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Mitzie -> RE: FAQ Threads (12/5/2008 8:42:57 AM)
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Tal and greetings
I am all for some stickys on here re the lifestyle it will stop the repeated questions we get weekly.
in the cm chatrooms is our room called A Gorean Stepstone its not a roleplay room there is links there via keeper the bot who gives information like this
!gor
[07:00] <****Keeper> What is Gor?
[07:00] <****Keeper> Gor is basically a fantasy novel series written by John Norman. The story plays on a fictional planet called Gor. John Norman as Professor of Philosophy describes in his tales the basics of natural order. In the very basics that’s what Gor is about: Natural Order, Honour and beauty. Gor is a barbaric world, ruled by steel and concerned with honor, where the institution of human slavery is an accepted and integral part of the Gorean culture.
[07:00] <****Keeper> The Natural Order says that in mammal life the male is stronger, and therefore the ruler in a more basic world. The females job is to care for the men. As a result of that some Women are Free, others are enslaved.
[07:00] <****Keeper> Honour is the most precious thing to a man, they rule each other with honour. Men are judged by their actions and staying to a given word. This sense of honour also allows groups of dominant males to interact with each other, accepting the others status and judging them by their actions.
[07:01] <****Keeper> Beauty is to see not only as in good looking, goreans are able to see beauty in small things, in perfection, in a pleasing girl, in a growing flower or a sunset. Goreans are passionate, emotional, its not bad to be what one is, either Male or female.
[07:01] <****Keeper> Gor is about honesty as to who you are and why.
07:01] <****Keeper> Gor exists on Earth, as a daily part of life for those who live by the philosophy and beliefs set forth in the books of Gor. Gor is a State of Mind, a set of beliefs. Gor exists in the head, and in the hearts of Goreans. We choose to follow the teachings and codes, the honor and beliefs in real life.
[07:01] <****Keeper> To read more, type !basic (please be patient, Keeper will need almost 3 Minutes to post all to you)
!basic
[07:02] <****Keeper> Basic Gorean Protocols and Philosophies: (please be patient, Keeper will need almost 3 Minutes to post all to you)
[07:02] <****Keeper> In Gorean mythology it is said that there was once a war between men and women and that the women lost, and that the Priest-Kings, not wishing the women to be killed, made them beautiful, but as the price of this gift decreed that they, and their daughters, to the end of time, would be the slaves of men....~Dancer of Gor, page 352
[07:03] <****Keeper> 1) Gor is a man's dominion. His Home Stone, his place of living, is first and foremost, followed by his Caste/Clan, that which he does for a living. A man takes great pride in both and, if need be, will defend each to his death. He is vibrant, alive, strong, both in will and in the physical sense; strong enough that he is secure to express his emotions, openly. All free men are addressed by a slave or even a man of lower caste as Master.
[07:03] <****Keeper> 2) All woman are weaker and most are submissive to man; the vast majority are free and are respected. A Free Woman is the epitome of propriety and decorum. It is said that the free woman, answering to her family or companion, as to her comings and goings, has less freedom than a slave does.
07:03] <****Keeper> A free woman walks a fine line within her Home Stone and although a man may deign to allow her to be mouthy and disrespectful to him, he can as well, reduce her as easily to slavery. Not all free women practice or are of a Caste; some have run-away from their homes and families and are vagabonds. All free women are addressed by a slave as Mistress.
[07:03] <****Keeper> 3) Whereas a free man or free woman is always a Master or Mistress, a slave is only a property, that which is owned, and is valued as such. All slaves are taught and expected to be pleasing, to obey, and to be exquisitely beautiful.
[07:03] <****Keeper> They are subject to expressing such behavior to all free, not just the one whom literally owns them and can be disciplined by any free person. They generally do not speak to a free person unless spoken too and will kneel when in their presence, and, depending upon the situation, will often lower their head to the ground.
[07:04] <****Keeper> In the books Free women hate them and treat them with much cruelty; it is one of a slave's greatest fears, that she will be sold to a free woman. Some slaves are freed, winning love, or to bear their Master's child. It is, however, said, that only a true slave, begs for her freedom; and that she, then, is never set free.
[07:04] <****Keeper> 4) A woman's station in life, be it freedom in status or freedom within the collar, is never considered a gift given to a man. Although each, free and slave, in their own way, are prized and of great value to men, their station in life, if anything, is the gift of the man to the woman, where he sees her, where he wants her, at his side, or, at his feet.
07:04] <****Keeper> A Quote on this: "Masculinity and femininity are complementary properties," I told her. “If a man wishes a woman to be more feminine, he must be more masculine. If a woman wishes a man to be more masculine, she must be more feminine." EXPLORERS OF GOR; 13; Page 205 Men celebrate and rejoice in a woman's femininity.
[07:04] <****Keeper> 5) The position of Gor, in many ways, if not the majority, is counter to Earth, both in physical position and metaphysically, with its supernatural beings and profound, albeit simple, theory of natural order. Whereas Earth is on one side of the sun, Gor is on the other. Whereas those of Earth celebrate equality between the sexes, Goreans celebrate natural order, man is, in all things, superior to woman.
[07:04] <****Keeper> 6) The lifestyle of Goreans is barbaric, rich in tradition and beliefs; free of electricity, automobiles, and weaponry is held to lances, bows, and the alike. They love life and living. They value their life, what they do with it, and all things, animal, mineral, or vegetable, living within it.
7:05] <****Keeper> A Gorean will spend their time enjoying the beauty or pleasure in something, be it a discussion, a song, a poem, a sunset, a flower, or a woman rather than spend all their waking hours working, building their fortunes. To them, the fortune lies in the beauty of life itself.
[07:05] <****Keeper> 7) All strangers, someone unknown to them, is an enemy. It does not take long for a Gorean to discern if the stranger they encounter is to be friend or foe. This is true in the books as well as in the lifestyle. A Quote: The Gorean is suspicious of the stranger, particularly in the vicinity of his native walls. Indeed, in Gorean the same word is used for both stranger and enemy.~ Outlaws of Gor, page 49
[07:05] <****Keeper> These are the very basics presented within the Gorean series. There are, of course, exceptions. However, the exceptions are few and far between and generally come with a clarifier. The best way to learn about Gor however is to read the books.
Mitzie
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