Encyclopedia - Phallus: Encyclopedia Ii - Phallus - Phallic Symbols In Religion
In anthropology, phallicism refers to the ritual adoration of the human penis, or the phallus. Elements of phallicism have been found in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lingam: Encyclopedia Ii - Lingam - Interpretations
Various interpretations on the origin and symbolism of the Shiva lingam obtain. While the Tantras and Puranas deem the Shiva lingam a pha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lingam: Encyclopedia Ii - Lingam - Interpretations
Various interpretations on the origin and symbolism of the Shiva lingam obtain. While the Tantras and Puranas deem the Shiva lingam a pha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phallus: Encyclopedia - Phallus
The Latin word phallus (from the Greek phallos) and its derived adjective phallic, adopted in English and in many modern languages, refer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lingam: Encyclopedia - Lingam
Lingam (also, Linga; Sanskrit liṅgaṃ, meaning "gender" in general, and also "phallus" in particular by some entymologists) is used as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Symbol: Encyclopedia - Symbol
A symbol, in its basic sense, is a conventional representation of a concept or quantity; i.e., an idea, object, concept, quality, etc. In...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chimata-no-kami: Encyclopedia - Chimata-no-kami
Chimata-No-Kami(巷の神) is the Japanese gods of crossroads, highways and footpaths. They were originally a phallic god, and phallic sy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Penis: Encyclopedia - Penis
The penis (plural penises or penes) or phallus is an external male sexual organ. The penis is the male reproductive organ and for mammals...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phallus: Encyclopedia Ii - Phallus - In Psychoanalysis
The symbolic version of the phallus, a phallic symbol is meant to represent male generative powers. According to the psychoanalytic theor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lingam: Encyclopedia Ii - Lingam - Etymology
The term, "linga" has many meanings. Monier-Williams gives "a mark, spot, sign, token, badge, emblem, characteristic" as general meanings...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lingam: Encyclopedia Ii - Lingam - Etymology
The term, "linga" has many meanings. Monier-Williams gives "a mark, spot, sign, token, badge, emblem, characteristic" as general meanings...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Symbols Of Death: Encyclopedia Ii - Symbols Of Death - Images That Represent Death
Various images are used traditionally to symbolize death; these rank from blunt depictions of cadavers and their parts to more allusive s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Symbols Of Death: Encyclopedia Ii - Symbols Of Death - Religious Symbols Of Death
Religious symbols of death and depictions of the afterlife will vary with the religion practiced by the people who use them. Tombs, tombs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Symbol: Encyclopedia Ii - Symbol - Use Of Symbols
Human beings' ability to manipulate symbols allows them to explore the relationships between ideas, things, concepts, and qualities - far...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Symbol: Encyclopedia Ii - Symbol - Nature Of Symbols
A symbol can be a material object whose shape or origin is related, by nature or convention, to the thing it represents: for instance, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Penis: Encyclopedia Ii - Penis - Linguistics
Penis - Etymology. The word is derived from the Latin word for tail, also used to describe the organ, "penis". The Latin word "phallus"...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Penis: Encyclopedia Ii - Penis - The Human Penis
The human penis differs from those of some other mammals. It has no baculum, or erectile bone; instead it relies entirely on engorgement ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Penis: Encyclopedia Ii - Penis - Non-human Penises
Most marsupials, except for the two largest species of kangaroos, have a bifurcated penis. That is, it separates into two columns, and so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Penis: Encyclopedia Ii - Penis - Cultural Aspects Involving Penises
Penis - Uses of animal penises. Culinary, e.g., in Chinese gastronomy Magical and therapeutic, in medicine and/or superstition, especi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychosexual Development: Encyclopedia Ii - Psychosexual Development - Phallic Phase
From four to seven years of age, the child enters the phallic phase, when the sexual organs become the child's primary object-cathexis. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Horned God: Encyclopedia Ii - Horned God - Image
The Horned God is always portrayed with horns or antlers, which are of course his distinguishing feature. The God's horns are considered ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Banana: Encyclopedia Ii - Banana - Attitudes Toward Bananas
Bananas are one of the most popular fruits among people of all origins. However, because of the stereotypical image of monkeys and apes e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Troilus And Cressida: Encyclopedia Ii - Troilus And Cressida - Themes And Tropes
Perhaps unsurprisingly, given that the titular plot hinges around sexual relations during war, (and the whole war revolves around who has...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cernunnos: Encyclopedia Ii - Cernunnos - Neo-paganism
Cernunnos - Wicca. In Wicca, imagery derived from historical Celtic culture is sometimes used, including a depiction of Cernunnos, ofte...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Broomstick: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Broomstick
BROOMSTICK (besom) - a phallic symbol used in rituals and cleansing. (ABC)   (See also: BROOMSTICK , Wiccan Pagan, Paganism, P...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Linga: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Ii On Linga
linga: phallic symbol associated with the god shiva   (See also: linga , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Broomstick: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Broomstick
