. Phallic worship : an outline of the worship of the generative organs, as being, or as representing, the Divine Creator, with suggestions as to the influence of the phallic idea on religious creeds, ceremonies, customs and symbolism, past and present. tion. Her worship was akin to that ofIsis, in Egypt, and to that of Yenus, inGreece and Kome. Like the adorationof Anaitis, in Armenia, it was accom-panied by the defloration of nubile Avomenand other licentious ceremonies. Isa orDisa, the Scandinavian goddess, wasrepresented — only more rudely — in thesame manner as Diana ; also as a pyramidsur
. Phallic worship : an outline of the worship of the generative organs, as being, or as representing, the Divine Creator, with suggestions as to the influence of the phallic idea on religious creeds, ceremonies, customs and symbolism, past and present. tion. Her worship was akin to that ofIsis, in Egypt, and to that of Yenus, inGreece and Kome. Like the adorationof Anaitis, in Armenia, it was accom-panied by the defloration of nubile Avomenand other licentious ceremonies. Isa orDisa, the Scandinavian goddess, wasrepresented — only more rudely — in thesame manner as Diana ; also as a pyramidsurmounted by a cross and circle. Reindeer were sacri-ficed to her, and their testicles hung about the neck ofher statue. This highly mystic design is copied from a Baby-lonian gem figured by Lajard, and is an illustration ofhow fully and clearly the Assyrians understood, andhow forcibly and tersely they expressed the ideas ofphallic worship. Thepalm tree, or treeof life, representsthe phallus with all itsinterpretations, andin this case probablyindicates the greator universal creative Fig. 218. power, principle, or person — depending for itsspecial meaning upon the intent and intelligence ofthe one who translates the scene. The tall stamen,. 164 PHALLISM IN ASSYRIA, PHCENICIA, with the two fruits, one at either side of the base,symbolizes the phallus and tests; while the ovals oneither side of the upper point indicate the yoni, withall the occult significations of those organs. Theanimals — spotted goats suggestive of great sexualpower and fecundity — rampant, represent passion ordesire. The crescent moon of Isis, over the head ofthe male goat, symbolizes the feminine creative power;and the lozenge below and in front points to its physi-cal manifestation in sex. The wings tell of interpre-tation, while the erect phallus shows readiness andpower in physical activity. The crescent moon, onthe female goat, near the tail, shows the sex and desire,while the fleur de lys —
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