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  Irish Celtic Jewelry, Celtic Jewelry, Celtic Revival & Creative Irish Gifts
The interlacing knotwork symbolizes the spiritual evolution of humanity on the journey to the divine center.
As symbols of transcendence, they represent the human soul in flight, liberated from earthly ties, able to soar in spiritual communication with the heavens.
It is a phallic symbol, a symbol of the Triple Goddess, and of the earth mysteries.
www.celticrevival.com /symbolism.php   (2773 words)

  
  The Magic of the Horseshoe: The Magic Of The Horse-shoe: XVI. The Horse-shoe As A Phallic Symbol
Phallic ornaments are of great antiquity, and amulets of this character have been found in the earliest Etruscan tombs.
These symbols, although probably of phallic origin, are thought to signify the principle of life residing in the breath, just as in India the horse-shoe is an emblem of the soul.
The Horse-shoe As A Symbol On Tavern Sign-boards
www.sacred-texts.com /etc/mhs/mhs19.htm   (348 words)

  
 thephallicsymbolonthemaincatholicchurchinthecity   (Site not responding. Last check: )
On October 3-6, 2002, it was held in the City of Ponta Delgada, St. Michael, Azores, the XXXI International Congress of the Academies of the Codfish with delegates from North and South Americas, Europe and Africa.
Everywhere, inside the houses and outside, on the furniture, on the dishes, on paintings, in the kitchen, in the dinning rooms, in the living rooms, in the temples, at the entrance of the commercial establishments and even on the pavements on the streets, there were phallic symbols.
Before Christ with such a gesture we were blessing that person, by making the phallic symbol!… And when we give to a little baby a golden chain with a figa, or amulet, we do it with the intension of warding off the evil eye from that child.
www.apol.net /dightonrock/thephallicsymbolonthemaincatholi.htm   (2518 words)

  
  Symbol - Psychology Wiki
A symbol can be a material object whose shape or origin is related, by nature or convention, to the thing it represents: for instance, the cross is the main symbol of Christianity, and the scepter is a traditional symbol of royal power.
More often, a symbol is a conventional written or printed sign (specifically, a glyph), usually standing for anything other than a sound (symbols for sounds are usually called graphemes, letters, logograms, diacritics, etc.).
The discipline of semiotics studies symbols and symbol systems in general; semantics is specifically concerned with the main meaning of words or other linguistic units.
psychology.wikia.com /wiki/Symbol   (586 words)

  
  Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Shakespeare often incorporated phallic symbols into his plays; swords and knives, for example, were phallic symbols representing the masculinity of their wielders.
The symbolic version of the phallus, a phallic symbol is meant to represent male generative powers.
Phallic symbolism can be perceived in a wide range of fiction and other popular culture works (in particular when analyzed in the context of psychoanalysis, although frequently that view is unconfirmed or unsanctioned by the creators).
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=phallic_symbol   (972 words)

  
 Phallic symbol - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Wearing phallic symbol jewlery was supposed to ward off the evil eye and bring good luck.
Russian medieval churches are sometimes interpreted as phallic symbols.
Phallic symbols figured prominently in Sigmund Freud's psychological theories.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Phallic_symbol   (161 words)

  
 The Cross: Latin: Christian Resource Centre (Bermuda)!
Formerly considered to be a of the death of Jesus, was used as a symbol many thousands of years before the setting up of the Christian Church, and many Bible students feel that the symbol of the cross, being pagan in origin, should not be associated with Jesus Christ or true forms of Christianity.
The crucifix which many wear as a symbol of their belief is carried by more people than any other religious talisman, and is considered by many to be sacred: people sometimes go far as to make the cross an object of adoration or an icon in its own right.
But it is as the prime symbol of Christ, of his crucifixion and glory, and thus of the Christian faith and Church, that the cross has achieved the most widespread and enduring significance.
www.nisbett.com /symbols/cross.htm   (1139 words)

  
 phallic worship - Encyclopedia.com
Phallic worship in ancient Greece centered around Priapus (the son of Aphrodite) and the Orphic and Dionysiac cults.
In India, the deity Shiva was often represented by and worshiped as a phallic symbol called the lingam.
Phallic worship has also been practiced among the Egyptians in the worship of Osiris; among the Japanese, who incorporated it into Shinto; and among the Native Americans, such as the Mandan, who had a phallic buffalo dance.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-phallicw.html   (497 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for phallic
Phallic symbols have been found by archaeological expeditions all over the world, and they are usually interpreted as an expression of the human desire for regeneration.
An image or fantasy of a woman endowed with a phallus, often discussed in psychoanalysis, where it is given an interpretation (2) in the light of the phallic stage.
In psychoanalysis, sensuous pleasure derived from stimulation of the penis or clitoris, and focusing of libido in that region during the phallic stage.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=phallic   (750 words)

