Planning a languorous soak in the tub with your book? Take one of these tipples too ...The ritual of bathing is something I have always enjoyed. A shower, while refreshing, always seems like a means to an end; a rushed necessity. But a bath has true purpose. It can mean beautification, cleansing or healing.Nearly all of the worlds religions involve some sort of ritual cleansing by submerging oneself or parts of the body in water, from mikveh to baptism to ablutions. The communication of ideas, art, love and literature in the baths of the Greek symposia is certainly something that should continue to inspire us today. Continue reading...
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