Language
The Lexicon
The Lexicon preserves the language of the Lifestyle — its words, concepts and traditions. It records meaning; it never prescribes practice. Where usage varies between Houses or lineages, each is set down with equal respect.
Alphabetical
Entries beginning with G
Garment Care
The care and maintenance of garments, including leather, latex, hosiery and formal wear.
Practices
Glove Worship
The tradition of expressing admiration or devotion focused on gloves.
Practices
Gloves
Element of formal or authority dress often invested with symbolic significance.
Symbols
Goat Play
Animal-role practice centred on goat personas.
Practices
Gor
The fictional world of John Norman's novels, and the umbrella name for the communities inspired by them.
Terminology
Gorean
A person, tradition or practice associated with Gor or with communities inspired by the Gorean novels.
Terminology
Gorean Convention
A larger, generally in-person meeting bringing together members of the Gorean community.
Community
Gorean Gathering
A meeting of Gorean practitioners, whether in person or in a virtual setting.
Community
Greeting
The formal exchange by which persons acknowledge one another according to Gorean custom.
Protocol
Greeting Ritual
Prescribed sequence of gestures or words used when greeting the leading party.
Protocol
Groom
A participant who attends to the care, gear and grooming of a Human Pony.
Roles
Ground Driving
Driving a Pony from behind on foot, generally used for training and conditioning.
Practices
Grounding
Practices used to return a participant to ordinary embodied awareness after intense play.
Safety
Growling
Vocalisation used in primal play to convey warning, dominance or engagement.
Communication
Guardian
Primal-tradition role for a person who takes a protective part within a pack, dynamic or community.
Roles
Guest Right
The formal protection extended by a Gorean host to a guest for the duration of their stay.
Protocol