Contracts read aloud

Code d’ Odalisque came about in a piece-meal fashion. Initially there were several documents and sets of rules drawn up for various purposes by different people. These ideas were then amalgamated, then smoothed over and reworked, and eventually the first versions of Code d’ Odalisque were written.

Accordingly, there are lots of ideas from various sources in the Code. It is a collection of ideas. This represents the collected wisdom of the people who were involved, some of whom were very experienced in Master/slave lifestyle and play.

In the Code you will find many ideas that came into the Code through practical experience. For example:

3.7. - Contracts read aloud at signing

Every written contract must be read aloud between the signing parties and given assent verbally.

This was the practice of a group of people who were associated with Code d’ Ode in its formative stages. They always read contracts etc. aloud, mainly so that it clarified the contract and alerted everybody to what was in the contract. It was a sensible practice in consensual slave play.

This practical idea has found its way into the codifications of Code d’ Odalisque.

There are many other instances of this. Readers of Code d’ Odalisque should be aware of this aspect of the Code. There are lots of details in the Code that come from practical experience. The Code itself came together from ideas written down by people with considerable M/s experience and expertise. Experience had shown that it is useful (and wise) to read contracts aloud. This idea found its way into the Code. It is a good idea.

Even if you don’t “follow” the Code, you can still find lots of useful ideas in it that can be adapted to your own play. The Code can and should be seen as a repository, a collection, of useful ideas for Master/slave play.