Glossary
of Terms
Many terms have a
special meaning within Devotional Sex:
When a word is used at this website with this special meaning
then that word will start with a capital letter - eg
He felt desire for his wife as he
watched her undress
and his Desire started to get hard.
When a word has a link that isn't bold (such as in the line above)
that link will bring you to this page to see the definition
(or to the
Glossary
of Wishes or the
Glossary of Spells).
The link will only be done the first time a word is used on a page.
A link in
BOLD will take you
to a page about that topic.
If a term is explained in detail on another page, the explanation here will be shorter,
and you can get further information by clicking (
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Adoration
Erotic
resting during which he is aroused and erect and his erotic energy is
focussed on feeling relaxed intimacy and connection with his Princess:
He will have got aroused from being
Eager
for activity. But once he feels that it is unlikely that sexual
activity will follow, rather than desiring immediate activity and
feeling frustrated that this isn't happening, he deliberately channels
his
thoughts to intimacy and connection (and looking forward to activities
at future sessions).
It is easier for him to feel Adoration if his energy is accepted with
a
Devotional Cuddle, but as his energy
isn't high 'just a cuddle' will be ok for some Knights.
Some couples will enjoy many hours of Adoration each week, and this is
a key reason why the most popular benefit of
Devotional
Sex is the
increase in intimacy and connection.
Affection
A Devotional
Cuddle which may or may not include other activities in between:
This term can be used by a Knight
to request a Devotional Cuddle (with
the hope, but not expectation, for more) or for her to leave him not
knowing if more than a Devotional Cuddle might happen (eg "Come to bed
for some Affection").
Affection will start off with the
Knight feeling Eager,
but if nothing else happens he will move to Adoration.
Those not already doing Devotional Sex can
decide to enjoy a Spell of Affection.
Affirmation
Her having him be
naked and spending time with him whilst she remains dressed:
Affirmation is enjoyed by a
Knight because it is doing something with his energy which celebrates
the couple's Devotional Dynamic. There is no
humiliation involved, and in fact he is likely to feel proud to be her
Knight.
For her Affirmation provides eye-candy with a lovely reminder that he
is her Knight. She can also enjoy watching the rise and fall of his
desire.
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Devotional Appetizer
When a Pleasure Kiss
is enjoyed before a meal so that he starts the meal with the taste of
her Pleasure still on his lips:
She decides whether the Pleasure Kiss will be just enough to give him a
taste or it will be enjoyed for long enough to bring her to orgasm.
Usually the Pleasure Kiss will be the only activity of that Session.
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Attentive
He is thinking about sex and feeling desire but he is not (yet) fully hard:
Here his energy ranges from mild desire up to being slightly hard.
With Vanilla Sex this often fairly quickly leads to him becoming Eager
and then activity. But with Devotional Sex a Knight will often be
Attentive without anything further happening.
One of the joys of Devotional Sex is that he can be Attentive for many
hours each day. This can be celebrated at home with Affirmation (when
he isn't fully hard). There are also many ways a Princess can keep her
Knight feeling Attentive when they go out together.
Bliss
A
medium session (10 to 40 minutes) of sexual activity:
Several sexual activities may be enjoyed, though sometimes Bliss may be
mainly or just one activity (eg just her giving him some Desire Play or just him giving her a Pleasure Kiss).
Blissette
A short
session (2 to 10 minutes) consisting of just one sexual activity:
A Blissette enables a few minutes of sexual pleasure before having to
get up in the morning or before sleep when she doesn't feel like doing
any more.
Of course the Princess decides which activity. If he is being pleasured
then he will not Climax at the end, and if
she has him pleasure her then though she can decide to have a quick
orgasm a Blissette will most often be a taster for future activity and
she will leave her orgasm for another time.
Those not already doing Devotional Sex can quickly negotiate a Blissette Spell.
Body Kiss
A whole
body massage mainly using the lips and tongue:
This is can be used as a long and relaxing prelude to her receiving a Pleasure Kiss.
Bud
Anus (bottom):
Bud Play is
using a finger to play with the Bud,
Bud Kiss
is using the tongue to pleasure a Bud, and
Bud Joy
is anal intercourse.
See New
Words for Talking About Sex for why new terms were chosen
and for a list of other terms.
Ceremony
A set of actions done by following the rules of that Ceremony:
Each Ceremony is designed to enhance a specific feeling or aspect of Devotional Sex. Ceremonies can be very powerful due to their exaggerated nature.
Chivalrous Knight
A Knight who has
learned to control his erotic energy:
With a Chivalrous Knight she can enjoy getting him very
aroused whenever she wishes knowing that even if nothing much happens,
or it is only a short session, he will be able to bring his high
energy under control. And when sexual activity ends while in bed he can
easily turn high energy into Exaltation
or Adoration which creates intimacy and
connection.
A Chivalrous Knight also accepts that even when he has gone longer than
usual without a Climax his Princess can
have a day or two of rest from activities.
But a
Chivalrous Knight still needs his Princess to take care of him -
For example if his energy is high when activity ends and he was
expecting to reach Exaltation, if his Princess doesn't give him a Devotional Cuddle then even a very
experienced Knight may feel
frustration - and this isn't good for intimacy. And it is much easier
for him to cope with a day or two without activity if he is given some
Devotional Cuddles.
Climax
To orgasm and
then lose sexual energy:
For a
Knight a Climax is an
ejaculation with an orgasm.
For a Princess a Climax is an orgasm after which her sexual energy
falls enough for her to want to end sexual activity.
See New
Words for Talking About Sex for why new terms were chosen
and for a list of other terms.
Consent
All Devotional
Sex is fully consensual:
A Knight is only committed to fulfilling those Wishes
which he is willing to do at that time, and a Princess only asks for
things that she wants or is willing to have happen.