Broomstick A phallic symbol used in rituals and cleansing. (see besom)   (See also: Broomstick , New Age Spirituality, Body Mi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Great Rite: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Great Rite
GREAT RITE - the symbolic sexual union (also sacred marriage) of the Goddess and God which is enacted at Bealtine in most traditions a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - S: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On S
S - The nineteenth letter; numerically, sixty. In Hebrew it is the fifteenth letter, Samech, held as holy because "the sacred nam...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Trefoil: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Trefoil
Trefoil. Like the Irish shamrock, it has a symbolic meaning, "the three-in-one mystery" as an author calls it. It crowned th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Staff: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Staff
STAFF: a magickal tool, traditionally made of well-seasoned hardwood, straight, and owners height in length. Sometimes, chakra crystal...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoni: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Yoni
yoni: (Sanskrit) "Source, origin; female genitals, womb."   In some tantric sects the Sivalinga is depicted as a phall...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Crux Ansata: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Crux Ansata
Crux Ansata (Latin). The handled cross,T; whereas the tau is T, in this form, and the oldest Egyptian cross or the tat is thus +. The ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Y - Letter Y: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Y - Letter Y
Y - Letter Y. - The twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, and the tenth of the Hebrew - the Yod. It is the litera Pythagorœ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bull-worship: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Bull-worship
Bull-Worship (See "Apis" ). The worship of the Bull and the Ram was addressed to one and the same power, that of generative ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Phallic, Phallicism, Phallus: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Phallic, Phallicism, Phallus
Phallic, Phallicism, Phallus [from Greek phallos penis]   The phallus occurs frequently in Greek mythologic and mystical represen...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Athame: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Athame
ATHAME: "a-THAY-me" the Witch's traditional magical tool, the consecrated, black-handled dagger. It is never used to cut, bu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Arani: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Arani
Arani (Sanskrit). The "female Arani" is a name of the Vedic Aditi (esoterically, the womb of the world). Arani is a Swastik...   » Read the article

Dictionary - I - Letter I: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On I - Letter I
I - Letter I. - The ninth letter in the English, the tenth in the Hebrew alphabet. As a numeral it signifies in both languages one, an...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sacrament: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Sacrament
Sacrament [from Latin sacrare to make sacred]   Consecration, an oath, pledge; later a sacred rite. The Roman Catholic Church rec...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Athame: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Athame
Athame The ritual knife often associated with the elements of air and the direction of the east, through some traditions attribute it ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Linga: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Linga
Linga (Sanskrit) The phallus; in ancient India, the symbol of abstract creation. Force becomes the linga or organ of creation only on ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tat: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Tat
Tat (Egypt, Egyptian). An Egyptian symbol: an upright round standard tapering toward the summit, with four cross-pieces placed on the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ank, Ankh: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Ank, Ankh
Ank, Ankh (Egyptian) The symbol of life in ancient Egypt, represented as the tau-cross surmounted by a circle, and often called crux a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoni: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Yoni
Yoni (Sanskrit) The womb; more generally, the female principle. In ancient India the yoni was the common female symbol of the universa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Symbol: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Symbol
SYMBOL A symbol, whose meaning is unconscious or indirect, must not be confused with a sign, which is obviously a resemblance or consc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Assyrian Tree Of Life: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Assyrian Tree Of Life
Assyrian Tree of Life. "Asherah" (q.v.). It is translated in the Bible by "grove " and occurs 30 times. It is call...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Priapus: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Priapus
Priapus (Greek) A Greek god of fertility, worshiped as a protector of flocks, of the vine, and of other produce. His cult appeared on ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Female Principle: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Female Principle
Female Principle Once the unmanifest One becomes the Duad, duality pervades the kosmos, often represented as male and female, or as ac...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ram: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Ram
Ram The English word ram and the Latin aries contain the Aryan root ar or ra, so common in names denoting the masculine, fiery, and cr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ithyphallic: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Ithyphallic
