-=Slave Positions=-

Bara
A slave lays on her belly, head turned to the left. She crosses her ankles and places her wrists, also crossed, in the small of her back. She waits motionless to be bound. (please also see the quote beneath "standard binding position")


"Bara, Kajira!" he said. She rolled quickly to her stomach, placing her wrists behind her, crossed, and crossing her ankles, ready to be bound.
Explorers of Gor, page 77
"Bara," said Mincon to Tula.


"Bara," said I to Feiqua. Both slaves went immediately to their bellies, their heads to the left, their wrists crossed behind their backs, their ankles also crossed.
It is a common binding position. We did not bother to bind them, however.
It was enough that they lay there in this position.
Mercenaries of Gor, Page 145


Belly
A slave lays on her belly, legs spread apart and lays her arms by her sides, palms up, her forehead to the ground. She then crawls to her Master's feet, remaining on her belly as she does so.


"Stop," he said. "To your belly." Then I was on my belly, on the tiles, my hands at the sides of my head, prone, before his curule chair.
Kajira of Gor, Page 427


“On your belly,” had said a man. I complied. It is unthinkable on this world that such a command not be obeyed instantly, or, at least, that one such as I not obey it instantly. And so I lay on my belly, on the colorful tiles, in one of the sales rooms in the pens. Too, of course, one does not simply sprawl on one’s belly. There are ways, diverse ways, of assuming this position. We are taught them. Other women, women unlike us, one supposes, do not know them. They, too, of course, can be taught. In this house, such a command, unqualified, requires that the head be turned to the left and the arms be placed down, beside the body, the palms up. A slightly different command requires the crossing of the wrists behind the back and the crossing of the ankles, as well. This is sometimes used when one is to be bound.
Witness of Gor, page 42  
 

Blanket
This, while not technically a command, is still an action the slave should remember. If something is thrown over her head she must remain silent and motionless until freed from it.


I then threw the second blanket, the top blanket over her, covering her completely. When a blanket, or cloak, or covering of any sort, is thrown over a slave like this she may not speak or rise. She must remain as she is, silent, until the master, or some free man, lifts the covering away."
Explorers of Gor, page 94

Bound by the Master's will
A slave will be told to assume a certain position (for example, crossing her hands behind her back) and she will behave as if she were bound, even when she is not actually tied or shackled. The slave may not break the assumed position until she is commanded to do so by a Free Person.


"She wore the bonds of the master's will. Grunt had put her in them. She could not rise to her feet. Yet there was not a rope or strap on her body. She was bound by the master's will. She could not move from this position unless, at the word of a free person, she was freed from it. To break the position otherwise is to be instantly slain."
Blood Brothers of Gor, page 248

"You look well with your hands behind your back", he said.
I looked up.
"Your hands are now bound behind your back", he said.
"Yes, Master", I said. I must now keep my hands or wrists in contact with one another, and behind my back. I was now bound by the master's will. I could not separate my hands or wrists from one another now without permission. There are many ways, of course, of binding by the master's will. The behind-the-back position is one of the simplest and loveliest. This exposes the girl, frames the beauty of her breasts and makes her helpless. That the bond is a will bond, too, makes clear to her the power of the master over her. Another common bond of this sort is when the girl must kneel, grasping her ankles. Another is when she is forced to sit and reach forward between her legs, passing the right arm from inside the right thigh to outside and beneath the right calf, to grasp the right ankle between her legs, passing the right arm from inside the right ankle from the outside, the left arm from inside the left thigh to outside and beneath the left calf, to grasp the left ankle in the same way. In this position she is helpless and cannot rise. Too, after a time, it becomes apparent to her that she also cannot close her legs. A girl may be kept in such bonds for hours. Too, of course, she may be tied in such a position. There are also, of course, different ways of decreeing such bonds. For example, with the behind-the-back-hands-tied bond in which I had been placed I could have been informed, but had not been, that my shoulders were pulled tightly back, which, of course, forces the breasts forward for the pleasure, or attentions, of the master."
Dancer of Gor, p. 227

