OWK II - A Day in the Life

Even though the grandest experiment in femdom didn't last long, most of those who have visited the OWK, got hooked for life.

Continued from part I: OWK - Rise of an Unique Femdom Project.

Goddess Sonya of Ethnic Kink (image: sex with Timaree)

The OWK, located near the Czech city of Černá, was Disneyland for femdom aficionados. During its short run from 1996 to 2008, it made an life-long impression on those who actually stayed there. To this day, both actual and wannabe visitors mourn its demise

So, what was it like? Surprisingly, stories about visits to the OWK are hard to find. When it comes to images and clips, it is the opposite. Whoever was in charge of marketing for the OWK did a superb job. A decade after the world's finest femdom fantasy shut down, its imagery continues to rule the internet. Therein also lies the problem. Those who look from a distance at the OWK see something that probably never was.

OWK I - Rise of an Unique Femdom Project

After running teasers and spoilers for six months - being kind here - let's cut to the chase.

Goddess Amazon, here pictured at Residenz Avalon in Berlin [couldn't resist] visited the OWK in better days.

Ever since Game of Thrones decided not to go out with a spectacular bang, HBO is frantically searching for a replacement. One of the ideas being floated, is a show called "Confederate" about a post-Civil War society where slavery is legal. Floating that idea causes the inevitable backlash.

In the year 1580 the Ming dynasty is ruling China for 212 years. It will take another 64 years for the Middle Kingdom's emperor to lose its heavenly mandate. In that same year, the Battle of Omosu took place in neighbouring Japan. Recent archaeological evidence confirms wide female involvement: DNA tests on 105 bodies revealed that 35 of them were female. Closer to home, also that year, construction for a castle near the Czech city of Černá began.

OWK Announces Hostile Takeover of Hogwarts Castle

Events so improbable somebody forgot their cake and left it out in the rain... 

Yesterday on the OWK: Das Omen -Eleven Schools of Magic 

PRESS RELEASE: Per April 01, 11:11 qPMT Other World Kingdom s.r.o. - the recognized leader in fantasy worlds where [selected] [3] women rule over men - will take over the micro-nation of Hogwarts Castle.

"This acquisition is a remarkable milestone in the history of our company", says Aleš Sadil from The Other World Kingdom in Zlín "Rather than hostile take-over the new - and impoverished - management prefers the term synergistic dualism when it comes to combining the best that both worlds have to offer."

Miss Jackson who currently serves as Hogwarts' head mistress managed to retreat to the safety of Diagon Alley only just in time. From there Janet Jackson sent us this communique:

Will Someone Please Think About The Sisterhood. Or what happened to the OWK?

The ghost of femdom past has long abandoned the OWK. The ghost of femdom present needs to be sacked for failing their job. Let's hope the ghost of femdom future knows what's at stake. Believe it or not, despite the whole femdomania hype and pink symbols, the changes in the OWK are sadly not just skin deep.

Winter at the OWK with the flag fittingly hanging at half-mast.

It's bad for business to sell slaves the dream of truly unimaginable suffering. What slave chooses to spend the night with other hapless men, naked in a dab, dark stable, rather than [at least] under mistress' bed. The Other World Kingdom (OWK) is located in the heart of the Czech Republic where in wintertime temperatures at night drop to minus 10 degrees Celsius (-14 degrees Fahrenheit). There are some things no amount of male companionship can make up for.

OWK III - What Went Wrong? (part I)

The short answer: it's all about the business & location, location, location, combined with too much of an extreme ideology.Very expensive fun also.

The question "what went wrong" can be misleading. In the case of the OWK, I don't think so however. What does it take for the world's pre-eminent - and perhaps only ever - full-time femdom society to close it's doors?

Mistress being mistress in the OWK

Continued from part II: A day in the life.