Ithyphallic (Ancient Greek). Qualification of the gods as males and hermaphrodites, such as the bearded Venus, Apollo in woman’s...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yod: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Yod
Yod (Hebrew, Jewish). The tenth letter of the alphabet, the first in the four fold symbol of the compound name Jah-hovah (Jehovah) or ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Elemental Symbols: Spiritual Dictionary On Elemental Symbols
Elemental Symbols: Much of magic is done through the mediation of the four occult elements, Fire, Air, Water, and Earth. They determin...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sokaris: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Sokaris
Sokaris (Egypt, Egyptian). A fire-god; a solar deity of many forms. He is Ptah Sokaris, when the symbol is purely cosmic, and "Pt...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Beltane, Bealtaine: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Beltane, Bealtaine
BELTANE OR BEALTAINE-   This Sabbat is celebrated on May 1st.  It is rife with fertility rituals and symbolimsm, and is a ce...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vesica Piscis: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Vesica Piscis
Vesica Piscis Fish bladder; vesica was used for a variety of receptacles and may be translated receptacle, so that the term may be ren...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cross: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Cross
Cross One of the most ancient, widespread, and important symbols, the vertical and horizontal lines representing Father and Mother Nat...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cain Qayin: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Cain Qayin
Cain qayin (Hebrew) (from qayin spear)   In the Bible, the son of Adam and Eve, and a tiller of the ground. Becoming jealous of t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Asherah: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Asherah
Asherah 'asherah (Hebrew) A Syrian goddess of fortune having close similarities with the Roman divinity Venus, and connected by analog...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chnouphis: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Chnouphis
Chnouphis (Ancient Greek). Nouf in Egyptian. Another aspect of Ammon, and the personification of his generative power in actu, as Knep...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holy Of Holies: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Holy Of Holies
Holy of Holies Equivalent to the Latin Sanctum sanctorum, referring to the sacred place in temples or churches from which all but the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holy Ghost: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Holy Ghost
Holy of Holies Equivalent to the Latin Sanctum sanctorum, referring to the sacred place in temples or churches from which all but the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yaho: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Yaho
Yaho (Hebrew, Jewish). Fürst shows this to be the same as the Greek Iao. Yaho is an old Semitic and very mystic name of the supre...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Israel: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Israel
Israel (Hebrew, Jewish). The Eastern Kabbalists derive the name from Isaral or Asar, the Sun-God. "Isra-el" signifies "...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Baphomet: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Baphomet
BAPHOMET Idol (chiefly its head) said to have been worshipped by the Templars. It is also the God of the Sabbath of Sorcerers. Its obv...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ark Of The Covenant: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Ark Of The Covenant
Ark of the Covenant The coffer or chest in the Holy of Holies of the Jewish synagogue. All ancient religions used the mystical ark, or...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Fish: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Fish
Fish In ancient theologic or mystical thought, fish is cognate with water and the matrix; in the Stanzas of Dzyan, the Mother is calle...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bull, Bull Worship: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Bull, Bull Worship
Bull, Bull Worship The bull has been worshiped as a symbol of generative creation in its celestial or cosmic aspect -- in contrast wit...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ark Of The Covenant: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Ark Of The Covenant
Ark of the Covenant. Every ark-shrine, whether with the Egyptians, Hindus, Chaldeans or Mexicans, was a phallic shrine, the symbol of ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tree: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Tree
Tree A variant of the cross or tau, to be considered in connection with the serpent which is wound round it. The two together symboliz...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yah, Yaho 'yahu, Yeho: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Yah, Yaho 'yahu, Yeho
Yah, Yaho 'yahu, yeho (Hebrew) Yah is an abbreviation of Jehovah, but equally well Jehovah could be said to be merely an enlargement o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Calvary Cross: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Calvary Cross
Calvary Cross. This form of cross does not date from Christianity. It was known and used for mystical purposes, thousands of years bef...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Jehovists: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Jehovists
Jehovists one of the two main trends of ancient Jewish religious thought, the other being the Elohists.   "The portions belo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brazen Serpent: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Brazen Serpent
Brazen Serpent As related in the Bible, when the Jews in the wilderness complained to Moses, "the Lord sent fiery serpents among ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cynocephalus: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Cynocephalus
Cynocephalus (from Latin canus dog + cephalus head)   The dog-headed ape (Simia hamadryas) which in Egyptian mythology was called...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Interpreation Knife: Dream Interpretations Dictionary - Knife