Bracelets
A slave kneels, thighs spread wide, back arched, and extends her arms before her, her wrists together in preparation for being bound. Her head is held high, her eyes lowered submissively. (A Master may require the wrists behind the back. An alternate is the standing position, where the slave spreads her legs shoulder width apart)


"Bracelets," he snapped. She put her head in the air and placed her hands
behind her back.
Hunters of Gor, page 146


"Bracelets," I said in Gorean, harshly. The girl snapped to position, hands behind the small of her back, head lifted, chin upturned to the left."
Tribesman of Gor, p 78

  
Capture Position
The slave lays down upon her back, bending her knees to place her feet flat against the ground, hands at her side and remains motionless


"On your back," he said, "knees raised, heels on the floor." I then lay before him, in a standard, supine capture position.
Kajira of Gor, Page 422

Collaring position, is also called "the Position of Female Submission."
A slave kneels at her Master's feet, sitting on her heels. She extends her arms upward, and crosses her wrists.
          ~please see Submission for quotes~


Crawl
A slave drops to all fours, her forearms flat on the ground, and lowers her head so that it is slightly above, but not touching, the ground, raising her ass high. She crawls to her Master until her head is by his boots.


"I crawl to my Master on my belly," she said, "and beg for his touch." I smiled. I, a guest in the tent, now stood to her, of course, as her Master, such girls come with the price of the lodging.
Beasts of Gor, Page 80

I pointed to the stones at my feet. "Crawl," I said, in Gorean. The girl slipped to her belly, and as a slave girl, crawled to my feet. She put her lips to my foot; I felt her hair over it. "Return," I told her. On her belly, head down, she returned to where she had knelt.
Tribesman of Gor page 78.

Disciplinary Slave Rape
A slave lays on her back over whatever object the Master desires, (sea bag, chest, crate, table, etc.) head pressed on the ground.


I went to the side of the room and picked up my sea bag. I threw it to the center of the room. She looked down at it puzzled. It was of heavy blue material, canvas, and tied with a white rope.
'Lie down upon it', I told her, 'on your back, your head to the floor.' She did so.
'No, please', she said, 'not like this.' It is a common position for a disciplinary slave rape. In it the woman feels very vulnerable, very helpless. I then took her."
Explorers of Gor, p. 202

Display Position
Stands, feet about shoulders width apart, fingers laced behind the neck with elbows back, head up and eyes lowered.


The auctioneer did not strike her with his whip. He merely took her arms and lifted them, so that the position chain, attached to each side of the sales collar lay across her her upper arms. Then he had her clasp her hands behind the back of her neck, so that the chain, on each side of the collar, was in the crook of her arms, and she was exposed in such a way that she could be properly exhibited.
Explorers of Gor, Page 36

Feet
A slave quickly moves to the One that commanded, kissing Their feet

"Feet," I said. This time she had enough presence of mind to squirm to my feet and press her lips upon them, kissing them.
Vagabond of Gor, page 276

Gag Law
a slave is forbidden speech.


"When she had been used before my kennel, she had been under 'gag law', as is common when the guards use a girl, forbidden speech, save for moans and whispers."
Dancer of Gor, p. 65

Gorean Bow (Gorean Love Bow)
A slave kneels, thighs spread wide, and leans over backwards until her head touches the floor. She then pulls herself up, arching her back. This exposes a slave's heat and breasts for her Master's enjoyment.

Behind him stood a blond slave girl, naked, her hair falling to her waist. I gathered she belonged to him. "We are vic-torious!" said the man to her, brandishing the ring. Over her iron collar she wore a heavy leather Kur collar, high, heavily sewn, with its large ring. He thrust her two wrists, before her body, into the ring he had cut from the Kur. He then tied them inside, and to, the ring. He then, from his belt, took a long length of binding fiber and, doubling it, looped it, securing it at its center to the ring, leaving two long ends. He then threw her, on her back, over the body, head down, of the fallen Kur. He took the two loose ends of the binding fiber and, taking them under the body of the fallen Kur, dragged her wrists, elbows bent, over and above her head; he then, bending her knees, tied one of the loose ends about her left ankle, and the other about her right. It was the Gorean love bow.
Marauders of Gor, Page 261

Under the torchlight Phyllis Robertson was now on her knees, the Warrior at her side, holding her behind the small of the back. Her head went farther back, as her hands moved on the arms of the Warrior, as though once to press him away, and then again to draw him closer, and her head then touched the furs, her body a cruel, helpless bow in his hands, and then, her head down, it seemed she struggled and her body straightened itself until she lay, save for her head and heels, on his hands clasped behind her back, her arms extended over her head to the fur behind her.
Assassin of Gor, page 186

Hair
A slave remains in whatever position she is in but gathers her hair and offers it to her Master.

