Classes

Rebecca Doll enjoys being pretty and pleasing and an object of admiration, and is an exhibitionist pain slut of the highest caliber. They love being put through her paces publicly and takes great joy in leaving their audience with mouths agape at the end of their scenes. While beatings are fun, they are most fond of anything that draws blood – either their own or someone else’s. Physicality is not the core of their interests, however. As a member of House of Artemisia, they spend a significant amount of their time focused on exploring the more twisted desires of the human mind, and applying her academic background, including putting their Master’s degree in Education to use in understanding the human needs for control, violence, and self-destruction.


Badass Bottoming – with James Gordon

The human body is capable of amazing things. The amount of punishment it can take is utterly astounding. Experienced edge play bottom Rebecca Doll answers your questions and leads you through the steps they take before engaging in any hardcore scene. From hook suspensions to flesh removals to intense interrogation scenes to delving into emotional…

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Consent in Hypnosis – with James Gordon

Consent is a hot issue. From college campuses to local kink communities, consent is being actively discussed, and new understandings of how it relates to sexual interaction are evolving. Over the past five years concepts of consent have been explored in many communities on many levels. Hypnosis involves strong elements of control and behavioral change….

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D/s without a Tradition – Power Exchange for the rest of us – with James Gordon

I don’t feel a connection with leather tradition and I’m not interested in Gor. Is there D/s for the rest of us? Traditions of power exchange with a strong ownership or Dominant/submissive dynamic tend to emphasize tradition, to the extent some people don’t feel they can “belong.” Nobody has a copyright on the concept of…

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Dark Side of Hypnosis – Edgeplay, Mindfucks, and Trauma – with James Gordon

Visions of erotic violence or sinister control dominate our movies and fantasies. From chainsaw disembowelment to death to formative sexual trauma, many of our most delicious fantasies are unsafe or inaccessible. While we may visit these things under the aegis of “pathworking” or “ritual,” one of the most direct and controllable forms of visualization is…

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Difficult Subjects – with James Gordon

Anyone can be hypnotized. But not everyone experiences the state that they want. We’ll look at concrete methods, including direct and inferential suggestion, of working with subjects who seem lowly or non-responsive to traditional inductions to achieve a hypnotic state. We’ll also cover some issues or characteristics that may make hypnosis more difficult. This class…

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Hypnosis 101 – with James Gordon

It’s not uncommon for people new to hypnosis to find themselves dependent on scripts written by others, or a magic charm like induction that works…sometimes, though they don’t understand why. Hypnosis is a science and it can be broken down into its components. In our 101 you’ll learn the building blocks necessary to hypnotize successfully…

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Hypnosis 201 – with James Gordon

In our 201 class we begin with the presumption you know how to get someone into a basic hypnotic state. If you don’t…don’t worry. It’s easy to learn and we’ll point you at references. We’ll recap basic hypnosis and consent, then move on to advanced inductions, working with people who are more difficult to hypnotize,…

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Immersive Role Play – with James Gordon

Hypnosis can be a starting point for Roleplay, but there are more ways to use it than stage theatrics. Many elements of traditional “method” acting bear a strong relation to hypnosis. We start by dressing up, but called on to play the role of the dastard or the damsel in distress we often feel ludicrous…

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Inference and Sensation Transference: Building a Hypnotic Experience – with James Gordon

Reaching a suggestible state and “feeling” suggestions, or just want to up your game in weaving a powerful tapestry in the mind, this class is for you. We focus on specific, concrete, techniques for creating physical sensation and constructing vivid scenes and experiences through hypnosis. We’ll discuss how to know your subject, understand their suggestibility,…

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I’m not sure this relationship is good for me…when power exchange is unhealthy – with James Gordon

“I was too badly burned…I’ll never do that again.” Many of the old norms and assumptions about power exchange relationships seem custom designed mask massive insecurity, defense mechanisms, and codependence. For some of us, character or upbringing has made a normal egalitarian relationship difficult, undesirable, or even impossible. Often we focus on “staying away” from…

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“I want you to run my life!” – Negotiations for Power Exchange – with James Gordon

From marks to hard limits you know how to negotiate a BDSM scene. But Power Exchange is not sceneplay. Is their bank account, child, transportation, and job just an afterthought? “Sure I won’t interfere with those.” Often when power exchange collides with real life, we don’t have a plan. This class focuses on negotiations outside…

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“My ass is sore…you take out the fucking garbage…” – the realities of power exchange – with James Gordon

We all know it happens. The bliss and magic have started to wear thin and the issues of money, other partners, chores and work are closing in. There are rumblings of mutiny. Can this power exchange survive? We’ll present basic techniques for defusing, renegotiating, and surviving when the NRE wears off. Leave the haze of…

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