  Dream Interpretation Knife Looking at a knife foretells an unpleasant situation and you have created it. A sharp knife is sym...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Interpreation Arrow: Dream Interpretations Dictionary - Arrow
  Dream Interpretation Arrow Any weapon type can be considered as a phallic symbol. Arrows stand for the rays of life and it is...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Interpreation Banana: Dream Interpretations Dictionary - Banana
  Dream Interpretation Banana A banana symbolizes a desire of erotic adventures. If you are eating banana in your dream, your e...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Interpreation Tail: Dream Interpretations Dictionary - Tail
  Dream Interpretation Tail The tail is a phallic symbol, and it stands for sexual needs, instincts, vitality and vigour. Seein...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Interpreation Animal, Animals: Dream Interpretations Dictionary - Animal, Animals
  Dream Interpretation Animal, animals Animals represent the parts of our personality and the depths of our unconscious, our in...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Snake: Dream Interpretation Dictionary -  
Snake : Dream Interpretation Dictionary -     Snake To see a snake or be bitten by one  in your dream, signifies hid...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Snake: Dream Interpretation Dictionary -  
Snake : Dream Interpretation Dictionary -     Snake To see a snake or be bitten by one  in your dream, signifies hid...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Interpreation Candle: Dream Interpretations Dictionary - Candle
  Dream Interpretation Candle A candle has may meanings in dreams. First of all it is a symbol of light which represents a conn...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Interpreation Weapons: Dream Interpretations Dictionary - Weapons
  Dream Interpretation Weapons Weapons in the dreams more often represent our aggressive feelings of antipathy and hatred and a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Snake: Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Snake
Snake : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Snake   Snake In its psychological interpretation a snake in your dream is a phallic...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Interpretation Snake: Dream Dictionary - Snake
  Snake In its psychological interpretation a snake in your dream is a phallic symbol, and to dream of one, especially if it was ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Finger Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Finger
Finger Dream Symbols: direction in which you are going or should go; phallic symbol.   (Source: Myths - Dreams - Symbols)   ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dagger Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Dagger
Dagger Dream Symbols: May represent anger or aggression. For Freud it represented the phallus   (Source: Myths - Dreams - Symbols...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chimney Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Chimney
Chimney Dream Symbols: May symbolize a need to release stored up guilt or negative feelings. Freud would see a chimney is symbolic of ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cigar Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Cigar
Cigar Dream Symbols: A relaxed state of mind. For Freud this would symbolize a phallic symbol.   (Source: Myths - Dreams - Symbol...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Fingernail Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Fingernail
Fingernail Dream Symbols: For Freud it might mean a condom (finger was seen as a phallic symbol. a finger nail protects the sensitive ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Spider Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Spider
Spider A spider is a common symbol of mother as an object of fear or dislike and particularily in a mansdream. Freud sees it as a symb...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bugs Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Bugs
Bugs/Insects (1) If seen as mindless automata, insects may symbolize either (your attitude towards) your instinctive drives or unconsc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meaning Of Dreams About Snake: Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Snake
  Snake In some cultures snakes are highly regarded and symbolize the ability to transcend into higher levels of consciousness or...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meaning Of Dreams About Arrow: Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Arrow
  Arrow The interpretation of this dream symbol may vary depending if the arrow was a tool or a weapon, or a sign pointing direct...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meaning Of Dreams About Dagger: Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Dagger
  Dagger Daggers, knives, and swords could represent significant feelings of anger toward yourself and others. If you kill or wou...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Serpent Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Serpent
Serpent Seeing a snake or be bitten by one in your dream means hidden fears and worries that are threatening you. Your dream may be a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Snake Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Snake
Snake Seeing a snake or be bitten by one in your dream means hidden fears and worries that are threatening you. Your dream may be ale...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meaning Of Dreams About Train: Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Train
  Train This dream symbol can be very complicated and its meaning is specific to the dreamer (as all dream symbols are). If you n...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meaning Of Dreams About Cigarettes: Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Cigarettes
  Cigarettes The interpretation of this symbol, as with all others, depends on your relationship with cigarettes. If you are a sm...   » Read the article