I held my left hand open, at my waist. She stiffened, and looked at me, angrily. I opened and closed my left hand once. I saw her training in Gorean customs had been thorough. But she never thought that such a gesture would be used to her. She came beside me, and a bit behind me, and, crouching, put her head down, deeply. I fastened my hand in her hair. She winced. Women are helpless in this position.
Beasts of Gor, page 409

Heel
A slave kneels just behind her Master's left foot. As he moves she must remain just behind his foot, but never come in contact with it at any time

"The Forkbeard turned about and, one arm about Pudding, the other about Gunnhild, started from the dock. Hilda followed him, to his left. 'She heels nicely,' said Ottar. The men and bond-maids laughed. The Forkbeard stopped. Hilda's face burned red with fury, but she kept her head high. Pet sleen are taught to heel; so, too, sometimes, are bond-maids; I was familiar with this sort of thing, of course; in the south it was quite common for slave girls; in various fashions in various cities, to heel their masters. Hilda, of course, was a free woman. For her to heel was an incredible humiliation. The Forkbeard started off again, and then again stopped. Again, Hilda followed him as before. 'She is heeling!' laughed Ottar."
Marauders of Gor, Page 123

"These things vary, I learned from city to city, and depend, also, on such matters as context and conditions. In a market, in the crowding and jostling for instance, a girl may follow so closely she pressed against the back of his left shoulder. Girls seldom follow behind and on the right. If she is thusly placed it is commonly a sign she is in disfavor. If more than one girl is involved, she who follows most closely on the left is generally taken to be in highest favor; girls compete for this position. In an open area, such a the fields in which we trekked, the girl is placed some five or ten feet behind, and on the left. If he must move suddenly she will not, thusly, constitute an impediment to his action.
Slave Girl of Gor page 30

When I snapped my fingers she would rise to her feet and follow me, heeling me, like the sleek domestic beast she was, to her master's lodge. One of the first things a girl is taught to do is to heel.
Blood Brothers of Gor, page 109

Heel, disfavored

Girls seldom follow behind and on the right. If she is thusly placed it is commonly a sign she is in disfavor.
Slave Girl of Gor, page 30

Heel, most favored

If more than one girl is involved, she who follows most closely on the left is generally taken to be in highest favor; girls compete for this position.
Outlaw of Gor, page 30

High-Harness
This is a position used most often with display slaves. The slave holds her head very high, exposing her neck.

"Lift your head, " he said. "Higher. Higher!" She looked up at him, her head far back, the leash on her throat.... "You need not now keep your head in high-harness position,", he said to the girl. She moved her head.
Mercenaries of Gor, Page 308

Karta
The slave kneels on the floor, her thighs spread wide, and leans forward placing her breasts and forehead against the floor, her arms fully extended, palms against floor. Ankles may be crossed or uncrossed. A slight variation on this is the "suga" which involves the slave crossing her wrists instead of placing her palms on the ground.

~please see Obeisance for quotes~

Kneel to the Coffle
Kneels, normally thighs parted, up upon the heels and lifts either the left or right wrist outwards, depending on the type of coffle, so that the wrist can be attached to a wrist ring within the coffle chain

"Kneel to be coffled," said one of the men. The girls knelt, closely, one behind the other, there were six wrist rings on the chain he carried. He placed the girl who had been whipped by Lady Sabina first in the coffle line. "Left wrist coffle," he said. They lifted their left wrists, frightened. Interestingly, the man snapping the wrist rings on the girls’ left wrists did not put the first girl in the first ring, but the second. When the four maids were coffled there was, thus, an empty wrist ring both at the head and rear of the line. "Stand, Slaves," said the man. "Lower chain." The girls stood. Then, ordered, the lowered their wrists. They were then in line, standing, coffled.
Slave Girl of Gor, Page 127

Leading
A slave approaches her Master's side and bends at the waist, gathering up her hair to present to her Master, so he may lead her by the hair.

