The Journey of the Ways
Welcome to The Journey of the Ways. We are a reality based message board and chat owned and run by people that live Alternative Lifestyles for people that live
or are exploring their D/s and/or BDSM Sexuality offline. The owners vision, (Stresspup, Merlins jane, Wolfwoman, and southern smile), is to create a
community providing fellowship, intelligent adult discussions, responsible information and resources, and the exchanging of ideas, opinions and questions.
Please read the Community Rules and Guidelines Forum before you post. We warmly encourage and invite you to make your first post in the Introductions Forum so
we may all give you a proper welcome. Enjoy your time spent at The Journey of the Ways.
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The First Step of The Journey: Please Read Before You Post
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Road Map of the Ways: Community Rules and GuidelinesPlease read the information in this forum carefully before you post on the message board or before you enter the chat- room. You will also find the "Navigating Your 'Way': How to Use this Site" topic in this forum which will help you navigate and lead you to of all the forums and resources we have here at "The Journey of the Ways." |
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Setting Sail: Our Community, Members and Events
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For Crying Out Loud: Community AnnouncementsThis is the forum where our membership can read announcements by the owners and the staff of "The Journey of the Ways" concerning our community. There are new announcements daily. We strongly encourage all members to check this forum first when you log on to "The Journey of the Ways", so you know of any important announcements, special events or changes that may be taking place concerning the message board or chat-room. |
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It Won't Hurt a Bit: IntroductionsWelcome! This forum is the place for you to introduce yourself to the other members of "The Journey of the Ways" community. We warmly invite you to make your first post in this forum. This forum is open to all. Please feel very welcome to post here. |
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The Beat: Life HappeningsThis forum is the place where members of our community can share special events that are happening in their lives with each other. This is the place where we can share our joys, offer comfort and give support to each other. This forum is open to all. Please feel most welcome to post here. |
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Expressions of GratitudeThis forum is to express your feelings of gratitude about anything or anyone in your life. It is a wonderful way to send some positive energy out into the Universe. The idea for this forum has its roots from a very old and wonderful D/s Lifestyle tradition. This forum is open to all. Please feel very welcome to post here. |
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The D/s Lifestyles Discussion Forums
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D/s LifestylesThis forum is for the discussion, the exchanging of ideas, writings, questions and opinions about D/s in general and the various D/s Lifestyles and BDSM Cultures. This forum is open to all. Please feel most welcome to post here. |
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Family Focus: Our Choices and Those Around UsWe that post here at The Journey of the Ways have made specific yet varying alternative lifestyle choices. Such choices can affect, include or exclude our family members from knowing many/most aspects of our true selves. This forum was created specifically for the exchanging of ideas, life experiences, opinions, advice, and questions and answers about how to incorporate living our D/s Lifestyles daily while also maintaining healthy, happy family relationships. This forum is open to all. Please feel most welcome to post here. |
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DominanceThis forum is for the discussion, the exchanging of ideas, writings, questions and opinions about all aspects of dominance within the various D/s Lifestyles and BDSM Cultures.This forum is open to all. Please feel most welcome to post here. |
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SubmissionThis forum is for the discussion, the exchanging of ideas, writings, questions and opinions about all aspects of submission within the various D/s Lifestyles and BDSM Cultures. This forum is open to all. Please feel most welcome to post here. |
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SwitchThis forum is for the discussion, the exchanging of ideas, writings, questions and opinions about all aspects of being a Switch within the various D/s Lifestyles and BDSM Cultures. This forum is open to all. Please feel most welcome to post here. |
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Enslavement: Owner/property RelationshipsThis forum is for the discussion, the exchanging of ideas, writings, questions and opinions about all aspects of enslavement and Owner/property relationships within the various D/s Lifestyles and BDSM Cultures. This forum is open to all. Please feel most welcome to post here. |
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Sincere Intent: Long Distance and Online D/s RelationshipsThis forum is for the discussion, the exchanging of ideas, writings, questions and opinions about sincere long distance D/s relationships and sincere online D/s relationships. (Please note that this forum is not about Internet D/s Fantasy Role Playing and all topics in this forum is reality based.) This forum is open to all. Please feel most welcome to post here. |
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A Mentor's Musings: Answers on D/s Protocols and EtiquetteThis forum is the place to ask a formally trained and practicing D/s Mentor (Merlinsjane), questions about anything that has to do with D/s Lifestyle protocols, etiquette, rituals and traditions. Please read the posting instructions and disclaimer inside this forum before posting in this forum. This forum is open to all. Please feel very welcome to post here. |
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The BDSM and Human Sexuality Discussion Forums
