The Gorean Free Woman
Aphris of Turia, pleased with herself, assumed her place between the merchant and Kamchak, kneeling back on her heels in the position of the Gorean Free Woman. Her back was very straight and her head high, in the Gorean fashion.
Nomads of GOR Page 94
Even though Turia would like to, their sheer numbers in the books and online, make it difficult to ignore the Free Women amongst us. We are no more conflicted than Norman seems to be. Evidence of his attitudinal tug-of-war toward this particular variety of Gorean female, follows.
"There is a difference" laughed Hassan, "between the pride of a free woman and the pride of the slave girl. The pride of a free woman is the pride of a woman who feels herself to be the equal of a man. The pride of the slave girl is the pride of the girl who knows that no other woman is the equal of herself"
Page 332 - 333 - Tribesmen of Gor
Quotes taken from the books about Free Women by kindra, slave of Rsvp- of Turia
"A man can
Truly love only that woman," he said, "who is truly his, who belongs to him.
Otherwise he is only a part to a contract." "A woman," I said, "can love only
that man to whom she truly belongs." "To whom do you truly belong,
Slave?" he asked. "To you, Master,"page 444, Slave Girl of Gor
slave girl.. pg-66
The ceremonial taking of food from the hand of the man, as it had been
done this evening in the camp, would prove to be somewhat unusual, though it
would be reasonably common to be handfed, when it amused him, or thrown scraps
of food. Among many men, of food. Among many men, it might be mentioned, however, the monthly
anniversary of a girl's acquisition as a slave would be marked by this, and
similar ceremonies. A slave girl is a delight to a man; she is extremely prized and precious; that the day
and precious; that the day of her acquisition should be celebrated each month
with special ceremonies and rites is
and rites is not surprising.
These numerous anniversaries are deliciously celebrated, as they may be with a girl who is only a slave, and seldom forgotten; should such an anniversary be forgotten,
should it be such that it is commonly celebrated,
the girl redoubles her efforts to please, fearing soon she is to be sold.
Pge 99 -100
Fighting Slave of Gor
"An interesting contrast here is the Gorean Master/slave relationship. Men tend to be extremely interested in things they own, and tend, usually to be quote fond of them. Owned women do not form an exception to this general rule. The slave girl is commonly desired and prized by her Master, she is one of his treasures. The Gorean Master, is interested in her and attentive to her, wants to know everything about her, in its complexity and intimacy. He wants to know her thoughts her emotions and feelings, in their feminine, lyrical detail. Conversing with a lovely slave is one of the many pleasures of owning her. It is almost impossible for a girl to keep her thoughts or feelings from her Master. He knows her too well.
Like many Gorean women, she did not use cosmetics. Free women in Ar commonly use cosmetics, but, outside of AR, usually it is only the bolder women who resort to them. My Mistress, for example did not use cosmetics either. Many free women regard cosmetics as only for slave girls. Slave girls , of course, use them often. Page 224 Fight Slave of Gor
"Many Goreans regard the sight of a female slave as good luck. Certainly, at the very least, they are joys to look upon. The presence of a Free Woman on a ship , incidentally causes some Gorean sailors uneasiness. Indeed, some superstitiously, and mistakenly, in my opinion, regard them as harbingers of ill fortune. This is probably from the objective point of view, a function of the dissension such a woman may produce, particularly on long voyages, and of the alterations in seamanship and conduct which can be attendant a free woman is on board, and must be accommodated and protected can adversely, whether it should be or not, affect the decisions of a captain. Pge 61 Guardsman of Gor
There have been occasions recorded when a free woman usually one who has been haughty and troublesome, has been by order of the captain, who is supreme on the vessel, simply stripped and enslaved on board. Pgt 61 Guardsman of Gor
"There are two major reasons why a free women are seldom raped on Gor. First, it is thought they they, being free, are to be accorded the highest respect, and secondly, slave females are regarded as being much more desirable. Pge 186 Guardsman of Gor
In many cities it is a capital offense for the slave girl to don such garments (free women's garments) They are not for her. She is only a slave. Similarly, free women will almost never touch the garment of a slave. They would be scandalized to do so. Such garments are just too sexually exciting." Pge 186 Guardsman of Gor
To read a story of a Free Woman that posed as a slave and what happened to her and the men that raped her
Pge 187 Guardsman of Gor
Captured Ubara punishment pge 225 Guardsman of Gor
Priest-Kings of Gor
Book 1 page 46
The way a slave kneels compared to a FW:
