>>5709973Autofellatiois the act oforal stimulationof one's ownpenisas a form ofmasturbation. Only a limited number of men are physically capable of performing autofellatio.
Egyptologist David Lorton says that many ancient texts refer to autofellatio within the religion ofEgypt, both in the realm of the gods and among the followers performing religious rituals.According to Lorton, in thePapyrus Bremner-Rhind28, 20–24, in a document called "Book of Overthrowing Apophis", there is a poem narrating how the sun godRahad created the godShuand goddessTefnutby fellating himself and spitting out his own semen onto the
ground.In ancient Egyptian texts, this act is usually performed by the godAtum, and most texts depict only the spitting of the semen or only the masturbation, but not both.
Michel FoucaultcitesArtemidorus'Oneirocriticaas identifying the act of "taking [one's] sex organ into one's [own] mouth" as one of three ways to commit "relations with oneself." Artemidorus thought that dreams of this "unnatural" actportendedthe death of one's children, loss of one's mistresses, or extreme poverty.
Few men possess sufficient flexibility and penis length to safely perform the necessaryfrontbend.However, increased flexibility achieved via gravity-assisted positions, and physical training such asgymnastics,contortion, oryogamay make it possible for some. American biologistsCraig BartleandAlfred Charles Kinseyreported that fewer than 1% of males can successfully orally contact their own penis and that only 2 or 3 men in a thousand could perform a full autofellatio. Previously, autofellatio was considered bybehavioristic sciencea problem rather than as a variety in sexual practice.
