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The Eight Levels Of Castration
by Artemis
It's funny, the first six levels I practice regularly with my male
subs, but never thought of it as castration.
Castration is the supreme symbol of the Othering of the male. The
Other is the one with the Lack -- the lack of the phallus, Voice
and Gaze. To be lacking in these is to be castrated. The jouissance
of the Other is in submitting to castration. Sex is a process of
Othering as it is what the Subject does to the Other. This is why
matriarchal sex is so very different from patriarchal sex.
Sex keeps the Other in his or her place as Other.
In working towards a more complete theory on matriarchy, an analysis
of castration is needed. Castration, of course, is a complex concept
much like the complexity of the concept of the Phallus. The Phallus,
as a signifier, means more than the mere penis. It entails the Voice
and Gaze as well. So possession of the phallus means having the Voice
and Gaze. Possession of the phallus is synonymous with being the
Subject.
Conversely, castration means not merely the removal of the male
genitals. It means much more than that. It also is a complex
concept and is the signifier for the loss of the phallus.
Castration entails not having the Voice and Gaze.
To castrate the male is to Other the male. When the feme
castrates the male, she has the Voice and Gaze.
The Voice and Gaze are not attributes of the male genitals
as such. It is the power to take, or the taking which positions
the feme as Subject. The genitals can still be attached to the
male's body, but still be in her possession and control. If she
owns, possesses, and controls his genitals, she owns, possesses
and controls him. That is what it means to be a Subject as feme,
and a male as Other. There can, therefore, be different levels
of castration in terms of different levels of possession and
control:
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The castration of control
The first level of castration would entail the male
giving up control of his sexuality to a/the feme. He
would have no sexual experience without her permission,
and according to her direction. While this is only the
first level, if carried out, the male becomes available
to serve feme desire. If a feme can control male sexuality
to even this degree, she has broken the control of the male
over her body, and has control of his. If a male's sexuality
can be controlled, he probably can be controlled as to almost
anything else as sex is an essential part of the lives of
almost all males. As stated by Jean Baudrillard in his book,
Seduction, "in the absence or denial of the orgasm,
superior intensity is possible."
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The castration of ejaculation
Males can be trained to withhold and postpone ejaculation
and to maintain an erection for the length of time desired
by the feme. If males are not permitted to ejaculate but
must withdraw and achieve their climax by masturbation after
withdrawal, then there is very little risk of pregnancy.
Eventually, the male will lose the capacity to climax
introvaginally, and can only experience an orgasm through
manual manipulation. The second level of castration is
achieved when the male is no longer able to ejaculate
while inside the feme. This frees the feme from the problems
of birth control. She no longer has to take chemicals or
insert a foreign object such as a diaphragm. At the same
time, it has the advantage over a vasectomy in that the
male can maintain an erection for a very long time.
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The castration of possession
The third level of castration is achieved when the male
willingly turns over his genitals such that they can be
placed beyond his own control. This is the castration of
bondage. The wearing of a Kali's teeth bracelet or some
other control device which prevents him from having a
sexual experience or even an erection until the device
is removed.
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The castration of pain
The fourth level of castration is achieved when the male
is subject to what is commonly known in the Scene as
"cock torture," this level entails the willingness
of the male to accept pain applied to his genitals. The pain
at this level is mild, as it serves a symbolic function. It
establishes in the psyche of the submissive that his genitals
exist for the pleasure and enjoyment of the feme.
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The castration of ownership
Possession doesn't necessarily entail ownership. When
one owns something, they are free to do what they want
with it. The ownership of the genitals establishes the
ownership of the male to which they are attached. This
level of castration is accomplished by the feme lending
her sub to other femes for their enjoyment and use. This
level of castration establishes that the male no longer
owns his self. He belongs to a feme to do with as she
wishes. It also serves the important function of canceling
the vestiges of monogamy/sexual exclusivity in the psyche
of the male. A further step in the castration process can
be accomplished by requiring the sub to witness the feme
enjoying other males. This establishes in the male's psyche
that he has no claim on, or rights over, the feme's body.
She is the free Subject and he is the Other. At this level
of castration, any idea of the male possessing a/the feme
should be gone.
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The castration of blood
The sixth level of castration is achieved through
subjecting the male genitals to piercing and to the
placement of rings, frenums, amphallangs, or other forms
of genital jewelry which a feme may wish her sub to endure
or wear. The most ancient form of the castration of blood
is carried out in ritual circumcision. The taking of the
foreskin shows complete ownership of the genitals. When
the dried foreskin is in a jar on her shelf, the phallic
serpent is fully in the grip of her fist.
The point of carrying out the first six levels of castration
is to fully Other the male and in the process for the feme
to become fully the Subject with the Voice and Gaze. As
well, they would be carried out by the feme for her
enjoyment -- schadenfreude, and if carried out properly
and responsibly it would create for the male joissance
of Otherness.
These first six levels of castration are generally,
depending upon how serious they are, carried out
repeatedly. As ongoing fucking keeps the feme as Other,
the repetition of these levels of castration maintain
the male as Other.
Seduction into Otherness is the name of the game. And
as stated by Baudrillard in Seduction, "The law of
seduction takes the form of an uninterrupted ritual
exchange where seducer and seduced constantly raise
the stakes in a game that never ends." He further
suggests that "sexual pleasure can be just a pretext
for another, more exciting, more passionate game."
That "more exciting, more passionate game" is
the one of leading the male through the first six levels
of castration. Levels seven and eight below bring an end
to the game.
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The castration of performance
The seventh level of castration is more permanent. It
prevents the male from having an erection or performing
sexually. It is generally done by deep and radical
piercings and the insertion of genital jewelry. It
can also be accomplished chemically. The seventh level
of castration, unless it entails temporary chemical
castration, leaves the male with sexual desire but a
total inability or incapacity to obtain a sexual release
or orgasm. [Note: males without Dominas or Masters will
perform these procedures on themselves.]
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Radical castration
The eighth level of castration, radical castration, entails
surgical removal of the testicles, and possibly more. Radical
castration frees the male from sexual desire as well as
eliminating sexual pleasure.
This form of castration is used to create the Gallae, or
sexual eunuch slave of the priestess/Goddess. Such males
performed an essential role in ancient matriarchal societies
and would be necessary in future matriarchies -- as well they
were found in patriarchates too, e.g., the Roman temples.
Matriarchies need male warriors under their control.
The warrior requires a certain degree of aggression to be in
place if he is going to protect the community. This aggression
can take a sexual form which presents a danger to the femes
of the community. The Gallae are there to be fucked by the
males whose aggression may be needed. Also in a transition
from patriarchy to matriarchy, the Gallae serve a protective
function by receiving male aggression which might otherwise be
targeted on femes. This is not homosexuality. The Gallae
function as surrogate femes. Basically, there is a place
for every male in a matriarchy, but every male is kept in
his place and under full control. No violence or force of
any kind is required, as the male is manipulated by and
through his sexuality and seduction into Otherness alone.
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