lift of his brow he asked, "Should I be frightened?" I said, "Yes. Very."
His description of his session made Me believe he didn't have any desire to enjoy it. Or maybe he did enjoy it but doesn't want his wife to know....
His ending was self deprecating and funny, "What I did learn was that I’m in the middle of the bell curve of sexual normality; I’m a man who would bore Alfred Kinsey. I just thought I was more open-minded than I am because, unlike most people, I love to talk about this kind of thing."
My instinct tells Me Joe Stein likes to do more than "talk about this kind of thing". I think an attraction to BDSM and the erotic arts often means there is a hidden kink yet to be discovered. Maybe Joe Stein just hasn't discovered his. It is unfortunate he had to paint O/our community in a bad light in his little journey. It's unfortunate he didn't take this opportunity to try to understand O/our world before turning it into a sideshow freak act. It is unfortunate that what to him was humor, is damaging to U/us. It's unfortunate his cock didn't get hard much more along the way. But then...at least he still has his "Fleshlight"...

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This is a tool I have been using lately to get a basic outline for what kind of slave/submissive My pets are. This was adopted from Miss Abernathy's Erotic Slavehood and modified to reflect My name (Goddess). This is something that I have found very useful and want to share with O/others. If you are a slave applicant or slave under consideration for My household please feel free to fill this out and send it to Me.

WHAT KIND OF SLAVE AM I?


Exercise: you are a live in slave, serving your ideal Dominant. What would your life be like? Choose the answers that most closely fit your dream.

1. It’s 6 a.m. .i am suddenly awakened by…
a.Goddess’s bell
b.Goddess’s foot
c.The alarm clock
d.The wake-up call

2. It’s time to get dressed. i put on…
a. my uniform
b. nothing
c. an apron
d. a suit

3. It’s a busy day. i spend the morning…
a. mending Goddess’s riding breeches
b. pleasuring Goddess
c. cleaning the hall closet
d. attending to Goddess as She tours the city.

4. Time for lunch! .i eat…
a. in the sitting room
b. off Goddess’s boot
c.whenever i get a minute
d. in a nice little café Goddess likes

5. The best thing about being a slave is…
a. being close to Goddess
b. the sex
c. feeling useful
d. experiencing new things

6. my strong point is…
a. my knowledge of fashion
b. my sex appeal
c. my organizational skills
d. my people skills

7. The hardest part about being a slave is…
a. finding time to keep myself looking good
b. getting my intellectual needs met
c.the details, all the little details
d. being on show all the time

8. After dinner...
a. Goddess reads the paper while i polish Her shoes.
b. W/we retire to the boudoir
c. i do the dishes
d. W/we’re off to the theatre.

9. Time for bed. i must…
a. Lay out Goddess’s outfit for tomorrow.
b. Make myself available in case Goddess wants a massage.
c. Review tomorrow’s menu.
d. Get some sleep after pleasuring Goddess. i’ve got to look my best.

10. i dream about…
a. being allowed to accompany Goddess on a drive.
b. The day Goddess lets me masturbate for Her.
c. A nice long bubble bath and an intimate evening with Goddess.
d. Just staying home for the weekend and relaxing.

Now, count the number of times you answered A B C or D. Does any letter predominate? If so, you may have a natural specialty, as explained below. If your answers fall consistently into two categories, you may be attracted to two related or complementary roles. If your answers varied, you may be best suited for more general service, or you may still discover another specialty we have not covered here. Finally, if you notice that you never chose a specific letter, you may feel less enthusiastic about a particular type of service. It is still to your benefit to learn something about that specialty so that your training will be well-rounded.

