Icelander said:

Shouldn't you be having wild newlywed  sex about now instead of bitching about your taxes on the shroomery?

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Got any Viagra or Cialis? I haven't tried it yet, but if you'd been banging the same broad for a decade and a half...it becomes more like Al Bundy being dragged, groaning, upstairs by his wife Peg on Married With Children.  Well, not really...

Icelander said:

  Oh I understand.  It only takes me about a year with the same woman.  Sometimes a week.

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deCypher said:

Congratulations good sir!

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Icelander said:

  Oh I understand.  It only takes me about a year with the same woman.  Sometimes a week.

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Yes, well, to use alchemical metaphors:
The reaction vessel (house) is important. The Lunar ingredient (Woman), like certain extremely sensitive chemicals, such as Diazomethane, must be kept in a vessel without irritating or abrasive edges, or else the friction or mere presence will cause an immediate explosion (e.g., don't have centerfold pics on the wall). Spaciousness of the vessel is often important, as is its location, geographically speaking. For example, in Florida, a Boca Raton house placement is vastly superior to most areas of Miami. Whereas the Solar energy is equivalent, the subtle vibrations of the locations are profoundly different. You must often work with such obscurity when working with the Lunar Feminine. What is invisible to Solar Masculine eyes, is nevertheless real and tangible to the Lunar. Ignorance of the 'subtle plan' spells disaster for the Operator of this Work.

Heating up (getting hot) a Lunar ingredient, by way of a Solar heat source (male advances) must be done slowly, with gradually increasing warmth (affection). Sometimes a catalyst is necessary. As in many transmutations, pure Platinum is a very effective catalyst. Sometimes chemically inert Gold can be used. An expensive but consistently positive result is the introduction of crystallized Carbon (diamonds) into the reaction vessel. They work as boiling stones in a flask to prevent boiling over (fights), while maintaining high heat (sexual response).

An alembic (confession of love) for distillation should be placed on the reaction vessel, in order to capture the rarified vapor (passionate emotion) that has been evolved from the heating of the usually cool, moist Lunar ingredient. Onto the alembic, a condenser (invitation for co-habitation) will convert the volatile vapor to a more easily handled, though concentrated, liquid form. Be advised that the received condensate is now quite different from it's crude pre-distilled form. It is Mercurial in nature. It can change dramatically with no known provocation. Like liquid Nitrate of Glycerine (Nitroglycerine), too much light (exposure), any friction or rough handling, or simply the shelf life (senescence, aging) by itself can cause spontaneous explosion. This extreme reactivity can be accidentally exacerbated in the presence of younger Lunar ingredients (hot women), but can also be buffered by the occasional introduction of before-mentioned catalysts (Platinum, Gold, Diamond) into the Mercurial compound. On some occasions, some Oxides of Alumina, tainted by certain minerals (like Chromium salts) which give rise to crystals of Ruby, Emerald or Sapphire, can be used instead. In rare circumstances, semi-precious mineral crystals (e.g., Lapis Lazuli, Garnet, Amethyst, or Aquamarine) may suffice, but usually only with more mature products whose shelf-life has exceeded optimal characteristics.

There is a great deal more to say on this important matter, but suffice to say that The Great Work which produces fulfillment and wholeness cannot be entered into lightly, nor can it be begun and discarded frequently in the course of a human life-span, which is perhaps only four-score and some in duration, of which the 2nd and 3rd portion (20-60) are the most productive and likeliest to produce the Spiritual Fruit, the Hierosgamos or Alchemical Marriage.

MarkostheGnostic said:

Icelander said:

  Oh I understand.  It only takes me about a year with the same woman.  Sometimes a week.

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Yes, well, to use alchemical metaphors:

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