In a moment I had left the building, pulling the captive behind me, her head down at my waist, in leading position.
Mercenaries of Gor, Page 399

"Leading position," he said.
Sobbing, she rose to her feet, and put her head down, at what would be the height of a man's waist, her legs flexed. A guard walked over and fastened his hand in her hair.
"Have her whipped," said Policrates.
"Yes, Captain," said the man. He then left the chamber, pulling the girl, sobbing, at his side.
Rogue of Gor, Page 248

Lesha
A slave kneels with her back to her Master, her thighs spread wide, her back arched. She crosses her wrists in the small of her back for bracelets if required. She then turns her head to the left, her eyes lowered in submission, her lips slightly parted and awaits his leash.

"Lesha," snapped the second officer to the blond girl. She spun from facing him, and lifted her chin, turning her head to the left, placing her wrists behind her, as though for snapping them into slave bracelets.
Explorers of Gor, Page 76

Lesha, High
A slave stands, her back to her Master, with her feet shoulder-width apart, her wrists crossed at the small of her back. She holds her head high, turning it to her left, her lips slightly parted and lowers her eyes in submission. She awaits his leash.
~See quote above~

Modality of the She Quadruped (discipline of the she-tarsk)
This is not technically a position but is definitely a command sometimes used for punishment. When ordered into this mode the slave stays on all fours, like an animal, and cannot speak or reach for things with her hands. she is kept quite definitely as only a mute pet much like any sleen would act. Sometimes the slave is even taught tricks she must learn without the help of verbal clues.

In this form of slavery, which is commonly used for disciplinary purposes, or for the amusement of the Master, the woman is not permitted to arise from all fours; similarly she is not permitted human speech, though she may signify needs and desires by such means as cringing, and moaning and whimpering. Not permitted the use of her hands, save as a means of locomotion, she must also eat and drink from pans set on the floor, or, sometimes to satisfy her thirst, she must lap the water permitted to her from puddles or lick pillages from the tiles; too, it is no uncommon to chain her near her master's feet, while he dines, that he may, if he wishes, throw her scraps of food. She will also be taught tricks, through which paces she may be put for the entertainment of her master's guests, such things as begging, lying down, rolling over, and fetching his sandals in her teeth. And, needless to say, when her master wishes to use her sexually, it will be a position common to the she-quadruped.
Guardsman of Gor, Page 225

At that time I did not know of the habit of some masters, usually imposed as punishment, to refuse an upright poture to their girls, and to refuse them, as well, the use of human language. They must go about on all fours, or their bellies, and communicate, as they can, by whimpers, moans, and such. They are naked, save for their collars. They are not permitted to use their hands to feed themselves, and so on. Nedless to say, they also serve in this modality. There are various Gorean expressions for this, one is " discipline of the she-tarsk"
Witness of Gor  pgs: 173

Nadu
A slave kneels with her thighs spread wide, her back arched, her head held high. 

"Come now, my pretty slaves,' said Ginger, 'kneel straight. Back straight, heads up. Back on your heels there! Spread those pretty knees. Yes, that is the way men like it. Put your hands, palms down, on your thighs. Good. good. Excellent!' The girls now knelt in the coffle as pleasure slaves."
Savages of Gor, Page 155

"Nadu!' he snapped. She swiftly turned, facing him, and dropped to her knees. She knelt back on her heels, her back straight, her hands on her thighs, her head up, her knees wide. It was the position of the pleasure slave.
Explorers of Gor, Page 77

Nestle
When a slave is told to nestle she fits herself against the Master's side, snuggling into the crook of His arm.

