Labour (repost)

An odalisque is not a work slave. She is not a laborer. She is not a domestic slave. When a woman becomes an odalisque she is free of all menial obligations – her only duty is to be a compliant sex-toy to her Master. Sex is her work. Being beautiful is her work. She is not a maid or a cook or a cleaner.

This is one of the differences between an odalisque and a low slave (memlook). An ordinary slave, male or female, can be commanded to work, cook, clean. An ordinary slave can be used for a wide range of things, including degrading chores.

An odalisque is “higher” than an ordinary slave. She is a specialized slave. She is kept from toil so that her beauty can be preserved for purely erotic use. She does not cook or clean. She is protected from common labours and instead devoted to the provision of sexual pleasure.

In the past, being made an odalisque was a great good fortune for a female slave. Ordinary slaves live harsh lives of labor and toil. Slavetraders would select the most beautiful female slaves to serve the beds of wealthy Slaveowners. An odalisque lives a pampered life by comparison to low slaves. She is kept and preserved like a rare treasure, living in luxury, devoted exclusively to sex.

In sex, an odalisque is submissive and compliant. Her “work” consists in being a willing toy in the fantasies and adventures of her Slavemaster. She will be and do whatever he wants. She is an obedient object of lust and beauty.

It is important in Code d’ Odalisque that an odalisque not be treated as a memlook. She should not be required to work or do domestic chores. In fact – paradoxically – all her cleaning and meal needs are met by others. She need do none of that for herself. A Slavekeeper must hire a maid or he must cook and clean for his odalisque himself. This is the “service paradox” – he serves her, even though she is the slave. It is only in sex that she serves. Her Master can make extensive and uncompromising use of her sexually, but he cannot use her as a housecleaner or a cook. This is the very nature of odalisque slavery.

If a gentleman wants his wife to be his odalisque he must first relieve her of all her domestic chores and then he can dedicate her to sexual service. An odalisque is a dedicated sexual slave. Under Code d’ Odalisque she is protected from whoredom – her Master cannot pimp her – and she is protected from memlookery. She is a thing of beauty and desire - she cannot be used as a drudge.

Formal begging for cock

As well as general principles and outlines of play, Code d’ Odalisque includes descriptions of specific rituals. One of them is a ritualized form of begging for cock. An odalisque is a cockslave. She is devoted to serving cock. That is her purpose. She is sworn to cockworship. Her motto is: J'adore le phallus!" (J – adore – ley – felloos) – I adore the phallus! The Code describes a formal manner in which she can beg her Master for cock. 

24.66. - A formal mode of begging for cock

An odalisque may formally beg her Keeper for cock - which is to say she begs to be put to her proper use, cock worship - in the following manner:

(a) The slave approaches her Keeper and seeks his ear.
(b) The slave whispers to him, "Slavekeeper, your slave begs you for cock!"
(c) If her Slavekeeper declines or says that he is busy or uninterested in using her at this time, she may continue:
(d) The slave whispers to him, "Slavekeeper, your slave is sworn to worship cock."
(e) If her Slavekeeper still declines or says that he is busy or uninterested in using her at this time, she may continue a third time:
(f) The slave whispers to him, "Slavekeeper, a third time. Your slave is begging you for cock. She is mad with lust for cock!"
(g) She may further fall to her knees, clutch at his legs and look up at him, begging "J'adore le phallus! J'adore le phallus! J'adore le phallus! J'adore le phallus!" until he tells her to either show him "his mool" or to desist.
(h) If the Slavekeeper relents he says, "Show your Keeper his mool, slave!" at which the slave shall back away and display her cunt to him in invitation.
(i) If the Slavekeeper is not prepared to relent he says, "Desist!" at which the slave must say, "Oui, Keeper, merci" and, falling to hands and knees, back away from him on the floor, stand and await his instructions. 

Thus, the slave may beg three times. If her Master remains uninterested after the third time she thanks him and desists. If he is interested and relents to her begging, he instructs his slave to show him her pussy as a prelude to him giving her the cock for which she yearns. A slave may approach her Master and beg for cock of her own accord, or this short ritual can be adopted as a prearranged and formal part of slave play. 