Money makes the world go round
Some men balk at the prices pro-dommes charge. They conveniently forget pro-dommes have to pay bills too. Break it down and I'm actually surprised they don't charge more. Think about it, apart from the daily cost of living, tribute should include pension payments, liability and health insurance, vacation pay and compensation for loss of privacy, just to name a few.

And that is before you take into account most successful pro-dommes invest time and energy in their sessions, meaning they prepare for sessions, putting considerable energy in them and because of that don't do 40 hours of sessions a week.

OWK IV - Wrong Location (Too) (part II)

Location, location, location! [4]

Nope, nobody hijacked my URL, if you love what you do, better do it right. So where do you start? Location obviously.

Queen Hibiki (almost wrote mistress). By now you kinda get where this is going. All images in this series are dommes who have visited the OWK. [3] But there's more... Nighty night everyone. (image: Hibikism.com)

Continued from OWK III - What Went Wrong? (part I)

Yesterday, I wrote one reason the original OWK didn't make it, was the fact the owners didn't run it as a business. [2] It's far from the only reason. Equally important in why the OWK was born with flawed DNA is the location. Černá is situated in the heart of the modern-day Czech republic, meaning cold winters and hot summers. Imagine you buy a house to rent out only to discover that because of the weather you can only collect six months a year. You forgot it is freezing cold during the winter. That's gonna be a drain on your finances.

OWK IX: Beggars Can't Be Choosers

King of my castle anyone?

'My home is my castle, besides who needs a king when you can have a slave crawling on all fours instead?'

If you think French cleats are hot - finally figured out what they are? - autarky is even hotter. And not just because the OWK has at long last decided to dream big. 

Continued from OWK VIII - Sublime Ladies are the 'Product'

Why ask people for donations to repair the castle tower and as soon as repairs are finished announce you're looking for another place. Honestly that makes no sense at all. Or does it?

A while back I dug a little deeper into the history of the OWK and ran into two interesting articles. Because I don't speak Czech - Google does - everything is translated by our digital overlord. Apologies in advance, I've only corrected the most obvious errors. [2]

OWK V - DNA Mismatch: Glorious but Doomed (Wronged, part III)

All hail[ed] the queen!

In the end, the OWK attracted only a few. Affluent men and women who share queen Patricia I harsh and often misandric vision of femdom. Dreaming big on the Dark Side won't keep the light on in Vanillastan once bills start piling up and the castle collapsing.

Mistress Denetra, black ultimatrix (image: domboss.com)

Continued from: OWK IV - Wrong Location (Too) (part II)

You and I, dear reader, are truly special. The two of us belong to an elite group that understands women are born to be worshiped. Sadly we are nothing but a drop in an indifferent ocean.

Tiny
Some years ago I did a rough estimate of the number of people into BDSM by using the percentage of people that use Facebook and multiply that by how many subscribers Fetlife had at the time. It's tiny, closer to one percent of one percent (0.01%) than to one percent (1%). That was in 2013, back when Fetlife had zero entrance barriers and didn't try to steal your phone number.

OWK VIII - Sublime Ladies are the 'Product'

Who could've guessed?

Sometimes even the most 'natural uber-dominant' woman is doomed. Hard to swallow? Yes, letting go [of the dream] is always hard. Better ask yourself: whose dream was it anyway?

Dante Posh pondering the past.

Continued from: OWK VII - On becoming a Womanian.

Gamification is a technique social media uses to keep you glued to your screen. Click here and you get a bigger avatar [than your friend]. Do that and you receive another awesome badge. Time to go to sleep? Before you do, just one more thing. Don't switch of your phone just yet.

Born in 1483, Martin Luther is a seminal figure in Christianity. The scholar and priest is best remembered for nailing the Ninety-five Theses to the door of the Schlosskirche (Castle Church) of Wittemberg in Germany. In reality his "Disputes on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences" was printed in the year 1517, spreading across Europe in under two months. His thesis is what started the Protestant Revolution that has divided Christianity ever since.

OWK VII: On Becoming a Womanian

The rot runs much deeper than just some ridiculous name

Why not apply to serve a real woman like this elegant lady instead?