  
 Shiva Lingam
The use of this symbol as an object of worship is a timeless tradition in India; mainstream scholars connect the origin of the lingam / linga to the early Indus Valley civilization.
The Tantras consider the lingam to be a phallic symbol and to be the representation of Shivas phallus, in its erect form.
The non-Aryans have worshipped the linga as a phallic symbol.
www.thaiexotictreasures.com /shiva_lingam.html   (2951 words)

  
 Dialogue: Is the Shiva-Linga a phallic symbol? Primitive sexuality, symbolic anthropology and transgressive sacrality
This ongoing (debate on the) hermeneutics of the Shiva-Linga and its (supposed) 'phallic symbolism'—sparked off by Sathia's post of 5th July 2003 to the Akandabaratam forum that suggested a resemblance to Mount Kailash—is actually composed of multiple intertwined threads that I have attempted to distinguish for the sake of intelligibility by thick blue separator-lines.
Shiva-Linga and phallic worship: Though the aniconic representation of Shiva is rarely perceived to be such by the vast majority of Hindus who worship it regularly in the temples, its genealogy can be traced back to the realistic images of the phallus, often coupled with yoni-rings that have been found in Mohenjodaro.
Symbolic anthropology: [to be replaced: Hindu tradition is replete with motifs—such as phallus worship, incest, decapitation, patricide, etc.—that have been explained away within the didactics and apologetics of the exoteric tradition as allegories for profound metaphysical insights.
www.svabhinava.org /TransgressiveSacrality/Dialogues/Shivalinga/Shivalinga.htm   (3131 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Christian Cross   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Religious symbolism is the term used to describe the use of symbols (archetypes, acts, artwork, events, or natural phenomenae) by a religion for various purposes.
After the cross was outlawed as a means of execution, it became fully embraced by the Christians as their symbol of Christ.
The Latin cross is not inappropriate for a church that composed itself entirely of men, for in several early societies the Latin cross was a primary phallic symbol.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Christian-Cross   (430 words)

  
 Ilana's Realm   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Phallic Symbol stands behind what used to be the student center at Brandeis, in all its, um, glory.
However, my favorite memory of my time at Brandeis involving The Phallic Symbol is from a May Day event that I autocratted in 1994 (my sophomore year).
The Green Man, who was standing on the base of The Phallic Symbol, took out his recorder (or was it penny whistle???) and played some sort of appropriate music.
individual.utoronto.ca /ilana/phallic.html   (263 words)

  
 Judas phallic rites symbol of protest - INQ7.net   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Phallic power is what President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo hopes she is exhibiting when she parades alleged criminals or terrorists before the public.
The third finger, which is the digital representation of phallic power, is what actress Kris Aquino gives the Filipino people when she deliberately transforms her private life into a public scandal in her very own confessional booths, her TV talk show and GKNB (Game Ka Na Ba) show.
Phallic power is what is steadily shrinking in the barrio of San Pedro, mainly because of the loss of husbands gone to sea or their emasculation by the departure of wives gone to Japan and other such global employers.
news.inquirer.net /nation/index.php?index=1&story_id=72589   (2017 words)

  
 QI Talk Forum | View topic - Lead shot
By the way, calling a penis a phallic symbol is like calling the British army a paramilitary organisation or saying water's wet (water is the agent that makes other things wet).
The reason phallic symbols came to dominate this thread is that I was making a bit of an arse of myself in putting forward wild, unsubstantiated claims on subjects I know nothing about.
In his article called “Putin as Russia’s Phallic Symbol”, Rakhmankov argued that Putin’s influence on his audience was so great that even beasts in Russian zoos responded to his call to breed immediately.
www.qi.com /talk/viewtopic.php?t=4706&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=15   (724 words)

  
 Lingam
While its origins are debated, the use of this symbol as an object of worship is a timeless tradition in India; mainstream scholars connect the origin of the lingam to the early Indus Valley civilisation.
While the Tantras and Puranas deem the Shiva lingam a phallic symbol representing the regenerative aspect of the material universe, the Agamas and Shastras do not elaborate on this interpretation, and the Vedas fail altogether to mention the Lingam.
Some Tantras consider the lingam to be a phallic symbol and to be the representation of Shiva's phallus, in its spiritual form.
www.dejavu.org /cgi-bin/get.cgi?ver=93&url=http%3A%2F%2Farticles.gourt.com%2Fen%2FLingam   (1462 words)

  
 Urban Legends Reference Pages: Disney (The Palace with the Phallus)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Rumors started circulating shortly after the release of the videocassette edition of The Little Mermaid that the phallic object had been deliberately drawn as a last act of defiance by a disgruntled Disney artist who was miffed at being notified that he would be laid off at the conclusion of the project.
Rushed to complete the video artwork (featuring towers that were rather phallic to begin with), the artist hurried through the background detail (at "about four in the morning") and inadvertently drew one spire that bore a rather close resemblance to a penis.
The alleged "phallic symbol" in The Little Mermaid's artwork went undetected by the general public for about a year while the film was in the theatrical release.
www.snopes.com /disney/films/mermaid.htm   (530 words)

  
 symbol - Definitions from Dictionary.com
Symbols often take the form of words, visual images, or gestures that are used to convey ideas and beliefs.
All human cultures use symbols to express the underlying structure of their social systems, to represent ideal cultural characteristics, such as beauty, and to ensure that the culture is passed on to new generations.
Symbolic relationships are learned rather than biologically or naturally determined, and each culture has its own symbols.
dictionary.reference.com /browse/symbol   (566 words)

