And so with the support of the dominatrix friend she had long worked for, Domina Amanda set out to open her own femdom dungeon in NYC. A BDSM house that she would preside over, served by her personal slaves, and worshipped by those seeking the blessing of an audience.

It was here, in this new dungeon, that the “demoness” which had long been acknowledged within Domina Amanda, had the opportunity to design a femdom BDSM atmosphere that fit her dark desires and cruel tastes. Never intended as anything more than her personal domain, the dungeon wasn’t created with commercial BDSM concerns in mind, but rather to indulge her love of female domination in the form of her own kind of sadistic perversion.

Stories told of this place hint at a shadowy enclosure, presenting a series of rooms each more ominous than the last. Chambers dedicated to specific fetishes within the realm of BDSM – a pink room for sissy boys to experience the feminization they longed for, a vault for extreme forms of bondage and captivity, a cold metal and glass cell for cruel femdom interrogation and deep probing medical exams. Also, a small box set into one wall. Soundproofed, encased in metal and wood, and of a size barely able to hold a man – an oubliette that a slave could be sealed in, with the door locking into the wall so seamlessly that an outsider would not even know it was there. “A place to be forgotten,” the slave literally left sealed into the wall for as long as the dark dominatrix desired.

The final compartment was the largest, designed in compliment to her love of long, single tail whips. Rectangular in shape, with the windows heavily covered, the walls of this last room were lined with an assortment of hand crafted whips and other similar creations and instruments, almost all of the leather that she prefers. At one end of the room, a St. Andrew’s Cross. At the other, a wood and leather horse. And in the center of the room, a set of chains hanging from a support beam suitable for suspension. It is here that she is said to have spent most of her time in femdom session. Some say that at times she even slept here amongst her beloved whips.

As a dominatrix, her tastes in BDSM are known to be many and varied, but all focused on the dominant role which is her absolute. The whip is a beloved specialty of hers, and her talents with this instrument were often featured at femdom parties and fetish appearances. This personal femdom dungeon, served well as a place for her to further hone and develop her natural skill with this instrument of cruel pleasure. It also took her to another level in professional female domination, while obviously furthering her exploration of her own personality and sexuality.

(Domina Amanda has also written a femdom fantasy detailing a more extreme, nightmare realm she dreams of ruling over – BDSM Stories.)

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As I mentioned in my previous post, Domina Amanda worked for almost three years in the private NYC femdom dungeon of her dominatrix friend, first as an apprentice, but quickly as an accomplished and respected dominatrix in her own right. While she very much enjoyed her time there, and was extremely close to her friend and employer on both a professional and personal level, after so long a time in one place, she decided to set out on her own.

With the blessing and backing of her friend, she decided to open her own, small private dungeon, dedicated to her further exploration of femdom BDSM. Not a large house, or even a private dungeon like the one she had previously worked for, which though not as large as the more public facilities, still had a regular dominatrix staff (of about half a dozen in this case), but instead a smaller place that would cater only to her whim, with her the single dominatrix presiding over the entire dungeon. The only others there would be three personal slaves, one female and two male, that she owned at the time.

(What I have been told of these three slaves – One was a sissy maid. Domina Amanda has a preference for well trained sissy maids and the specific duties they are suited for. Over the years she has constantly kept at least one in her service. The next was a very well built bisexual male sex slave that served a variety of purposes within the dungeon, including that of a bodyguard. He also lived there. The last was a female sex slave that was a pet to Domina Amanda at the time. She was the personal slave companion of the dominatrix and often assisted her in femdom sessions. She was also extremely devoted to the fetish of ass worship and eagerly displayed her respect for her owner through it.)

Often when such a transition occurs in the professional BDSM community, they are the result of a conflict arising between dominant personalities, with the ensuing struggle leading either to dismissal, or a fracturing within the femdom dungeon, with a portion going off to found their own. From what has been said by Domina Amanda, there was no falling out or breakup between the dominatrix pair, and they are still close now, with their friendship and attraction to one another remaining essentially unchanged (her dominatrix friend is a lesbian, though female domination is something she enjoys with both sexes). Domina Amanda simply wished to have her own femdom dungeon, a place that would be a reflection of her personality and ideas, and her friend not only understood this, but encouraged it. Besides also, dominant personalities, by their nature, have a want to build and rule their own homes.