The Code states:

24.67. - Use for formal begging

Players may develop formal begging into a mode of game play or employ it as a ritual element of play as they think appropriate.

Like many other elements in Code d’ Ode, the material is offered as a body of slave lore to be used creatively. Some people may not use this method of formal begging at all. Others, perhaps, will adopt it as a feature of their play. The Code also allows for other types of begging for cock. Begging for cock is a typical cockslave sex game. The slave is made to beg for her Master’s cock. As the Code states:

A slave should be trained and adept in these and other methods of begging for cock. 

And it further says of the odalisque:

Her every instinct is to beg for cock. Let this instinct be intensified and made both elegant and debauched.

Virginity - a slide show

 

 

Skin care - dry brushing

24.18. - Attending to skin care

An odalisque shall attend to the health and care of her skin and adopt a diet and regime that has healthy skin, free of blemishes, as its objective.

An odalisque is essentially barefoot and naked. Her nakedness is her leash. When in occlusion, she is kept naked, a naked sex slave. Accordingly, she doesn’t have to attend to matters of clothing, but being nude she does have to attend to the good care of her skin. A Slavekeeper does not want his slave presenting to him with poor oily skin and acne. An odalisque is expected to care for her skin through hygiene, grooming and diet.

An especially useful practice for odalisques is dry skin brushing. This involves brushing the whole skin with lightly abrasive brushes and cloths before showering or bathing. It removes dead skin and cellulite, improves detoxification and has many other benefits to the general health. Regular dry skin brushing, along with a healthy diet and plenty of water, is a sure technique for healthier, cleaner, younger more radiant and toned and beautiful skin with fewer blemishes. 

There are a range of brushes, cloths, slings and other devices and products for dry skin brushing. Long-handled brushes and slings enable brushing of the back and buttocks. It is especially important to dry brush these areas because they tend to have spots and zits and are zones for the elimination of wastes through the skin. A finer cloth – rather than a brush – should be used for dry brushing the skin on the face which is more delicate and prone to scratching. The whole body is dry brushed, including the soles of the feet and the palms of the hands. As well as the many health and beauty benefits of dry brushing, it also enlivens the skin, stimulates the nerve ends, and makes the skin more sensitive to touch and stimulation. That is, it improves erotic sensitivity. 

It is good practice for an odalisque to dry brush her whole body for at least fifteen minutes every day. This will produce a very noticeable improvement in the tone of her skin in a short time. If her skin tends to be dry (from air conditioning or heating) then she should rub in a vitamin E cream or aloe vera or equivalent once a week or as needed.

Needs Assessment - aptitude test (repost)

The odalisque lifestyle is not suited for every woman, and not even for all sex-crazed women. It is a lifestyle of sexual submission. It is suited only to certain psychological types. True odalisques are rare, but many women are well within the psychological range.

The important thing is that the odalisque lifestyle meets your needs. The important thing is that a woman finds the odalisque lifestyle fulfilling. It must fulfill her needs.

There are many common methods of psychological profiling. One of the most common is based on the theory that human beings have (at least) five basic needs, but that we all have different degrees of these. The five needs are: Security, Love,Power, Freedom, Fun. Some people have a strong need for power. Some people have a strong need for fun. Some people have a strong need for security. Some people value their freedom above all else.

Obviously, the life of the cockslave is not suitable for someone who values freedom above all else, but a need for security and safety is compatible to the slave role.

Here is a simple test to determine your aptitude to the odalisque lifestyle. It requires that you ASSESS YOUR NEEDS. What are your needs? What motivates you?

Read through the following lists of statements:

SECURITY

I have a strong need for security and safety.
I am quite conservative.
I like set routines.
I like to be comfortable.

POWER

I need a sense of achievement.
I like to be in control.
I like to overcome challenges.
The approval of others is important to me.

FREEDOM

I am an independent person. I value my independence.
I like taking risks.
I don't like to be told what to do.
I like to solve problems by myself.