In practice a Princess knows what her Knight is happy to do, and it is
usually only these things she wishes for. So the issue of consent
rarely comes up. For those rare times when a Knight has an issue he can
use the key words NEED and PASS to make the situation instantly clear.
Courtliness
To do something
in a refined and more stylish way:
The Devotional Dynamic can be
enhanced if some things are done in a more formal and stylish way (as
was done in the days of Princesses and Knights).
This isn't about her dressing up for him (though she can if she
wishes), but how she has her Knight do her Wishes
and how he goes about implementing them.
For example her saying "Reveal" and him
doing this is much more stylish than her pulling his trousers off. And
him removing ALL his clothing looks much better than him standing with
his trousers around his ankles.
Another example is her saying "Pleasure"
and him smoothly responding as this is much more refined than her just
pushing his head down.
Crest
To orgasm without
losing sexual energy:
As energy is maintained one Crest can be followed by another (multiple
orgasms). And as sexual arousal is maintained (he stays erect, she
stays aroused) sexual activity can continue.
For a
Knight a Crest is an orgasm WITHOUT ejaculation.
Learning to do this - the Taoist multi-orgasmic man technique - is an
optional enhancement to Devotional Sex.
For a Princess a Crest is an
orgasm after which she still feels aroused enough to want to continue
with sexual activity.
If her energy dissipates after an orgasm then she has Climaxed.
Cuddle Ritual
When a couple
enjoy an in-bed cuddle every morning, every evening, or both (the
Double-Cuddle Ritual):
The ritual element is that you go to some effort to always do this (eg
if she goes to bed early he will join her in the bedroom for the cuddle
(and maybe more) and then he will get up again, and if one gets up
early the other will give them a cuddle and then go back to sleep).
When there is a Cuddle Ritual and something happens so that some
cuddles get missed both may very much feel the lack of the cuddle.
If there is a Preference that he is
always naked in and on the bed then he will always fully undress for
the cuddle.
Cuddle Rituals can be enhanced by both Sleeping
Nude and having all, or many, of the cuddles be Devotional
Cuddles.
Delight
A Session where
she has an orgasm and then gives him a Devotional Cuddle and he
experiences Exaltation:
As Princess she decides how he will bring her to orgasm, and if she
wishes this activity may be the only activity of that Session.
For many Devotees it will be common to
have a Session of Delight which starts with a Devotional
Cuddle, she says "Pleasure" and enjoys a
long Pleasure Kiss,
then after her orgasm she relaxes as she gives him another Devotional
Cuddle and both enjoy the intimacy and connection flowing from his Exaltation.
That such a session can be a delight to both is a great example of the
unique practices and pleasures of Devotional Sex.
Desire
Penis:
I created a new word for this website as 'penis' is too clinical,
'lingam' is too eastern / new age, and many female readers found 'cock'
too crude.
The word 'Desire' works very well within Devotional
Sex as his erection
is proof of his desire for his Princess. And as some Affirmation where he is hard but she never
touches him proves - both can enjoy his desire for her without this
having to lead to more.
See New
Words for Talking About Sex for why new terms were chosen
and for a list of other terms.
Desire Cherishing
A long Desire Kiss which becomes a
meditation to both:
She gives him a very long and gentle Desire Kiss
so that it becomes both a meditation for her to give as well as for him
to receive.
This is the match for Pleasure Cherishing.
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Desire Kiss
Fellatio, ie
giving him oral sex:
With Devotional Sex she not only decides when
this will happen and when it will end, but how it is done.
If she wants she can have him remain still (no thrusting) so she has
full control over how much, if any, of his Desire
goes into her mouth. And as a Knight never Climaxes
until she decides, he will only ever ejaculate into her mouth when she
asks for this.
Thus a Desire Kiss within Devotional Sex will often be a slow and
gentle sensual experience - very different from what is seen in porn.
The frequency of Desire Kisses varies widely amongst those Living
Devotional Sex with just under 20% of Knights receiving three or more a
week, whilst for just over 40% it is one a month or less.
See New
Words for Talking About Sex for why new terms were chosen
and for a list of other terms.
Desire Play
Using a hand to
play with his Desire:
This is her (or him) actively
playing with his Desire so that he gets
and stays energized and Eager.
See New
Words for Talking About Sex for why new terms were chosen
and for a list of other terms.
Devotee
Devotee Ring
The public symbol
of a Devotee is wearing a gold ring with a red garnet
stone on the little finger of the left hand:
The ring should only be worn when Devotional
Sex is active ie those who only Sometimes
do Devotional Sex should take the ring off when their Spell
ends.
Devotees who are Living Devotional
Sex may wear the ring all of the time and putting on the ring can then
formalize their commitment to each other to live this way.
Devotional Cuddle
A cuddle during
which she gently holds his erection:
If she wants to keep him Eager
she can
gently play with him, but this is done in a relaxed way (for her). If
she keeps her hand fairly still then an Eager Knight will eventually
calm down and feel Adoration.
Devotee couples may spend more time enjoying a Devotinal Cuddle than
they spend on full sexual activity, so Devotional Cuddles are a very
important part of Devotional Sex.
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Devotional Dating
Dating where
Devotional Sex is always practiced and he never Climaxes when with her:
Devotional Sex when dating creates much
greater intimacy and connection
and enables each new activity to be fully explored before adding a new
activity.
Him never Climaxing when with her creates
a dynamic very similar to Living
Devotional Sex right from the start.
A very special moment in the relationship is if the couple decide to
form a Devotional Relationship
where they go from him never Climaxing
when with her to him only ever
Climaxing when she wishes (which may mean that he only ever Climaxes
when he is with her).