"Nestle," I told her. "Yes, Master," she said. She nestled obediently in the crook of my left arm.
Explorer's of Gor, Page 279

Obeisance
There are three different forms of this position though all have the same basic meaning behind it. Each is a show of female submission.
1) the slave kneels in nadu with her head lowered.
2) from nadu, the slave lowers head to the ground, placing her hands against the ground, palms lowered. (this is sometimes refered to as karta)
3) the slave moves to her belly and slowly inches forward to the Master's feet and at that point proceeds to lick and kiss at them before bellying back somewhat. (this position is known among many as the "belly" position)

"There are many ways to perform obeisance. "I said.
"I am a free woman," she said, " I know none of them."
"I shall instruct you briefly in three," I said. " First kneel before me , back on your heels, yes, with your knees wide, wider, your hands on your thighs, your back straight, your breasts out, good, your belly in, good, and now lower your head in deference, in submission."
"Now that," I said, " may not be exactly a form of obeisance, for authorities do not all agree, but for our purposes we shall count it as one. It is, at any rate, a beautiful position, and it is, certainly, a common position of slave submission."
"Now" I said, " and this is clearly a form of obeisance, bend forward and put your head to the mat, the palms of your hands on the mat. Good. Now lift your head little and come forward, substantially keeping the position. Forward a little more."
"But then my face will be at your feet," she said," My lips will be over them!"
"Yes," I said, "Good, now, put your head down and lick and kiss my feet."
"I am a free Woman!" She Said.
"You are a woman," I said," now softly lingeringly, and lovingly, Good."
"I am not a slave," she said.
"All women are slaves, "I said " Imagine what this would be like if you were truly a collared slave." She gasped.
"Now" I said, "for a third form of obeisance. You may belly to me."
"I do not understand," she whispered.
"There are various forms of bellying," I said, and bellying may be suitably and pleasingly combined with other forms of floor movements, approaching the Master on all fours, turning to your sides and back, writhing before him, and so on. We will take a very simple variation, suitable for an ignorant free female who has not yet even begun to discover the depths of her sexuality."
She looked up at me. "On your belly," I said. She backed off a bit , and went to her belly. her hair was before her face, as she now on her belly before me looked up at me.
"Now inch forward," I said, " remaining low on your belly, and when you reach my feet, once again, as before, lifting your head a little, tenderly and humbly, and beautifully, as though you were a slave, lick and kiss them. Good. Good. Now take my foot and place it gently on your head. Very good. Now place it again on the Mat, and kiss it again. Good. You may now belly back a little, humbly. I have not yet given you permission to rise of course."
Mercenaries of Gor, Page 409


She knelt before him, on the dais, and put her head down. Gently, softly, she licked and kissed his feet. She then rose again to her feet, backed away, and then, on the tiles, again knelt. She put the palms of her hands upon the tiles, and lowered her head to the tiles.
Rogue of Gor, page 299

Posture
standing, a slave will straighten her back, pulling her shoulder back into the position so that she stands tall... belly tight and tense with her head held high, ankles close together.

"Posture!" I snapped. The girls again stood, backs straight, heads high.
Hunters of Gor, page 188

Their backs here straight, their heads high,. Their ankles were together. Their shoulders were back, their bellies flat and tight.
Hunters of Gor, page 210

Prostrate
kneel and touch forehead to the floor, stretch arms out before you with palms face down and fingers spread

I knelt before the guest, putting the palms of my hands on the floor and my head to the tiles.
Kajira of Gor, Page 305

Run
A slave runs toward her objective, taking small rapid steps, her legs almost straight, her feet barely leaving the floor. As she runs, her back is straight, her head is turned to the left, her arms are at her sides with palms facing outward. 

I was amused, for she had run as a slave girl is sometimes taught to run, with rapid short steps, her legs almost straight, her feet scarcely leaving the ground, back straight, head turned to the left, arms at her sides, palms out at a forty-five degree angle, more of a dancer's motion than a true run.
Assassin of Gor, page 44

She-Sleen
A slaves gets down on her knees and elbows and clasps her hands over her head, raising her hips as she does so. She parts her thighs and arches her back, forcing her hips yet higher, exposing herself completely to his view or caress. She readies herself to be beaten or taken sexually like an animal, depending on her Master's whim.

