Since I have been sharing here on my blog pretty much everything going on in my life lately as relates to chastity, I thought I’d go ahead and share some of my recent reading material as well! I came across this book, “The Toybag Guide to Chastity Play,” and thought I would pick it up and see if it happened to offer any other insights into the lifestyle than what I have already learned/experienced for myself.
It was a very interesting read! (and NO, I am not being paid at all to promote books. 🙂 Everything here is only MY opinion and I just call it as I see it!) I liked that this is a small enough book that I could read through it relatively quickly, yet it’s chock full of all kinds of useful information about chastity! The first couple of chapters are mainly about the history and early designs of chastity devices. That is interesting, yes, but I did find myself skimming some of those pages rather quickly until it got to the parts about chastity making its way into more modern day “kink.” Then it started to resonate more with me and I did agree with a lot of the statements in the book about “why” a person might voluntarily wish to be locked up and have their orgasms completely controlled by another individual!
The author, Mistress Simone, apparently has (or had–I’m not completely sure of the timeline here) a number of “slaves,” both male and female, engaged in various forms of chastity. This includes everything from an actual physical device such as I wear, all the way to things like hypnosis and more “advanced” mind control. At the first pass, some of that stuff seems to be far beyond my level of play, but the more I’ve thought about it that’s not necessarily true. I would like to think that at this point even if I was NOT locked, Angel would still be able to control my orgasms with simple words, instructing me not to do anything like that (either alone OR with her) until she explicitly allows it. I would, of course, follow her directions to the T out of the sheer respect and love that I have for her, not to mention my deep desire to please her in any way she wishes. If I am not to touch myself, much less orgasm without her, I would feel very badly if I ever DID do those things and disappointed her while unlocked. But I digress… That probably wasn’t really the point being made in the book! Lol
Simone then proceeds to give a high-level overview of different types of chastity devices (plastic, silicon, stainless steel, full belt vs. cage-style, etc.) and how to go about choosing an appropriate type of device based on factors such as anatomy and chastity “goals.” She only mentions a few specific models by name, as examples. I was pleased to see very good remarks made about Mature Metal’s “Jailbird” device. That was the other model which I had considered purchasing, and was a precursor to the Queen’s Keep.
Anyhow, to wrap up my little “book report” here, I do think this would be a good resource for anyone with an interest in chastity, whether just starting out, a seasoned “pro,” or anywhere in between. Some of the more “advanced” concepts get into things like extreme tease & denial and even “prostate milking.” That all seems rather interesting, but the latter most likely will not be in OUR future, as Angel isn’t really into anything anal at all, from either side. That is fine though; we still have PLENTY of other ways to have lots of fun when I am locked for the long term!
The Toybag Guide to Chastity Play is available on Amazon, HERE .