A few years ago, an old sexual manual was found in the UK, but few knew of its existence, as it was a book that had been banned in the 17th century. The motive? The usual: sex was, and still is, a taboo subject.
Censors at the time thought they were doing humanity good, avoiding knowing more about it.
- The sex manual could not be distributed for free until the 1960s.
- It has two peculiarities that stand out.
- The first is the fact that it is called “Aristotle Sex Manual”.
- And another.
- Containing curious tips about the erotic world.
In fact, its author is unknown. Certainly, he wanted to use the name of the great Greek philosopher to give more prestige to the book or to obtain permission for its dissemination; as far as councils are concerned, the interesting thing about them is that they reflect the mentality of the time and that, in the light of what we know today, they are almost absurd.
A real one is never as exciting as a pornographic book. -Aldous Huxley-
The truth is, it’s not so clear why they banned this ancient sexual manual. Most of the texts it contains are completely aligned with Christian thought. Perhaps someone believed that just by talking about it, obscene or degenerate thoughts could arise.
This sexual manual describes copulation as a carnal act, quite natural between men and women, and whose purpose is procreation; In this regard, it gives advice to determine the sex of children and prevent them from presenting malformations.
This indicates, for example, that the woman must lie on her right side after sex, if she wants to have a child, to have a daughter must lie on her left side, she also indicates the most appropriate dates to have children of both sexes.
While almost all of its content is focused on reproduction, it also includes some recommendations for a fulfilling sex life. He says, for example, what sex, when is it? And ‘legitimate’, it helps to relax the mind and set aside melancholy.
The text specifies that if the person does not have sex with some regularity, vision problems, nausea and other more serious ailments may occur, especially in men.
On the other hand, when a person has a lot of sex, can the body be dry?And life is over. The manual gives as an example sparrows, which they frequently copulate and live only 3 years.
It ensures that children’s characteristics depend on the mother’s thinking. For example, if she thinks of terrible beings after sex, the child may be born with malformations in the lips or hair on the tongue.
Therefore, it is recommended that the wife regularly look at her husband and think only of him. The objective: that the son resembles the father.
The old sex manual recommends that women do not consume too many fats or spicy foods, as these types of foods “overheat the body”, inciting them to covet.
At the same time, she encourages women to be complacent with their husbands: this would prevent them from falling into the obscene arms of any “liar prostitute. “
He advises husbands to put aside worries before drinking, recommends encouraging their animal side and using fantasy to make everything as enjoyable as possible.
He advises men not to have sex with their women very often, because, he says, “Women, in general, are more satisfied with something well done than with something wrong often. “
He also warns that when man has finished “what nature motivated him to do,” he should be careful not to leave the bed of love too quickly. According to the author, doing so jeopardizes a woman’s womb, as it can “get cold,” which could have dangerous consequences.
It also says that infidelity is corrupt and only causes disease
Although this ancient sex manual is not exactly a Kama Sutra, it certainly has great documentary value, it is a text that helps us understand some of the ideas that our evolving culture has accepted, published or censored.
As we better understand yesterday, we will understand more today and be better prepared for tomorrow.