Every BDSM fetish fantasy, whether it being erotic tickling, rough bondage or just the curious who have dreamed of living a life dream can be fulfilled at The Fetish Manor. Located in a sleepy secluded suburb not far from the inner city of Perth in Western Australia, The Fetish Manor consists of several well-equipped dungeons that are filled with custom-made equipment to excite all your senses. BDSM is usually defined using three groupings of the acronym. B&D (Bondage & Discipline) deals with the conduct of tying people up and forms of punishment like spanking and cage-time. D&S (Domination & Submission) revolves around trust, power and obedience, with someone "submitting" to the command of another. S&M (Sadomasochism) is more physiological, appealing to the body’s strong senses, through pain, tickling or humiliation which often has an erotic spin to it. The Fetish Manor prides itself on being discrete, hygienic and abiding by the three principles of BDSM: safe, sane and consensual. It is staffed with only the most experienced and highly trained mistresses, misters and submissives. The owner and head dominatrix of The Fetish Manor will answer all those surreal questions surrounding BDSM in the following exclusive interview for Endeavour Magazine.
I am Mistress Cassandra Anne Black. I have worked in Perth, and in Manchester, England as a professional Dominatrix for several years. This was definitely not what I saw myself doing as I sat my end of year school exams many years ago. Thankfully life is often filled with surprises.
This is the first time in my life that I am working at just one job. When I say I have had a lot of jobs in my time, I do mean a lot! I have worked for car yards, an ice cream parlour, sold aftermarket car insurance, been in the Australian Army, a banker, sold high end retail fashion, been a stripper and a lap dancer just to name a few. Normally my life meant doing a nine to five, socially accepted form of employment then working at night and weekends to make the real money. Hard work is not a stranger to me. Nor is a liking for the weird or unusual.
With every job that I have had over the years, two things have been my driving force: personal and client satisfaction and financial recognition for the effort applied. That is, the harder I work and the better I am, the more I make. Not one of these prior occupations provided both of these, but my professional life as a dominatrix has filled that void.
In my opinion being a female dominatrix is the epitome of grace and power. We are what the rest of the female race aspire to be. Strong, graceful, educated, in complete control of our faculties. Well spoken, immaculately groomed, specialists in our field. We are the kind of women that men lust after and fantasize about. We satiate their desires of the tabooed.
Clients seek out the ability to lose their daily stresses in the fantasy world of BDSM through sessions with a Mistress, Master or Submissive in a BDSM dungeon. There is also the option of having a double session with more than one mistress, master or submissive. A BDSM dungeon is a place where clients can come along and act out their deepest and darkest fantasies in an encouraging and non judgemental environment. It is usual that they want their attendance to remain confidential and hidden for fear of ostracism from friends or colleagues. It is a societal norm for people to judge what they fear or don’t understand. BDSM is often perceived in this way. In our world BDSM is a game, with rules of conduct and consequences for actions, all of which are predetermined before play even begins.
The misconception about sessions having to include pain and marks is not the truth. Ninety percent of all clients are terrified and excited at the same time but are concerned that if they come along they are going to be beaten or the like. This is an uneducated view, but very common. Sessions for beginners are very soft and sensual, leaning more towards the erotic side of play. We see no point in inviting someone into our world to scare the living daylights out of them. This hardly encourages return visits. Our goal is to open up the eyes of each client and teach them that the different and unusual is not always scary, but it can be. The choice is all theirs.
The greatest pleasures that I gain from my sessions are when clients establish trust and rapport and are honest about what they really want to experience. This may take multiple sessions or it may take moments, depending on their willingness to let go. As a Mistress in a service based industry, our goal is to get as close to the clients fantasy as possible while still operating in a safe and consensual manner. There is nothing worse than hurting someone who wants to be teased or teasing someone who wants to be hurt.
Personally I have to admit a fondness for the extreme and harsh. This comes about from many, many soft and fluffy sessions on the lighter side of play over the years. It is a blessing, now that I own and operate my own dungeon premises and have multiple highly skilled Mistresses, Masters and Submissives that I can pass these lighter sessions on to them and keep the dreams alive for many happy people.
