Training With Miss Abernathy and Lesson 1: What is a slave?

One of the books I got from kaya was the Erotic Slavehood book. It is two of Miss Abernathy’s books put together. One of them is Training with Miss Abernathy: a workbook for erotic slaves ans their owners. It’s meant to take at least a year to go through all of the lessons. According to Miss A. she recommends a trainer, but I figure I can do these on my own and with Master’s help if he so desires. It’s all for my betterment, right?

I thought it would be interesting to try to do the lessons and discuss my progress through here. I’ve been meaning to get started on this for almost a month. I don’t know how long it will take me to go through the lessons and activities and the books.

What I do know is that I will make sure to post these in a separate cateogry under ‘Training’ and so anyone can follow along on my quest to finish this workbook. I will try to include the exercise and activity information unless it’s really involving and then I will paraphrase it. You are also welcome to do these activities too on your own journal, blog or right here in the comments section.

So, let’s get to work, shall we?

Lesson 1: What is a slave?

Exercise: Take three slow, deep breaths and clear your mind. JOt down twenty words, phrases, images, or associations that come to mind when you hear the word ’slave.’ give yoruself no more than two minutes to complete this exercise. Do not think; write. Then look at the list. Surprised? Analyze your answers. There are no wrong answers here.

1. naked always
2. no rights
3. caged
4. restricted
5. forced to do things they don’t want to
6. free in service
7. content
8. service
9. used
10. Pre Civil War
11. fear
12. romanticized
13. impossible to reach
14. challenging
15. aspiring
16. happy
17. obedient
18. interesting
19. intelligent
20. kneeling

Well obviously I have good and bad thoughts about word slave. Miss Abernathy explains that slave is used synonymously as submissive in this book, so I have to remember that. I can see how slaves were perceived historically and don’t like to have that connotation attached to it. I can also see good thoughts in consensual slavery and I do hope that I will reach that point where all service for Master makes me happy. Perhaps all of these thoughts is why I’m more comfortable with the term/label submissive rather than slave. I’ll be mentally substituting submissive each time I read slave in this workbook.

Activity: On an index card or other piece of paper, write an affirmation of your right to consent. If you are not familiar or comfortable with the process of composing affirmations, you can use one of these:

• I have the unalienable right to consent.
• I control my own destiny.
• I choose to live a life of right action in service.

Place this sign someplace where you’ll see it several times a day, such as the desk, your bathroom mirror or the refrigerator door. For th next week, each time you see the affirmation, say it to yourself (or out loud).

I choose: I choose to live my life in submission and service to Master.

–luna

Possibly related posts:

1. Slave Training Lesson #6: Expectations, The Contract
2. Slave Training Lesson #4: Self-Reflective Impulses
3. Lesson 3: Strengths and Weaknesses
4. Lesson 2: What kind of slave am I?
5. Slave Training #7: Obedience I, first steps toward mindfulness