The Modern Kama Sutra: An Intimate Guide to the Secrets of Erotic Pleasure

The Modern Kama Sutra: An Intimate Guide to the Secrets of Erotic Pleasure Kirk Thomas Kamini Thomas Transform your love-making into erotic ecstasy with this book that unlocks the secrets of the Kama Sutra – the most ancient, renowned and explicit guide to sexual pleasure.‘Pleasures are as necessary for the well-being of the body as food.' Kama Sutra‘The Modern Kama Sutra’ opens up a new and exotic world of sexual pleasure that will change your sex life for ever.Inspired by the ancient text of the Kama Sutra, this fully illustrated book offers over 40 easy-to-follow explicit positions (try positions such as 'Splitting the Bamboo', ' The Congress of the Cow', 'Yab Yum' and the 'Canopy of Stars'), step-by step instructions and practical tips and 200 stunning colour photographs that guarantee to enhance your erotic pleasure and improve your sexual technique.‘The Modern Kama Sutra’ is for the modern couple, catering for both experienced lovers and for those wanting to experiment. You will learn how to heighten your awareness of your own and your partner’s bodies, and achieve an emotional intimacy and sexual intensity never before experienced.• Why not try fast sex sequences for instant pleasure – use all kinds of locations, from the kitchen table and bathroom shower to the living room sofa and even the office floor!• Learn how massage and intimate touching can enhance your sexual desire. Discover how to indulge the body and the senses with separate chapters on seduction, foreplay and oral sex. The Modern Kama Sutra An intimate guide to the secrets of erotic pleasure Kamini and Kirk Thomas Table of Contents Cover Page (#udf2699be-8ce3-5b25-9c46-add904d3b2d3) Title Page (#u93cdf816-a7c5-5d3a-8610-8c033c83f427) Introduction (#uee238cec-60b5-539d-a065-91c1f31990f6) SEDUCTION (#ulink_e15860b3-e273-58c6-88b9-46654c4fee56) Mood (#u79dac2b5-021f-5cb8-8eb2-beede2170ed4) Body (#ud4588f36-e60e-5ea8-a24d-0f00bab1dd7f) Senses (#litres_trial_promo) Breathing as One (#litres_trial_promo) Foreplay (#litres_trial_promo) Oral sex (#litres_trial_promo) THE KAMA SUTRA The Twining (#litres_trial_promo) The Yawning (#litres_trial_promo) Splitting the Bamboo (#litres_trial_promo) Genital Size (#litres_trial_promo) Pressing Passion (#litres_trial_promo) The Rising (#litres_trial_promo) The Twining of a Creeper (#litres_trial_promo) Driving the Peg (#litres_trial_promo) The Lotus (#litres_trial_promo) Chakras (#litres_trial_promo) The Legraiser (#litres_trial_promo) The See-Saw (#litres_trial_promo) The Jointer (#litres_trial_promo) The Tree Climber (#litres_trial_promo) Suspended Congress (#litres_trial_promo) The Hanging Bow (#litres_trial_promo) The Pair of Tongs (#litres_trial_promo) The Mounting of an Ass (#litres_trial_promo) The Archer (#litres_trial_promo) The Cats (#litres_trial_promo) The Camel’s Hump (#litres_trial_promo) The Embrace of the Thighs (#litres_trial_promo) Pounding the Spot (#litres_trial_promo) The Spinning of the Top (#litres_trial_promo) Woman on Top (#litres_trial_promo) Sporting of the Swan (#litres_trial_promo) The G-spot (#litres_trial_promo) The Mutual View of the Buttocks (#litres_trial_promo) Milk and Water (#litres_trial_promo) The Ram (#litres_trial_promo) Coition from Behind (#litres_trial_promo) The Side Clasp (#litres_trial_promo) Sesamum Seed with Rice (#litres_trial_promo) Riding the Horse (#litres_trial_promo) The Knot (#litres_trial_promo) The Archimedean Screw (#litres_trial_promo) The Dominant Goddess (#litres_trial_promo) The Large Bee (#litres_trial_promo) The Beautiful Bird (#litres_trial_promo) Stretching the Legs (#litres_trial_promo) The Crab (#litres_trial_promo) The Congress of a Herd of Cows (#litres_trial_promo) Index (#litres_trial_promo) Copyright (#litres_trial_promo) About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo) Introduction (#ulink_bc6ae414-f9b5-5e12-b827-168e807b8b85) ‘If men and women act according to each other’s liking, their love for each other will not be lessened even in one hundred years.’ Kama Sutra Sex is the chemistry of love and our most primal instinct. Since the beginning of time, men and women have indulged their senses in physical union, yet attitudes towards sex have varied greatly across centuries and throughout cultures. Many would consider the West to have more liberal views when it comes to sex, but it is actually the ancient cultures of the East that have a longstanding tradition of erotic guides or love manuals. One only needs to study the ornate sculptured fa?ades of the medieval Hindu temples at Khajuraho and Orissa, or the intricate art depicting the romantic love between Krishna and Radha to see how the pleasures of sex were enjoyed and celebrated. These sculptures and paintings invariably have their source in the most famous treatise on sex ever composed – the Kama Sutra. Ever since an elderly Indian sage named Mallinaga Vatsyayana set down a series of sutras or ‘aphorisms’ on love over two thousand years ago, the Kama Sutra has been a source of inspiration in the art of sensual pleasure. Little is known of Vatsyayana, about his origins, his life, or even his own loves, other than that he wrote his work whilst engaged as a religious student in the holy city of Benares. Some historians maintain that he took an oath of celibacy, though he tells us himself that, after reading the texts of ancient authors, he then followed the ways of enjoyment mentioned in them. In studying the writings of holy men who preceded him, Vatsyayana learnt of Nandi, the white bull, who stood guard for the gods Shiva and Parvati outside their bedroom in the palace of Mount Kailash, while they made love for 10,000 years. Nandi was sworn never to speak of this, but he broke his vow and the words he uttered fell as flowers and were collected up and strung on sutras, or threads. These were woven into a book of 1,000 chapters. Over time, this was abbreviated to 500 chapters, then abridged to 150 and finally condensed by Vatsyayana himself into seven parts. With scientific thoroughness and disciplined brevity, Vatsyayana describes all aspects of love and sexual relationships: from seduction and lovemaking to education, marriage, and conjugal life; from the ideals and accomplishments of young urban men to the life of courtesans and women of the king’s harem. Even sex aids, aphrodisiacs and love potions have their place. His text was composed ‘for the benefit of the world’ but he meant it as more than just an instrument to satisfy man’s desires; he maintained that a person who achieved balance and harmony between the main strands of life according to Hindu scripture – virtue or religious merit (Dharma), worldly wealth (Artha) and pleasure or sensual gratification (Kama) – would obtain success in every undertaking and ultimately would achieve spiritual emancipation. Though often addressed to men, the Kama Sutra is not only concerned with the male perspective. Vatsyayana recommended that young women should also study the work before marriage and, with the consent of their husbands, should continue to familiarize themselves with its arts thereafter because ‘even the bare knowledge of them gives attractiveness to a woman’. Divine Love In Hindu thought, sex is not only considered natural and necessary but almost sacred, mimicking in human form the creation of the world. Hindus believe that the union of purusha (substance) and praktiri (energy) is necessary for life and is symbolised by the coming together of the great Hindu god Shiva with the divine force of Shakti, the mother goddess. Temples throughout India contain representations of Shiva in the form of a lingam (penis), whilst Shakti’s symbol is the yoni (vagina). This belief that men, like gods, must harness women’s life-giving energy informs the writing of the Kama Sutra. Vatsyayana’s views on the approach to a woman seem enlightened for their time: ‘women, being of a tender nature, want tender beginnings,’ he muses; ‘the man should therefore approach the girl according to her liking, and should make use of those devices by which he may be able to establish himself more and more into her confidence.’ Vatsyayana insists that the art of love is not designed to satisfy the desires of man alone; the woman, too must experience the optimum delights that sensual pleasure affords, and preferably before the man has satisfied himself. Furthermore Vatsyayana maintained that, contrary to the prevailing wisdom of the time, women did indeed experience orgasm! Citizens, Kings & Courtesans It is thought that the Kama Sutra was written around the 4th century A.D., at a time of economic prosperity, when the great cities of India were flourishing and men and women of the middle and upper classes were highly educated and literate. The Kama Sutra certainly paints a vivid picture of a life of luxury where the nagarika, or city-dweller, had considerable wealth and leisure time to enjoy the pursuits and customs prevalent at the time: picnics and trips to the park to watch cock fights or to bathe, festivals honouring the gods, drinking parties, gambling, dancing, singing, reciting poetry and moonlit walks. The wives of the king, confined in their royal harem, would resort to ingenious methods to satisfy their sexual desires if their husbands were occupied elsewhere. It