Continued from: OWK VI - Letter to queen Patricia.

Yes, I drank a lot on New Years Eve, but only the good stuff that gives you headaches for days. Or perhaps I drank too much. One of the weirder side effects of alcohol is that I can see clearly what it is that I desire most. I wanna be a Womanian. 

'I was so looking forward to the invasive and painful medical procedures. Stones, not even sticks? What can I say? Very disappointed.'
    - anonymous male applicant

Free to Live the Life You Want

Privacy, freedom to choose and femdom

Unlike queen Patricia of the Other World Kingdom, not all women are allowed to enjoy the femdom life from the shadows.

Not the pink catsuit that caught my eye but Nijntje [Miffy]. (Image mistress Baton)

In retrospect what impressed me most, is how queen Patricia, ruler of that femdom fairy tale, called the Other World Kingdom [OWK], understood privacy 2.0, before anyone else. Twenty years ago the OWK, just like the internet, was in its infancy. Much of the OWK's initial success was due to being an early adaptor of the online world.

To this day, you are haunted by the many, many images of dommes being showcased at the OWK, mostly on a pattern of ageless, rotating recycling. The one person that [doesn't] stand out is queen Patricia, probably because even then she understood, unlike most of us, the upcoming assault on our privacy, the connected world would turn out to be.

The OWK Had A Good Run

That's all folks!

The tower of the OWK at Černá with a leaning cross, suggesting better days are in the past.

As a guy, born around the time the first man landed on the moon, maintaining a blog suitable for all ages is becoming more and more difficult. Good luck explaining to millennials what a rotary phone is or a compass. Don't look at your phone kids, it can't help you.

Let's hope kinky millennials know what the Other World Kingdom (OWK) is. For femdom's sake, just ignore the irony of that name. The OWK was a compound where people could live the femdom lifestyle. At a price. The femdom kingdom was founded shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall and coincides with the rise of the internet. Lucky OWK, for it allowed the realm to make some money on the side by hawking images and video clips during those cold winter months when everyone retreated to Prague and every other fun-sun-filled places in the world.

The Most Rev Desmond Tutu

Yes OWK, rainbows are all about happiness. Learn from the best. 

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu of South Africa passes away on Boxing Day.

Colourful!

Driving home from Christmas, I'm thinking of Dad. He's getting real old and his health is failing. He has not much time left. Next year we probably celebrate Christmas without him. Makes me sad. I've learned so much from him. How love is about what you do, not what you say the importance of keeping your promises and standing up for what you think is right, just to name a few.

11 Things to Write About in 2018

OWK; My son is into femdom; New to femdom; Findom; Pro-domme book review; Future of femdom; Privileged piggies; Clips4Sale; Domme Deficit; Big BDSM test; Femdom fiction and so much more.

January Seraph, who passed away in 2017

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1. OWK - Other World Korrupted?
The notorious, beloved femdom compound finally seems to be living up to it's name. As a preview, a 45 minute clip by Goddess Amazon, detailing her encounters with the new - male - owner of the OWK. To be fair, what caught my attention was the name Womania and too much pink in the new logo.

If you have any info, useful links, personal stories about the OWK to share, please drop me a line.

Latex as Art and Subversive Daywear

My journey into the world of latex continues with something less formal and even more fun. Part one: here.

Nurse Noah will see you now. (image: paper magazine)

As the world's 11th most rebellious slave it's my solemn duty to show the world the benefits of latex. It's the kind of behavior mistress expects of me. Also I'm on a quest to pervert the Dark Side from within. Highly successful I may add.

In other news: Today's vanilla perversion is an article in The Guardian. "NHS urged to avoid PPE gloves made in 'slave-like' conditions." We all know the answer to that, so let's focus on latex instead. It's a material you can do so much more with than just make black skin-tight catsuits. I for one love bright, happy colours, and it feels to me that's what latex is made for.