FUN

I gave a strong need for pleasure.
I am a spontaneous person.
I have a strong sense of play. I am playful.
I like adventure.

BELONGING

I have a strong need to belong (to somewhere or someone).
I like to feel connected to other people.
I like to share. Sharing is an important value for me.

Now arrange these categories in order according to your own needs. Which need is strongest in you? The need for security? The need for love? The need for power? The need for fun?

The test will work better if you also ask someone who knows you well to arrange them in order according to how they think of you.

Spend some time getting them into the right order. From your strongest needs to your weakest needs. What is really important to you?

If you have any aptitude for the odalisque lifestyle then your needs should be roughly in this order:

SECURITY
BELONGING
FUN
POWER
FREEDOM

or

BELONGING
SECURITY
FUN
POWER
FREEDOM

Security, Belonging and Fun are the things that will be important to you. Typically, Security and Belonging are most important. Fun will be third. Freedom and Power will be the things that are least important to the odalisque type.

Women who are sluts (rather than slaves) will be likely to value Fun and Freedom above all things. The slut is sex-loving but the important thing to her is her right to move on. Her love of sex must be in the context of freedom and independence. The feeling of being owned by a man (Belonging) kills her libido.

Women who are whores (rather than sluts or slaves) will be likely to value Security, Power and Freedom ahead of Belonging or Fun. They are interested in sex only as a means to other things.

The odalisque wants (sexual) fun and adventure but she wants it in a secure setting. And she has a strong need to belong. She wants to feel owned. She wants to feel possessed. Freedom and power mean nothing to her. She will happily give away her freedom and power for Security, Belonging and Fun.

The difference between an odalisque and a (typical) wife (a husband/wife relationship) is that a wife values Power much more than Fun. The profile of a (typical) wife will be:

SECURITY
BELONGING
POWER
FREEDOM
FUN

Such women are motivated by the need for security and belonging, just as the odalisque is, but the odalisque is more motivated by (sexual) Fun. The odalisque is happy to give up her Power. But Power is important to the wife type – much more important than fun. The wife role is not essentially sexual. The odalisque role is.

Names for odalisques

11.16. - Naming an odalisque

A Keeper may leave a slave nameless or may give her whatever name he chooses so long as it is a name that ornaments rather than detracts from her beauty.

An odalisque, like a low slave (memlook), need not have a name. She may merely be called “slave” or “servant” or some other description of her actual role. In principle, names are for freemen, not slaves. It is usual, though, for an odalisque to go by a name, either one of her own choosing which is approved by her owner or one which her owner has given her. In either case, it may be her real (i.e. birth) name or it may be a new assumed slave name. It is more common for women under Code d’ Ode to take a new name as distinct from her freewoman name: the new name – her slave name – signifies a new identity and a new lifestyle, a new dedication to a new vocation. Some people are content with "Jenny" or "Sue" - their freewoman names. It is more common for odalisques to adopt a new slave name for the duration of their service.

Under the Code, names are a prerogative of the Slaveowner. Note, however, that a name selected by the Slaveowner must “ornament” the slave and not “detract from her beauty.” This stipulation is to prevent men from giving a name to a slave that is intended to ridicule or debase her. We know of a case, for example, where a man in the BDSM lifestyle kept a slave that he named “Bitch”. He thought it was funny, and appropriate since he treated her like a dog. This is forbidden under the protocols of Code d’ Odalisque. An odalisque is a creature of beauty and pleasure – her name ought to reflect this. Her name should enhance her identity as an odalisque, not detract or belittle it. Usually, a Slaveowner will consult the odalisque on this question and they agree upon a name together.

Some players like to go for a name that is not only attractive and feminine, but also exotic. Such names reflect the historical background of odalisque slavery in the ancient and medieval Turkish and Levantine worlds. Here are a few random examples (with their meanings):

Aleva = fire
Enisha = desire
Ezrin = dark moon
Layla = night
Penina = pearl
Aliza = joy
Aydani = of the moon
Belkesh = slave of Solomon
Emela = diamond
Nesrin = soft
Risa = rose
Nura = bright

And it is possible to vary and adapt any of these. There are countless others. It is also possible to be more creative and construct names from appropriate languages. This is an acceptable way to adorn an odalisque with an overtly sexual name. It would detract from a slave's beauty to name her "Cocksucker" but it is entirely appropriate to construct a name from the Turko-Persian roots of the verb "to suck", for example "Emmeka" or "Shemeka" etcetera, meaning much the same.

