Domination & submission _ the BDSM relationship handbook ( PDFDrive )

considered a yin and yang metaphor, and because they are symbolic of the
blissful relations between a man and wife, they are often used as symbolic of
weddings and new beginnings.
Each part of the Chinese phoenix’s body was associated with a particular virtue.
The head represented virtue, the wings represented duty, the back represented
propriety, the abdomen represented belief, and the chest mercy. In both China
and Japan, the phoenix exemplified the sun, fire, justice, obedience and fidelity.
The more I learned about the symbolism of the dragon and phoenix together, the
more I believed in and appreciated the power of Jade’s dream. I set out to find
the perfect collar for Jade, one that would not only honor her dream and her new
beginnings, but would represent all of the things that we hoped for in our
relationship as Master and submissive.
A few weeks later, at our first real-life meeting, I presented Jade with her new
collar – a simple gold chain with a pendant comprised of a disk-shaped ring of
jade with a center inlaid with an 18K gold depiction of a dragon and phoenix
together. From that day forward, for the next six years, that collar was never
dishonored and never left her neck until the day we were compelled to go our
separate ways.
Even then, her collar did not lose its meaning or significance, and it never will.