  
 Psicoanalisi - WITHOUT BORDERS: THE BORDERLINE CASE OF UNITED EUROPE
Therefore, the French tripartite lily, the triskeles, and other tripartite stylizations of the male genital are a phallic symbol equivalent to the Roman eagle, which is a male genital symbol, and to the Byzantine, Absburgic and Russian eagles.
The stylized male genital symbol of absolute monarchies had a significance of threat by a tyrannical Father, who shows off his own menacing phallic symbol before the Horde of the Brothers, the sons, in order to induce them into blind obedience.
The English chose to show, as national symbol, colored stripes combined in a triple intermingling pattern, as a declaration of collaboration between the different social classes, a supposed harmony between the regime of the Father and that of the Sons.
www.psicoanalisi.it /psicoanalisi/psicostoria/articoli/storia2english.html   (2658 words)

  
 Necktie a phallic symbol
Ties which both hang flaccidly from the neck to the groin like a penis, and also point to it, are the very symbol of the phallus, which is so envied by other men and women not for its actual qualities, as much as the social meaning attributed to the gender of its owner.
The tie is thus a symbol of the domination of men over women, and of power in general.
The world is telling us that the necktie is phallic in origin, but we do not care because we have sanitized it.
www.centurionministry.org /body/necktie.htm   (1174 words)

  
 Allan B. Calhammer is a Phallic Symbol by Conrad Von Metzke
Allan B. Calhammer is a Phallic Symbol by Conrad Von Metzke
And the bullet-shaped blocks for armies are just as definitely phallic; they don’t look it only because they have to be differentiated from fleets somehow, and sublimating their penile significance is as good a way as any.
These phallic associations are really incidental to, or symptomatic of, the meat of the issue.
www.diplomacy-archive.com /resources/postal/phallic.htm   (765 words)

  
 The Phallus of Bhutan - Keys to Bhutan
According to a researcher at the Center of Bhutan Studies (CBS) the phallic symbol in the Bhutanese context does not denote domination of womanhood by man as does the Hindu mythology.
A lot of Bhutanese people attribute the phallic symbolism to the legacies of the popular Bhutanese saint, Lam Drukpa Kinley (commonly called the Divine Madman for his unrestrained sexual practices and rebellion against the dogmatic religious institutions).
Although Bhutanese happily venerate symbols of the male organ, less venerated is the female organ, the pudenda or yoni or baga, the Latin, Hindu, and Tibetan names.
www.keystobhutan.com /bhutan/bhutan_art_phallus.php   (1680 words)

  
 Phallic Symbol - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
One of the most famous of such symbols was the cigar that Sigmund Freud, psychoanalinguist and popluarizer of the "phallic stage" of male adolescent development, during which boys discover that they are different than girls and envy the opposite sex's sleek, "unobtrusive" look, kept always at hand or mouth.
The Washington Monument, the Eiffel Tower, and church steeples everywhere are examples of architectural phallic symbols.
Likewise, a phallic cross of four phalli and four testicles in a chewy golden center was worn as a necklace by men of high station who had no taste, possibly as a Christian fertility symbol.
uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Phallic_Symbol   (534 words)

  
 Guan's mBlog: Phallic symbol
From castration to phallic symbols, the penis still holds a special place in the hearts and minds of people throughout history.
Ironically, both “good” and “evil” women throughout history have demonstrated in symbol and behavior that The Penis used to represent the genetic totality of one’s wealth and family.
Such symbols remain a key belief in a furtive culture, language, and society.
www.unicast.org /mblog/000731.html   (872 words)

  
 Pagan Phallic Symbols   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Egyptian obelisk or phallic symbol in honor of the pagan sun-trinity: Isis,...
with a male-oriented structure, for in early societies it was a phallic symbol.
Symbol of Baal found in Hazor, Israel, Symbol of the pagan sun-god Shamash...
www.ancientspiral.com /search/139/pagan-phallic-symbols.html   (381 words)

  
 Phallic Symbol Cartoons
But taking phallic symbols to a laid up grandmother is an offense against Political Correctness.
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 Wordwizard Clubhouse - Phallic Symbol   (Site not responding. Last check: )
when the Romans conquered the Britons and forced Christianity upon them, the Triquetra was adopted as a Christian symbol, and suddenly became a symbol of male virility and the yonic vesicas became phallic symbols.
During this time the symbols stood for the father, son and holy ghost.
"A yoni symbol is the symbol of the female in Hindu.
www.wordwizard.com /ch_forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3727   (529 words)

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