Domination & submission _ the BDSM relationship handbook ( PDFDrive )

Of all the submissive types, the Acolyte usually is in the greatest danger of
potential abuse, even more so than the Novice (see below). A Lesser God Dom
considers himself unbound by any rules other than those me makes for himself,
and the Acolyte typically exists in a detached, isolated and sometimes amoral
reality in the presence of her own personal god. When things are going well in
this kind of relationship, they tend to go very well. But when things begin to go
badly – and they often do - it can be a disaster of biblical proportions. Within
their quasi-religious paradigm, death is often viewed as a mere illusion or as a
graduation from one level of awareness to the next. This can become
problematic when the Lesser God Dom is revealed to his Acolytes to be a mere
mortal, or when the group feels threatened by outsiders.
The relationship between the Acolyte and her Dominant always reminds me of
the movie Ghostbusters. In that movie, an immense and horrifying demon peers
at the diminutive Dr. Ray Stantz (brilliantly played by Bill Murray) and asks in a
booming voice, “Are you a God?” Dr. Stantz tentatively replies, “No.” His
response triggers an incredible, demonic display of lightning, destruction, and
chaos from the demon. In the midst of it all, fellow ghostbuster Winston
Zeddemore grabs Stantz by the collar and screams, “Ray, when someone asks
you if you're a god, you say yes!”
The Brat
No category of submissive has been more misunderstood, mischaracterized, nor
been made the brunt of as many jokes, as the Brat submissive. A Brat is a
submissive who is generally well-behaved, but has made misbehavior, teasing,
and limited kinds of defiance or disobedience an integral part of her Dominantsubmissive
dynamic. Preferably, this occurs with the full awareness and at least
the implied approval of her Dominant. When such is not the case, problems will
invariably arise. There is term for submissives who conduct themselves as Brats
without the approval of their Dominants. We call them phony submissives.
There is a widespread misconception in the D/s lifestyle that Brats are always
well-behaved with their Dominants, and that it is only with other Dominants and
submissives that they exhibit their inner brat. This ridiculous notion completely
ignores the fact that it is the dynamic between the submissive and her Dominant
that defines her. No submissive (nor Dominant, for that matter) is defined by
how they treat everyone outside her relationship. If such were the case,
categorizations would not only be impossible, but meaningless. This silly notion