Examples from various language roots:

Shehvet = lust

Zadika = obedient

Fahisha = promiscuous

Epshora = lascivious

Zuzqa = tramp, loose woman

Escra = slave

Norda = illicit love

Pomama = crazy, wild

Zeshi = wet, excited, aroused

Another option is to adopt a name derived from the root etymologies of the word “odalisque”, most of them beginning with O. This was, in fact, the practice at the very beginning of what became Code d’ Odalisque; the players who first shaped the Code used such names. It is a limited strategy but it does yield some nice names. Examples:

Oda
Alisque
Ola
Odala
Isqa
Silda

If all of these are too exotic or contrived, a further option is to choose a name that is evocative of the Orientalist era, the era in which Europeans became fascinated with images and tales of the odalisques of the courts of the East. We now think of many of the women's names from that era as old fashioned, but they are consistent with the guiding aesthetics of Code d' Odalisque. Examples:

Charlotte
Edith
Hettie
Rufina
Mildred
Maude
Edwina
Orphia
Nelly
Parthena
Zylphia

Proper thought should go into naming an odalisque, she has a right to a beautiful name, although her name is not as important as her attar, her personal perfume. Every slave has her own personal attar, her distinct and unique perfume. No two odalisques smell the same. Names are more fluid, but still an important part of the slave's identity. A good name helps a woman adapt into the slave role. Using your birth name has obvious limitations, namely all the baggage that comes with that name. An odalisque has no past. When a woman becomes an odalisque it is usually best if she sheds her birth name and takes a new identity in her new life.

Note that if an odalisque is purchased by a new Master, or for any other reason changes Master, the new Master may change her name to his liking. Finally, it is the Slavekeeper who must like the slave's name. The slave does not have a right to retain her name between Masters - but she does retain the same perfume (attar). Her name may change, but she always smells the same.

The Odella

One of the privileges enjoyed by an odalisque is that she is entitled to her own quarters. This is not true of low slaves (memlooks). Memlooks may be made to sleep anywhere: they have no bedroom of their own. An odalisque, however, must have her own room, officially called her "odella". It is at once her bedroom and her prison. Ordinarily, an odalisque will spend a lot of time in her odella. She remains there until she is needed by her Master, or until she is otherwise given permission to leave.

The ambience of an odella should not be dank and grungy. Rather it should be sensuous and evoke pleasure and sensuality. It should be well heated and well ventilated. At the same time, it should be private. This is very important. An odalisque should be hidden and kept away from the prying eyes of the world. An odella need not be big, but it should also be more than a converted cupboard. Usually, an existing bedroom can be adapted to the purpose. Paint. Redecorate. Black out the windows. Hang heavy velvet drapes and lace features. Install a modern heating unit. A bed. A bedside table. A small bookshelf. A writing desk. Floor pillows. Rugs. Other things such as a TV or a laptop computer may be provided subject to the generosity of the Slavekeeper.

An important point regarding an odella, under the provisions and protocols of Code d' Odalisque, is that it is not an arena for sex. A Slavekeeper has his own room dedicated to that: his "saray". A saray is a Slavekeeper's playroom, and it is the natural centre of sexual activity. Under the Code, the slave's odella is not a place for sex; it is the slave's retreat. When her Master wants to use her, he calls her from her odella and takes her to his saray or elsewhere.

Accordingly, there is no need to put sexual devices or sex-appropriate furnishings in an odella. A saray will usually feature chairs, beds, benches or divans specifically for the purposes of assisting with sex. There is no need for such considerations when decorating the odella. There should be the bed - it need only be a single bed - along with basic comforts. The odalisque goes naked (most of the time) so there is also no need for wardrobes and storage for clothes. Some attention should be given to surfaces: soft surfaces, silks, cotton etc. are best.