If you chose mostly A’s, you may be a good body servant (lady’s maid or valet). you value intimacy with dominant above all else. you are aware of the importance of your physical appearance, and you like to help others look their best. you like personal attention from the dominant and are proud of any trust She places in you. you are the most comfortable serving at home, although you enjoy it when guests come visit because it gives you a chance to display your pretty manners. If you also had a number of B answers, you may also enjoy sexual service or Victorian scenarios. If you answered C to several questions, you might be a good all-around housekeeper, especially in a small home. If you answered D to some questions, you might like to travel with the Dominant as a personal secretary or escort.
If you answered mostly B’s, you are probably most interested in being a sex slave. you are a highly sexual person with considerable stamina, and you pride yourself on your sexual technique. While most slaves enjoy some sexual attention, the erotic side of slavehood is your main focus. you may be willing to perform some domestic service tasks, especially if you are rewarded with some privilege of pleasuring your Dominant. If you had some A answers, you might consider learning about massage or makeup application to complement your sexual skills. If you had some C answers, you might want to include more household management as part of your training. If you had some D answers, you may want to focus on your conversation skills to become an escort.
If you chose mostly C’s, you are best suited to be a housekeeper and/or cook. you are very organized and have considerable household management skills. you are comfortable dealing with visitors and shopping for the households needs, but you’re just as happy behind the scenes. you don’t need very much personal attention and are a self-starter. you derive the greatest satisfaction from attending to the Dominants needs in a quiet, unobtrusive way. If you had some A answers, you may want to be closer to your dominant and help with some personal care. If you had some B answers, you may fantasize about being used sexually while in the middle of another task. If you had some D answers, you may also have the makings of an excellent personal secretary.
If you had mostly D’s, you want to be an escort. you have an attractive personality and excellent communication skills. you enjoy meeting new people and serving in public. you don’t mind if some people think you are the Dominant’s lover; the T/two of Y/you know the truth about Y/your relationship. Besides, you’re very discreet. If you also had some A answers, you may enjoy a more formal role, at least at home or in private. A few B answers indicate that you would enjoy attending the Dominant at BDSM functions and joining in the fun yourself. If you have some C answers, you’d be an excellent butler or secretary.

Goddess,

In our last session You asked what i am getting from our relationship. It seemed like a simple enough question, but it took me several days to arrive at an answer. i had the feeling You may have been asking a question You already knew the answer to.

What is it that without realizing, i instinctively react to protect? Why is it i am so drawn to You, yet at the same time have felt a reflexive need to guard from intrusion? What has been so intimidating and difficult for me to deal with in my relationship with You? Yet at the same is what i desire most?

The answer should have been so obvious. Perhaps i did not want to acknowledge this truth.

Goddess, the simple answer is that You have a special key to that innermost, most sacred part of me, that seems to require a woman with an almost supernatural instinct to access – my heart.

You and no else has this key, Goddess. Not even me. It may be my heart, but You know how to unlock it like no other, including myself.

i remember telling You in an earlier session that i have always been a restless person, that no matter what i would be doing, there was a part of me that seemed to want to be somewhere else. Yet i did not have that feeling with You. All of me wanted to be exactly at that place, at that point in time, when with You.

Without realizing it at the time, i was talking about the yearning in my heart.

i did not believe it possible that anyone could have such a key. i did not expect it. But perhaps i have always been secretly hoping there would be someone who could get inside, who could touch that deepest part of my soul that seemed so untouchable, so unreachable.

And so i adore You for that. And i love You for that, for the part of my soul only You seem to be able to embrace, and that yearns for You, that means so much to me, that feels so complete when embraced by You, like nothing else i have ever experienced.

i could go through 1000 lifetimes and not know You, Goddess. But i managed to find You now, in this lifetime. With me knowing that, with that realization, do You believe i could have anything less than total adoration and devotion to You, for Your mystical grace that casts a spell over me whenever i gaze upon You?

And so i want to give to You. It is easy for me to worship You. It feels entirely appropriate, so right, so perfect. There is nothing i would rather do.

And that is my selfish Love for You.

lieutenant

I recently attended a luscious event, called Passive Aggressive, hosted by My friend, Robert Fluty. This is a monthly soiree (part of his hedonistic empire of Kink Events) held at his gorgeous space, The Studio Underground, in the Arts District, downtown LA.

