The Freedom of Consensual Slavery

By Crystalis DeCavalier

There are many images that come to mind whenever anyone thinks of the word slave. Most of the time the word itself is used in a negativecontext in reference to being forced to behave in a way that one doesnot wish to behave. It is a word that references a person that is underthe complete authority of another with little to few rights of their own. The definition of the word has been put forth as having severalmeanings, one of which would be “a form of forced labor in whichpeople are considered to be, or treated as, the property of another”. There is much stigma attached to the word itself since the days of theslave trade that was abolished in this country upon the closing of thecivil war.So many different meanings can be addressed and yet I find that theyare not what come to my mind when I think of the word slave. Uponhearing the word or thinking of it I am filled with warmth and a gentle joy deep in my heart. You may want to ask, why would anyone feelthat way? I will tell you happily. It is because I myself am a slave. Notonly am I willing, but I am an eager one in my service to my Master. You see there is another meaning to this word that I have come totreasure so. You may in fact find it a truly ironic meaning, for I havecome to see my own slavery as the only form of true freedom.How could this be? You may be thinking to yourself, surely this girl ismistaken and confused in her use of language. But no! It is true! I seemy slavery as freedom indeed. You see, it allows me the freedom tobehave toward my Master in the ways that feel natural to me when itcomes to how I relate to the man I love. I respect Him greatly of course, and I value his thoughts and opinions, but this isn’t the drivingforce behind my internal serenity. I enjoy being able to behave as aslave because it is the ultimate expression of my true feelings for Him.When He requests something of me by way of action or words, He isable to freely express His wishes without being hindered by society’sviews of what is and is not appropriate in His requests. In turn, bybending to His will, learning from His instruction, serving Him andfollowing His lead obediently, I am freed from society’s confinementson what is viewed as inappropriate behavior in my expression of adoration.Perhaps I should explain a bit further with example. If a woman of mainstream society is seen to approach her mate with lowered eyesthen kneel before him and bow reverentially to then be patted on the