"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 thought for binding. A Free Woman's wrists are never so placed. The older Tarl, who had been my mentor in arms years ago in Ko-ro-ba, had once told me the story of a Free Woman, desperately in love with a warrior, who, in the presence of her family was entertaining him, and whose wrists, unconsciously, had assumed the position of a slave. It was only with difficulty that she had been retrained from hurling herself in mortification from one of the high bridges. The Older Tarl had guffawed in recounting this anecdote and was scarcely less pleased by its sequel. It seems she thereafter, because of her embarrassment, would never see the warrior and he, at last, impatient and desiring her, carried her off as a slave girl, and returned to the city months later with her as his Free Companion. "
Same page
The position of the pleasure slave, incidentally, differs from the position of both the Free Woman and the Tower Slave. The hands of the Pleasure Slave normally rest on her thighs but, in some cities for example, Thetas, 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. "
Priest Kings of Gor page 161
"And yet it is not a strange thing, particularly no on Gor, where bravery is highly esteemed and to save a female's life is in effect to win title to it, for it is the option of a Gorean male to enslave any woman whose life he has saved, a right which is seldom denied even by the citizens of the girl's city or her family. Indeed, there have been cases in which a girl's brothers have had her clad as a slave, bound in slave bracelets, and handed over to her rescuer, in order that the honor of the family and her city not be besmirched. There is, of course, a natural tendency in the rescued female to feel and demonstrate great gratitude to the man who has saved her life, and the Gorean custom is perhaps no more than an institutionalization of this customary response. There are cases where a Free Woman in the vicinity of a man she has desired has deliberately placed herself in jeopardy. The man then after having been forced to risk his life, is seldom in a mood to use the girl other than as his slave. '
Page 162 Priest Kings
After her kiss of gratitude which might last a good deal longer than she had anticipated she would find herself forced to kneel and be collard and then stripped, her wrists confined behind her back in slave bracelets, she would find herself led stumbling away on a slave leash from the field of her champion's valor. "
Priest Kings of Gor pge 204
Vika dropped her head. "Every woman in her heart, " said Vika, "wants to wear the chains of a man." This seemed to me quite doubtful.
Fake looked up and smiled. "Of Course," she said, we would like to choose the man." This seemed to me only a bit less doubtful.
"I would choose you, Cabot," she said.
"Women wish to be free," I told her.
"Yes, she said, "we also wish to be free." She smiled. "In every woman," she said, ' there is something of the Free Companion and something of the slave girl."
Free women are Priceless, they have no value.
book 20, Players of Gor, p. 223
The most fundamental property prized by Goreans in women, I suppose, though little is said about it, is her need for
love, and her capacity for love. How much does she need love? And how deep and loving is she? That is the kind of
woman a man wants, ultimately, one who is helplessly and totally
love's captive, in his collar.
Mercenaries of Gor - Book 21 pg. 322
"...as the love of a slave girl is the deepest and most profound love that any woman can give to a man. Love makes a woman a man's slave, and the wholeness of that love requires that she be, in truth, his slave." (Magicians of Gor, p.31)
Freedom permits a woman to live without a man. Slavery makes a woman need a man's touch. The paradox of the collar is the freedom which a woman experiences in at last finding herself and becoming herself. Magicians of Gor
It is said, in a Gorean proverb, that a man, in his heart, desires freedom, and that a woman, in her belly, yearns for love. The collar, in its way, answers both needs. The man is most free, owning the slave. He may do what he wishes with her. The woman, on the other hand, being owned, is institutionally and helplessly subject, in her status as slave, to the submissions of love. Slave Girl of Gor - Page 180
"....Gorean men, on the whole, do not free slaves. The freeing of a girl is almost unheard of. This makes sense. They are not free women. They are belongings, valuables, slaves, treasures. Who discards precious possessions, who surrenders treasures? If the slave girl were worth less perhaps she would be freed more. She is too marvelous to free; and if she is not marvelous, she can be slain.Too, what man who has known the glory and joy of a girl at his feet is likely to wish to exchange that for the inconvenience and bother of a free woman? No, slave girls, for all practical purposes, are not freed. They will remain in one collar or another. Men will have it that way." Exploreres of Gor
Book 8 Hunters of Gor
"It means, I think," I said, "that only the woman who has utterly surrendered and can utterly surrender losing her- self in a man's touch can be truly a woman, and being what she is, is then free."