We were welcomed at the outside door by an imposing man with a clipboard and a general air of "don't muck about..." Walking down the concrete steps, towards The Studio, felt like a short entrance into a an old chateau or maybe a secret speakeasy in New York. Maybe it felt like neither of those things, but there is a definite flavor of grit while descending to the play space.

Master Liam and I brought Our pets, alice white and benzo the boy toi. The pets were carrying Our sundry toybags and medical boxes, somehow balancing perfectly in their high heels and corsets.

W/we were greeted at the door by a warm smile from the owner, and Our friend, Robert Fluty. The rest is a secret.... I will tell Y/you that there were some amazing P/people there. The food was delicious and served with plenty of Champagne by a jocular man. He kept teasing Me about how much shrimp I was eating. There was a lot of play, in varying forms of extremity and sexuality. alice and toi entertained Us for hours dancing shackled to a stripper pole and the other in a cage.

Robert had latex fetish movies playing on a large screen television. His closet of latex clothing almost puts the movies to shame, a closet I was honored to take a tour of.

The Studio, designed and decorated by Fluty, is lush, sexy and sensual with a strong attention to detail. I think My personal favorite area is the stark white medical room, housing Sunny Black furniture...everything is white and chrome and makes Me feel all melty inside!

W/we left the party early...I think it was about 3:00am. I hear the debauchery continued till 5:00am or so, apparently becoming even more decadent in the wee hours.

One thing I really enjoyed about the event was the level of respect and sophistication that all the G/guests displayed. It is a 30+ crowd with a strict fetish dress code, which lead to a refined evening full of eye candy!

To read more about the event: http://www.kinkevents.com

Master Liam and I will be there again next month and hope to see a few more of Our favorite P/people in attendance.

Make Y/your reservations now, there is very limited space and tickets go fast!

I wanted to share a beautiful letter I recieved today...


Dear Goddess Soma,

i am certain You have heard this story before. But it is a new story to me.

When i write that You are heavenly, it is not hyperbole. i strive to be true in my words.

When i tell You an embrace with You is heavenly, it is because it truly feels that way to me. If i had died and gone to heaven today, heaven would not be complete without being able to embrace You, and softly kiss You along Your shoulder as i did our last session. My heart melts, and the closeness and warmth i feel is so strong, i truly feel as if i am in heaven, with Your affection flowing over me like warm butter, being smothered in Your Goddess love, and wanting of nothing else.

When i am in this embrace with You in that way, the loss of control i feel, the submission to You, is total, and feels so perfect and right. At that moment, the heart i have belongs completely to You.

It is an emotion i am not used to feeling. And i am not dealing well with the old feelings when i am away from You. The feeling of separation from You i can handle. But at some point when i haven't heard from You i experience feelings of abandonment, And so i go from one extreme of closeness and warmth and perfection, to another of great loss, that little piece of heaven i was able to touch no longer in my world, seemingly gone forever.

And of course i rationalize how irrational all this is. i can try to understand their source. But what difference does that make? It doesn't make the feelings disappear.

That is why i am pissed at myself, and discouraged, for making things complicated that needn't be. The last thing i want is to burden You with this garbage.

i only see two options: 1. Is to dump me and not have to deal with this stuff, or

2. Sooner or later i would have to get to this point with You. i have to know You are hurting me to Your heart's content. i want to see the ecstasy in Your eyes, feeling You are being sated to Your complete and total satisfaction, with no other concerns. And if i complain, i should receive only more flogging, more piercing, more of whatever it is You wish to delight Yourself in. Your complete satisfaction must be paramount.

Goddess, if You choose 2, i do not really know what i am getting into, only that sooner or later, i would need to be at this point with You. i have to find out where this is going.

And i want to serve You better than i have to this point.

Goddess, i hope to hear from You.

lieutenant

Myself and Master Liam, of Carnival of Pain in LA, have negotiated and are joining O/our Houses into one F/family. Even though W/we will not co-habitate W/we are to be considered as One. To be clear, this is a joined Household D/D relationship with Our slaves. I will be relocating to LA by months end to the Hollywood area. My slave, boi, will be moving in with Me.

