barelynangel
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Gorean is based on philosophies, principles and understandings that existed LONG before Norman every thought of Gor and have existed in many historical societies sometimes together sometimes separately and many of beliefs of different historical societies. Wiithin Gor there are certain ones that exist as a whole an within the choice to identify as Gorean you have determined to live by same. Goreans utilize the philosophies of the books, they don't attempt to take the fictional plots and such and turn it into their lives. The reason people who try and read the books who don't understand this and try and take the actions of the books (without understanding the underlying bases of whys and mindsets involved) is because they haven't read the books for the meaning underneath the words. If you really read the books you will see much irony, much symbolism, etc, which all creates the understandings of what is happening in the books. I try and tell people its like reading Aesop fables. You don't read them and attempt to mimic the stories, you read them for the meaning behind the stories that is where you get the understanding of the story.
So if you are under the presumption Goreans try and incorporate actions of the books into their lives and that's what makes them Gorean, then you won't ever understand it. While for some its a committment to living their lives, others its a collection of understandings they have finally put words too. For many, Gorean is at the core of their being, its imprinted as part of their character. The identification of being Gorean means you are actively choosing to live as your understanding of those philosophies in the books. If you don't identify as Gorean, well then you simply aren't Gorean.
Goreans don't incorporate Gorean into their lives, they simply are Gorean. To me, BDSM, D/s, M/s, is all something people incorporate into their lives, even Goreans who choose to partake, incorporate M/s into their lives, you are and can be Gorean without ever having incorporated same into your life. Which is why slavery of a woman by a Gorean man is called Gorean slavery. Because the slavery is based on the Man who identifies himself as Gorean, and therefore, simply by association his beliefs and perceptoins of the world are transfered down to how he holds his women in slavery or his relationship with his woman who companions with him. Just as in Rome, the slaves were Roman slaves, etc.
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< Message edited by barelynangel -- 11/7/2008 5:56:19 AM >
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