There are five levels within power exchange and for any of these to happen you need constant communication and negotiation with one another, as we ourselves grow as people and together within our dynamics.
The first level is CONDITIONAL COMPLIANCE, this is usually used and happens when we are starting a new dynamic with someone or brief play sessions or scenes. The only activities to happen in these are ones that have been heavily discussed and negotiated because trust is not completely there yet.
The second level is RESTRICTED ONGOING ACQUIESCENCE, which usually happens in casual play sessions and scenes with little to no emotional connection or bond. This level makes both dominant and submissive slightly more vulnerable than level one.
The third level is PROVISIONAL SUBMISSION, this is when the submissive relinquishes more control to their dominant and have some emotional involvement from both parties. While scenes and play sessions may begin to intensify in the activities that partake.
The fourth level is COVENANT OF DOMINANCE this is where even more control is given to your dominant because you have strong emotional connection and bond with one another and the trust is in place. While both dominant and submissive work together to get sexual and emotional pleasure from one another.
The fifth level is ABSOLUTE OWNERSHIP this is usually when an emotionally invested takes complete control of a submissive or slave similarly invested. This is believed to not be the most feasible level of power exchange for the majority.