highlyeccentric (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
highlyeccentric) wrote2007-11-17 08:38 pm
highlyeccentric) wrote2007-11-17 08:38 pm
Entry tags:
Hildegard of Bingen, Wisdom Of- Or, Masturbation in the Middle Ages
My dear friend Pixie sent me this juicy quote during StuVac (I like JUICE, she says. it helps to keep the colds away):
"Those who, driven by lust, cast out their semen like asses will contract red eyes and thick skin around the eyes and suffer from weakness of the eyes. Whoever performs this act with moderation and discipline will not damage and weaken his eyes very much." - Hildegard of Bingen, C12th
As far as I can tell, this means: "It be true. An excess of wanking maketh thou blind. Therefore, wanketh thou in moderation."
Pretty open minded, coming from a nun. Maybe she'd be a fan of SDMN? That involves "discipline."
"Those who, driven by lust, cast out their semen like asses will contract red eyes and thick skin around the eyes and suffer from weakness of the eyes. Whoever performs this act with moderation and discipline will not damage and weaken his eyes very much." - Hildegard of Bingen, C12th
As far as I can tell, this means: "It be true. An excess of wanking maketh thou blind. Therefore, wanketh thou in moderation."
Pretty open minded, coming from a nun. Maybe she'd be a fan of SDMN? That involves "discipline."
my spelling sucks
(Anonymous) 2007-11-18 02:58 pm (UTC)(link)Re: my spelling sucks