was a time when courtesans were rich and cultivated and enjoyed a powerful position in society, even commanding a certain respect. Completely lacking in prudishness, members of ancient Indian society worshipped their gods, dutifully performed their daily tasks and maintained the sacredness of the home, but also enjoyed life and all its pleasures to the full, believing that sexual and sensual fulfilment were as vital a part of life as final spiritual emancipation. The Kama Sutra became widely read in all parts of India. Its influence permeated society, the text taken up by poets and reinterpreted and translated into song and verse. It also began to be depicted by artists and sculptors, whose artistic creations often illustrated many of the poses from the text. The Ananga Ranga and the Perfumed Garden The Kama Sutra was the first erotic manual of its kind and its importance so great that almost every subsequent sex guide to appear in India (and further afield) over the following centuries was inspired and influenced by its teaching: there was the popular Kokashastra by Kokkoka (containing one of the earliest mentions of the G-spot), the Ratiratnapradipika by Devaraja and, perhaps most prolific, the Ananga Ranga or ‘The Hindu Art of Love’. This treatise is thought to have been composed some time during the 15th or 16th century for the amusement of Ladakhan (the son of a king) by a princely sage and arch-poet named Kalyanamalla. Society had changed since Vatsyayana’s time and attitudes towards sex had become more rigid, creating boundaries between men and women. The approach of the book, therefore, is directed more towards husbands as a guide to sex within marriage, as Kalyanamalla believed that adultery was borne of monotony and the desire for varied pleasures. The Ananga Ranga is also a mystical guide incorporating astrology, palmistry and psychology. The knowledge and teachings of the Kama Sutra slowly spread beyond India and some of its threads were gathered up by one Sheikh Nefzawi of Tunis, who set them down in his famous work the Perfumed Garden. The language in this love manual is frank, florid and erotic and laced with humour. For example, here is his description of the vulva: ‘Such an organ is plump and outstanding in its full length; the lips are long, the opening large, the edges apart and perfectly symmetrical, and the middle prominent; it is soft, seductive, and perfect in all its details. It is, without fear of contradiction, the most agreeable and best of all. May God grant us the use of such a vulva! Amen! It is warm, narrow and dry to such a degree that one would think fire would dart from it. Its form is graceful, its odour suave; its whiteness throws the carmine centre into relief. In a word, it is perfect.’ It is interesting to know how these ancient amatory manuals came to the attention of the western world. The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana first appeared in English in 1883, printed by the mysterious Kama Shastra Society, which was in reality none other than the Victorian adventurer and explorer Sir Richard Burton, and his friend, Forster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot, a retired Indian civil servant, who both shared a fascination for the ‘Hindu erotic’. Printed on dense paper and bound in white vellum with gold rules, the Kama Sutra bore the inscription ‘for private circulation only’. ‘It will make the British public stare,’ Burton told his friend John Payne, the great Arabic scholar, on the eve of publication. Burton and Arbuthnot presented their work to that small selection of the public which took ‘enlightened interest in studying the manners and customs of the olden east’, keeping their motives vague as to how this ancient text was first brought to light. Twice reprinted between 1883 and 1885, it soon came to be regarded as a classic, which immediately altered the West’s approach to Indian culture. Burton and Arbuthnot’s Kama Shastra Society followed it with a translation of the Ananga Ranga in 1885 (after a failed attempt to print it in the early 1870s) and the Perfumed Garden a year later. The Modern Kama Sutra This book draws principally on the ancient teachings of the Kama Sutra, and to a lesser extent on those of its successors. The Modern Kama Sutra also touches on the principles of Tantra and Yoga as well as other Eastern beliefs and practices. Much can still be learnt from the wisdom of Vatsyayana on the themes of love, seduction and sex for modern lovers: the importance of stimulating all of the senses without becoming blinded by passion; how to be in harmony with the desires and preferences of your partner; how to