Master Liam and I will be collaborating on many projects, including but not limited to performance and movies. O/our accomplishments and styles run so close together already that together who knows what can be done!

I am thrilled and honored by this union with Master Liam. My boi, sophia, ivy toxxic (ivy is co-owned by Domina Angelina)and I are very fond of miss alice white, riley hush and benzo the boytoy and look forward to a beautiful growing experience as a F/family.

It is O/our quest to be in action, word and deed a F/family that displays respect, honor, loyalty and integrity. W/we embrace this new learning experience with fierce appreciation for each unique personality involved. Together We remain gentle but firm; strict but fair. Our Benevolent Monarchy.

I will continue to work from Dungeon Servitus: The Cage of the Soul, in San Diego, and am still Domina Angelina's grateful Protege and Partner in Crime.

My House is a very service oriented House. I grew up reading Victorian literature and have years of experience as a Professional Fine Dining Server. This has lead Me to place great importance on the service aspect of power exchange. I was very lucky to have worked, years ago, in one of the world's finest, top rated restaurants and inn. The training at this establishment was extremely strenuous. Imagine The Remains of the Day meets Broadway, Boot Camp, and a high class French Brothel and you will have a fraction of an idea what this place was like. I was taught the highest level of service and was expected to perfect Myself. Because of My personal experience with the finer points of good service, I expect impeccable service from submissives, in My House. I try to emphasize the ultimate potential of a BDSM experience and illustrate that like a great play or work of art, a magical BDSM experience can be life changing. Like a theatrical production, the living theatre of BDSM is an art form in which E/everyone’s role is interdependent. The owner of the property, where I worked, created something called The Ten Commandments for training purposes. I am adapting these Commandments to be Goddess Soma's Ten Commandments of Service.

1. Never use the word no, or any negative equivalents. If the answer is no find a new way to phrase it in a positive framework. Example: "Actually, Goddess, the wine is all gone. Perhaps you would enjoy some tea?"

2. Always remember to present yourself, and any objects, in an available position to the Dominants. Example: When serving, all handles should face the Dominant, palms open at all times, lips slightly parted, eyes focused, labels on bottles facing towards Dominants etc.

3. Remember you are always on stage. This means even when not in the presence of your Dominant you are to present with grace and elegance. Goddess Soma's House is like the theater, act accordingly. 4. Always yield to the Dominant. Example: If They walk past you, pass through a door or into an elevator allow them the right of way and stand back in graceful deference.

5. Give full attention to detail. Make sure there is a sense of order to what you provide. The small things are what leads to a well rounded service experience.

6. Have a sense of urgency. When a request has been made by the Dominant you are to treat it as high priority and attend to the request or command immediately.

7. Anticipate the Dominants needs. Truly amazing service has a ghost like quality, where needs are taken care of magically by a discerning submissive. Treat service like a chess game, always anticipating what needs to be done before the need arises.

8. Trip service. This means that you always have something in your hands, going to serve and away from serving. The idea is efficiency of movement. Example: If you deliver a refreshment look around and see if you can remove any items and put them back in their place, such as toys that needs to be cleaned and put away.

9. Do not use slang and trite language. Example: If delivering food do it without extraneous exclamations, such as, "Enjoy!" Instead, you can ask, "May i bring You anything else before You begin, Goddess?" Use formal greetings such as "Good Afternoon and Good Evening.

10. Remember to carry yourself with a sense of calm, charm, courtesy, and character. you will find this gives you a sense of well being, while reflecting in a positive manner on your Dominant.

My House is a very service oriented House. I grew up reading Victorian literature and have years of experience as a Professional Fine Dining Server. This has lead Me to place great importance on the service aspect of power exchange.