He knelt me there. "Put your head down, to the floor," he said. "Clasp your hands, firmly, behind the back of your neck."
"Yes, Master," I moaned. He was then behind me. He put his hands, under my arms, on my breasts, sweetly and firmly. Then he moved his bands back, caressing my flanks. My head was down. My fingers were together, behind the back of my neck. I was in his collar. It was steel, I could not remove it. I belonged to him. My body hurt, from his whip, that of my master. My head hurt, from my hair, where I had been conducted, unceremoniously, to this location.
"Please, Master," I sobbed. "Not like this! Not you, please!"
"The slave is pretty," he remarked.
"Oh!" I cried. "Oh!"
"You have a lovely ass," he said.
"Ohhh!" I said.
"You may thank me," he said.
Kajira of Gor, Page 434

Show Rebellion
This is not technically a position, but a command. Rebellion may be commanded of a slave.

"There is a mock rebellion which is sometimes permitted a slave girl, or even commanded of her, for the master's amusement. I felt a tear on my cheek. 'Show rebellion', is a command which a girl must, as any other, obey. Yet it is a terribly cruel command. 'Kneel' is the command which, commonly, puts an end to her rebellion. When a girl has been permitted defiance it is then all the sweeter, I gather, to bring her again to her knees before you."
Slave Girl of Gor, p. 153

Slave Lips
A slave turns her head up to her Master, puckering her lips as she does so. She waits motionless, forbidden to move until her Master's kiss releases her.

Similarly, I was not required to respond to certain sorts of commands, for example, to make "slave lips," pursing my lips for kissing, or to writhe slowly before my viewers.
kajira of Gor, Page 224

"On your back," I snapped. "Make slave lips. Throw apart your legs!" Swiftly the girl complied, tears in her eyes. She then lay there, her lips pursed to kiss, her ankles widely apart. I looked down at her. She looked up at me, tears in her eyes. A girl who is commanded to make slave lips, or who receives the command, "Slave lips," must form her mouth for kiss. She then, commonly, is not permitted to break this lip position until either she kisses or is kissed. Needless to say, a girl cannot speak when her lips are in the unbroken, fully pursed slave-lips position. The command which commonly follows the "Slave-Lips" command is, "Please me."
Blood Brothers of Gor, page 111

Slave Rape
A position used by Gorean Masters when subjecting Their property to what the men of Torvaldsland call "the whip of the furs:" punishment through sexual use. The slave is ordered to lie down upon her back with her head to the floor. legs spread to await the ministrations of her Master.

I went to the side of the room and picked up my sea bag. I threw it to the center of the room. She looked down at it puzzled. It was of heavy blue material, canvas, and tied with a white rope.
"Lie down upon it," I told her, "on your back, your head to the floor." She did so.
"No, please," she said, "not like this." It is a common position for a disciplinary slave rape. In it the woman feels very vulnerable, very helpless. I then took her.
Explorers of Gor, Page 202

Slaver's Caress
slave drops to her hands and knees, her forehead to the ground, her hips raised high. She spreads her thighs wide, exposing herself for her Master's pleasure.

Her movements were wooden. The crowd was not pleased. There was only two gold piece bid. Then taking the whip from the whip slave the auctioneer stepped to the disconsolate girl; suddenly without warning, he administered to her the Slaver's caress, the whip caress, and her response was utterly, uncontrollably, wild, helpless. She regarded him in horror. The crowd howled with delight.
Assassin of Gor, page 294

Stand
a slave stands, feet shoulder width apart, hip slightly cocked

"'Stand as a slave,' he said. I stood beautifully, back straight, head high, belly sucked in, hip turned. No woman can stand more beautifully than as a Gorean slave girl."
Slave Girl of Gor, page 249

Standard Binding Position
When ordered into standard binding position the girl lays on the ground, wrists crossed behind the back and ankles crossed (this is most likely another name for bara)

"Standard binding position," he said. I was prone. When a girl is prone, the standard binding position is to cross the wrists behind the back and to cross the ankles. I took this position instantaneously.
Slave Girl of Gor, Page 125

Submission
kneels, thighs spread wide, arms lifted above the head, wrists crossed with head lowered. this is also considered the collaring position.