Devotional Dynamic
The feeling
between a couple that their Princess and Knight roles are
very real:
In particular, both feel his desire for her being balanced by his
commitment to fulfill all her wishes.
So the dynamic isn't strong when she says "Pleasure"
because he desires the action, but it is strong when he is strongly
desiring to give her a Pleasure Kiss and he
has to wait until she wishes this to happen.
And the dynamic is strong when he is erect during Affirmation
not because she is making him be naked and aroused (which he enjoys)
but because his erection shows his strong desire for her and both know
that full sexual activities won't happen until she decides.
The dynamic can feel very strong for him without her doing anything
special. Just getting into bed at night has him feel the dynamic
because he doesn't know what is going to happen. And a morning or a
bedtime which is just a cuddle or just a Devotional
Cuddle has him
feeling the dynamic because he has to accept her wish that nothing
further happens.
Devotional Friends
Friends who are
not in a romantic relationship and who practice Devotional
Sex together without ever going as far as Joy and him never Climaxing when with her:
The restrictions of him never Climaxing when
with her and of never having Joy
opens up a world of new possibilities for those who would like to enjoy
some intimacy but don't want to go as far as being full 'friends with
benefits'.
Activities can easily remain mild eg him giving her foot or back
massages. Affirmation can be enjoyed without
her ever touching him. For those wanting intimacy they can go to bed
and enjoy Devotional Cuddles, without things
ever going any further.
As long as he is willing, she decides what if any mix of Pleasure Play, Pleasure
Kisses, Desire Play and Desire Kisses take place.
The Devotional Friendship needs to be Balanced
in that both must enjoy it enough to want to continue, but as they are
only friends what happens isn't expected to provide all of each
person's needs. So, for example, if she wishes she can receive lots of
Pleasure Kisses without ever giving him a Desire Kiss.
Devotional Relationship
A relationship
in which the couple always do Devotional Sex:
This is another term for Living Devotional
Sex.
Devotional Sex
Devotional Trousers
Baggy trousers
with the lining of one or both pockets cut out which are worn by a
Knight without underwear:
Him wearing Devotional Trousers enables his Princess to put her hand into his pocket and hold or
play with his Desire. She can also have him play with himself.
With only a little
care this explicit touching can be enjoyed in places where holding his Desire would
normally be impossible.
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Eager
He is aroused and erect and is either engaged in sexual activity or is eager for it to start soon:
It is thoughts of desiring sex which get him hard, and as an Eager
Knight is keen for sexual activity, whatever it is, rather than her Wishes 'making him' do
something they are allowing
him to do it.
As a Knight never knows what is going to happen, even just waking up
with or getting into bed with his Princess is likely to have him Eager.
This is good because if she wants
something
to happen then he is already eager to please, and if nothing happens he
has
built up the erotic energy enabling him to relax into Adoration.
One of the fun things of being a Princess is that it is always very
easy to quickly make him Eager. For example during Adoration all she
needs to do is play with him a little more actively and he will quickly
become Eager, and during Affirmation even just
her starting to talk about sex may be enough for her to be able to
watch him rise.
Edging
He is on the edge of having a Climax:
With Vanilla Sex this is his energy
state just before he ejaculates. Some couples enjoy getting him to this
state and then keeping him there (with the kink of tease and denial
denying him release at the end).
With Devotional Sex a Princess can ask her Knight to Edge before she says "Release", but most of the time it works best if he avoids the Edging state and instead stays in the Energized state.
Enchant
Having her Knight
know that she isn't wearing any panties:
As most Devotee couples enjoy Pleasure Kisses more or much more often than they
have Joy,
when he is Enchanted he is most likely to be thinking of licking her.
And due to his higher than normal background erotic energy from being
her Knight he is likely to be thinking of this all the time he is with
her.
Enchanting him also increases the Devotional
Dynamic
because both are aware that he will fulfill her Wishes
later on - and
he has no idea of how long it will be before an activity happens nor
what that will be.
Devotional Energizer
She gets him
energized (and he doesn't do anything to her) so that he carries the energy afterwards:
Usually the session will only
last a minute or two - just enough time to get him hard and energized.
It is a celebration of the
Devotional Dynamic as she surprises him by initiating the Session, both
enjoy how quickly he responds and gets hard, and her ending the session
so quickly makes her control feel very real and has him
remembering what happened and looking forward to their next session.
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Enhancement
Adding an activity which builds on top of the feel and dynamic of Devotional Sex:
Enhancements include the Knight learning to orgasm without ejaculation,
adding some elements of Tantra, doing some mild kinky activities, and
doing some activities in front of or with others.
All the enhancements are optional and nothing will be done within
Devotional Sex unless the Knight is willing for it to happen and his
Princess decides that it will happen.
When something is added that takes away some of the feel and dynamic of Devotional Sex then the couple are no longer doing Pure Devotional Sex but a Hybrid of Devotional Sex and the other technique.
Enlivened
The feeling of
relaxed erotic energy felt throughout the day by a Knight who has
learned to calm his energy:
As
his energy is calmed this isn't 'blue balls' or him being on edge.
Rather it is a pleasant background energy without which life feels a
bit flat.
Being Enlivened is deliberately a more energized version of the
experience of those who don't ejaculate often as part of Tao or Tantra.
The extra energy is needed with Devotional Sex
because it is this that
ensures that a Knight can always quickly become Eager
and thus keen to fulfill any of his Princess's Wishes.
Being Enlivened not only has him desiring and appreciating his partner
more but it can also create a greater
appreciation of and 'oneness' with the rest of the natural and human
world.
Established
Devotional
Dating when he is sometimes allowed to Climax when with her, or
Devotional Friends who sometimes allow this and/or sometimes have Joy
together.