I was very lucky to have worked, years ago, in one of the world's finest, top rated restaurants and inn. The training at this establishment was extremely strenuous. Imagine The Remains of the Day meets Broadway, Boot Camp, and a high class French Brothel and you will have a fraction of an idea what this place was like. I was taught the highest level of service and was expected to perfect Myself. Because of My personal experience with the finer points of good service, I expect impeccable service from submissives, in My House. I try to emphasize the ultimate potential of a BDSM experience and illustrate that like a great play or work of art, a magical BDSM experience can be life changing. Like a theatrical production, the living theatre of BDSM is an art form in which E/everyone’s role is interdependent.

The owner of the property, where I worked, created something called The Ten Commandments for training purposes. I am adapting these Commandments to be Goddess Soma's Ten Commandments of Service.

1. Never use the word no, or any negative equivalents. If the answer is no find a new way to phrase it in a positive framework.

Example: "Actually, Goddess, the wine is all gone. Perhaps you would enjoy some tea?"

2. Always remember to present yourself, and any objects, in an available position to the Dominants.

Example: When serving, all handles should face the Dominant, palms open at all times, lips slightly parted, eyes focused, labels on bottles facing towards Dominants etc.

3. Remember you are always on stage. This means even when not in the presence of your Dominant you are to present with grace and elegance. Goddess Soma's House is like the theater, act accordingly.

4. Always yield to the Dominant.

Example: If They walk past you, pass through a door or into an elevator allow them the right of way and stand back in graceful deference.

5. Give full attention to detail. Make sure there is a sense of order to what you provide. The small things are what leads to a well rounded service experience.

6. Have a sense of urgency. When a request has been made by the Dominant you are to treat it as high priority and attend to the request or command immediately.

7. Anticipate the Dominants needs. Truly amazing service has a ghost like quality, where needs are taken care of magically by a discerning submissive. Treat service like a chess game, always anticipating what needs to be done before the need arises.

8. Trip service. This means that you always have something in your hands, going to serve and away from serving. The idea is efficiency of movement.

Example: If you deliver a refreshment look around and see if you can remove any items and put them back in their place, such as toys that needs to be cleaned and put away.

9. Do not use slang and trite language.

Example: If delivering food do it without extraneous exclamations, such as, "Enjoy!" Instead, you can ask, "May i bring You anything else before You begin, Goddess?" Use formal greetings such as "Good Afternoon and Good Evening.

10. Remember to carry yourself with a sense of calm, charm, courtesy, and character. you will find this gives you a sense of well being, while reflecting in a positive manner on your Dominant.

I feel it necessary to write a public piece about one of the most amazing people who has come into My life. His name is sweetie pie, also known as mr. pie, or sweetie π, the artist formerly known as π and now most recently as π. sweetie pie has given Me devoted and attentive submission for the past two months. he was under consideration for My collar, which he would have received on June 27th.

he quickly became a valuable member of My family and loved by E/everyone he came in contact with. he and My boi became very close immediately and spent each day in constant contact. W/we played together, shared O/our hearts, had plenty of late night Law and Order and noodle snacks and generally had adventures. This past month has been very intense. Between Dom Con, Envy, Hell, Surrender, Girls on Film and photoshoots, sessions, picking up a part time straight job and personal time with new friends, it has been non stop! sweetie pie and boi have been with Me through this whole time, constantly offering their sweet submission. Even when exhausted, they dutifully fixed My hair, brought Me tea, chocolate, sushi and wine (the Goddess Soma staples), cleaned My house, cared for My vanilla family, did computer work, drove Me from here to Morocco in miles all in LA and San Diego County, and still took My pain and assisted at all events and social engagements. Some how they both held down full time jobs! I have been so blessed to have, in My opinion, some of the most wonderful submissives on the planet.

Two days ago I had a phone call from My sweetie pie, to let Me know that he had developed feelings that were inappropriate to his position. I told him W/we would work through it and if necessary I would help him find Someone else. When I made that offer I put it out there to let him know W/we would find a solution. I didn't really actually think he would need to leave My service...

he wrote Me a letter, and then called Me to read it aloud. I had to tell him I would talk to him another time; I couldn't respond at that moment. His letter was beautiful, thoughtful and respectful, all the things he is. It is very personal, but I am going to share it with the world because it is an example of sacrifice, surrender and purity of heart that needs to be shared. Before, he ever contacted Me he read everything I had ever written online and presented himself in exactly the way I expect from a submissive. As he has asked to leave Me he has done it with grace, with transparency and with honor. I have to admit to being deeply sad. Words can not describe My sadness. But in the midst of this sadness and ache, I am so very proud. I am proud to have called sweetie pie Mine. I am proud to have seen him grow and watch his beautiful soul elevate itself. I believe his leaving was an act of true submission to Me.