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BDSM SexualityThis forum is for intelligent adult discussions about BDSM Sexuality including writings, essays, the exchanging of opinions and experiences, and questions and answers pertaining to BDSM Sexuality. This forum is exclusively reserved for topics about BDSM Sexuality only. This forum is open to all. Please feel most welcome to post here. |
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Ask Ms Whipping Post: BDSM Answers on Protocol and EtiquetteThis forum is the place to ask a practicing ProDominant (wolfwoman), questions about anything that has to do with BDSM Protocols and Etiquette. Please read the posting instructions and disclaimer inside this forum before posting in this forum. This forum is open to all. Please feel very welcome to post here. |
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The Toy BoxThis forum is an informative resource of descriptions, pictures and explanations of the different and varied implements used for and to enhance BDSM activities. This is an educational and informational resource forum only. All are invited and encouraged to start a topic and/or exchange their opinions, questions and answers about each topic in this forum. Please read the posting instructions, posting guidelines and disclaimers inside this forum before posting in this forum. This forum is open to all. Please feel most welcome to post here. |
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Vanilla Has Great Taste: Non-BDSM SexualitiesThis forum is for intelligent adult discussions, the sharing and exchanging of ideas, opinions and experiences, and for the exchanging of questions and answers pertaining to all aspects of human sexuality except BDSM Sexuality. (We have a forum dedicated specifically to BDSM Sexuality.) Please read the posting guidelines and disclaimer inside this forum before posting in this forum. This forum is open to all. Please feel very welcome to post here. |
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The Journey to Self
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The MindThis forum is dedicated to The Mind." This is the place to exchange and share ideas, insights, opinions, life experiences, and questions and answers on how to keep ones' mind in a healthy balanced state. This forum is open to all. Please feel very welcome to post here. |
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The SpiritThis forum is dedicated to The Spirit." This is the place to exchange and share ideas, insights, opinions, life experiences, and questions and answers on how to keep ones' spirit in a healthy balanced state. This forum is open to all. Please feel very welcome to post here. |
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The BodyThis forum is dedicated to "The Body." This is the place to exchange and share ideas, insights, opinions, life experiences, and questions and answers on how to keep ones' body in a healthy balanced state. This forum is open to all. Please feel very welcome to post here. |
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The Road Less Traveled: Our Personal JourneysEach of us is faced with choosing which road will lead us to the next step of our personal journeys. For most of us that live an alternative lifestyle, many roads we have chosen are the ones less traveled by others. This is the forum to share your personal story, your philosophies, statements of mission, personal credos and manifestos that led you to choose the road less traveled. This forum is open to all. Please feel very welcome to post here. |
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The Lighthouse: Inspiring Words That Light Our JourneyWords are very powerful. They make us think and they teach us much. Words put together in a certain way will often help us to grow as we take our individual walks down our emotional and spiritual paths. This forum is for the sharing of quotes and sayings that you have found meaningful, inspiring and true. Please read the posting instructions before you post in this forum. This forum is open to all. Please feel most welcome to post here. |
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The Resources and References Section
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Suggested Reading MaterialThis forum is a resource of published books, pamphlets, approved links and articles that are pertinent to the D/s Lifestyles, BDSM, Fetish and Alternative Sexuality. Also included are published fictional books, short stories and collections of writings that have Alternative Lifestyle themes. All are welcome to post here either to list reading materials or to give opinions on suggested reading material in this forum. Instructions on how to post about a reading material is within this forum. This forum is open to all. Please feel most welcome to post here. |
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The Not So Definitive Definitions of the DeviantThis is the forum where we are all going to work together as a community to collaborate our own dictionary/glossary of terminology used when referring to D/s Lifestyles, BDSM Cultures, fetish, BDSM, and Alternative Sexualities. Please open up this forum to read how to take part in the creation of what will be a very unique and wonderfully responsible resource. This forum is open to all. Please not only feel very welcome to post here but also feel very much encouraged to contribute to our community's group collaboration. |
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Ask the Dungeon Doc: Medical Information on BDSM ActivitiesThis is the forum where you can ask a practicing physician health and medical questions pertaining particularly to BDSM Sexuality and other Alternative Sexualities. Please read the posting instructions and disclaimer inside this forum before posting in this forum. This forum is open to all. Please feel very welcome to post here. |
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Mr. Myth and Ms. InformationThis is the forum where we are all going to work together as a community to try to debunk Alternative Lifestyles myths and to provide you with the best possible compilation of responsible, reality based information. This forum is open to all. Please not only feel very welcome to post here but also feel very much encouraged to contribute to our community's group collaboration. |
