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 I
Ice Play
The use of ice or intensely cold objects as a source of sensation.
Practices
IML
Abbreviation for the annual Leather title contest and gathering held in Chicago.
Community
Impact Play
Consensual play involving striking the body with hands, floggers, paddles, canes or similar implements.
Practices
Inspection
A ritualised examination of person, posture, dress or equipment.
Practices
Inspection Ceremony
A formal ritual of inspection performed within a dynamic or House.
Ceremonies
Instinct
The immediate embodied responses drawn upon in Primal and instinctive modes of play.
Terminology
Instinctive Communication
Communication conducted primarily through embodied cues rather than explicit language.
Communication
Instinctive Play
Play that proceeds through embodied response rather than explicit verbal instruction.
Practices
Intent
The purpose and emotional orientation a Rope Top brings into a scene.
Psychology
Intention
The clear purpose held by both partners as a rope scene unfolds.
Psychology
Interrogation Play
Psychological scene structured around the extraction of information or admission.
Psychology