I call this entry Elevation because I think it is the best description of his quest to do what is right and good.

As he was leaving W/we agreed he was free to keep the name pi, or π. Obviously, there are many places to take a name so expansive. I choose to reference the movie pi...

"Driven to the brink of madness, Max experiences another headache and resists the urge to take his pain medication. Believing that the number and the headaches are linked, Max tries to concentrate on the number through the pain. After passing out, Max has a vision of himself standing in a white void and repeating the digits of the number. Whether he is facing God or the vision is just another product of his own mental disorders is not confirmed. The vision breaks with Max hugging his beautiful female neighbor, which turns out to be an illusion. Max is standing alone, clutching himself in his trashed apartment. Giving up, Max trepans himself in the right temple, where he believes his mathematical genius is located. Whether this actually occurs is left ambiguous. Later, Max sits on a park bench and reveals that he is no longer able to perform complex mental calculation. He observes the trees blowing in the breeze, at peace."

Trepanation (http://www.bmezine.com/news/people/A10101/trepan/) is an ancient practice that I have always found intriguing, but will probably not undergo. How does it relate to pi and Me releasing him? I believe there are many roads to enlightenment, to elevation, to higher consciousness. I am not suggesting that mr. pi is on a trepanation journey, but I do like to think of him observing the trees, blowing in the breeze, at peace, and elevating himself.

I love you pi, thank you for helping Me grow.

his letter:

Good afternoon Goddess,

I’ve long believed that the object of O/one’s true love cannot be coveted or held in any way but must be free to grow in any direction it chooses. I love You too much, too deeply, too thoroughly from my soul to try to hold onto what W/we have. I also know that i’m capable of being manipulative as any flawed human being is. In my head I can see working through my feelings and being able to mask my broken heart but deep down in my heart, and subconsciously, I know I shall continue to pine for Your affection in a way that is not appropriate and consequently might cause problems within Your F/family. This I cannot allow (and hopefully You’ll agree)…I want always to be known as Your sweetie-π, Your Mr. π, not as the nasty-π or the π that tried to break up the F/family (however unintentionally). I do not want to be another submissive that’s fallen in love with You and caused problems.

As strong as I can be in most situations, I fear that no matter what I do, no matter how much strength I’m able to muster, eventually I will fall prey to the most base human emotions of resentment, jealousy, and bitterness. I would rather die than subject You and Your F/family to this…I love You this much.

It is with a sorrowful heart and tear filled eyes that I’ll ask now to be released from Your consideration, that I might continue my journey alone, for being under consideration for a P/position in Your F/family does not seem to be wise at this point.

I want only for Your happiness my Queen and hope that in separating W/we may be able to remain close and I may be able to heal.

You’ve taught me so much in the last couple months about who I am that I am forever indebted to You.

My love for You, Your F/family, and the respect that comes from that love requires that I make this request for release.

I appreciate Your offer to help me find Someone else, however, I need time to mourn and do not feel that I am ready to serve another for the time being. I also need time to consider what I’m seeking in a D/s relationship…I am sorry that I didn’t take falling in love with You into consideration as a possibility before asking for the opportunity to earn Your collar.

You shall always be welcome in Santa Monica should You or any O/other M/member of Your F/family come to town and I shall always love, respect, and submit to You my Queen.

As always, Your opinion on these things is of paramount importance to me and I hope You’ll share it with me.

