Summary of Anton Fulmen's The Heart of Dominance

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#1 The common core of dominance is the hot, complicated space between what someone wants to do on their own and what they want to do for you. It is in the influence one person wields over the thoughts and actions of another.

#2 Dominance is always discussed in terms of relationships within this book. This isn’t meant to imply that dominance only occurs in traditional, long-term romantic relationships. Every exercise of dominance, no matter how casual or quick, is a relationship in its own right.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 21, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822525191

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Insights on Anton Fulmen's The Heart of Dominance

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

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Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 18

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The common core of dominance is the hot, complicated space between what someone wants to do on their own and what they want to do for you. It is in the influence one person wields over the thoughts and actions of another.

#2

Dominance is always discussed in terms of relationships within this book. This isn’t meant to imply that dominance only occurs in traditional, long-term romantic relationships. Every exercise of dominance, no matter how casual or quick, is a relationship in its own right.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

There is no single definition of dominance, and it is often bound up with status and ego. The words master and slave are particularly tricky, as they are high-status titles within communities of people who practice dominance.

#2

To better understand another person's dominance, you must first establish a conversation with them. Do not rely on labels or titles to describe someone's dominance, because each person may have a different understanding of what those terms mean.

#3

D/s, its complement submission, and the abbreviation D/s mean any kind of intentional bossing around of one person by another. Kink refers to anything that your conservative Aunt Gertrude would think is weird and suspect of being sexual. Play refers to the fulfilling, enlivening, connecting, joyous practice of dominance and submission.

#4

The first lesson to learn on our path to competent dominance is that we cannot make anyone do anything. We can only enable or inspire submission.

#5

All great consensual dominance is mutual. We aren’t just forcing our partners to passive obedience, but co-opting them and seducing them into becoming complicit in their own subjugation.

#6

I've encountered a variety of models, theories, and rules about dominance, and I've found that many of them are