She had risen and walked across the room, her bare feet on the stone floor, and dropped to her knees before me, lowering her head and lifting and extending her hands to me, the wrists crossed. The ritual significance of the gesture to submission was not lost on me; her wrists were offered to me, as if for binding.
Tarnsman of Gor, Page 67

"I can force you to take me," she said.
"How?" I asked.
"Like this," she responded, kneeling before me, lowering her head and lifting her arms, the wrists crossed. She laughed. "Now you must take me with you or slay me."
I cursed her, for she took unfair advantage of the Warrior Codes of Gor. "What is the submission of Talena, the daughter of the Ubar, worth?" I taunted.
"Nothing," she said. "But you must accept it or slay me."
Tarnsman of Gor, page 109

"She came and stood before me, and then dropped to her knees, resting back on her heels. She lowered her head and extended her arms, wrists crossed, the submission of the Gorean female."
Raiders of Gor, page 92
"Submit!" he boomed at the large blonde girl and, terrified, almost leaping, she lowered her head, thrusting forward her hands, wrists crossed."
Raiders of Gor, Page 93

"Assume the posture of female submission," I told her. She did so, kneeling back on her heels, her arms extended, wrists crossed, her head between them, down. She was weeping."
Tribesmen of Gor, page 359

“She is yours,” he said. He took his strap off her throat, and unbound her hands."Submit" I told her. She knelt before me, back on her heels, arms extended, head down, between her arms, wrists crossed, as though for binding. "I submit to you, Master," she said. I tied her hands together; she then lowered her bound wrists; I pulled up her head. I held before her an opened collar, withdrawn from my sea bag. I had had one prepared.
Explorers of Gor, page 74

"He twisted her hair more. She winced, her back bent painfully. "Do you wish me to submit to you now?" she begged. "Do so," said he. She fell to her knees before him, and lifted her head to regard him. "I will be your slave," she said. Then, she knelt back on her heels, lowered her head, and lifted and extended her arms, wrists crossed, as though for binding. She was very beautiful. "I am your slave," she said, "- Master."
Hunters of Gor, page 16

"Step before me naked," said Rask of Treve.
I did so.
We faced one another, not speaking, he with his blade, and in his leather, I with nothing, stripped at his command.
"Submit," he said.
I could not disobey him.
I fell to my knees before him, resting on my heels, extending my arms to him, wrists crossed, as though for binding, my head lowered, between my arms.
I spoke in a clear voice. "I, Miss Elinor Brinton, of New York City, to the Warrior, Rask, of the High City of Treve, herewith submit myself as a slave girl. At his hands I accept my life and my name, declaring myself his to do with as he pleases."
Captive of Gor, page 283

"Submit," he said.
She looked at me, wildly, piteously. I aided her. I showed her how to kneel back on her heels, her arms extended to him, wrists crossed, her head down, between her arms. "Say, 'I submit,'" I said. "I submit," she said. He bound her wrists tightly before her body.
Slave Girl of Gor, page 401

Sula
A slave lays flat on the floor on her back, her feet spread shoulder width apart. She places her wrists above her head and crosses them. Her eyes remain lowered in submission and she silently awaits her Master's pleasure.

"Sula, Kajira!" said the man. She slid her legs from under her and lay on her back, her hands at her sides, palms up, legs open.
Explorers of Gor, Page 77

Sula-Ki
The sula-ki is also known as the alternate sula. A slave lays flat on the floor, face upward, her hands at her sides, palms open and up. Her legs are spread wide in preparation for her Master's pleasure and she slowly lifts her hips off the floor.


Then she lay on her back, her knees drawn up, before me. She arched her back. Her breasts were lifted beautifully. I observed their lovely rise and fall, correlated with the respiratory cycle of her small lungs. Then she lay back, her shoulders in the dirt, and pressing against the earth with her small feet, piteously lifted before me, for my examination, and seizure, if I pleased, the deep belly of her, the sweet cradle of her slave's heat.
Explorers of Gor, Page 329

Thigh
Technically not a position, but a command.