I love You,
Your sweetie-π

What I expect of My submissives


There has been much written about the difference between a slave and a submissive, a submissive and a bottom, a Dom/me and a top. This is not what I want to discuss as there is much out there on the subject.
This is a personal description of what I expect from a submissive. I am not a slave holder currently, so I have nothing to say to potential slaves at this time.
I have recently let go a few from My stable. I have fond feelings toward everyone I have owned, but not everyone is able to live up to My standards.

1. Above all you will respect Me, always. Respect Me in your mind, in your manner and in your voice. Respect Me when you sleep or when you eat...

2. Keep your commitments to Me. If you commit to something you will follow through, even if it is a hardship.

3. Never question My commands. I will always be safe and think of how My commands effect you.

4. your every waking thought should be connected to Me. When the sun falls on your face as you wake in the morning, you think of Me. When you wash your skin, you think of how you want to give it up in service to Me.

5. you will wear My marks proudly.

6. you will always wear My collar for private play and public events. If W/we agree you will wear My collar 24/7.

7. If W/we do not work out, you will return My collar to Me. you will also not come to My dungeon for events or photoshoots without My permission. If it is an amicable split you will be allowed to come to the space still, but this is always left up to My discretion.

8. you will keep your body healthy and never be self destructive. I am the one who meets out pain, you have no authority to disrespect My property by being unhealthy.

9. If you smoke, in time, to show your devotion you will quit smoking.

10. you will not use hard drugs.

11. If I ask you to do something you will fulfill my request with a sense of urgency, and you will treat every request as an honor.

12. you will read and better yourself. you will both about the Lifestyle and about the vanilla world. your education reflects on Me, and I will have only intelligent and well read submissives.

13. you will also submit to Domina Angelina, My Mentor who I am collared to, and to My Lover, Sir Hazmat. you will refer to them with the same respect as you refer to Me. you will call them Domina and Sir.
14. you will only refer to Me as Goddess, my Queen, or Empress, never Mistress, never Soma. you will be punished if you do not address Me correctly. If I give you the gift of allowing a special name you may call Me this, but during punishment you will refer to Me only as Goddess.

15. you will treat other Dom/mes in O/our community with respect. If someone needs assistance you will assist. I will not allow you near A/anyone unsafe.

16. you will carry your self with grace and elegance. I have no interest in a slutty submissive.

17. you will stretch your body and always be ready to make it available to Me.

18. you will learn the positions for your body that I enjoy.

19. you will take pain. If you are not a masochist you will be taught how to take pain.

20. Service is one of the most important aspects in D/s for Me personally. I expect you to know My favorite drinks, food, colors etc. I expect you to learn how to serve traditionally. After a period of time, when you have past the period of consideration, you will be taught tea service and fine dining style service. you will use these skills to treat Me and My guests as royalty.

21. always use formal greetings with Me. I am your Domme not your buddy. "Good Evening, Goddess..."

22. Remove slang from your vocabulary. It makes you common. I want you to be sophisticated.

23. Massage Me. Brush My hair. Run My bath. These are other aspects to service that I require.

24. Kiss My feet.

25. Do not ever disrespect O/others in the Servitus family or O/our close associates by criticising or in any way being disloyal.

26. Be honest. Always. With E/everyone.

27. Keep your appearance clean and interesting. No body hair, anywhere. The only exception to this is My boi.

28. Be loyal to Me and to the Servitus Family.

29. your body is My canvas.

30. I will always respect your personality, and encourage you to have a well defined strong personality. Never confuse Me allowing you to explore, with Me relenquishing any control. If I allow you to top other submissives, remember you are always at My feet.

31. When W/we play together as a family you will provide aftercare for My others. W/we always take care of each other, in and out of play. If you are disresepectful to another of My property you are disrespecting Me, and you will be severely punished.

32. A collar is as easily taken away as it is given. you will always work to impress Me and deserve My attention.

33. you will worship and adore and love Me. I will nurture and love you.
34. you will journal for Me about your days and about your journey in the Lifestyle.

35. you will feel free to be transparent with Me about your feelings, but always with respect.

36. If tribute is required after negotiations in O/our relationship you will be expected to be diligent and timely about this.

