The House of Servitude is an immersive experience under the authority of multiple, brilliant and elegant Dominas served by a carefully screened cohort of slaves. Among the many distinct and incomparable aspects of this experience is that it is hosted in a luxurious, cleverly decorated and designed and extremely well equipped private home, so that the experience produces a dynamic that intertwines seamlessly different aspects of bdsm – domestic service, power exchange, humiliation and de-dignification, gender play and corporal punishment.

All aspects of the experience are built around Female Dominance and male submission; the subs are deprived of clothes, access to the outside world, names, and autonomy – rules are laid out clearly from the outset, instructions are clear, and expectations of obedience are unyielding. Transgressions are punished, though not always right away, so that a sub who might think he is fulfilling expectations may find himself at a later moment bent over to receive punishment, or confined to a kennel or bound in bondage to consider his unsatisfactory performance.

Speaking personally, the “pros” of participation were significant; first and foremost, as the best experiences in submission ought, it gave me the opportunity to overcome anxieties, fears and limits. Being a socially awkward and occasionally anxious person, having my identity – body and mind – stripped entirely bare and then reconstituted, through new sensations, experiences and uses, left me feeling that a moment of significant personal growth had taken place during the immersion.The bond to my principal Domina who had approved and overseen my participation, Mistress Georgia, clearly deepened in a way that only extended exposure can provide. There was also the added benefit of being able to bond with other Dominas and to come to understand bits of their personal journeys in bdsm which they chose to share.

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