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Master Skip
Skip Chasey (a/k/a Master Skip) heads
a family of spiritually grounded leatherfolk in the City of
Angels, where he is a practicing spiritual director and
certified Grief Recovery ™ counselor and also earns a living as
a missionary among the savages of Hollywood. He is a
co-producer of the Southwest Leather Conference (“The Leather
Family Gathering”) and a co-founder of People of Leather Among
You (“PLAY”), a social and educational group for Southern
California men and women interested in the integration of
spirituality and leather/fetish sexuality. In 2000 Master Skip
addressed a crowd of almost one million people at the Millennium
March on Washington, and since then he has given the keynote
address and presented more than a hundred programs on the
spiritual dynamics of SM and D/s relationships at noteworthy
leather events throughout the US and Canada.
From 2001-2007 Master Skip was a core
instructor for the Butchmanns Experience, a recurring weekend
retreat at which hundreds of leathermen and women experienced
profound personal growth. He presently serves on the Theologies
Team for Metropolitan Community Churches and on the board of
directors for Butchmanns, Inc., a non-profit educational
organization dedicated to self-actualization through the mindful use
of physical practices and the conscious exchange of personal power
for spiritual awareness.
Master Skip and his pup Tim are the
subjects of the award-winning documentary film Pup as well as
featured articles in Nerve.com magazine and Power Exchange
magazine, and he and his slave Rick are two of the subjects of
the upcoming book on gay male Master/slave relationships currently
being written by slave david stein. He is a past recipient of the
Lee Montague Memorial Award for Outstanding Community Service from
Avatar Club Los Angeles, where he is an active member; was named
“Best Trainer” at the 2002 International Puppy Contest; received the
Pantheon of Leather Community Choice Award in 2005; and was honored
with the Master Heart Award at the 2008 Master/slave Conference.
In his own words, “Blood may be thicker
than water, but leather is thicker than blood.”
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Scheduled Workshops at Lupercalia MMIX
subject to change
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The Servant Master: From Control to Compassion
The archetype of the Servant Master is found in every
major spiritual tradition, from the shamanic Native
American medicine man who acts as the conduit between
the tribe and the spirits of its ancestors, to Buddhist
bodhisattvas who postpone their entrance into Nirvana in
order to facilitate the enlightenment of others, to
Jesus’ Last Supper revelation that, “Whoever would be
great among you must be your servant, and whoever would
be first among you must be slave to all.” This profound
and paradoxical teaching provokes a challenging question
to those who claim the dominant role in a D/s
relationship: “How am I called to be of service to
those who serve me?” Join Master Skip as he shares his
insights into what it means to be a Servant Master and
the alchemy that transforms dominance and submission
into devotion and surrender.
(This presentation, which is
appropriate for both Dominants and submissives, will
conclude with the audience participating in a moving,
sacred ritual. A short break will be taken prior to the
ritual to allow those who do not wish to participate to
take their leave. Once the door to the meeting room has
been closed, no one will be permitted to enter until the
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The
Mana Of Fetish:
Harnessing the Mystical Power of Lust and Obsession in
BDSM
Fetish
(noun): (1) a sexual obsession with something generally
considered to be non-sexual in nature; (2) something of
significant trust and reverence; (3) an object believed
to have the magical power to aid, enable or protect.
Many in our community are unaware that the word “fetish”
has its roots in pagan spirituality. There is a
tremendous mystical power in our fetishes—they empower
us, embolden us and, at times, even enslave us, all
while turning us on! For those engaged in a
Master/slave relationship, understanding and making
mindful use of this power is doubly important. With a
thorough awareness of his slave’s fetishes, a Master can
utilize their power for beneficial use in developing the
slave. Likewise, only by becoming fully conscious of
her own fetishes, and the power they have over her, can
a Master indulge those fetishes without causing her
slave psychic harm or suffering. Join Master Skip as he
examines the healthy role that fetish can play in M/s
relationships as well as the dangers that can occur when
our fetishes remain in the shadows. |
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