With Devotional Dating he never Climaxes
when with her. The couple can then one day progress so Living Devotional Sex where from then on he
only every ejaculates when with her.
But if
the Dating has become well established and the couple are not ready to
move to Living, then both will probably want to have her sometimes let
him Climax when with her. This half-way point is called Established
Devotional Dating.
Similarly with a long established Devotional
Friendship
the couple may both feel that it would be good if she could sometimes
have him Climax when with her or that the couple sometimes go as far as
Joy, and this is called an Established
Devotional
Friendship.
In both cases I highly recommend that the Dating/Friends has gone on
for long enough for it to have become normal for sexual activity to end
without
him Climaxing, and that if you move to Established that most of the
time he doesn't get to Climax.
Moving to Established enhances the Devotional
Dynamic because he will always be wondering whether or not his time
with his Princess will end with or without him Climaxing.
Exaltation
Turning his
high erotic energy when sex ends without him Climaxing into an emotional orgasm of intimacy and
connection:
Exaltation can be as powerful and pleasurable, albeit in a
different way, as a Climax,
but unlike a Climax which leaves the Knight feeling flat after the
physical pleasure of ejaculation, with Exaltation he remains energized
and his energy then calms to become Adoration.
A
Session where she has an orgasm and he doesn't Climax seems one-sided.
But if she orgasms and he ends with Exaltation the Session becomes a Delight to both.
Most Knights will only be able to feel Exaltation when they are also
enjoying a Devotional Cuddle. So here he
relies on his Princess to look
after him. Fortunately this is fairly easy for her as all she needs to
do is gently hold his erection as they cuddle which doesn't require
much effort even
if she is exhausted after her orgasm.
As far as I'm aware it is only Devotional Sex
which teaches a man how
to experience Exaltation and creates a lifestyle where he can enjoy
this often.
Float
He meditates as he gently plays
with himself to keep himself hard:
This
is a way for him to learn to control and tame his erotic energy.
As well as relaxing with the energy he can learn the Taoist technique
of circulating his energy around the body and head. This technique
helps him move from 'blue balls' and feeling edgy to feeling Enlivened.
Floating also has many of the benefits of meditation, leaving not only
his
erotic energy tamed but his mind refreshed as well.
Her saying "Float" is a Wish
which will have him do this - either when with her or to be done by
himself.
Both Floating and Adoration are about
the relaxed enjoyment of his erotic energy. The big difference is that
Floating is his hand on his Desire and is
an inward meditation whilst Adoration has her hand on his Desire
(during the Devotional Cuddle) and his
thoughts are focused outwards to feel intimacy and connection with his
Princess.
Focussed Sex
Sexual activity
which takes your full attention:
The activity may have your full attention because it is very active, or
it may be slow and have high erotic energy and / or high connection.
There can be times when he is focussed and for her it is a Social
Activity.
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Foot Kiss
To massage and
pleasure the foot using the mouth, lips and tongue:
When he is very hungry for his Princess a Knight who normally has no
special interest in feet may find this a powerful way to be allowed to
give her pleasure and show his devotion.
Gallant Knight
A Knight who has
not yet learned to control and calm his erotic energy
but is committed to learning to do so:
A new Knight is likely to feel some frustration as he learns to enjoy
times of Adoration and Exaltation, but this will be balanced by
him also feeling intimacy and connection.
Though most of the learning is him reprogramming how he thinks and
feels, his journey is made much easier if he has the support of his
Princess. Her first step to helping him is to ensure that she enjoys
what happens so much that when she gives him a Devotional
Cuddle
after sexual activity ends she genuinely feels that him learning to be
her Knight is good for her so she that holding his erection is thanking
him for going on this journey.
Not only will every Knight find the journey easier with lots of
Devotional Cuddles, but many men may need these
cuddles to learn to
feel intimacy and connection without any frustration.
Another key step to learning control is to spend time Floating - either when with her or alone.
And to enable Devotional Sex to become a new
normal part of both of
your lives he needs to learn to be able to comfortably cope with a few
days in a row which don't include any sexual activity. Once again her
giving him a few Devotional Cuddles is a significant help here.
Once he has learned good control he becomes a Chivalrous Knight.
Goddess
She has him see
her naked or scantily dressed knowing that this will have him admiring
and desiring her:
She
is also a Goddess is she is dressed normally but letting him see her
breasts or her panties (or even more if she isn't wearing any). And
'scantily dressed' include her wearing lingerie.
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Homage
When she has him
be naked whilst she is his Goddess:
This is a combination of the fun of Affirmation and her being his Goddess.
Having him be naked when she is his Goddess enables him to pay homage as it enables her to see every sign of his arousal.
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Honor Bound
It is his
commitment to be an honorable Knight which ensures that he always
fulfills his Princess's wishes:
When fulfilling a Wish is
challenging for a Knight, the 'force' that has him do the wish is him
being Honor Bound. This is why his Princess doesn't need to act nor
feel dominant.
When a Knight fails (eg he deliberately ejaculates when he should not)
or behaves badly (eg making a fuss about doing a Wish which he should
do) then he has dishonored himself and failed to fulfill his
commitment. This makes him feel ashamed with himself, and hopefully
inspires him to do much better in the future.
This is why there is no punishment within Devotional
Sex. His Princess
letting him know that he has acted dishonorably is all that is needed.
But remember that a Princess must ensure
that he enjoys being her Knight as much as she enjoys being his
Princess. If she fails to do this, and talking
doesn't fix things, then he can (or perhaps should) stop being her
Knight.
