I was looking for news of the bed of hot coal walkers we had fun with and how they might be "getting over it"... when Google gave me this..
Bed warmer... The term is also commonly used in the United Kingdom and Australia for a temporary sexual partner, or a relationship of necessity.
This is not to be confused with Shunamitism, the practice of sharing a bed, but not necessarily engaging in sexual relations, with a young maiden, in hope that the shared warmth and moisture would delay aging.Clicking through on Shunamitism, I see that the idea was that "the heat and moisture of the young woman would transfer to the old man and revitalize him." The term, Shunamitism, goes back to King David, who had a young woman from Shunem (named Abishag) brought to his bed to keep him warm. 1Kings 1,1. And: "Among scientific physicians, both Thomas Sydenham (17th century) and Herman Boerhaave (18th century) prescribed shunamitism for their patients." That's quite a prescription, if you can get it.
ADDED: I'm imagining Shunamitism as a New Age front for a prostitution business.
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That's quite a prescription, if you can get it.
Filling it would be the hard part.
Never saw the phrase Shunamitism before, but I remembered the story about the Biblical David and Abishag of Shunem right away.
I wonder how many other commenters knew that without thinking?
I can testify this works. I'm 45 but don't look a day over 35. An enthusiastic young lady is the real fountain of youth.
Shunamitism. I think the modern translation is "trophy wife".
I think "Abishagging" would be a better term.
He gat no heat.
Shunamitism! Who knew? Tread lightly here, Ann, you will be seen as promoting pedophilia.
It benefits older women more.
It's like hormone replacement therapy in a pair of Louboutins.
Queens were screamin' up a storm
Want my young body to keep them warm!
In jail, in Jack-son-ville.
--the Late Great Root Boy Slim
It could be an Obamacare treatment.
Curcumin.it will aid slow aging
Lenght of life is realted with the lenght of telomeres. Supposedly telomere could be protected by it.
Anyawy remember Tales and what he did to live longer and how it ends. Also Tithonus
Madame, you're a born entrepreneuse.
I saw that and my mind immediately went to R. Crumb's "Schuman the Human"
I thought it might be a movement to adapt him as the next god.
http://www.ronazajac.com/Wallpaper/_Shuman_the_Human.jpg
Seems like a natural for New Agers.
Mr Natural might make a pretty good god as well.
John Henry
There is nothing, and I mean nothing, so fine as a moist young woman. Just saying.
Tits?
If we go to First Kings the text explicitly says that "the king knew her not." (verse 4 of the English Standard Version). Seems reasonable to me since he was old and it was pre-ED treatment days...but then I might just be bitterly clinging to my Bible....
Cool..
I thought my comment was gone for ever.
Thanks.
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