The Gorean sagas are the collections of novels written by John Norman about a planet in our own solar system, strategically masked from detection by the residents of planet Earth by those of an advanced intelligence. This story was also shielded from me before a series of memorable events in the virtual world Second Life.
Second Life, with some effort on your part lets you do most any thing you want…and with even more imagination, be whom ever you want….to be the person that physical, financial or other concerns keep you from being in your day to day life.
Though an ‘alien’ planet, populated by abductees from earth and their offspring along with other beings natural to the planet, Gor is not completely different from Earth. The Priest Kings have permitted some technologies to flourish while disallowing those that might bring the ultimate destruction of the planet. Some of these – slavery, apparent sexism and brutal violence defy logic to modern, educated humans…and yet also leave room for thought.
Even Aedan’s ‘Earth’, mideival Britain, though brutal by today’s western society standards did not fully prepare him for what he would find when he suddenly found himself…alone on the Gorean planet. Later, when he found that he could return to Earth, to the land of his home, his heart would keep him from making that trip.
This is the trek of Aedan Charron as he struggles to accept his lot..to live in this world…ever missing what he left behind but also struggling to make the best of the hand that he has been dealt and of Be11a Zapatero the girl that takes his heart and shows that the Gorean collar is not necessarily a repressive device in a world that at face value, seems to promote thoughtless domination of one person over another but in reality, may take the dominant, corner and border edges of a puzzle and mate them with the suppressed center pieces, all of which are required to fully assemble the puzzle…neither of which is complete without the other. I have no idea of where it will go but don’t doubt know that it is of an adult nature so keep the kids away.
Perhaps, this is also a personal examination and opportunity for growth as SecondLife is so uniquely able to do.
Safe Paths, my friend.
