Author: thebdsmgarden

This is just a little slice of The Garden at www.TheBDSMGarden.com, a resource community for those already practicing, or wishing to learn the art and lifestyle of Domination and submission in their various forms and practices. In The Garden, guests learn and share the ideas and realities of pain mixed with pleasure and a moment or lifetime of consensual service. Beyond The Garden gate exists a growing collection of essays, definitions, and interactive amenities to assist the curious and the expert in self-discovery, learning, and fun. The following is an extract from the book Screw the Roses, Send Me the Thorns explaining Dominance, submission, and the common bonds we share. “In exchange for obedience by the submissive, the dominant agrees to care for and work toward the pleasure of both partners. Thus empowered by the sub, the dominant takes control of their scenes and agrees to abide by the limits she sets. . Some people extend D/S roles outside the bedroom, often referring to themselves as "slave" [or "submissive/ subservient"] and "master." Generally, these people consider themselves D/S "lifestylers".” Screw the Roses, Send Me the Thorns: The Romance and Sexual Sorcery of Sadomasochism, Miller and Devon, Mystic Rose Books,1995, p. 9
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Your Role – Journal Prompt

On the chat Journaling Channel, Sleepmonger asks: In honor of the new reaction roles I’d like to hear everyone’s thoughts on just what each of the roles they’ve picked mean to them. This question is inspired from an outline for a profile post I struggled with elsewhere so full credit goes to the originators All […]

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The Sexuality of BDSM – Journal Prompt

On the Journal Channel in chat, Sleepmonger asks: The sexuality of BDSM might not be the main focus for everyone but it’s a huge part of it for a lot of us. So lets hear what gets everyone’s engine running. Is it the sensations? The sights and sounds? The thoughts going through your head? What […]

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BDSM Hierarchy – Journal Prompt

On the Journaling channel in chat, chrissa asks: Are you familiar with the BDSM hierarchy? – Submissive needs – Dominant needs – Dominant wants/whims – Submissive wants Have you ever thought about what your needs are? How do you separate what a “need” is from a “want”? What kind of ways do you approach conversation […]

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Journalling Channel

Chat has a new feature! It’s at #journaling and replaces our Monday topic chat with journaling prompts for any day. The channel is led by Sleepmonger and chrissa. “Welcome to the brand new Journaling channel! Starting soon there will be daily topics and questions to engage all of you in some longer form discussions surrounding […]

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Monster’s Muse

Hey, do you have a piece of jewelry from The Monster’s Muse? If so, she would love for you to leave a review for her on her page! She is offering up a piece of jewelry as an incentive to one lucky reviewer.https://www.facebook.com/MonstersMuse/soon again,k.

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WIKtT New logo redesign

I am just gobsmacked.Jodel of Red Hen http://(http://www.redhen-publications.com/potterverse.html , the original designer of the logo for The WIKTT Archives, has given us a complete redesign of the logo and lettering with buttons to match.She has also, out of the goodness of her heart, given us logos and artwork to put on our products for our […]