Wednesday, September 23, 2009
I Think I Know Some Of The Kids That These Guys Are Talking About...
"Another text, Health Benefits of the Bedchamber, indicates that certain times were better for intercourse than others. A person had to avoid having intercourse on quarter or full moons and on days when there were great winds, rain, fog, cold or heat, thunder, lightning, darkness over heaven and earth, solar and lunar eclipses, rainbows and earthquakes. Having intercourse at these times would harm a man's spirit and would cause women to become ill. Children conceived at these times would be mad, stupid, perverse or foolish; mute, deaf, crippled or blind; unfilial and violent."
I'd like to dissect this passage, as it seems to be riddled with ambuguity.
Firstly, regarding weather and geological phenomena, we probably shouldn't take things into consideration without due proximity. If you consider that these conditions frequently occur around the globe on a rotating roster, you'd never get any, regardless of where you lived. However, by only considering local events (say, on a national or state or community level - take your pick depending on how desperate you are), if - worst-case scenario - you live in the tropics, you'd still increase your days suitable for fornication from 'None' to 'A Couple Of Days'. That's gotta be a good thing.
And what about 'cold or heat'? That's a little unsettling. Is this relative to the average temperature of the area, or just when you feel a little chilly? Should it apply to everyone in the room (even non-participants), or the room itself? What about if any implements or tools were to be used? Would we have to obstain if a buckle was too icy? Whichever way you're willing to swing, I guess while this doesn't eliminate food entirely, it does mean that sautees are not on the menu*.
And 'darkness over heaven and earth' better not just mean 'At Night'. If it does, I'm screwed**.
And Rainbows? What?! Ones generated through natural phenomena, or should we turn off garden sprinklers just in case?
Also, I've never done it during an earthquake, but I might like to try it, despite this passage. Yeah, couldn't let that one go.
*Sorry.
**So to speak.
I'd like to dissect this passage, as it seems to be riddled with ambuguity.
Firstly, regarding weather and geological phenomena, we probably shouldn't take things into consideration without due proximity. If you consider that these conditions frequently occur around the globe on a rotating roster, you'd never get any, regardless of where you lived. However, by only considering local events (say, on a national or state or community level - take your pick depending on how desperate you are), if - worst-case scenario - you live in the tropics, you'd still increase your days suitable for fornication from 'None' to 'A Couple Of Days'. That's gotta be a good thing.
And what about 'cold or heat'? That's a little unsettling. Is this relative to the average temperature of the area, or just when you feel a little chilly? Should it apply to everyone in the room (even non-participants), or the room itself? What about if any implements or tools were to be used? Would we have to obstain if a buckle was too icy? Whichever way you're willing to swing, I guess while this doesn't eliminate food entirely, it does mean that sautees are not on the menu*.
And 'darkness over heaven and earth' better not just mean 'At Night'. If it does, I'm screwed**.
And Rainbows? What?! Ones generated through natural phenomena, or should we turn off garden sprinklers just in case?
Also, I've never done it during an earthquake, but I might like to try it, despite this passage. Yeah, couldn't let that one go.
*Sorry.
**So to speak.
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