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Links of Chain: The Journey of the Ways Approved LinksThis forum is a resource of links to sites that have been approved and endorsed by the owners of "The Journey of the Ways." This forum is open for all to view but not for posting except by the owners of this message board. Please read inside the forum for the protocols on how links can be presented to the owners to be approved for display in this forum. This forum is open to all. Please feel very welcome to take a look at this forum and get to know more about our members and friends and visit their sites. |
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Creative Interpretations
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Black and Blues: Dungeon Recording SessionsThis forum is for the sharing of lyrics and music that you may personally feel has a D/s or BDSM theme. This is also the forum to post about music that you feel can enhance a BDSM session or other erotic activities. Please read the posting instructions and guidelines before you post in this forum. This forum is open to all. Please feel most welcome to post here. |
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Rhyme or Reason: Poetry and VerseThis forum is for our membership to post their original poetry of all kinds including erotica. Please read the posting guidelines and instructions before posting in this forum. This forum is open to all. Please feel very welcome to post here. |
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Chapter But No Verse: Stories and ProseThis forum is for our membership to post their original stories of all kinds including erotica. Please read the posting guidelines and instructions before posting in this forum. This forum is open to all. Please feel very welcome to post here. |
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Portfolio: Artistic Creative ExpressionsThis forum is for our membership to post their original art work including photography, graphic designs or drawings. Pornography is not permitted, however tasteful erotic art work is more then welcome. Please read the posting guidelines and instructions before posting in this forum. This forum is open to all. Please feel very welcome to post here. |
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General Discussion Areas
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A Good Movie or Book is Hard to Beat!Have a favorite author or book? Seen or rented a great movie lately? This is the forum to share what you have seen or what you have read and tell us why you enjoyed it and why you recommend it for others to see or read. This forum was created for people to share their ideas on all kinds of movies and books that are not necessarily D/s Lifestyles or BDSM sexuality informational, erotic or educational resources; Simply all kinds of movies and books that you have enjoyed, were entertained or moved by and would recommend others in our community to read or watch Just for the pure enjoyment of it! This forum is open to all. Please feel very welcome to post here. |
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A Little Slap and Tickle: Humor and FunThis forum is for sharing humor and jokes that are D/s and BDSM oriented or otherwise. It is also a place to post game ideas for our message board. This forum is open to all. Please feel very welcome to post here. |
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Gag Me... Please!: Useless Trivia, Polls, Quizzes and GamesThis forum is dedicated to everything we're embarassed to admit enjoying. People get millions of emails each day devoted to these sorts of things: Useless trivia, mind games, word games, silly quizzes and polls. Share with us your favorites. This forum is open to all. Please feel very welcome to post here. |
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In The Nudes: Discussions Of World IssuesThis forum is a place where people can discuss and exchange ideas about our world's issues in a positive way. Please share your points of view, opinions, and offer and share your personal solutions to the problems we face today with the world issues that affect all of us. This forum is open to all. All are very welcome to post here. |
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Non-Human Pets: The Animals We Love and CherishThis forum is all about the wonderful non-human members of our family that we love so much. This is the place to post about all kinds of animals, exchange stories and experiences, post pictures, ask and answer questions and even just to tell tell a cute antidote about our furry friends. This forum is welcome to all. Please feel very welcome to post here. |
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Recipe Power ExchangeGot a favorite recipe to share? Need some ideas for a recipe for a special occasion? Need some recipes for special dietary needs? This is the forum to share, exchange recipes and to ask for suggestions when you need some new creative cooking ideas. This forum is open to all. Please feel very welcome to post here. |
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12/20/08 20:34:05 |
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The Whine CellarThis forum is the forum for people to "vent" in a healthy way that will not harm or hurt anyone. This is the forum that allows you to speak your mind on any subject and get rid of any negative energy you are carrying around within you that may affect you or those around you. This is the forum to just let go and let go of "it" so you can move forward. Please read the rules of posting in this forum very carefully. This forum is open to all. Please feel very welcome to post here. |
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11/24/08 06:53:03 |
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The Vines That Bind: GardeningThis forum is the place to share ideas, experiences and to ask and answer questions about anything having to do with gardening. Not only about outdoor gardening, indoor plants, fruit and vegetable gardening, landscaping, conservation and organic gardening ideas but also a place to exchange helpful hints and share tricks of the trade when it comes to all types of gardening. This forum is open to all. Please feel very welcome to post here. |
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11/23/08 06:06:07 |
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Looking to Score: SportsThis forum is dedicated to the sports enthusiast. It is not for the faint of heart or the thin skinned. Ready to rumble? Well, grab a wiener and a beer and let's get it on! This forum is open to all. Please feel very welcome to post here. |
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