Since the odalisque is naked (or nearly so) most of the time, it is important to have good thermal control of the odella. It should be well insulated with no draughts. It should be possible to regulate the temperature in the odella to keep it at a comfortable temperature for the slave. (Most people find a temperature around 78 deg. F. is comfortable when naked.)

It is highly desirable for an odella to have its own en suite. Bathing and grooming are important odalisque activities. An odalisque needs good bathing facilities. The provision of a decent odella, suitably heated, and good bathing facilities are among the costs incurred by the gentleman who would own an odalisque.

Sexual Creativity

The whole purpose of Code d’ Odalisque is to provide a framework for creative (male dominant) sexuality. The only reason a man might need an odalisque is because he wants to use her for the exploration of sexual pleasure. The odalisque puts herself at the disposal of a man – her Master – so that he can use her for sexual experimentation. If all a man wants is regular missionary sex, he doesn’t need an odalisque. An odalisque provides him with an opportunity to explore beyond the usual, to taste new pleasures. That is what an odalisque is for. Code d’ Odalisque is an erotic adventure, an arena for sexual creativity.

One problem with this is that the contemporary male is often very short on creativity. This is largely because the contemporary erotic imagination is almost entirely shaped by pornography. Code d’ Ode is for highly sexual men – highly sexual men today are almost certain to be regular purveyors of pornography. As we all know, the internet is saturated with pornography; it has never been more readily available, and huge numbers of men (and women) enjoy watching it. Porn is big, big business. And it shapes contemporary erotic behaviour. This is a well-established fact, backed up by numerous studies. Increasingly, husbands want their wives to do things they’ve seen done in porn movies. Often, customers of prostitutes will open their laptops to show a porn flick and ask “Will you do that?”

This can both stimulate but also deaden sexual creativity. Porn offers men a pool of new ideas. But also porn is, after all, a confection; it is (usually) staged sex and therefore contrived and formulaic. Porn exposes the wide variety of human sexual behaviour, but it is also true that nine out of ten porn movies are entirely predictable and are anything but creative. Your typical porn flick follows a basic pattern. Girl sucks dick. Guy fucks her butthole. Guy cums on her face. And variations thereupon. This is why porn gets awfully boring after a while and why the thrill of it wears off. Most films follow standard formulae. Seen one, you’ve seen ‘em all.

It is important for Slavekeepers who are blessed with the services of a willing odalisque to realise that an odalisque is not a pornstar. A Slavekeeper should not treat his odalisque as if she is his private pornstar. And he should look beyond porn for inspiration and ideas as to how to enjoy her. Slavekeepers should ask themselves, ‘To what extent is my sexual imagination being shaped by pornography?’ It is all very well to enjoy porn and to find new ideas and stimulation in porn, but a Slavekeeper should not let it control his sexual imagination and his erotic response. Rather, he should look into his own inner resources for his sexual imagination. He should shape his own sexual creativity.

An odalisque is raw material, putty in a Slavekeeper’s hands. Within the limits set by her Contract of Submission and by the slave Code, she is his to use and enjoy. It would be a waste to use such a treasure to merely replay scenes in common porn flicks. A Keeper should be more creative than that. Slave play should rise above the level of porn. For a Slavekeeper, owning a willing odalisque is a chance for deep, honest self-exploration, a chance for a man to explore the wide dimensions and subtle pleasures of the erotic. Porn offers erotic clichés. The challenge for gentlemen involved in odalisque slavery is to bring a new spirit of real sexual creativity to a contemporary sensibility increasingly saturated and deadened with porn.

Night devotions (repost)

One of the erotic practices included in Code d’ Odalisque as one of the arts of the odalisque is called “night devotions” or “nightly devotions” or just “devotions”. It is so called because it consists of an act of cockworship. The odalisque engages in a prolonged, slow oral caressing of her Master’s phallus (in worship) – but she does this while he is asleep. It is performed as follows:

The odalisque waits until very late at night (say, 3am) when she is sure her Master is sound asleep. Deep sleep.