Hybrid
Adding
bits of other techniques to Devotional Sex which changes the dynamic
and feel so that it is no longer Pure Devotional Sex:
Taking Female Domination (FemDom) as an example of another technique,
if a couple are doing Devotional Sex but also include the FemDom
dynamic of strong domination and submission and some humilation, then
they would not be doing Pure Devotional Sex but a Hybrid somewhere between Devotional Sex and Femdom.
Each couple should find what works best for them as a couple. And for
some that will be a Hybrid of Devotional Sex and another technique.
Joy
Intercourse:
I needed a good word for when his Desire
enters her Pleasure, and Joy seems to
fit the bill.
A few Devotee couples don't have Joy at
all, and a few do it four or more times a week. Thus most have Joy just
once or twice each week - about the same as before.
For most Devotee couples Joy becomes slower and thus more sensual and
connected - a step towards Tantric sex. And because lots of sessions
don't include Joy, and Joy only happens when she decides, it feels more
special to both when it is enjoyed.
See New
Words for Talking About Sex for why new terms were chosen
and for a list of other terms.
Knight
A man who is
doing Devotional Sex:
While a Knight he commits to:
K1:
having far fewer ejaculations than he used to, and letting her
(or their agreed Spell) decide when he does so,
K2: taking primary
responsibility for keeping his
erotic energy under control,
K3: fulfilling all
her sensual and sexual wishes
(within what he is willing to do), and
K4: openly and
honestly communicating with her
on all aspects of this lifestyle.
The length of this commitment, and how it ends, depends on the Spell
which the couple have agreed to do.
The
word 'Knight' captures the feel that though he is devoted to his
Princess he is also strong and honorable, and for her he
fights the dragon (which is him managing his own erotic energy and
keeping his commitment to fulfill her wishes). Also he fulfills her
Wishes not because she dominates him or he is submissive to her, but
because he is Honor Bound to do so.
The word 'Knight' also captures the feel that his Princess honors and
respects him and is devoted to him as he is to her.
Lifestyle
Devotional Sex is a lifestyle because
during it he always feels at
least some erotic energy and she can fire up the Devotional Dynamic
whenever she wishes:
For example a couple Living
Devotional Sex might have a day consisting of him getting erect during
a quick morning cuddle; during the day he gets hard thinking about
her (and perhaps plays with himself but without Climaxing);
that evening they enjoy some Affirmation that
doesn't include her touching him; and when they go to bed they have a Devotional Cuddle.
Even though there was no high energy sexual activity and no orgasms the
couple have enjoyed a very erotic and intimate day.
He will have felt hers during the quick morning cuddle and when he
refrained from ejaculating when aroused alone during the day. And both
would have enjoyed the Devotional Dynamic
during the Affirmation and
Devotional Cuddle.
A similar day with Vanilla Sex would have
had nothing happen at all (or just him masturbating to ejaculation
while alone).
Even on days where less happens than presented above, there is always
the potential for more so Devotional Sex has become part of the way the
couple live their life.
Living Devotional Sex
When a couple are
always practicing Devotional Sex ie he always fulfills her wishes and
he only ever Climaxes when she decides:
For most couples who Live Devotional Sex the
fact that he only ever Climaxes
when with her and when she wishes creates a very powerful bond between
them that becomes an important part of their relationship.
When apart for a long time she
lets him know when he is allowed to bring himself to Climax. So he is
still hers when apart.
Of course either can end this if things are not working.
I
recommend that couples Living Devotional Sex formally revisit this
commitment once a year and then, if both still wish, recommit for
another year.
"Need"
Something which
needs to happen for that person to remain happy doing
Devotional Sex:
For example, if he feels sick, stressed, or gets an ache in the balls,
then he may NEED to Climax that night
(which is different from him just really, really wanting to Climax).
And if he starts to feel chilled during Affirmation
then he may NEED a heater turned on or to put some clothes on.
And if she is feeling pestered by him being over eager she may NEED him
to be Quiet.
Negotiation
There are times
when he can try to negotiate a change to her wish:
Devotional Sex works best if most of the time a Princess says one of
the Wish Words he
immediately fulfills that wish without any negotiation.
So if they are having Joy and she says "Cuddle" then he should just pull out and
move to cuddle her without saying anything.
But if instead she says "That's all for now" he can reply "Can't we
continue for just a
little bit longer?" She may agree to his request, but if she doesn't
then he should accept her wish.
Anytime she says "Reveal" he should (if
they are in a situation where he is willing to do this) just quickly
remove all his clothes. But if he was just about to take out the bins,
it would be reasonable to ask if he could do that first.
For negotiating a Spell see here. And see Suggestions for him initiating a request.
New
That I am the
first person to WRITE about this sexual dynamic:
Of course there is nothing new under the sun with sex, and I have had
people say "Thank you for giving what we do a name" or "That is close
to what we do". So what I have called Devotional Sex
has been done by a
few before I knew about it.
But after many years of writing about Devotional Sex I've not (yet)
found anyone else who wrote about this special dynamic before I started
this website.
So it is my writing about Devotional Sex which is new. I'm not the
first to find this place on the landscape of sexual possibilities, but
I am the first to put up a sign that gives this place a name, and to
shout out "Hey, this place is great! Why not give it a go?"
And I'm also the first to write a 'travel guide' to this place on the
sexual landscape ie this website!
Opening Doors
A
way to tell others about Devotional Sex (or to suggest doing a Shared
Activity) which leaves it up to them how far things go and when this
happens:
Opening Doors is breaking up the journey into many rooms, and after
each
room you enthusiastically open the door to the next room. They then
decide if and when they step through that door, which may be straight
away or months later.
So if you would like to tell someone all about your practice of Devotional Sex they get to decide how much they
want to know and when.
With Shared Activities the first rooms are
information. And then, once your friend knows about, for example, your
often doing Affirmation
at home, a Princess could open the door to action by saying "I think it
would be fun to have him be Affirmed when you were visiting. So let me
know if you would like to see this."
