Almost thirty years ago, SlaveMaster published an article
about the process of realizing one’s slavery in the now long-defunct
Metropolitan Slave. And with that, he also devised what I think is a brilliant
analogy of that process.
Summarizing many of these ideas in an essay called “Dipped
in Yellow Dye,” he emphasizes the repetitive nature by which colorfast yellow
cloth is produced. The cloth is dipped into yellow dye, and then held in the
sun to bleach the dye away. One iteration provides only the faintest yellow
color, so the process is repeated, and repeated, and repeated, with each
iteration strengthening the color.
He makes many points in the essay, but the most important is
perhaps that “[t]here are no short cuts, it all works as it must to produce the
final result.” He emphasizes that “[i]t serves no purpose to hold the cloth in
the dye for extra time” and that “[t]here is no advantage to bleaching the
cloth until the sun begins to rot its fiber.” “Into the dye,” he says, “then
into the sun, then into the dye, again, and back into the light of day.”
The analogy is powerful because it aligns so closely with one
process of enslavement. The potential slave is used hard enough to experience
the reality of slavery, and then given his time in the sun, to reflect and
understand the small transformation that has taken place. And then again. And
again. Until the dye of his slavery begins truly to yellow the fabric of his
being.
These lessons are well conceived. Along this path, there is
indeed “no purpose” in imposing the continuous reality of slavery before undergoing
the previous bleachings. And there is indeed “no advantage” in allowing the
slave to bask in the sun’s freedom so long that the process breaks down. The
process requires attention and diligence, brooking “no short cuts,” to realize
one’s destiny as a slave radiating with the brightest yellow color.
The essay is easily found on SlaveMaster’s web site through
a simple online search, and provides many more details of his thinking. It is a
worthwhile read, particularly for those who see slavery as a spiritual path.
After thinking a bit, I feel the need to elaborate on my point in writing this. People in findom often talk about “the cycle,” where a sub arrives, experiences financial slavery for a short time, and disappears, only to return some time later. I mean to say in my blog that this cycle is entirely expected and has been recognized for decades by some particularly insightful individuals as integral to the process of enslavement. In my view, we should not lose sight of the importance of this pattern, and we should not fail to keep it in perspective.After thinking a bit, I feel the need to elaborate on my point in writing this. People in findom often talk about “the cycle,” where a sub arrives, experiences financial slavery for a short time, and ...See more
yes Sir, but there is a way to escape this cycle, just as there is a way to escape the cycle of reincarnations and reach nirvana: you have to accept your slavery completely. When the slave achieves this, he no longer feels remorse and the circle is broken. There is no more suffering, only the joy of serving his Master.yes Sir, but there is a way to escape this cycle, just as there is a way to escape the cycle of reincarnations and reach nirvana: you have to accept your slavery completely. When the slave achieves th...See more