In reference to slaves.... Respect and attention is not due to you, that it need not be accorded to you. You are slave. In actual practice of course, masters tend to put a great deal of attention to the thoughts and feelings of their lovely slaves. It is rewarding and delicious to do so. How wonderful it is to know another human being so intimately, especially one one owns. There are no secrets between master and slaves. Her deepest thoughts and desires, as well as her most trivial fancies and observations, are open to him and, because he owns her, of great interest to him. A man is much more likely to be intensely fond of a girl he owns than of a free individual toward whom he stands in a mere contractual relationship. The later he does not own; the former he does. The owned girl is valuable; she is precious; this makes her much different from a business partner. For what it is worth, the most intimate and deepest
loves I have known have been between masters and their slaves, that between the love master and their love slave.
John Norman, Explorers of Gor
While Free Women, technically, are priceless, they are usually, in bed, worthless. They are not worthy of kneeling and humbly holding candles within a thousand pasangs of a slave.
Renegades of Gor, pg. 63
What man who has known the glory and joy of a girl at his feet is likely to wish to exchange that for the inconvenience and bother of a free woman?
Explorers of Gor, page 90
"And what then, " I asked, " do you think I would bring?"
He looked at me, smiling.
"What?" I asked.
"I would think," he said, "that you would bring somewhere between fifteen and twenty copper tarsks."
"Copper tarsks!" I cried.
"Yes," he said.
"Beast!" I cried. "Beast!"
"But remember," he said smiling, "it is slaves who are assessed and have prices. Free Women are priceless."
"Yes," I said, somewhat mollified, stepping back.
"Yes," I must remember that I was priceless. I was a Free Woman.
Kajira of Gor, pg. 97
"Frigidity is a neurotic luxury," I told her. "It is allowed only to free women, probably because no one cares that much about them. Indeed, frigidity is one of the titles and permissions implicated in the lofty status of a free woman. For many it is, in effect, their proudest possession. It distinguishes them from the lowly slave girl."
Beasts of Gor - Pg. 243
Sensuous dance is almost always performed by slaves on Gor. A free
woman who performs such dancing publicly is almost begging for the collar. In some cities the sentence of bondage is mandatory for such a woman."--p.372, Renegades of Gor
Nomads of GOR Page 94
Even though Turia would like to, their sheer numbers in the books and online, make it difficult to ignore the Free Women amongst us. We are no more conflicted than Norman seems to be. Evidence of his attitudinal tug-of-war toward this particular variety of Gorean female, follows.
"There is a difference" laughed Hassan, "between the pride of a free woman and the pride of the slave girl. The pride of a free woman is the pride of a woman who feels herself to be the equal of a man. The pride of the slave girl is the pride of the girl who knows that no other woman is the equal of herself"
Page 332 - 333 - Tribesmen of Gor
Quotes taken from the books about Free Women by kindra, slave of Rsvp- of Turia
"A man can
Truly love only that woman," he said, "who is truly his, who belongs to him.
Otherwise he is only a part to a contract." "A woman," I said, "can love only
that man to whom she truly belongs." "To whom do you truly belong,
Slave?" he asked. "To you, Master,"page 444, Slave Girl of Gor
slave girl.. pg-66
The ceremonial taking of food from the hand of the man, as it had been
done this evening in the camp, would prove to be somewhat unusual, though it
would be reasonably common to be handfed, when it amused him, or thrown scraps
of food. Among many men, of food. Among many men, it might be mentioned, however, the monthly
anniversary of a girl's acquisition as a slave would be marked by this, and
similar ceremonies. A slave girl is a delight to a man; she is extremely prized and precious; that the day
and precious; that the day of her acquisition should be celebrated each month
with special ceremonies and rites is
and rites is not surprising.
These numerous anniversaries are deliciously celebrated, as they may be with a girl who is only a slave, and seldom forgotten; should such an anniversary be forgotten,
should it be such that it is commonly celebrated,
the girl redoubles her efforts to please, fearing soon she is to be sold.
