Gorean slave positions
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Revision as of 20:45, 3 May 2010
Some positions for Gorean slaves (kajirae) described in the Chronicles of Gor series of science fiction books written by John Norman.
Note that there is no absolute standardization of such positions across the planet Gor, and some of the positions have a number of slight variants, due to regional differences, or due to the individual preferences of each master, or due to adjusting to the particular circumstances in which a position is performed. There are also variations in the names used for some positions, and positions are actually relatively infrequently referred to by name in the Gor books. However, the basic essential features of the Nadu position, the Female Submission position, and the Obeisance positions seem to remain the same everywhere, and all three of these positions (however they are referred to) play a somewhat prominent role in Gorean culture. The Nadu position is a constant accompaniment of being a kajira "of interest to men", while entering the Female Submission position, or performing a full Obeisance, can be legally equivalent to a formal admission of captive or slave status.
| Pleasure Slave or Nadu | One of the most often used of all of the Gorean slave positions, and one of the first that a kajira learns. The word Nadu is a command meaning "kneel" in the Gorean language, and commonly gives its name to the position. It is also known as the position "of the pleasure slave" or "of a woman who is of interest to men". In this position, the kajira kneels back, sitting on her heels, with her back straight, shoulders thrown back, her chest out, belly in, and her head up. Her knees are open, widely spread. By default, she averts her eyes to the floor, and her hands rest upon her thighs, palms down, although there are variations. Sometimes a kajira places her hands palms upwards on her thighs in humble supplication. Usually the head is held up (with chin high) so that the kajira's beauty may be fully exposed to view, but in some circumstances the head may be lowered to express deference and submission. Also, in some cities on Gor, the kajira usually holds her hands crossed behind her, instead of on her thighs. (This also happens if a kajira is commanded to assume the pleasure slave position when her hands are bound behind her.)
In the Gor books, the position can be invoked by the commands "Nadu!" or "Position!", or by the master extending and spreading apart the first and index fingers of his hand, and pointing down to a spot where such kneeling is commanded to occur. Also, whenever a kajira first encounters a free man in various contexts (such as when her owner re-enters the house, or she is addressed by a man in the street etc.) she is generally required to assume the Nadu position (or in some cases the common obeisance position, depending on circumstances). Kajirae tend to develop a quasi-reflex reaction of semi-automatically kneeling whenever they hear themselves being addressed by the voice of a man whom they have not been previously recently interacting with, so that kajirae sometimes have to be specifically instructed not to kneel, if the free man does not desire this. In some on-line Gorean fan-art, a kajira is shown kneeling with her torso forward above her knees, instead of back on her heels. In the Gor books, this is known as "high kneeling" or "kneeling up", and is not the same as the pleasure slave position, and is done much less often than the basic pleasure slave position. |
| Tower Slave | (Also called "the position of the house slave" or "of the serving slave".) This is another variant of the pleasure slave position, in which the kajira kneels the same way, but with her knees modestly together. If the hands are not occupied with some task, then typically they rest loosely in front, with wrists crossed. This position is associated with slaves whose duties do not prominently include sexual services; also, pleasure slaves might kneel in this position before free women. Gorean free women commonly use a similar position to simply sit on the floor or the ground (without expressing any submission), but in much less revealing garments than kajirae, and never with wrists crossed. |
| Lesha, or Leash, or Bracelets | The Gorean word Lesha translates as "leash". In this position, the kajira usually remains either standing or kneeling (depending upon her previous posture). She holds her chin up, her back and shoulders straight, and her head turned to the left, so that a leash may be attached to her collar. Her hands are held behind the small of her back, with her wrists about two inches apart, in a position to be locked into chained slave bracelets. The commands "Leash!" and "Bracelets!" are essentially equivalent (the difference being in what the master has immediately in mind, rather than in the position to be assumed by the kajira).
A leash is usually attached to the front of a slave collar, since Gorean masters are always very careful never to put excessive pressure on the fragile front of the throat (windpipe). |
| Sula (i.e. supine) | In this position, a kajira lays upon her back, her hands at her sides, palms upward, her legs widely spread, to await her Master's pleasure. |
| Bara (belly) | In response to this command, the kajira falls to her stomach, with her head down to the floor and turned to the left, crosses her wrists behind her back, and similarly crosses her ankles, her legs straight, in preparation for binding. (This is the "standard binding position" for a woman lying prone.)
