The Path of Service: Guideposts for Excellence (S/M Tech Educational) [Spiral-bound]

Christina "slavette" Parker (Author)

Book Description

Series: S/M Tech Educational | Publication Date: June 8, 2007

This 8 1/2" X 11" spiral bound book is for the use of slaves who wish to perfect their life by daily, weekly and monthly written exercises. The assignments are thoughtful and provoking and lead the novice into a higher understanding of the slave culture.

Editorial Reviews

Review

I have been in the lifestyle for less than a year now and have read many, many books on the subject. I have learned a lot and feel that none of my reading materials have been wasted.

Parker has handled a difficult aspect of slavery with the sensitivity and practicality necessary to guide others in the art and science of consensual slavery. I eagerly await her next book.

About the Author

slavette, International slave 2002, has been a 24/7 slave to Master Scott since 1996. She has also been in service to Master Todd since 1998 and in late 2004 he became her co-Owner. As part of her commitment to our community, slavette has served as Fundraising Director.

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Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 140 pages
• Publisher: The Nazca Plains Corporation (June 8, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1887895140
• ISBN-13: 978-1887895149
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,246,574 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars An Honest Explanation of What You're Getting, February 3, 2007

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C. Collins (Greensboro, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Path of Service: Guideposts for Excellence (S/M Tech Educational) (Spiral-bound)

The description of this book is fairly short and imprecise. Since I expected a LOT more from the author (who wouldn't, with such fanfare the book description gave her), I was disappointed. So I think anyone considering purchasing this book should get a fair account of what's in it.

First of all, do not let it escape your attention that this is a book YOU write. The author has given a prompt or assignment at the top of each page, and you fill out the lines beneath. If you are seeking to learn about the lifestyle, this book should not be your first choice. If you are seeking to learn about yourself, well, this book might be a very good learning tool for you.

To elaborate, if you have been in the lifestyle for a fair amount of time (a year or more on a consistent basis), you have probably already learned anything about the lifestyle that this book can teach you. The lessons are very basic - the sorts of things most of us in the lifestyle (hopefully) learned during our first few months. Do you understand the dynamics of power exchange? Have you come to realize that there is just as much responsibility in submission/service as there is in dominance/acceptance of service? If so, you're beyond what this book can give you.

If you are a Master/Owner with a new partner that you may not know very well, this book might help you get to know your partner better - not only what he/she feels, thinks, and believes, but also what he/she understands about the lifestyle. However, if you have open, honest communication with your partner, then again, this book is probably useless to you. My Master and I love to talk about what we think, feel, and experience together in this lifestyle. Because of that, I found virtually nothing in this book that we had not already discussed. Plus, it's just so much more enlightening when you're talking back and forth. But if you use these prompts and assignments to springboard a conversation, that could work I suppose. But again, only if you don't already communicate well. In addition, the prompts and assignments are very skewed toward what the author has experienced - HER pitfalls, HER interests. If you're a creative Master/Owner in the least, here's an alternate suggestion: Get a three-ring binder, fill it with notebook paper, and write your OWN prompts for your slave. That way, it will tell you exactly what YOU want to know about YOUR slave and have him/her do assignments YOU want.

Probably the group this book is best suited for are people new to the lifestyle. I think it can probably help you articulate what you're feeling inside that perhaps you don't fully understand yet. And it will get you thinking about topics that might not occur to you until you're much more involved. It will not, however, teach you about the lifestyle itself, how to serve, how to behave, what to expect, ways to experience D/s, etc. It only teaches you about yourself and gets you to think about service.

Overall, I'm not in favor of anyone buying this book over other excellent books in the lifestyle that teach. Being thoroughly educated is the most important advice I can give to anyone - especially newbies. If you've done lots of reading and are ready to start applying what you learned, go ahead and get this book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent little book!, February 28, 2009

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Master Patrick's pet (Morgantown, WV) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Path of Service: Guideposts for Excellence (S/M Tech Educational) (Spiral-bound)

This workbook is a very useful and inspiring tool for anyone wishing to do some self exploration and grow as a slave. Both veterans of the M/s lifestyle, and those who are just beginning to serve can benefit from the exercises and weekly thoughts the author has included. Making the commitment to complete the weekly and monthly reading/responding/researching process will itself teach discipline and will be a service to one's current or future Owner. This is a wonderful book and I would recommend it to anyone who desires to lovingly serve another.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what is needed!, December 14, 2006

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Karen Marie Cupp "Karen Martin" (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Path of Service: Guideposts for Excellence (S/M Tech Educational) (Spiral-bound)

Parker has handled a difficult aspect of slavery with the sensitivity and practicality necessary to guide others in the art and science of consensual slavery. I eagerly await her next book.