create the right mood and environment to encourage feelings of intimacy and warmth; the importance of taking time to seduce your lover; and how to introduce variety into your sex life by experimenting with different positions and different styles. Above all, the Kama Sutra shows how best to nurture a loving, fulfilling monogamous relationship for years to come. The sexual positions included here are drawn from all the main texts and are meant merely as a guide. The positions can be used as a series of sequences, but you do not have to follow these unswervingly; you may only want to use one at a time or try a variety in one session. There are no hard and fast rules but to help you decide there are difficulty ratings from 1–4 (1 being the easiest) and ratings by type: soft, deep, gentle, intense, slow, fast. Whatever your preferences, you can find your own favourites from the great variety of positions illustrated in the book. As Vatsyayana himself states, ‘the various modes of enjoyment are not for all times or for all persons’; the idea is to experiment and create your own unique language of love. A fully satisfying sex life requires practice and understanding. By casting off your inhibitions and opening your mind to new experiences, by paying attention to the needs and desires of your lover whilst expressing your own, you will undoubtedly reach new ecstatic heights in your sexual encounters. SEDUCTION (#ulink_9081e732-e6e4-5a05-bb19-567dd1ca36a2) mood body senses fore play oral sex Mood (#ulink_64e45975-2189-5fca-b52b-353771cb94b3) ‘In the pleasure-room, decorated with flowers, and fragrant with perfume…the citizen should receive the woman, who will come bathed and dressed, and will invite her to take refreshment and to drink freely. He should then seat her on his left side, and holding her hair, and touching also the end and knot of her garment, he should gently embrace her with his right arm. They should then carry on an amusing conversation on various subjects, and may also talk suggestively of things which would be considered as coarse, or not to be mentioned generally in society. They may then sing, either with or without gesticulations, and play on musical instruments, talk about the arts, and persuade each other to drink…Such is the beginning of sexual union.’ Kama Sutra Getting in the Mood ‘The lovers may also sit on the terrace of the palace or house and enjoy the moonlight, and carry on an agreeable conversation. At this time, too, while the woman lies in his lap, with her face towards the moon, the citizen should show her the different planets, the morning star, the polar star, and the seven rishis, or Great Bear.’ Kama Sutra Seduction is the temptation of our sensual desires and is an essential part of lovemaking. Drawing your lover away from the everyday concerns of life into a world of eroticism and sensuality will heighten their desire and arousal, and their experience of sex will be even more intense and pleasurable. Initially, after a busy day, it is important to focus on your partner and share your thoughts. This will help you unwind and synchronize with each other, whether your seduction is designed to lead to the excitement of quick passionate sex or the slow-burning intensity of gradual lovemaking. Put on calming music and turn down the lighting. Tell each other how you feel and what you’d like to do. Be explicit or merely suggestive, whatever your fancy. Surprising each other with gifts can add to your seduction. As well as greeting one another with flowers, perfume, chocolates or wine, you could be more obvious with lingerie or sex aids or greet your partner naked at the door. Lighting candles and a log fire if you have one will immediately soften the setting, and the scent of essential oils and incense sticks will help to stimulate your senses. Why not scatter rose petals around the bedroom or fill it with vases of flowers to create an erotic love palace. The Kama Sutra suggests that ‘the room, balmy with rich perfumes, should contain a bed, soft, agreeable to the sight, covered with a clean white cloth, having garlands and bunches of flowers upon it’. It is important to get into the right frame of mind, and these ambient touches will help you to harmonize with your surroundings and each other. Slowly undress one another or change into a loose robe and raunchy underwear or even dress up. Toy with one another’s desires by whispering explicit comments in each other’s ears or denying kisses on purpose. This loveplay and gradual arousal will allow you to attune your mind and body with your lover’s, enjoying a feeling of closeness and the thrill of anticipation. You may want to vary the passion, pulling off your clothes and altering your caresses to more passionate fondling. Once you are naked, it might be hard to resist speeding things up but try to take a moment to admire each other’s bodies, lingering over each part in turn. ‘The woman of Tirotpatna has eyes blooming like the flowers of the lake; she loves her husband fondly and her passion is enflamed by a single look; she is especially skilful in congress; she enjoys various ways and postures; and, by reason of her delicacy, she cannot endure rough or protracted embraces.’ Ananga Ranga ‘The woman who before congress will touch with her left foot the lingam of her husband, and will make a practice of this, undoubtedly subdues him, and makes him her slave for life.’ Ananga Ranga Bathing ‘He should bathe daily, anoint his body with oil every other day, apply a lathering substance to his body every three days, get his head shaved every four days and the other parts of his body every five or ten days. All these things should be done without fail.’ Kama Sutra Taking a bath together is a wonderfully sensuous and intimate way to begin lovemaking. It gives you time to wind down and relax after a busy day and to explore each other’s naked bodies slowly and with affection. The bathroom can be transformed into a sensual sanctuary, where everyday distractions are washed away. Fill the bathroom with soft candlelight, add aromatherapy oils or scented bath salts to the water, and make sure the room is warm. Pour yourselves a glass of wine and luxuriate in the hot, steamy tub together. Enjoy pampering your lover: ladle warm water all over their body, or drip cold water onto their hot skin. Focus on the moment and feel the intimacy growing between you. Talk to each other about how you feel or things you would like to do to each other. The secret to the art of lovemaking is about taking your time. Tantalize and tease each other in the bath to build up sexual excitement. Whilst washing your lover, let your hands roam and explore, moving up towards their inner thighs and letting your fingers brush only lightly over their genitals. Try experimenting with different positions in the bath, feeling your hot wet bodies rubbing against each other. If you are so excited that you can’t bear to delay the pleasure, you could masturbate each other in the bath, using the soapy water as a lubricant and letting your fingers slide back and forth. You may prefer to take a quick shower together, which still provides an opportunity to touch and arouse each other in a warm, steamy environment. The advantage of a shower is that it is easier for bodies to be entwined and close in a standing position. The man can fondle her breasts or rub her genitals, or the woman can kneel and take his penis in her mouth. The relaxation and gentle build-up of arousal that you have experienced in the bath or shower should be prolonged as much as possible. So, instead of hastily drying yourself off, part of your intimate ritual can include your lover enveloping you in a clean, warm towel then gently rubbing you all over. Having your most intimate parts touched with care and tenderness, without necessarily having sex, is an important part of developing a deep bond with your lover. Added to this, the rough texture of the towel against your skin can be toning, invigorating and arousing. Massage Massage has been practised for centuries in many different traditions, from Ancient Greece and Rome to Egypt and the Far East as a means of promoting healing and relaxation. Massage between partners can be a way of relaying your feelings for one another through your fingertips and of arousing each other slowly and sensually. Massage can be applied in many different situations, whether it is a foot massage in the bath or a shoulder rub while talking. If you are planning to give your lover a full-body massage, choose somewhere comfortable like the bedroom. Lay a towel over the sheets and make sure that the room is warm. ‘Sitting in their own places they should eat some betel leaves and the citizen should apply with his own hand to the body of the woman some pure sandalwood ointment, or ointment of some other kind…’ Kama Sutra Light a few candles and put on some calming music. A few drops of aromatherapy oils can be added to your base massage oil to help create the mood you want: juniper, patchouli, sandalwood, and ylang ylang are all powerful aphrodisiacs while jasmine, lavender and rose help to promote relaxation and feelings of well-being. First, get into a mutually comfortable position. A good place to start is at the base of the spine, which is one of the main chakras (or energy points) of the body. From