"Pass"
The word for a
Knight to tell his Princess that her wish is NOT included in what he is
willing to do at that time:
Saying
Pass means that her wish does not happen that Session and it does not
get discussed further during that session.
If the Princess is unsure of why he said Pass then it is very good idea
to discus this later on.
After he says Pass she may ask him what he is willing to do, in which
case he may suggest something that she is happy to have happen as an
alternative. Hence the Session may be
able to happily (for both)
continue.
Pleasure
Vulva and Vagina:
A new word is used on this website as I found 'vagina' too clinical,
'yoni' is to eastern / new age, and 'pussy' is too crude for some.
The word 'pleasure' works well within Devotional Sex
because her sex brings pleasure to both her and him, and this word is a
good match to his Desire.
See New
Words for Talking About Sex for why new terms were chosen
and for a list of other terms.
Pleasure Cherishing
A long Pleasure Kiss which becomes a
meditation to both:
This is a long Pleasure Kiss which isn't done
to quickly build up to her orgasm but as a meditation for him to give and for
her to receive.
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Pleasure Cuddle
A cuddle where he rests his head on her
lower tummy / pubic area so that his nose is above her Pleasure:
In this position he will be thinking about giving her a Pleasure Kiss, and he will be feeling hers as he
doesn't know whether or not this will happen.
She can use the Wish word "Pleasure"
to have this cuddle happen just by keeping her legs together as he
moves
down. Later on, if she wishes, she just needs to part her legs for her
eager Knight to move further down to lie between her legs to give her a
Pleasure Kiss.
Pleasure Kiss
Cunnilingus ie
giving her oral sex:
A Princess can enjoy this whenever she wants, done the way she wants,
and for as long as she wants. Whenever she says the Wish
word "Pleasure" her Knight will eagerly oblige.
For most men, practicing Devotional Sex results
in them enjoying giving her oral sex
much more than before, and most Knights really love or have become
obsessed with it. In fact 42% of men Living
Devotional Sex would like to be able to give her a Pleasure Kiss
much more often than happens, and
only 5% want to do it less often.
With Pleasure Kissing being a mutual pleasure it tends to happen often
and for some couples becomes a major focus of their dynamic. Over half
of those who Live Devotional Sex do Pleasure Kisses much more often
than they have Joy. The median is 4.5 times a
week totaling 70 minutes a week (thus half do less than this and half
do more).
Thus it is
appropriate that this activity is represented in the Devotional Sex
logo (you can see the logo on the Welcome Page).
See New
Words for Talking About Sex for why new terms were chosen
and for a list of other terms.
Pleasure Play
Using hands and
fingers to play with her Pleasure:
A Princess can enjoy this whenever she wants, done the way she wants,
and for as long as she wants. Whenever she says the Wish
word "Caress"
her Knight will eagerly oblige.
Though him using his hand on her is a common way for a man to 'warm her
up' in Vanilla Sex, it is not unusual
with Devotional Sex for a Princess to set a Preference that she is only Caressed when
she asks to be touched.
As most Knights are always eager to give her a Pleasure
Kiss, about 20% of women Living
Devotional Sex rarely
have him use his hand and have him use his mouth instead. Another 20%
have him use his hand a lot less
than his mouth, 49% are bit less or about as often, and only 11% have
him use his hand more often than he gives her oral sex.
See New
Words for Talking About Sex for why new terms were chosen
and for a list of other terms.
Pledged Knight
A
man who has pledged to agree to a Spell of Devotional Sex whenever his
partner wishes and who practices some Knightly behavior during the
couple's Vanilla times:
Him pledging to always agree to a Spell has him
feeling a slight Devotional Dynamic during Vanilla times as he knows that he will be
her Knight whenever she wishes him to be.
His Knightly practices during Vanilla times may include him committing
himself to have fewer ejaculations with solo masturbation and to learn
to calm and control his own erotic energy. He must also respect her
wish to be Vanilla when they are not doing a Spell- which includes
doing his best to control his own energy if he has not Climaxed for a while.
If Spells of Devotional Sex don't happen or
happen rarely then he will
probably want to act devotedly in bed with his partner during Vanilla
Sex.
But if Spells do happen often I recommend that he he act more normally
in bed during Vanilla times so that there is a big difference between
doing a Spell and doing Vanilla. Of course if she likes what happens
during Spells then she will want Spells to happen more often and/or
last for longer.
A Pledged Knight may decide to give himself the private symbol of being a Knight.
Preference
Something which
she likes to always happen - which he then thinks of as a rule to always be followed:
A preference may be something that a Princess clearly states (eg "I
would like you to always be naked whenever you are in or on the bed").
Or it can just develop from the Knight always doing something that he
thinks is she would like (or that has him feeling like her Knight). Of
course if she doesn't like what is developing into a Preference she
should tell her Knight what she wishes instead.
As well as setting some Preferences for how things are done in bed (eg
he must never touch her Pleasure without
asking first) and
what happens inside the house, she can set a Preference for how her
Knight should be dressed when they are out of the house together. This
could be that he must always wear a male G-string or always wear
Devotional Trousers.
Because he doesn't wear these things normally, this makes him feel
different whenever he is outside the house with his Princess.
Because Preferences always happen without her saying anything, she
needs to tell him each time she wants an exception.
It is easy to experiment with a Preference because a Princess can amend
or end a Preference just as easily as she can set one.
Though a Knight may like the idea of having lots of 'rules' I've found
that most Princesses only decide to have a few Preferences.
Though usually few in number, the Preferences that are in place can
have a big impact to how the couple enjoy Devotional
Sex.