She tip-toes to his bed and very, very slowly obtains a position where she can caress his cock without waking him (usually with her head under the covers).

She caresses his cock with her mouth and tongue very, very slowly and carefully. The objective is to keep the cock erect without waking him up.

This takes considerable sensitivity and skill. It is hard to do.

The odalisque fails if she cannot keep his cock erect.
And she fails if she wakes him up.
She also fails if she makes him cum.

Rather, she should try to keep him stimulated – very gently – for a long period while he sleeps.

Ideally, the Master will be brought to the threshold of consciousness and will drift in and out of an awareness of her mouth at work, but he never surfaces into wakefulness.

Done correctly, it delivers to a man delicious dreams. Gentlemen who have enjoyed being subject to the nightly devotions of a skilled cockslave attest that it is an experience of deep delight. It stirs the blood and the imagination. It is good for a man’s libido. For the man, he wants his hormones stirred while sleeping. Over time this will stimulate his imagination. It is Deep Tease. He will bring erotic images, ideas, motifs, from his subconscious life into real play.

But it is important that he not be woken. The slave must lick, kiss, breath on, play with his penis, stirring it to an erection, with precision gentleness. For the slave, it is a time to be devoted to phallic worship, to enjoy the presence of her god. She should think of it as a communion, an act of submission and devotion.

Like other Code d’ Ode techniques, this method distinguishes between the cock and the man. In this case, the cock is awake while the man is asleep. That is what the odalisque tries to achieve. She wants the cock awake but the man asleep.

Try the practice of night devotions. Command your slave:

*You will come to my room very late at night or the early morning when you are sure I am in deep sleep.
*You will engage in cockworship without waking me.
*After a while you can finish and leave (without making me cum).
*You will do this every night unless I tell you otherwise.

Ordinary slaves and odalisques - cockworship

The most important difference between an odalisque and an ordinary consensual slave is that, in odalisque slavery, there is no concentration upon the personality of the Master. This is summed up in the motto: Man is her Master. Cock is her god! She serves her Master and she obeys her Master, but she does nor revere him.

In ordinary consensual slavery it is very common for the slave to become absorbed in the personality of her Master. She loves and trusts her Master with complete and utter devotion. She reveres her Master. Indeed, this is the beauty of consensual slavery. It takes love and trust to deeper levels of submission. The slave is often lost in the aura of her Master, consumed by him. In some cases, Masters ask to be revered and to be treated as demigods.

In both cases, the submission of slavery takes on a religious tendency. Service is worship. The slave is devoted. The emotions involved and the level of submission involved is of religious proportions. For some people, indeed, consensual slavery is regarded as a spiritual lifestyle because slavery is the exercise of reverence and devotion.

In the case of the odalisque, however, her devotion is not fixed upon the person of her Master. This is an all-important distinction. Man is her Master, but he is not her god. Instead, as the motto says, cock is her god. She obeys her Master but it is cock that she loves and reveres. That is, the odalisque worships cock. Odalisque slavery is an arena for cockworship. Phallic worship is its theme.

This is how a Slavekeeper ought to conduct the keeping of his slave. He does not demand to be worshipped. He does not ask or expect to be treated as a god. The slave need not love him even. But she is to love cock. Her Master’s cock and what other cocks he might require her to serve. A Slavekeeper requires that an odalisque is devoted to serving cock. This is what a good odalisque loves to do. She wants to devote herself – her body, her passions – to serving cock. She is obsessed with cock. She is enthralled by cock. A Slavekeeper should deflect his slave’s attention away from his personality and direct it to his cock.

Submission, then, is not synonymous with falling deeper and deeper in love with “Sir”. The urge to be a slave is not rooted in a transcending love a slave has for her Master, as it often is in ordinary consensual slavery. Odalisque slavery is specifically sexual. The emphasis is not on “Sir” but on cock. When a slave is eager for her Master to come home from work in the evening, it is because she longs to serve and please his cock. She wants him to come home and use her sexually. That is what she is for.