here, with your palms placed flat, glide your hands up the back on either side of the spine, towards the neck then across the shoulders and lightly back down along their sides. This motion can be repeated rhythmically to build up friction and heat along the spine. Keep contact with your lover at all times and avoid any sudden or jerky movements. Ask your lover where they would like you to massage them and what kinds of stroke and pressure they prefer. If you locate a particularly knotted or tight area, use your thumbs to knead it gently to help disperse the tension. From the back, you can work your way down the body, first kneading the muscles of the buttocks with circular motions then massaging the upper thighs, the calves, ankles and feet. Pressing on various parts of the soles of the feet can be extremely stimulating and energizing. Turn your lover over and start by gently massaging their belly, then slide your hands upwards. The man can glide his hands around the outside of the breasts, circling them and lightly brushing the nipples with his palm as he does so. Once your lover is fully relaxed, you can start to arouse them by using strokes that deliberately brush past their genitals. Each time you do this, linger a little longer, and when you sense that they are really turned on, you can slowly begin to masturbate them. Depending on your mood, you could bring your lover to orgasm and then lie next to them, letting them enjoy the sensation of being completely pampered, or you could continue with a warm and oily sex session. Body (#ulink_6587b2ad-7731-58c1-b181-05342c9d565d) ‘And here may be learned the marks whereby beauty and good shape of body are distinguished. The maiden whose face is soft and pleasing as the moon; whose eyes are bright and liquid as the fawn’s; whose teeth are clean as diamonds and clear as pearls; whose neck is like a sea-shell; whose lower lip is red as the ripe fruit of the bryony; whose hair is black as the bee’s wing; whose skin is brilliant as the flower of the dark-blue lotus, or light as the surface of polished gold; whose feet and hands are red, being marked with a circle; whose voice is sweet as the Kokila-bird’s – such a girl should at once be married by the wise man.’ Ananga Ranga The Yoni – Female Genitalia ‘…it being of four kinds: that which is soft inside as the filaments of the lotus flower, this is the best; that whose surface is studded with tender flesh-knots and similar rises; that which abounds in rolls wrinkles and corrugations; that which is rough as the cow’s tongue.’ Ananga Ranga In Hindu culture, the vagina is represented by a downward triangle or trikona, being the symbol of Shakti, the divine female energy. But while the yoni was revered as the source of creation, it was also feared. The ancients believed that, like a mouth, it swallowed up and consumed the male seed. One of the many colourful names for the vagina from the Perfumed Garden – El ?ddad or The Biter – shows how the vagina was a symbol of man’s unconscious fear that a woman might eat or castrate her partner during intercourse! The female genitals are made up of several parts. The vagina is the inner part and has an average length of four inches, the G-spot located inside the first inch. The vulva is the external part of the genitals incorporating the mons pubis (or pubic mound), the labia, and the clitoris – one of the most sensitive points on a woman’s body. The visible part, the glans, is located under the folds of skin where the labia meet at the top. This is connected to a whole network of sensitive erectile tissues extending to the pubic bone and the perineum, which swell with blood and become firm during arousal. The Lingam – Male Genitalia ‘His member should be of ample dimensions and length. Such a man ought to be broad in the chest and strong in the buttock; he should know how to regulate his ejaculation, and be quick to erect; his member should reach to the end of the canal of the female, and completely fill the same and all its parts. Such a one will be well beloved by women.’ Perfumed Garden The penis is a universal symbol of fertility, and a potent image at the centre of many god-dominated religions. As the consort of Durga or Kali, Shiva is the erect phallus – a symbol of that which is invisible yet omnipresent – and his virile lingam is held in reverence in Hindu temples all over India, generally mounted on a circular or quadrangular receptacle called the Avudaiyar. In the Kama Sutra, men were put into three categories – the hare man, the bull man, and the horse man – according to the size of their penis, so that they would correspond with the right woman according to the depth of her vagina. This even fit made for ‘equal union’. The head of the penis, the glans, is connected to the shaft by the frenulum, a thin and very sensitive stretch of skin. The shaft of the penis contains three tubes, which engorge with blood during arousal, causing the penis to swell quickly, whilst muscles at the base of the shaft contract simultaneously to stem the blood flow and help maintain erection. (The Kama Sutra talks of certain Apadravyas, or objects which are put on or around the penis in order to supplement its length or thickness.) Sperm is produced in the testicles, which are enclosed in the scrotum, which hangs below the penis. Learning to control ejaculation is essential for the enjoyment and prolonging of intercourse. As the Kama Sutra states, ‘if a male be long-timed the female loves him the more, but if he be shorttimed, she is dissatisfied’. The Breasts ‘The Yakshasatva-stri has large and fleshy breasts with a skin fair as the white champa flower; she is fond of flesh and liquor; devoid of shame and decency; passionate and irascible, and at all hours greedy for congress.’ Ananga Ranga Every culture in the world appreciates breasts. As well as being visually pleasing, they are also powerful symbols of motherhood, nourishment and protection – the place we instinctively turn to as soon as we emerge from the womb. For many women, the breasts are a highly sensitive erogenous zone. When aroused, the nipples harden (although it is quite common for only one nipple to be erect) and the areola becomes darker in tone. During lovemaking they provide a powerful visual and tactile stimulus for the man, but he should be aware that the breasts can be sensitive and tender and should be handled gently and not squeezed too hard. The bosom is a warm and comforting place to nuzzle into or it can become a playground for fun and fantasy. Why not sprinkle rose petals across your lover’s chest while she is lying on her back, or drip cream, yoghurt or some other delicacy over her nipples and then slowly lick it off. In the bath, cover her breasts with soapy bubbles or drip cold water on her nipples. The Kama Sutra mentions the tradition of pressing or scratching the body with fingernails as a sign of intense passion. One of the main areas for doing this was the breast. A curved line made on the breast was called ‘the tiger’s nail’; indentation made with five nails was known as ‘the peacock’s foot’; and when they were made close to one another near the nipple, it was known as ‘the jump of a hare’. Breasts are composed mainly of fatty tissue. They have no muscles but it is possible to strengthen the ligaments that hold them and build up the pectoral muscles, which will aid posture. Try this easy exercise: with arms crossed, place your hands on your upper arms and push against them in a rhythmic pulsing action. Alternatively, you can open up your chest by raising your outstretched arms over your head. ‘When a woman in a lonely place bends down, as if to pick up something and pierces, as it were, a man sitting or standing with her breasts, and the man in return takes hold of them, it is called a “piercing embrace”.’ Kama Sutra The Head ‘“Kamavatansakeshagrahana” or “holding the crest hair of love” is when, during the act of copulation, the husband holds with both hands his wife’s hair above her ears, whilst she does the same thing to him, and both exchange frequent kisses upon the mouth.’ Ananga Ranga Being closest to heaven, the head is deemed a sacred part of our bodies with the hair symbolizing strength and energy. Lockets of hair have long been exchanged between lovers as mementoes. And in some religions a woman’s hair is kept covered, only to be revealed in private and to her husband. Hindus believed that simply by loosening her serpentine locks, the goddess Kali could unleash thunderstorms and tempests, which could only be quelled if she bound up her hair again. Similarly, Shiva’s unkempt tresses were representative of wild abandon and universal sexual energy. According to the Ananga Ranga, one of the signs that a woman is amorous, is that ‘she scratches her head that notice may be drawn to it and rubs and repeatedly smooths her hair so that it may look well.’ At that time most women possessed long flowing hair, which ideally was to be kept ‘soft, close, thick, black and wavy’. Конец ознакомительного фрагмента. Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес». Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию (https://www.litres.ru/kamini-thomas/the-modern-kama-sutra-an-intimate-guide-to-the-secrets-of-er/?lfrom=688855901) на ЛитРес. 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