Pge 99 -100
Fighting Slave of Gor
"An interesting contrast here is the Gorean Master/slave relationship. Men tend to be extremely interested in things they own, and tend, usually to be quote fond of them. Owned women do not form an exception to this general rule. The slave girl is commonly desired and prized by her Master, she is one of his treasures. The Gorean Master, is interested in her and attentive to her, wants to know everything about her, in its complexity and intimacy. He wants to know her thoughts her emotions and feelings, in their feminine, lyrical detail. Conversing with a lovely slave is one of the many pleasures of owning her. It is almost impossible for a girl to keep her thoughts or feelings from her Master. He knows her too well.
Like many Gorean women, she did not use cosmetics. Free women in Ar commonly use cosmetics, but, outside of AR, usually it is only the bolder women who resort to them. My Mistress, for example did not use cosmetics either. Many free women regard cosmetics as only for slave girls. Slave girls , of course, use them often. Page 224 Fight Slave of Gor
"Many Goreans regard the sight of a female slave as good luck. Certainly, at the very least, they are joys to look upon. The presence of a Free Woman on a ship , incidentally causes some Gorean sailors uneasiness. Indeed, some superstitiously, and mistakenly, in my opinion, regard them as harbingers of ill fortune. This is probably from the objective point of view, a function of the dissension such a woman may produce, particularly on long voyages, and of the alterations in seamanship and conduct which can be attendant a free woman is on board, and must be accommodated and protected can adversely, whether it should be or not, affect the decisions of a captain. Pge 61 Guardsman of Gor
There have been occasions recorded when a free woman usually one who has been haughty and troublesome, has been by order of the captain, who is supreme on the vessel, simply stripped and enslaved on board. Pgt 61 Guardsman of Gor
"There are two major reasons why a free women are seldom raped on Gor. First, it is thought they they, being free, are to be accorded the highest respect, and secondly, slave females are regarded as being much more desirable. Pge 186 Guardsman of Gor
In many cities it is a capital offense for the slave girl to don such garments (free women's garments) They are not for her. She is only a slave. Similarly, free women will almost never touch the garment of a slave. They would be scandalized to do so. Such garments are just too sexually exciting." Pge 186 Guardsman of Gor
To read a story of a Free Woman that posed as a slave and what happened to her and the men that raped her
Pge 187 Guardsman of Gor
Captured Ubara punishment pge 225 Guardsman of Gor
Priest-Kings of Gor
Book 1 page 46
The way a slave kneels compared to a FW:
"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 thought for binding. A Free Woman's wrists are never so placed. The older Tarl, who had been my mentor in arms years ago in Ko-ro-ba, had once told me the story of a Free Woman, desperately in love with a warrior, who, in the presence of her family was entertaining him, and whose wrists, unconsciously, had assumed the position of a slave. It was only with difficulty that she had been retrained from hurling herself in mortification from one of the high bridges. The Older Tarl had guffawed in recounting this anecdote and was scarcely less pleased by its sequel. It seems she thereafter, because of her embarrassment, would never see the warrior and he, at last, impatient and desiring her, carried her off as a slave girl, and returned to the city months later with her as his Free Companion. "
Same page
The position of the pleasure slave, incidentally, differs from the position of both the Free Woman and the Tower Slave. The hands of the Pleasure Slave normally rest on her thighs but, in some cities for example, Thetas, 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. "
Priest Kings of Gor page 161
"And yet it is not a strange thing, particularly no on Gor, where bravery is highly esteemed and to save a female's life is in effect to win title to it, for it is the option of a Gorean male to enslave any woman whose life he has saved, a right which is seldom denied even by the citizens of the girl's city or her family. Indeed, there have been cases in which a girl's brothers have had her clad as a slave, bound in slave bracelets, and handed over to her rescuer, in order that the honor of the family and her city not be besmirched. There is, of course, a natural tendency in the rescued female to feel and demonstrate great gratitude to the man who has saved her life, and the Gorean custom is perhaps no more than an institutionalization of this customary response. There are cases where a Free Woman in the vicinity of a man she has desired has deliberately placed herself in jeopardy. The man then after having been forced to risk his life, is seldom in a mood to use the girl other than as his slave. '
Page 162 Priest Kings
After her kiss of gratitude which might last a good deal longer than she had anticipated she would find herself forced to kneel and be collard and then stripped, her wrists confined behind her back in slave bracelets, she would find herself led stumbling away on a slave leash from the field of her champion's valor. "
Priest Kings of Gor pge 204
Vika dropped her head. "Every woman in her heart, " said Vika, "wants to wear the chains of a man." This seemed to me quite doubtful.
Fake looked up and smiled. "Of Course," she said, we would like to choose the man." This seemed to me only a bit less doubtful.
