November 28, 2006
Ancient Chinese sex advice
What to do if your "jade stalk" won't rise? The White Girl has the answers.
By way of introduction to the excellent Asian history blog Frog in a Well, which I might have posted before, but a search doesn't bring it up
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The man must obey the ‘seven deficiencies’ follow the ‘eight benefits’ and observe the ‘five constancies.’ In doing so, the disorder will be cured as energy strengthens the body. Got it! /runs into wall, passes out
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The aim of this method is orgasm for the woman, and preservation of energies for the man. I had a girlfriend who was into Taoist sex once. For an unenlightened Westerner, such as myself, this translates as having sex lots and lots (yay!), but the man reaching his, um, natural destination, as it were, very infrequently (hmmm). I never found that kind of self-denial ever really was an effective means of preserving energy, myself.
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So all those times I thought I was having crappy and frustrating sex, I was actually having Taoist sex. Good to know. There's a "Sound of one hand clapping" joke in there, somewhere. Interesting stuff, Abiezer, thanks!
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It was the question and answer format that tickled me (so to speak). Like a problem page for another time!
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...this translates as ... the man reaching his, um, natural destination, as it were, very infrequently I was having crappy and frustrating sex Ha ha! /female Nelson
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...while sensations flow through the nine parts. Uh oh. I'm missing parts.
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Hmm. They didn't cover this in The Tao of Pooh.
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A 5-to-1 ratio is the proper, gentlemanly way to behave for a man. Just saying.
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‘preservation of energies’ means not giving up your yang essense. I do not avoid women, Mandrake. But I do deny them my essence.
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Ha ha! /female Nelson Funny, that's what she said. And Flagpole, it's actually 7-to-1, with an olive.