The image used to illustrate this article show Noah Cyrus as a latex nurse. Not only fitting but I also like the contrast. Sarcasm is still alive I guess. As to who Mrs. Cyrus is, no idea. That's not important, it's the outfit that counts.

Kink Depression

Where have all the good dommes gone?

Warning: online kink research may damage your health. Don't know if there is such a thing as kink depression, but if there is, I'm suffering from it.

 
A recent New York Times article, or better, an advertorial on how to use the "way of the domme" - sorry Bruce Lee - to deal with men, left me feeling sad. I'll write about it later, but for now one example. A woman who negotiated a multi-million dollar contract is left out of the signing ceremony. Pro-domme advice: next time, pepper him with a relentless barrage of questions. Bad advice, but it gets worse when you read the last paragraph, where it says that her boss and his boss are in attendance.

Warrior Woman: the Agoji of Benin [Western Africa]

Forgot to mention. It's with Lupita Nyong'o 

Lupita Nyong'o hosting the documentary Warrior Women

Dutch loves beautiful woman. Lupita Nyong'o is stunning. For some reason Dutch cannot say Mrs. Nyong'o is superb. Not sure why, some say it's not done. Doesn't alter the fact. Crazy world we live in where facts are no longer facts. Fact is, these days the OWK is a proper kingdom. Can't say that either? Huh? [2]

Lupita Nyong'o was born in Mexico City from Kenyan parents. She was raised in Kenya from the age of one. At age 16 her parents sent her to Mexico to learn Spanish. [Mrs. Nyong'o has dual citizenship.] After receiving her bachelor Mrs. Nyong'o enrolled in a master's degree program in acting at the Yale School of Drama. "Immediately after graduating from Yale, Nyong'o landed her breakthrough role when she was cast in the 2013 movie 12 Years a Slave." For which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Rietveld Chair Revisited

Whatever you do, don't put this chair in your dungeon. Don't.

Much more interesting is what a dungeon designed by Gerrit Rietveld would look like.

In 2019 Michael Shnayerson published his book "Boom: Mad Money, Mega Dealers, and the Rise of Contemporary Art", a look into the world of modern art and its random sky-high valuations. It concludes that art has become big business.

As an economist I'm rather fond of Keynes' greater fool theory. It states that it doesn't matter how much a share is actually worth, all you need is someone who buys it for more than you paid for it. And of course get out when the house is on fire. Easier said than done, selling your portfolio at a profit in a global pandemic.

Cunk on Femdom Part Four - Scientific Foundations

Salvador Dalí – Venus in Furs – Negresses, Les Negresses, 1969 [3].

Some 200 years ago German author Heinrich Heine famously said “Where they burn books, they will ultimately burn people also” Today in Cunk on Femdom the hidden link between witches and the 20 to one domme deficit. Plus much more. After all I [Philomena Cunk] am a landmark documentary presenter.

Episode FOUR: Marquis de Sadé and Leopold von Sacher Masoch: Scientific foundations of femdom

by Philomena Cunk

We can all agree the Dark Ages were pretty much wasted on femdom. And yet, to this day dominant women refuse to take advantage of the latest scientific insights into what torture can do for you. Just don't ask what it does to him. Even worse, the Dark Ages were truly a dark time for women. The printing press was invented and subsequently men were considered superior and women inferior. And you know how the Dark Ages really got their name? Because of the black ink they used for printing texts that eventually subdued women. But it got worse.

San Francisco Armory: From Kink HQ to Musical Venue

end of an era

The Armory is a BDSM movie studio - a haven perhaps - that stands out for its educational qualities. The 200.000 sq foot building will soon be converted into a musical theatre. Yet the tune of femdom movies will continue to go on in Las Vegas.

The San Franciso Armory - Most likely successor to the OWK

After watching the final episode of Sherlock, series four, I began to fantasize where to relocate the Other World Kingdom (OWK) to. The idea came to me after seeing a top secret prison facility on the show - don't ask.