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The sound pervades us as a symbol of meditation, the attempt to get the mind back to center. Repetition is an effective way of training the mind. We learn multiplication tables, foreign words and phrases, all by repeating them over and over. Let them sink deeper and deeper into the mind. Some have become so native to us, we no longer recognize they are not natural.
Mantras are designed to comfort and reinforce. When faced with a new or upsetting situation, repeating a mantra can give you a center to focus on. Subs can use mantras when experiencing impact or other intense sensations during intense sessions. This allows them to take more and better show their devotion to their Dom. Mantras can also assist in the moving to subspace, providing a feeling of inclusion when not physically with their Dom.
Generally, mantras are fairly short, so they can be repeated over and over again. Some go longer, but the main point is that it fits what you can do and how it works in your mind. Start by choosing a goal, something you want to do or no longer do. Next, find a few sentences that encapsulate that goal. Finally, memorize those sentences until they become reflexive.
Because the mind and the body are connected, getting into a submissive position (such as kneeling) can enhance the focus which the mantra provides, especially when the goal is to help the submissive get into the mood/subspace.
Mantras are most effective when said on a schedule, such as just after waking up. They can be said throughout the day, to re-focus on your Dom, and to bring you back to a place of calm servitude. Returning to your submissive-center helps you be the type of sub your Dom will be proud of.
Usually do it in my head but if I say it out loud it is more centering, then I own & accept my place. Yes, I grew in obedience doing the poses & mantra.
– RobKnob
Elysian RobKnob says that recitation of his mantras while in a submissive pose has helped deepened his desire for submission. His mantra from his first Dom was:
Fags exist to suffer & serve Superior Men, to make my Superior’s life easier.
What your Dom assigns to you as a mantra, or what you develop alone, should be tailored to you, and it may change as you develop in servitude. RobKnob’s current Master has assigned a new mantra for him, which he says has been very effective and encouraging for him. Growing in the feeling of closeness and usefulness to your Dom is a reward in and of itself.
Sometimes, when I realize that I have not said my mantra in a while, is when I feel a little disconnected & less confident of my purpose.
Omitting your mantra can indeed be disconnective, as RobKnob said, so be sure it is part of your routine. Doing so will improve all parts of your life.
Lyric wrote a mantra for Elysian subs, looking for another example:
I am a sub. My life is devoted to Alphas. I live to serve, yet I know my worth. In spite of my status, I have the right to say “no” if things feel like they are going too far.
– Lyric
Take this one as a great basis of being submissive, use it and see the positive effect it will have on you.
But mantras aren’t only for submissives. They can be great reinforcers for Alphas of the power they hold, the responsibility they have to the world, and the respect owed to them by their birthright.
I’m an Alpha. I will shape my environment and the faggots I claim so that I may leave the world around me better than I found it. I fuck, I cum, I leave lives changed. I am superior. I am a Man of honor. I am a protector. I am an Alpha.
– Alpha Lyon
Create a mantra that is right for you, for your place in the hierarchy, and for where you want to go on life’s journey. Make manifest the truths we all know. Thought becomes word, word becomes mantra, mantra becomes reality.
Do you have a personal mantra? Share it in the comments below or on our Discord.
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