Some have speculated that the word Bara is the Gorean-language word for "belly"; but when Belly is used as a noun in commands in the Gor books, this indicates that the kajira should lie prone without signifying any one exact position across all its uses; and when Belly is used as a verb in commands in the Gor books, it means that the kajira should crawl forward without lifting her belly from the ground (see alternative obeisance below). |
| Obeisance | In the common obeisance position, the kajira goes down on her hands and knees with her head held down. An alternative position is for the kajira to lie on her stomach (i.e. fully prone on the floor). In either case, her hands are beside her head, palms on the floor, and her hair often falls on the floor. The purpose of the position can be completed by the kajira crawling forward (or if prone, "bellying" forward) to the master, and turning her head and placing her cheek against his feet, kissing them lightly in a symbolic gesture of love and submission (or alternatively she simply licks and kisses the master's feet). Sometimes the kajira is ordered to take the master's right foot and place it gently upon her neck or head. |
| The "posture of Female Submission" | Also called "the submission of the captive female" (and often invoked by the simple command "Submit!"). In this position the woman kneels back on her heels, with her arms extended forward and slightly raised, crossed at the wrists (which are thus ready to be bound together), and her head down between the arms, lowered in submission. In Gorean culture, this is the classic position by which a woman who has been captured in war etc. submits herself as a captive to her captor, or a kajira submits herself as a slave to a new owner (there is not much practical difference between the two situations, since the rights of a Gorean captor over his captive are much the same as the rights of a master over his owned slave). According to the traditional codes of the Gorean warrior caste, if a woman submits herself to a warrior, he must then and there on the spot either take her as his own slave or kill her. Kajirae often use a similar position to serve beverages or hand over small items, except that the wrists are not crossed, and the cup or bowl or item to be delivered is held in the hands; also, the knees will be widely spread if the kajira is a pleasure slave serving free men (which is less often the case when a woman submits to a captor or new owner).
Sometimes among on-line Gorean fandom, it is said that the arms are held vertically above the head, but this is not correct to the descriptions in Norman's books. |
| Leading | The kajira stands a little behind and usually to the left of the master, bending deeply at the waist, with her hair (if free flowing) falling forward. She places her hands behind her (if they are not already bound or braceleted) and puts the side of her head to the master's hip, so that he might lead her easily, with his left hand gripping her hair, while they walk a relatively short distance. This leaves the master's right hand free.
The master can silently command that the kajira is to assume leading position by holding his left hand at his waist and opening and closing it. |
| "Kneeling to the whip" | There are a number of whipping positions on Gor, but most involve the use of bindings or restraints, or the kajira holding on tightly to a fixed object. If no such external aids are to be used, the kajira is ordered to "Kneel to the whip". She then goes down on all fours with her head down (similar to the common obeisance position), but with her back bent (so that it is fully exposed) and her wrists crossed beneath her body. Generally she is stripped to at least the waist, and her hair (if free flowing) must be to the side, so that her back might be utterly exposed to the whip. |
| (usage) | The kajira kneels with her head to the floor and her hands clasped firmly behind her neck, so that her rear is lifted in preparation for convenient sexual use by the Master. (Not actually given a name in the Gor books, though it is referred to as a "common slave position".) |
| "Slave Lips" | When this command is given, the kajira turns her head up to the Master, her lips pursed in a sensual kissing position. Her lips must remain puckered in this way until she is granted the kiss of a Master. |
| "She-quadruped" | When ordered to serve in "the discipline of the she-quadruped", the kajira performs her duties upon hands and knees, without the benefit of the use of her hands. In this mode she may not rise to her feet, may not ordinarily speak (other than to whimper once for "yes" and twice for "no" in response to questions), and may use only her mouth and teeth to grasp and manipulate objects. Note that in the Gor books, "she-sleen" is an insulting epithet, not the name of a position. |
| Walk well | It is not really a separate position as such, but through training and/or subconscious attitudes formed by the experience of being a kajira, many kajirae walk in a distinctive manner, with head held high, shoulders back, back straight, and hips swaying. If she suspects that free men are watching her, her eyes are often downcast. If she is commanded to "Walk well", she knows that her movements are on display and being closely scrutinized. It is said that a kajira walks with pride -- not the pride of a woman who thinks she is the equal of a man, but rather the pride of a woman who knows that no other woman is equal to herself. Many of the movements of kajirae display a kind of all-pervading sensuous femininity, often in somewhat subtle form (such as a hip being turned out, or a foot being pointed). |
| Run | In the Gor books, some kajirae are specially trained to run in a stylized manner considered particularly appropriate to slaves ("more of a dancer's motion than a true run"). The kajira runs by taking short rapid steps, with her legs almost straight, her feet hardly leaving the floor. As she moves, her back is straight, her head is turned to the left, and her arms are at her sides, her palms facing outward at a 45 degree angle to her body. Not a basic common Gorean slave position. |
| Sula-Ki, or "Alternative Sula" | This position is almost identical to the Sula position, except that once the kajira has assumed the Sula position she slowly lifts her hips up off the floor, as if beckoning the master with her body, encouraging her sexual use by him. This was invented by Gorean fandom (from the words Sula "supine" and Ki "not" or negative), and is not found in the Gor books (though it has some similarity to the "Gorean love bow" or arched back positions mentioned in the books). |
Some of these positions (including nadu) are also used by kajiri (male slaves), but there are far fewer kajiri than kajirae (female slaves) on Gor, and the majority of kajiri are used for hard labor on work-gangs out of sight of most free people (while by contrast kajirae are a common sight in Gorean cities), so that slave positions are stereotypically associated with kajirae.
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