Seeking opinions on power exchanges.

[Pleasurekitten]

This is my first thread here and feel this topic may have been addressed already, however as a new person to these boards i am not sure how to find such a thread.

So.......after reading Lancecastor's Glossary FYI thread i realised that i wanted a much more detailed explanation on the concept/ideal of a power exchange.

This is the definition from the thread mentioned:

Power exchange: the consensual transfer of power by the submissive to the dominant. The exchange takes place when the returned energy from the dominant empowers the submissive.


i have my own ideas on what this means but am keen to hear how others see it too.

 

[bunny bondage]

i suspect you'll get vaguely different definitions from each poster. so what the hell, here's mine.

power exchange is a situation in which the submissive relinquishes control to a dominant. the dominent, in turn, utilizes this control to the end of pleasure. this, in turn, pleases the submissive. which, in turn (i'm really likin' that phrase tonight) pleases the dominant. it's a whole cycle type thing, which must include a sub willing to give up control over their actions (the intensity and length of time depends on the relationship) and a dom who wants to control a sub. each pleases the other, and these two opposites are incomplete without one another.

ok, i'm not sure how much sense that made, it's almost five in the morning over here. at eleven thirty He called me and told me that i had a writing assignment due TOMORROW! not wanting to do a half-assed job, i ended up spending hours on it, and even had to drive to wal-mart to get an ink cartridge. sleepy....

 

[snoozebutton]

The Power Exchange I worked on with my submissives might be different than others. I took fear and shame from them and returned my love and an understanding that I saw their beauty in their WHOLE self. To strip someone of fear and shame is a long process and it takes lots of love and sometimes being hard on them. But I want my submissives strong on the inside I want their submission to be a gift, not something I took because I broke their spirit. Put simply I take their negetive energy and return positive energy.