I. VAMA MARGA Foundations Of The Left-Hand Path - staticfly.net

you actually begin to experiment with these procedures, it is crucial that you
take the time to learn the physical skills required to perform these acts in a
controlled and disciplined manner. More than any other branch of sex magic,
the application of erotic pain requires a certain amount of specialized
technical knowledge.
The beginner who ties his partner incorrectly and with little
knowledge of the body's thresholds of pain can quickly cause severe – even
irreparable – damage. The art of body suspension is a particularly effective
technique for sex magic that also requires a great deal of trained skill before
attempting. Suspending a submissive in a manner that requires him or her to
support their entire body weight for longer than a few minutes can easily
cause nerve damage. Broken arms and even broken necks are not the kind of
pain you are seeking to cause but can certainly be the results of poorly
executed suspension. The use of needles or any sort of ritual body
modification without training in the technique involved can also lead to
chronic nerve damage and. other health risks unless the dominant has a fairly
thorough understanding of anatomy, sterilization and the nervous system.
There are several comprehensive training guides available offering
the beginner a basic knowledge of these techniques. However, as with any
magically relevant training, we highly recommend that the magician seeking
to incorporate pain/pleasure into his or her workings seek out an experienced
dominant or submissive who can demonstrate and teach the skills required
directly. For instance, the dominant must acquire proficiency wielding the
various flagellation devices due to the very different levels of pain they can
cause.
The infliction of pain in an erotic context is an art, and like any art, it
is best mastered through education. Many cities now offer training courses for
dominants and submissives, and these are a useful prelude to any magical
experimentation with these practices. Many of these training courses and
professional S&M houses require prospective dominants to begin training in
the submissive role first so that they will fully understand the art of
administering erotic pain from within rather than from without. If the psycheexpanding
results of true magic are always potentially dangerous, mixing this
phenomenon with the physical dangers inherent in the extreme endurance of
pain is an additional risk that must be taken into account. By no means do we
wish to discourage any magician from exploring this form of sex magic; but
such exploration should not be entered into before the needed skills are
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Just as we advise that the sex magician in general should have an
active and satisfactory erotic life before engaging in sexual magic, the
dominant or submissive sex magician is wise to gain varied experience in the
realm of pain-oriented sexuality before turning these techniques to magical
purposes. Clumsy or ill-prepared performance of sadomasochistic magic is
unlikely to be successful, as the distractions and frustration beginners
invariably experience can only diminish the ability to focus and concentrate
the will that all workings require. Novice dominants should probably perfect
their initial pain/lust skills with a patient and seasoned submissive with a
fairly high threshold for pain who can guide you in modifying your technique.
Beginning submissives are also ill-advised to make themselves vulnerable to
a dominant who has no idea what he or she is doing.
The eager amateur should begin experiments with such easily
controllable techniques as bondage through handcuffs and application of pain
with the bare hand, paddle or a short riding crop before attempting riskier
methods.
With whom should you perform these workings? Although it would
be foolish to ascribe rules for something as subjective as the bridge between