"I would choose you, Cabot," she said.
"Women wish to be free," I told her.
"Yes, she said, "we also wish to be free." She smiled. "In every woman," she said, ' there is something of the Free Companion and something of the slave girl."
Free women are Priceless, they have no value.
book 20, Players of Gor, p. 223
The most fundamental property prized by Goreans in women, I suppose, though little is said about it, is her need for
love, and her capacity for love. How much does she need love? And how deep and loving is she? That is the kind of
woman a man wants, ultimately, one who is helplessly and totally
love's captive, in his collar.
Mercenaries of Gor - Book 21 pg. 322
"...as the love of a slave girl is the deepest and most profound love that any woman can give to a man. Love makes a woman a man's slave, and the wholeness of that love requires that she be, in truth, his slave." (Magicians of Gor, p.31)
Freedom permits a woman to live without a man. Slavery makes a woman need a man's touch. The paradox of the collar is the freedom which a woman experiences in at last finding herself and becoming herself. Magicians of Gor
It is said, in a Gorean proverb, that a man, in his heart, desires freedom, and that a woman, in her belly, yearns for love. The collar, in its way, answers both needs. The man is most free, owning the slave. He may do what he wishes with her. The woman, on the other hand, being owned, is institutionally and helplessly subject, in her status as slave, to the submissions of love. Slave Girl of Gor - Page 180
"....Gorean men, on the whole, do not free slaves. The freeing of a girl is almost unheard of. This makes sense. They are not free women. They are belongings, valuables, slaves, treasures. Who discards precious possessions, who surrenders treasures? If the slave girl were worth less perhaps she would be freed more. She is too marvelous to free; and if she is not marvelous, she can be slain.Too, what man who has known the glory and joy of a girl at his feet is likely to wish to exchange that for the inconvenience and bother of a free woman? No, slave girls, for all practical purposes, are not freed. They will remain in one collar or another. Men will have it that way." Exploreres of Gor
Book 8 Hunters of Gor
"It means, I think," I said, "that only the woman who has utterly surrendered and can utterly surrender losing her- self in a man's touch can be truly a woman, and being what she is, is then free."
In reference to slaves.... Respect and attention is not due to you, that it need not be accorded to you. You are slave. In actual practice of course, masters tend to put a great deal of attention to the thoughts and feelings of their lovely slaves. It is rewarding and delicious to do so. How wonderful it is to know another human being so intimately, especially one one owns. There are no secrets between master and slaves. Her deepest thoughts and desires, as well as her most trivial fancies and observations, are open to him and, because he owns her, of great interest to him. A man is much more likely to be intensely fond of a girl he owns than of a free individual toward whom he stands in a mere contractual relationship. The later he does not own; the former he does. The owned girl is valuable; she is precious; this makes her much different from a business partner. For what it is worth, the most intimate and deepest
loves I have known have been between masters and their slaves, that between the love master and their love slave.
John Norman, Explorers of Gor
While Free Women, technically, are priceless, they are usually, in bed, worthless. They are not worthy of kneeling and humbly holding candles within a thousand pasangs of a slave.
Renegades of Gor, pg. 63
What man who has known the glory and joy of a girl at his feet is likely to wish to exchange that for the inconvenience and bother of a free woman?
Explorers of Gor, page 90
"And what then, " I asked, " do you think I would bring?"
He looked at me, smiling.
"What?" I asked.
"I would think," he said, "that you would bring somewhere between fifteen and twenty copper tarsks."
"Copper tarsks!" I cried.
"Yes," he said.
"Beast!" I cried. "Beast!"
"But remember," he said smiling, "it is slaves who are assessed and have prices. Free Women are priceless."
"Yes," I said, somewhat mollified, stepping back.
"Yes," I must remember that I was priceless. I was a Free Woman.
Kajira of Gor, pg. 97
"Frigidity is a neurotic luxury," I told her. "It is allowed only to free women, probably because no one cares that much about them. Indeed, frigidity is one of the titles and permissions implicated in the lofty status of a free woman. For many it is, in effect, their proudest possession. It distinguishes them from the lowly slave girl."
Beasts of Gor - Pg. 243
Sensuous dance is almost always performed by slaves on Gor. A free
woman who performs such dancing publicly is almost begging for the collar. In some cities the sentence of bondage is mandatory for such a woman."--p.372, Renegades of Gor