This New Year, inspire lust instead of luck.
Write your SO a love letter. Don't email it and don't mail it...just leave it by his/her bedside table. In that letter, list some sensual New Year's resolutions - like a fantasy you'd like to share with your lover. Find one new aphrodisiac, whether it be a food or whispered word, something that will spark new passion.
The ancient Egyptians were great believers in the power of aphrodisiacs...
Lettuce was thought to be the favourite food of the fertility god, Min . He was depicted as a god with an erect penis, wearing a feathered crown and carrying a flail. Lettuce was his sacred plant, and an aphrodisiac to the ancient Egyptians - this particular species of lettuce was tall, straight and secreted a milky substance when pressed!
Another aphrodisiac was the onion. They were forbidden to the priests who had vowed celibacy, for fear that their passion might take over, and that they might desecrate themselves!
Fennel, ginger, pomegranates, coriander in wine and radishes mixed with honey were thought to have aphrodisiac qualities, too.
The Lotus was also a symbol of sexuality, as well as immortality and health. It was possibly even a narcotic that the Egyptians used, but it was more likely to be a sexual stimulant.
Some of the more unusual aphrodisiacs included pearls dissolved in a cup of wine, baboon faces added to aphrodisiac ointments!
LOL - onions and babboon faces don't sound too romantic to me, but I suppose to the ancient Egyptians, they inspired many a romantic night. And I think I'll wear my pearls, instead of dissolving them in wine (hmmmm...maybe I'll wear nothing but pearls tonight!).
Have a wonderful, sensual New Year, everyone. Stay safe this New Year's Eve.
From...
Catherine Chernow
www.CatherineChernow.com
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