"Thigh", I said.
The dark-haired woman turned immediately to her side, exposing her left thigh to me. There was a chain on her neck, run to a stake near the wagon. A small copper bowl was beside her.
"Thigh", I said, to the other woman, also dark-haired, but smaller. With an exciting, sensuous movement she exhibited her thigh.
"They look well, branded" I said.
Vagabonds of Gor, page 383

"Thigh", said the fellow who had admitted us, looking at Ina. He wished, of course, to ascertain if she was a slave."
Vagabonds of Gor, pg. 399

Tower Kneel
A slave kneels with her knees modestly together, back straight, eyes lowered. Her palms rest down upon her thighs. (this position is used most often used to serve Mistresses)

The position of the Tower Slave, in which Vika knelt, differs from that of a free woman only in the position of the wrists which are held before her and, when not occupied, crossed as though for binding...The position of the Pleasure Slave, incidentally, differs from the position of both the free woman and the Tower Slave. The hands of a Pleasure Slave normally rest on her thighs but, in some cities, for example, Thentis, I believe, they are crossed behind her. More significantly, for the free woman's hands may also rest on her thighs, there is a difference in the placement of the knees. In all these kneeling positions, incidentally, even that of the Pleasure Slave, the Gorean woman carries herself well; her back is straight and her chin is high. She tends to be vital and beautiful to look upon."
Priest Kings of Gor, Page 46

Because of the animosities free women hold against the slave girl, and in deference to the fact that a free woman is a free woman, the behavior in kneeling before such a free woman differs from that of a male. 'Incidentally,' I said, 'when you kneel before the free woman in your carefully prepared modest garb... be certain to kneel with your knees closed together.' 'Of course master,' she said. 'She is female, not a male.' 'But even more importantly,' I said, 'insofar as you can, before her, and before any other free woman you might be in attendance upon her, conceal your sexuality. Do not let them suspect it. Let them think that you are as inert and meaningless as they are.' 'That is common by slave girls before free women, Master,' she said.
Magicians of Gor, page 335

Usage Position
The slave kneels to the floor, and puts her head down, her hands clasped firmly behind the back of the neck, with her buttocks thrust upward and her thighs widely spread in preparation for the sexual use of the Master.

He knelt me there. 'Put your head down, to the floor,' he said. 'Clasp your hands, firmly, behind the back of your neck.'
'Yes, Master,' I moaned. He was then behind me. He put his hands, under my arms, on my breasts, sweetly and firmly. Then he moved his hands back, caressing my flanks. My head was down, my fingers were together, behind the back of my neck.
Kajira of Gor, Page 434

Whipping Position (Kneel to the Whip)
A slave quickly drops to her knees and raises her hips. She places her head to the floor and then crosses her arms across her belly. She waits motionless ready to accept her Master's punishment. Slave's with long hair will pull their hair from their backs so their backs are exposed for the whip.

I went to Targo, trembling, and knelt at his feet... I crossed my wrists beneath me and touched my head to the floor, exposing the bow of my back. It is the submissive posture of a slave girl who is to be punished. It is called Kneeling to the Whip."
Captive of Gor, Page 200

Terrified, she, as the expression is, knelt to the whip, assuming the position of the slave girl who is to be punished, her wrists crossed beneath her as though bound and her head touching the floor, leaving the bow of her back exposed.
Priest Kings of Gor, Pages 201

"Kneel to the whip," said Samos.
Piteously she knelt, a slave girl. Her wrists were crossed under her, as though bound, her head was to the floor, the bow of her back was exposed. She shuddered. I had little doubt but what this slave knew well, and much feared, the disciplining kiss of the Gorean slave lash.
Marauders of Gor, Page 13

A note on non verbal commands
It is important that a slave be alert to their Master as commands are not always given orally

He suddenly snapped his fingers and, in the swift double gesture of the Gorean Master, pointed to a place on the dirt floor before him, almost simultaneously turning his hand, spreading the first and index fingers, pointing downwards. I fled to him and knelt before him, my knees in the dirt, in the position of the pleasure slave, my head down, trembling.
Captive of Gor, Page 143



Please note: These descriptions are the basic mechanics for these positions and should be personalized to fit the slave that is performing them, without corrupting the position. Meaning that a brief description of hair color, eye color, and "feelings" should try to be conveyed. When performing them r/l for practice or at Another's command, please keep in mind the picture you offer when doing so.. the position of your body.. how tense your muscles are. Everything about your body will convey a message to a Master much clearer than you actually saying a word.