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Domina Amanda continued to work for almost three years in her dominatrix friend’s private femdom dungeon in NYC. It was, and continues to be, an exclusive house, open only to a select clientele of great means and manners. Intended only for those most seriously devoted to femdom BDSM, the quality of the establishment is easily reflected in both its denizens and décor, besides most obviously, the exceptional ladies who staff it to this day.

During these years, Domina Amanda not only worked as a primary member of the small staff at this femdom house, but she was also very involved in the local BDSM scene. The exact number of different slaves she was involved with outside of her professional dominatrix activities, is unknown. She has spoken of numerous different slaves she has held personally in the past, both male and female. Some that she kept for a time before giving away or “selling”, and others she simply trained for her own amusement or enjoyed for the moment. There is no telling how many she has rejected.

Domina Amanda has also trained a number of “switches” seeking to learn more of the technical side of sexual domination and BDSM. In these cases she has usually required they submit to her fully as slaves before she would teach them anything. Her reason for doing this isn’t any belief in the idea that before one can be a “dominant” they must be a slave – as a true dominant herself she finds that concept to be both ridiculous and offensive. She simply treats those who play at BDSM differently from those more lifestyle orientated, and enjoys giving them a true introduction to the subject of female domination, not just the sexual side of femdom BDSM that they are more used to.

She has also found that most of those claiming to be “switches” who are willing to commit to this level, in reality have always been searching for slavery, with the idea of “switch” only being a sort of security blanket, and their request for training really being more of a cloaked desire to submit to female domination in the first place. On more than one occasion she has introduced a “switch” to the truer slavery that they were really seeking all along, leading that person to a new place in life through a deeper exposure to femdom.

While Domina Amanda sees a clear line of difference between the “true dominant personality” (she has written extensively on this subject in her Femdom Diary), and sexual domination or BDSM role-playing, she doesn’t object to the latter so long as those participating are honest with themselves and keep proper perspective regarding the difference between being truly dominant (born to it), and playing the role of dominant with flogger in hand.

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It was at this time – in her late teen years when she was getting more active in BDSM and going out more frequently to BDSM clubs – that Domina Amanda became close friends with a professional dominatrix who was working out of her own private femdom dungeon in Manhattan. Acquaintance grew quickly into friendship as the two began spending more time with one another, both publicly in the NYC femdom scene, and privately. Domina Amanda has stated their relationship was in part sexual, but that no roles of domination and submission were drawn between them, though they did at times include one or more submissive partners. Respect was something the two had for one another right away, but they were never girlfriends – the lesbian sex they had was simply them enjoying their friendship in another way (Domina Amanda was also involved with multiple male and female sex slaves then, much the same as she is now).

While truly dominant women can at times come into conflict (strong personalities have a tendency to eventually clash), these two fit well together, and only became closer for their shared views. So much so that an apprenticeship at her femdom dungeon was offered to Domina Amanda by her more experienced dominatrix companion (her age seems to be between five and ten years older than that of Domina Amanda), which was accepted.

The two stayed together for well over two years after that, Domina Amanda working in her mentor’s femdom dungeon as an apprentice and then full dominatrix, building her own substantial following in the process (Domina has already told some femdom stories about this time period on her website). Female domination and male submission (along with that of submissive lesbian and bisexual females), is and has always been something Domina Amanda has taken for granted, carrying herself in a way that clearly reflects this. Having been given the right outlet and connections within the NYC BDSM community, her natural tendencies had the freedom to grow, and fully explore the fetish possibilities femdom offers.

Her presence in the local BDSM community grew greatly during these years, though in keeping with her personality, she was far less flamboyant than is typical of a dominatrix who gains a great degree of notoriety quickly. This, if anything, only solidified the respect she was held in, and opened more doors to her since the quiet confidence (if at times accented by a cocky, sarcastic attitude) and solid self-assurance she epitomizes, is something appreciated by most true dominants.

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