Quote (FrozenWater @ Oct 7 2015 04:17am)
Never bought into the whole 'christianity and penis symbolism' stuff. Seems more like an erect statue etc denotes power. I mean, I guess they could have done a Giant semi circle but it just would have been easier to go straight up.
also, Lold at bold
Phallic worship is not solely a Christian invention and obelisk structures are widespread throughout all cultures and times. The idea could be from ancient egypt or earlier or simply :
1. crudely sexual (as in the worship of Priapus) The greek god of male genitalia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priapus2. spiritual (the Lingam of Shiva) the Hindu symbol for god of creation (but sorta of looks like a penis)
https://vedanet.com/2012/06/15/the-shiva-linga-and-its-meaning/3. regenerative (the maypole) - a Germanic pagan symbol for the tree of life or simply a freudian symbol for the phallus?
4. resurrective (the Djed Pillar of Osiris
and the Herm of the Ancient Greeks).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herma