Princess
P1: using the
control he has given her to enhance HER
sensual, sexual, and intimate life,
P2:
enhancing HIS sexual and intimate life
so that he is equally happy,
P3: always
respect his arousal, and
P4: not
having him ejaculate most Sessions.
The length of this commitment, and how it ends, depends on the Spell which the couple have agreed to do.
The
word 'Princess' captures the feel that she is special and
that her wishes happen without her acting or feeling dominant. She
enjoys
that her Knight is devoted to her, and
she, in return, is devoted to
him.
Note
that it is the combination P1 and P2 which ensures that
Devotional Sex is win-win and thus both wish to keep practicing it.
Devotional Sex does not achieve a balance in activities or orgasms but
instead aims to create equality in happiness.
When she says a Wish
it will sometimes feel right for her Knight to acknowledge this by
saying "Yes Princess". So the word 'Princess' may be said often.
Couples who prefer to use a different term are welcome to do so.
Private Symbol of being a Knight
The optional private symbol of him being her Knight is for him to keep his pubic hair clean-shaven.
This
not only creates a Devotional Sex 'look', but is a visual reminder that
he has committed to only ever ejaculate when with his Princess and when
she decides.
Though some may shave just because they like the look, when does to
represent that he is her Knight it has significant symbolic meaning.
I recommend that this symbol only be used by Knight who either Live
Devotional Sex or who have Pledged to be her Knight whenever and for as
long as she wishes.
See The Private Symbol of him being her Knight for much more.
Public Symbol of being a Devotee
Wearing a gold ring with a red garnet stone
on the little finger of the left hand:
Those who Live Devotional Sex may wear the
ring all the time and thus putting on the ring represents their
commitment to live their role.
Those that Sometimes do Devotional Sex can use the ring to indicate when
they are a Devotee and should take the
ring off when they are not.
See The Devotee Ring for much more (including some photos).
Pure Devotional Sex
Doing Devotional
Sex without including bits of other techniques:
Taking Female Domination (FemDom) as an example of another technique, if a couple are doing Devotional Sex
but also include the FemDom dynamic of strong domination and submission
and some humilation, then they would not be doing Pure Devotional Sex
but a Hybrid somewhere between Devotional Sex and Femdom.
Each couple should find what works best for them as a couple. And for
some that will be a Hybrid of Devotional Sex and another technique.
A Devotional Ritual
Something she decides will happen everyday
as a celebration of their Devotional Dynamic:
She can easily create a new Ritual as she can keep something which
initially feels strange going for long enough for it to start to feel
like a new normal, and it is safe to experiment as she can end any
Ritual if she no longer wants it done.
For example she might like a greeting Ritual (when they meet he always
gives her a kiss on the hand) or a wakeup in bed Ritual (she always has
him give her at least a short Pleasure Kiss
before they get up).
Season
The period
between starting Devotional Sex until the
Princess has her Knight Climax:
With an experienced older Knight it may be a week or longer before she
has him Climax, but for a couple doing the
Spell of a Day
then the Season will last for just that day.
During a Season there will be many Sessions
(episodes). A Knight may feel that everything that happens in a Season
is part of one long event. It's because it feels like one long event
for him that it feels ok for him for a Session to include only one
activity because the balance will come from other activities that
happen during that Season.
When Living Devotional Sex ending one
Season (with his Climax) automatically starts the next Season.
A couple doing Vanilla Sex can agree to do the Spell of a Season after which they return to
Vanilla.
Session
The
time from starting a Devotional
activity / dynamic until the activities / dynamic ends:
Usually a Session will be the time from him getting erect until he goes
down.
But a Session can also be him giving her a foot massage which
doesn't have him get hard but during which he feels their Devotional Dynamic, and during Affirmation he may have long periods
where he is soft (but it is still one Session of Affirmation).
When doing a Spell where it has been agreed when he will Climax, eg a Devotional
Weekend, both know that any session that happens before that end
time will end without the Knight Climaxing.
When doing a Stretch or Living Devotional Sex a Knight never knows
whether a Session will end with him Climaxing or not.
A couple doing Vanilla Sex can agree to do the Spell of a Session, where she decides
whether or not he gets to Climax at the end of the Spell, after which
they return to Vanilla.
Shared Activities
Devotional
activities done in front of or with others:
For those interested, Devotional Sex opens up an
exciting and liberating
middle ground between doing nothing and full activity with others.
In some fun discussions a Princess finds out what her Knight is willing
to do
with others, what he is happy for her to do, and how he feels about all
of this.
If HE is unwilling to anything
with others then nothing will ever happen, and
if anything does happen it must be within what he is happy to have
happen. At any time he can let his Princess know that he is now willing
to do more or that some things that he had been willing to have happen
before are no longer
allowed.
She decides what she
is willing to do with others and what she is happy for him to do with
or in front of others. So even if he is very keen, if SHE decides nothing will ever happen
then nothing will ever happen.
It works well for her to never tell him what interests her as
then he will never know what might
happen one day. So even if she has decided that he will never be Affirmed in front of others, it can be fun for
both to have him think
that one-day she might have him do this.
If she is interested in doing something then when an opportunity arises
she can have things move from fantasy to reality. Part of the fun may
be surprising her Knight. Of course the other(s) must also be happy to
be part of this. Thus Devotional Sex has plenty of checks to make sure
that everything is fully consensual.
A Knight never Climaxes when with others,
and he remains committed to doing as she wishes. So it is very easy for
her to ensure that things don't go any further than she wishes.
As most who live Devotional Sex do Affirmation
often, having him Affirmed in front of others turns telling someone
about Devotional Sex into show and tell. My Affirmation Survey survey
found that 45% of those Living Devotional
Sex have done this, whilst 18% of couples have not done this but both
would like to.