37. you will be wise with your money and never allow yourself to go into hardship from bad habits.

38. you will not gamble, it makes Me sick.

39. If I allow you to have sexual relationships you will remember that I ALWAYS come first, so you must choose people who will understand and not have a problem with this dynamic. It is always My preferance that you choose other unattached submissives to be sexual with, so you can share them with Me. If you or they are not able to deal with this you will lose your collar immediately.

40. you will ask permission to masturbate, and you will only look at My pictures, and think of Me, unless I tell you otherwise.

41. W/we will always play with a safe word, but you must only use it in distress.

42. If you model you will ask permission before booking with A/anyone.

43. you will use any personal talents for the benefit of Myself and O/our Family.

44. you will always be available when I want you and never be offended if I decide I do not want you for an event.

45. If you are jealous of My O/others you will keep it to yourself and always treat those O/others with respect. I will have as many or as few submissives as I please and you will not act jealous if My attention is not on you.


These are expectations I have for all My property. By being owned by Me you are choosing to consent to all My expectations.
Goddess Soma

Have a look at our new art for the new Candy Scandal party. We are playing at the Sheesha Lounge!

 

So, I put my words together for the ceremony tomorrow.  It's funny, I'm an ordained minister and as I was putting my words together, I was thinking how much I really want to preside over lots of weddings and funerals...   I have this affection for the monologue.  Maybe too many years of reading Victorian Literature.

I thought I would post the words for the ceremony tomorrow.  I think it's going to be beautiful.  Domina is wearing black rubber, Sugapuss is wearing white (and crawling on her knees down a white sheet with roses), and I am going to be sporting red latex with porn star white ankle socks and porn star fuck me red heels.  I have been learning how to make latex clothing from Penny of Lust Designs, so I made the three of us latex flowers for our hair to match our outfits.

Afterwards, Sugapuss is getting her hood pierced and Domina between her breasts (what is that piercing called...)  I may get my monroe re-pierced, we'll see...

My words:

Friends, Dommes, Submissives and Dear Ones...

We are gathered here this evening to observe the ritual between Domina Angelina and Sugapuss.

Sugapuss is publicly giving  herself to Domina Angelina.  Domina Angelina has agreed to offer
Sugapuss Her Protection Collar.  Domina Angelina is to be Sugapuss' Domina and Teacher. Although, this collar is a Protection Collar, it is still entered into as a solemn promise.

This is a beautiful and joyful event, a meeting of two worlds, a joining of two amazing women
in a sacred D/s relationship. Sugapuss will serve Domina at Domina's pleasure and as Domina sees fit.  This is done with full and willing consent of Domina's property.

I want to say a few words about the nature of the experience, and about the sublime nature of what we do...

In (1757) Edmund Burke's influential Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the
Sublime and Beautiful, he argues that the sublime is characterized by obscurity, vastness, and power, while the beautiful is light, smooth, and delicate.

The Sublime, in art history, is defined as: a romantic notion which combines feelings of awe and terror in the face of overwhelming nature where man becomes insignificant and small.

"without a strong impression nothing can be sublime"

"But darkness is more productive of sublime ideas than light."

"opposite extremes operate equally in favour of the sublime, which in all things abhors mediocrity."

(-Edmund Burke)

BDSM teaches us that the sublime is accessible in everyday life, that worship
and the sense of awe, release and spiritual ecstacy can be felt in a secular
forum.  We experience beauty and meaning in our quest for the sublime. BDSM
teaches us that the pursuit of the sublime can be done in a safe, healthy and caring
manner, responsible and fair.

So today we witness the joining of the sublime and the beautiful...

Domina, You are the representation of the sublime, and Sugapuss you are the beautiful, and together you are something to behold!

Sugapuss, please afirm your desire for submission to Domina, with the words you have prepared.

Domina Angelina, please afirm your desire to take Sugapuss as Your property, with the words you
have prepared.

Domina here is the collar that You are presenting.  The collar is a symbol of your submission, Suga.
Do you accept Domina's Protection Collar?