Sleeping Nude
Sleeping nude
encourages and celebrates that sexuality and sensuality is always part
of life as a Devotee:
Him always sleeping nude makes Devotional
Cuddles easier.
Both sleeping nude makes it easier to enjoy a quick Blissettes or a longer Session of activity. It also turns every
'just a cuddle' into a sensual skin-on-skin cuddle.
Snuggle
A cuddle which
may or may not include some sexual activity:
This term can be used by a Princess, for example, to invite her Knight
to follow her to the bedroom for a Snuggle. This is promising him a
cuddle but not giving him any idea if the cuddle will lead to other
activities.
Social Activities
Engaging in
sexual activities other than Joy without reaching high
energy / high arousal:
I've called this sexual activity 'social' as it is mild
enough for it to be possible to engage in normal social conversation or
do other things, eg watch TV, while also enjoying the sex.
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Sometimes do Devotional Sex
A couple who sometimes do Spells of
Devotional Sex and at other times are just doing Vanilla Sex.
Sometimes doing Devotional Sex ranges from those
who do just a short Spell or two each month, to
those who do long Seasons or a long Stretch and then go back to Vanilla Sex afterwards.
Suggestions / Requests
He can make suggestions and
requests for activities:
She may agree to his suggestion, modify it, or say "Later" or "No".
He may suggests something that he thinks she would like (eg giving her
a foot massage), things that they both would like (eg giving her a Pleasure Kiss), and even request
something that he would like (eg Affirmation
when she isn't in the mood for activity).
Whenever a Knight first gets erect in bed (bedtime or morning) he will
be Eager. So his erection acts as an
unspoken request for activity - any activity.
An easy way for him to verbally suggest something is to say the Wish Word for that action or activity. If she
replies "yes" then that Wish happens. So if he says "Pleasure" in bed, and she replies "yes", then he
is allowed to give her a Pleasure Kiss.
Sometimes a Suggestion will be physical (eg moving his hand down
towards her Pleasure which is asking if
she wants him to Caress her).
Supreme Bliss
A long session of sexual
activity (40 minutes to hours):
What happens will be enjoyed in a slow, gentle, and very sensual
manner over a much longer time than usual. This adds a quiet intensity
to the session and makes Supreme Bliss very special.
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Tantric Devotion
Adding a spiritual element on
top of Devotional Sex
based upon celebrating the feminine forces of the universe.
Telling Others
Telling others that you practice
Devotional Sex and what this involves:
HE decides who can be told and SHE decides if and when any of these
people will be told. So no-one gets
told unless BOTH agree.
The key reasons that couples may wish to tell others are:
- If Devotional Sex has improved their
sexual and intimate life a
couple may want to let others know so that they too can try it.
- Devotional Sex can become an important part of who a
Devotee is as a person and who you are as a couple, and so some will
wish to let close friends know about this part
of their life.
- It can be an adventure telling someone about Devotional Sex
practices
and it may then feel different and special being with these friends
later on.
The couple should agree beforehand whether or not she needs
to let him know when an allowed person has been told - he may want to
know this or it may be more fun for all for him to not know who she has
told.
A Princess can tell her Knight that she wishes him to tell someone
(either on his own or when they are all together). When with others she
can use the Tell Wish to let him know.
Three Freedoms
1 - When doing Pure Devotional
Sex you have the freedom to decide what activities happen and how often:
A few Devotee couples never
have Joy, a few don't do Pleasure Kisses, some can't or don't
want to do Affirmation, a few Knights
receive a Desire Kiss four or more
times each week whilst for most it is less than once a week.
So with 'pure' Devotional Sex (ie Devotional Sex
without any other
technique) the aim is to find what works best for you and your partner,
and it doesn't matter if that is different from what most Devotees do.
2 - You have the freedom to also include bits of other sexual
techniques:
One of my aims in writing about Devotional Sex is to
explain how
and
why Devotional Sex is different from other techniques. But rather than
you having to decide to do Devotional Sex or something else, there is a
continuum between techniques, and what works best for you both may be
somewhere in between - a Hybrid of two techniques.
So, for example, if she is naturally dominant and/or he enjoys
submission then what works best for you may be somewhere in between
'pure' Devotional Sex and Femdom.
3 - You have the freedom to change what you do over time:
Within
Devotional Sex it is very easy to explore new activities or new
ways of doing things as she can wish something new to be tried, and if
it doesn't work she can wish things to go back to how they were.
How much
of other techniques, if any, you include can also change over time.
Vanilla Sex
Conventional or normal sex (ie
not doing Devotional Sex):
Returning to Vanilla after a Spell of Devotional Sex means going back to your usual way
of deciding what sex happens and when, and
him probably expecting a session to include intercourse and his
ejaculation.
And as he is no longer her Knight he is free to ejaculate during solo
masturbation.
Wild Knight
A Knight who has not learned to control and calm
his erotic energy and does not (yet) want to learn to do this:
Note that it is his erotic energy which is wild (untamed) and his
outward appearance may be calm.
A Spell of Devotional Sex
with a Wild Knight
will be high energy fun but by the end of a longer spell either him or
her, or both, may
feel stressed due to his constant high energy.
As a Wild Knight doesn't want to learn to calm and control his energy
what happens will miss out on most of the intimacy and
connection which is what makes Devotional Sex much more than just a way
to have sex.
Wish Word
A Wish Word is a special word
that makes it clear to him what she would like to happen - and her wish
is his command:
Using a Wish Word has things flow the way she wishes without her acting
or feeling dominant. And as she only says one word, which can be said
gently, it can feel like her wish just happens without talking.
About the Wish Words List of
Wish Words
Glossary of Wish Words
Discussion
Comments and questions are welcome
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